Originally posted by: MTHaslett
But in an edit where the Nemoidians are subtitled, they can name their henchman "Maul" or "Grievous" or whatever. Making the first prequel about defeating a weak villain really hurt "Phantom Menace." ANH is about blowing up the death star. TPM is about disarming a bunch of weak trade-obsessed aliens with Asian accents. I want to see a version where Nute Gunray is transformed from a weakling to a monster-- I want to hear him yearn to bite Amidala's head off and drink her blood. Take away Sidious and these guys already look like real monsters. They just need bad-ass dialogue to pull it off.
But in an edit where the Nemoidians are subtitled, they can name their henchman "Maul" or "Grievous" or whatever. Making the first prequel about defeating a weak villain really hurt "Phantom Menace." ANH is about blowing up the death star. TPM is about disarming a bunch of weak trade-obsessed aliens with Asian accents. I want to see a version where Nute Gunray is transformed from a weakling to a monster-- I want to hear him yearn to bite Amidala's head off and drink her blood. Take away Sidious and these guys already look like real monsters. They just need bad-ass dialogue to pull it off.
These are good points. If Maul was seen as Gunray's henchman, with Sidious out of the picture, it would mirror the relationship between Tarkin, Vader and Palpatine in ANH.