TheBoost said:

imperialscum said:

LexX said:

imperialscum said:

LexX said:

Yeah, I've noticed it too. The sounds are more baby-like and cuter sounding, not so much like a robot (or droid in this case). I'd like to know any explanation for that. Probably kid-friendlyness, though.

Of course, because the beeping in ANH and ESB sounds extremely serious, dark and adult-like. Don't be ridiculous...

Yeah, that's the only other option...

In SW both R2 and 3PO sounded/behaved much more like actual robots/machines. 3PO was made a little more comic relief in TESB (not in a silly way like PT) and both even more in ROTJ (probably for kid-friendlyness like many changes in tone).

I thought it was common knowledge (in a SW forum at least) that R2's beeps were mixed from electronic sounds and Burtt doing baby voices -> ROTJ more baby, less electronical/robot-like.

Don't be ridicilous.

Generally I find the notion of ROTJ being "kid-friendly" ludicrous. There is very little kid-friendly stuff in it. Even Ewoks aren't really kid-friendly (aside from the looks maybe... but then again I find Wampa much cuter than Ewoks). Almost being roasted alive is quite the most disturbing potential death Luke and Han faced throughout the entire trilogy.

Nothing says kid friendly like pigmen being eaten, and our protagonist choking a hideous worm monster rapist thing to death with a chain.

Are you guys seriously suggesting that SW and TESB are more kid friendly than ROTJ?

You can take stuff out of context as much as you want. You could make even cartoons sound like R-rated movies by saying that villains want to kill naked heroes by dynamite for no reason.