slothian Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 He is definitely the worst part of the movie. I just don't hate him. It's like hating a can of tuna fish; there's no point. Other than the fact that he represents all that is bad about the Star Wars franchise, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 The Phantom Menace will be released in 3D on 10 February 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Specs and contents of the Complete Saga Blu-Ray set have been released. Unluckily, the original cuts of the films are not being included in the set. Still, it looks like a pretty good bundle, if only because of the shit-ton of documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 God damn it, how hard is this? I'm sure they'll do a re-release with the proper versions at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'm waiting to see which character from the prequels Lucas will insert into them next. Grevious? The two headed commentator from Episode I? Dex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 The two headed commentator from Episode I? I'd actually pay to see that guy do a MST3K-style commentary on the entire saga. It's not surprising that the theatrical released of the films aren't there. From what we know, they never did any HD remastering of those versions, so the DVDs are still the best out there. I'm actually a little upset that the epic documentary from the DVD trilogy box set, Empire of Dreams, isn't there. I'd rather not have to dig out my old DVD and put it in whenever I wanna watch that. Still, though, an 84-minute doc on the 501st Legion?! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Still, though, an 84-minute doc on the 501st Legion?! Awesome! I'll give them that, that's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 God damn it, how hard is this? I'm sure they'll do a re-release with the proper versions at some point. Lucas doesn't acknowledge those versions anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Lucas doesn't acknowledge those versions anymore. He acknowledges them, he just doesn't want to spend the extra something-million to properly upgrade them because the new ones are the ones he wants people to see. I think the only reason they were ever released on DVD is that he already had the laserdisc versions just sitting around and it didn't cost Lucasfilm a thing to convert them over to DVD and slap 'em in the single-film DVD sets as a bonus disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Lucas reveals 50 hours of live action Star Wars has already filmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 He actually says that they still need to find a cost-effective way to shoot it, so it looks like nothing's filmed but they've got the scripts already completed. I actually think I remember hearing the writing process was done a few years back; they've been sitting on it for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 We have some news about the upcoming Star Wars TV show from Rick McCallum, producer of the second trilogy. Of course, the news is just like the Force: it has a light side and a dark side. McCallum said that he has 50 hours of third-draft script (not 50 hours of film, as previously reported) and that Lucasfilm has chosen the Czech Republic as one of the show's locations. Lucasfilm already has a relationship with the Czech Film Commission; both Young Indiana Jones and the George Lucas' upcoming movie Red Tails were filmed in the Czech Republic. Sounds great. But now the bad news. McCallum told The Czech Position that Lucasfilm wouldn't be ready to start production for three to four years. And even then, he's not sure if the television show could be made: "Network television and cable television as we know it are completely imploding, so we're not really sure that in five years' time we can release a dramatic one-hour episode because it is all reality TV now," he added. There's other news, but whether it's bad or good depends on a certain point of view. McCallum gave us a look into what the series is really about: "Basically, it is like The Godfather; it's the Empire slowly building up its power base around the galaxy, what happens in Coruscant, which is the major capital, and it's [about] a group of underground bosses who live there and control drugs, prostitution," McCallum said. http://blastr.com/2011/06/good-news-and-bad-news-ab.php It sounds like he needs to take it to HBO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 They already had drugs and hookers in Star Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 They already had drugs and hookers in Star Wars. There's a huge line between sex slaves and prostitution. But yeah, mainly sounds like they're trying to make Star Wars dark and gritty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 A gritty Star Wars is the complete opposite of what they've done with the franchise recently. It'd be a nice change of pace, and considering when it takes place it makes a lot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 Well, this would be the first Lucasfilm-made Star Wars story that's actually aimed at adults rather than families. So it should be pretty different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Really, so much of the Star Wars universe is perfect for a gritty take. It's why the prequels failed in a lot of ways, the grit wasn't there like the original films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 More changes to the Blu-Ray versions. Yes, he even changed the prequels. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81746 Seems like a waste of time and money to make the Ewoks blink. Also, that poor puppeteer must be pissed that he can't show his kids what he did in Episode I anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Why do any of this? It's not like anyone gave a shit that Ewoks didn't blink. All it does it take you out of the movie, the same as the first time he re-did these things. All he seems to be doing is altering shit for the sake of it. Thank fuck Francis Ford Coppola didn't go back and re-edit the Godfather every ten years, or we might have Don Corleone being hit with 50 bullets instead of 5, or a cgi flashback of Michael's military service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Why do any of this? It's not like anyone gave a shit that Ewoks didn't blink. All it does it take you out of the movie, the same as the first time he re-did these things. Because he wants to tweak it until he has what he wants the Star Wars films to be. That or with every new addition, he can put out a new version of the films, that people, no matter how much they complain, will end up buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 The Ewok eyes thing is kind of unnecessary, but I don't really care either way. Also, that poor puppeteer must be pissed that he can't show his kids what he did in Episode I anymore. Frank Oz? I think he's doing okay. Actually, he was the one who said he preferred the CG version in TPM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 The Ewok eyes thing is kind of unnecessary, but I don't really care either way. Also, that poor puppeteer must be pissed that he can't show his kids what he did in Episode I anymore. Frank Oz? I think he's doing okay. Actually, he was the one who said he preferred the CG version in TPM. Did he do the puppeteering also? I figured he just did the voice for the prequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Yeah, he was actually under the stage doing all the puppet work. I kinda wonder if he was glad to have the CG Yoda so he wouldn't have to spend another movie crammed under a floor with his arm up like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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