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#1654375
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<strong>Star Wars (1977)</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
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“This is some rescue (she mouths something like AH!) (cut to Han shooting) … you came in here didn’t you have a plan for getting out?”

Possibly after the first part she’s just getting bashed by Luke’s costume or the pyrotechnics caught her off guard, and then they just spliced the second half of the line from another take? There’s probably some editing and dubbing trickery here.

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#1653174
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Is there a lost 1981 interview with George discussing the changes he made to that cut?
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I couldn’t find one unless oojason has something like that, but here’s a 1980 interview I came across in my search, just for anyone that wants some light reading:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220817144838/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-empire-strikes-back-and-so-does-george-lucas-52767/

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#1652394
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BFI to screen Star Wars 1977 Theatrical Version
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Jealous. Does this kind of technicolour version form the basis for any current fanedits?

For those asking whether Lucas knows about the screening, it was approved by Lucasfilm. Kathleen Kennedy was there & paid tribute to George & ILM. She said there were big plans for Star Wars’ 50th anniversary but there was no indication of a wider release of the original cut.

That would really be something.

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#1651863
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'Star Wars: Starfighter' (Upcoming Movie) - General Discussion Thread
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Mia Goth joins the cast

Mia Goth is set to join Ryan Gosling in Shawn Levy’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” feature which will begin filming this Fall in the UK.

Gosling will reportedly play a character that must protect a youngster against evil pursuers. Goth will play one of those pursuers.

Goth is reportedly taking the same role that Mikey Madison had been circling before her deal fell apart over money.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/mia-goth-joins-star-wars-starfighter-film/

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#1651368
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What Do YOU Think Star Wars Should Do Next?
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Yeah that seems unlikely but it’s pretty funny, especially when the “insider quote” was that he’s the Ahsoka guy not the Andor guy. Just a few years ago there would have been a positive buzz. A normal producer with long time movie business experience is more likely, if Kennedy ever really goes. Which is also unlikely as usual.

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#1650528
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I have a question
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Noise reduction is something that came along in the HD era to reduce film grain (like the notorious Predator Blu-ray) while before that DVDs were usually plagued by different problems caused artificial sharpening since the movie would have been crushed down from a higher quality. So that’s two separate/opposing issues from different eras. I would imagine the current streaming version is closest to what is being sold on BD now. Are there no AV club style reviews?

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#1650001
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George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator &amp; Time Travelling Revisionist...
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I can’t find a copy online but it’s possible another member has a screenshot.

SparkySywer said:

Omni said:

This thread loses much of its point when it’s just shamelessly biased.

This thread is rife with this stuff lol

I think that’s stating the obvious. Unfortunately there’s no alternative topic titled George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, One True Omniscient Genius…

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#1649786
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Drew Struzan? No thanks.
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jinxfan2 said:

This did not age well

Because they didn’t use his work beyond a teaser, or because the art they used was kind lame? Or both lol

In any case Struzan’s work was not favoured by studios for a long time even before he retired. In the “Art Of” book that Hellboy one above specifically came up as being rejected after Del Toro wanted it, then found he had no decision making power.

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#1649219
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<strong>Star Wars (1977)</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
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Well I don’t think anything else is needed there especially with the pacing. There’s the change between Luke and Ben selling the speeder and the spy walks to towards camera, before it dissolves to Ben’s “we ought to do well” line… I don’t think it’s that bad. Unless anyone really wanted to see how Luke found R2 and C3P0 hiding behind that door? Maybe cutting out more of those two parts would be smoother.