I moonlight as a film critic, and there’s no way I’m rewatching the prequels. Good luck out there.
SomethingStarWarsRelated said:
Indeed very much like the shot of the Tusken Raider in ANH. Here’s the scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjkCl-LhbGU
Obviously, the bluray will give you a much better look at what’s been done here.
All this lame CG editing and nobody remembered to put food in the bowls…
I noticed the 94 from this 20 years ago:
I loved all those Galoob sets.
Also while we’re on the topic of Mon Calamari…
This clueless background guy doesn’t get nearly enough recognition!
Haha he’s like ‘wait what are these red lights for, are we in battle?’
I didn’t see this very recently though I didn’t notice for many years, but does anyone else enjoy the look of shock from Mon Mothma when Admiral Ackbar starts to talk? Like she hasn’t seen the guy before and is really weirded out the whole time he’s speaking.
You’re thinking of a parody or a genre spoof, not a satire.
I was trying to find an interview with George that was in Empire magazine somewhere in the early 2000s. THX had just been released on DVD so it was a tie-in piece. So like, let’s say 2004. The interviewer asked him about the new changes to the film and the quote I want to say was something like…
“Oh it’s like Star Wars. There is no original version”.
Of course I could be mistaken and this is probably paraphrasing without remembering the actual question the journalist posed but the answer he gave stuck in my brain. I don’t own any copies of this magazine any more and I don’t think there’s a transcript online.
Anyway instead I found this interview where he claims that it would cost millions to restore a film that multiple fans have recreated with nothing but their own spare time.
https://www.today.com/popculture/lucas-talks-star-wars-trilogy-returns-wbna6011380
More worrying is the implication a Criterion Edition would be the SE…
AMine said:
This time, I watched it on our living room TV and with the occasional taking the dog out for a few moments even then, I now better understand the story and the reason it was so loved and praised by many.
Empire is such a mood movie for me, it’s dark and mysterious and spends time more on real characterisation than anything of the others. It’s also strange and ambiguous in places, are there any particular moments that you have in mind? SW is still my favourite because it’s lighter and fits that adventure movie arc, but they’re almost on equal footing.
Also she talked about on the 40 at 40 interviews.
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Marcia-Lucas-Speaks/id/56349/
Yeah I had a few of those in DFII. Some custom Mos Eisley levels and an Obi-wan/Vader duel.
I remember in Jedi Outcast we built a zombie Jedi by stealing textures from Return to Castle Wolfenstein. People seemed to thing the character sound were really creepy but they were just taken from Bossk.
My go to custom map was The Ladder
Nice news. Shame that we can’t rely on it to signal a home release though, I’ve known other films that have screenings at festivals etc but never see the light of day anywhere else.
Should’ve been R5D4
Ugh, that edited Vader strikes again… NES packaging would have made more sense.
Oh god that’s the one they had up on the SW official site somewhere and it vanished. What a monstrosity.
Double post, move along
Extended demo
So what does digitally remastered mean? Transferred to laser disc?
Hux cuts his own head off in a hilarious pratfall.
Also you can bet if 3D Blu-rays still a thing they’d want to release those. Which I’m guessing are probably sitting on a shelf somewhere since only TPM got released? Not counting sequel trilogy of course.
I totally disagree. The movie set everything up in a way to show that he’d clearly make it. That’s what made Rose saving him very frustrating, and still does.
The speeder should really have lost a wing or spiralled out of control, which would then require that last second crashing manoeuvre by Rose. I mean it’s obvious he can’t make it because the ship is melting but y’know…
^ an entertaining and informative watch that, nice one 😃
They just released one for the prequels, they noticed some weird and interesting stuff
Regardless of whether the line works or not I think it’s very poorly timed during a life-or-death moment. The delivery of ‘saving you, you dummy’ would be far snappier by itself.
Film history is history, to be preserved not re-written. But look who has the reigns…
