Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005) - Page 1650 - Blu-ray Forum

Uxi · 09-15-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkWM

How long ago did you pre-order?

Amazon is epic about not showing shipping info on long ago pre-orders. Just use the tracking info that came in that e-mail.

I had a follow up post and went by the email and ONTRAC has the info.

I think it said I preordered in April.

garbe5510 · 09-15-2011, 11:46 PM

the monkey frog added to jedi also looks stupid, fast forwarded to the vader addition and the nooooooooo kinda fits I guess. The change that bugs me is R2 behind the rocks. How the hell is he supposed to fit in there?

Majoran · 09-15-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Duffy12

Yea, but the rest of the movie is also.

There are more like this on one of the snips there. I dont remember exactly where, but I picked up on it when watching the Spike marathon last week. Had to rewind a few times to make sure I saw it correctly. I had never noticed before and thought it was funny.

FC4L · 09-15-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

Yeah, something like that. I mean, the young Anakin stuff should have been like a preface to the first movie, kind of like how X-Men first class had a short first section with young Charles and Raven "Mystique" and then quickly moved on to a young adult Charles.

Ep. I should have gone something like this:
Qui-Gon and Obiwan find you Anakin on Tatooine after their Trade Federation ordeal, and then do a quick flash forward to his training as a teenager. At this time, Palps is already Chancellor and has detected Anakin's power with the Force. Calls on Darth Maul to acquire him to go to the Dark Side.

Ep. II would be somewhat similar to the actual movie, but cut out all the cheesy Padme stuff, and go right into the building of the Clone Army due to the apparent rise of the Sith backed by Trade Federation. Clone War starts.

Then most of Ep. III would be the Clone Wars...with Darth Maul turning Anakin to Dark Side and then fighting Obiwan.

Good thing you had no part in writting any of the films.

skyofcrack · 09-15-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

I kinda agree, but I think two films (maybe 1h 45m each) could have done the trick. Then he could have just renumbered the OT as 3,4, and 5.

This is why you never turn your back-story into story. You start in medias res and go from there. All the back-story that you write that doesn't make it into the final cut was so you could make sense of your characters and story for yourself. It was never meant for the audience.

That's why the prequels were overbloated. Lucas was making his back-story into three films, when there was only enough there for a couple of smaller ones. But he set rules for himself (9 films broken into three trilogies) and for some reason refused to break them.

Setting rules is one of the worst things an artist can do to themselves. You're supposed to be breaking through the restrictions imposed on you by others and the medium you create in, not conforming to a bunch of limits you impose on yourself.

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Yeah, I believe Lucas had a bunch of plot points: A - G - K - M - Q - Z (as an example) And he knew he had to hit them throughout the three films so he just filled them up with menutia to make 'complete' films (A-Z). Even if he had good scripts, he doesn't know enough to hire better directors (except for 4, 5) since he doesn't know how to hire or work with actors.

Shout92 · 09-15-2011, 11:52 PM

I don't plan on buying this. Mostly because of money reasons at the moment. May swing by my local Best Buy tonight and seeing if their doing any special midnight offers (for video games and I believe some movies they have a raffle for a free copy... couldn't hurt me!)

Breather · 09-15-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by georgec

Nice try, Lao Che.

haha

Good one. I didn't read his screen name the first time I read his post.

Hucksta G · 09-15-2011, 11:57 PM

After rewatching Episode I and II on Blu-Ray I realise they're not as bad as I remember,sure they're not good movies and Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar suck to high heavens, but the movies are quite entertaining. They hold nothing on the original trilogy but they're entertaining anyway.

Duffy12 · 09-16-2011, 12:00 AM

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caps-a-holic just NOW finished posting the rest of the movie comparisons-

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/test.php

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Breather · 09-16-2011, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent Bond

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ylomnstr · 09-16-2011, 12:01 AM

I got my set today. Preordered from walmart.com and they showed up today to my surprise. Problem is, Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes back won't play on my main blu ray player. They play on my other one and my PC. Firmware is up to date. It's a panasonic blu ray player. Could it be the discs? I was thinking of swapping them out at the store with a new set, but somehow I don't think it's the discs since they work on other players. Suggestions?

Hatter · 09-16-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by garbe5510

the monkey frog added to jedi also looks stupid, fast forwarded to the vader addition and the nooooooooo kinda fits I guess. The change that bugs me is R2 behind the rocks. How the hell is he supposed to fit in there?

Maybe Lucas thought R2D2 still had jets to maneuver his way around.

How else does he get in there. Someone use the audio commentary for that part and see if they addressed it.

Breather · 09-16-2011, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ylomnstr

I got my set today. Preordered from walmart.com and they showed up today to my surprise. Problem is, Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes back won't play on my main blu ray player. They play on my other one and my PC. Firmware is up to date. It's a panasonic blu ray player. Could it be the discs? I was thinking of swapping them out at the store with a new set, but somehow I don't think it's the discs since they work on other players. Suggestions?

What model# and how old is it?

Offender_Mullet · 09-16-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatter

Maybe Lucas thought R2D2 still had jets to maneuver his way around.

How else does he get in there. Someone use the audio commentary for that part and see if they addressed it.

Funny how that cool deleted scene of Luke and his lightsaber in Jedi wasn't inserted into the movie, but all this useless stuff was changed. Assbackwards thinking.

El_Jay · 09-16-2011, 12:10 AM

Wow...

For some reason, 1662 pages of bickering, arguing, baiting, name-calling, trolling, insulting, insulting my intelligence, insinuating, instigating, and absurdity doesn't bother me one iota... but reading 30 pages of "Mine shipped!" "Amazon says _____!" "Amazon just shipped mine!" "Amazon still hasn't shipped mine.

" "Mine is stuck in 'canceled' and hasn't updated!" "Mine just arrived!" "Mine will arrive in 45 minutes!" is absolutely nauseatingly annoying.

I dunno why, maybe I'm crazy.

Does anyone want to fight about the PT/OT? Maybe talk about Hayden Christensen vs Mark Hamill? UOT versus AOT?

Blu Myers · 09-16-2011, 12:12 AM

According to Amazon UPS tracking, mine is literally 3 hours from my house now!!!

Does UPS deliver at night?

pmac · 09-16-2011, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatter

Maybe Lucas thought R2D2 still had jets to maneuver his way around.

How else does he get in there. Someone use the audio commentary for that part and see if they addressed it.

Obi Wan uses the force and places the rocks there to help conceal R2D2 so he can't be spotted as easily. Simple as that

DONLUGO · 09-16-2011, 12:14 AM

Look what i just picked up at Costco a day early.

The Bread · 09-16-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatter

Maybe Lucas thought R2D2 still had jets to maneuver his way around.

How else does he get in there. Someone use the audio commentary for that part and see if they addressed it.

The rock is a hologram.

OneWayFilms · 09-16-2011, 12:15 AM

The flyer for WALMART said they are having a MIDNIGHT release and CHARACTERS ARE WELCOMED.

Is ANYONE going in costume? If you Do go (costumed or not) PLEASE bring your camera and take pictures to share in here.

Also, take pictures fo the cool display fro Star Wars.

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09-15-2011, 11:46 PM	#32982
garbe5510 Junior Member Member since:Sep 2011 Blu-ray collection:31	the monkey frog added to jedi also looks stupid, fast forwarded to the vader addition and the nooooooooo kinda fits I guess. The change that bugs me is R2 behind the rocks. How the hell is he supposed to fit in there?

09-15-2011, 11:52 PM	#32986
Shout92 Active Member Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:128	I don't plan on buying this. Mostly because of money reasons at the moment. May swing by my local Best Buy tonight and seeing if their doing any special midnight offers (for video games and I believe some movies they have a raffle for a free copy... couldn't hurt me!)

09-15-2011, 11:57 PM	#32988
Hucksta G Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:New Zealand 4K collection:119 Blu-ray collection:1000 DVD collection:378 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:5	After rewatching Episode I and II on Blu-Ray I realise they're not as bad as I remember,sure they're not good movies and Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar suck to high heavens, but the movies are quite entertaining. They hold nothing on the original trilogy but they're entertaining anyway.

09-16-2011, 12:00 AM	#32989
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	. caps-a-holic just NOW finished posting the rest of the movie comparisons- http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/test.php .

09-16-2011, 12:01 AM	#32991
ylomnstr Junior Member Member since:Oct 2008	I got my set today. Preordered from walmart.com and they showed up today to my surprise. Problem is, Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes back won't play on my main blu ray player. They play on my other one and my PC. Firmware is up to date. It's a panasonic blu ray player. Could it be the discs? I was thinking of swapping them out at the store with a new set, but somehow I don't think it's the discs since they work on other players. Suggestions?

09-16-2011, 12:10 AM	#32995
El_Jay Power Member Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:349	Wow... For some reason, 1662 pages of bickering, arguing, baiting, name-calling, trolling, insulting, insulting my intelligence, insinuating, instigating, and absurdity doesn't bother me one iota... but reading 30 pages of "Mine shipped!" "Amazon says _____!" "Amazon just shipped mine!" "Amazon still hasn't shipped mine. " "Mine is stuck in 'canceled' and hasn't updated!" "Mine just arrived!" "Mine will arrive in 45 minutes!" is absolutely nauseatingly annoying. I dunno why, maybe I'm crazy. Does anyone want to fight about the PT/OT? Maybe talk about Hayden Christensen vs Mark Hamill? UOT versus AOT?

09-16-2011, 12:15 AM	#33000
OneWayFilms Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Mississippi 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:967 DVD collection:759 Digital collection:457 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5	The flyer for WALMART said they are having a MIDNIGHT release and CHARACTERS ARE WELCOMED. Is ANYONE going in costume? If you Do go (costumed or not) PLEASE bring your camera and take pictures to share in here. Also, take pictures fo the cool display fro Star Wars.

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