Sluggo

That's not a bad idea.  Sluggo approves!

It's a wookiee face palm.  Terrible pun, man.  Terrible.

Sluggo said:

So is this Ruthless edit out there?

hahahahahahaha!

So ...is this Ruthless edit out there?

Fair enough.  Would Darth Maul be a better example?  While he didn't have a chance to develop in the movie, the marketing machine had him hyped enough.

zombie84 said:

Because in AOTC she gets caught and killed, while by 2000 she had her own comic series and was too popular to casually kill off at the beginning of the next film.

Lucas would never throw away a cool, popular character so casually.  

*cough, boba fett, cough*

Anyone have any cheat codes for Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga?  Particularly one that means that I can go play the classic movies without having to do the prequels?  Seriously.

Take that, Ringo!

So is this Ruthless edit out there?

It's one of those word a day blogs.  I just wanted to see if I could stick with the project for a whole year.  I only missed 4 days, so I'm pretty happy with it.  It only takes a minute or two, but as Luke Skywalker once said, "But it's a whole 'nother year!"

I think somebody owes sky an apology.

Is a daily blog worth continuing if I don't know if anyone reads it?

Is that person  fan of Digital sound?

If it is better than the last one, then I will be looking forward to it.

I hope everyone has a safe and successful new year, full of new fan edits and other cool things!

Possessed said:

Nobody noticed I replaced Lukes stale performance of "Why didn't you tell me?" with a more angry sounding lift from esb that also matches his facial expressions better? :)

 

And are there any suggestions for the planet transitions?

I didn't notice that!  It is a sign that it works.  

The worst thing for me as a fan is the self-hypnosis that the fanboys undergo to convince themselves that the prequels are good movies.  

Trust me, the hypnosis is real.  I tried to imagine that the parallels between the OT and the PT meant quality and enjoyment.  I looked for Campbell-style "Heroes Call to Adventure" for the characters, as if it would give them some importance and gravitas.  I tried to make it work for a number of years until I had the realization that "Hey, those movies aren't very good."  

Let go of the denial, you fanboys.  Honesty doesn't make you less of a fan.

skyjedi2005 said:

Or Lucas could add Boba Fett/Jango Fett to episode I, currently the only film Boba does not show up in.

I remember when he was put in star wars special edition and was like WTF.

If shaw was replaced in the 1997 version of Jedi i would have walked out of the screening i was at.  Same for Jango fett's voice in empire strikes back, or jar jar in jedi..

Another problem i see is that because of Episode II and III you have Darth Vader in 5 of the six films/movies, the only one where Anakin remotely is like a person who is not an evil asshole is episode 1.

Never mind that in Episode II and III vader without the suit is not the badass villain but an emo whiny kid, whom you actually are glad is left in the lava in episode III. 

They could replace that one pasty bounty hunter in Ep 1 with Jango.  

The options are unfortunately endless.

Ric Olie said:

^What a terrible line reading.

I guess you could do better?  I guess then they would have to add you to the OT.  That would be ... interesting.

The idea of adding additional colors to the stormtroopers scares me.  Although it wouldn't surprise me.  An elite squad was sent down to Mos Eisley to find the droids.

Mmmmm... turkey cooked on the turkey cannon.

This thread is about...

Delicious Tuna Sandwiches on white bread with pickles and a side of chips and a delicious Dr. Pepper!

I got and watched it.  

I liked the cuts.  Jerjerrod seems a bit smarter and Luke seems like he has grown up.   The transition between planets I think could be improved, but it proves that it isn't awkward to switch from one planet to another in this new viewing order.  

The cuts in Yoda's home worked very well also.

The crawl needs to be replaced, of course, but I knew that it wouldn't match when I started it, so I didn't sweat it.

I think the only thing that was weird for me (and this is a problem in the original also) is that Ben knows Luke's questions before Luke can articulate.

Luke: Why didn't you tell me?

Ben:  I know you are talking about Vader, so I'll talk about that first.

Luke: Yoda said there was another.

Ben: I know you weren't talking about what you wanted off of the Burger King value menu, so the other one is your twin sister.

Of course Ben is going to know what is on Luke's mind, but I would prefer some transition into the conversation somehow.  But as I said, that is a problem of the original.

I'm trying to upload the file again so others can watch it.

EDIT:  Here you go.

I'm glad there is always someone to report that every silver lining has a cloud.

It's been fun lately.

Asterisk, I can't back that up.  It just feels like it goes there.

Good thinking, Mr. Afraid.  It doesn't say one means of communication was preferred over the other, but it does seem to make it less inconsistent.

No, no.  You are clearly blinded by the love of the number 8.  It has even infected your screen name!

If you are only going for an 'internal' answer to this non-conundrum, the room could have been shaped like an oval.  Or the letter B.  Or maybe the meditation chamber retracted into the wall while it was off screen.  Or into the floor or the ceiling.  Or it could have transformed into a autobot named kenobus prime and is out fighting the evil forces of the decepticons.

As for the viewscreen, my 'external' answer (which I will ALWAYS prefer over the 'internal' ones) is that the screen was behind the Emperor hologram as in the picture below: