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Chewtobacca said:

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said: I disagree that it's a waste of time.  If we save a few people from spending their hard-earned money on something they would oppose if they knew the facts, then we will have made a few people's lives better.

Exactly!  One has to be philosophical about these things.

 You mindless philosopher.

Promus said:

RoflRick is starting to seem a bit like a troll.

 Do we have to drop the "T" word everytime someone disagrees with the general consensus?

"Look at me, I'm a Blu-Ray! Do you like my water colored cover?"

Alexrd said:

TV's Frink said:

Did you not read the tweet above where he said:

"I tried it once and I learned to regret it" - Spielberg on changing ET

Isn't it his right to NOT include a SE?

Of course he is. But then again, so is Lucas in his right to not include the original. Personally, I would like to see both versions released.

 I'm one of six people who don't like ET, so I don't have a dog in this fight, but with all the space on the Blu-ray it would be cool to have both versions preserved, although perhaps Spielberg would rather try and put the genie back in the proverbial bottle if he truly regrets the SE.

Darth Lars said:

I think that the biggest reason for the changes is to attract collectors. Collectors collect all variations of an item to get a "complete set". He has to make the new changes significant enough to make people want them for the changes.

 I don't see it. That only makes sense if he's getting collectors to buy multiple versions. That seems very much what he DOESN'T do. In fact, the opposite of what he does.

I'd go so far as to say this site exists because that's not what he does.

Edutopia is an excellent resource for public education.

Promus said:

Take the deleted scene of Han and Leia in the corridor on Hoth - we're already told enough about the state of their relationship from the bits that ARE included in the film. If that deleted scene had been added, it just would have dragged on (like the prequels do). Not to mention that somehow, the acting in that scene (particularly from Harrison Ford, oddly enough) is VERY sub-par, and dare I say, prequel-Portman-ish.

Really? I can see why it was not included, but I think the scene is great, and the two actors are on point.  

Klingon_Jedi said:

 

 

Amusing if so; I remember way back when advocating that as an idea to make Grievious a more interesting character that actually had some sort of meaning to Obi-Wan. Really they should never have killed Maul in the first place and had him in the General's role.

So TPM wouldn't have a pay-off, and a characters whose only appeal is that he's a silent killing machine would be totally transformed.

I don't see it.

Partly I think it's insecurity. I think the sheer grandness of what "Star Wars" became might intimidate the artist who crafted it. Rather than saying "I made this movie that became bigger than I ever imagined" he formed a narrative about his grand 'original vision' and the (plainly falsifiable) stories of "The Tragedy of Darth Vader." Adding "nooooooo" to ROTJ reinforces this story.

Also I think he's a tinkerer. I repeat again, I think the endless Special Editions are really neat. I think was Lucas does to them is cool, and I'm sure HE thinks it's cool. Pushing technology, tweaking the movies to make them cooler He probably thinks blue Hoth IS better.

I'm a HUGE fan of well over half his body of work, which is saying something about such a prolific artist.

Jacen said:

Tobar said:

Looks like Bill Hunt is being attacked. Originaltrilogy.com is also mentioned toward the beginning. I'm still trying to figure this out:

How you can be an advocate for quality cinema while at the same time telling an artist that he MUST release earlier versions of his films he no longer supports is a contradiction.

Dude posts at length about how people who don't enjoy what he enjoys are "fanboys" and "hate activists."

It's the guy in the metal t-shirt explaining why his metal t-shirt is ok and other people are posers.

Now there are two of them!

Watched it.SPOILERS.

Credit where credit is due... the rotoscoping of Jar Jar was kinda alright. Except when he just showed up sometimes.

Honestly, this edit doesn't make a lot of sense.

We first here Dooku's name at about 5 min, then not again for an hour. He shows up for 2 min and hour later, then vanishes until a real bad last second appearance in a scene he had no reason to be in.

I don't know why Padme died.

I don't know who Darth Sidious, The Chancellor, The Emperor, or Palpatine are. Some old ugly guy tells the soldier to kill Obi and a bunch of Jedi I don't know.

Out of nowhere the old ugly guy says he's worried about someone named Vader, then a few seconds later we meet Vader in full armor strapped to a table. (only noticeable terrible audio cut) Hello. No mention of his is ever made again

Obi-Wan and the girl we never met are sad because someone we never met killed younglings, but this doesn't seem to go anywhere.

We get a flashback to a decent, if confusing abridged TPM. To avoid Anakin saying 'are you an angel' the conversation starts even MORE awkwardly, with Padme out of nowhere saying "I don't understand this place" to a kid she's never met. Then she leaves saying "Nice to meet you" and he's never spoken. Is he autistic?

Later, inside Obi-Wan's flashback of AOTC we get to see Anakin's flashback to how much he liked podracing, Kitster, and his mom. A little odd and felt out of place.

And the ending. Is it supposed to be ambiguous as to who Vader is? Because I didn't see any reason to suspect ANYONE was Vader. Vader was just this other dude who never did anything in the movie. I certainly had no reason to think it was Anakin, Dooku, or the dude who killed younglings from three hours earlier.

Lastly, the credits end with a title card that says if you don't like this edit, you're a lemming. Dude really likes that word.

It was ambitious, mostly technically proficient, and ultimately not that rewarding to watch. Perhaps engaging in a dialogue with other enthusiasts rather than with 2 sycophants and a couple sock accounts by himself would have helped him tighten his work up.

Pennsylvania Jones said:

TheBoost said:

Pennsylvania Jones said:

xhonzi said:

Am I still incommunicado?

Can I even ask that question without getting in more trouble?

What are the rules here, exactly?  What do I have to do to get back into good graces with the Church of the Boost?

Apparently, do what I did. ;)

Yeah that's it.

If you want back into the Thread's good graces, you need to deliver HIGH PRAISE... real high praise, to a much maligned film. Make the masses reconsider their positions, shout to the heavens.

Wow.  I didn't think that'd work.  At the time I was only thinking about the fact that I didn't see my name on the LISTUS DE EXCOMMUNICATION.

Yeah well.... you got lucky. ;-)

Pennsylvania Jones said:

xhonzi said:

Am I still incommunicado?

Can I even ask that question without getting in more trouble?

What are the rules here, exactly?  What do I have to do to get back into good graces with the Church of the Boost?

Apparently, do what I did. ;)

Yeah that's it.

If you want back into the Thread's good graces, you need to deliver HIGH PRAISE... real high praise, to a much maligned film. Make the masses reconsider their positions, shout to the heavens.

SpenceEdit said:

SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD

Isn't the whole point of Revan that his/her personality was based around how you played the game? How can you do a book about a character that is purposefully ambiguous.

This reeks of ruining future KOTOR playthroughs.

I smell what you're cookin, but on the otherhand I alreayd played KOTOR 1 and 2 through multiple times years ago, so I can let that go.

In all the EU Revan is the only character T really want to know more about.

If you guys are done talking about MATH can we go back to talking about hotties?

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS from Mad Men, Firefly, and my dreams.

Its the cover art.

Water color enthusiasts are a bigger market than you realize.

Personally, I think Revan has been the best EU character in any medium since Thrawn.

Can't wait to learn where he went to.

Akwat Kbrana said:

It's always amused me to note that, in general, the most egotistical people have the least reason to be so. I followed Prologue fairly closely prior to its release, and downloaded/watched it shortly thereafter. I found the experience to be more painful and cringe-worthy than sitting through the official PT itself.

In short: it's a garbled mess. It's kinda laughable that AntiMatter deemed it worthy for public release when it was obviously a rough draft, and a poor one at that; it's pathetic that the sycophants on his website rate it so glowingly; but it's just downright sad that the place has decided to define itself as a juvenile, anti-OT.com, anti-FE.org, den of self-congratulatory wankers.

After all this nonsense, Im actually quite curious to see this thing. I can't handle the DVD-9 they have available for download right now. Does anyone know (perhaps PM me) where I could score the AVI if it's still available? Thanks.

OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November.

PSYCHO_DAYV said:

I JUST GOT CONFIRMATION ON MY SURGERY THAT'S SET FOR SEPTEMBER 27th!

That's great dude. Waiting is the hardest part (mentally).

Warbler said:

TheBoost said:

"The Rock says you should keep your weird obsessions to yourself."

the Star Trek universe was destroyed, as far as I concerned, when he appeared on Voyager.

He was the only good thing on that show. Or the UPN network for that matter!

TORRES: I'm torn between my human and klingon halves! Woe is me!

THE ROCK'S CHARACTER: I'm half black, half Samoan and an alien. Know you're role and shut your mouth!

I was infatuated with Jordana Brewster back when "The Faculty" 1998 came out.

That artwork is BAD. I mean like, early 80s Dungeons and Dragons bad.

Except the big character montage... which is notable that JAWAS are twice the size of Luke.