The Prequel Radical Redux Ideas Thread — Page 190

BarBar Jinkx said:

So why where there no troop transports in the PT?

We see a transport like that in ANH:SE and it doesn't look out of place because I always imagined them to be general cargo transporters.

In TPM (particularly in the deleted scene with Qui-Gon cutting down the probe droid) we see a similar looking ship and it doesn't look out of place for much the same reason (though the emphasis placed on it does feel a bit strange.

Here is my take on Dooku on the Council and I am by no means like "Angel" with my mockups.

Dooku at Qui-Gon Funeral

Interesting!

One thing I noticed - Dooku has red clothing in EP  II and EP III. And in those episodes he's a SITH, so in EP I - when he's still a JEDI - he should have the same clothes but blue (or green) instead of red. What do you think?

EDIT:This is what I had in mind ->

I think he should have more distinct Jedi robes, if possible.

Maybe roto a little colour into that hair?

There is a great deal of variety in Jedi clothing (even if the majority are dressed for a moisture farmers costume party).

The hoods seem to be prime unifying factor and they aren't worn all of the time.

I'm in the keep Dooku out of the Sith fanclub.

It makes for a much more interesting story if he never joins the Sith and while his methods and allies may be questionable he is actually more on the ball than the Council.

It turns him into a tragic prophet of doom instead of yet another disposable villain.

Johnny Ringo said:

Maybe roto a little colour into that hair?

lol - his daughters know he'll never get a date with that foxy woman from the bar if he's grey.

I'm in the keep Dooku out of the Sith fanclub.

It makes for a much more interesting story if he never joins the Sith and while his methods and allies may be questionable he is actually more on the ball than the Council.

It turns him into a tragic prophet of doom instead of yet another disposable villain.

hell yes. What he always SHOULD have been. People seem to think that just giving him a Blue lightsaber can fix this...But it's still something that puts me off.

Johnny Ringo said:

Maybe roto a little colour into that hair?

LOL :D

TV's Frink said:

Johnny Ringo said:

Maybe roto a little colour into that hair?

lol - his daughters know he'll never get a date with that foxy woman from the bar if he's grey.

 Not if he uses "Just for Men: Touch of Gray"

Would this look to radical?

Or this is actually him from a 1992 film( 10 year difference like TPM-AOTC)

Hey! That's an even better idea.

TML said:

TV's Frink said:

Johnny Ringo said:

Maybe roto a little colour into that hair?

lol - his daughters know he'll never get a date with that foxy woman from the bar if he's grey.

 Not if he uses "Just for Men: Touch of Gray"

Yes, that's what I was going for.

I'm reminded of Corrin Huntley advertising the Just For Men bra on Victoria Wood As Seen On TV.

I sometimes run a colour rinse through my greying locks...you may laugh now but remember kids when 900 you reach look as good you will not.

What about Mr Lee's 'Hammer' friend........from 'Hound of the Baskervilles'

J

I wish that all the star destroyers from the prequels were the same as the original trilogy. I do need to see the precurser.

Jaitea said:

What about Mr Lee's 'Hammer' friend........from 'Hound of the Baskervilles'

 

J

Is it just me or should Vader look a lot taller than the emperor?

He's standing in a hole because Palpatine has a height complex.

"With you two beside me, it's like being down a bloody well!".

My friend Dax does some pretty awesome cg renderings and is a pretty big Star Wars fan to boot.  When you get a minute, take a gander here.

I was thinking today about my idea of restructuring TPM to be more along the lines of ANH.

In films like ANH, the latest Star Trek film, Battle Beyond The Stars etc. tension is generated by showing first the terrible effects the finale is trying to prevent at another location.

For example we are shown the destruction of Alderaan which sets up the dangerous potential of the Death Star which plays into the finale.

We see the destruction of Vulcan which set up the dangerous potential of Nero's ship which plays into the finale.

Earlier I had the notion of introducing Dooku as a hologram out investigating something similar to the Naboo crisis which is happening simultaneously.

What if instead of opening on Naboo we saw another invasion (also prompted by shaky Sith backing) of a future Separatist power against another peaceful Republic member.

It would be a way of starting the film and the saga with more action and visual excitement.

That way you could have a completely blank slate and show as much destruction as ingenuity can allow, foreshadow the possible danger to Naboo without adding continuity problems and paint Dooku as a witness to the Council and the Senate's failure to act.

That way all the Separatists are duped into their actions by Sith promises and the movement seen in the second episode doesn't come from nowhere and Dooku's connection makes more sense.

It would also mean that Amidala would have other leaders to back up her no confidence call because they had been attacked too.

Amidala could be tipped off that Naboo is next and rush back home with a Jedi escort only to be attacked, forced to land on Tatooine and finally arrive just in time for the invasion of her world which she stops.

Gunray is then shamed and joins the other duped leaders on the Separatist side.

Just an idea but with a little work it could be doable.

The destruction of Alderaan wasn't a major sequence (in terms of time) and yet it had a pivotal role in the first film.

There isn't any sense of peril in TPM and the beginning is really dull to watch most of the time.

"There isn't any sense of peril in TPM and the beginning is really dull to watch most of the time"

^^

I totally agree and I definitely like your ideas of adding and restructuring things in TPM. It's so important that the viewer get into the story right from the beginning and I don't know that that's the case as it stands with TPM. I alos really dig the idea of expanding Dooku's character in anyway possible. One of the things I like about the CW series is the fleshing out of many PT characters who really got shafted in the movies. Speaking of which since Christopher Lee does the same voice it's possible there's some gold here and there from CW dialogue spoken by him.

I'm all for making it more in line with AnH. Not sure if you recall but a while back I suggested just starting the movie at the point where everyone is pretty much together and being chased and are forced to land on Tattoine. That's almost an exact mirror of AnH.

He only does the voice in the theatrically released film, in the series his voice is provided by Corey Burton which does limited the range a bit.