Originally posted by: Puggo - Jar Jar's "Yoda"
I fell into that category a few years ago when I bought the ANH Faces VHS tape. Having not seen SW in 20-odd years, I was so annoyed that Luke didn't miss the with the grappling hook, "close the blast doors" was missing, Biggs was nowhere to be found, Luke didn't look up at the fight early in the film, and Vader got away (in my mind, the film made it appear that he was killed by Han). The tape seemed like some sort of edited highlights reel. My memory of the theater was that I saw all those things, but since then I think I've accounted for every one. To wit: (a) "close the blast doors" is obvious, (b) Luke's looking up at the sky turned up on a trading card I forgot I had in a drawer, (c) Vader getting away may have been snipped in the theater for time or I just missed it, and (d) the missing grappling hook I believe was in a late night very early promotional trailer that I have tried and failed to dredge up. The Biggs scene is more puzzling, but I probably saw it or something like it somewhere else.
I was 17 years old in 1977 when I saw it in the theater (4 times in the first month after it opened), and my memory still failed me. I can only imagine what I'd be remembering if I were 7 or 9 at the time.
Originally posted by: The Starkiller
What I find increasingly frustrating about these claims is that the person making the claim will never admit even the possibility of being wrong.
What I find increasingly frustrating about these claims is that the person making the claim will never admit even the possibility of being wrong.
I fell into that category a few years ago when I bought the ANH Faces VHS tape. Having not seen SW in 20-odd years, I was so annoyed that Luke didn't miss the with the grappling hook, "close the blast doors" was missing, Biggs was nowhere to be found, Luke didn't look up at the fight early in the film, and Vader got away (in my mind, the film made it appear that he was killed by Han). The tape seemed like some sort of edited highlights reel. My memory of the theater was that I saw all those things, but since then I think I've accounted for every one. To wit: (a) "close the blast doors" is obvious, (b) Luke's looking up at the sky turned up on a trading card I forgot I had in a drawer, (c) Vader getting away may have been snipped in the theater for time or I just missed it, and (d) the missing grappling hook I believe was in a late night very early promotional trailer that I have tried and failed to dredge up. The Biggs scene is more puzzling, but I probably saw it or something like it somewhere else.
I was 17 years old in 1977 when I saw it in the theater (4 times in the first month after it opened), and my memory still failed me. I can only imagine what I'd be remembering if I were 7 or 9 at the time.
That's too bad (20 odd years?) & about The Starkiller's Ewok incident as well.
Could be some type of Sith Lord phase because only a Sith Lord deals in absolutes.
What would be really funny is if you actually did see some of those scenes in the film & the kiddies convinced you otherwise.
These aren't the droids your looking for.
I have a very sharp memory & just would like to read the 2 remaining scripts that I have not been able to find without spending thousands.
I want more, and I know I shouldn't.
