ray_afraid

Tobar said:

ray_afraid said:

I’ve always hated the Mandalorians. More shrinkage. “Oh, he’s not really his own thing, there’s an entire army of Bobba Fetts!” Ugh.

They’ve been a part of Star Wars for as long as Boba Fett has:

The Empire Strikes Back novelization by Donald F. Glut:

…the notorious Boba Fett. A human bounty hunter, Fett was known for his extremely ruthless methods. He was dressed in a weapon-covered, armored spacesuit, the kind worn by a group of evil warriors defeated by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars.

And I don’t like it. What’s yer point?

DominicCobb said:

Forgive me if I’m mistaken, but I believe the only OT music in the films that hasn’t been released at this point is a short TESB insert and two diegetic cues from ROTJ.

Yup.
And the few missing bits from Jedi (which I’d love to have) no longer exist.
In the fan-made isolated scores these bits are choppy edits from the actual film track. I’ve long planned to make better versions of these, but I haven’t gotten around to it.

About to watch this thing. Heard nothing but good things that sound truly interesting. My expectations are firmly in check though:
I’ve always hated the Mandalorians. More shrinkage. “Oh, he’s not really his own thing, there’s an entire army of Bobba Fetts!” Ugh.
But, I can accept that if there’s a good, well-told story surrounding it.
Still, can’t help but wish he wasn’t Boba Fett & was, instead, something new.

crissrudd4554 said:

Anakin Starkiller said:

I think they’re both improvements. Leaving Ghost Shaw in there would be a plot hole, IMO, as unscarred Shaw never existed.

Doesn’t matter. He’s part of the Force and thus can take on any form of his choice.

Exactly. He’s in the form Luke would recognize him in.

flametitan said:

ray_afraid said:

flametitan said:

ray_afraid said:

Had never heard (or even heard of) Twiki’s early season 2 voice until tonight.
I think it just ruined my life.
& I’m not even a big Buck Rodgers fan.

How bad is it?

It’s a super-sweet, super-cartoony little boy voice.
I tried to find an example, but surprisingly nothings coming up.
Apparently the legendary voice actor Mel Blanc was replaced by a Bob Elyea. Fans hated it and they quickly changed it back mid-season.

OK I can see that feeling out of place for Twiki (even if I barely know anything about the series.)

I’m also mostly unfamiliar with the series. I only know this one trivia bit because it was so audibly offensive.
Buck Rodgers plays during Super Sci-Fi Saturday Night! which is a block of TV I usually have muted while mixing music or whatever I’m doing. The shows they air are wonderful background visuals. Highly recommended. Anyways, the sound was on a week or so ago & I was attacked by this.
Also, it didn’t even do the iconic “Bi-di-bi-di-bi”. That and the low, gruff voice of Twiki is what the dumb series is known for! How did they not see that!?

AAOC said:

Was wondering what the quality of the DVD is like. I found raw files online, but it looks like it has some motion blurring. Not sure if I just forgot what DVD 480p was like or I got a bad rip.

So, you’re really just gonna show up & say you’ve illegally downloaded commercially available material?
Wow ok.

Mocata said:

His robe shouldn’t even be a ghost!

Good point! he should be nude and missing his lower half.
Ugh, these plot holes!

theMaestro said:

By that logic, the Hayden ghost is also a plot hole, since a long-haired Anakin with an intact right arm and those specific robes also never existed.

lol This.
Also, I guess Obi-Wan’s ghost should still be chopped in half.
Ridiculous.

Ronster said:

You need to refute the Special edition in a questionable manner without coming over as confrontational about it because it is not all bad

I don’t care if it’s not all bad or even if it’s all actually great. That isn’t the issue AT ALL.
Suppression of history is WRONG. (why do I keep having to say this?)
Trying to reason with LFL that “it’s the version I prefer, so you should make it available” is going about it all wrong. It’s not the point that should be made.
Erasing & altering history is morally wrong. It’s an evil thing to try & do.

The lights on the stardestroyer… It’s beautiful.

Merry Christmas, you sons of guns!

crissrudd4554 said:

No OUT, no sale so basically I’m just confirming I have no intention of buying this set.

Same.
Lucasfilm has nothing to sell to me except the OUT. They’ve got nothing else I want.

Looks fantastic!

flametitan said:

ray_afraid said:

Had never heard (or even heard of) Twiki’s early season 2 voice until tonight.
I think it just ruined my life.
& I’m not even a big Buck Rodgers fan.

How bad is it?

It’s a super-sweet, super-cartoony little boy voice.
I tried to find an example, but surprisingly nothings coming up.
Apparently the legendary voice actor Mel Blanc was replaced by a Bob Elyea. Fans hated it and they quickly changed it back mid-season.

Yep. It’s an easy fix & a must in my book.
Dunno that Ady agrees, but I obviously hope so.

Han: “Who are you?”
Leia:“Someone who loves you.”
Han: “…WHO ARE YOU?!”

TavorX said:

I firmly think that there’s little to gripe about these days in respect to having access to the OOT.

The suppression of history is wrong.
I’m personally more than happy with Despecilized, 4K-- & the Revisited projects for my Star Wars.
But wonderful fan projects don’t make what’s wrong right.

TavorX said:

I have to be brutally honest and say many effects feel dated in certain scenes

Of course they do. They are.
One day, Rise of Skywalker will look dated as well.

darklordoftech said:

I also wish the Jedi and Sith wore armor resembling Vader’s throughout the prequels.

I’ve heard this before & I do not like it.
Vader should look original. His own thing.
So should Boba Fett.

Analogue1 said:

Food for thought:

Would it have made more sense overall, if Luke and Leia were not brother & sister

Yes.

but lovers.

No.

There’s a version of Night of the Living Dead where the co-writer & all 'round dumb schmuck John Russo added in scenes where the zombie apocalypse is said to be brought on by “Man’s sins” such as homosexuality. Original writer/director George A. Romero could do nothing about it, because the film is public domain (a whole other story). It’s the most shameless & repulsive revision to a film I’ve ever seen.
The only thing that makes Star Wars SEs worse is that the original version 1968 of NotLD is still readily available in HD (through Criterion no less!) & the awful 1999 version has been practically buried without a second release.
Still, to think I’ve told people that it ranks among my absolute favorite films & that they may have then gotten a version that makes me look zealously religious, sexist, racist & homophobic makes my freaking skin crawl.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Maybe I should just go for the gusto and create a thread listing each and every aspect of Star Wars I utterly despise to the max.

I see nothing wrong with that at all & I don’t think anyone else would either.
I’m sure you have the time.

Snaketibe said:

ray_afraid said:

My only problem with Han in Jedi is his jealousy at Luke.
Han & Leia fell in love in Empire and even tell each other!
Leia’s first word’s to Han in Jedi is “…Someone who loves you.” !!!
Then Han spends the rest of the film jealous & suspicious of LukenLeia.
It’s really stupid.

True, but who said love was always sensible? 😃

Ugh.
It’s not a complicated situation. Han has zero reason to be jealous of Luke. It just makes Han seem like a stupid teenager.
Throw all the clichés at it ya want. It’s bad. Real bad.

Here’s something: I can totally see myself in George’s shoes.
I remix & remaster music & I sometimes go back several times making new changes before I’m satisfied.
I do graphic design & so long as it’s a personal project with no deadline, it will be changed many many times months after “finishing” it.
I like to poke at & tweak my creations, often being much happier with it than I was before.
So, I don’t hold this against George at all. But, again, suppressing the original version is simply WRONG.

Ok, so a kind soul pointed out to me that what V.I.N.Cent is talking about really is happening here & I’ve lucked out by skimming over it.
This is silly & those involved should feel silly & sad.

yotsuya said:

MalàStrana said:

adywan said:

Outside of this site the reaction towards TROS has been overwhelmingly positive.

No, not really. Most people I know found it was the worst SW ever made.

Rotten Tomatoes

Really?
I have no opinion of the film, but RT is rubbish. After the past two years it’s had, I’m surprised to hear anybody still trusting it, though I’m sure many do.

V.I.N.Cent said:

Amazing that so many hate Star Wars and want everyone else to know about it - again and again and again - and far past any genuine criticism. Some haven’t even seen some of the new films and series!

Who? Where? I haven’t seen this happening on this site.
AFAIK, I’m the only one around here who’s opted out of the ST and I’m certainly not trashing it.