Eros: I am of the same mind when it comes to the gunport sequence; it's slow, unecessary, and dare I say, boring. However, it does establish that Luke can hold his own in space combat, which I think was one of the intentions of the scene (that and to have some space action before all the exposition preceeding the final battle). This is one of the most memorable sequnces in ANH, even if it is a bit dissapointing when compared to the space battles of ESB, RotJ, and the PT, and would be a difficult thing to cut. I don't know what Adywan has planned for this, but just making the Falcon move instead of standing still in space would greatly improve the sequence.
Eros: I am of the same mind when it comes to the gunport sequence; it's slow, unecessary, and dare I say, boring. However, it does establish that Luke can hold his own in space combat, which I think was one of the intentions of the scene (that and to have some space action before all the exposition preceeding the final battle). This is one of the most memorable sequnces in ANH, even if it is a bit dissapointing when compared to the space battles of ESB, RotJ, and the PT, and would be a difficult thing to cut. I don't know what Adywan has planned for this, but just making the Falcon move instead of standing still in space would greatly improve the sequence.