Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic So for the classic trilogy it's not worth even thinking about stuff like this, but when it comes to the prequels, nothing can be left unquestioned?
No. For any movie, spelling out every little tiny action results in a movie that is bloated and poorly paced.
Case in point with respect to Empire - the inserted shots of Vader leaving Bespin to go back to his Star Destroyer. I find those inserts drastically disrupt the flow of the Falcon's escape while being pursued by TIE fighters. As a viewer I didn't need it spelled out to me how Vader got from Bespin to the Executor. Who cares? He got there somehow. It *not* being spelt out allowed for a much more tension-filled escape that had a much better flow to it.
Originally posted by: Darth_Evil's Go-Mer ImpersonationLucas changes weren't intrusive at all, and just helped clean up the films. How can you say erasing a car is less intrusive than addding CGI dancers into Jabba's palace and replacing the whole scene? It all helps the films flow better. I love Lucas. I love Jar Jar. I think Anakin is the coolest chracter ever.
Don't forget "I'm 35 guys!" De-lurking because I, too, am tired of Go-Mer's PT gushing on a board whose focus is to celebrate the original three films. No, Go-Mer I'm not feeding into your "hate" theory, I just find your constant gushing somewhat annoying.
To post slightly on topic, a friend asked me why I dislike the Special Editions of the Star Wars films. I answered her with: "Suppose you go to an art gallery. You see a painting that you absolutely love. You buy it. You hang it on your wall. You speak of its brilliance to all who will listen. Twenty years later there is a knock at your door. The artist is standing there. He barges past you, goes to your basement where the painting is hung. While you stand there speechless, he drops trou and wipes his butt on the painting. He crumples the canvas up and re-hangs it. As he leaves, he says to you 'That's how I wanted the painting to look originally'. You say 'But that's not the picture I bought and loved! Now it's like unto toilet paper!' The artist shrugs and heads out."
