Star Wars Episode 1-3, A LOST HOPE

[Vendetta]

Overall, he had the entire story outlined over 30 years ago. When he decided to make a movie (Ep. IV)

I don't remember it being called episode IV 30 years ago. I think he added that crap on later after Star Wars made Big $.

but Harrison Ford made that line. the origional line was for him to simply say "i love you too." but Ford said thats not the way Solo would have said it, so he changed it without notifying anyone of the time. So the credit for that line goes to a good actor, not a good writer.

Now the Lucas is this mega-powerful "director" the actors probablly had to follow his every word

[GhillieGuy]

I'll bash on it all I like, thank you. I paid my hard-earned money to go see it, so I've earned that right.

I don't think Lucas had anything other than a very brief, very rough draft of the prequels planned out when he made the first movie, if he had anything at all.

Hared earned money? It costs 5 bux to go and see it I work at a movie theater. Go ahead and bash on it all you want, no one really cares..

[Steelrat]

LOL, I guess there's 5 pages of noone caring

[Vex]

I don't remember it being called episode IV 30 years ago. I think he added that crap on later after Star Wars made Big $.



Now the Lucas is this mega-powerful "director" the actors probablly had to follow his every word

From the very first showing of Star Wars, in 1977, it had "Episode IV: A New Hope" in the beginning scroll. This had a lot of people confused and asking, "Where did episodes I - III go?"

When Lucas made Star Wars, he was already a big name director--having a theatrical hit with "American Graffitti"--so every actor already knew who he was. Plus, Sir Alec Guiness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) was a very well established actor at the time, as was James Earl Jones, and Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin), not to mention that Carrie Fisher came from famous parents (Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher).

Yes, I know too much trivial crap............

[Blennidae]

On a slightly positive note, has anyone seen it at a digital projection theater? It does make a difference in picture quality.

[Blennidae]

From the very first showing of Star Wars, in 1977, it had "Episode IV: A New Hope" in the beginning scroll. This had a lot of people confused and asking, "Where did episodes I - III go?"

Yes, I know too much trivial crap............

That is WRONG. The first release did NOT have episode IV in the scroll.

[Vex]

On a slightly positive note, has anyone seen it at a digital projection theater? It does make a difference in picture quality.

Lucky you. I don't think that one will come to Arkansas in the near future. Unless it's used to show you how to skin a deer or put muddin' tires on your truck...

[Jakedubbleya]

Do we honestly want to sit down and watch multitudes of needless episodes or five hour movies just to get certain points across? Sit back and enjoy!

yeah, we all hate a good drama here, taxi, 12 angry men, rear window... begone ye horrible films!



and no, i wasnt going to read a whole thread on how star wars does or does not suck, i just came across this while laughing at some of steelrats original observations.

oh, and apparently you have to be a dyed in the force star wars nerd to understand this movie.

thus, it sucks.

[SlartyBartFast]

That is WRONG. The first release did NOT have episode IV in the scroll.

True enough. The original became episode IV after Luca decided to call Empire episode V.

http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/cut_scenes/trash_compactor/missing_episode.htm

[Vendetta]

True enough. The original became episode IV after Luca decided to call Empire episode V.

http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/cut_sc...ng_episode.htm

Thank you for confirming.

[Vex]

Thank you for confirming.

I second that, as I stand corrected.

But even in 1981, 24 years ago, Lucas had his six-movie vision, and began to make it come true.

[aaron_mag]

Didn't read all of this. But Steelrat is absolutely right. Too many inconsistencies. Too many cheap slapstick humor with R2D2 beating up a bunch of droids (I'll bet they wish he had rockets in episodes 4 to 6 ).

The only benefit to Lucas making these movies was getting to see Natalie Portman in various exotic outfits. Other than that it all sucked (and he made lots of money).

[Vendetta]

I'm probably going to go out on a limb here because The Empire Strikes Back was so good, but I think should all have stoped at Star Wars (I refuse to call it Episode 4). The movie was perfect the way it was. Everything else may have brought Lucas great wealth, but I think it sucked the soul out of the original movie.

[aaron_mag]

I'm probably going to go out on a limb here because The Empire Strikes Back was so good, but I think should all have stoped at Star Wars (I refuse to call it Episode 4). The movie was perfect the way it was. Everything else may have brought Lucas great wealth, but I think it sucked the soul out of the original movie.

Return of the Jedi wasn't *that* bad. Yeah...it had the Ewoks, but the lightsaber fight on the bridge of the Death Star had good tension. Note that there is no tension in the entire prequel series.

The original movies could have been good too...but they ended up sucking.