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#160734
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THE Most Awesome Scene in Star Wars
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: HotRod
I think he means the one shot following the two Jedi star fighters.

But I agree, they could have trimmed down the first 20mins of ROTS quite easily.


Yes, that's what I was referring to, as I said opening shot, not "opening sequence." That opening shot is iconic, and will stand the test of time without a doubt.


I doubt that very much. I wasn't all blown away by it the first time I saw it in the cinema. I had more trouble trying to work out wtf was going on!!

Now..Anakin and Padme's staring competion scene...now that IS a goody...

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#160712
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Found this quote from Lucas about the Fans from May '05
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160712/action/topic#160712
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^See the little boy has a point.
Sith is quite a good film, not too sure about it being on par with the OT, but nonetheless, tis quite a good film...although there is one big mistake (well I think it is) that kinda pisses me off.
And before you all start going on about Leia can remember this Luke can't remeber shit, 20 years for a Death Star, blah blah...it has nothing to do with the OT.
Just a mistake in Sith that's all!!


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#159083
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If the Prequels had been made first would they have succeeded?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159083/action/topic#159083
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Originally posted by: battlewars
according to lucas he had a 13 page backstory, and had to fill in the rest starting in late '94. i'm sure he had the volcano thing worked out since he talked of it in the '77 rolling stone but im sure not much else. actually the last 20 minutes of rots right before the duel seemed the most prequel (in a good way) than anything in all the PT, probably because he had that worked out originally.



Exactly!

Sith is probabley the only back story he had in mind. Well some of it anyway. TPM and AOTC are to me, like a backstory to ROTS.
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#159078
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phantom menace first thoughts
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159078/action/topic#159078
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Well being the biggest Star Wars nut in my group of friends, I was wetting my pants to see TPM.
In the UK we had to wait about 6 or 7 weeks after you guys in the US to watch it.
So after I read the spoilers by mistake (Qui Gons death for example, which was on the back of th CD soundtrack - well done LFL, well done) I was still excited about watching the first SW film in 16 years.

But my God was I gutted. We went to the pub afterwards, and man was I depressed. Crying in my beer
Even when I went to watch it again the next day I was still gutted.

But...

When it was released on VHS for the first time, it wasn't untill then that I actually quite enjoed TPM.
I think that had a lot to do with the big joint I was smoking at the time of watching the film
But I actually started to like it quite a bit.
AOTC was a better experiance in the cinema for me, because now I knew what direction Lucas was taking with these prequels. So for me it wasn't watching another prequel to the OT, but more like a sequel to TPM. In time though, AOTC has become my least fave SW movie.
Sith I just love.


Thing is, if some people here love the PT as much as I love the OT then I can't see a problem with that. I know alot of 8 and 9 yaer olds who prefer the new films to the old. It makes sense. I'm sure in time they'll see things differently, but guys like Adam who saw TPM before any other SW film and love it..well fair play. (You still need to see the OOT first though man. Can't have an opinion on something you haven't seen)
Jimbo was the same. His passion for AOTC was indeed on the same lines as my passion for ESB, it's just that his views on other matters were just sad.

Anyway, I'm in the middle here. I love, love the OT. I don't mind SOME of the changes in SE.( Cleaned up FX, sharp picture etc) I HATE some of the changes in the SE (The biggest one is Vaders Star Destroyer arrival in ESB being my least fave)
And I don't mind the PT. See now to me Star Wars is Star Wars. There's good films and there's bad films. Yeah, some of us wish things had been different. Man, I've felt like that since Jedi. Although in 83 I thought Jedi was bestfuckingfilm ever made. In time my view changed and Empire became the bestfuckingfilm ever made.
But I don't understand why some here hate the PT so much. They're not that bad IMO. Sure, they're not as good as the OT IMO, but they are quite enjoyable to watch, although AOTC does tend for me to nod off while watching it









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#156654
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/156654/action/topic#156654
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
Originally posted by: RickWJ324
Here's a great cover created by Ric Easton that is for the entire series plus the Bonus Discs (10 disc total). Ric does AWESOME customs! You can check out his work at: Click Here
On his site there is also a link on where you can buy the 10 disc cases.

http://img104.imagevenue.com/loc17/th_358_Complete_Saga.jpg
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I'VE ALWAYS LOVED HIS COVERS. I'VE BEEN A FAN OF THEM FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HUGE FAN OF HIS WORK.


Same here.

I've used the 10 disc cover art for many x-mas box sets that I'll be handing out this year. All comprising of various fan edits and bonus discs.
I envy the lucky gits who will open them up this Christmas time