Originally posted by: CO
R2-D2: Or should I say PT CG R2. He is flying around in AOTC, he is this nimble droid kicking ass at the beginning of ROTS, and then he gets to the OT, and he is this clutsy droid? Chefelf sums it up hilariously:
"It started out with Artoo zapping a vulture droid, but it doesn't take long before they turn R2-D2 into Jean-Claude friggin' Van Damme!
In the docking bay of Grievous's ship, R2 gets bullied by two super battle droids. R2 doesn't sweat it and decides that he's had it up to here with being a regular astromech droid. In Attack of the Clones, R2 decided he was tired of not being able to fly and just took off with mystery jets that came out of nowhere. In Revenge of the Sith, Artoo extends a hose to shoot out some sort of crude oil all over a super battle droid. Both droids begin slipping in the "blood" and Artoo ignites his mystery jets which starts a blaze that broils the two droids alive. This, of course, met with thunderous applause in the theater, which was apparently populated almost entirely with simpletons.
In regards to R2-D2 flying, the only thing that seems to make sense is this: Maybe R2 could fly because he believed in himself. But after the rise of the Empire, he lost his faith that magical things are possible".
Originally posted by: JediFlyer06
Vader NEVER should have been shown, or even referred to by name in ROTS. He only ever should have been seen physically as Anakin Skywalker, and referred to as Anakin Skywalker. Vader should be seen for the first time in ANH, and not fully revealed as Anakin until ROTJ. That would maintain the mystery, the drama, and the surprises of the OT when the movies are watched chronologically. The last we should see of Anakin as an audience is when Kenobi supposedly kills him. As an audience, you think he's dead. Then, in the OT you're shocked to learn that he survived and has become Darth Vader. That's good storytelling, something Lucas has made every effort to avoid.
Agreed. This is what I hoped, even assumed would and should have been the case. R2-D2: Or should I say PT CG R2. He is flying around in AOTC, he is this nimble droid kicking ass at the beginning of ROTS, and then he gets to the OT, and he is this clutsy droid? Chefelf sums it up hilariously:
"It started out with Artoo zapping a vulture droid, but it doesn't take long before they turn R2-D2 into Jean-Claude friggin' Van Damme!
In the docking bay of Grievous's ship, R2 gets bullied by two super battle droids. R2 doesn't sweat it and decides that he's had it up to here with being a regular astromech droid. In Attack of the Clones, R2 decided he was tired of not being able to fly and just took off with mystery jets that came out of nowhere. In Revenge of the Sith, Artoo extends a hose to shoot out some sort of crude oil all over a super battle droid. Both droids begin slipping in the "blood" and Artoo ignites his mystery jets which starts a blaze that broils the two droids alive. This, of course, met with thunderous applause in the theater, which was apparently populated almost entirely with simpletons.
In regards to R2-D2 flying, the only thing that seems to make sense is this: Maybe R2 could fly because he believed in himself. But after the rise of the Empire, he lost his faith that magical things are possible".
Originally posted by: JediFlyer06
Vader NEVER should have been shown, or even referred to by name in ROTS. He only ever should have been seen physically as Anakin Skywalker, and referred to as Anakin Skywalker. Vader should be seen for the first time in ANH, and not fully revealed as Anakin until ROTJ. That would maintain the mystery, the drama, and the surprises of the OT when the movies are watched chronologically. The last we should see of Anakin as an audience is when Kenobi supposedly kills him. As an audience, you think he's dead. Then, in the OT you're shocked to learn that he survived and has become Darth Vader. That's good storytelling, something Lucas has made every effort to avoid.