Haarspalter

Those dirt spots on the stormtroopers feel so random in that scene. Is that dewback poop?!

rpvee said:

Possessed said:

Maybe something about the work of the original motion control pioneers deserving to be seen and to not have their revolutionary accomplishments be buried.

I think my draft a couple posts above generally captured that need - the need to preserve such technological and creative innovations. 😃

The “Film is a product of its time” line from Gary Kurtz also captures that need pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKpD_w58I30#t=1m37s

Yery interesting! Thats leads me to the question which one of these tracks were shipped for the audio dubbing in foreign countries? The German Dubbing for example featured the “Close the blast doors!” line and a music cue during the Dianoga attack from the get-go. (The Dianoga music was later reused for the extended Mos Eisley scene in the ANH Special Edition.)

SilverWook said:

Disney bought Pixar for 7.4 billion in 2006.

BUMMER

SilverWook said:

I bet he wishes he had kept Pixar in the fold sometimes.

According to [The Secret History of Star Wars, p.300] he sold Pixar to Apple in 1986 for 10 million dollars “giving Lucasfilm a needed shot of capital”.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Haarspalter said:

Or like a treat for dogs.

Seriously, all the food that came in Luke’s kit looks like dog food. Dog food and vitamins.

Tic Tacs!

Or like a treat for dogs.

I wonder if Lucas created the PT primarily to keep LucasFilm alive? Its artistic outcome would not have been important as long as it generates money. Back in the 80s he also saw ESB & ROTJ as mere vehicles to fund his elaborate Skywalker Ranch. Somewhere between ANH & ESB the filmmaker disappeared and the businessman took over. Didn’t he say during infamous “White Slavers” interview with Charlie Rose that he wanted to do the ST himself and that he had to care about his employees? Maybe it was easier to sell LucasFilm than to stem another trilogy himself…

SilverWook said:

nickyd47 said:

MisterRey said:

Fang Zei said:

Lets at least wait until 9:41 PM EST 😉

https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-05-03-star-wars_x.htm

And then until May 25 😃

Nah, let’s freeze ourselves till 2077

And then we have to battle a bunch of evolved otters for the last surviving copy of the OOT? 😉

George Lucas will show up in his own homemade General Grievous lifesupport suit with four actual lightsabers:

“Now i will fulfill my ‘final’ cut!”

NeverarGreat said:

Why didn’t they just make the fighters larger?

Why the need for R2 droids in the PT anyway? Lucas could have come up with a new and totally different kind of droid for the Prequels.

Chlorine said:

Haarspalter said:

The Jedi Starfighter proves that Lucas designed the movie BEFORE he finished the script.

(AOTC)
“Oh hey Doug Chiang, paint an edgy starfighter for the Jedi that resembles an OT Stardestroyer.”

[Months later]
“Oh damn, i need an R2 droid for Ewan so that he can deliver some explanatory dialogue on his way to Kamino … Doug, put the R2 droid somewhere … here. Looks good to me.”

(ROTS)
“Hey Doug, this time paint an edgy starfighter for the Jedi that resembles the illegitimate child of a Tie-Fighter and a Stardestroyer. And hey, i need R2 to eject somehow on General Grievous’ ship. Come up with a lazy solution that will look good to me.”

[Months later]
“Oh damn, how are Anakin & Obi-Wan supposed to pilot these things properly when those extended wings block their view left and right? Pffh, i don’t care … looks good to me.”

1. edgy doesn’t mean what you seem to think it means
2. doesn’t your visibility complaint apply to tie fighters even moreso?
3. is Luke’s expository dialogue to R2 on his way to Dagobah somehow different?

1. Lucas himself used the word ‘edgy’ during the specific AOTC webdoc that shows the Jedi Starfighter design.

2. No. When i played the LucasArts PC game TIE-FIGHTER there was nothing blocking my view.

3. No. But the design of the X-Wing (hence the position of the R2 droid) was done with the script IN MIND - the design of the Jedi Starfighter wasn’t.

The Jedi Starfighter proves that Lucas designed the movie BEFORE he finished the script.

(AOTC)
“Oh hey Doug Chiang, paint an edgy starfighter for the Jedi that resembles an OT Stardestroyer.”

[Months later]
“Oh damn, i need an R2 droid for Ewan so that he can deliver some explanatory dialogue on his way to Kamino … Doug, put the R2 droid somewhere … here. Looks good to me.”

(ROTS)
“Hey Doug, this time paint an edgy starfighter for the Jedi that resembles the illegitimate child of a Tie-Fighter and a Stardestroyer. And hey, i need R2 to eject somehow on General Grievous’ ship. Come up with a lazy solution that will look good to me.”

[Months later]
“Oh damn, how are Anakin & Obi-Wan supposed to pilot these things properly when those extended wings block their view left and right? Pffh, i don’t care … looks good to me.”

I am German and when i saw the ‘Red Tails’ i was shocked & amused likewise how horrible inaccurate the spoken german was. It is ten times worse than the faulty DIE HARD german (Hans Gruber: “Schieß den Fenster!”). And the portrayal of the German villain (the one with the scar) - “The American pilots are African!”/“Die, you African fool!” - dear god, even for a ‘movie Nazi’ incredible dumb & stupid.

Obi-Wan has the high ground but it’s dubbed by Japanese Google Translate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep98a0mDiIc

LOL

And let’s not forget this exciting character from the mind of George Lucas:

Oh wait, … wrong picture. There you go:

SilverWook said:

GoldVader!
https://www.cnet.com/news/gold-darth-vader-mask-star-wars-tanaka-kikinzoku-group/

GOLD is a popular color among movie villains 😉

DuracellEnergizer said:

If only she had had lines and been voiced by Zelda Rubinstein. . . .

“Carol Anakin … oh, sorry, i mean … just Anakin.”

[Talks to younglings when Anakin ignites his Lightsaber to kill them]
“Cross over, children. All are welcome. All welcome, go into the light…There is peace and serenity in the light.” (actual quote from ‘Poltergeist’)

THIS. Terrible & Creepy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NPIN_OTLw

BUY IT NOW OR LOSE IT FOREVER

Haarspalter said:

Fang Zei said:

Did Lucasfilm ever take legal action against ebay sellers of the ld-to-dvd preservations pre-GOUT?

Not legal action as far as i know, but rather a legal ‘countermeasure’: the 2006 GOUT DVDs.

Maybe in the future LucasFilm will consider such asimilar ‘countermeasure’ against the Despecialized Editions … by releasing the Theatrical Cuts?

Double Post

Fang Zei said:

Did Lucasfilm ever take legal action against ebay sellers of the ld-to-dvd preservations pre-GOUT?

Not legal action, but rather a legal ‘countermeasure’: the 2006 GOUT DVDs.

Maybe in the future LucasFilm will consider such a similar ‘countermeasure’ against the Despecialized Editions … by releasing the Theatrical Cuts?

With that (vague) statement Kennedy unintentionally advertized Harmys Despecialized Editions. That guy who sells them illegally on ebay will have a prosporing business year. Even the prizes for the GOUT DVDs could rise further.

Looks more like a ‘young’ Skeletor 😉

Looks very … Snoke-ish

DuracellEnergizer said:

I’m starting to believe PTOTST is none other than our dearly departed swagmasta69

Exhibit A:

PTOTST in that order said:

TV’s Frink said:

PTOTST in that order said:

TV’s Frink said:

PTOTST in that order said:

TV’s Frink said:

PTOTST in that order said:

TV’s Frink said:

This Trump tweet made me laugh.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/856172056932700164?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall.

God bless Donald Trump.
I couldn’t believe it when he won.
My first time voting and I pick the winner!
Just awesome.

I am so shocked.

So what do you like better, his shitty treatment of women or his shitty treatment of non-whites? My guess, based entirely on your posts here, is that you can’t decide because you like both of those.

What about my posts here other than my last one gave you that impression?

The fact that you’re making them.

No really, let’s stop being funny for a sec.

Who’s being funny?

You, my good friend. Attempting to be funny, at least.
big black dick

Exhibit B:

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/big-black-dick/id/51710

Now his failure is complete.