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Jaster Mareel

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#106664
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My review of Episode III (minor, minor spoilers)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106664/action/topic#106664
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Oh, thanks! That really does help alot. That's actually a pretty cool way of explaining it... It turns out that Qui-Gon was a better Jedi than Yoda. Heh.

Yeah, I like that. I really hope it's on the deleted scenes of the DVDs (assuming it was actually filmed) so that I can actually see it play out.

-Edit-
Oh yeah, there's still one problem. If Anakin never learned how to become one with the force and all that, why does he show up as a Force Ghost at the end of Jedi? That still doesn't make sense to me...
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#106646
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My review of Episode III (minor, minor spoilers)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106646/action/topic#106646
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-Edit-
Spoilers ahead!


Wow, I haven't been here in awhile. After watching Episode 3 though, I had to go some place to talk about it and what better place than OT.com.

Anyway, I agree with you about everything you said, Jay. General Grievous was just horrible, though if you know his background story, it makes his death more... Fitting. Otherwise you're just sitting there going "what the hell just happened?"

The scene where the clone troopers killed off the Jedi was very well done. The acting was much better from everyone, though I still think that Hayden Christensen was a horrible choice for Anakin. I didn't really understand the Qui-Gon Jinn thing... That only made me more confused about the force ghosts and dissapearing bodies. Could some one explain that?

The lightsaber battles- well, all the battle scenes actually, were very well done, but not the main focus of everything which I thought was good. It wasn't "Oh look at my flashy CGI and cool tricks/designs with lightsabers", it was much more "Look at how dark everything is and what it's all boiled down to." The fact that it was story, and THEN special effects really made watching the special effects alot more enjoyable.

And hearing Darth Vader's breath for the first time was very well done, though I agree, the lines were really... weird and didn't fit the scene.

I'm glad that Threepio had a smaller part. In my opinion, he shouldn't of been in the PT at all, even though I like him. So having him more out of the way was good. R2 was still in there to much though. Do you think when Darth Vader is firing on Luke in the Death Star trench, he notices that that's the same R2 unit that he went on several missions with during the clone wars? I mean, he was with R2 for a good 3 years in combat, and he had met him way before that in Episode 1... Something that was around so much in your life should be easy to spot when it's right in front of you.

Jar Jar binks didn't open his mouth, and so that right there added some of the greatness to the movie.

Bail Organa was way cooler than I thought he was going to be, and seeing the surface of Aldaraan for the first time (first time for me anyway) was awesome! Easily though, the coolest thing, was seeing all the things that tied in directly to the fourth one at the end. Like seeing Grand Moff Tarken, and the fleet of Star Destroyers, and all the officers on the ship... It really made me feel like I was watching a new Star Wars movie, and that's where episode 1 and 2 failed. They just didn't seem like Star Wars movies.

The biggest problem I had though, was that Padme died. Leia says in ROTJ that she remembers her mother's voice, and images of her. If she died, how can she remember her?

All the bad parts aside though, it was a great movie, and easily in the top three best Star Wars movies of all time. Empire > A New Hope > Revenge.

I can't wait to go see it again tomorrow.
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#69020
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OT.com is so loved....
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69020/action/topic#69020
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Originally posted by: Figrin__Dan
Seriously, trolling and forum bashing is pretty juvenile. I can't stand people slagging others from the anonymity of their keyboards. The thing that drew me to the OT.com site was the chance to debate and question things that I could not do elsewere! MF.com? SW.com? Yeah right.


Er...

I'm not taking one side or the other. Arguments between forums are always annoying.
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#66455
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Kevin Smith question
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/66455/action/topic#66455
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I didn't know this board was anti-Kevin Smith... I think Kevin Smith is awesome. In fact, if MagnoliaFan is Kevin Smith, that would be the coolest thing ever... but for some reason, I doubt it. I would think Kevin Smith would be to busy to make any kind of "edit". I mean, he has Comic Book stores to run, movies to write and interviews to do.

By the way, I'm a little confused as to how these edits work... I dislike Jar Jar as much as everyone else, but if you took out almost every scene with him in it, wouldn't you be missing, like... half the movie? Or is the scene left and Jar Jar just edited out?
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#66041
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Class Action lawsuit?!?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/66041/action/topic#66041
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Well, I was able to find this:

False Advertising

15 USC 1125(a)


(a) Civil action (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any false designation of origin, false or misleading description of fact, or false or misleading representation of fact, which- (B) in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of his or her or another person's goods, services, or commercial activities, shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is or is likely to be damaged by such act.


Does that help?
But what are we going to get out of Lucas if we all sue him? I mean, if we take money from him, he'll just get really pissed and probably won't release the originals, and I don't think it's legal to do something like MAKE him release the originals...
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#65700
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Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/65700/action/topic#65700
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Originally posted by: Rikter
Originally posted by: Jaster Mareel
I don't know if this is the place to post this, but would someone be willing to make me a DVD? There are a few Star Wars things I'd love to get on DVD, but don't have the hardwear/softwear (or the knowlege) to create my own DVD... I will be willing to pay up to $70.00 dollars (Plus shipping and handling if needed) to whoever makes the DVD... Wide screen would be nice, but I don't care that much, and I don't need surround sound or any of that. I would like the menu to have a "Play all" command, but also a "Scene Selection" and "Play Select" command.

The DVD is a collection of short Star Wars related videos. Is it okay to post the list of videos here, or should I send a message with the list to somebody who is willing to make it?


Email me FULL details of what you want - And I'll see what I can do for ya (Well I should be able to )HERE - I'll be getting to my emails in a few hours so please be patient ~ I will get back to you tonight!

RiK


Okay, I sent you all the information.
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#65620
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Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/65620/action/topic#65620
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I don't know if this is the place to post this, but would someone be willing to make me a DVD? There are a few Star Wars things I'd love to get on DVD, but don't have the hardwear/softwear (or the knowlege) to create my own DVD... I will be willing to pay up to $70.00 dollars (Plus shipping and handling if needed) to whoever makes the DVD... Wide screen would be nice, but I don't care that much, and I don't need surround sound or any of that. I would like the menu to have a "Play all" command, but also a "Scene Selection" and "Play Select" command.

The DVD is a collection of short Star Wars related videos. Is it okay to post the list of videos here, or should I send a message with the list to somebody who is willing to make it?