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November 08, 2004

Episode III

Good to see that 3PO got himself a spit shine for Episode III.

I hate the current state of Star Wars.

The first movies, aka 4-6, have always been a cherished childhood memory. Episode 4, aka the first Star Wars, will always be my favorite of the original movies. It had drama, action, suspence ... you name it. Episodes 5 and 6 each have a special place in my geek heart as well... but nothing can top el numero uno.

With that said, I've put up with the total pile of dogshit that are Episodes I and II to get to this point. I truly thought that Episode I was a total piece of garbage. Episode II was a little bit better, but Hayden's acting killed it. I'm now egarly awaiting the conclusion to the first three films, Episode III. All I've got to say about it at this point in time is this: Episode III better wrap things up nicely, or else I'm done with this franchise for good.

I can't stand how the original collections have been bastardized for the sake of Lucas's "vision". The CG Jabba in Episode 4 was vile, at best. The Cloud City in Episode 5 made up for that ... but barely. But the straw that broke the camel's back was on Episode 6 in the DVD release.

Ya know the ending ... the Empire has crumbled and everyone is partying with the Ewoks. Luke is alone in the corner after setting daddy ablaze, when he suddenly sees two ghosts: Obiwan and Yoda. Now, in the original movie, Anakin's ghost (the older guy under the helmet) appears next to the other two and everyone is happy. In the DVD version, however, has removed the older Anakin and replaced him with Hayden. I can't begin to express my outrage at this bastardization of the movie.

I feel betrayed. Penny Arcade really sums up my feelings in one of their comics:
This Isn't Your Father's Trilogy

~out...

Posted by ed at November 8, 2004 09:27 PM

Comments

Another layout improvement...very nice. I like this even better.

Anyway, about SW. Hated it. Thought it was super gay. I fell asleep during E1. I have no idea what George was thinking. He had a BB with the original, and it has been all downhill from there.

However, I do have some nice pieces of SW history that I'm sure will turn out to be quite valuable in the coming years. Posters (the real one-sheets, not the knock-offs at the video store) of Annakin's shadow, (the preview poster from Episode 1) and the feature poster, which I'm sure you remember. all sealed in the original shipping tube, never touched by a person. I also have an unused trailer from E1. The neat thing here is that theatres were explicitly told that failure to return the trailers would result in the loss of the print. Whatever. Greedy bastards. I knew better...

Posted by: Troy Overton [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 9, 2004 11:29 AM

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