Seems kind of pointless to me, I don't understand why you would want to mess with a movie decades after it original release. What does this add to the movie, I can at least understand what having Greedo shoot first does, it makes Han look a bit more noble, but I don't really see the point to this at all.
LucasFilms Confirms adding "NOOOOOO!" to Return of the Jedi
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I always found the climactic scene in Jedi to be a little empty. The problem with internal emotional conflict with no dialogue is that it relies on the actor's facial and physical reactions. With no facial movement possible because of the mask, the only acting that could be done was physical movement.
Vader's "looking back and forth" indicating his internal conflict kind of strikes me as clumsy, even to this day. Family Guy spoofed the moment perfectly in their parody of it, where Darth Stewie decides and announces, in a "Aw, what the hell..." manner, that he'll save Luke/Chris.
Of all the retcons that Lucas has done to the films, I'd say this one is the most harmless. However, everyone knows that HAN SHOT FIRST.
Vader's "looking back and forth" indicating his internal conflict kind of strikes me as clumsy, even to this day. Family Guy spoofed the moment perfectly in their parody of it, where Darth Stewie decides and announces, in a "Aw, what the hell..." manner, that he'll save Luke/Chris.
Of all the retcons that Lucas has done to the films, I'd say this one is the most harmless. However, everyone knows that HAN SHOT FIRST.
The new Krayt dragon call added into ep IV literally made me burst out laughing, i though it was a fan made joke sound, its that bad! It sounds like, well i don't even know what its supposed to sound like
Why george? Why? The way you treat your art astounds me, this is like if Da Vinci went back to the Mona Lisa 3 decades after finishing it then deciding it would look a lot better if he gave her a dirty sanchez!!!
Why george? Why? The way you treat your art astounds me, this is like if Da Vinci went back to the Mona Lisa 3 decades after finishing it then deciding it would look a lot better if he gave her a dirty sanchez!!!
Know what I have to say about this?
...yes you do, because I'm waaaaaay too late in responding to this thread for my typing "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" to be taken as creative and hilarious. Darn it.
...yes you do, because I'm waaaaaay too late in responding to this thread for my typing "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" to be taken as creative and hilarious. Darn it.
Alright guys, lets play the, "How can Lucas screw over Star Wars" game!!!
rules are simple: just list things that could screw over Star Wars that Lucas would probably do.
As an example: Dub over Lando Calrissian's lines to "better reflect the black community."
rules are simple: just list things that could screw over Star Wars that Lucas would probably do.
As an example: Dub over Lando Calrissian's lines to "better reflect the black community."
lol. "Altering these films is like changing the Mona Lisa, or David"
Hyperbole much? Yes, Star Wars is a great universe and story. I love them and have been watching them since I was 6. Now I'm in no way a Star Wars purist (I really don't care who shot first - Han is still a badass), but I have to agree this "noooooooo" thing is pretty stupid.
Mind you, not as stupid as that Max Rebo Band musical number in Jabba's palace. I dunno, I think I have to say that Return of the Jedi is pretty weak as a whole. Lol, as I type this I just noticed that Jedi is airing on Spike.
Hyperbole much? Yes, Star Wars is a great universe and story. I love them and have been watching them since I was 6. Now I'm in no way a Star Wars purist (I really don't care who shot first - Han is still a badass), but I have to agree this "noooooooo" thing is pretty stupid.
Mind you, not as stupid as that Max Rebo Band musical number in Jabba's palace. I dunno, I think I have to say that Return of the Jedi is pretty weak as a whole. Lol, as I type this I just noticed that Jedi is airing on Spike.
"A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you'll be able to project it on a 20' by 40' screen with perfect quality. I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's to go back and reinvent a movie."oblivion328 said:
-George Lucas
Actually, I doubt very much if the original theatrical release will ever be released again on anything higher quality than a DVD. He's adamant that the edited films should replace the original copies.
*Sigh* I almost never say anything this cruel, but I really hope he dies and leaves no instruction for reproducing the theatrical release, it honestly looks like the only way we'll ever see the REAL six Oscar winning film again.
It's not a tiny detail, this is the second pivotal dramatic moment he's ruined, he basically approached a perfect scene showing tension and dramatic revolution without words and he added the words...in the style of a cliche from 50's and 60's horror movies, the biggest problem is that that scene that they added to BY ITSELF created it's own identity and became a cliche. The scene is so iconic that it inspired similar scenes in other movies, and now it's gone, replaced by a cliche from another era when it itself started it's OWN cliche.sora91111 said:
Star Wars isn't just a movie, it's imbedded in the collective symbolic lexicon of the ENTIRE world, and he's removing some of the parts that make it so iconic.