Eddie,

I'm aware that Obi threw Ani-vader his light saber and basically approved the use of two sabers. However, I have read it somewhere within the Star Wars universe that Jedi aren't supposed to use two light sabers. I think that's TOO big of a mistake for Lucas to have overlooked, so in my opinion, there was a reason for it. Weather that be because taking Duku out was paramount, or some other reason, I don't know. I hope we have a lot, if not all of these questions answered though. :D

Tim,

I'm not sure that Quigon not disappearing was a mishap. I think Lucas may have actually had a reason behind this as well. But who knows... maybe he did overlook it.
I can just see Lucas sitting around smoking a bong and playing a sytaar. "Duuude... what if I made Vader Lukes father?... Faaaar out man!" lol :D

Depression,

Wow! I had no idea I'd be looking at pictures that pretty well have to be of Aniken burned up from E. III! I guess Lucas' shooting sites, ILM, and Skywalker Ranch aren't as water tight secure as Lucas makes them out to be. I suppose the "burn" pic's of Aniken would support the theory that he winds up in lava. That's far too many burns to have been done by a light saber alone. That's like 90% of his body or more! SERIOUSLY creepy looking too! He almost looks like "Freddy" from Nightmare On Elm Street! :o That one picture of Hayden in a Jedi cloak, makes him look way evil!

- Josh

Actually, the Jedi can do the choking thing, too. I have the "Jedi: Outpost" game for my Game Cube, and, as a Jedi, you can choke any of your enemies. Of course, you have to master a few levels before you can do that. I'd have to say that it's probably my favorite Force move in the game next to the lightning Force move. ;)

I must say McGregor as OBi was a great casting job. The comparison pics of him in eps 3 and the ANH counterpart look fantastic.

As for my questions..

How is it that Obi actually defeats Ani? And will this 10-12 min duel be everything we could ask for? Or is that a stupid question, this IS the duel to end all duels and effect the known galaxy for years to come. That is of course until Luke comes along and does his thing.

How has Palpatine been managing this two-face lifestyle without the council noticing?

Will we see Ani and co. murdering by the masses or will much of it be implied?

Tim,

I stand corrected. I'm currently playing a fairly old PC game called "Jedi Knight Dark Forces II". Choking people can be done by Sith as well as Jedi in this as well. I miss spoke. However I do believe the dual light saber thing is supposed to be a Jedi no-no.

Depression,

Where did you see the pic's of McGreggor in E.III? I wouldn't mind taking a gander.

As for Obi defeating Ani-vader?... It was E.II when Obi fights Duku, after Duku defeats Obi, and says "Master Kenobi, I'm disappointed... Yoda speaks so highly of you" I believe that line was Lucas' way of dropping a hint that Obi is a light saber bad ass! Duku (at the time) was just far superior in in both skills of the force, and skills with a light saber. At least that's my take on how Obi will defeat Aniken.

I honestly hope that the Obi Vs. Ani fight IS "the duel to end all duels". I thought the whole fight scene between Duku and Aniken was a little too "artsy" with all of the close up shots of the light from the light sabers reflecting off of their faces. It was a nice effect, but those shots went on far too long in my opinion. I would have liked to have seen more camera angles in that scene as were in the fight between Luke and Vader in both Empire & Jedi.

Palpatine being able to pull the wool over the councels eyes for so many years is answered by Yoda in almost every Star Wars film. "Elusive... hard to see the dark side is".

The "murdering of the masses" as you called it was hinted at by Lucas in an interview I saw directly after Episode I had it's first weeks pull of theater goers. Lucas was asked about E.II & III. He said that he thought a lot of the fans would be disappointed with E.II because it's a "love story" and that there wouldn't be as much action in it. When he commented about E. III, he (Lucas) said that Episode III will be a VERY dark film... much like Empire. Because it's the fall of the Jedi. That's pretty much all I remember from the interview, but I believe we can surmise from those comments that there will probably be a LOT of action, to include the Jedi being killed off. One other thing to keep in mind is that this is the "close" of the Star Wars Saga. No more Star Wars films will be made hereafter. Star Wars is obviously very special to George, and in my opinion with this being the last of the films, and taking into account his comments I mentioned above, I'm sure he's going have episode III go out with a bang. Or... at least we can hope!

- Josh

Well, Anakin used two lightsabers in "Episode II" with the encouragement of Obi-wan, so...

The one question that has been eating at me is the, "Why didn't Quigon disapear when he was killed?" The Star Wars world really seems to be a mishap of errors in several places. There really are some good questions Josh is aksing and probably only Lucas can answer them. However, I think Lucas needs to put the bong down and pay attention to detail when telling a story. ;)

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Plenty of pics there on various stuff.

Here is the comparison pic I was referring to. It's basically one of those picture morphing jobs that can take pics of each frame.

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Standard production shot.

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When they refer to balance of the force, they mean the destruction of the dark side. But, since there are 2 sides, destruction of one wouldn't bring a balance but it would favor the good side. So I guess I don't exactly know what a balance to the force is. Good question...

The thing that gets me is that the word "balance" as you mentioned means there are two sides. But when you get rid of the dark side, a balance ceases to exist doesn't it?

While I am not a Star Wars fanatic that dresses like the characters or camps out in theaters, I have always loved sci-fi/fantasy and Star Wars is one of the epitomes of that genre. Furthermore, I was not at all disappointed with the prequels and I eagerly await Episode III. In my opinion, the prequels have been getting steadily better, and if the pattern continues then Episode III will be great. If Lucas doesn't do Episodes 7-9 then he knows that Episode III is the last and he will probably put all his effort into making it the best it can be. The photots looked great, and the little I've heard about the plot sounds awesome, too. I've always had a thing for sword fights and lightsaber battles and I've heard that the Anakin/Obi-Wan duel of Episode III is the duel to end them all. I've enjoyed these films since I was a kid. I was never alive to witness the original trilogy (I was born in 1988) but films like Star Wars, Matrix and LOTR I eagerly await and i haven't been disappointed with them yet. Star Wars is still one of the best film series and i can't imagine that Episode III will ruin that. In fact, it may rein"force" that status. The Special Editions, while controversial, never stole anything from the franchise and the upcoming DVD's will give people a chance to remember how great it is. All I can say is, I'll see you in line for Episode III :)

I think "bring balance to the force" means this: There is a dark side and a light (good) side to the force. The dark side is the militants or castaways of the true force, the good side that the Jedi possess. By bringing a balance, the evil castaways are vanquished and the true force, the good side, is the only one remaining. You see, there are 2 sides to every Schwartz...:)