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Post: #138862
Topic: Revolution Controller SERIOUSLY REVEALED! NO JOKE!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138862/action/topic#138862
Time: 15-Sep-2005 7:43 PM

Oh Nintendo. You had me, and then you lost me. Not interested anymore.

Post: #120031
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120031/action/topic#120031
Time: 30-Jun-2005 10:22 PM

The GC is actually a great system with some incredible games, I agree. If I had to do a top 10 of current-gen console games, the majority would be GC games. But I also think Iwata is running the company into the ground. Yeah, the DS is moderately successful, and we still have to see about GB Micro, but (IMO) Revolution will undoubtedly be their last console. Too many idiotic decisions being made for it not to happen.

Post: #120027
Topic: War of the Worlds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120027/action/topic#120027
Time: 30-Jun-2005 4:15 PM

I really liked WOTW. I'll admit it's far from perfect, but still rather enjoyable. It's close to being the most visually stunning movie I've ever seen, if not tops. The introduction of the first tripod and the horn it blasts was really f'ing cool. Also, I was somewhat surprised at the amount of restraint Spielberg used. It didn't seem overly Spielberg-ized like his recent outings, which I hated. I didn't like the story holes, the ending was very anti-climactic, and the movie sort of takes a dive when Tim Robbins shows up, but still, it didn't ruin the experience for me. Yeah, the film misfires on a few levels, but it also does some things I've never seen before. And it's far better than a lot of other stuff I've seen recently.

Post: #118217
Topic: Will be taking custom cover requests when I am done with my grounding.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118217/action/topic#118217
Time: 24-Jun-2005 4:34 PM

I've always been looking for a Ep I cover using the teaser poster art. There used to be one on dvdcoverart.com before they went under.

Post: #117366
Topic: I haven't watched a SW movie since midnight ROTS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117366/action/topic#117366
Time: 21-Jun-2005 7:31 PM

Just me being somewhat confused. I sort of hate the prequels, although I have a fondness for TPM and love "Balance"...but I absolutely HATED Attack of the Clones. Initially, I sort of liked ROTS, but as time passes since my one viewing, I think less and less of it. Actually, I never intended to see it because I thought of it's impact on how i would view the OT. So I thought I'd take some time off. Maybe after a few months I could see if it helped or hampered my view of the OT, and perhaps if it hampered taking time off would help. Just wondering where everyone else stands. Any thoughts, or questions, or derragotory would be appreciated.

Post: #113409
Topic: The originaltrilogy.com Forum - I love this place
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113409/action/topic#113409
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:45 PM

Welcome!

Post: #113398
Topic: Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113398/action/topic#113398
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:01 PM

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Like he did with Palpatine? You know, the guy who was more powerful to begin with? Sorry, but your logic is becoming circular. Vader followed Tarkin's orders, and reported to him several times throughout ANH. You are more than welcome to read more into the all you want, but Vader is clearly under the command of a mere human.

You haven't proved that Vader doesn't see Tarkin as any more than a subordintate. So, acording to your logic, if in between Ep III and the end of ANH, (hypothetically) the Emperor were to die of a heart attack, you're thinking is that Tarkin would become Emperor and Vader would still sit there all the while thinking: yes I could force choke this dude, and yes I an the 'chosen one, but I better not since Palps liked him? Correct?

Post: #113272
Topic: Beer: Revisited
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113272/action/topic#113272
Time: 8-Jun-2005 1:09 PM

Yes they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell! <plants face in beer nuts>

Post: #113226
Topic: Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113226/action/topic#113226
Time: 8-Jun-2005 11:40 AM

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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
"Why would Vader, with all his abilities, play second fiddle to some ordinary man? "

Like he did with Tarkin?

But who's to say Vader wouldn't have taken out Tarkin if not for the Emperor's fondness for Tarkin? Seems to me that there is animosity between Tarkin and Vader, and that Tarkin is able to say the things he does because he knows the Emperor has his back.

Post: #113160
Topic: Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113160/action/topic#113160
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:25 AM

I think Tarkin knows Palps is a Sith lord. When he says, "You, my friend, are all that's left of that ancient religion" - I consider him to be using the collective you, meaning Vader and Palps both. Also, considering how powerful Vader is, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume (if you worked for the empire) that Palps must be more powerful than Vader? Why would Vader, with all his abilities, play second fiddle to some ordinary man?

Post: #112248
Topic: Clubbing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112248/action/topic#112248
Time: 5-Jun-2005 3:35 PM

The best is to use humor to break the ice and work your way in. But not self-deprecating humor, as that will be lost on their feeble club-hopping minds.

Post: #111150
Topic: Clubbing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/111150/action/topic#111150
Time: 2-Jun-2005 12:55 PM

Everybody in the club gettin' tipsy!

Post: #110531
Topic: Team America
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110531/action/topic#110531
Time: 31-May-2005 6:55 PM

The theme song is ridiculously catchy.

Post: #110350
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110350/action/topic#110350
Time: 31-May-2005 3:58 PM

I hate video games that have you escorting people.

Post: #110251
Topic: Things you DID NOT like about Episode III
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110251/action/topic#110251
Time: 30-May-2005 8:10 PM

Did anybody else think that Palpatine post-electrocution with his hood off looked like Jim Carrey as the Grinch?

Post: #109413
Topic: ROTS: Palpatine's Diatribe
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109413/action/topic#109413
Time: 26-May-2005 6:53 PM

IMHO, it was intended that Mace 'beat' Palpatine. Samuel L. Jackson was quoted numerous times that his only request to GL (other than the purple lightsaber) was that he "didn't want to go out like some punk" in Ep III, which means he defeats Palpatine only to have Anakin and Palps team up on him. I also believe that Palps' disfigurement was strictly from the lightning being deflected back. What I don't understand was his voice fluctuating, because he uses his ROTJ voice in all his transmissions and whatnot throughout the PT.

Post: #109324
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109324/action/topic#109324
Time: 26-May-2005 5:49 PM

But you have to look at Big Rigs' overall impact. It's literally the equivalent of Manos: Hands of Fate, which means it's so bad that it actually attracts people wanting to experience it for themselves. Which in turn means it has some value.

Post: #109129
Topic: according to this report a NEW star wars film is coming......
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109129/action/topic#109129
Time: 25-May-2005 8:39 PM

I'm 100% convinced that there will be another Star Wars movie (if not a few). I know Lucas has said this is it, and it might be a long time before we see a new one, but there's just too much money to be made. I could also see Lucas getting bored at some point and deciding to do some earlier prequels or something.

Post: #108660
Topic: FOX issuing takedown notices to Sith downloaders
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/108660/action/topic#108660
Time: 24-May-2005 9:48 PM

I highly doubt it was intentionally leaked, and I don't mind if people get pinched. We can discuss what we want edited when it comes to Ep III, but I'm more than willing to wait until November. Believe you me, I'm gonna edit the shit out of that mofo...but I can wait.

Post: #108598
Topic: ROTS: I'm gonna get my fur kicked for this
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/108598/action/topic#108598
Time: 24-May-2005 6:12 PM

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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
I don't have an issue with the ewoks in terms of the battle, but I always fast-forward through the scenes with Leia, and then the group, when they are talking with the ewoks.

Other than that, I thought both battle scenes were good, in and of themselves.

I agree with this 100%. The Ewoks themselves don't bother me. It's that the pacing of ROTJ really hits a wall on Endor once they are introduced.

Post: #108043
Topic: Trailers during ROTS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/108043/action/topic#108043
Time: 23-May-2005 12:51 PM

I went to a Lowes theater for the midnight ROTS showing (12:07 show), and they started the adds a few minutes before midnight, with the 20th Century Fox logo appearing right at 12:07.

I was somewhat disappointed that the War of the Worlds trailer before the movie was the same as the super bowl one.

Post: #107972
Topic: who had the better actors/characters?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107972/action/topic#107972
Time: 23-May-2005 10:26 AM

I liked Watto too.

Anyway, the person I'm fuzzy on is Natalie Portman. I know the writing was really bad, and that GL is notorious for not being an "actor's director" but her lines were always flat. And it gets worse as the prequels go along. I dunno, I just *sometimes* think she may have been miscast, but that's just me.

Post: #107750
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107750/action/topic#107750
Time: 23-May-2005 3:34 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Not really "Hardcore" but definitely moreso than the average consumer.

I just hate it that companies like Nintendo and Insomniac work like crazy to make great games only to have them outsold by the Halo's and GTAs, which while good games, only sell because of their subject matter. Metroid Prime was at least as good as the first Halo but the sales were nowhere close. Same with GTA and Wind Waker. Or Rachet and Clank against Jak and Daxter.

I like Nintendo as much as anyone, believe me. But what you said is simplifying the scenario. Success doesn't revolve around 3 or 4 great fanchises. That's Nintendo's WHOLE problem which seems to be totally lost on people. Sony understands this. Microsoft understands this. Third party support is key, and if you look at the GC, they (3rd parties) fled from it like the plague, due to Nintendo's idiotic marketing policies. Sorry Chaltab, but but 75% of gamers aren't 6-15-year olds looking for party games.

Post: #107350
Topic: Episode 3: Fan Editing Ideas Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107350/action/topic#107350
Time: 21-May-2005 8:33 PM

Chaltab, Grievous is coughing because he got force-smooshed by Mace at the end of the Clone Wars cartoon.

Anyway, I'm just glad MagnoliaFan is on the prowl and wanting to work on an Ep III edit. I'll be looking forward to it.

(and dual-layer copies of the first two would be nice as well, but beggars can't be choosers)

Post: #107181
Topic: Episode 3: Fan Editing Ideas Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107181/action/topic#107181
Time: 21-May-2005 2:20 AM

I think there are some instances that could be improved through fan editing. Although it depends on the music and whatnot, which GL probable made hard fan edit around. Anyway, obvious things

-The droid stuff at the beginning with R2 could be changed (at least the voices)

-Get rid of the damn explaining everything. (an example is Anakin telling us about the spherical droids on Obi-Wan's fighter) We don't need any more Ric Ollies.

-Obviously find away to modify Grievous, even if it means deleting most of his scenes.

-get rid of midichlorians. So what if we don't know where Anakin comes from? The alternative isn't any better.

Then there's things I would do:

Make Anakin's character less confused. I know that Anakin was supposed to be skating the fence on who to trust, but it was somewhat poorly done. I think there is enough material to make him more one-sided (both before and after he learns Palp's true colors) by deleting certain stuff. At least make it 75/25 instead of 50/50. To me, it never seemed that Anakin fully turned to the darkside, there were certain scenes that were contradictory and/or ambiguous. One example is his regret of helping to take out Mace. Cut this. Basically just streamline the Palpatine manipulation machine on Anakin and focus primarily on the promise of saving Padme, and less on politics. That way there's more of an impact of him turning to the darkside

-Cut some of the fast-cuts during the battle scenes. The were overdone. Slow things down a little.

-Delete the "she's physically fine, she just lost the will to live" line

I would even go as far as to severly trim down the Yoda v. Palps scene (while also putting it before the Anakin v. Obi-Wan duel). At least make Yoda seem like he is winning. I say this because I don't understand why Palps sees the need for Vader after the end of the movie, if there's no threat (virtually no Jedi and no rebellion yet). If he sees Yoda as more powerful, perhaps he knows he needs Vader's help.

Again, these might not be possible, but it just seems with some selective cuts things could be more concise.