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Yeah I have no problem with them sharpening up detail and perhaps tweaking colours to make them more vibrant just don't edit how the scenes play out or add new crap in.

I'd be OK with the ANH Jabba scene being left in, too, since it was supposed to be there.

 Frazzled wrote:
Boba Fett? Is this a reboot? Boba Fett's dead. Me confused.

IIRC Boba Fett fixed his jetpack and used it to escape the Zarlaac Pit.

 BrotherOfBone wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
Boba Fett? Is this a reboot? Boba Fett's dead. Me confused.

IIRC Boba Fett fixed his jetpack and used it to escape the Zarlaac Pit.

It never made it into the final cut of Jedi, but there was a scene with him crawling out of the pit like the bad ass he is.

I'd like to see em release the original series like the original series.. but they can't abandon the prequels.. There's a whole generation of 10-12 year olds that grew up loving Jar Jar and Little Orphan Anie.. and if the prequels go away they'll end up hating Disney for ruining Star Wars the same way us older kids hate Lucas for ruining Star Wars. So since Disney wants everyone to love them, I don't see this happening.

I haven't found to many that felt the prequels held up much beyond their childhood. I'm not saying they aren't out there, but I haven't run into them. The few I knew that liked Jar Jar et al when they were kids find the prequels painful to watch now.

I am prepared for them to sacrifice those happy memories of the prequels to restore my own in the superior original trilogy...

Do it Disney... strike the prequels down with all of your hatred!

It would be an exceptionally bold move to invalidate the prequels entirely. Then again, we live in a world that has had 2 alternative Spiderman franchises within a decade, has another version of Batman in progress not 5 years after the last version ended, and reboots of just about anything in being talked about (A slight exaggeration, but not far off).

There's certainly a precedent for throwing out a whole load of stuff, although I do appreciate that SW is the source material rather than a version of it while the comic movies are simply interpretations of a source, which complicates the matter.

 Medium of Death wrote:
I am prepared for them to sacrifice those happy memories of the prequels to restore my own in the superior original trilogy...

Do it Disney... strike the prequels down with all of your hatred!

Ancient Fear sounds bit too much like Phantom Menace, both as a title and considering the likely plot implications.

It'll either be a hidden Sith Lord, which as Manchu points out will be too close to the Phantom Menace, or perhaps they'll introduce something new.

I wonder if they'll change it back to how the Emperor was in the original trilogy with Lightsabers being Jedi weapons and the Sith really just tapping into the Dark Side for all their power. Obviously Vader retained his as he was a fallen Jedi.

The prequels having lightsabers being able to absorb force lightning really neutered the potency of the power.

The light saber absorbing lightning thing was part of the EU before the prequels I think...

The Emperor also had no further need of a Lightsaber after taking over. He had Vader to do the dirty work. IIRC he also lost it when fighting Yoda.

And Luke didn't exactly know that his Lightsabre could absorb force lightning, nor was he armed when the Emperor did it.

Well I guess it's the same point but replace "Prequels" with "EU"

My point being that in the original trilogy it is referred to as a Jedi weapon. Palpatine never gave the impression of being a Jedi at any point. It might make the Sith more interesting if they weren't just evil Jedi... don't get me wrong, I love Vader but the Emperor was a completely different kind of evil.

Keep in mind they aren't totally destroying the EU, merely saying they have the right to change/ignore it as they see fit.

I would wager some of the bigger things haven't change, such as the origins of the Sith as evil Jedi.

Yeah, the origin of the Sith, coming out of the Manadlorian War and with whole Revan/Malak thing is pretty cool, I hope they don't lose that. The Sith being fallen Jedi, a direct counterpart, actually makes things pretty interesting; they are what any Jedi could become.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Keep in mind they aren't totally destroying the EU

A fresh start would have been nice.

As far as I know The Ancient Fear is just the rumored title, so I wouldn't get to worked up over it yet.

No, its the "working title"

Which could mean its nothing more than a cover, but it could also be the real title.

The Ancient Fear.

"A holocron uncovered on a dark planet references an enemy that came a devastated the Old republic, over 1000 years ago. And they are prophesied to return....the Yuuzang Vong come again...."

*Cackles like the Emperor*

*obviously not true

 Manchu wrote:
Ancient Fear sounds bit too much like Phantom Menace, both as a title and considering the likely plot implications.

It also serves as the antithesis of 'A New Hope'. There is a certain wonderful cycle here. Use episode 7 to destroy the Galactic Alliance or Rebellion, then have the new organization formed in 8 and triumph in 9. This could be left with a much murkier ending, since Disney knows that they will continue to use this universe for tie ins. A galaxy in flux, with all of the major Lucas powers (Empire, Rebels) destroyed would be a blank slate for writers to play in.

 Platuan4th wrote:
I'd be OK with the ANH Jabba scene being left in, too, since it was supposed to be there.

I'm not posting a facepalm image right now--not even a Picard Facepalm--because I'm too busy swallowing back my vomit.

And that's assuming you mean the scene with the human actor and not the abomination with the Nar Shaddaan version of the uncanny valley and the 'comedy' tail-stepping Solo. I--I couldn't imagine what I would do if you meant that.





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 Grey Templar wrote:
Keep in mind they aren't totally destroying the EU, merely saying they have the right to change/ignore it as they see fit.

What a pity.

 Grey Templar wrote:
No, its the "working title"

Which could mean its nothing more than a cover, but it could also be the real title.

It is a rumored working title based on Harry Knowles repeating an anonymous source. There is no official information or release at this point. It is likely true, but an anonymous source to an internet fan isn't the same as a press release.

If they wipe the slate clean with the prequels, I'll forgive them for cutting out more of the good EU stuff. I know that's wishful thinking, of course.

Honestly, just releasing the original theatrical cut of the trilogy on Blu-Ray/DVD would build a lot of good will, I think - I hope they actually do that.

Doesn't really show anything, but still neat:



(I don't think I have seen it posted)

I remember seeing episode 1 in theaters for the first time, I was 11 or 12 and loved. I saw 3 times.

Saw many moons later and did not have the same reaction to it or the other 2 movies. Either I'm getting old and grumpy or they were not all that.

my friends and I had a star wars marathon of all 6 movies. I can't help but think that all the bad aspects of the prequel trilogy should have seemed obvious. The list is short, but they are big issues.


Still love the fight scene with Darth Maul, Obi Wan and qui gon jinn, I was recently told that the actor that played darth maul choreographed that fight scene,

I just don't want this new trilogy to suck, I want a new scifi film to be good, have substance and an engaging dialog to it. Is that too much to ask?

 Piston Honda wrote:
Still love the fight scene with Darth Maul, Obi Wan and qui gon jinn, I was recently told that the actor that played darth maul choreographed that fight scene,

He did. He did the choreography and they liked him so much, they gave him the role.

Or so the story goes.

 Piston Honda wrote:

Still love the fight scene with Darth Maul, Obi Wan and qui gon jinn, I was recently told that the actor that played darth maul choreographed that fight scene,

Yeah, that fight almost makes the first film worth watching. Almost. I hate the fights in II and III as they are too jumpy-flippy-showy-offy, but the end of TPM, regardless of the plot being poor, finds that right balance between visual impressiveness and a degree of character that makes the Luke/Vader fights in V and VI so great.

As to your other point, I agree the prequels are fine when you see them as a kid, which is why I won't entirely dismiss them. Poor films or not, episodes 1-3 pretty much defined my childhood from the ages of 4-10, and I owe them for that.

Nice, DarhMaul is one of the few aspects I really loved about E1 or the prequels in general.

Whenever I played the star wars minis game, I always had to play with darth maul.


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 Paradigm wrote:

 Piston Honda wrote:

Still love the fight scene with Darth Maul, Obi Wan and qui gon jinn, I was recently told that the actor that played darth maul choreographed that fight scene,

Yeah, that fight almost makes the first film worth watching. Almost. I hate the fights in II and III as they are too jumpy-flippy-showy-offy, but the end of TPM, regardless of the plot being poor, finds that right balance between visual impressiveness and a degree of character that makes the Luke/Vader fights in V and VI so great.

Once in a blue moon I youtube just to watch it,

my friends and I got in trouble when we were doing a piss poor job of recreating that scene during recess with baseball bats.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
I'd be OK with the ANH Jabba scene being left in, too, since it was supposed to be there.

I'm not posting a facepalm image right now--not even a Picard Facepalm--because I'm too busy swallowing back my vomit.

And that's assuming you mean the scene with the human actor and not the abomination with the Nar Shaddaan version of the uncanny valley and the 'comedy' tail-stepping Solo. I--I couldn't imagine what I would do if you meant that.

Especially as everything of importance was moved to the Greedo scene making it redundant as well as poorly done.