19-09-2004 11:02									#31
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It's his franchise, it's his call. Whether or not his judgment leads to bigger profits — surely a driving force in any decision he makes — is another story, though. Must be doing something right, considering Star Wars is quite the behemoth.

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	19-09-2004 11:39									#32
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I actually watched Episode 2 for the first time recently and was very pleasantly surprised, it was actually pretty good.

Star Wars is at its best when there is lots of violence, evil, and doom and gloom.

Episode 1 was horrible, too G rated, sterile, and dorky.

	19-09-2004 11:56									#33
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ok, I WOULD BE FINE WITH THE SPECIAL EDITION ONLY ****, HOWEVER, IN THE SPECIAL EDITION RETURN OF THE JEDI, THEY REPLACED THE END EWOK SONG!!!!! THAT SONG IS SO ASSOCIATED WITH MY CHILDHOOD, ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY (I HAD A STUFFED EWOK WAS MY FAVORITE TEDDY). AND NOW ITS ESSENTIALLY STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD. BULLSHIT

i must track down the origianl videos and hold onto them forever. and ill buy the specail edition DVDs, but i must have the originals too. Why couldnt he just release both on DVD together? let people choose their favorite, and he can still have his.

	19-09-2004 13:42									#34
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Take a chill pill. The original Ewok song sucked as hard as the new song. And your attachment to Ewoks is kinda scary for a (supposedly) heterosexual male .

And the reason he doesn't want people to 'choose their favorite' is because the New Special Edition (SE2, I guess) is the way Lucas wanted it to be done. It's his new director's cut and he'd rather have more whining than release something he thought incomplete.

Just be glad that you are even GETTING them on DVD .

quote: I actually watched Episode 2 for the first time recently and was very pleasantly surprised, it was actually pretty good.

AOTC was pretty good; however it doesn't have all the nostalgia and rebels fighting the big evil dudes so people wrote it off.

	19-09-2004 13:59									#35
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I liked the clones alot, they had that classic, "good guy noble cowboy cavalry coming to the rescue" thing about them. Plus it was good to see the Jedi fighting at the end. Then it also had that whole murder mystery feel to it, lots of intrigue.

Purple lightsabres PWN

Plus, the cheeze factor was kept to a very minimum

I'd have to say this was one of the better movies, including the original 3, because it had alot of things going on in it that none of the other movies had, and had probably the most complex plot line of all of them.

I did see influences of Gladiator, Braveheart, and Black Hawk Down in the movie, at least in terms of how some of the scenes were directed

	19-09-2004 14:08									#36
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Yeah, I consider AOTC to be almost on par with ANH, which is a notch below ESB.

	19-09-2004 14:17									#37
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No one from New Zealand can watch Attack of the Clones without cracking up.

Jango Fett is played by well known NZ actor Temuera Morrison who was not instructed to drop his Maori accent, with the result that all the Stormtroopers in the film talk like Maoris.

And the little boy who plays Boba Fett also has a Maori accent and looks and sounds like any number of kids I knew at school.

I was in NZ when it came out and my brother and I went to see it. When that kid said:

"Dare's someone ad da door Dat!"

the whole place erupted, and there were giggles for the rest of the film.

	19-09-2004 16:02									#38
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quote: Plus, the cheeze factor was kept to a very minimum

You must not have seen Yoda fight...

quote: Jango Fett is played by well known NZ actor Temuera Morrison who was not instructed to drop his Maori accent, with the result that all the Stormtroopers in the film talk like Maoris.

Yeah, I kept expecting one of them to turn to Natalie Portman and yell "Cook me some ****ing eggs, *****!"...

	19-09-2004 16:35									#39
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quote: he should be killed before he further damages the Star Wars legacy.

Word.

	19-09-2004 16:58									#40
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quote: The original Ewok song sucked as hard as the new song. And your attachment to Ewoks is kinda scary

Actually, for a song that brings nostalgia, it doesn't matter if it sucks or not. The value in them is not whether they sound good, but for the nostalgia they create.

	19-09-2004 17:09									#41
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Yaar, it be occurin' ta me, that that yellow bellied sea-rat, Lucas, is chantin' a tall tale. This be the man who wagged his tongue to others to make their story endin's more palatable to yer audience. Arrr, now he thinks he's an artist. Shiver me timbers!

	19-09-2004 18:56									#42
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	19-09-2004 23:30									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Yeah, I consider AOTC to be almost on par with ANH, which is a notch below ESB.

I have never felt such shame for you as I do now.

	19-09-2004 23:41									#44
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I look forward to having these on DVD.

I MIGHT even pay for them.

	20-09-2004 02:28									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten quote: Plus, the cheeze factor was kept to a very minimum You must not have seen Yoda fight... quote: Jango Fett is played by well known NZ actor Temuera Morrison who was not instructed to drop his Maori accent, with the result that all the Stormtroopers in the film talk like Maoris. Yeah, I kept expecting one of them to turn to Natalie Portman and yell "Cook me some ****ing eggs, *****!"...

The Yoda fight was one of the best parts!!!!!!!

	20-09-2004 02:35									#46
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It was cheesy as hell, though.

	20-09-2004 02:40									#47
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I guess I just didn't see the cheeze.

What was cheezy about it?

I thought it was cool as hell that this short old man that walks with a cane comes out whooping azz.

	20-09-2004 02:43									#48
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quote: What was cheezy about it?

A little green guy flying around like a midget Shaolin monk on crack?

	20-09-2004 02:46									#49
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Hell yeah!!!!!

	20-09-2004 02:48									#50
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It was pretty bad and ruined any seriousness that was left at that point in the movie. People liked it though. Unfortunantly.

	20-09-2004 02:48									#51
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Take a chill pill. The original Ewok song sucked as hard as the new song. And your attachment to Ewoks is kinda scary for a (supposedly) heterosexual male . And the reason he doesn't want people to 'choose their favorite' is because the New Special Edition (SE2, I guess) is the way Lucas wanted it to be done. It's his new director's cut and he'd rather have more whining than release something he thought incomplete. Just be glad that you are even GETTING them on DVD . quote: I actually watched Episode 2 for the first time recently and was very pleasantly surprised, it was actually pretty good. AOTC was pretty good; however it doesn't have all the nostalgia and rebels fighting the big evil dudes so people wrote it off.

regardless of whether you thought it sucked or not, its still a nastalgic part of my childhood, and i know for a fact it is as well for many others
And my affection for ewoks is no more than many people's affection for cats or dogs or something, so are you going to childishly call all those people on beastiality because they like them so much
poor taste

I read the article, i know why hes doing what hes doing. Im saying that he could release both versions and still hold the SE as the true Star Wars as he intended it to be (and make that clear to the audience), and then fans of the originals would be happy with having the originals too. I dont see how releasing both editions makes the SE any less the true star wars in his eyes. It just sounds kinda selfish to me to make everyone conform to him, regardless that he is the creator. the originals are already out of the bag. and you can say "well the originals are still out there if you want them", but i would really like to have them on DVD, as would many people, along with the SE

	20-09-2004 03:01									#52
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker Purple lightsabres PWN

Clearly Ted is teh right

quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker I did see influences of Gladiator, Braveheart, and Black Hawk Down in the movie, at least in terms of how some of the scenes were directed

Wasn't Black Hawek Down after Star Wars II?

	20-09-2004 03:19									#53
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It came out about a year before Episode 2. So maybe it was too close to have any influence, especially considering those scenes were computer animated so probably took a long time to render.

It seemed like the aerial sequeces looked alot like Black Hawk Down though.

	20-09-2004 03:19									#54
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Even the little kid (Boba Fett) was cool as hell.

Anakin in episode 1 was annoying.

I thought I was watching one of those G rated movies where all the animals talk.

	20-09-2004 03:21									#55
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quote: Originally posted by Apocalypse It was pretty bad and ruined any seriousness that was left at that point in the movie. People liked it though. Unfortunantly.

I thought it was a totally serious scene though.


I think the people that didn't like it just don't like Yoda, or they have an idea of what he is and isn't supposed to be.

That's why I liked it so much because he showed a side of himself that people hadn't stereotyped him to be.

	20-09-2004 03:51									#56
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker I thought it was a totally serious scene though. I think the people that didn't like it just don't like Yoda, or they have an idea of what he is and isn't supposed to be.

It looked childish though.

	20-09-2004 04:37									#57
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My wife and I was snickering audibly during the Yoda fight. Possibly one of the cheeziest movie moments of the past quarter-century.

	20-09-2004 04:41									#58
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	20-09-2004 04:43									#59
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(Precisely the same reaction I had in the theater. Thanks for the memories, Ted! )

	20-09-2004 04:53									#60
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Yeah, well, he WAS the top Jedi, so it only made sense that he could whoop azz.

It's just like that old Monk in Kill Bill 2 that whooped on Uma Thurmon