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What makes you think that? I don't think anyone could say that without knowing what happens in Episode III. Adam (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi guys, since there's a lot of traffic on this board today, I thought I'd let you know that if anyone wants to chat, I'm on AIM at work. ~Mark AIM: sandlimp (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) If 20-25+ years ago George Lucas planned to offer his audience modest lightsaber battles (in ANH & TESB), so that he could wow his future fans (the same fans that he was sure would in fact be hooked) with a phenomenal lightsaber battles in his (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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You can't say that definitively. There are still two unmade movies. ~Mark (...) less (...) him. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Dave Schuler writes: <snip> (...) because (...) "vision." To paraphrase a wise man, that depends greatly on your point of view. You may see it as an investment of your money. I think George sees it as his movie, and people happen (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Zahn thought (...) beam (...) antena (...) have (...) really bad (...) Oh PL-EEEEEEASE. Kevin Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy was built-up and built-up... over the course of three books, and then they solve the whole thing by holding hands at (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I don't know when it happened or if it has already been mentioned, but the official Star Wars Episode II site is online. Ryan (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Sure, but did you -really- expect to find a good plot, good acting, etc. etc. in TPM? The Star Wars movies have never been examples of excellence in "Film" but they sure are good "movies." It's brain candy. ~Mark (...) we're (...) counterclockwise (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) well, from what I understand the Falcon wasn't supposed to make it out at all.. see that cool web page about the MF which covers the scale problems, etc. Apparently test audiences didn't like seeing Lando and the MF blown up so they changed (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) There's still 2 episodes to go... Anthony Daniels is confirmed to be playing C- 3PO again and if they can do 2 whole movies without having Obi-Wan and C-3PO meet, I'd be interested to see how they do it. ~Nathan (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Putting aside the fact that all R2 Units and Protocol Droids look more or less the same.... Why SHOULD Obi-Wan recognize C-3P0? He never meets him. - Thaddeus (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Pardon me for bringing this up, I know it has been dealt with before - but is there any way for me to get a Mindstorms set to work with my Mac? Thanks (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Irrelevant. I'm not saying "George should have done such-and-such to realize George's vision better"--I'm saying that George could have done such- and-such to make a better film. Whatever else it is, it is also a film. (...) Not really. He (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hmm. Vader I'm not so surprised about.. he doesn't exactly sit down and chat with Threepio or Artoo at any point. Obi Wan... well, Artoo claims to belong to Obi Wan, and all Obi Wan says is "I don't remember owning any droids". It's very (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, but that's not really all too subtle. Besides which, the saber fighting in Episode IV reflects the lower production costs and technical sophistication of the 70's. I flatly disbelieve the "old men" excuse; if "size matters not," I don't (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ok. I concede that point. It does seem strange to me that neither Vader nor Obi Wan seem to register their prior acquaintance with the droids, but I know that it can be argued that Obi Wan realized that his old acquaintances had come full (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's not what I said at all in the original post that I referred you back to. Of course you can evaluate art - stylistically, aesthetically, and in many other ways - but nobody can sit there and say that the artist should have done this or (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Major time disagree with you: (URL) here for details. -Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Aside from serving in several (admittedly small) moments as translator, no, not really. Other than with the Ewoks, of course, where his translation was instrumental. Neither was 3PO an actively negative force working against the texture of the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) How about because Threepio looks like every other protocol droid of the same make and model in the Star Wars universe? There was one on Bespin, there was one on the Nemoidian ship at the very beginning of TPM... Droids are just another (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) until (...) Fascinating. I got that idea just from watching the 4 exsisting movies. And people say Lucas doesn't know how to tell a story. I reserve final Judgement on everything till I can spend a day watching all 6 movies. -Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) a (...) What?! Anderson does a far more competent job than Zahn. I swear Zahn thought he was writing Trek novels. Lets see he describes Turbolasers as a beam (like phasers) in stead of bolts, he gave and X-wing a crappy sub-space antena (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Lucas said at one point before the movie (as an answer to a question about whether there would be a lightsaber duel in TPM) that what we had seen up until now (ie, the first three movies) was old men past their prime and a young kid who had no (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Good Point. The fact that Threepio was built by Anakin gives me some plot- jitters. Why, for example, did Vader not recognize R2 & C3PO when in ANH when everyone was rushing across the docking bay floor to make it to the Falcon (when Vader (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) way. (...) Now maybe it is just me but the second viewing I had this overwhelming thought that Qui-Gon knew he was taking the real Queen out on Tattooine. It also seemed he kept trying to call her bluff. i.e. "The Queen trusts my Judgement and (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I admit that my expectations were really high, but...they were high because the trailer was so great. That trailer really pumped me up (it was actually worth sitting through that 3 hours of coma-inducing detritus called Meet Joe Black to see (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) **snip** (...) I was making a rhetorical point, rather than giving a precise suggestion of how to get Forceful. (...) If you're speaking figuratively, not at all. If, as I was, you're referring to actual manna in his actual blood, then you're (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's certainly true, but that's not what we're doing here--we're simply discussing what's readily apparent on the screen. It's not as though we're analyzing the significance of Darth Maul's clockwise versus counterclockwise spin during the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Alright to put this whole thing to rest... If you lurk on alt.startrek.vs.starwars long enough you will be forced to learn this. Lucasfilm's offical order of canon (in the event of a contradiction the highest source takes priority) is as (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Dave Schuler writes: (snipped into pieces, to make reply "more readable") I first must say that I take it for granted that those of you that dislike TPM like the first movies and thought TPM was bad in comparison. I must also (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) What I remember is that 3P0 and R2 developed their "personality quirks" because they didn't get regular memory wipes. But anyway, if 3P0 *did* get a memory wipe...how would he know, unless someone told him? It's entirely possible for both to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That depends. If you want to "juice up" the efficiency of turning food into energy, do you go to your doctor for a quick shot of mitochondria? No? If you want to be smarter, can you just put some neurons in a syringe and launch them into your (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) So if I want to juice up my Forcability, do I run to the doctor for a quick shot of midichlorians? Quantifying the accessibility of the Force in any way by definition strips it of some of its mysticism, much like saying that someone is more (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh, come on! Calling it a piece of art sounds a lot like a smokescreen tactic intended to remove the film from discussions of quality. Even if it is "a piece of art," why can’t it also be considered a film, which it most certainly is? You are, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Good post, Eric. I agree with almost everything you said. I think it's possible to over-analyze every movie. In lugnet.starwars, Eric Kingsley writes: <snip> (...) slap him at (...) Heh, yeah... we laugh about the Toschi Station line all the time. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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While it is entirely possible that C3PO did indicate in one of the books that he'd never had his memory wiped, you've got to remember that Lucas is not bound by the books. Anyone that writes a Star Wars book is simply writing a modification to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I can't agree more. This midichlorian thing is the one and only thing that I never apologize, in any condition. Jat Jar, ewoks, some stupidity about the plot are all could be accepted in extend, but this midichlorian thing!.. It completely (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Err. No? The only things that are canon (one N) besides the movies are the Heir to the Empire trilogy and Shadows of the Empire. eric (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, apparently, the entire "Droids" cartoon series, which purports to take place before Episode IV. Episode I makes it a little impossible. It does have the first mention of Pod Racing, though. And, if memory serves, Malastare. eric (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Lots of reasonable questions - see my other post ('what's wrong with TPM' thread) for the long version of why I see all these questions and criticisms as moot. I really think that considering the movie as a film is erroneous, and it should (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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WARNING: There's a grand amount of soap-boxing going on in this post. I've already posted these ideas before, but a long time ago ... ahh well, it's time to air out the attic, I guess. Please feel free to ignore me, I always do :) (...) I always (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <snip> (...) Well I actually agree with both of you in some places and disagree too. First I am just as big a Star Wars fan as anyone and they are my favorite movies. I still remember going to see the origional back in 77 when I was 8 and (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Are there any known contradictions in the SW universe between books and the movies or whatever other sources there are? Adam (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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What Kevin J. Anderson book are you talking about? Or are you talking about several or all of his books? I read a few of his thought they were pretty good. Adam (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) A great observation, Chris. By trying to second-guess Lucas, you could suppose that he's making a point about life in the last days of the Old Republic. It shows only relationships gapped by large differences of authority: "Queen"/subjects, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Don't listen to me, I guess that would work. :( -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) But it's at least twice "minifig" scale! It's just about right for the UCS X-Wing. (...) That's WAY to big round, IMHO. But I'm not an expert, I don't even have it yet. (...) Wait, are you impressed or seriously PO'd at it for using an (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've seen it enough--and without any bees nor bonnets--to form my opinion without gushing and without undue negativity. Some facts remain, though, that keep me from embracing this film as lovingly as you do: 1) The oft-mentioned "she's a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yes, Jar Jar sucks. Yes, the Neimoidians are irritating, goofy, and would have been 100 times better with Jabba-esque subtitles. But... let's look at what George did right. 1. Darth Maul: one of the coolest characters in any of the SW films. Just in (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh, I know. Likewise, I'll believe the Vader-in-the-volcano bit when I see it. For that matter, I've never read more than a few pages of any of the books, other than a few West End Games odds-n-ends. Still, it strikes me as hokey that Anakin (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I'd just like to mention that I'm vaguely dissappointed that what I thought was a Gasgano head in the Pod Bucket is actually...a Hydronaut head. *sigh* J (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Scott, I agree with you. I was just saying that George Lucas alone writes the SW movies, and the ONLY thing he absolutely has to adhere to is his own writings, the other movies. He can incorporate and twist ideas from numerous other sources, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I think what he was trying to say, is that the official policy of Lucasfilm is that the movies are the only true Canon, and that if Lucas puts something into a SW movie, then that is the SW "truth" even if it contradicts something from a book. ~Mark (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) This anti-expanded universe attitude does not hold much water. Every book ever written in the Star Wars universe must first pass through several "continuity editors." These guys work directly for Lucasarts to ensure that no authorized (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) technobabble of the (...) Yeah, I didn't like that either. I preferred the mysticism and the "gift" type of thing better. ~M (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Throw me a bone, here, People. ~Mark P.S. Just to keep this on-topic.... I like Star Wars! (...) laws.. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) didn't (...) IV, (...) But, you must remember that the ONLY thing that holds water when it comes to the SW movies is the movies themselves. Books mean nothing, and nothing in them should be accepted as fact. -Chris (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm not entirely comfortable having C3PO built by Darth Vader; it seems a little too contrived, even for Lucas. On a more universe-specific note, didn't 3PO in one of the myriad books indicate that he'd never had him memory wiped? If so, it (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) We're basically agreeing here, though our aesthetic opinions are in conflict. Thoughtful criticism demands close viewing/reading. Perhaps the problem is less specifically with plot than with particular elements of pacing and story. The (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Um, Dr. Evil, um, we couldn't get the mutated sea bass...Animal cruelty laws.. :-) Toki (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree in principle, but I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable with your choice of adjective (personal taste, I suppose). Dave! (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, but their consverations in the pod racer hanger seem to show that they are getting to know one another... It will be interesting to see how they meet up again. -Chris (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <snipped> Agreed. TPM is about a different time. I didn't expect it to be a copy of any of the originals, in fact I liked it a lot. Here's another thought, in the 'dark times' that we see during the height of the Empire, friendship may be more (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Forgot to cross-post to other topics... All are welcome! ~M (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FvG074.KFK@lugnet.com... (...) If (...) raise (...) re-invention of (...) the (...) I too, recall hearing that the book is an adaptation of the screenplay. Hiring an exceptional writer to do (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Bryan Hodges" <bhodges@SPAMBLOCKco...ntweb.net> wrote in message news:FvFzy8.JDv@lugnet.com... (...) way (...) trilogy (...) is. (...) story, (...) matter (...) the (...) sales (...) I was going to post my opinion, but I see that it already has. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) what (...) and (...) But how can you make those notes and/or reflect on anything if you didn't pay attention to the plot to begin with? I can't tell you how many times I've asked people to explain their opinion and they can't tell me why they (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Very true. It is intended to show the fall of the Old Republic, the skillful connivings of a little known senator from Naboo, and how one boy can have such a dramatic effect on the fate of the universe. (...) Me, if it's one of the Kevin J. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Scott: (...) I wasn't aware of that the book had come from the screenplay, but you raise another good point, bordering on meta-criticism; any film is a re-invention of its screenplay to some degree, and a book is likewise a re-invention of the film (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) George Lucas, most notably. (...) At the same time, one cannot ignore the actual problems with the plot, whether or not someone else decides to "pay attention" or not. Further, "paying attention" to the plot doesn't simply mean carefully (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I don't see this as a problem. After all, the acting in the original trilogy was not top notch, but that didn't keep any of us from loving it. I don't think there is a problem with TPM, I think there's a problem with people's expectations. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Dave, (...) of (...) 1000% (...) vice (...) the (...) a (...) may (...) the (...) to (...) Well, I thought the book was from the screenplay, unless I misunderstood. If it is not the case, I agree with your point. However, if it was in the original (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) not (...) I don't see this as a problem. I think one of the real problems is that people went to see TPM, expecting it to be a stylistic copy of ANH: a swashbuckling adventure against a powerful Empire. That's not what it's about. TPM was (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Scott: (...) The problem with this, of course, is that the movie isn't the book, nor vice versa. As a work unto itself, we can't view the movie's quality based on the quality of the book, because they're two distinct entities. This happens a lot; (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Just because Lucas has something in mind for the character, doesn't mean it will be good. Take C3PO as an example. He was annoying in E4 and didn't further the plot. He was annoying and humorous in E5 and still didn't futher the plot. E6- (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) not (...) friendships/partnerships that (...) Leia/Han, (...) relationship is more of a (...) could explain why parts (...) That is a good point about the friendship aspect of the TPM. I read the book version of the movie, and it made a whole (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It looks like the 7191 in the pictures on BrickShelf was assembled without stickers, and it still looks great. Is the sticker black or clear? If it's black, you could just attach it to an index card and lay it against the stand... --Bram Bram (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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<snip> (...) Hey, maybe we'll get to see him take a Lightsaber in the gullet or something...<evil grin> -Chris (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes! I certainly didn't mean to imply it was the writing. It's more the way the characters are acted. And at that, it's more Anakin. (...) I've seen worse. I don't mind Jar-Jar so much. I know that we're all supposed to hate him, but I don't (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Part of the problem with this "relationship" isn’t so much the writing (which, admittedly, is a factor) as the direction. Liam Neeson and Ewan MacGregor are actual actors, and they could barely stay afloat under George’s unsophisticated (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Christopher Tracey writes: A very interesting thought! I hadn't looked at it this way before. Almost everyone will agree that the effects are good, the technology is no more laughable than in the original trilogy, etc, but this (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I've been meaning to post this for some time. I think one of the major problems with The Phantom Menace is that it is not a 'buddy movie.' In the original trilogy, you have several strong friendships/partnerships that aren't present in TPM. Examples (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Is anybody else alittle bit miffed at the fact that the UCS X-Wing has a mini-fig R2-D2 in the droid socket! How hard would it have been to make one. The only piece they would have had to make "new" would be a....give me a minute....none. Paint the (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Check out my old post regarding the 100% accurate scans I made of all the UCS sticker sheets in Word format. You can print them out and then cut them out and stick them with tape to your 12 1x8 black tiles as well as all over the X Wing. That way (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Bram, I am afraid your right! :-). I have the Tie already and I am waiting for the X-Wing to come into The Construction Site here in MA. But I can tell you the Tie is Awsome. This is without a doubt the best production LEGO set I have ever (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Looking over the pics on Brickshelf: (URL) feel more and more that I may have to part with $250...These look like some of the best sets I have seen in a while...tons of pieces, tons of detail. --Bram (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Although not directly connected to Lego, I thought this was cool. The official Star Wars site is debunking some old urban legends at: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I was hoping that the battle droid commander would have the yellow decals....and it does!! does anyone know when these sets will be available from lego? ---...--- "live long and build"-Lego Spock (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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The Zany in Schaumburg had them also. I picked one up on friday night. I have it about 50% complete. While I have some minor complaints about the set, I think this is one of their best. Here are some comments/observations/opinions: c-3po isn't just (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) for (...) Yup. Just this year in <set:6091> . Still not really worth it though. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Me either. Although all my crossbows seem to be gray. Have they ever been made in brown? (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Maybe it's just me, but I have waaaaay too much crossbows and I really don't like them, in any color... I for one ain't gonna buy any set *just* for the crossbow. :-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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I decided to take one last glorious summer off before hitting school hard again this fall, so I quit my job, sold my car and hauled out the Lego full force! This quitting my job thing was a gold mine! I can play with Lego all day now. Anyways I was (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars) !!
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After you guys are done buying every set in their inventory for the black crossbow, I'll trade for the wookies... Pearson (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Woohoo! That kicks so hard! Love the black crossbow!!! I betcha that when Tim "Asked Lego" about it in regards to the Falcon set, and they answered that "he doesn't come with it so you'd better buy a castle set" or something, that when they (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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Just got back. Went to Zainy Brainy. No AAT or MTT but they had a bunch of the brand new MF just sitting there on the bottom shelf. 89.99. I was at the one in NJ off Rt 1 near Princeton Market Fair. Happy Hunting. Also, the AAT and MTT should be in (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Just checked out FBTB. There's a pic on the main page showing the SW minifig sets (2nd series). The pic of Chewie and Biker Scouts show the wookie holding a black crossbow! That's cool! I heard that he wasn't gonna have his Bowcaster. -Chris (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Once again, we're going at it on AIM in SLego....please join in! Contact AIM :TimDeering -Duane AIM: DuaneLHess (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: (Work in Progress) - Millenium Falcon
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(...) Thanks ;-) I will have enough grey pieces once my next shipment of sets to part comes in to finish it and maybe even build a hangar for it. (...) Well, I really wanted to have round corridors using hinges and white tiles but that would require (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, spare parts ;-) Parting out sets is just too cool. This way I never have to worry about running out of pieces. (...) There are actually 2 toilets :-) Each one has a sink and a TP dispenser. The one on the bottom has a shower next to it (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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