Starwars, but IN 3D!

I'll agree to that.

Although my favourite non-movie timeframe is during the Old Republic, since the writers don't have to be so attached to what came afterwards and stories can drive themselves.

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If it weren't for keywords like "force" and "jedi," I would've probably forgotten Kot OR was Star Wars related honestly.

Qui-Gon's explanation in The Phantom Menace already said as much. "They speak to you and tell you the will of the Force."

So yeah, no requirements to read supplemential materials.

edited 19th Aug '11 1:46:20 AM by Kerrah

There we go. So, no idea where all the wank comes from, apart from, you know, "Star Wars fans hate Star Wars." The wank over "younglings," too. What's that all about? And yes, I know by making this post I've inevitably summoned Alex to tl;dr explain why it's so offensive, but you know what, I'll just ignore it.

From what I've heard, though, PT fans are a lot, well... nicer than OT fans on average. I recall something I read on fandom_wank, a fan describing how (s)he jumped ship from Harry Potter to Star Wars to get away from all the wank, and apparently the wankiest Phantom Menace fandom gets is people yelling at each other for not using commas.

edited 28th Aug '11 2:57:29 PM by HamburgerTime

It's not offensive, it just sounds kinda stupid when no other preexisting concept has its own unique word.

It's an unnecessarily sci-fi sounding synonym for children. Obi-wan telling Padme that Anakin had murdered children could have been a wrenching scene; Obi-wan telling Padme that Anakin had murdered younglings invites eye-rolling and jokes about a particular brand of beer.

If you didn't think the word "youngling" hurt that scene, then more power to you.

Gee, thanks.

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Sorry. Uncalled for, I admit it.

And also, since this has become the general Star Wars thread, apparently, why must every discussion of Star Wars turn into OT vs. PT wank? The OT at least are considered classic movies, surely there's something else we can talk about...

And no, before anyone asks, by "something else," I don't mean original cut vs. Special Edition wank.

edited 29th Aug '11 9:05:47 AM by HamburgerTime

Okay, here's a change of subject; keeping in mind how Lucas was inspired by samurai movies when he made Star Wars, I've watched for Japanese elements in the movies. Mostly I've found them in the costumes, especially Padme's.

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Padme's costumes do look kind of like the Noh style, with the makeup especially.

Not Three Laws compliant.

Supposedly there's some more audio clips taken from the Blu Ray which suggest more changes to the OT that now have the interwebs up in arms.

Its like poetry, it rhymes... somehow.

The same user also has the supposed "new" Krayt Dragon sound by Obi-Wan in ANH. Its... different

edited 30th Aug '11 7:50:48 PM by BorneAgain

...Well, there's only one thing to do.

(faces wall) HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead!

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They changed Obi-wan's Krayt Dragon call back when the 2000-whatever DVD's came out. So they changed it again?

edited 30th Aug '11 8:10:14 PM by MetaFour

Now that scene doesn't quite make sense, because Darth Vader pretty much telegraphs his action vocally. Even if the first "no" was kind of cool. The second was too much "DO NOT WANT", though.

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That clip seems kind of fake to me. At least, the audio does.

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The Vader clip is amusing, the new Krayt Dragon call on the other hand is just plain awful.

Yeah, I found it hilarious. Bad sign.

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Back to non-wanky topics here, is it weird that my favorite is Return Of The Jedi? I just think the sheer amount of unique alien designs in that film plus all the space combat really gives you the "feel" that you're in "a galaxy far, far away." I get the same impression from the Cantina scene in A New Hope.

edited 31st Aug '11 8:07:04 AM by HamburgerTime

I like Jedi simply for the final battle sequence. It wasn't cliché then.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

Giant battles in space are cliche now?

Well, kind of. But the confrontation between Luke and Vader/Palpatine is the best part of the best part.

"If you will not turn to the Dark Side, then perhaps she will."

edited 31st Aug '11 8:23:47 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

It's better than the one from the DVD version.

^^

"You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."

That still makes me cheer internally. Every single time.

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"Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station!"

One of my favorite villain lines in anything. What a Magnificent Bastard. Extremely overconfident, though, and that's what gets him in the end.