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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Alderaan? what did they change about Alderaan?
And how could you not like the improved Yavin battle? Most of the post-flyby shots are still the original Models for crying out loud.
They changed the explosion completely. Not something I'm fully against(hence no caps), but I can't imagine a planet looking like a supernova.
Yavin was one of the things that fully turned me against the SEs. While the movement is somewhat improved, the cgi itself looks bad. In the original flyup, look at the X-wings. Each one is unique, with different wing stripes, rust patterns, and droids. Look at the new. Each X-wing was captured from the exact same model. The stripes are the same, the rust and droids are all the same. The contrast is also different. The ships are too bright against space, giving a grey look to things that should be black. They're also oversaturated. The grey metal looks brownish. It gives it a near cartoonish look that makes any new shot obvious. I hate the flyup itself. The way the camera moves makes the fighters look near stationary, giving the impression that the Death Star has a clear shot at the moon. Only some shots and the trench are the same. The whole thing doesn't mesh, and one of my favorite shots, Luke looking over at Red Leader starting his run, is ruined. The old shot looked like it was from Luke's POV to me. The new shot doesn't.
The takeoff stinks because it looks like the same day. Gone is the morning mist. Gone is the idea that we're watching these ships take off from the temple in the distance. Now they lift off right next to an outpost. Stranger still, the guy doesn't even react to what should be deafening noise. He must have some damn good earplugs.
All in all, the old Battle of Yavin was a marvel, full of character and a wonder when you realize that it was done by amatuers that were using new ideas, techniques, models built from scratch, and a limited budget and time frame. Add in the fact that they wasted most of said budget and time slacking off, and it's even more awesome. The new Yavin isn't impressive at all. Here you have seasoned professionals, using tried and true methods, and pre-existing reference material, models and an unlimited budget and time frame. What did they do? They slacked off even more, using the same model for the work of a dozen and not even having it look as good. They have every major explosion look like Star Trek VI. Now, instead of the unique, "camera in space" look of the old, we get a space battle that looks exactly like every single sci-fi movie since. This is not the quality I know ILM is capable of. I wouldn't even expect this from Digital domain. I also hate the fact that they used these films as testbeds for the prequels.
Besides, how can you even ask me how can I hate the "improvements" when you haven't even seen what they're "improving". I don't want to start an arguement, but I believe I've detailed why I don't like it. This is supposed to be what we liked in the SEs. I can't believe I have to repeat myself yet again.