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Post #168812

Author
Karyudo
Parent topic
Star War, Episode III - Backstroke Of The West (part-finished release?)
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Date created
9-Jan-2006, 2:01 AM
I think the Backstroke titles are so absurd and obnoxious that you don't need to say anything else. 'Star War Episode III: Backstroke of the West' is perfect just as it is. The original Chinese sub writer is the star here. The mere existence of these subs is nerdy enough; don't spoil a relatively little-known insider thing with lots of added 'humour'. Anything added will just erode what was insanely funny about this in the first place.

I wish Lucasfilm had stuck the 'Backstroke' subs on as an Easter Egg. Woulda beat the bootleggers at their own game (no point whatsoever to get the boot, if the subs are on the retail version), given Uncle George or one of his many minions a chance to explain and laugh off (and gain some street cred from) the pathetic job of subbing, and have been subtle enough that only uber-nerds like us would care about finding them and playing the whole movie with them.

If anyone's thinking of making a cover, might I suggest something almost identical to the retail box, but with a subtle, re-written blurb describing the history of this gem? Don't go makin' it all NSFW with 'R2, do you is f**king' or anything.