It could be considered, though, the beginning of the revisionist saga that culminated in Lucas stating Star Wars was the tragedy of Darth Vader.
What is Star Wars, then?
Oh, I don’t know, maybe classic story of good versus evil following protagonists Luke, Leia and Han.
If you think the OT is about Darth Vader, you’re smoking something.
Ryan-SWI said:
I think the ESB SE ('97) is a tad better than the theatrical though, minus some wonky CGI.I’m kind of with you on this, but even if the 97 was perfect, I would prefer the original. The only issues I have with it content wise are Luke’s scream and removing “Bring my shuttle” and its associated hoopla.
Better how? Like by going through the trouble to supposedly make the emperor consistent with ROTJ yet actually make him look and dress utterly differently with a voice distinctly different from that in ROTJ? If they felt compelled to “fix” that they should have put in the effort to make it consistent with ROTJ instead of just using ROTS costumes and makeup.
I’ve always found it a little funny (though understandable) that we call nonhuman species in the SW universe “alien.” Given what the word actually means, even Han Solo is an alien from the perspective of an earthling.
Honestly, I wouldn’t mind a little pop-up before the movie on Blu-Rays asking which track it should play and explaining that those listening on TVs should choose the basic stereo.
There’s actually precedent for that. When DTS first hit the home media scene, not all DVD players supported it, so there would be a screen with a description of DTS and the option to enable it or choose Dolby Digital before taking you to the main menu.
I don’t know why I found this so funny
Neither do I
Does that droid have elf-shoe feet? Sigh
I’ve finally gotten around to watching the TFA special features disc. Wow. The demonstration of practical prop, character (creature), and set building displayed in it of itself shows why this movie was better than the prequels by every metric. Both plain aesthetics and also just the amount of care and attention to detail that obviously carried over to other aspects of the movie. I say this in particular watching the making of the snow fight. A far cry for the spartan blue-screen ‘sets’ you see watching "making of"s of the prequels.
I lol’ed at Boston. One of the most disappointing sophomore efforts the music industry ever saw combined with one of the most disappointing film franchise reboots ever.
generalfrevious said:
At least Harmy asks people to buy the official release first.I bought the VHS boxset in the 90s so I’m good then.
If despecialized were a staticy 430i stereo transfer, then yes, you’d be fine.
I’m curious what you all think is the single SE frame or “side-by-side” comparison of OUT/SE that is most telling about how godawful they are.
By this I don’t mean your “least favorite” change or the “most egregious” change or the “ugliest” change. Rather, what single frame in a nutshell demonstrates that the SEs not only suck, but are cinematic sh*t and the incomprehensibility of their existence.
I’ll start:
Trying to interpret why “‘other’” is in quotes is getting me way ahead of myself.
It means that he has already restored both the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Like I said, I was getting way ahead of myself. So I stopped.
My friends tell me I’m easily excitable.
Trying to interpret why “‘other’” is in quotes is getting me way ahead of myself.
The context is about the plan. Finn’s plan is to use the Force to come up with a plan. That is indeed, not how the Force works.
I think Finn meant that they would force their way in and Han misheard him and got angry. That’s not how the force works but that’s how old age works.
face palm
Maybe he felt he had to spell it out or the people who liked the prequels would be confused.
That’s not how the force works!
How would you know? Have you been trained as a Jedi?
It is very poetic
I once had a wife named Padmé. She died. She died.
Palpatine told me I killed her. He lied. He lied.
Why, oh why, is my wife dead?
Couldn’t I have lost the will to live, instead?
Is it possible this subforum is the worst Star Wars thing ever made?
Not even close: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/What-is-wrong-with-Attack-of-the-Clones/id/48862
Don’t forget Alien 4
Why would Disney and Fox executives be willing to discuss Legacy with Verta if they had no intention of ever releasing the non-SE versions of the films because of Lucas?
Where was this? I’m not saying it isn’t true, but I’d love to see where Verta said this.
“That’s not how X works” has made it into my everyday conversations, and will feature heavily in the ROT.
Considering Han Solo was never trained as a Jedi (and neither was Leia), how exactly does he know how the Force does or does not work?
Because he knows he can’t use it due to the fact he isn’t trained and neither is Fin?
Why would Disney and Fox executives be willing to discuss Legacy with Verta if they had no intention of ever releasing the non-SE versions of the films because of Lucas?
A credible source familiar with the matter told me it’s a plot to enter his residence and steal and destroy his masters.
Though I did catch the part about Rey and think the criticism that the clanking metal was too loud to be a bit petty, I mean, that’s what metal parts do when they’re thrown on top of each other. And she had slid several stories down a rope. That will make noise too.
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Hv7l6QyjI
I’d like to know what you guys think!
tl;dw
Rather than engage in speculation, I went ahead and actually contacted Ben Fritz at the Wall Street Journal. He specifically said that George Lucas is the reason why Disney/Lucasfilm has no plans to restore the OOT.
Is that what his knowledgeable source told him? For some reason I suspect that if he had a good source for that, it would’ve been included in the article.