Thursday, June 10, 2004
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Ok, if this is a little TOO nerdy for you all, I'll understand if you disavow me.
There's been a lot of speculation on what (if any questions we've all had over the years) will be answered in the final Star Wars installation.
How will Amidala hide her pregnancy from Ana-vader? I mean, does she get her stomach cut off and have it replaced by a robotic one, or what?
What the heck does a Jawa look like under that freaking hood anyway?!
What's the significance of the "evil" cave on Dagobah?
Will we see "connectors" like a brand spanking new X-wing, Y-wing, and or a cameo of the Millenium Falcon? Or a young Han Solo or Chewy?
Of course the obvious... Does Anaken fall into a pool of lava to cause his injuries that require him to wear the Vader suit, or is it strictly from injuries sustained from Obi-wan's light saber?
At what point does Anakin start acting more like Vader and less like Anakin?... before or after he puts the black suit on?
Does R2-D2 have any other special features we don't know about? Like... spring loaded scissors, or maybe a bottle opener? How about a gigantic magnafying glass? A cork screw maybe?
Will C3P0 be spouting off any more bad jokes to make us groan?
What species is Yoda anyway?
Why the heck does every film (except Empire) at some point visit Tatooine?
When and why do R2 & 3P0 have a memory wipe?
Will we learn what all of the other buttons (besides the one that calls his parents to pick him up) do on Vaders suit?
Why are droids descriminated against in bars? Can't a droid get his drink on?
Why didn't Quigon disappear when he was killed?
Any others?
- Josh ;) :D
There's been a lot of speculation on what (if any questions we've all had over the years) will be answered in the final Star Wars installation.
How will Amidala hide her pregnancy from Ana-vader? I mean, does she get her stomach cut off and have it replaced by a robotic one, or what?
What the heck does a Jawa look like under that freaking hood anyway?!
What's the significance of the "evil" cave on Dagobah?
Will we see "connectors" like a brand spanking new X-wing, Y-wing, and or a cameo of the Millenium Falcon? Or a young Han Solo or Chewy?
Of course the obvious... Does Anaken fall into a pool of lava to cause his injuries that require him to wear the Vader suit, or is it strictly from injuries sustained from Obi-wan's light saber?
At what point does Anakin start acting more like Vader and less like Anakin?... before or after he puts the black suit on?
Does R2-D2 have any other special features we don't know about? Like... spring loaded scissors, or maybe a bottle opener? How about a gigantic magnafying glass? A cork screw maybe?
Will C3P0 be spouting off any more bad jokes to make us groan?
What species is Yoda anyway?
Why the heck does every film (except Empire) at some point visit Tatooine?
When and why do R2 & 3P0 have a memory wipe?
Will we learn what all of the other buttons (besides the one that calls his parents to pick him up) do on Vaders suit?
Why are droids descriminated against in bars? Can't a droid get his drink on?
Why didn't Quigon disappear when he was killed?
Any others?
- Josh ;) :D
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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November 2003
November 2003
My question is, what is Lucas fetish with severed limbs, especially hands?
Phantom: ?
Clones: Anakin gets hand cut off
Episode III: ?
New Hope: Guy gets arm cut off in Mos Eisley bar
Empire: Snow monster gets hand cut off, Luke gets hand cut off
Jedi: Darth gets hand cut off again
Can Jedi strangle people at will like Vader?
Did Luke realize after founding out that Leia was his sister that he was in love with her and frenched her in Empire? Did Han realize?
How big of a bad ass would Han be with a lightsaber and Jedi skill? Could he beat Luke?
What did the Ewoks think when C-3PO left them, since they idolized him? What would the Ewoks do if they found out that him levitating was actually Luke's will?
Did Jabba and Leia ever get their freak on?
Why did that one guy with Jabba look like a head a tail on his head? Was his butt on his neck?
Were R2 and C-3P0 "just friends" or was there more going on? Was 3P0's whining due to some... uh, frustration stemming from... oh, never mind.
Actually, in retrospect, it's okay if these questions aren't answered, I don't know if i want to know on some of them...
Phantom: ?
Clones: Anakin gets hand cut off
Episode III: ?
New Hope: Guy gets arm cut off in Mos Eisley bar
Empire: Snow monster gets hand cut off, Luke gets hand cut off
Jedi: Darth gets hand cut off again
Can Jedi strangle people at will like Vader?
Did Luke realize after founding out that Leia was his sister that he was in love with her and frenched her in Empire? Did Han realize?
How big of a bad ass would Han be with a lightsaber and Jedi skill? Could he beat Luke?
What did the Ewoks think when C-3PO left them, since they idolized him? What would the Ewoks do if they found out that him levitating was actually Luke's will?
Did Jabba and Leia ever get their freak on?
Why did that one guy with Jabba look like a head a tail on his head? Was his butt on his neck?
Were R2 and C-3P0 "just friends" or was there more going on? Was 3P0's whining due to some... uh, frustration stemming from... oh, never mind.
Actually, in retrospect, it's okay if these questions aren't answered, I don't know if i want to know on some of them...
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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That's freaky! I never thought about the severed arm/hand thing! What is up with that?
From what I've heard with Lucas' game division, they have to stick to the rules Lucas has set within the Star Wars universe as well... so, the whole strangle thing is a "Sith" tendency. If Jedi were to do that, they would start to turn to the dark side. Same thing goes for using two light sabers. (From what I understand).
I think if I were in Luke's position, and found out I had kissed my sister, I would puke, and then go into therapy for years.
I don't think Han would make a good jedi. He's kind of the stereotypical "Jock" type. He's strong, and courageous, but not that smart. Intelligence seems to be a pre-requisite to be a Jedi. No smarts, no Jedi mind powers... which is more than half of being a Jedi.
I'm not sure what the Ewoks would have done.
Jaba and Leia... the thought is just too much to bear.
Don't know about the "butt head" guy. lol
- Josh
[Post edited by Nachtkriechen on Jun 11, 2004]
From what I've heard with Lucas' game division, they have to stick to the rules Lucas has set within the Star Wars universe as well... so, the whole strangle thing is a "Sith" tendency. If Jedi were to do that, they would start to turn to the dark side. Same thing goes for using two light sabers. (From what I understand).
I think if I were in Luke's position, and found out I had kissed my sister, I would puke, and then go into therapy for years.
I don't think Han would make a good jedi. He's kind of the stereotypical "Jock" type. He's strong, and courageous, but not that smart. Intelligence seems to be a pre-requisite to be a Jedi. No smarts, no Jedi mind powers... which is more than half of being a Jedi.
I'm not sure what the Ewoks would have done.
Jaba and Leia... the thought is just too much to bear.
Don't know about the "butt head" guy. lol
- Josh
[Post edited by Nachtkriechen on Jun 11, 2004]
Friday, June 11, 2004
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December 2003
Depression,
I don't know what to say about the dual light saber thing. I swear I've read it or seen someone talk about it in an interview somewhere within the star wars universe at some point. I wish I could remember where I saw it. Here's a theory on the Episode II fight scene... you could be right that the Jedi were picking up the light sabers off of dead Jedi. Lucas seemed to really push the importance that Aniken NOT lose his light saber, or let anything happen to it. They mention it, or give reference to that 4 or 5 times throughout episode II, so maybe that has something to do with it. I'm not sure.
You're right about the physics of light sabers though. I've worked with swords in personal, martial arts, and military applications. If they truly are just beams of energy, then they wouldn't have any mass or weight for that matter. Which would make them impossible to spin. However, the actors can do it, because the light saber models they're using for dueling actually have iron rods coming out of them in place of where the energy beam would be. This is probably for reference for the CG animators to come back to the film footage later and put in the engergy effects, as well as when the actors clash sabers they don't have to guess where to stop the blade.
Don't get me wrong about the Dooku fight scene. I actually liked the effects across the faces, it's just that there were FAR too many shots of them. It just kept going and going. I think they should have used maybe 2 shots maximum.
I agree with you about the Obi-wan rage on Maul thing. That is my favorite scene in the whole flick. That look on Darth Mauls face when he realizes he's been cut in half was priceless! It's almost like he was thinking "I'm gonna kick your butt now... wait a minute... something's not right here".
I think the main problem with putting more choreography into the Dooku fight scene was because actor Christopher Lee was "too old" (in his own words) to be doing all of those action sequences. In the special features, Lee says that they put his face on another actors body (via CG) for the heavy physical scenes. That being said, it probably limited Lucas to how many action shots he could get away with before the audience realized Lee's face was superimposed.
You know what's funny, is that even though Aniken is supposed to be "the chosen one", and the most powerful Jedi ever... I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) somewhere in episodes IV - VI it's mentioned (by Yoda I think) that Luke is more powerful than Vader... or has the potential to become so. I think Lucas needs a whole staff of continuity monitors to keep him from contradicting laws and rules in his own universe. lol ;)
- Josh
I don't know what to say about the dual light saber thing. I swear I've read it or seen someone talk about it in an interview somewhere within the star wars universe at some point. I wish I could remember where I saw it. Here's a theory on the Episode II fight scene... you could be right that the Jedi were picking up the light sabers off of dead Jedi. Lucas seemed to really push the importance that Aniken NOT lose his light saber, or let anything happen to it. They mention it, or give reference to that 4 or 5 times throughout episode II, so maybe that has something to do with it. I'm not sure.
You're right about the physics of light sabers though. I've worked with swords in personal, martial arts, and military applications. If they truly are just beams of energy, then they wouldn't have any mass or weight for that matter. Which would make them impossible to spin. However, the actors can do it, because the light saber models they're using for dueling actually have iron rods coming out of them in place of where the energy beam would be. This is probably for reference for the CG animators to come back to the film footage later and put in the engergy effects, as well as when the actors clash sabers they don't have to guess where to stop the blade.
Don't get me wrong about the Dooku fight scene. I actually liked the effects across the faces, it's just that there were FAR too many shots of them. It just kept going and going. I think they should have used maybe 2 shots maximum.
I agree with you about the Obi-wan rage on Maul thing. That is my favorite scene in the whole flick. That look on Darth Mauls face when he realizes he's been cut in half was priceless! It's almost like he was thinking "I'm gonna kick your butt now... wait a minute... something's not right here".
I think the main problem with putting more choreography into the Dooku fight scene was because actor Christopher Lee was "too old" (in his own words) to be doing all of those action sequences. In the special features, Lee says that they put his face on another actors body (via CG) for the heavy physical scenes. That being said, it probably limited Lucas to how many action shots he could get away with before the audience realized Lee's face was superimposed.
You know what's funny, is that even though Aniken is supposed to be "the chosen one", and the most powerful Jedi ever... I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) somewhere in episodes IV - VI it's mentioned (by Yoda I think) that Luke is more powerful than Vader... or has the potential to become so. I think Lucas needs a whole staff of continuity monitors to keep him from contradicting laws and rules in his own universe. lol ;)
- Josh
Friday, June 11, 2004
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Those aforementioned pictures look great. Ewan looks uncannily like Guiness' Obi-Wan, and Hayden's Anakin is appropriately looking moody and overcast with darkness, since he will soon turn to Vader. The burnt pics of Anakin are pretty gros, they look like a burnt omlette. Will Episode III still get a PG if Anakin is torched this badly?
I have pretty high hopes for this film. IMO, Episode I was eloquent but it had too much of the politics, and lots of wooden acting. Episode II was a HUGE step up with more/better action, story, etc. The lightsaber battles in the prequels are MINDBLOWING. In Ep. I, the fight with Obi-Wan, Maul and Qui-Gon was great. Ep. II blew that out of the water with Obi-Wan and Anakin against Dooku, and then of course Yoda against Dooku. I loved the scene when the lightsabers flashed across their pissed off faces, it was intense and claustrophobic. I hope that Lucas puts his all into Ep. III, and I hope the DVD's don't disappoint. If I had to individually rate the Star Wars films, it would go as such:
Ep. I Phantom Menace: 7
Ep. II Attack of CLones: 8
Ep. III: ?
Ep. IV New Hope: 9
Ep. V Empire: 10
Ep. VI Jedi: 9
I have pretty high hopes for this film. IMO, Episode I was eloquent but it had too much of the politics, and lots of wooden acting. Episode II was a HUGE step up with more/better action, story, etc. The lightsaber battles in the prequels are MINDBLOWING. In Ep. I, the fight with Obi-Wan, Maul and Qui-Gon was great. Ep. II blew that out of the water with Obi-Wan and Anakin against Dooku, and then of course Yoda against Dooku. I loved the scene when the lightsabers flashed across their pissed off faces, it was intense and claustrophobic. I hope that Lucas puts his all into Ep. III, and I hope the DVD's don't disappoint. If I had to individually rate the Star Wars films, it would go as such:
Ep. I Phantom Menace: 7
Ep. II Attack of CLones: 8
Ep. III: ?
Ep. IV New Hope: 9
Ep. V Empire: 10
Ep. VI Jedi: 9
Friday, June 11, 2004
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March 2004
Josh
That's the thing isn't it, "Anakin" is supposedly the most powerful Jedi to ever walk. I'm willing to bet that once Ani goes bionic, he isn't at full potential anymore. So Luke may be able to surpass Vader, but could he have surpassed Anakin?
I also hope Mace shows us exactly why his swordsmanship is a thing of legend. Even though he has to die somewhere, I'm betting he won't go quietly. PURPLE POWER!!!
That's the thing isn't it, "Anakin" is supposedly the most powerful Jedi to ever walk. I'm willing to bet that once Ani goes bionic, he isn't at full potential anymore. So Luke may be able to surpass Vader, but could he have surpassed Anakin?
I also hope Mace shows us exactly why his swordsmanship is a thing of legend. Even though he has to die somewhere, I'm betting he won't go quietly. PURPLE POWER!!!
Friday, June 11, 2004
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December 2003
Depression,
I would agree with you on Aniken going to bionic and not being up to par... EXCEPT!!! In Episode III the new villain is "General Grevious" whom is an alien cyborg. He's mostly robotic, except for his vital organs, torso, and head. Being that he's the main villain, I doubt he's a wuss. Therefore Vader cannot be a wuss once relying on his cybernetic body. I don't think Vader had his decline until Return Of The Jedi. So, I think if you were to pit Luke against Aniken each in their prime, it would probably be an even match. Why does this suddenly sound like a "could Mighty Mouse beat up Superman" conversation? lol.
I hope that Sam Jackson has trained similar to how Lawrence Fishburn and Kianu Reeves did for Matrix. Otherwise I don't think his combative skill will live up to Mace Windu's reputation. I wasn't too impressed with Sam's fighting in Episode II. I seemed like they just handed him a sword, gave him 30 minutes of instruction and went strait to shooting. Sam is a great actor, don't get me wrong, I've loved him in just about everything I've seen him in. He just didn't seem to be at the level of expertise in sword play that Hayden and Ewan were. However, PURPLE POWER indeed! ;)
TGP,
Could you imagine if George just said screw it, and put all kinds of limbs being hacked off, and Aniken looking hiddeous, giving Episode III an R rating?
- Josh
I would agree with you on Aniken going to bionic and not being up to par... EXCEPT!!! In Episode III the new villain is "General Grevious" whom is an alien cyborg. He's mostly robotic, except for his vital organs, torso, and head. Being that he's the main villain, I doubt he's a wuss. Therefore Vader cannot be a wuss once relying on his cybernetic body. I don't think Vader had his decline until Return Of The Jedi. So, I think if you were to pit Luke against Aniken each in their prime, it would probably be an even match. Why does this suddenly sound like a "could Mighty Mouse beat up Superman" conversation? lol.
I hope that Sam Jackson has trained similar to how Lawrence Fishburn and Kianu Reeves did for Matrix. Otherwise I don't think his combative skill will live up to Mace Windu's reputation. I wasn't too impressed with Sam's fighting in Episode II. I seemed like they just handed him a sword, gave him 30 minutes of instruction and went strait to shooting. Sam is a great actor, don't get me wrong, I've loved him in just about everything I've seen him in. He just didn't seem to be at the level of expertise in sword play that Hayden and Ewan were. However, PURPLE POWER indeed! ;)
TGP,
Could you imagine if George just said screw it, and put all kinds of limbs being hacked off, and Aniken looking hiddeous, giving Episode III an R rating?
- Josh
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No way. Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman is a real guy. A cartoon can't beat up a real guy. It would be a good fight, though! :)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that knows where that quote is from. What a great film. Bravo.
- Josh
- Josh
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Have you guys ever wondered how the Jedi can twirl their sabers in circles? I've toyed around with plenty of swords and even own a few and to be able to do it you almost NEED the weight of the blade to allow the circular motion of the wrist. This weight is something sabers don't have. The only thing that weighs anything is the hilt.
About the two sabers thing, if you look in the arena during episode 2 you can actually spot more Jedi sporting two sabers. I'm not sure if it's what they normally do or if it's a matter of picking up another off a dead comrade.
And I totally agree about the Anakin - Dooku fight. Totally disappointing, the lights across the faces should of been replaced with some wicked choreography much like when Obi gave into emotion and went relentless on Maul.
If Ani has become the most powerful jedi by eps 3, I think his progression a pretty cool parallel with Luke's in the original trilogy's. Beginner >> Intermediate >> Expert.
About the two sabers thing, if you look in the arena during episode 2 you can actually spot more Jedi sporting two sabers. I'm not sure if it's what they normally do or if it's a matter of picking up another off a dead comrade.
And I totally agree about the Anakin - Dooku fight. Totally disappointing, the lights across the faces should of been replaced with some wicked choreography much like when Obi gave into emotion and went relentless on Maul.
If Ani has become the most powerful jedi by eps 3, I think his progression a pretty cool parallel with Luke's in the original trilogy's. Beginner >> Intermediate >> Expert.
