It's curious the Jawa got a real fabric robe early on, yet every other vinyl caped figure stayed exactly the same to the very end of the line.
Even Mattel's Battlestar Galactica figures had cloth capes.
It was adapted from a series of children's fantasy novels written way before SW though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain
Disney apparently still has the rights, which makes me wonder why they've not tried a live action version in the wake of the LOTR movies.
Murry Sparkles said:
SilverWook said:
Baronlando mentioned in an unrelated thread that an HD version of the original 1979 theatrical cut of The Warriors has been spotted in the wild. Has anyone seen it, and does it have the original mono?
I doubt Paramount is going to release this on Blu anytime soon.
Has the original version of The Warriors ever been available on Blu Ray or HD DVD?. I would love to have a 720P or a 1080P copy of this movie without the horrible cartoon inserts.
Both releases are the Director's cut with the comic panel transitions. The only good reason to have it is for the documentary.
I can't seem to undo it either, must be another bug?
What segment from Fantasia is it?
I've been wondering how the original lines are going to age, even if kept in optimum conditions. Some other popular figures of the 70's have fallen apart because the plastics have decomposed.
A lot of loose parts are sold on Ebay these days, so restoring a playset or ship isn't too daunting.
TBC had a troubled history, and was scissored by the then new Eisner regime after it was finished. (I still want to see that footage.) It was also the first production entirely done by the new generation of animators who went on to make all the later classics.
The movie was buried by Disney for so long, (there was never a theatrical reissue, and a video release didn't happen until 1998) I got cels from it ridiculously cheap.
Gurgi is my favorite Disney sidekick, and I could listen to John Hurt being evil all day. It's the anti-Disney Disney film. ;)
I spent many hours trying to beat the early PC adventure game based on it.
The vinyl caped Jawas used to be pretty rare.
Sad to say I sold off most of my Kenner stuff in the 90's, but I still have a figure or two around. Also have three of the larger die cast ships from the original line.
So the Empire went with the low bidder on the DS doors, big deal. ;)
I'll send you a PM, so as to not derail the thread. :)
If you could keep an eye out for a print of THX 1138 over there, I would really appreciate it.
monks19, are you a member over there?
If it doesn't happen, several Disney executives will have their heads placed on the spires of Sleeping Beauty's castle. ;)
How is his forum coming along?
It's not as painful as the Holiday Special, although it's a lot shorter. ;)
Vader does say that at the end of the Donny and Marie skit which aired that fall.
And I had the "Vadar" patch back in the day. :)
Tack said:
Thanks for proving my point.
In 1986 they attempted to extend the lifetime of the Kenner Star Wars line, and one of the concepts was literally two Star Destroyers smashed together. No kidding.
Back in the 80's, I saw a huge triple hulled SD model at a county fair of all places, complete with a tiny Millennium Falcon fleeing in front of it. It was a work of art. I can't even imagine how many hours it took to create. Whoever built it should have been hired by ILM on the spot.
Movie Novels frequently took creative liberties with the source material back then. They were considered more of a marketing tie in than something that would have to blend into a massive franchise.
IIRC, the ROTJ novel reveals Ben and Uncle Owen were brothers!
Mavericks said:
SilverWook said:.
2. Arguably, the trash compactor system is automated. Otherwise, somebody would have overridden Artoo's ability to shut it down, let alone open the hatc
The homing beacon plan could have been hatched and implemented only a short time before the gang got back to the docking bay. The ship was lightly guarded, and the troops present didn't interrupt Vader's duel. Those particular troops may have been the only ones with specific instructions not to hit anything.
Hmm, this assumption rests on shaky ground: the scene in the novel Star wars where Vader said that he was going to arrange the company's reunion with the princess preceded one in the trash compactor. One could guess the same sequence was predetermined for ANH. Automated compaction didn't fit the logic of the imperials trying to capture or terminate them.
I wouldn't take anything in the novels as written in stone.
Jaitea said:
Why couldn't R2 switch the Tractor Beam off from the Hanger control room, that would have saved a bit of bother
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As Obi Wan has to physically turn some switches, it's probably not designed to be remotely fiddled with by droids. I doubt Artoo could switch it off any more than he could cause a reactor overload and blow up the station.
As it's just one power terminal that's deactivated, I'm guessing the overall system appears "on", but is weakened, or would take time to find the problem before the Falcon makes a clean getaway.
That doesn't preclude an editor inserting them after a writer has turned in his final draft though.
http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/christmas-carol/christmas-carol.html
Before tossing Mr. Zahn out the airlock, we should ask how much leeway does any writer really have with the EU? Doesn't Lucasfilm call the shots?
What if they made a sequel? Someone did!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3087882/?ref_=fn_al_tt_9
Saw a bit of the of the 1935 version tonight. Marley's ghost is invisible, proclaiming only Scrooge can see him! A curious creative decision.
Perhaps because it is made out of wood? Exotic space metals were scarce in England in the mid '70's.
Can't say I've ever willingly stuck my head inside a real trash compactor to measure the accuracy of a giant one located on a space station, especially one with a mutant octopus living in it. ;)
1. She was buying time for Artoo to escape with the plans. The Imperials were shooting any departing escape pods with life signs aboard to begin with.
2. Arguably, the trash compactor system is automated. Otherwise, somebody would have overridden Artoo's ability to shut it down, let alone open the hatch.
The homing beacon plan could have been hatched and implemented only a short time before the gang got back to the docking bay. The ship was lightly guarded, and the troops present didn't interrupt Vader's duel. Those particular troops may have been the only ones with specific instructions not to hit anything.
3. I'm going to go with about the size of a small moon. ;)
4. The theories of potential damage to Endor has been addressed elsewhere, but I'm too tired to look it up right now.