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#775703
Topic
We lost Count Dooku
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ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

ray_afraid said:

Of all the wonderful films he took part in, the thread title has to mention his worst and least interesting role.
Shame.

Well, this is the Star Wars part of the forum ... 

 ... of originaltrilogy.com...
*shrugs* Meh.

Come on ... last time i checked originaltrilogy.com was not founded to bash & hate everything about the Prequels (sure those movies have their flaws). In this case - the death of Christopher Lee - I guess we can all admire one of the few things that were actually good.

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#772880
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Design failures (and successes) of the PT
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"Always two there are." - The concept of only two Sith at a time

This is just baffling. I mean the Master always has to be on the lookout because his apprentice will try to overthrow him some day, right? That's a great way for an opposing faction to cooperate. And this extinct-for-1000-years stuff is too far fetched. Imagine generations of two Sith Lords debating in hiding about when is the right time to reveal themselves.

"Hey Darth Random, how long do we have to wait to reveal ourselves? I made this awesome lightsaber and i wanna kill some jedi!"

"Patience my young apprentice. We, the Sith, disappeared 500 years ago. Let's wait another 500 years to trick the Jedi into thinking we won't show up any more."

"Waiting sucks."

Make it a hundred years and it feels more comprehensible about a bunch of evil guys slowly infiltrating the Republic.

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#772434
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Design failures (and successes) of the PT
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The Jedi Starfighters

I understand that GL wanted to foreshadow the shape of the OT Stardestroyers. The Episode II Jedi Starfighter was okay. But in Episode III they also implemented the Tie Fighter-like cockpit & extendible wings which made no sense at all. It's the unscheduled child of a Stardestroyer and a Tie-Figher - 1. It looks forced & dumb. 2. The extended wings block the pilots view to the left & right side.

Placement of R2 Units within Prequel Starfighters

Another design flaw. GL wanted to have Astro-Droids in the Prequels but his choosen starship designs made a meaningful placement of R2 units absolutely impossible. Take a look at the Naboo Starfighter when R2 is in there. It looks like R2's legs were detached from his body to fit inside the designated port. And let's not forget the "awesome" R2 Unit Eject Function of the Episode III Starfighters.

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#768473
Topic
Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray?
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slask said:

Harmy said:

No, we live in a world where the people who worked on the '97 SE read the books. If Corucsant in the '97SE was already a PT reference, then why did they have to alter it in 2004 to make it a PT reference?

 I doubt in '97 the look of the city (better, of the Jedi temple and the Senate) was completed or definitive. They were added to make it more recognizable.

But after the Fall of the Jedi Order why would the Emperor let the Jedi temple remain intact? Shouldn't he say something like:

"This temple is a bad place! We will tear it down so that the evil evil evil Jedi will never return!"

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#768150
Topic
The Boba Fett movie
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Boba Fett and the Colon of Doom

Synopsis: After he fell into the Pit of Carcoon the infamous Bounty Hunter Boba Fett discovers a hideous plot that could change the Fate of the Galaxy forever. Can Boba Fett escape the deathly traps of the thousands of years old alimentary tract to save the galaxy?


I hope Disney will somehow retcon the Jango Fett / Kamino Origin of our beloved Bounty Hunter.

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#763369
Topic
Star Wars Digital HD Release .... April 10th
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Danfun128 said:

generalfrevious said:

Or just play Jedi Rocks over the Lucasfilm logo. At least that would be a slight improvement over what is there now

How about we then give the Lucasfilm logo a mouth and have it jump at the camera going "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

 How about Jabba's burping during the Lucasfilm Logo?

Or ... oh wait ... Obi-Wan's Blu-ray Krayt Dragon Wohoooooooo?

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#745091
Topic
Is the Hobbit prequel trilogy suffering the same problems as the Star Wars prequel Trilogy?
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Maybe we should collect similarities between the two trilogies (maybe Hobbit spoilers!):

Episode I / Hobbit AUJ:

- Contains an annoying character that is supposed to be funny: Jar Jar Binks / Radagast

Episode II / Hobbit DOS:

- Contains a forced awkward love story between two characters: Anakin & Padme / Kili & Tauriel

- Contains an exaggerated sequence towards the end of the movie that is supposed to beef up the action. Both were filmed against Blue Screen during additional Reshoots: Anakin and Padme inside the Droid Factory / Smaug VS Dwarfs inside the Forges of Erebor

Episode III / Hobbit BOTFA:

- One of the main villains dies within the first ten minutes of the movie: Count Dooku / Smaug