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Posted by rladew on 2005-03-11 14:54:13 +0000

Star Wars Redux

Thoughts on the new trailer (premiered on that godawful OC show last night) -Jimmy Smits! -No visible traces of Jar Jar! -Yoda led Wookie army! -Conniving Palpatine corrupting Annakin! (i.e. "There are some things you CANT learn from Jedi) -Annakin appointed to Jedi Council! -Well Coiffed Kenobi Hair! -Lotsa explosions and cool spaceships! The trailer is publicly available on sw.com as Mon Mar 14th.... Until then its showing before 'Robots' in the theaters, or you can shell out $30 USD to further fatten Lucas's bank acct by subscribing...

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-03-11 21:47:18 +0000
I believe BQ was the first to call it, but here it is: There will be a maternity ward scene where Padmé Naberrie-Skywalker (Natalie Portman) carrying her twins, bumps into a single mother, Ms. Solo with her new born baby, Han. It just has to happen.

Posted by Rory_Stark on 2005-03-11 23:04:45 +0000
Nope, Solo is much older than Luke.

Posted by frame609 on 2005-03-12 07:37:34 +0000
I just wanna feel it.

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-12 14:02:32 +0000
huh? eh? I no get it.. I am manuel from barcelona... _______________________________

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-12 14:04:07 +0000
Lucas on 60 minutes on CBS Sunday @ 7:00 the website promises more footage and dirt. Let the media madness begin. Im sure all you SW haters are psyched this is the LAST (at least from Lucas...) _______________________________

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-03-12 20:17:29 +0000
Who on this board will come out as a SW hater? Anyone care to test those waters?

Posted by frame609 on 2005-03-12 20:24:52 +0000
I could never be a hater even though I didn't think the last two were very good.

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-12 21:18:35 +0000
I thought Id see if I could get someone to bite ;) _______________________________

Posted by tgl on 2005-03-14 16:48:00 +0000
(Points to the fence). THX-1138 is vastly superior to every SW episode in every way.

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-14 19:43:19 +0000
are you expecting an argument from that last statement from the perspective of an "artistic statement"? Aside from the fact Lucas made both of these, its pretty difficult to talk about THX and Star Wars together (i.e apples and oranges:) -THX is a film for adults with abstract concepts such as the lizard in the machinery being an analogy to Robert Duval's anomaly of resisting control of the totalitarian government. THX was the offspring of the late 60's/ early 70's 'Film School' era when Lucas was direct peers (and classmates) w/ Coppola / Depalma / Scorsese. These guys all made personal statements AND found a way to have major studios fund their labors of love... -: Starwars is strictly popcorn adventure with a few watered down myths for good measure... Star Wars succeeded on the Heels of Jaws and helped to define the "Summer event" Movie. I think from day one Lucas has tried w/ Star Wars to reach as wide an audience as possible (while also trying to be as commercially succesful as possible). I think he has been vastly succesful with this. Having said that, I look forward to Mr. Lucas going back to making smaller, more personal films (which he claims to want to do after EP III and Indiana Jones 4 are done... we'll see..) _______________________________

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-03-14 19:46:54 +0000
Star Wars is vastly superior than THX in special effects and sound...

Posted by tgl on 2005-03-22 21:12:28 +0000
Fagen! agile data

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-22 22:22:36 +0000
Is this the type of stuff you do for work? Is this somehow a reference to THX and or Lucas? _______________________________

Posted by frame609 on 2005-03-23 06:03:09 +0000
I think that's a Branca, Terry G.

Posted by tgl on 2005-03-23 19:35:13 +0000
Yes, I surf the web for work. It's a THX-1138 reference in a database tutorial webpage.

Posted by rladew on 2005-03-25 19:29:33 +0000
ahhh the overseer database #... Shit it took me weeks to understand that Fagen. Im gettin old and crusty Im afraid.... _______________________________

Posted by rladew on 2005-04-04 21:09:36 +0000
Dork Alert! I began reading the novelazation of 'Revenge Of The Sith' last night... I saw the Jimmy Smits action figure at Target. My wife wisely told me to put it back and I reluctantly agreed... Were down to almost less than a month.. Im not gonna dress up or anything, but Im kinda excited (if you couldnt tell) _______________________________

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-04-04 21:58:41 +0000
I'm dressing up...

Posted by frame609 on 2005-04-04 23:49:43 +0000
Are we gonna see the Damonbacca Redux?

Posted by rladew on 2005-04-05 03:06:32 +0000
should we arrange a rs.n screening? (Maybe Loewes @ the Common will have digital projection or some shit....) _______________________________

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-04-05 16:07:24 +0000
Good call, rladew. It's either Loews Boston Common or Randolph, MA, for a digital projector...

Posted by G lib on 2005-04-05 19:57:05 +0000
I'll come, as I want to see all the freaks. (like F they Y.) ________________ "Hardcore Stricken Fagan at the Wad caused dance party Total Kenobi." Rory_Stark

Posted by Frederick the Younger on 2005-04-05 20:01:27 +0000
Is that an invite, G Lib? ;o)

Posted by rladew on 2005-04-06 01:17:03 +0000
done! I'll pay attention and "Attempt" to be the conduitr for this. Any help will be gladly accepted..... May 19th here we come.... reading about General Grievous right now..... _______________________________

Posted by lrf on 2005-04-08 00:27:11 +0000
star wars is awesome

Posted by rladew on 2005-04-08 16:44:10 +0000
yoda and Kashyyk alert! Halfway done... I feel a bit guilty reading 'Sith' b4 seeing it, but, you know...... _______________________________

Posted by rladew on 2005-04-08 16:59:34 +0000
maybe this SHOULD be a dress-up. I would personally like to request a REDSOX / SW re-enactment that I saw in tgl's photos... some new characters this year? A Dooku/Selig doppleganger? Lando / Big Papi ? Ok... this has gone on for too long..... sorry... _______________________________

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