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Just a bunch of disjointed thoughts about this thread: C3P0 in TPM - I thought it was hokey and severely contrived that Anakin built him. If it was necessary to introduce C3P0 in this movie, I think it should have been in a more reasonable way. C3P0 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) A lot of people argue that kids love Jar Jar, and that he was therefore a great success; I say of course kids were amused by Jar Jar; kids are always amused by slapstick and bathroom humor. (...) The Trade Federation knew full well that (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've seen and read several interviews with Lucas where he says that the original trilogy was written as one story (there was only one Death Star, though). Obi-Wan has his own reasons for lying to Luke. They should be obvious, if you think (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I said I'd never seen any statement to that effect--from an official source like Lucas or Kurtz talking about the early story (and I've seen a few of those types of interviews.) Besides, Obi-wan made everybody think otherwise, and that's the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I agree that even though he Obi-Wan doesn't come out and say he knows the droids, doesn't he say something like "Come here little friend" to R2D2 when he is hiding in the rocks on Tatooine after the Sand People attack Luke in ANH. Adam (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I didn't say that he planned it that far in advance, nor do I beleive that. I was merely repeating what Lucas said. I *do* think it was a bit of a retcon. I do like it because it lets him have more exciting lightsaber battles now. (...) Err, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I too don't but the "awesome powers of foresight" explanations. I may not think much of Lucas as a writer, but he is one. Part of creativity is re-interpreting your own work. Especially when you have to work yourself out of a plot jam. When (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's a feeble, lazy excuse for them to make. I'm not looking for pioneering insights into the human condition; I'm hoping for a film that is an entertaining and well-executed story. Sure, George and Co. and can lapse into the primary cliche (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Droids claims to be the adventures of Threepio and Artoo well, well before Episode IV. The problem is that Episode I takes place too soon before Episode IV (Not to mention that we know a lot of time is skipped between I and II) to allow the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It's one I've heard over and over as showing "how stupid midichlorians are" without the people saying it ever realizing how stupid their "counterargument" sounds. If you mean you preferred the force as a wholly mystical rather than as a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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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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