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Post #257006

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Obi Jeewhyen
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Where do I go from here as a SW fan?
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Date created
15-Nov-2006, 7:48 PM
And Go-Mer, though I'm sure the Han and Jabba scene from the 1977 cutting-room floor doesn't ruin Star Wars for you, do you not find the inclusion to be redundant and therefore negatively affecting the pacing?

If not ... do you or do you not agree with the Screenwriting 101 precept that two scenes presenting identical information are to be avoided, and such scenes within minutes of screen time of each other are to be avoided at all costs?


What I posted earlier about King Kong and Casablanca is applicable to scenes, like the Han & Jabba scene, which - contrary to the director's intent - ended up on the cutting room floor ... to the director's regret and the film's improvement.



Few people claim the SE's (of whichever vintage) ruined Star Wars, but many (me among them) claim they are inferior to the original ... and many (me among claim) claim that supressing the originals (OMG to the point of "permanently altering" the negative) is an abuse of cinema history ... and I might add a vile performance of stewardship.


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