NeverarGreat

If I’m interpreting it correctly, then that’s dark.

The prequels are too ingrained in the public consciousness to simply remake them without a lot of issues. I think the best idea, if they went the prequel route, would be to make a trilogy that happens concurrently with the Lucas prequels and exists in the same continuity, but focus on the smaller players in the Clone Wars. Episode 1 starts in the middle of the clone wars, Episode 2 happens alongside ROTS, and Episode 3 depicts a galaxy ravaged by war under the iron fist of the Empire. Focusing on normal people rather than Jedi would make the Droid/Clone armies actually threatening, and it could explore some new droid design space since there were many separatist factions. The films could reference the political situation, but never more than happened in the OT. The Jedi remain largely mythical, the story takes place on the fringes of civilization like in the OT, everyone’s happy.

He doesn’t need no stinkin’ spacesuit.

The first post contains quite a few comparisons, but unfortunately since ScreenshotComparison.com cleaned out their database only my version is viewable. I’ll probably replace them with WilliamRob’s website links, and make a large comparison folder on Google Drive which catalogs some of the bigger changes, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.

I don’t know when the smaller version will be ready for the spleen, shouldn’t be too long.

I never said it was intentional.

Sounds reasonable 😃

File this under totally random speculation, but I wonder if some of Trump’s speaking style could be classified as ASMR or hypnosis. Specifically it’s when he reverts from his carnival barker impression to a quiet, subdued voice. It’s often at the end of a rant, and he repeats the statements multiple times. I noticed that I was getting creeped out by these quiet statements more than his shouting, and couldn’t fully explain why. Now I think that among his base, it may be a form of hypnotic suggestion.

Thanks! I may look into that. The trailer was going to be for the Technicolor Recreation, actually, but it got left by the wayside at some point and I never got to finishing it. Perhaps at some point it will be done.

Well the '97 version is slightly Frankensteined in two places to make it line up with the Blu-ray, but it’s hardly (if at all) noticeable.

TV’s Frink said:

NeverarGreat said:

Jeebus said:

https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/899456025631260672

I like how he ranked TFA below AOTC.

But he didn’t.

He repeated #7 in there somewhere, so at a glance it looks like he ranked two of them at 7.

The '97 mix is included in the audio options.

Jeebus said:

https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/899456025631260672

I like how he ranked TFA below AOTC.
Impscum confirmed.

Sometimes I wonder where Duragizer gets his material. In a morbid sort of way.

Well at least the dreadnought’s flat top was a story requirement.

The First Order Dreadnought is equipped with two orbital auto cannons which are used for large scale bombardment. It’s measured at 7,669.72 meters long.

So, it’s big.

I require my slices of Imperial oppression to be stacked high with tasty toppings.

The spider walkers make sense as an evolution of Imperial tech. But this dreadnought is really ugly. As people have said, it’s just like a giant slice of pizza with no vertical interest. For comparison, the Super Star Destroyer had a really sleek look.

Say what you will about the prequels, but at least they had better designs than this.

SilverWook said:

NeverarGreat said:

Also, I find it heartening that everything has recently been quite sedate and civil on balance, despite the current state of the (inter?)national discourse.

Shhh! Don’t jinx it! 😉

Oh dear.

Also, I find it heartening that everything has recently been quite sedate and civil on balance, despite the current state of the (inter?)national discourse.

There is no good option with Afghanistan. Pulling out of the country would be seen as a defeat, which is why democracies so rarely commit to a war they don’t think they can win, and favor kicking the can down the road until the next person can deal with it.

ATMachine said:

In GL’s 1981 revised rough-draft ROTJ script, the Emperor not only knows who Yoda is, he knows him on sight when Yoda’s Force ghost appears in his underground throne room:

The Emperor turns around to see the shimmering image of Yoda standing before him.

EMPEROR
You!

YODA
Evil one, this will be the last day of your existence.

A further reminder that ROTJ could have been much worse.

Here’s an idea: What if Leia transmits the plans from R2 to the Rebel base right after they escape the Death Star? Then as the Falcon desperately tries to hold off the sentry ships, we cut to Yavin 4 where they are briefing the pilots on the Death Star’s weakness. The ships arrive at the Death Star as the Falcon is still holding off the TIE’s, and Red leader immediately heads to the trench while Vader flies out to intercept. Red leader manages to hit the target and it destroys most of the station, killing Tarkin.

In this version of events, Leia never suspects that the Empire is tracking the Falcon. Our heroes then go to Yavin 4 for the medal ceremony, which is what leads the Empire to drive them out.

For the Luke vs Vader scene, after Vader says ‘It is the only way you can save your friends. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for…’ Cut to Leia being injured and troops coming up behind Han. Luke snaps.

I know that a more reasonably sized version is going to be available there for those who don’t want to clean out their entire hard drive, but it will still be around 20gb. If people want the large version as well, that can certainly happen.

Thanks!