One and Only Star Wars Geekiness Thread

[pochorenella 0]

Man, between this DVD and those (rumored?) WrestleMania box sets and Bret Hart DVDs November is gonna be bankruptville for me.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Combine that with how he lobbied to get killed off...well, its not hard to get the impression he hates it, or at least doesn't like it.

 

Kasdan also wanted Solo killed off. There are two main reasons for this. First, in that they wanted to kill someone early in the final fight so that it could seem that anybody could die. Second, there was nothing for the character to do once the Jabba stuff ended. Ford was doing the movie either way and this was going to be the last one, but he felt that it was best for the story if he died saving Leia's life or something like that. Ford makes different creative suggestions in most of his movies, which is largely why he doesn't get along with Lucas that well, because Lucas wants absolute control over what is going on. Look at how reluctant Lucas was to even change Solo's final line in ESB. Kirshner had to prove it to Lucas that an audience would like it better before he even accepted it. Spielberg usually allows more input from his actors, especially someone with as much experience as Ford.

[SuperJerk 0]

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/637/637759p1.html

 

Sith Takes Revenge on DVD

Lucas' epic comes to DVD Nov. 1.

by Todd Gilchrist

 

July 29, 2005 - This week Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that this summer's biggest blockbuster, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, will be released on DVD November 1, 2005. The film will be released in a two-disc set that features the following bonus materials:

 

    * A new full-length documentary produced by Lucasfilm Ltd.

    * Two new featurettes, including "an in-depth look at the film's eye-popping stunts," and one which "explores the prophecy of Anakin Skywalker as the chosen one"

    * A 15-part collection of Lucasfilm's groundbreaking "Web Documentaries"

 

 

Take a look at the box art for the widescreen DVD below:

 

 

[CBright7831 0]

#7 The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003)

 

Lifetime Gross: $377.027

Release Date: December 17th, 2003

Rated: PG-13

Studio: New Line Cinema

 

#8 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

 

Lifetime Gross: $375.880

Release Date: May 19th, 2005

Rated: PG-13

Studio: 20th Century Fox

 

It's only a matter of time now.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

Combine that with how he lobbied to get killed off...well, its not hard to get the impression he hates it, or at least doesn't like it.

 

Kasdan also wanted Solo killed off. There are two main reasons for this. First, in that they wanted to kill someone early in the final fight so that it could seem that anybody could die.

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I always thought that was why he was going to blow up Lando and the Falcon in Jedi, thereby cementing Wedge's place as the ultimate cinema badass. But audiences hated it so he wussed out and made with the Ewok Safety Dance ending.

[SuperJerk 0]

Combine that with how he lobbied to get killed off...well, its not hard to get the impression he hates it, or at least doesn't like it.

 

Kasdan also wanted Solo killed off. There are two main reasons for this. First, in that they wanted to kill someone early in the final fight so that it could seem that anybody could die.

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I always thought that was why he was going to blow up Lando and the Falcon in Jedi, thereby cementing Wedge's place as the ultimate cinema badass. But audiences hated it so he wussed out and made with the Ewok Safety Dance ending.

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Was that before after the cut sex scene between Chewie and C3PO?

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

Combine that with how he lobbied to get killed off...well, its not hard to get the impression he hates it, or at least doesn't like it.

 

Kasdan also wanted Solo killed off. There are two main reasons for this. First, in that they wanted to kill someone early in the final fight so that it could seem that anybody could die.

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I always thought that was why he was going to blow up Lando and the Falcon in Jedi, thereby cementing Wedge's place as the ultimate cinema badass. But audiences hated it so he wussed out and made with the Ewok Safety Dance ending.

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Was that before after the cut sex scene between Chewie and C3PO?

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Not sure. Should have kept that one though. Automoton/walking carpet love = $100 million more.

[Art Sandusky 0]

All of SW except II > LOTR according to the numbers now?

[pochorenella 0]

Yes. EpIII took an estimated $610,000 this weekend for an overall cume of $377,118,000 to put it at #7 in the All/Time chart, displacing LOTR3. Although the movie did do less than expected this weekend, being the first time that EpII outgrossed it in the same comparable weekend. Still, I have faith it-ll do over $380 million.

[CBright7831 0]

With Sith now passing King in box office totals (and not worldwide gross), I think it's time for something that will be most emotional. Nute Gunray has been a great avatar, but sadly, it's time to move on. So with that, I am retiring my Viceroy Nute Gunry avatar, signature, and custom status in this thread...for now.

 

So long, old friend.

 

 

Viceroy of TSM

 

"The war is over...Lord Sidious promised us peace...we only want-*slash*-AAAAAH!" - Viceroy Nute Gunray's famous last words in Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

[Guest Fook]

91 Reasons to Hate Star Wars Episode III

[SuperJerk 0]

The dude just basically listed everything that happened in the movie (no matter how obscure or rational) as a reason to hate it, whether it actually worked or not, .

 

Essentially: "Wow, remember the part where they fought with light sabers? Man, that was terrible because in Ep. 4 when they fight with lightsabers they use two hands, but here they use one hand and it totally ruined the movie for me."

 

He actually bitched Obi-Wan didn't seem injured after he got hurt, and how they used a metal frame to construct the Death Star at the end (as if this somehow contradicts what was in ROTJ).

 

Some people have too much time on their hands, and sometimes people are just LOOKING FOR stuff to be pissed off about.

[pochorenella 0]

Fuck him, then.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Read them for all 6 movies - it was a pretty decent read. Some stuff is nitpicky, but other stuff is legit criticisms.

[Black Lushus 0]

I agree with Spiff...yeah I'm the kind of fan that overlooks all this nitpicky shit, but he's still got some legit gripes in there...

[SuperJerk 0]

Yeah, but the ratio of nitpicking legit gripes is like 20:1. Some of the stuff he lists can be easily reconciled if you bother to put the smallest amount of thought or effort into them.

 

For example, Reason #62: complaining that the Tantive IV (Organa's ship) looks different in ROTS than it does in ST: ANH. The differences are the ship is a lighter color, has bigger guns and smaller engines. As if parts of the ship couldn't be replaced in 20 years? Like I said, even the smallest amount of thought can easily reconcile his nitpicks with continuity.

 

Here's a few that pissed me off in particular:

 

Reason #68 has the author bitching because Anakin thinks he can rule the galaxy, by criticizing the plausibility of Anakin pulling it off. Well gosh, brainiac, you think maybe Anakin just didn't think his plan all the way through yet? Pointing out that anakin doesn't think things through isn't pointing out a mistake, its noticing a character trait.

 

In reason #36, the author bitches that Palaptine could be claiming he's anakin's father, which is clearly not the case.

 

Reason #84 is just fucking retarded. Hey, dumb ass, Alderaan and Naboo aren't even the same fucking planet. Rules about how you become Queen, and no rules for who gets the title "Princess" are ever established.

 

Reason #58 is idiotic because he forgets that the Jedi children were also called "younglings" in the previous movie. "Padawan" is probably the name of a Jedi Apprentice who is already out in the field with an individual Master.

 

Sufficed to say, his 91 reasons probably could've been more like 7 or 8 at best. They took their few good points and buried them in ridicules anal retentiveness and imaginary problems.

 

Having said that, if you look at the rest of the site, there are multiple pages for the problems with the DVDs that are actually pretty good points. He also nitpicks Eps. 1 and 2, to which I say "LET THE FUCKERS HAVE IT!"

[Guest Vitamin X]

In reason #36, the author bitches that Palaptine could be claiming he's anakin's father, which is clearly not the case. 

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It may not be the case, but it does bring up the possibility, considering that's a question still left very much unanswered.

 

It would also make sense as to why Vader would feel it appropriate to have Luke as his apprentice, and rule the galaxy together as father and son... and perhaps a Sith tradition would be instilled in which it's not just apprentice killing the master, but a prince committing regicide.

 

I think a film (or sequence of them) highlighting the Jedi and Sith as two halves as one whole rather than paint them as just good and evil would be particularly fascinating, but of course we're stuck with the six that we got. Lucas won't give his babies up to any further creativity.

[SuperJerk 0]

One would assume that Plagius kept that knowledge of the manipulation of midichlorians to himself, since he also kept how to use them to keep people from dying to himself.

 

Palpatine is, of course, lying to Anakin to make him think he knows how to save Padme by telling him the Plagius story in the first place.

[CBright7831 0]

 

 

 

 

All of these translations, and many more can be found here. It's the translations for Star Wars: Episode III in chinese.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

91 Reasons to Hate Star Wars Episode III

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I've been reading this, and I realize that I know who this guy is! I've even got his picture around here somewhere..wait a sec...

 

..hold on... There it is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CBright7831 0]

 

 

Awesome! This is from one of the documentaries on the Episode III DVD as a test to see what CGI Yoda would look like in the scenes. There are no plans right now for a new release of Episode I, but this will likely be included in the Collector's Box Set of all six films in the next year or two. Can't wait, it looks so much better than that heroin addict of a puppet they originally used.

[pochorenella 0]

Yoda does look kinda weird on Episode I.

[SuperJerk 0]

I'm really impressed thus far with this mythical complete saga DVd box set that's not actually coming out anytime soon.

[Anakin Flair 0]

Give Lucas time, and he'll release it.

[SuperJerk 0]

I'd be willing to bet he's saving the 6 film box set for the next generation of media.

[Anakin Flair 0]

I'd be willing to bet he's saving the 6 film box set for the next generation of media.

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True. Hell, I remember when he said that he would never put Star Wars on DVD, because the medium didn't allow him to do what he wanted, or wasn't good enough, or some shit like that. I think I heard that around the time Phantom Menace came out on VHS, but it might have been earlier.

[SuperJerk 0]

Given how superior DVD was to VHS, he's retarded if he really said that.

 

Whichever new format he chooses will almost automatically win the Blu-ray/HDDVD war.

[CBright7831 0]

Given how superior DVD was to VHS, he's retarded if he really said that.

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He did.

 

And how ironic is it today that ROTS will only be released on DVD.

[CBright7831 0]

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here is a few pics from a very talked about deleted scene:

 

 

 

 

[Black Lushus 0]

I'd like to see the cause behind the Dagobah tree overflowing with the darkside...I'm sure EU has mentioned this, like Yoda confronted and killed a dark Jedi there...is that the official story?