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I wasn't really directing that at you, Nick, but just as a sort of general comment. Personally, I'm a subtitles man. I LIKED hearing all the alien languages in the original trilogy. ~M (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I didn't mean to sound racist, that's just the way the aliens sounded to me. It just reminded me of some old anime shows I used to watch with the subtitles. Talking about subtitles, when I rented Ep 1, I made my dad watch it and when Jar Jar (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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You know, the first time I heard them, I didn't think it was an Asian accent. I don't think we should blame ol' George for our own racisms being ascribed to his movie. Still, I think he shoulda kept subtitles, just to cover his bum. ~Mark (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I believe you mean the guys with the terrible Asian accent. "Our blockaaaade is perfectry regal!" And BTW, you forgot to mention a Lego Yoda with the green body pieces! :-) ~Nick (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yep, the fig jumped right out to me as Lando...and Jabba...lol!!! (...) believe) (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) They're cowards! You can make a Sebulba-like mould for them. ;) (...) These would be wonderful. Actually, you know, the upcoming Statue of Liberty green would be *much* better for them...and for us! (...) I see the Deep Ones have come back in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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The recent threads about ethnic minifigs got me to thinking... When is LegoCo gonna make some Neimoidians? (These are the green-/dark grey-skinned fishy-/lizard-people evil, yet cowardly merchant-villains in "Star Wars: Episode I".) From a SW purist (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Check this Lando out: (URL) recognizable, and with a yellow face. (Credit given where credit is due, the creator's name is on the page I believe) Jason (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Take a look at the copy of the 1997 (...) page. (...) Neither do I, but here is an excerpt from the above copy: "Gallop over the plains free as the wind, build your tepee and canoe down a swift river like the Native Americans... ...Food and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) carefully at the pic). Do you know if in the game you actually play the cowboys vs the indians? In any case, I guess I should ammend my statement to say that in the actual LEGO sets, and advertizing for the sets, the above is true. --Karim (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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