Why do I get the feeling Frink just said something insulting to me because he knows I can't see it? ^_~
Heh, I think that's a pretty apt summary of The Green Hornet too, now that I think about it. :D
Whoops. Thread broken. I can't see it.
Because, really, anyone can be a doctor apparently...
You know, lately, I've been getting the feeling that Sluggo's favorite band is Limozeen!
With the complete nosedive this conversation has taken over the past few days, it's beginning to make me glad that I don't have kids and don't intend to have any...
Actually...
It's... pretty schizophrenic, actually. It's enjoyable but stupid...
The Green Hornet.
She can't have that lovely of a bedside manner since apparently she's skipped out on me. I think I'll go see another doctor instead.
Well, that's one of those subplots that was *mostly* cut out of the finished film, except for a few leftovers, like when Padme mentions that Obi-Wan stopped by, and Anakin says, "Obi-Wan was here?" like he was really suspicious, and then his manic ranting and raving on Mustafar ("You're with him! You brought him here to kill meeeeeeeee!") That kind of crap.
Suck-up...
Well, since I know next to nothing about Doctor Who, I have no idea if that's the doctor or not, but whatever it is... I think I like it.
Turn your head and cough, please.
Well, hell, even in the continuity set up by the prequels, Vader telling Luke "Obi-Wan killed your father" could have made perfect sense. Like someone said, Obi-Wan did chop off Anakin's limbs and sadistically left him to burn to death (to borrow from Confused Matthew), and Anakin was under the impression that Obi-Wan was banging his wife, so, from a certain point of view, I could see Vader trying to make Luke swallow the pill that Obi-Wan was evil. And then in the next movie, Luke would have had to rationalize his loyalties, and Obi-Wan would have to prove why exactly what he did had to be done. Hell, just from the context of the original trilogy, you could have both revelations. You could have Vader tell Luke Obi-Wan tried to kill his father, then have Obi-Wan admit to Luke that that was indeed the case, but that he had a very good reason for dimembering Luke's lifelong hero: that he is, in fact, Darth Vader, but Obi-Wan had been too afraid for Luke's feelings to tell him.
Let's be honest here: all sequels bring new ideas to the table that alter how you view the original work. The problem with Star Wars is how it's being presented. The creator is, for some inane reason, encouraging people to watch three sequels before the original. That's the main problem here. If you watch the films in their proper order, you will have the original context of the original film, and, only after you've learned that, will you discover new contexts. But if you watch three sequels first, that entirely steamrolls over the original film, and all you have left is this new version of events. Even the back of the currently released boxset tells you right off the bat on the back of the box that Darth Vader is Luke's father. Why? Well, I would say that that's supposed to tie into the idiotic idea that you're supposed to watch those sequels before the original film, but even the prequel trilogy boxset gives the exact same information. So I guess what I'm really trying to say is that George Lucas is just an idiot.
Yeah, it appears that way. I would say "This thread is... OPEN!" but I'm not sure if that would open the thread or if I'd just be on-topic.
I think the moral of the story of the anguished father is this: Never have kids. They never disappoint when it comes to disappointing.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Just because...
I know this is going to sound a bit redundant at this point, but... this thread got really weird all of a sudden... =/
Can't we all just get along?!
Just between you and me, I think that's just the words being underlined. It's a common mistake. I always think those are beards too... ^_~
Yeah, pretty much every currently in-print version of the trilogy features what we refer to as the GOUT (George's Original Unaltered Trilogy) as a bonus disc. These are laserdisc ports and non anamorphic (because that's the kind of respect George gives the movies that made him and his company a phenomenon), so they don't look especially wonderful, but they are as close to the originals as you're probably going to see any time soon. Aside from the sub-par picture quality, I guess the biggest purist complaint you can have is that the sound mixes are from 1993, but it's not a drastic change. Other than that, it's certainly watchable. The original film even has its title crawl without the later-added "Episode IV: A New Hope" garbage.
Anyway, stay clear of the silver and gold boxes or the slightly smaller box that has the original movie poster art (with Luke holding his lightsaber towards the heavens and Leia clinging to his leg). Instead, if you see them individually packaged, go for the ones that say "Limited Edition" in the bar on top with the cover art being photographic recreations of classic poster art (with the actual poster art on the back) or the new slimline boxset. Both of those releases will have the GOUT as a bonus disc.
Okay. I admit it. As jaded as I am about Star Wars now, that gave me quite a chuckle and a couple of warm fuzzies too. But just a couple.
Hey, Frink? See those guys in the picture next to his name? He wants to do what they do. You know, maybe a, ahem, busting of, um, how do you say it, ghosts?
Let it be said so it can stand for all time:
Nope.