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sansuni said:

Bingowings said:

Not from this certain point of view. I prefer the razor tickle of the original cut. Certainly to the baseball bat fight of Return of the Jedi.

Did you even watch the video I posted?

Yes I did.
I wouldn’t have replied until I had watched the video.

I genuinely see no improvement.
As for justifying what is ‘wrong’ with a thing this highlights something about personal narrative building.
I now see an awkwardness in the way Kenobi tells Luke about his father that makes sense in the context of him being a really awful fibber but originally he was telling the truth.

Yes they actors were holding experimental props on a delicate set but it lent their movements something that added to the narrative of the piece (let’s face it Lucas’ strength isn’t his writing something magical happened largely because of what he couldn’t achieve and how what he did film was later edited by others).

Tom Baker had a particularly pensive way of walking as the Doctor in Doctor Who that was because the set could malfunction at any point but it added to his character. Same with this sword fight (at least from my certain point of view).

The duel in Jedi is far more problematic at times. It just lacks much in the way of panache (until Luke goes ballistic and even then you have that awkwardly choreographed moment where Vader has to get his hand in position to be cut off). Generally it’s bam bam bam kick.

I think the Star Wars duel could be improved with some inserts and different camera angles.
There are some wonky panels in the corridor so maybe Vader could have fun pulling at those with the Force or something but where it does fall a bit flat (the twirl for example) that’s not going to be fixed by just editing. It needs more material.

Not from this certain point of view. I prefer the razor tickle of the original cut. Certainly to the baseball bat fight of Return of the Jedi.

jedimasterobiwan said:

Don’t yell at me just asking how long until the a new hope revisited hd and jedi revisited hd will be out give or take? 10 20 years and no i’m not being a sarcastic. I’m just curious because i’m really looking forward to it and just was wondering that’s all. For the record i’m not trying to sound pushy i’m just curious that all. Because to me these are the complete versions of the original star wars trilogy

Why do you ask this when you know from asking about Empire that nobody, not even Ady knows for sure and it’s kind of annoying?
It shouldn’t​ take as long as ESB:R as some of the delays there were unique life events and technology and skills have improved. But life happens while we make plans. Patience. For the Jedi it is time to eat as well 😃

Jeebus said:

sansuni said:

looks like Darth Vader is holding back for no reason whatsoever.

He’s holding back because the last time he fought Obi-Wan, things didn’t go very well for him. He was right to play it safe.

Well yes. Also in Empire Vader is fighting someone who has been practicing for a few months. If anything he is testing Luke’s potential so he is throwing all manner of fancy shapes at him. Vader in Jedi is more like Vader in Star Wars. He is cautious slow. His only flourish is throwing his sword to break the gantry. Luke is more like Vader in Empire during the Jedi fight. Because foreshadowing and because he has been doing this long enough now to have a false sense of security. I agree that the spin looks a bit awkward in Star Wars. sadly it looks like Jeremy Corbyn might be free in a few months. Maybe he could film some inserts 😂

The world is not yet flat because I have not yet rolled it over thumbtacks.

I totally disagree. The Obi Wan/Vader duel is only inconsistent with the prequels which had acrobats doing back flips and spiralling barrel rolls wearing Christopher Lee’s or Ian McDiarmid’s face. In the context of the original trilogy it looks like what it is. Two seasoned skilled fighters making very careful moves against appointments armed with very, very dangerous blades.

Two times

Looking forward to the hanger matte replacements. Maybe we can sponsor effects like that in the future. The similar matteastrophe in Return of The Jedi has bugged me since 1983.

For when Vader goes spinning off and the Death Star blows up. https://youtu.be/_LDWDctuzaE

“In order for that amount of power to be contained… that base has to have some kind of thermal oscillator.”

“Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon… for a more civilized age.”

“that armour is too strong for blasters”

“I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days”

“You’re got something jammed in here real good.”

Cars.

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Jeebus said:

Mike O said:

moviefreakedmind said:

If your medication isn’t working then I doubt that more of it will help you. Also, have you considered disconnecting your internet if you can?

It’s 2017. I need the Internet day-to-day.

Yeah, having internet is pretty much a necessity these days.

Why?

Its 2017. The internet has basically become a necessity these days. Just remember there were probably some oldtimers in 1917 that wondered why electricity was considered a necessity.

Frink age joke in 5…4…3…2…

Editroid said:

He’s not going to kill Lando off after all. It was a joke on his part.

Maybe saying he wouldn’t was the joke.

Ryan McAvoy said:

CatBus said:

this is really more about getting May out from under that “temporary caretaker government” shadow after Cameron left?

I don’t think she is seen as a “temporary caretaker government” at all, she was the overwhelmingly popular candidate for Party Leader/PM. I think it’s more about shutting up dissenting voices (of all parties) in Parliament of the “Yes we agree you’ve got a mandate for Brexit, Prime Minister… but not this kind of Brexit!” variety. She’s going to ask the country clearly and directly “Do you want a Brexit on my terms?”. The electorate will most probably answer, “Yes please!” emphatically and she can get on with the business of doing just that.

CatBus said:

Is my understanding correct that this isn’t really expected to change anything substantive? i.e. the people, parliamentary percentages, policies, etc, aren’t really expected to change much at all

Not really, I think things will change quite a bit because the Labour opposition party will most likely be wiped out due in large part to how deeply unpopular their leader (and cabinet) is, which I’m sad to say is probably for their own good in the medium to long term. Hopefully the Lib-Dem party will get back some seats after they were annihilated at the last election.

I think the general consensus is that the Conservative party will win.
This is possibly a misjudgement. When Gordon Brown the most unpopular PM for aeons finally got around to doing what May is doing here after inheriting a gulf war mess from Blair all the Tories could manage was a coalition. They were expected to lose the last election or have to make another coalition with UKIP or some other party.
The secret ingrediant to their majority was Brexit. UKIPers flipped sides to insure they got the referendum. Scotland evicted Labour for supporting the Conservatives and the Liberals lost their nice guy image propping up the Tories in coalition and breaking their manifesto pledges.
We have now a slightly different world. Brexit has happenend, it can’t unhappen so UKIP doesn’t need to exist anymore. Austerity isn’t working and isn’t popular. The SNP need someone the can do business with in Downing Street and May is not that PM.
Corbyn has always been anti-EU (just like Tony Benn). The old Labour zealots that voted Tory to get Brexit may return to the fold now that Brexit is unavoidable. The people that voted Tory as a protest against Blair and Brown will now vote Green rather than vote for the Tories.
My prediction Corbyn will suprise everyone by narrowly winning with the remainers voting against the Conservatives with the same zeal that the Brexiteers voted for them.
That’s if he stays of the hills and doesn’t have a heart attack.

Senator Charal and her brave Bothan Spies are seeking information about the construction site of the Empire’s latest superweapon.

A misplaced signal sent by an incompetant young Rebel pilot breaks her cover and a crashed Imperial war criminal picks her off with the aid of locals pressed into service with the promise of eating a young female human.

Trump is getting a bit bomby.

I bet George loved people laughing at Dave Vader.

darth_ender said:

I agree. The radio drama strengthens and fleshes out the idea. Tarkin and Motti are in cahoots on the whole thing, and Tarkin refuses to flee the Death Star partly in response to Motti’s influence of needing to maintain a strong image to take the role as emperor. I like seeing more of this in deleted scenes.

It ties in with Rogue One too.