Of all the changes to the OT why didn't George take a digital comb and fix General Madine's hair? It looked ridiculous a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, in 1983, and today in 2014.
The early previews we got of the Phantom Menace. When I didn't know anything about the plot and just saw a few flashing images and the knowledge that Star Wars was coming back to theaters I couldn't be more thrilled. Then the movie actually happened.
Darth Maul up until he got punked by Obi-Wan. Perhaps the most vicious looking character ever created for the Star Wars universe.
Duel of the Fates. A classic John Williams theme.
Backstroke of the West. Absolutely hilarious.
Hmm. That's about it.
The prequels lacked the one thing the original movies had a ton of: a great sense of tension and danger for the protagonists.
Original Star Wars was about a small group of people fighting incredible odds against an overwhelming power and coming out on top. It was a roller-coaster of danger from beginning to end rooting for the little guy as they barely scraped by.
The prequels were about a lot of people who were too blind and stupid to see a tiny threat become a huge problem. Not a lot of tension in that especially since we in the audience already know the exact nature of the problem, the outcome, and have to watch the protagonists fumble around in the dark for three movies until its too late. The prequels were essentially the Keystone Cops in Space. With the Jedi being the bumblers. Not very intriguing to the audience.
Another problem is the lack of likable characters. It was always going to be tough to make new movies showing a likable version of the baddest bad guy in the universe, but they didn't even attempt it. Anakin was always a jerk and only got worse. The Jedi were out of touch. The politicians were monotone bores. Obi-Wan couldn't save it.
The sequels need to bring back the tension of the originals, but I don't exactly know how they'll do that given that the antagonists were soundly defeated in Return of the Jedi. Hope they don't try a repeat of the prequels with a lurking danger.
Can senior versions of Luke, Han, and Leia be enough of a return of likable characters to prop up the movie? They'll certainly help, but we could just be seeing a repeat of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In any case these new movies can't be any worse than the prequels. That was rock bottom.
No. I don't think Disney will release the original theatrical run versions.
Our only options are fan releases, but fortunately they're getting better and better all the time.
The only changes I could have lived with are the ones that improved the take off of the Millennium Falcon from Mos Eisley and the Death Star attack. Some of the original shots clearly look like little models or at least aren't very dramatic, so a change to make them more believable wouldn't have bothered me.
Since we haven't been given an option in real life I have decided against any SE changes.
At that point I had seen the other changes to the original movies, so it was just another reminder that Lucas hated what made him so successful and changes things just for the sake of his new babies, the prequels.
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Look at this screenshot comparison between the UH 2D Vs 3D: in particular, Arnold's hair and the tree on the center-right... any explanation?
Definitely a result of the 3D conversion.
Since you have to cut out elements of a 2D frame in an attempt to make them look 3D soft outlines like thin strands of hair and blurred edges will be removed since they're quite difficult to cut out perfectly without spending a lot of time on them.