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#137571
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Episode III DVD menus
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137571/action/topic#137571
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Great. More Coruscant menu shots. We had three new worlds prominently featured in this film (Kashyyyk, Utupau, and Mustafar) but we get yet another round of Coruscant. I'm surprised they haven't wedged Tatooine in there too. It plays so significantly into the plot and all.


Well, Kashyyyk isn't exactly new to the screen...
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#137469
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R.I.P. Chief Justice Rehnquist
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137469/action/topic#137469
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Originally posted by: JediSage
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
In starting a war I should have been more specific. Of course Bush didn't start the original war in 2001. He started the 2003 Iraqi invasion. That was all Bush!


You know, I've made a real effor to keep my mouth shut about politics, but I just can't this time: It seems like the only war the left has ever agreed with in the past 100 years was a war that in their view was to save Stalin.

But, back on topic: RIP.


That was the past, and a different group of us. I fully supported W's retaliation efforts on Afghanistan. But four years later, and no Osma, the rel mastermind of the terrorism, I just can't support GWB's efforts. IMHO, Iraq was a diversion of sorts, to distract the general, unthinking public from the truth. Bush never fulfilled his promise of finding Bin Laden, and instead went after Saddam, calling him a terrorist to this country, when Osama was the man actually responsible. Bush had my full support, until he turned his back on all the victims and families of the 9/11 attacks. Yes, Saddam is evil, yes he tortured and killed many, yes he was a dictator. But there are many like him. Why not Cuba for instance? Well, they have ties with Russia. Hmm, can't mess with Cuba or we'll have Russia on our backs, and that can't be good. That would lead to a large world-war type conflict. He had to go with Saddam, in order to take care of his dad's unfinished business, and make a profit off of it while he's at it. Now, Bush has other countries against the US due to his actions. It seems that his spreading of Nationalism has led to all of his followers, and his re-election. And, now, the ones who claim that their opinion of him has changed are only saying that due to rising gas prices, not because they truly disagree with him. All he needs is a little trip to New Orleans to get his ratings back up. Right in the knick of time, the hurricane came to rescue him from his lowered ratings. Because of his "caring" attitude, he now seems like such a great man to so many, many people, it sickens me. Another reason he won the election is that he so skillfully (with a LOT of help from his friends) played on the beliefs of the voters to make small issues outweigh the large, more important issues. To the average american, as long as he shows himself to be a good, (cringe) moral person, then he can be president any day.

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#137466
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The Mace Windu Debate
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137466/action/topic#137466
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
The Boba Fett debate is a moot point because if you accept official canon, then he lived, but if you accept official canon then you also by definition accept the prequels, which made Fett into a totally uncool kiwi clone, which in turn means any care for the character that we may have had is gone, so whether he died or not doesn't matter. He's about as cool as Yak Face now. In fact, maybe Yak face has a really cool history that we can only guess at and as yet hasn't been pissed on by the prequels. Yak Face is my new hero. And let's be honest, if you take just the movies and not the books etc that padded out the character, Mace Windu is pretty lame too. He's basically a stubborn Jedi who seems to do nothing but reiterate plot points with yoda and be a dick to Anakin.


True. But when it comes down to it, you can just accept what you want. Some want Fett to live, so they accept all the EU except the prequels. Why? They think he's a badass and want him to live saying "no way he died, he can't, he's Boba Fett." And then they don't like his back story so they don't accept it. It's kind of like Lucas. He accept almost none of the EU part of canon, but yet does accept some (Coruscant, Aayla Secura). They pick and choose.
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#137458
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The Mace Windu Debate
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137458/action/topic#137458
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
What I can't accept is the fact that GL would actually approve of a novel claiming Boba Fett's survival. It's clear to me that the only reason he would allow this to happen is because Fett is 'cool' and marketable.


Yep, that pretty much covers his motive. The latter covers almost all his motives. He even went as far as considering adding that scene where Fett survives to the ultra-special edition, "because of the fans." Yeah, right. More like because of marketing. There are a lot of things he could do "for the fans," but has done very little of that.

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#137457
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Star Wars 3-D in 2007
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137457/action/topic#137457
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Urgh...more changes to Star Wars that don't need to be made. Someone should assassinate GL for his own good. Hell, someone should've assassinated him in '96.


Let me set the scene: The morning of Tuesday, September 8, 2005. FOX and Friends is coming on the air.

Anchor: "FOX NEWS ALERT!!!! Yesterday, a fan on a die hard fan site, originaltrilogy.com made remarks wishing for the asassination of filmmaker, George Lucas. Lucasfilm is asking for an apology, as well is the general public, who are defending Lucas."

Then for two months they discuss the issue with every single possinle analyst, then a blond girl goes missing...
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#137444
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OT.COM WIKIPEDIA PAGE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137444/action/topic#137444
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Originally posted by: segaflip
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Then you get a new IP, then they get pissed, then they block the entire range, preventing all users in your area from editing, then they go discuss it for a million years.


Not to worried about that, have access to alot of different providers! Plus it would be funny to see them start banning Colleges, Charter, Comcast, Quest, the widwest.




They worry extensively about that project, and cannot, and I mean cannot stand it when anyone challenges their policies.
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#137442
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The Mace Windu Debate
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137442/action/topic#137442
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That's fine. It's great the way he did that scene. I agree with what you're saying. It's just that I thrive on details and the small things most don't notice. As insane as it may sound, I wanted to make sure the Lucasfilm policy on Canon would allow Mace to die. Mace, I believe died. Now Fett, I just can't accept that, and canon supports me on that one as well.
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#137390
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OT.COM WIKIPEDIA PAGE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137390/action/topic#137390
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Originally posted by: Bossk
True. Then everyone in that IP range hunts you down and skins you alive for screwing with them.

Out of curiosity, why is 11/17/78 a day that will live in infamy as per Georgie? He didn't release any movies that day that I know of. Rerelease of SW?


Yeah, the holiday special to him is THE largest mistake of his career in his eyes, not to mention an embarrasment to star wars, in his opinion. So the day it was released will live in infamy, to do a play on a certain famous quote. I don't know, for some reason that date stays in my head.

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#137207
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Idea: an actual 12-hour Star Wars movie... on HD-DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137207/action/topic#137207
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Originally posted by: booah
Originally posted by: bongloadsWe can only hope that Spielberg will take the initiative and contract Episode 0 from George, hopefully doing the OOT Legacy the respect it truly deserves.


But ol' Spielberg has started in with his own pointless cinematic revisionist history and screwed with the modern "classic" E.T. (I love how even though things are referred to as "classic", which means that they're works beloved by many, infuriating changes still occur)

If he was so worried about guns, is he going to re-release Saving Private Ryan with everyone holding a rubber chicken or something?


If I remember correctly, though, he respected the fans of the clasic version by releasing both his new versions and his tinkered-with version on DVD.