hrgiger said:
to all: I do find it hilarious though, that when in the previous 12,000 pages every little shadow and glow and "cumulo-nimbus or cirrus?" has been picked over beyond belief yet this glaring slug puppet suspension of disbelief killer has people all nostalgic. O_o?
You're right, I didn't mean to jump all over your post like it was blasphemy or something. :D
It's a fair point you make, I guess I think the difference is the idea of completely replacing the slug would remove an original - and beloved - element, and any time adywan has made such a decision (such as with removing the AT-ST from the Hoth battle), people are going to get emotional about it. I'm sure there is someone who's emotionally attached to the original clouds and buildings on Bespin, lol, in my case it's the creatures. I just LOVE hand-made creature effects. I bemoan the loss of so much great latex make-up and animatronic effects in film in exchange for shiny computer imagery (I don't hate all CGI, I just think it's used too much and often too poorly). Watto, from the Phantom Menace, comes to mind as a creature that could've been so much better (dialogue and racially-insensitive performance aside) had he been a practical puppet.
Maybe some dust and debris flying up out of the lip of the crater where the slug's underbelly rubs against it would help sell the shot more.