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#649165
Topic
General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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ray_afraid said:

Ryan McAvoy said:

Call me crazy but I'd have one of those over an X-Wing anyday.

So, is it Crazy McAvoy or Ryan Crazy? ;)

I do love the Americana that was put into the Naboo fighters design though. It's something I overlook when listing what I like about the Prequels. So now there are two (of them) 1- the design of the Pod racers and 2- the design Naboo fighter.

I did not realize how cool the Naboo Fighter design was until I walked through the 1920s airplanes at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC.

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#649026
Topic
James Bond 007 Thread
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FanFiltration said:

I was very happy to hear that the next James Bond film will NOT be directed by "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes. 

 "Mendes had hinted that he would direct Bond 24, however in March 2013, he announced he would not direct the 24th Bond film in order to focus on stage work."

Source =  http://www.hitfix.com/news/skyfall-director-sam-mendes-likely-to-return-for-next-james-bond-film

Why are you happy to hear this?

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#648271
Topic
The Unofficial Complete REVISITED SAGA Ideas and Random Discussion Thread
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Lord Haseo said:

Has anyone else noticed that Adywan taking out the Darth Vader scenes in ROTS doesn't keep the "No, I am your father" reveal a secret until ESB? I've read on facebook that the last we see of Anakin in ROTS is when he's on that medical stretcher thing on Coruscant after he was beaten by Obi-Wan. We can obviously assume that he survived without being shown how he exactly got put into the suit. Plus, before Vader and Obi-Wan duel Vader says " I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master." Anyone with half a brain can come to the conclusion that Vader is Anakin. Also, when Aunt Beru says "He has too much of his father in him." and Uncle Owen responds "That's what I'm afraid of." you don't think anyone is going to come to the obvious conclusion that Vader is Luke's father after Obi-Wan and Vader's conversation if they are watching this in order? 

So, a few things.

First, we don't know just what Ady's going to do. At some points, he's mentioned adding a second apprentice, but I'm not sure that will actually happen.

Second, cutting out the suit scene should also involve cutting out the stretcher. Obi-wan leaves Ani dying on the lava shores, and we never see him again. Ani turned evil (so Beru's lines are okay), Ben killed him, and then the audience thinks that Ben is lying to Luke in order to protect himself (afterall, he killed Luke's dad) and make Luke hate Vader (using him to help overthrow the Empire). Only later do we learn that Ben lied in a different way.

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#645351
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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doubleofive said:

Then the screen is filled with something flying overhead. Is it an entire Star Destroyer? No, its just a huge tower of something bigger.

It's a shame you haven't heard of perspective.

I kid.

Trying to replicate the beginning of ANH ... doesn't make much sense to me. It's supposed to be something bigger.

Take note, ROTJ fan-editors.

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#645239
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
Time

Ronster said:

Anyway now that's out the way...

Lando says "What about those..."

Oh never mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s8kpo9IDg

doubleofive said:

 

Of course they used the same physical model.

 

But modified you can clearly see the space between the Radar on top and the Deflector shield is different...
There is a reason they did not use the model for the SSD I think because it was lit from inside with fluroscants and the bridge perhaps would not of stood up so well to the camera on that model.. They had no Macro cameras or ice cube cameras in those days so the standard bridge stood in for it but was modified clearly.

Uh...how was it modified? That gap you're seeing is visible because it's a different angle.