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Post #436698

Author
ChainsawAsh
Parent topic
Jabba the Hutt
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Date created
31-Aug-2010, 8:58 PM

I think if the 1997/2004 Jabba were replaced with the TPM Jabba, and the "stepping on the tail" thing could be somehow removed, I wouldn't mind the scene ... with one caveat.

The Greedo scene should also be reworked to more closely follow the shooting script.  This honestly wouldn't be that hard.

Dialogue as is now:

Greedo: Going somewhere, Solo?
Han: Yes, Greedo, as a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss.  Tell Jabba that I've got his money.
Greedo: It's too late.  You should have paid him when you had the chance.  Jabba's put a price on your head so large, every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you.  I'm lucky I found you first.
Han: Yeah, but this time, I've got the money.
Greedo: If you give it to me, I might forget I found you.
Han: I don't have it with me.  Tell Jabba--
Greedo: Jabba's through with you.  He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser.
Han: Even I get boarded sometimes.  You think I had a choice?
Greedo: You can tell that to Jabba.  He may only take your ship.
Han: Over my dead body.
Greedo: That's the idea.  I've been looking forward to this for a long time ...
Han: Yes, I'll bet you have.
[BLAM!]

Now, my proposal for the revised dialogue (this only requires removing some of Han's dialogue and changing Greedo's subtitles), mostly taken from the revised fourth draft of the script:

Greedo: Going somewhere, Solo?
Han: Yes, Greedo, as a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss.  Tell Jabba that I've got his money.
Greedo: That's what you said yesterday.  I'm not going back to Jabba with another one of your stories.
Han: Yeah, but this time, I've got the money.
Greedo: Then I'll take it now.
Han: I don't have it with me.  Tell Jabba--
Greedo: It's too late for that.  Jabba would rather have your ship.
Han: Over my dead body.
Greedo: That's the idea.  I've been looking forward to this for a long time ...
Han: Yes, I'll bet you have.
[BLAM!]

That mostly solves the redundancy issue between the Greedo scene and the Jabba scene.