The only things I kind of dislike in TESB are the “asteroid chase” and “space slug” scenes, because you can argue that they are mostly fillers, adding nothing to the plot or the characters. But they’re so well artistically directed, that taking them out would be a crime 😄
[…] A home video release is not going to overshadow a theatrical release, even if it’s the Holy Grail of home video releases. If they do a theatrical rerelease it would clash, sure, but I don’t think they’ll do that (besides perhaps a marathon before VIII).
😦 I’m sorry, I think I didn’t explain my thoughts correctly in English: by “theatrical release” I actually meant “releasing the OT in the theaters”, home video is fine to me. I know, I totally have to improve my English, I’m sorry 😄
Anyway, I see you have my exact same thought on this matter 😃
O.o Wouldn’t a new OT theatrical release (possibly all 3 movies) actually clash with the marketing of Rogue One and VIII? I’d like to see myself the OT on the big screen (especially if properly restored!), but I wonder if right now it may be too much for both marketing and people to handle.
If they’re not ready for a full OT restoration yet, they could at least sell Mike Verta’s Star Wars restoration: it’s complete (and they’re already aware of it, since Verta himself is pitching it to Disney), it looks more detailed than the blu-ray and it’s even ready for 4K! Who wouldn’t buy it in a heartbeat? 😃
I felt TFA wouldn’t win any oscar. Mind you, even though I said I dislike it as a Star Wars film, I think it’s a fine movie, but it’s not objectively a masterpiece: it did everything right, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it, but it wasn’t able to raise the bar in any of the categories or of doing something completely original.
Mayhew tweeted more pages (here's the last one) and this shot (#bittersince1977) 😉
Maybe it wasn’t a cup of coffee, after all! 😄
:\ I was able to forget it before your post. Why did you have to do this!?
20 years in the making… 😄 almost as much as the autostrada Salerno-Reggio Calabria (still in the making!)
I think Lucas’ “official” explaination was that they couldn’t complete it on time because of remonstrances, but he could’ve avoided the problem not showing the Death Star in ROTS: I don’t think that was what fans were looking for, and added nothing but retcons.
What about Motti? I was under the (false?) impression that when Vader said that Motti had constructed the Death Star, he meant it, right from its planning stage to its final form.
I was thinking the exact same thing 😄
Mayhew tweeted a few more pages. Here’s the last one: https://twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/701879657705168896
What’s with Vader using the Force to take a cup? Why do I suddenly picture him sitting and drinking some damn fine cup of coffee? 😄
😄 I’m sorry to contradict you, but it was surpassed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYttq0AeyKg&feature=youtu.be&t=468 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYttq0AeyKg&feature=youtu.be&t=660
I clicked those links and got “this video is not available” for both.
That’s odd. Well, what I meant was, of course, Vandar Tokare and his funny looking eyes 😄
Here’s him in another video (which will hopefully work for you too this time): https://youtu.be/yfvqh5fH20s?t=1498
Mayhew tweeted Biggs’ farewell to Luke on Tatooine: https://twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/701178311175614464
Leia’s revelation was pretty “Forced” 😄
I think Vader was indeed suggested to be Anakin in ESB by Yoda, in the way he ironically says “Ah, father. Powerful Jedi was he…powerful Jedi”, probably implying that him being “powerful” brought him to his fall. Or that’s what I always though at least 😄
That’s no nurse.
It’s a space station.
And a toxic dart syringe.
😄 I’m sorry to contradict you, but it was surpassed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYttq0AeyKg&feature=youtu.be&t=468 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYttq0AeyKg&feature=youtu.be&t=660
What’s 300 feet long and hides beneath sand dunes?
You mean this, of course 😉
We all know Star Wars is a spIce opera, after all.
Mayhew twitted Biggs’ scene on Tatooine from his script: https://twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/700872463727497216
My friend says that CGI Yoda and Jabba are far superior to the puppets from the OT. He also hates Chewbacca. I honestly don’t know why I even hang out with him at this point.
Your friend is a product of his/her generation. More accustomed to CGI than the real thing, albeit a bit muppetish at times. Kind of supports a point I tried to make in another thread that deepnding on what generation you grew up in, it can have an affect on how you interpret or view a movie/book.
I think Yoda and Jabba look in any case more realistic in the OT than in the PT. If what you say is true, I guess I have to be glad I was born in the early 90s 😄
It’s good to see my thread is still active…bring on the hate
Strange thing is, Snoke looked pretty good for the most part when i saw it in 2D. The 3D really didn’t help him. The close up shots looked the best. Others have been pixel f**ked too much with atmospherics and such. I thought Maz looked amazing though. The movement and especially the clothing rendering was perfect. Even better in 2D.
I can’t believe you’re actually saying these two characters looked fine on screen (I saw it in 2D too) : had they used good CGI, nobody in this forum would’ve even noticed it, instead here we are still talking about their CGI 😄
They did try to do Maz as a practical effect, but it wasn’t possible.
With little effort and greater results, I think they could’ve done Maz as a practical effect like they did with Yogurt:
P.S.: Dek Rollins, your avatar is pretty old-school, I like it 😉
-Grievous as a cartoon CGI character (well, at least his death is decent);
-“Another happy landing” :’(
-Ridiclous lines during battles (“UNLIMITED POWER”, but also every single one in the confrontation between Yoda and Palpatine). Though they’re probably meant to be like that, homaging the classics from the 50s, they’re totally out of place in Star Wars;
-Anakin’s sudden turn to the darkside and his decision to turn against the Jedi;
-“We can rule the galaxy…”, because he never expressed such a lust for power before;
-Padme’s death, because, though poetic, retcons Leia’s statement in ROTJ;
-NOOOOOOO, and I don’t care if it was a tribute to Frankenstein!
I myself never saw Star Wars in theaters before TFA, but (as you may guess 😄) I disliked its repeated plot points. I don’t think your opinion is silly, though: even if I may not agree with you, I’m sure you have good reasons for liking it.
Got it. Nevermind then, I’m sorry. My last memory on this subject was at page 81 😄
I just noticed something: in TFA C3PO’s left arm is red, while the same one is rusty in AOTC. Was it a PT reference for the fans?
In a “material not included in the film” YouTube video, I saw a panel from a TFA comic book that had Chewbacca tearing off 3P0’s arm, reason unspecified. Could be unrelated, but I find it likely that it is related to some deleted scene or unfilmed part of the script or something.
This I know and it’s probably true from a story standpoint, but it could still be a PT reference behind-the-scenes.
I don’t think so: apparently it only shows up in desert’s and cantina’s scenes, I checked it myself.
