G E Predator

My apologies, but I thought this forum was about "What we like about the Prequels."

TV's Frink said:

G E Predator said:

Sadly, I couldn't look at the screen for very long because of all the damn steady cam effects that went on throughout the whole movie.

 I'm guessing you meant shaky cam.

 Exactly!

digitalfreaknyc said:

FWIW:

http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/08/16/exclusive-original-unaltered-cut-of-star-wars-trilogy-to-be-rele/

SirHenryPercy, I say this with the utmost respect:

I think you're missing the big picture of originaltrilogy.com.  Our intent is not the bash the hell out of the Star Wars Prequels or the Special Editions.  We have a few forums discussing what we do or don't like, but most of the forums here are about either fan-edits and preservation edits.

It's true that at the time before Disney bought Lucasfilms, Lucas had the rights to "Star Wars" and he could tinker them to his heart's content.  We, the fans, simply want to have the choice to pic which versions we'd like to own in our collection.  I'd also like to point out that if the unaltered versions has not be as successful as they were in the late 70's and early 80's, Lucas wouldn't have had the money to finance his special editions.  Many of us OT fans are able to see that and we want the versions we saw to be given the same care in restoration that the revisions received.

Last movie I was actually able to watch:  Guardians of the Galaxy.

Last movie I went to see : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Sadly, I couldn't look at the screen for very long because of all the damn steady cam effects that went on throughout the whole movie.

Hiya, everyone!!!

Growing up as a kid in the 80s and 90s, I was reluctant at first to give in to the Pokemon craze, but my kid brother (who is now happily married to a very nice young woman about his age), got me interested and it’s now an everyday guilty pleasure of mine.

As such, I enjoy everything about Pokemon, including the movies.  That being said, I’ve seen many reviews about the first movie “Mewtwo Strikes Back” and have to agree about the plot points.  So I have taken some free time to create a fan-edit of “Mewtwo Strikes Back” and have made the following changes:

• Presented in HD Widescreen using the Japanase version, the original English DVD and the Cartoon Network Remastered broadcast.
• Removed most of the dialogue about the forced moral that fighting is bad.  The moral of the movie will be, “Life is a gift given to all, no matter how it is given.”
• Team Rocket doesn’t mistake Scyther for an “Alakazam” or a Sandslash for a “Sandshrew.”
• When the Pokemon are freed from Mewtwo’s Pokeballs and Ash’s Pokemon returned to him, Ash now calls out to Bulbasaur instead of just giggling.

Yeah, I know.  I'll keep my eyes open if I find a better quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtvGfQnO_ns

Are you able to download it from YouTube?

Harmy said:

So, I just realized, that on the HDD, which died on me yesterday, there was a copy of the "These Amazing Shadows" documentary, some footage from which I was going to use for my DeEd docs :-( Any chance anyone's got it on BD (or at least DVD) and could help me out?

 I found the entire special on YouTube.  It's not DVD quality, so I don't know if it would help out.

A video clip I made based on my idea for ROTS:R

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23k7s2_padme-is-dying-fan-edit_shortfilms

CO said:

G E Predator said:

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (blame his poor performance on bad directing)

 Not to defend Lucas' directing, but how come Ewan McGregor was able to give a good performance for 3 movies?

I think it's because like Obi-Wan had more Jedi experience than Anakin, Ewan has more acting experience than Hayden.  Also, I think Ewan stated that he studied Alex Guiness' performance in the original trilogy to help him prepare for his role as Obi-Wan and to ensure accuracy in everything from his accent to the pacing of his words

One more thing that I forgot to add to my list of what I like:

the "Death Stick" shot from the Night Club scene in "Attack of the Clones"

John Williams epic musical score.

The intense and fast-paced lightsaber duels.

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The magnificent backdrop settings (movie-wise, yes it's too much CGI, but a still image of Coruscant or Naboo would make beautiful wallpaper for my desk top PC.)

Having characters from original trilogy in the prequels (Obi-Wan counts but he gets his own spot on my list.)

Liam Neeson

The podrace from "The Phantom Menace"

The first 24 minutes of "Revenge of the Sith."

*puts deflector shields up for last three things*

R2-D2 flying

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (blame his poor performance on bad directing)

Jar-Jar Binks (guilty pleasure)

Thanks, guys :D

Paste his younger self's head over his older self's body

I'm glad this thread still exists, because I've seen options for a lot of Phantom Menace edits and I'd like to get some recommendations on which ones are the best.

I have seen the Phantom Edit, which is good but also outdated in terms of video quality.

DominicCobb said:

skyjedi2005 said:

The clip i saw was dumb and unoriginal. Could have been lifted straight out of Return of the Jedi .

 Is that a bad thing?

 I honestly don't think it's a bad thing at all.   The overall style of "Rebels" says original trilogy, so it's fitting that the score be the same.

BlueCardinal said:

G E Predator said:

 Like if he's there to avenge Padme for four years earlier when Viceroy Gunray put out a hit on his wife?

The avenge angle is still a personal vendetta, and something a Jedi wouldn't do. I can't imagine Yoda from ESB hunting someone down to chop their head off for a wrong they did to him years before. 

I interpret Bingo's suggestion to mean that Anakin hasn't turned yet, he's this great hero that everybody loves, and he knows he going into something dangerous from which he might not return. He would be telling Padme, "I'm doing this because if I succeed it will help everyone, and Palpatine says nobody can do it but me. I might not make it back, but I want you to know that I love you and if I die, our son can carry on in my place one day."

It's noble and admirable - sacrificing himself for the fate of so many others, instead of "I'm gonna go kill all the guys me and my new boss are mad at. Because I'm the bad guy now. See? I have yellow eyes and my scowl is deeper than before. I'm the bad guy. Watch me kill everybody. Did you pick up on the fact that I'm now the bad guy?"

Point taken.  I'm guessing that when Ady gets to Episode 3, one of his plans is removing all dialogue from Ani/Obi duel, so there won't be any, "From my point of view, the Jedi are evil."

The best way I can think of having Anakin be noble without Ady having to do too much work on ROTS is to have the Trade Federation plan to barricade Coruscant as a last ditch effort to take over the galaxy and Anakin goes to wipe out the Trade Federation in order to prevent that from happening.  He knows the Viceroy would always be well guarded or have an escape plan, so Anakin is willing to destroy himself along with the Separatists leaders and their base to ensure the safety of the Republic and the rest of the Galaxy.

It would be kinda like how Luke destroyed the Death Star and even though he killed hundreds (if not thousands) of Imperial officers and possibly more Rebels being held prisoner, he ended up saving infinitely innocent wildlife on Yavin 4 as well as other planets in the Galaxy from suffering the same fate as Alderaan.

If that's a bad example, then I apologize for it.

DominicCobb said:

It is annoying that George couldn't make it line up with the preexisting OT, but, if I were to change anything when it comes to Padme's fate, it would be the line in ROTJ. In that film, the line is rather inconsequential. I disagree that it;s a big deal. I could have been, maybe even should have been. But it's one line that barely factors into the conversation Luke and Leia are having. If you took the line out, the film is practically the same.

In ROTS, however, Padme's death is the source of much genuine emotional power, and is one of the film's strongest aspects. It's what really makes Anakin's story a tragedy. If you took it out, you would be making the film worse.

 What if Padme's death was off screen, and Sidious still tells Darth Vader that his wife is dead?  The Sith are known for creating mistrust, and no reason to say they don't deceive each other.  Sidious only needs Vader to think Padme was killed in her anger.

BlueCardinal said:

Bingowings said:

Platitude said:

Fair points, I dunno.  Padme dying really screws things up.  Its funny how Lucas was really focused on making some random things line up with the OT, like how Obi-Wan picks up Anakin's lightsaber, but the larger things like this were generally ignored.

 

Only it doesn't because Luke's father's bequest of his magic sword to his child is a mythically resonant plot trigger (King Arthur etc) and yet in ROTS Anakin just drops the latest in a long line of weapons after having his limbs hacked off.

I personally would have Anakin use only one sword as a Jedi (no comedy 'weapon damage' in AOTC) and leave it with Padme. If his mission to Musthavealeak failed his child would one day wield Excalibur. That way Vader can use a red saber.

That all makes perfect sense. It would work if only Anakin were a noble, likeable character, and that his mission to Musthavealeak was (at least in his mind) for the greater good of the people and not just as Palpatine's personal hitman.

 Like if he's there to avenge Padme for four years earlier when Viceroy Gunray put out a hit on his wife?

Platitude said:

Fair points, I dunno.  Padme dying really screws things up.  Its funny how Lucas was really focused on making some random things line up with the OT, like how Obi-Wan picks up Anakin's lightsaber, but the larger things like this were generally ignored.

 

 "I heartily agree with you, sir."

timdiggerm said:

Platitude said:

G E Predator said:

Don't know of Ady would consider this, but a reason to back-up Leia remembering what little she does about her real mother could be that while she lived on Alderaan, her adopted father showed her holographic images of her mother from when she served in the Republic Senate.  It would similarly to the deleted second from "Episode II" when Padme talks about her childhood friends who died and Anakin sees moving images of them on the wall of her bedroom.

I think this would work well.

I've always thought that a possible explanation of the discrepancy between ROTS and Jedi could be that Bail's wife, the one we see briefly with Bail and the baby at the end of ROTS, died at some point while Leia was growing up.  He remarried, and Leia still believed that Bail and his first wife were her parents.  But his remarriage would be a well-known thing, hence why Luke says "your real mother."  

 But Luke, by that point, already knows they're siblings, so why would he even ask?

 Luke did say, "I have no memory of my mother.  I never knew her."

I remember during the 1990's, USA would air the original trilogy on Christmas day.

moviefreakedmind said:

G E Predator said:

gizzy2000 said:

G E Predator said:

I did read about Disney and Lucasfilms working out a deal with 20th Century Fox to get the original theatrical versions released on HD Blu-Ray and DVD.  Knowing how Disney promotes their films, they may very well have them out in time for the release of Episode 7.

 When did you read this, do you have a link to it? Was it just speculation, or was there some kind of inside information?

 About a few weeks ago.  At the time, I found it, I was searching for a download link for Star Wars De-specialized Edition(mission accomplished BTW)

http://wegotthiscovered.com/blu-ray/theatrical-cuts-original-star-wars-trilogy-possibly-heading-bluray/#!btq9Ee

At this point, it's simply a rumor but it's highly plausible.

 I hope you're right.

 I hope so too.  It's is all what virtually every fan ever wants.

Eh, didn't really bother me.  I still prefer Shaw, but I can tolerate Hayden.  I just wished they did more that just use random head-shots of Hayden and spliced him over Sebastian's body.