LucasFilms Confirms adding "NOOOOOO!" to Return of the Jedi

[Mahorfeus]

Meh. I could give less of a damn. The inherent cheesiness of the movies has always been a selling point to me. Dunno about buying the set, but I certainly want to see the rereremastered editions at some point, at least for the lulz.

 

[uncanny474]

Dammit!

I've got clinical depression. I've done some pretty stupid thing because of this disease, and I won't go into them. I take medication and self-medicate with lots of ponies.

WHY DOES THE INTERNET INSIST ON DEPRESSING ME! I REALLY DON'T NEED THIS CRAP! WHY DO PEOPLE INSIST ON BEING SO STUPID!!!

PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, LUCAS, STOP TROLLING US!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ham_authority95]

LucasFilms Confirms adding "NOOOOOO!" to Return of the Jedi

For the upcoming Blu-Ray release of the Star Wars films, George Lucas has shat upon his own work - again.

If I learned anything from watching Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, it's that Darth Vader is corrupt. He is evil all the way to his mechanized core. Despite Vader's son entreating him to see the good inside him in Return of the Jedi, it is too late for him. That is, until Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith, is forced to watch his only son be tortured to death by the Emperor who corrupted him. There is no audible reaction, but Lord Vader is overcome by the man he used to be and suddenly rebels against his former master, tossing the frail body still emitting lightning into the Death Star core where it finally explodes. The silent, stoic, selfless act is Anakin Skywalker's last, all the more potent because of it required no dialogue.


Until now.

For the Blu-Ray release of all six films of bearing the name Star Wars coming out on September 15th, Mr. George Lucas has once again changed a few things. Loyal fans may remember the addition of plot and character changing images such as Greedo shooting first and young Hayden Christensen appearing as a ghost at the end of Jedi when Lucas reissued the Special Edition of his films.

The Blu-Rays change even more, the most egregious being Vader uttering, "No. NOOOOOO!" right before he betrays Emperor Palpatine. The video above shows the change, which was confirmed by a representative at LucasArts via email to the New York Times: "Yes - Darth says NO."

I get it. I get that Lucas can't help tinkering with his films. He must hate the backlash that the "NOOOOOOOO!" [http://darthno.ytmnd.com/] received from the end of Revenge of the Sith and he wants to make it work thematically by calling it back (forward?) in Jedi.

But come the fuck on, George. Please stop. You obviously don't understand how you made great films in the 70s & 80s if you keep making these changes. What's next? You add Jar Jar Binks to the cantina scene, or re-record Alec Guinness's dialogue in Star Wars to include midi-chlorians?

This further proves that Lucas only made the original Star Wars films by accident. I now officially regret pre-ordering the blu-ray sex-ology back in January. I was going to give the prequels another shot ... maybe they weren't as bad as I had thought ... well, screw that.

Source: New York Times [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/lucasfilm-confirms-change-to-blu-ray-release-of-return-of-the-jedi/?scp=1&sq=lucas+films&st=cse]

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Why does anyone care about Star Wars anymore? The time to care about it was in the 80s, not now.

Maybe we should focus our fanboy/girl energies into Sci-Fi movies that aren't past their expiration date yet.

 

[infohippie]

I'm over Star Wars. I've had enough, it doesn't really mean a whole lot to me any more. And that is entirely George Lucas's fault. Bit by bit, he's stripped away my affection for these films. I saw the original cinema release of eps 4, 5 & 6 and I used to be so excited by anything Star Wars, but not any more. Thanks, George.

 

[Callate]

"...dammit, they're my movies, and if I say the Dark Lord of the Sith is a whiny little ***** and always was, by God, the Dark Lord of the Sith is a whiny little *****!"

And just to add to the volume of fail, they didn't even do the overdub well. That first "no" sounds like someone just asked Vader if he'd like to try the shrimp special as he's contemplating the menu.

I'm predicting some time in the 2020s we're going to get offered a special "restored" edition with all of Lucas' later "improvements" removed.

And maybe the "prequel" trilogy re-cut so as not to make film-goers wince at least every ten minutes.

 

[The Great JT]

To me, this just proves that George Lucas not only hates his creation but has nothing but contempt for its fans.

George Lucas, you can burn in hell. Meanwhile, I'm gonna try to get into Star Trek in some attempt to find some good sci-fi.

 

[Greyhawk]

What's next? You add Jar Jar Binks to the cantina scene, or re-record Alec Guinness's dialogue in Star Wars to include midi-chlorians?

*Shhhhhhhh*. Old man Lucas may be watchin'! Don't give him any ideas!

 

[RaikuFA]

i read somewhere that the greedo shot first thing wasnt lucas' fault. the exceutives knew kids were gonna see it and they didnt want kids to think shooting people for fun was a good thing. so they made greedo shoot first so the kids will learn about how self defense works

 

[War Penguin]

There's only one way George can win: If he changes this:

Come one, George. This is the only way you can come out of this one alive.

 

[Klarinette]

Goodbye dramatic tension. We shall miss you dearly :'(

Right?

I just... I can't sigh loudly enough right now. Just.. I mean... really? Like....fuck. 'Don't fix what ain't broke' and all that cal.

God dammit.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

And yet hordes of idiot fanboys will suckle Lucas's bloated and sour teat just because the packaging says "Blu-ray" on it now. Support creativity by not purchasing this latest mind-abortion by George.

 

[Fusioncode9]

...Please tell me there will be an option to see the original unaltered version in the blu ray pack


...please?

Nope, George Lucas considers that version outdated and incomplete.

That first no was hilarious by the way.

 

[Crazy_Man_42]

It's only a matter of time till Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny stop Lucas and Spielberg from changing their movies by having the ark open and killing them.

We just need to wait and protect our original copies of Star Wars during the great Original Star Wars purge from George till that day comes.

PROTECT YOUR COPIES PEOPLE THE PURGE IS COMING.

 

[rayen020]

the originals aren't as bad as everyone thinks they are. However the changes made in the special edition and this new changes are unneeded and detract from the films.

 

[oblivion328]

*SHRUG*

I honestly no longer care what he does. They're his movies, he can do what he wants to them. Clearly he's changed from who he was and it's clear he will never listen to us either. Probably because most of us react in ways that would honestly make me not want to listen. Mostly frothing, incoherent and in articulate rage, inordinate wailing and gnashing of teeth coupled with cries of heresy and claims of crimes against humanity. Whatever. He can do whatever he wants. I still have my sweet, sweet memories of the way it was. He can't take those from me and thanks to the modern wonder of the internet it's a lot harder for somebody like him to completely pave over history.

Case in point:

He seems like he must have been a pretty cool guy once. I guess it's up to one of you guys to become the new George Lucas and make movies about the things you loved as a kid. Hope it doesn't go to your head.

To be perfectly honest, I always hated the Yub Nub song.

 

[PrinceofPersia]

Suddenly I am so glad I decided to not buy this blue-ray pack or go to the theatrical re-release of the OT.

 

[Craazhy]

George seems to be under the impression that the people he's marketing to are not capable of understanding that there may be emotions that we won't be able to see from a character WITH A MASK ON HIS FACE and that it doesn't feel natural at all for him to say "no" like that. We realize that we have to meet the writing half way and assume that ANY FATHER WOULD BE DISTRAUGHT TO WATCH HIS CHILD BE ELECTROCUTED TO DEATH.

He doesn't need to say no. He never needed to say anything before.

 

[Signa]

At least... at the very least! He hasn't gone through the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and edited out all of the guns and replaced them with walkie talkies!


It's sad how near to life that one certain South Park episode really was with Georgie, and to think the last great thing he has contributed (as far as I can think of) was Darth Maul... the only shining point of the prequel trilogy...

Speaking of South Park, it was from that show I originally heard about the walkie-talkie incident. I was 100% sure for years that was all just a joke that Matt and Trey put into the show to make it more silly. I was mortified years later talking to a co-worker to find that it was true.

 

[SideburnsPuppy]

Is it just me, or is everybody on this thread being a total pissbitch? "What? They added a new line of dialogue? ALL OF STARWARS IS RUINED 4EVAR!" "George Lucas is t3h Satan!" "This tinkering NEEDS 2 STOP FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY!" This is probably the single most inconsequential change made to the series, and everybody's acting like the bombs are falling outside their doors. Calm your tits, everybody.