20th Century Mark

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Post: #172899
Topic: never seen the PT or SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172899/action/topic#172899
Time: 25-Jan-2006 10:25 AM

My mother-in-law. never seen a star wars movie. period. not even the oot. doesn't even know how the main theme goes. unbelievable!

Post: #172696
Topic: Thinking of Fantasy Movies that came out during the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172696/action/topic#172696
Time: 24-Jan-2006 1:44 PM

Fantasy movies from that era? How about Debbie Does Dallas?

Post: #172287
Topic: 1978 or 1981 ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172287/action/topic#172287
Time: 23-Jan-2006 10:30 AM

But the book said it was there in the 1978 re-release.

Post: #172107
Topic: 1978 or 1981 ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172107/action/topic#172107
Time: 22-Jan-2006 12:38 PM

So I'm reading "The Cinema of George Lucas", (great book) and I just read that the title "Episode IV A New Hope" was added in the July re-release of 1978. I always thought and read that it was added in the 1981 re-release. What's the deal?

Post: #168083
Topic: Do you know who has a vintage OOT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/168083/action/topic#168083
Time: 5-Jan-2006 9:20 PM

I have the 1995 VHS Set, and I remember Lucas said, this is last time to get the originals, and you know what, he wasn't lying.

Accually, it was advertised as "the last chance to own the original version of Star Wars. The George Lucas masterpiece that launched the Star Wars Trilogy." So, that means to me only the first movie. Not ESB and RotJ. So I want them on DVD. At Least That would be a start.

Post: #167221
Topic: Ben in Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/167221/action/topic#167221
Time: 2-Jan-2006 4:42 PM

If it took training for Obi-Wan during his solitude on Tatooine, how come Anakin could do it right away?

Post: #166690
Topic: Knights of the Old Republic II - I want my thirty bucks back...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166690/action/topic#166690
Time: 30-Dec-2005 10:09 PM

I am soooo glad I read this thread before shelling out my money for this game. I really liked the first one. Maybe I should get Battlefront II instead. Are there any plans for a Republic Commando II? I haven't finished it yet, but I am really enjoying it.

Post: #166689
Topic: Questions about AOTC
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166689/action/topic#166689
Time: 30-Dec-2005 10:07 PM

Thats true! In fact I think I saw a monkey or two! Hehe.

Post: #166687
Topic: EU books: A funny Lucas contradiction
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166687/action/topic#166687
Time: 30-Dec-2005 10:06 PM

A half-ass homage at that, IMHO

I agree. I can understand what he was trying to do, but it wasn't executed very well. Did Palpatine really create a 'monster'? Reminds me more of a half-assed terminator.

Post: #166684
Topic: Questions about AOTC
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166684/action/topic#166684
Time: 30-Dec-2005 9:59 PM

I thought about that as well. In one of the first drafts of the screen play I think that was accually true. But as the story evolved, and I use that word loosely, it was dropped. When Sifo Dyas is mentioned, he was a known Jedi Council member, so I don't thing it could be Palpatine.

Post: #166679
Topic: Questions about AOTC
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166679/action/topic#166679
Time: 30-Dec-2005 9:50 PM

I think Sifo Dyas is Darth Maul. He was on the Jedi council, like Anakin, "working" with Palpatine / Sideous, then during the events of the Phantom Menace, they decided it was time to "reveal themselves to the Jedi. Ordered the clones, transformed to Darth Maul, got a cool looking face tattoo so no-one would recognise him and there ya go!

That is answered in the book Labyrinth of Evil

What does the book say? I'm not into EU.

Post: #166676
Topic: EU books: A funny Lucas contradiction
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166676/action/topic#166676
Time: 30-Dec-2005 9:43 PM

I think the rain during that scene is for "atmosphere". Notice the lightning in the background. This is another "homage" to another movie called Frankenstein! (Did I spell that right?)

As far as "the entire planet is one big city" thing goes, maybe some of you are taking it to literal. Maybe it means, "the entire planet, except for the oceans, is one big city".

Post: #166350
Topic: You know you’re an O-OT fan when............
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166350/action/topic#166350
Time: 29-Dec-2005 8:25 PM

Ok jenny, this is getting scary. Everything you write, I have done or do. It's good to know I am not the only one.

Post: #166347
Topic: Someone please explain why there is a 50's diner in the Star Wars universe...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166347/action/topic#166347
Time: 29-Dec-2005 8:18 PM

It is supposed to pay homage to American Graffiti.

Post: #166092
Topic: You know you’re an O-OT fan when............
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166092/action/topic#166092
Time: 28-Dec-2005 8:51 PM

1. You refer to the original Star Wars as “Star Wars” and not “A New Hope” - HELL YA
2. You’ve seen each OT film at least 10 times. - AT LEAST 50 TIMES
3. You can play the entire movies in your head and have most if not all the lines memorized - OFTEN DO THIS
4. You have seen the Holiday Special - WISH I COULD ERASE THAT MEMORY
5.You own a laserdisc or dvd transfer version of the O-OT. - SEVERAL OF EACH
6. You hate the changes to the OT, but you own the special edition and 2004 DVD anyway. - TRUE
7. You rarely, if ever refer to SW, Empire and Jedi by their episode numbers, but you do so with the prequels. - TRUE
8. You blame any and all plotholes on the prequels and NOT on the original films - YEP
9. You think the special effects from the O-OT are much more believable than the cgi stuff from the special editions and prequels. - YEP AGAIN
10. You’ve cringed at three or more special edition changes while watching the movies. - AND USUALLY HAVE TO TURN IT OFF
11. When you watch the updated versions, you often yell at the TV. - TRUE
12. Han shot first, end of story. - AMEN
13. You hate most or all of the OT changes, but wouldn’t mind seeing changes made to the prequel trilogy - VERY TRUE, MADE MY OWN EDITS
14. You know what O-OT, OT, PT and ILM stand for. - AND ANH, ESB, ROTJ, TPM, AOTC, ROTS...
15. You prefer puppet Yoda to CGI Yoda. - VERY TRUE
16. You love and hate George Lucas. - MORE OR LESS
17. When watching the updated versions, you can point out every tiny minsicule change that was made. - AND THEN SOME
18. You wish the prequels looked and felt more like the OT. - HELL YES
19. You would pay over $20 (per film) to see the O-OT on the big screen. - WOULD PAY OVER $50
20. You think the cgi changes made to the O-OT did little or nothing to enhance the films. - MADE 'EM WORSE

Post: #165320
Topic: Favorite old-school star wars game?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/165320/action/topic#165320
Time: 24-Dec-2005 2:47 AM

I used to eat Pac-Man cereal.

Post: #165171
Topic: Favorite old-school star wars game?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/165171/action/topic#165171
Time: 23-Dec-2005 1:06 PM

I know this is old school STAR WARS games, but who here had Pac-Man fever? (Am I really showing my age here?)

Post: #164984
Topic: Favorite old-school star wars game?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/164984/action/topic#164984
Time: 22-Dec-2005 2:23 PM

Yes! Star Wars Arcade! I loved that! Especially the one you sit in and "fly" the X-wing.

Post: #164944
Topic: Favorite old-school star wars game?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/164944/action/topic#164944
Time: 22-Dec-2005 12:16 PM

The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600!

Post: #163887
Topic: McCallum comments on the TV series and the prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163887/action/topic#163887
Time: 17-Dec-2005 12:09 AM

your kidding?!

Post: #163884
Topic: McCallum comments on the TV series and the prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163884/action/topic#163884
Time: 16-Dec-2005 11:14 PM

I think Lucas and McCallum are lovers.

Post: #163846
Topic: McCallum comments on the TV series and the prequel special editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163846/action/topic#163846
Time: 16-Dec-2005 8:21 PM

How much you want to bet that there'll be an episode where a 4 year old Leia has a Force-induced dream of Padme, waking up to say, "My mother is very kind, but sad."

LOL!

Post: #163659
Topic: SFX details you never knew were in the OT until you saw them on DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163659/action/topic#163659
Time: 15-Dec-2005 9:46 PM

What I don't understand is why do the movies look so different this time. I mean, how many times have they been released? I know only on VHS & Laserdisc. But they claimed to be restored, remastered with a new digital transfer etc. etc. Why was the look of the films not altered with any of those releases? Why just the DVD's? It makes no sense.

Post: #163642
Topic: SFX details you never knew were in the OT until you saw them on DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163642/action/topic#163642
Time: 15-Dec-2005 7:43 PM

You don't find the picture too dark? oversaturated? and off-coloured? It just doesn't look like Star Wars. Especially IV. Ever since I can remember, Star Wars had a certain "look" to it. I can't really explain it. It was always there until the '04 DVD's.

Post: #163589
Topic: Who hear thinks Jedi would have been more dramatic if Han Solo died?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163589/action/topic#163589
Time: 15-Dec-2005 4:11 PM

If someone was going to be killed off, it would have to happen near the beginning of the movie. It then would have left the audience in more suspence after seeing a major character get killed early, they would be wondering what else might happen before the end. We all know that the rebels are going to win, but at what cost? If Lando died leaving the Death Star, I think it would have ruined the moment. The Emperor is gone, Darth is dead, the Death Star is blowing up!! Hurrayy! Oh shit, Lando just died. Not to mention the fastest ship just blew up too. What a killjoy.