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I wouldn't mind seeing a fan edit where the recently recovered footage was put in where Moroder only had stills to work with.

The Blu Ray is wonderful. The only nitpick I have is the Producer's Sales Organization logo on the end credits has been removed. The credit roll freezes at the end before it would appear. This will only be obvious to those who have the old Vestron Video release burned into the brain though. ;)

Thought I saw a familiar fan editor's name on the disc credits too. The Video Savant review claims the trailer on the disc is a recreation.

Some of these bits did make it into the spoofs compilation on the Blu Ray set, along with a few from Colbert.

Someone mentioned this over at the Home Theater Forum.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/star-wars-camera-fetches-record-625k-at-auction/

I'd pay money if they would just let me look through the lens. ;)

Now you know what it's like to be a Jawa! ;)

I used to have one of these, but I honestly can't remember the number of wheels. Always was a little wobbly though.

IIRC, this was part of a line from a company that mostly made kid sized furniture. The rest were tables, desks, and bookcases with ROTJ or Ewok graphics plastered on them.

Well, somebody got it. Hope it was one of you guys!

They're too young to know any better. ;)

Most of the media we grew up with that would celebrate and cover the saga, but also cast a critical eye at it are long defunct. And official Lucasfilm media outlets aren't going run anything remotely critical. I'm not sure how many younger fans get info from anything other than the net these days.

Guess what I should have said is, did Tarkin know Vader when he was a Jedi?

Thanks! I imagine it got lost in the shuffle with all the Blu Ray angst we were going through at the time. ;)

If he still had his memory, he would know what planet he's on in Star Wars, wouldn't he? Not to mention recognizing people and places there.

Threepio knows too much, and he loves to talk. Most people in the SW universe do not get very attached to their droids to begin with. And a Lobotomy isn't the same thing as losing your memory.

Perhaps protocol droid personality is hard wired? (Do amnesiacs develop a whole new personality?) Doesn't explain why Artoo gets a pass on the memory wipe though.

Could you post a link back to it, Tobar? I can't seem to find it.

You're probably right.

I'm surprised nobody has ever done a fan film parody of the making of Jedi, where Richard Marquand can't escape George, no matter where he goes!

Is this the first time a "Marquand Cut" has been acknowledged as actually existing?

The Starlog interview I remember from the 80's seemed pretty positive about the movie. I think there was even a little regret Tarkin couldn't be in the sequels.

I really need to dig out my old magazines and reread them sometime. Although I wish whoever owns the rights to Starlog would issue the whole run on a DVD-ROM or something.

What I'd really like to know is, why the heck didn't Kenner make a Tarkin figure back in the day? My Death Star playset collapsed into chaos without him! ;)

Some HBO/Cinemax guides from the era I haven't seen before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-85-10-issues-HBO-CINEMAX-MOVIE-Guides-MINT-Set-2-/120821552662?pt=Magazines&hash=item1c21869616

The Star Wars listing is similar to the HBO version I once had in my collection, but wider here.

I don't think the Ewok movies even compare to the HS. Not to mention the first ten minutes of Battle for Endor rivals Alien 3 in it's wanton slaughter. ;)

If Lucas had been able to adapt Flash Gordon like he originally wanted, would Ming the Merciless be revealed to have had a lousy childhood or tragic past? ;)

Interesting thought I just had about Tarkin, does he know Vader is Anakin? I'm inclined to think so based on the dialog in the conference room.

The Who movies are a lot of fun once you get past the major differences from the tv series. Just pretend it's an alternate universe, and everything is fine.

Does anyone have this in their collection?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GEORGE-LUCAS-THX-1138-RARE-GERMAN-PROGRAM-/380390621769?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58910c4249

Episode II, unfortunately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3B3IG5na0o

Oh man, if they had tried to make Star Wars educational when I was a kid, that might have killed it for me. ;)

If Trooper TK-421 only has eight shots left in his blaster, and five are needed for proper disintegration, will he have enough shots for Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen?

If Han Solo dumps his cargo of spice to avoid getting caught, and the street price increases by ten percent before he can repay Jabba, how much more will he owe?

If the Death Star torture droid injects Princess Leia with ten cc's of truth serum, how long before she sells out the Rebellion, thus ending the film prematurely?

If Darth Vader grabs a rebel by the neck, how much pressure must he apply before the rebel's neck snaps?

How much water can Wuher safely add to his drinks before his Cantina patrons catch on and kill him?

If Porkins can safely eject from his X-Wing fighter before it explodes, how many minutes before he dies anyway?

It would be a shock if there were any film prints out there for the 2D version.

I don't care much for the subordinate role concept either.

In the absence of Tarkin, Vader seems to have more authority though.

Lucas implies on the DVD and Blu commentaries that Vader is a subordinate in SW. Tarkin is the only person to give Vader orders beside the Emperor. Leia also throws out the insult that he is "holding Vader's leash".

Even pre-CW I thought they had an interesting relationship and probably a long working history together. Vader doesn't converse with any other Imperials that way in the rest of the OT.

Tarkin seems to respect Vader's abilities more than a certain General Motti does!

One of my favorite Marvel comic issues involves the Death Star's successor, (yes, they beat ROTJ to that idea!) and it's named the Tarkin. A secret group of high ranking Imperial officers have had enough of Vader throttling their peers left and right, and try to assassinate Vader by opening an airlock on the station. That would have made one heck of a scene in the movies!

Congrats on actually getting a player. I've been curious about VHD since the old days, when it was often cryptically mentioned in magazine articles about Laserdisc and CED.

Hard to find them on Ebay, as more often than not a search brings back VHS listings misspelled. ;)

Yoda looks more photorealistic here than in the prequels. And a little older as well?

Of course, Yoda has pimped in Japan before.

And Yoda at least maintains some of his dignity...

Better than "Jaws: The Revenge" too. At least Michael Caine was able to buy a house or something by being in it. ;)

Jaws may have actually spawned more knockoffs than Star Wars. I guess it's safe to say there won't be anymore sequels before 2015?