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(...) And George has cited his work as Wicket as being the reason behind producing Willow. In other words, it didn't just get him a role, but a whole movie. (...) Oh, no, I never said that. I just find it odd that so many people casually state that (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(URL) An archway is secured at dawn by a Clone trooper unit> without any incident in preparation for an assault at the Separatist forces. A squad of ARC troopers appear to have a special mission to undertake well ahead of the advancing Republic (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Matt, I really like your AT-AT! I think you should take the time to finish the final touches - it has a sturdy construction, you managed to capture the details with simple brickwork, although the head does look a little "off" (in addition to (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I rather doubt that his portrayal of 'Wicket' got him his prominance. 'Willow' really did it for him, I'd say, which, admittedly, was a Lucas production. Still, I don't think he's nearly on the same calibur as Harrison Ford, nor do I think any (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Now, my big question here is whether he was arguing against colorizing _any_ B&W films, or just the ones where the director wasn't doing it of his own volition? I can't remember who it was, but one director had his own B&W film colorized. If (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Let me state for the record..... He can do whatever he wants with the movies. He can edit it so that Princess Leah is really R2-D2's sister... I really don't care. What I am referring to is not what he does with the movies, but rather how he (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Good point. To my knowledge, every US release of the original trilogy on home-viewable media has represented a major leap in technology, of some sort or another. The first full-length release was on Betamax (I've heard of an actual (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'd read what others have posted and thought "Naw, there won't be a six pack." But someone posted a message about the laser disk edition and that got me thinking about technology. I think most of us here know DVD is not high definition but (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm guessing you refer to Ford, but Warwick Davis is one of the foremost little person actors, and Mark Hamill has made quite a name for himself as a voice talent (very few people even realize that he voices the Joker for Batman: The Animated (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hey, to give him credit, that's not entirely true. He did also comment on how if he'd known ahead of time how popular Boba Fett would become, he would have given him a much less loser-y way to die, and it was that very popularity that led to (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Aside from the phrasing, yes, that's essentially it. Technically, Greedo had plenty of opportunity to shoot Han in the original version, but his greed exceeded his competence, and he forgot to keep his eyes on what Han's hands were doing. In (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Ooh, that brings up an even better idea. The black ones could be used as part of a Star Wars: The Magic of Myth tour, where various notable outfits were placed on near-black manaquins. The trickiest one to reproduce, of course, would be the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Dude, it's a 4-disc set that you can find for just over $40. This is one of those rare cases where extra packaging actually saves you money. If they'd taken them out of the box and sold them individually, you'd probably be looking at $15-20 (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Just remember that any future rerelease is probably going to have different bonus features. The THX VHS 3-pack came with an exclusive interview between George and Leonard Maltin, and that was not included in the SE VHS 3-pack or the recent DVD (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Please allow me to be the 0.1% that makes you 100% sure--Greedo did not shoot at all in the original screen release. And here's why: Because it made Han Solo a self-interested rogue who wasn't afraid to shoot first if it was expedient to do (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Yeah thats pretty much it, I also have not watched the 1977 version in a while as I no longer have a quality copy of the origional. I suppose Greedo may have shot back at Han but Han at the very least shoots first. I must have watched that VHS (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Can someone please refresh my memory as it has been a long, long time since I've watched the 1977 version of Star Wars. Its this correct. 1977 Version: Han Solo shoots Greedo without giving Greedo a chance to shoot. 1990s SE Version: Greedo (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Agreed, I don't know of a single Star Wars Fan that likes this change. Actually instead of "Han shoots first!!" it should say "Han doesn't give Greedo a chance to think about pulling the trigger". Han is a smuggler afterall not some rightous (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) First, I am not a raving Star Wars fan but I did purchase the DVD trilogy and two things really irked me. 1) The obligatory "Han shoots first!!". OK, I feel better already. 2) The scene with Jabba/Han in "A New Hope" sucks. Plain and simple. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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---snip--- (...) I did read or hear this interview. He went on to say that the movies are his story and that he did not feel the the original 3 movies were complete so he went back and added what he felt they should of looked like. Can't argue with (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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