ray_afraid

"Don't let that ape have any grey hair, it'll make me look old."

I can't stop laughing!

I've already praised the clip, but I have to say I'm with the idea that the spider should be obscured by shadow or fog until near the end of the shot. The focus really needs to be on the x-wing and the spider does distract the eye from the main subject right away.

I disagree. I think the longer shot gives just a bit more time to realize that Luke is now stranded somewhere very inhospitable. Along with the new creatures and more believable surroundings, it really helps set a more hopeless and foreboding mood.

Yeah, Chewie looks fine on that cover.
Looks like he's in a Revlon ad, but it does look like Chewie.

Why?

FanFiltration said:

C-3P0 said:

 Sir, it's quite possible that this piece of crap is not entirely stable.

I don't understand why TFA Chewie's eyes slant up when in the OT they slanted down...
I've said it before, but it makes him look like he's had a face lift. I can see it even in that stupid chair.

Wow... Of all the great shots in that film, they decided on that frame for the cover?
The Duke looks like he just got punched in the gut!
Or he's about to puke...
Or both.

Lord Haseo said:

ray_afraid said:

For ice-cream than never runs out and I can enjoy for the rest of my life?

Yes.

Especially in this scenario, where I can live a normal life and do whatever I want on my way to the ice-cream truck, as opposed to being stuck in a car.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me.

It's still ice cream that is at this point beyond our grasp. It's not like you're ever going to forget about it completely. 

 Of course I've not forgotten about it! That's why I'm still here in this metaphorical car elbowing the passengers next to me with excitement and talking about how good it's gonna be.
Some of us are enjoying this ride.

Yeah, the mock ups he did of the Falcon interior were great. I'd love to see something like that.

muddyknees2000 said:

I think we're arguing slightly different points here. Where as you're arguing IN-world, I'm coming from a basic film mechanics OUT-of-world standpoint.

I say this because I don't necessarily disagree with anything you've just said, BUT I still believe that Lando is portrayed as a bad guy in the film, until he turns the tables and offers his help. Again....film mechanics, not an in-world explanation.

In-world, he has his reasons and they may in fact be well-intentioned ones. Out-of-world, he still causes harm to the protagonists by joining forces with the main villain.

But I can definitely agree to disagree....especially seeing as this IS an argument of semantics seeing as Lando's alignment was not at all the point of my original post, but rather the argument against idea that there were no characters in SW who CHANGE alignments. Lando was only one of the examples, and some of you disagree with that particular one.

 I'm with ya.

For ice-cream than never runs out and I can enjoy for the rest of my life?

Yes.

Especially in this scenario, where I can live a normal life and do whatever I want on my way to the ice-cream truck, as opposed to being stuck in a car.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me.

muddyknees2000 said:

Whether or not he had a choice is an issue of semantics. His actions bring harm to protagonists = Bad Guy.

 I disagree. I think his lack of choice in the matter and the way he handled it all makes him a hero through and through. He never acted out of self interest, but was looking out for everybody the entire time. Sure, the citizens of Cloud City aren't portrayed as characters, but if Lando sacrificed them all to save his buddy and his buddy's girlfriend, I think that would make him a selfish bad guy.
Our heroes (including Han in the next film) seem accept his heroic actions once they realize what he's up to. Even if Han died, Lando did the right thing.

What choice did Lando have? What could he have done better? What did he do wrong?
I just don't see it.
Nor do any of the characters on the film, it seems.

muddyknees2000 said:

And then there's Lando.....only looks out for himself, much like Han used to, until he also has a change of heart. In fact, I'd say that grey-area characters are what's most interesting about SW.

 I've never understood this viewpoint. I think Lando did all he could to save everybody. He didn't sell anyone out to save himself and he had a plan to rescue everyone. A plan that worked with the exception of Fett getting away with Han, whom he latter helps rescue.

Jawa77 said:

.....Mos Eisley WAS supposed to be a very crowded and bustling space port,

 

 It was supposed to be a "Wretched hive of scum and villainy." Nobody ever says it was a busy place.

I wish someone would start making the films the Three Amigos were supposed to have been in.
I'd watch that.

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SilverWook said:

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=44035

Some new photos. Chewie looks more like his old self in one of them...

 He looks great there!
I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with his face in the trailer...

I'm tellin' ya...

Chewie has had some work done over the years.

DuracellEnergizer said:

TV's Frink said:

The melted helmet reminds me of this:

 

 I came here to post that. Nice to see I'm not alone.

Also, why can't they make Chewie look right? They haven't made a decent looking Chewie since ROTJ.

Oh, cool! I'm doing that..

Why do some people feel the need to have a picture in their signature?
It's always annoying and I just don't see the point in it.

I'm in.

Those wouldn't be bad slip-covers, with the original posters in the actual cases.