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#261547
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Hey guys, Remember when Star wars had writing like this?
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Originally posted by: Fixer
Well, except the TPM rubber Yoda puppet. That's been nicely covered up with CGI and will, I imagine, be premiering in a box set at a local retailer near you next year.
Man, I hope so! And they'd better have given ESB and ROTJ the same treatment. I can't look at that latex motherfucker any more, dude!

Also, I really hope that they've dubbed Temuera's voice over all the Stormtrooper dialogue in the OT, 'cos that just isn't right yet.

They should have Ewan do all of Obi-Wan's force ghost appearances, to keep it consistent with Hayden in ROTJ. For that matter, I'd like to see digital face-replacements on all of Alec Guiness' performances in the OT. It takes me right out of the moment every time I see his stupid, old face!

Hayden should replace that British guy in the Vader unmasking scene, too. Actually, I think he should re-do all of Vader's dialogue as well, since that Jones guy sounds nothing like him! Hell, they didn't even credit him originally, 'cos he's so crap.

All those crappy lightsaber duels will have to go before I'm really happy. They're so slow and boring. And far too short. Annie should duel with Darth Sidious (oh yeah, he should be called "Lord Sidious" by Vader all the time) at the end of ROTJ for, like, half an hour and then cut off his head! That'd be more in-keeping with the PT. And a much more fitting end to the greatest saga ever.

George should do a whole bunch of scenes for Annie in ANH. They obviously didn't have the technology to give Anakin as big a part as he needed in 1977, but he's the whole reason for the saga, man! And he's only in that movie for, like, five minutes!

Plus, they should dub over that guy who treats Annie like a stooge the whole time! Who the fuck does he think he is? That's the One Who Will Bring Balance To The Force, you absolute fucking nobody!!!
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#261543
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"Back and to the left"
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The cine footage seems to show JFK's face getting blown off, which would strike me as consistent with a bullet from behind his head.

I saw the documentary mentioned above and I agree, it does convince me that the injuries sustained by the occupants of the car could have been caused by bullets from the book depository.

But all that tells me is that a gunman from the book depository could have caused the injuries.

It by no means proves that Oswald was the gunman or that he acted without anyone else knowing about it, let alone anyone supporting him. I'm sure the documentary makers would agree, since their focus was purely on the gunshot wounds and where the shots that caused them could have come from.
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#260990
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Hey guys, Remember when Star wars had writing like this?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260990/action/topic#260990
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Originally written by: George Luca$h in The Annotated Screenplay, p.168 (although he probably got someone else to write it and then just put his name to it)
In the kind of movies I make, I tend to stress the plot side of things. The nature of the characters are pivotal to the way they react to things. Usually the characters are archetypes to such a degree that it's not necessary to go into a lot of detail because I am not dealing with deep psychological problems. My films are storytelling movies, not character movies. So with that in mind, I try to get to the cleanest, to the most simple way of portraying things.
Excellent quote, CO!

I agree with you that this goes completely against the way he developed the PT. The plot became entirely driven by Anakin's character.
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#260913
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Hey guys, Remember when Star wars had writing like this?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260913/action/topic#260913
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My own opinion is that Luca$h doesn't like directing that much and I think it shows in his work. As zombie84 has indicated, Luca$h enjoys it when he's got a stress-free environment and can set his own terms. But I'd hardly hold that up as a picture of a passionate director, prepared to defy all odds to achieve his "vision" (there's that damn word again...). Also, he has always been known to be an "editor's" director. He makes little lego pieces for his film that he can then put together in one of his favourite environments, the editing room.

I don't think Luca$h directs actors at all well. I think that, overall, in an ensemble sense, the most solid performances of the saga are in ESB, under Kershner. Come the PT, with people like Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen, who needed a lot of hands-on direction and coaching, it's clear to me that they didn't get it, hence the superficial performances from both of them. It's also notable that the likes of Liam Neeson, Christopher Lee and Samuel L Jackson fell back on their standard schtich, giving less vibrant performances than any of them are capable of. It's clear to me that the older, more experienced actors, like Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Ian McDiarmid, fare much better than younger performers like Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman. The more experienced actors are, the better capable they are of directing themselves, to an extent.

It is also my own opinion that Luca$h is a great ideas man but, when it comes to bringing those ideas to the screen, he needs a lot of help. He can't write a script without a lot of other people to re-structure it and write better dialogue for the characters. Not only that, but he needs other people to help him visualise his ideas and then bring them to a concrete reality (as far as film-making can, of course!).

In other words, my own opinion is that Luca$h may own the legal rights to the SW movies and the ideas behind them, but he is very far from owning them artistically. An auteur he is not.
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#260603
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What did the Prequel Trilogy need?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260603/action/topic#260603
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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Concealing the fact that Palpatine is a Sith is a good plan, until Episode 3. At that point I don't see how you can effectively tell the story without revealing that he is the evil mastermind behind the downfall of the Republic. Not to mention someone has to tempt Vader to the Dark Side. True. Though, it's still possible that we may not see Vader's fall to the dark side, as I'm trying to take focus away from Vader's story. It might be something that happens "off-screen", as it were. I like the idea of revelations coming with the Jedi's discoveries of the depth of involvement of the clone plot with the Sith and members of the galactic senate. The audience will know some of the story but some questions will remain unanswered. I like the idea of Palpatine actually being a Sith Master being unknown, even if suspected, until ROTJ.
Originally posted by: gethedgical
I always thought it would've made more sense to use the wookiee slave trade on Kashyyk as a better basis for all the trade federation b.s. versus the republic.
As in the Republic banning the slave trade and the Trade Federation opposing it?Originally posted by: gethedgical
OH, and I should clarify - I think a good prequel trilogy would be based on a completely different series of events and timeline than what actually ended up in the prequels. It would be good to distinguish between what would've made the ones that came out better, and what would have been a better and an entirely different writing of them.
Do you mean telling a story that doesn't involve Ben and Anakin, Vader's fall and the origins of the twins, then?
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#260033
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What did the Prequel Trilogy need?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260033/action/topic#260033
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I'm still working on these points. I have a feeling that I might still keep the 'reveal' of Palpatine for ROTJ. Until then, he would be a character spoken of but not shown, as in ANH. I'm working on capturing the 'moment in time' feel of ANH, i.e. telling a whole story in each episode but revealing information about the characters and the universe around them as we go. Obviously Vader talks to Palpatine via hologram in ESB but the true character is not really seen until ROTJ. I think there will be talk among the Jedi about the Sith and Palpatine's involvement with them but I'll keep any actual revelations of Palpatine's true power until ROTJ.

I'd also like to avoid the sort of explanatory dialogue that started to appear in the PT. I was discussing this on ORS recently. I feel that the appearance of pseudo-scientific explanations for things, e.g. midichlorians, are a departure from the approach in the OT, which took you right into the SW universe and you could draw whatever conclusions you thought best from what you saw.