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Episode II Gets Rave Review
Astin writes: "Dark Horizons has obtained a copy of what it believes is the script for Attack of the Clones, and has posted a review. Apparently they got this one right, with epic battles, lots of action, and that sense of adventure that was missing from Episode I. Canoe.ca is also carrying a synopsis from the site."
I bet the 'queuers' are happy right now.
"Hey bill, according to this, the film we're queuing for doesn't suck!"
I like green eggs and ham.
well, Obtained a copy of the script. Halft
the movie is the director anyway. Like a good
director can make a grand movie with a bad
script and a bad director can trash any
script.
So if someone obtained a copy of the script
isnt that interesting.
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woof.
right here - they posted it a couple of days early...
We said it before and we're saying it now:
JAR JAR MUST DIE!!!
Epic Battles eh? I hope so, since from the trailer that is currnetly doing the rounds at the cinema it looks like an over blown love / teenage angst story.
The months are just too short. I can count the number of days on one hand.
Hmm. Cheesy first film, somewhat like Star Wars (be honest), and what looks like a cracking second film (just like ESB). Just what is it with Lucas and trilogies anyway? It always seems to take him a film to get upto speed, then he makes another that rocks, and then runs out of steam for the third and throws in things like Ewoks.
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
From Variety:
Clones are IN!
Hollywood Loves Clones!
Clones Boom, Phantoms Bust!
Everyone loves a Clone!
then 50 movies come out with "clones" in the title, or some derivitave of the word (Clone-o-saur, Clone Stampede, The Clone I Loved). They will all flop. Then, in Variety...
Clones are DEAD!
Clones Bad, Non-Clones GOOD!
Remember kids, just because the title is a giant pile of fuck doesn't mean the movie will be (Just look at Cybercity... errr... wait, don't. that movie sucks donkey dong).
I am a big, fluffy, cute, cuddly bunny. fear me.
From the link:
"Jar Jar Binks represents the Gungans in the Senate. "
Got Spoilers? (tm)
Seriously, It sounds good, although I only see movies for the special effects..
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I wonder if Natalie Portman gets to hold Anakin's lightsaber? Go ahead and flame away... I couldn't resist...
They are trying to extract more profits by having a plot in episode 2.
naa.. just kidding, they are going to commercialise the whole film to the highest bidder.
star wars is dead
Just like the fake trailer a year ago that adcritic was duped by, this one's another hoax.
It's sad to see slashdot taken in by such schemes.
Appearently he his. Once more Watto, the stupid flying thing, has taken to wearing a beret in an attempt to be yet more queer. To say nothing of what some people are calling the "Forbidden Love" trailer that some saw before Fellowship of The Ring. It looks like it will go past bad. The question is will it stop at bad, but funny, or head straight for The Alien From L.A. bad. At least Nsych is back in it, without them I'd wonder if George Lucas would be able to ever completely defile his creation.
--Jimmy has fancy plans; and pants to match.
How long will it be until other websited that don't have the script starts reviewing reviews?
A short, shallow review of something that might be the script for Episode II hardly qualifies stopping th presses.
A decent script is neither a guarantee of quality, nor necessary for it. The script for Episode IV looks like a fourth grader wrote it, and yet it produced a film that both children and adults loved. The magic happens in the casting, sets, costume, makeup, acting, lighting, camerawork, direction, FX and post production editing. Even if it's a genuine script (what reason have we to believe that? There must be dozens of fan scripts doing the rounds) then the final product might be almost unrecognisable.
It's an interesting bit of speculation, but I'm giving it no more credence nor weight than any other fan generated hype.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
But the heart and soul of STAR WARS is undeniably the characters: rakish Han Solo the rogue with a heart of gold, trading insults with spunky Princess Leia, so beautiful and so brave; gung-ho Luke Skywalker, the hero right out of Joseph Campbell, who manages to be annoying and inspiring at the same time; even characters like R2-D2 and Chewbacca, who don't have a coherent line in the script, are developed as recognizable personalities! A cast straight out of Shakespeare or Dickens is what makes Lucas' film an immortal classic.
Don't get me wrong, Space battles and lightsaber duels are great, but let's hope Lucas is able to inject some life into the two-dimensional caricatures who pranced around onscreen during Episode I (name three differences between Obi-Wan and Kwi-Gon-Jinn's personalities, or for that matter, between Obi-Wan and Queen Amidiala), otherwise those of us for whom the STAR WARS flame burns bright in our hearts may be in for another ho-hum prequel.
I doubt the script is real.. and seeing how much of a freaking lunatic George Lucas can be, he'd probably decide to change the script if the real one that got leaked out were the real one.
I saw the trailer of Episode 2, and I can't believe how fucking cheesy the dialog is. "Anakin, you have grown."; "So have you, Princess. In more ways than one.", or "What if something you want is really here.", said while they're holding hands before Anakin has to go fight some aliens. fffUUUCCCKKK!!! In contrast, Dawson's Creek may not have realistic dialog, but at least it's better than watching a dialog that looks like it was stolen from a conversation between a Britney Spears-listening, boyband-loving bimbo teenager and his duh football-jock boyfriend.
Stupid Hollywood shit, I can't stand watching most films nowadays, goddamn unrealistic plot development and fucked-up acting of unrealistic dialogs...
What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
Oh yes, this *will* be in the script. {/me Pounces fist to palm}
I reviewed the script too, and the one referenced in the headline is obviously a fake.
They synopsis of the real script is thus:
Jar Jar becomes elected to the senate and immediately begins his plans to take control. Using his idiot facade he fools the members of the senate into complacency while he masters the power of the dark side of the force. Once he has mastered the dark side, he uses it to clone himself into a huge army of Jar Jars that he will use to take over the Empire. The senate becomes keen to his plans, and he wisely uses the force to disguise himself as non other then senator Palpatine after he destroys him by forcing him to listen to his idiotic conversation for a full three hours.
It will be revealed, in episode 7, that in fact Jar Jar was behind the rise of the Empire!
What is interesting from looking around the supershadow site and reading reviews such as this one is that Lucas is, if nothing else, a very smart business man. EpI was designed to attract a new generation of fans and epII was designed to build on this base and reinvigorate the older generations. This is obviously contrary to the utopian desires of the older generation, but if this movie is as much of a success within that demographic as it could be, would you have done anything different?
While it is fair to give Lucas respect for being such a astute profiteer, it is a great disappointment that a man with such wealth would feel the need to have to use characters like JaJa to make more quick bucks. Surely there is a line to be drawn between a new ivory back-scratcher and a creative legacy?
Lazy bum! if you want real news for nerds, find interesting bit that you think are worthwhile and submit em here, instead of just whining. I get sick and tired of people who complain about news here but who do not contribute themselves. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Kudos to all who do post news here.
I intend to live forever, so far so good.
What about all the dead boy band members we were promised earlier?
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STAR WARS: EPISODE II
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Clones are a part of our daily lives. We clone things such as organs and limbs to be reattached. We even have fully functional clones of ourselves going to work for us each day.
But what happens.. When good clones go bad? We'll attempt to answer this question. Tonight, on Fox.
...and my dog will grow vocal chords and start giving me advice on aggression and Jedi mind tricks.
Seriously, how could a Star Wars episode supposed to be a love story (!) not be a complete disaster. The only way I can see is if success is defined as "exceeding expectations", which are rock bottom after TPM.
Who knows... maybe at the end of the trilogy, she'll be naked and petrif^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H frozen in carbonite.
Did he become Darth Vader at the end? I want eposide 3 to start of with him as Vader already. I want to see this bad-ass in his prime!
The "review" seems to be written to so obviously make Ep2 everything people wanted Ep1 to be? "This time, its great, fantastic, its perfect!" Bit too obvious.
They havent seen the movie, even if the script is fine, it dosent guarentee a good movie. This has to be a hoax, and even if its not, you should take it with a grain of salt. Its not a review of the movie, its a review of a questionably-authentic script, of unknown revision.
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I think the Star Wars topic should be removed from the site - it's obviously sold-out shit: has been from Episode 1, and will be thought to III - let it go man. Which begs the question, why is SW is here, and how come no Star Trek or even LoTR topics, which aren't as blatantly aimed at teenieboppers?
...well, sucked. There was a trailer for it in the Fellowship of the Ring, and it looked lousy. It looked like a teenage love story. That was all the preview showed was Anakin and Amidala acting like teenagers in love. I wanted to scream.
A bad title or a bad "real script" does not mean that the movie will be bad....
You can watch other movies and when AOC will be out, go and see it.
If it's bad then you can talk about it. But don't say "it's shit" when the only thing you saw is a "script" and trailers.
The real thing is if the movie is fun or not. If when in the cinema you are captivated, then Lucas have done a good job.
So wait for it, go see it and then talk about it..
SuperShadow's site is known to be 100% bogus. Do a search at Google on "supershadow" to find out for yourself.
1. SuperShadow doesn't personally know Lucas.
2. SuperShadow doesn't work at LucasFilm.
3. The "script" for Episode II he says he got himself, was actually made by TheForce.net fans and others collecting spoilers/leaks from various sites and compiling them into a speculative "script".
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You don't have HARISSON FORD, and that's all the magic gone........
14 posts about Natalie Portman (petrified or otherwise)
23 posts calling for the death of Jar Jar
18 posts wondering if CG was done on Linux boxen, and if not, why not
12 posts arguing whether or not Boba Fett is the coolest Star Wars character of all time
Written the way Yoda speaks, 9 posts there will be
6 links to fan fic that are remarkably similar to the plot in the affore-mentioned script
Episode 2 takes place ~22 years before the original trilogy. Han Solo would probably be a teenager, at the oldest, and Harrison Ford is almost 60 now; while they could probably work around that for Indiana Jones 4, or something based on the New Jedi Order books, no amount of movie magic is going to put him in Episode 2.
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For me, Han Solo's character and his transformation over the series and his relationship with Princess Leia is more interesting than any of the dogfights. Luke's story is interesting too, but the Han Solo story with it's Boba Fett sub-plot (which itself is the most popular part of the series for many fans)is better.
Bear in mind everybody that when I read Phantom Menace script I too thought it was going to be a great movie because it was such a great script. The two things that ruined Phantom Menace were Jake Lloyd's bad acting and Jar Jar Binks irritating voice. On paper, it would be impossible to tell what they were like. I thought Binks was going to be a Chewbacca type character, loveable without being too Disney. I was wrong. Not even Disney would associate themselves with that guy! Attack of the Clones has a terrible name. That was a bad choice on Lucas' part. It just seems like he's jumping on the cloning bandwagon we've been seeing lately in sciencefiction. However, Hayden Christian looks good in the role of Anakin, and Natalie Portman looks well...fabulous as she always does. It's a pity that this looks like it's going to be romance heavy, so I really hope there's a good twist in there somewhere, a la Empire Strikes Back.
I was not talking about the character han solo, but i was talking about actoring with his talent.
Lucas must find an actor with great talent such as ford..... Too rare....
Ok, JarJar's going to be a main character again. May as well put the 'nSync footage back in. Expand it even. Write Briteny Spears into the script. Perhaps even petrify her. And what the heck, why not re-unite Menudo and give them a role too.
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Tinseltown has shown remarkable ability in playing with people's brains, and this is yet another example of it.
Yeah, the trailer I saw was full of teenage forbidden love and sappy-cuteness. But I doubt that's going to be the content of the whole film. I mean, it wouldn't be a Star Wars movie without a decent space battle and lightsaber duel. Even Lucas realises this.
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Besides, I'm _very_ glad that the trailer doesn't reveal everything - The Ep 1 trailer showed far too much. Like Darth Maul and his double bladed lightsaber. Go back in your mind to the first time you saw the film. Now replay the scene where Maul lights the second blade - as if you _didn't_ know he had one from the trailer. That could have been a "holy f*cking sh*t!!!" moment that would have made the entire film. Who cares about Jar Jar when you've got a scene like that? But no. They had to go and spoil it...
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IIRC, Lucas said that Ep 1 was an introduction to the characters and time period. 2 is _mostly_ a love story, while 3 is much darker. I for one can tollerate a little glucose content in 2, as long as it doesn't detract from the story (or get in the way of some bad-guy ass-kicking Jedi style).
And as for the title, I am still holding out hope that it's a ploy to screw all the fake merchandise that's bound to appear. I'm not sure, but I don't recall the trailer explicitly calling it "Attack of the Clones" - it was just "Episode 2". Am I right?
Maran
Yes, I remember downloading the "Script" for the Star Trek Generations off the net before it came out. It was so accurate! It seems every big "geek" movie or movies that have a big following have these things pop up that are usually not close to the REAL script. I don't know if it is someone being an ass, or the movie studio trying to create hype, but either way, it's pretty stupid.
"Da ist ein Technölüst in mein Unterpanten!"
A scientist was successful in cloning himself.
He was asked to speak at a national convention of cloning scientists. The meeting room was located on the 45th floor of a New York skyscraper.
The scientist arrived with his clone and proceeded to the podium. The clone sat at the end of the head table. The scientist began the speech intending a tribute to the advances in the field of modern biology.
"My fellow scientists," he began. But before he could utter another word, the clone sprang to his feet and shouted out, "he's an ASSHOLE!". The crowd began to murmur as the scientist commanded the clone to "sit down and shut-up!". Apologizing for the interruption, the scientist began again, "My fellow scientists,". Again the clone sprang to his feet and yelled, "this dumb ASS couldn't produce a copy on a Xerox. He's a fraudulent
SON-OF-A-BITCH!".
Incensed, the scientist rushed to the clone, grabbed him, and threw him out of the window.
The crowd gasped and security rushed into the room. A short while later New York's finest arrived and were explained the events that had transpired.
The police chief said to the scientist, "We are going to have to arrest you." The scientist replied, "For what? I have committed no crime. What fell from the window was a clone, not a person.". The attending scientists nodded in agreement. "Well," retorted the police chief, "we can not let this heinous act go unchallenged.".
The police chief thought for a moment and ordered the scientist held for "Making an obscene clone fall..."
Full story: New Study Alleges Star Wars Pedophilia
There is a place, a wonderful place, where you can watch Jar Jar die over and over again. Experience the magic of ASCIImation HERE...
Even if the script is good, we're still gonna get clubbed over the head with wooden acting on this one, if the trailers are any indication.
I saw Life As A House with Hayden Christensen. He can act. Here's to hoping Lucas remembered how to direct on this one.
Woz
Even if this script isn't the real one, pretty much everyone involved in Episode II has remarked that this one has the potential for greatness. Ewan McGregor, not exactly silent on how bad Episode I was, remarked early on that this script was great. In fact, last week on the Today show, while promoting Black Hawk Down, Ewan again remarked how good he thought Episode II was going to be. There was genuine sincerity in his voice, not the usual Hollywood bullshit.
If you really want to see the promise in Episode II, you'll need to view the "Mystery" trailer. Yeah yeah, I know, only available to Phantom Menace DVD owners, only available to Windows users, whatever. It's a good trailer, and shows the sense of adventure much better than the "Forbidden Love" trailer.
For the book says, "We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us."
A thing to note, no matter how good the script is, if the acting is bad...
I found after watching the previews that I will wait for a while before I go and watch this. I found that even in the preview the acting was a little bad. "Obi Wan is holding me back"... and the scene where Anakin is blazing off on that bike very cliche. This is just my opinion from what I have seen. I know that I will watch it, but this time through I am going to not get as excited as I did last time.
Actually, a thing to note, is that I found that the previews haven't really gotten me that excited, like the first ones did. I wonder if that was intentional by Lucas. Kinda interesting strategy if that is the case. Get people to enter with less expectations, and when they see how good it is, they leave twice as happy.
E.
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It's gonna have n'Sync in it...
eeeeeuuuuuwwwww......
-- You can't idiot-proof anything, because they're always coming out with better idiots.
""Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) and the animated character Jar Jar Binks are both members of the Senate, representing their respective planets, while Obi Wan (Ewan McGregor) and the now-adolescent Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) have been off training and becoming involved in a variety of adventures.
Anakin and Obi Wan are called upon to act as bodyguards for Amidala after she is the subject of a foiled assassination.""
Stupid Assassins, they never aim for the right one.
------------- I didn't know she was your sister I swear!
Fellowship of the Rings shows how it should have been done, with careful attention to detail and a great respect for the books and the fans. Episode I was all about selling Darth Maul action figures.
Come on!
Careful attention to detail? What detail? Certainly not the books. There are so many changes made I almost walked out of the theater after an hour the first time I saw it. I agree its a great movie, but I don't agree it has that kind of detail.
/Smuffe
Complete with ecstasy, flashing lights, and deafening drum beats? ...I suppose that would be necessary to enjoy Ep II.
A witty saying proves you are wittier than the next guy.
There's a hell of a lot more to a movie than just the script. Until you see the quality of the acting (the worst part of Episode 1), directing, etc, giving it any sort of a review is premature to say the least. If you were to simply read the Phantom Menace script by itself, it would carry much more appeal as you tend to stylize scenes in your imagination to fit your particular ideals.
Sorry, but based on the horrible acting displayed in the trailers so far released ("It's all OBI-WAN'S fault! *pound gay little fist in the table*), this movie will be yet another Lucas suckfest.
episode one was as good as any other star wars movie. In other words star wars movies aren't as good as you remember them. Now they are big classics that everyone remembers with childhood excitement nothing can match it. Even though the new ones are the same quality as the previous ones. If shakespear released his plays today, he would get an oscar, make $100 mil at the box office and they would be forgotten in 2 years. It's just the hype of "classic" status...if you think episode one sucks but episode four is awesome then something is clouding your judgement becuase its practically the same shit.
The longest advertisement I saw in a cinema just looked like one long love story / soap opera to me. I was appalled. I hope it was just an extreme advertising faux pas.
That the series was complete with The Return of the Jedi and that these new movies don't add nothing. They take out something actually, because the past in the original movies was something mysterious , something unknown that left to the imagination, casting a big shadow on the "present". Instead now we have 2 movies that are supposed to be in the past but where , because in reality our technology advanced, the special effects and the overall technlology appears much more advanced than the "future", even if they dress them in a "70s" style to make them look funky and old. Episode 1 was much more a Disney movie than a Star Wars movie, they could have replaced Jar Jar with Donald Duck and it would have been funny at least :)
The script for the last movie was so tight liped that I do not see how the site got it. I doubt Lucas would have relazed the security standards for the script. Although it looks like a good story though. It just does not fit with the way Lucas operates.....
This is the same script that has been out for months here. What's new about it? From what I've read and seen, it's dead on accurate with the officially released trailers, and was posted long before they were released.
there are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots
I felt ripped off at Episode I, and I'm certainly not paying anything to see the next one.
back around the time when Episode I was about to be released, was still the time when another 'Epic' (touted by the creators) entertainment event was unfolding. That event was the conclusion of the Ultima series. For just under 6 years, fans and even new initiates to the series had eagerly awaited not just the release but any snippet of news, screenshots, story, etc. The excitement built up this mere game both amazed and scared some who did not understand the game (hey, what do THEY know). Literally hundreds of sites devoted themselves to this next epic conclusion known as Ultima IX, and then Ascension later. Many fan sites had a ton of fiction and story lines, many a serious (and often very nasty) discussion on forums was held about what the origin of blackrock, the guardian and this whole mess really was. There where even rumors of published books. (I for one never saw them) In a stated attempt by Origin|EA to not scare off potential new customers they would stealthily release tidbits of information to select organizations (usually in other countries than most of the fan sites, but that is merely a demographic issue). It was touted as just another action adventure game, and the title changed to reflect that no player had to have any existing experience with the series.
However, things began to go sour. Long time devoted fans (made obvious by their volunteer time and effort given so generously to the community) found that they where THE ONLY source of information about the upcoming game. Questions about why they, the fans, must volunteer their time (as in free) to promote and advocate the game, ask questions that never where answered, be put off by EA|Origin staff, yet not get paid or compensated for it. (In case you don't know, free is not accurate. The fans in fact take a loss from the costs to bandwidth and hardware, not to mention loss of real life productivity) EA|Origin obviously did not care about this issue, and could not seem to spend the money to either help out some sites, through direct assistance or just providing a few hours here and there for knowledgable employees to act as liasons. Soon, many web sites began to disappear, feeling dejected that they would not only be denied any information, but where often lied to. (as evidenced by answers from staff that where directly contradicting a press release that would be released a day later to a gaming magazine, usually in a foreign language) It soon became apparent that EA|Origin either where taking the existing fan base for granted (in a VERY extreme case), or simply did not wish to make a game that appealed to them and thus felt some sort of guilt or shame, leading to the alienation treatment of the fans.
While the term 'understand' can be used to describe how the vast majority of fans felt in relation to the game appealing to a larger market, many where worried that if the development/producing team did not have the integrity necessary to first produce a game that answers the call of the fan base (regardless of whether they dress it up later a bit to appeal to others) then it would manifest as a bad game that appeals to none (neither the new crowd or the existing fans). This was warrented not only because of this situation happening so many times in other games and even non entertainment and/or computer industries... but more importantly, was the fact that when it had been tried with Ultima 8, it only ended in disaster. No one liked the game (by no one and none used earlier I mean a significant enough sized group to justify expenses, much less keep people interested in later releases). Like a restaruant that serves fecal matter and wonders why no one ever comes back and why negative word of mouth travels faster than positive word, EA|Origin proved that they refused to comprehend this basic lesson of life and business (on any level) by releasing Ascension as a... well... it didn't seem like an "Ultima" at all to me and many others. Some will argue pro or con of its merits as a stand alone game, that is not my concern here. The fact was, it not only continued a series and a story line, but was a very eagerly anticipated final wrap up of the entire series. Just looking back at that time period, you see how eagerly people where to once again travel to Britania and face its perils. Fan art, fan fiction, fan news sites, fan organizations of real life events and sub-press conferences... all of this translated to a very easy market for Origin and EA. They could have layed off their marketers for this. Or in efficiency and logical terms, they could have better applied their resources to the tasks that most made sense. Put that marketing (including marketing management, oversite, corporate interaction, overhead, etc) into development of code, art and story. (not to mention QA) Not to go into a rant on the futility of and inefficiency of corporate/bureaucratic mentality and processes... they simply did not prioritize correctly. End result was yet another game and public relation status that angered many and alienated many more.
But wait, theres more... if you order now we include this guide, "How to take your one saving grace and flush it down the toilet". One of the most devestating (now seen in hindsite and admited by many ex employees including Garriot himself) was the mistake that trully relates to the Star Wars issue here. First, the comparison. Obviously many had awaited a long and often frustrating yet exciting time for Episode I to come out. Any news was lapped up like a marooned man in the Saharra laps up the dew off of a blade of grass if he finds it. Fans dressed up in silly costumes and acted out there favorite scenes from books and movies alike. Like with Ultima, fans devoted huge amounts of time, bandwidth, hardware and good ol fashion brain power to present news, art, rumors, facts and even fan based fiction. Even more than Ultima, Star Wars spawned an entire (and sometimes frightening) sub-culture of its own.
However, some began to see signs of impending doom in the commercials, trailers, interviews and art. I for one remember a particular ad on TV that scared the bones from my body... it was narrated by this woman who's inflections, voice tenor and choice and timing of words where obviously of the sort used by advertising agencies to appeal to small children. Complete with the choicest tidbits of scenes that all featured everyone's favorite CGI loon, Jar Jar. If no one had ever hear of Star Wars, then they would have been left with the impression that this 'new movie' was merely a fun and cute childrens flick, much like a Disney animated film (well, not just animated, and no that is not necesarilly a bad thing on its own). This seemed to contrast the existing movies, books, story, etc that made up the fantasy universe of Star Wars.
Now back to Ultima... the biggest single issue that destroyed the game and its effect on fans and newbies alike was the botched PR of the leak of the original game plot/script. (no, it is not ironic, at least not from a historical and 'Big Picture' perspective) Due to most likely a lack of consistent (or I should really say, just a sheer lack of PR in the first place) PR policy, growing tensions within the Origin camp and against its 'overlords', EA... a very large mistake happened. Besides the first mistake of leaking the script, the real issue was how they handled it. First they denied it, in an attempt to (as a prankster would perform if his joke was beginning to be suspected) turn the tide away from the discovery of the plot, Origin (whether directed or not) decided to redo the story. The result was a simplistic story with no real substance, much less any tie in with past releases and 'unanswered questions'. Very much less than any 'Epic' feel to the grand conclusion of one of the most popular and succesful (by various definitions) game series of all times.
Now fast forward to the present... now we hear of a release/leak of the plot. Should we be concerned at all that they would change it, not really. I doubt any film studio would ever throw away its existing film already recorded, not to mention the CGI already in place in most parts. Even though it has happened in the past (like when an actor/actress dies before completion), I doubt personally anything major COULD be changed. However, I just hope (as in 'New Hope'?) that this next movie will break the 'cycle'. I look forward to it, and hope that it returns to the Episode 5 look and feel.
Note that this was meant to really be silly to a large degree, so this does not necessarily reflect the internal ramblings of my rational mind... I know it is around here somewhere.
I seek not only to follow in the footsteps of the men of old, I seek the things they sought.
more creative, more interesting characters, better acted, better plot and allegory, uses technology to enhance the story instead of technology *being* most of the story.
Watch Star Wars again and youll see that even it was cheesy and sucky--it just sucked less that most Hollywood drivel.
Me, I'll wait for the DVD on Netflix like I do for most dogs. LOTR was worth a trip to the theater.
Damn I hate it when an article (the review in question) is coded across the full screen as light text on a dark background.
Couldn't finish it.
Now my eyes are fucked up for days.
Dammit, there should be laws about this.
So this is what passes for news on Slashdot eh. Having been a reader for 3 years, I can honestly say this is the worst posting I've ever seen. Salacious yellow news is not why I came to Slashdot years ago, I came because there were many Open Source programmers posting here, giving out insight and information about tech issues of the day, completely free I might add. Now, Slashdot has become a marketing project for certain companies and links to less than probing stories, if not utter crap like this story. The kind Editors refer to as filler. I noticed even Jon Katz has lost his fire.
Slashdot is really going downhill.
If George Lucas is involved, its going to suck. The only one that was truly great was Empire Strikes Back, which he didn't produce. It was so dark. His productions are aimed at 5 year olds. Basically cartoons.
Cheesy first film, somewhat like Star Wars (be honest), and what looks like a cracking second film (just like ESB). Just what is it with Lucas and trilogies anyway?
:-)
In the "Special Edition" VHS series of the original Star Wars movies (not the remastered versions), Leonard Maltin interviews G.Lucas. Among other things, Lucas describes the first Star Wars trilogy as a "three-act play". He goes on to say that, in a three-act play, you introduce the characters in the first act (Star Wars), put them in the worst possible situation in the second act (Empire Strikes Back), and then get them out of it in the third (Return of the Jedi).
So, I guess if Lucas stays true to this formula, then Ep2 will be a dark cliffhanger. Anyway, I'll be there, if only to see Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor.
-- D
"The Bastards have landed!" -- Peter Jackson, Bad Taste
What made the original trilogy great was the "human" aspect of the characters. Han's scoundrel-turned-reluctant hero. Leia calling Han a "scruffy-looking nerfherder" and Chewy a "walking carpet." While the fate of the galaxy hung in the balance, the main characters were really just a bunch of crazy kids having a good time. It was light-hearted in the face of impending doom.
That element was utterly missing from TPM. Qui-Gon was serious and dour. Obi-Wan was serious and dour. There was no sense of fun in the face of grave danger, but rather a sense of solemness in the face of bland political intrigue and trade embargoes. Jar-Jar was an attempt to inject the needed element into the movie, but it was forced and stale. If Jar-Jar had been a human, or at least a live actor, it might have worked.
I also have a great fear about AOTC: the trailers clearly are geared towards the "WB crowd." A cheezy romance story (unlike the childish and subdued Luke-Leia-Han triangle that was not the focus but rather a "fleshing out") isn't going to fit well into the arc of the Star Wars saga in general. I fear it's going to be forced, stale, and drag down a trilogy that already shows deep flaws.
dinner: it's what's for beer
Harry from Aint it Cool News had a review of the script earlier this week. From the sounds of it, it looks like Lucas is making up (somewhat) for the TPM debacle. I, for one, am hoping for the best.
"Oh my God! The dead have risen! And they're voting Republican!" - Bart Simpson
I have read the script of Ep2, and it really is a success. Of course people say that the script will not determine quality of the final product, but look at Ep1: its script was terrible (midi-chlorians, fatherless birth), but Lucas did execute it well, even if he can't write for his life. But from what goes on in Ep2, and if anyone's been watching the behind the scenes movies on starwars.com they'll see that it is looking great.
If you want a copy of the script email, mmanor@optonline.net
That's what it is..
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Titanic in SPACE
1st one didnt work so I bet the love story will
bahaha
That, and isn't the "boy" band NSUCK in it ?
... is available here.
An interesting sidebar to this - when the Ep.1 DVD first came out, all the Mac users hollered bloody murder over the inability to access the DVD-locked content. The company that created the 3rd party browser remarked that Apple provided no interface to make such content locking possible.
Apple turned around the next day and posted the DVD-locked trailer - and you do need the DVD in the drive - on their site. I guess they wanted to prove them wrong.
A Star Wars fan site is psyched about an upcoming Star Wars movie?
Color me amazed.
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I can see why those guys are camped out at the Cinerama two blocks from me now.
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Sounds like a cool flick - especially Ewan McGregor's role in it.
Concept: wish they had JarJar fight with a Dark Clone of himself - think of the fight scene! Man, you'd be rolling in the aisles and weeping at the same time. And they could Matrix it even, with the ears used to attack like bullets
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--- Will in Seattle - What are you doing to fight the War?
Why can't we have N'Synch singing at a cantina bar when Jar Jar Binks walks in - Hears the music and has his big floppy ears explode from the sonic disodence...
Oh well maybe it is just time to go back to alt.ensign.crusher.die.die.die and read about the klingon rape fantasies...
Ok, so this is kinda a blur to me, but I seem to remember, back in the days of return of the jedi, that george lucas released some ridiculus title for it (i forget what it was, someone please fill me in here) so as to disuade bootleggers. Then, about 2 days before the movie came out, he changed the title to Return of the Jedi, therfore, all these bootleggers that had been making merchandise under this assumed name, were, in effect, screwed. So, maybe that's what he's doing here, maybe it's not, who knows...
On a side note, though, the name does portray the movie in a very accurate sense (anyone who's a star wars nerd like myself would know exactly what it's talking about just by hearing the title)
I'm not saying that god doesn't exist, merely that he is not necessary - hawking
Slashdot hypocrites: Fucking MPAA fascist bastard pigs. We're gonna boycott you!
MPAA Exec: Damn it! Those geeks over on Slashdot are complaining about us again! Calling for boycotts! What will we do?
George Lucas: Don't worry. I'll just release the Episode 2 script. They'll jizz in their pants and pay you millions at the box office.
MPAA Exec: Excellent!
later....
Slashdot hypocrites (jizzing in their pants): Wheee! Episode 2!
Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) and the animated character Jar Jar Binks are both members of the Senate, representing their respective planets, while... [emphasis mine]
I thought Jar Jar was fine for comic relief, but I can't buy him as an Imperial Senator. But then, I've found Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to be a succession of entertaining US Presidents, so anything's possible.
"How many light bulbs does it take to change a person?" --BMcC-->
FADE IN:
... I'm sorry, m'lady... I'm... not sure I...
EXT. SPACE
From the opening crawl, we PAN DOWN to the Naboo Royal Starship, escorted by several Starfighters, as it approaches Coruscant.
EXT. LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) - DAY
The Royal Starship lands on one of the main platforms while the Starfighters land on a nearby platform.
A delegation of what appears to be SENATOR AMIDALA and her guards then begin to exit the Royal Starship. Suddenly, there is a huge explosion near the ramp of the ship, which results in many dead and wounded victims scattered about. Amidala's decoy, CORDE, is among the wounded.
The real SENATOR AMIDALA (a.k.a. PADME NABERRIE - who was safely guarded and decoyed in one of the accompanying starfighters) rushes over to the dying Corde and holds her in her arms.
CORDE
Corde then dies in Padme's arms. Padme lowers Corde's body to the ground, slowly gets up, and looks at the devestation around her. CAPTAIN TYPHO, Padme's personal bodyguard and R2-D2 are the only other survivors (they were on the same ship with Padme). With tears in her eyes, Padme yells...
PADME
No!... No!... No!...
CAPTAIN TYPHO
M'Lady you are still in danger.
PADME
I should not have come back.
CAPTAIN TYPHO
This vote is very important. You did your duty and
Corde did hers. Now come. M'Lady, please!
INT. GALACTIC SENATE HALL (CORUSCANT) - DAY
SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE is told by UV GIZEN, the Chancellor's personal assistant, that Senator Amidala is dead (no one knows yet that it was actually Amidala's decoy who was killed). Palpatine then addresses the Senate...
PALPATINE
My esteemed colleagues, I have received some
tragic and disturbing news...
Palpatine goes on to announce that Senator Amidala has been assassinated upon her arrival to Coruscant.
But to his and the Senate's surprise, Senator Amidala comes forward and claims that she was unharmed in the altercation. She goes on to voice her opinion on the lack of safety in the galaxy.
Palaptine then uses this recent incident to bring up the subject of a Clone Army for the Republic - an idea that he has been contemplating and discussing for some time. He is backed by SENATOR TOONBUCK TOORA of the Commerce Guild, SENATOR ORN FREE TAA, and the Intergalactic Bank Clan (who offer to put up the money for the project). BAIL ORGANA has a small role in this scene as well, while Senator Amidala also votes in favor for the army. But the Senate as a whole is not for such an undertaking.
INT. PALPATINE'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Chancellor Palpatine gives MACE WINDU (possibly via hologram) specific orders to assign Obi-Wan and Anakin to protect Padme for the rest of her stay on Coruscant.
INT. PADME'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Now safely in her living quarters, Padme calls for JAR JAR BINKS (who's official title is now Representative Jar Jar Binks of the Gungans - in other words, he is now a senator who represents the Gungans), OBI-WAN KENOBI and ANAKIN SKYWALKER (the first time we see them they are hurrying to Padme's quarters).
JAR JAR
Mesa busten wit happiness seein yousa again, Annie.
Deesa bad times, bombab times.
Once they arrive, Padme tells them about the assassination attempt on her life and that she believes Count Dooku is behind it in someway.
Everyone then leaves Padme's quarters so that she can be alone.
ANAKIN
She didn't even recognize me, Jar Jar. I thought
about her every single day since we parted. And
she's forgotten about me completely.
JAR JAR
Shesa happy. Happier den mesa see-en her in long
time.
OBI-WAN
Anakin, you're focusing on the negative again. Be
mindful of your thoughts. She was glad to see us.
Now lets check the security here.
ANAKIN
Yes, my master.
NOTE: We will come to find out that Padme did, in fact, recognize him.
INT. PALPATINE'S OFFICE QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Chancellor Palpatine, Senator Toonbuck Toora, SENATOR DARSANA, SENATOR ASKAAK, Bail Organa, and Jar Jar Binks are further discussing the idea of cloning an army for the Republic. Most everyone in the room is for the clone army except Bail Organa and Jar Jar Binks. Bail is mostly undecided, but Jar Jar is definitely against it.
PALPATINE
Sometimes we have to break the law in order to act
in its best interest.
Palpatine is clearly saying that they must create the Republic Clone Army whether or not the Senate favors the decision.
INT. PADME'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Later in that night, while she is asleep, there is another assassination attempt on Padme's life by a female bounty hunter named ZAM WESSELL. From a remote location, Zam is controlling a deadly bug-like droid that floats into Padme's room.
NOTE: It is unknown how it gets into her apartment. Presumably, it enters through an open window. But why Padme would leave her window open is beyond me. And then I remember that she doesn't really exist. Nevermind...
The droid then releases dozens of Kouhons... tiny venomous caterpillar-like creatures. They scurry inside, and make their way towards the sleeping Naboo Senator.
INT. HALL OUTSIDE PADME'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Obi-Wan and Anakin are standing guard just outside of Padme's quarters when the each sense something strange... something not right.
OBI-WAN
I have a bad feeling about this.
INT. PADME'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Obi-Wan and Anakin suddenly burst into Padme's room. Obi-Wan leaps onto the droid just as it flies out the window, its mission uncompleted. Anakin tries to stomp on the Kouhons.
Anakin then makes sure Padme is alright and quickly gets on his speeder to rescue Obi-Wan.
EXT. THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND BUILDINGS OF CORUSCANT - NIGHT
Obi-wan begins to pull electrical cables from the back of the droid to disable it, but instead shuts the droid down and the two plummet toward the lower levels of Coruscant.
Obi-wan then miraculously repairs the droid and they begin to float towards the darker, seedier areas of the city.
Zam Wessell is nearby now and spots Obi-Wan... she then begins to fire her laser rifle at him. So Obi-Wan grabs his lightsaber in one hand, while holding onto the droid with the other, and manages to deflect Zam's many laser blasts.
Anakin then appears and catches Obi-Wan just as he slips off the droid. This gives Zam time to escape to her speeder... and the chase begins.
The two then chase Zam Wessell at high speeds through the heavy traffic and buildings of Coruscant (this is where Anakin's amazing piloting skills are demonstrated).
EXT. NIGHTCLUB (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
The chase finally comes to an end at a nightclub in the lower levels of Coruscant.
NOTE: The lower levels of Coruscant are somewhat run-down and "scummy." I imagine it to be like something out of Blade Runner, just for comparisons sake.
Obi-Wan and Anakin then attempt to enter the nightclub to find Zam, but the BOUNCER thinks otherwise and yells "NO JEDI!" at the two. Anakin attempts to use a mind trick on the bouncer but Obi-Wan stops him from doing so. Anakin then reaches for his lightsaber and ignites it in the bouncer's face in attempt to scare him away. But the bouncer doesn't even flinch. In fact, he grows double in size and stands towering, ready to fight. Obi-Wan then uses a mind trick on him and the two Jedi proceed into the club. As they enter, Obi-Wan jokes...
OBI-WAN
Anakin, you'll be the death of me.
INT. NIGHTCLUB (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Once inside, Obi-Wan and Anakin are met with a young troublemaker named ELIAN SLEAZE BAGGANO. Elian irritatingly tries to sell them some kind of drugs...
ELIAN
You want some death sticks? You want some death
sticks?"
Obi-Wan casually waves his hand in front of Eian's face...
OBI-WAN
You should rethink your life.
Finally, Obi-Wan and Anakin catch Zam outside the club and begin to interrogate her, trying to find out who she's working for and why they want Padme dead. But before they can get any information out of her, in a twist of events, Zam is assassinated by a what seems to be a foreign dart of some sort.
This new assassin is none other than who we know as... JANGO FETT. However, the weapon that killed Zam is mysterious to the two Jedi.
OBI-WAN
At this level of Coruscant, there's only one man who
knows all about these underground weapons.
INT. DEXTER'S DINER (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Obi-Wan and Anakin arrive at a diner to meet an old connection of his named DEXTER JETTSTER (Dexter is a large reptilian creature with four arms. His traditional attire includes a spattered on T-shirt, pants, and a small apron. Being a larger alien creature of probably 300+ pounds, his shirt doesn't quite fit right and is exposed to reveal his large belly. His three-fingered hands are perfect to grill burgers. He also wears sandals that reveal he has three toes as well. And yes, it appears he has a bad habit of smoking as well). Dexter hugs his long time friend Obi-Wan with three arms and with his other arm, he shakes hands with Anakin at the same time.
Obi-Wan then asks Dexter if he know anything about the weapon that killed Zam Wesell. Dexter tells him that it is called a "Kaminoan Kyber Dart" and it only comes from the water planet called Kamino. According to Dexter, the Kaminoans are also very big into cloning.
DEXTER
They're cloners. Damned good ones, too.
OBI-WAN
Cloners? Are they friendly?
INT. PADME'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
The two Jedi return to Padme's quarters and discuss the current situation with her.
INT. JEDI COUNCIL TOWER (CORUSCANT) - MORNING
Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme meet with the Jedi Council and discuss the recent events of the past day. It is decided that Anakin must accompany Padme back to Naboo where she will be safe.
YODA
In dark times nothing is what it appears to be, but
the fact remains Senator, in grave danger you are.
The Jedi Council then confers with Obi-Wan about Zam Wesell and the mysterious Jango. Obi-Wan tells them that Kamino is the only planet where Kyber Darts can be found and that he suspects there's something larger and more sinister going on there. The Jedi Council agrees and dispatches Obi-Wan to journey to Kamino. They instruct him follow up on the clues of the conspiracy he obtained from Zam Wesell's murder and too figure out who is really behind the assassination attempts on Senator Amidala.
EXT. JEDI TEMPLE (CORUSCANT) - MORNING
Before leaving for Kamino, Obi-Wan decides to go to the Jedi Hall of Records to find out where exactly Kamino is and to seek information on Count Dooku.
Before Obi-Wan enters the Hall, there is an establishing shots of the Jedi Temple where we see numerous young Jedi in training. We then focus in on YODA and a group of young Jedi-hopeful children on a balcony. Yoda is teaching them about the lightsaber. He
pulls his own out and ignites it...
YODA
The most precious weapon a Jedi's lightsaber is.
INT. JEDI HALL OF RECORDS (CORUSCANT) - MORNING
Once inside the Hall, Obi-Wan meets JOCAST NU, librarian and academic.
Obi-Wan then begins to look at a map to try and find Kamino's exact location. Since Kamino is a remote planet and does not have much tie with the Republic, not much is known about it. Jocastu then assists Obi-Wan by showing him a hologram of the planet.
Eventually the discussion leads to "The Lost Twenty" - the only 20 Jedi to ever have left the Jedi Order. Among these 20 is the mysterios Count Dooku, a former highly respected Jedi Master.
OBI-WAN
I never understood why he quit. Only twenty Jedi
have ever left the Order.
JOCAST
The Lost Twenty... And Dooku was the most recent
and the most painful. No one likes to talk about it.
His leaving was of great loss to the order.
Jocast goes on to mention Qui-Gon Jinn. She says that Qui-Gon's death was the deciding factor in Dooku's leaving the Order... it was the last straw.
Near Obi-Wan, we focus in on a small statue of the head of an old bearded man... the statue is of Count Dooku.
INT. PALPATINE'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Since Palpatine is (in a certain way) behind the secret cloning project on Kamino and doesn't want Obi-Wan to discover what's happening there, Palpatine contacts... COUNT DOOKU... and tells him that Obi-Wan is on his way to Kamino.
NOTE: Here it is revealed that Chancellor Palpatine and Count Dooku are secretly in on everything together. On the outside, they are leaders of opposing forces, while behind the scenes, they plot to take over the galaxy. But it goes even deeper than that. More about this will be revealed as the story progresses.
Dooku then contacts Jango Fett and dispatches him to assassinate Obi-Wan once he arrives on Kamino.
EXT. LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Before setting off for Naboo, Anakin and Padme are bid farewell by Jar Jar. Jar Jar does not go with them and has instead opted to stay on Coruscant due to everything that is going on.
INT. SPACESHIP
The ship Anakin and Padme travel in is sort of like a scheduled flight between planets. So Anakin and Padme are not alone... there are lots of other aliens and humans on the ship.
Padme is dressed in a stiff, bright green, A-line traveling dress, while the always-alert Anakin wears standard Jedi garb.
On the crowded lower deck, R2-D2 is serving drinks.
What follows are many scenes in the ship that begin to develop the love story between Anakin and Padme.
EXT. LANDING PLATFORM (KAMINO) - DAY
DESRIPTION: Kamino is the planet where the all of clones are being manufactured. This planet is complete water and it rains continuously. All the "cities" are built on top of the water and are supported by columns that go underneath the water. They look like oil platforms out at sea, but much more elaborate and impressive.
NOTE: The same special effects used to create the water and waves in "The Perfect Storm" will be used for the effects on this planet. So expect the atmosphere to look amazing... waves crashing everywhere and rain pouring down, while the cities and structures remain unharmed in all their technological glory.
As Obi-Wan arrives, he is greeted by LAMU SU, the Prime Minister of the planet, and then taken to a conference room to discuss the matters at hand.
INT. CONFERRENCE ROOM (KAMINO) - DAY
During the initial meeting, the Kaminoans are very kind (as they are throughout their encounters) to Obi-Wan and they do not think there is anything "wrong" with their cloning operation.
INT. CLONE LABORATORY (KAMINO) - DAY
Obi-Wan is then escorted to a laboratory and a cloning facility where he soon realizes this conspiracy runs deeper than Count Dooku and the Kyber Dart.
Lamu Su genuinely believes that he and his people are producing Clone Warriors under a legitimate contract from the Republic. He says that they have even been contacted by the head of the Jedi Council to confirm this...
OBI-WAN
Who commissioned this cloning activity?
LAMU SU
It was Master Sido-Dyas, head of the Jedi Council.
Lamu Su then goes on to say that "Sido-Dyas" persuaded them to use the essence and DNA of a man named... Jango Fett... for the Republic`s Clone Armies. He claims that in return for his services, all Jango wanted was a cloned son.
NOTE: So one of the first ever cloned being is none other than Boba Fett... an exact replica of his father.
INT. CLONE HATCHERY (KAMINO) - DAY
The prime minister then shows Obi-Wan a clone hatchery (similar to the laboratory, but the clones are fully formed). There are clone barracks, a clone commissary for dining, and even a clone classroom. There are thousands (maybe millions) of them here. Everything looks like a production line in a giant laboratory.
NOTE: It is obvious that Palpatine is behind this. Using his Sith name, Darth Sidious ("Sido-Dyas"), and claiming that he is the head of the Jedi Council (which he is not), he will be able to manipulate this war from yet another side. Why he is doing this will be explained as the story progresses.
INT. THEED ROYAL PALACE (NABOO) - DAY
Anakin and Padme meet with QUEEN JAMILLIA, the new ruler of Naboo, and discuss the events of the past few days (Queen Jamillia only has two scenes. She is a very small character).
EXT. STREETS OF NABOO - DAY
Anakin and Padme prepare to travel to a Lake Retreat outside of Theed where they will visit Padme's family. Anakin carries two big suitcases and Padme carries just one. They are also carrying shopping bags with bread, fabric, and fruit for Padme's family.
The attraction between Anakin and Padme grows as they spend more time together.
INT. NABERRIE LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) - DAY
Anakin and Padme meet Padme's family: her mother JOBAL NABERRIE, father RUWEE NABERRIE, and her SISTERS. They show Anakin around the house and eventually take him to his bedroom.
INT. MACE WINDU'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - EVENING
Obi-Wan contacts the Jedi Council by hologram and reports on what he has been told and shown by Lamu Su. Yoda tells Obi-Wan to continue the investigation and try to find out who "Sido-Dyas" is and who he is working for. MACE WINDU then speculates that someone in the Senate may be involved, and this secret army is being created to start a war.
WINDU
A clone army! Ordered by someone in the Senate
perhaps... Someone's out to start a war.
YODA
Inform the chancellor of this, we must.
INT. CLONING HATCHERY (KAMINO) - EVENING
Soon after Obi-wan contacts the Jedi Council, Jango Fett emerges and fires at Obi-Wan in attempt to kill him. Jango misses and Obi-Wan then ignites his light saber and begins to chase him.
EXT. LANDING PLATFORM (KAMINO) - EVENING
Obi-Wan catches up to Jango on a landing platform in the pouring rain. Obi-Wan then spots Jango at the entry ramp of Slave-1 (Jango's ship). This is where we first see 8 year-old BOBA FETT as he hurries aboard. Jango turns from his son to see Obi-Wan ready with lightsaber ignited.
Jango then opens fire with one blaster. Obi-Wan deflects the bolts. As Jango continues firing, he moves behind and around pillars. Obi-Wan shuffles while deflecting the bolts.
As Jango moves behind a pillar, Obi-Wan charges forward. Jango then unholsters a second blaster and begins firing with both weapons. Obi-Wan has trouble deflecting the barrage of bolts.
Jango takes off (using his jetpack) over the top of Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan swings his lightsaber in attempt to take Jingo down, but misses. As he is flying past, Jango pivots in the air and fires down at Obi-Wan from a high angle. Obi-Wan deflects the bolts from above. Jango continues to fire with both blasters as he flies away from Obi-Wan. Under the barrage of two blasters, Obi-Wan struggles to deflect every bolt. He then rolls off to the side to avoid the bolts as Jango flies off behind a tower.
Emerging on the other side the tower, Jango fires a rocket that is protruding from the top of his jetpack. Obi-Wan avoids the explosion, but is stunned. Jango flies higher and out of the picture.
Obi-Wan then recovers and looks around for Jango (who seems to have disappeared). He is tense in the silence. Obi-Wan then senses something and turns just in time to see... young Boba Fett in the cockpit of Slave-1 taking aim with the ship's heavy blasters. The shots begin to fire, but miss Obi-Wan as he accidentally drops his lightsaber.
Jango appears from above and jumps down. Obi-Wan recovers, and with a yell, leaps forward to jump-kick Jango in the face. Jango crashes back onto the landing platform. Obi-Wan lands on his feet.
Jango quickly recovers and charges forward. In close quaters, Obi-Wan blocks Jango's attempt to raise his blaster to fire as the pair struggle for the weapon. Obi-Wan then elbows Jango hard in the face. HIGH ANGLE shot as Obi-Wan then judo flips Jango over his back. Jango hits the ground hard but recovers quickly as Obi-Wan moves in for an attack.
Jango grabs and traps Obi-Wan's foot. Jango spins Obi-Wan (in mid air) and brings him down face-first onto the ground. Obi-Wan retaliates from the ground with a sweep kick to Jango's head, knocking him back.
Obi-Wan gets to his feet. Jango also gets up and takes aim with his arm-mounted blaster. Obi-Wan leaps over the bolts and onto Jango's shoulders, then flips himself back and over, flipping Jango over and onto his back. But Jango then rolls to his feet.
Obi-Wan charges with a punch. Jango moves in to attack, chopping at Obi-Wan's head. Obi-Wan blocks it. Jango ducks a wild punch and grabs Obi-Wan by his waist. He then sweeps Obi-Wan off his feet and flips him over, bringing him crashing down over his bent knee.
Obi-Wan (momentarily stunned) is thrown by Jango. He lands and skids over the wet surface. Obi-Wan then comes to a halt on the ground and spots something... his lightsaber.
Jango suddenly appears, flying towards Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan gets up and reaches for his lightsaber (to summond it with the Force). Jango fires his cable and it wraps around Obi-Wan's hands as he fails to catch his lightsaber.
Jango takes off into the air (with jetpack again), still tied to Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan is dragged along the ground. LOW ANGLE behind Obi-Wan as he is being dragged. HIGH ANGLE on Jango, who is still flying.
Obi-Wan then rolls to one side while being dragged. He manages to roll around, to the other side of one of the oncoming pillars. Obi-Wan then jumps up and wraps the cable around the pillar. Jango crashes to the ground. The jetpack shoots off on its own and into the side of a building.
Obi-Wan (with his hands still tied) charges. He kicks Jango over the side of the platform. Jango begins to slide down the angled side of the platform. Obi-Wan, who is still connected to Jango by the cable, gets pulled to the edge of the platform.
Almost over the complete edge, Jango activates the claws on the side of his forearms. Jango then digs his "claws" into the platform. Obi-Wan continues down, past Jango and falls over the edge.
Still tied to Jango, Obi-Wan hangs, nothing between him and the raging sea. Obi-Wan then begins to swing back and forth. Jango is gradually getting pulled more and more down, so he releases the cable. DISTANT SHOT as Obi-Wan free-falls.
Obi-Wan then reaches for and grabs a service platform with the tips of his fingers. He pulls himself onto the platform.
CUT TO Jango as he has made it up and is entering Slave-1. Obi-Wan, who is already back on the platform (remember that Jedi can jump pretty high), summons his lightsaber as he runs. Obi-Wan catches the lightsaber as Slave-1 begins to take off.
Obi-Wan then takes a seeker pod (tracking device) from his belt and throws it. The seeker pod sticks to the side of the ship. Obi-Wan watches from the platform as Slave-1 takes off into the rain.
INT. NABERRIE LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) - NIGHT
In his bedroom, Anakin tosses and turns in his bed. He suddenly wakes up to a horrifying nightmare concerning his mother.
EXT. SPACE
Obi-Wan is in his ship and has taken off into space in pursuit of Jango. Not after long, Jango realizes that Obi-Wan is on his tail
In an attempt to lose Obi-Wan, Jango takes his ship into an asteroid field. Obi-Wan follows. What proceeds is an intense chase through the asteroids where Obi-Wan eventually encounters some trouble. Believing that Obi-Wan was killed in the asteroid field, Jango and Boba proceed to their destination - a rocky planet called Geonosis.
Though Obi-Wan, of course, is not dead. When he finally makes it out of the asteroid field, he picks up Jango with the tracking device and continues to follow him.
As Jango and Obi-Wan approach Geonosis, there are two droid control ships in orbit (indicating that there is an army of battle droids on Geonosis).Jango races up to one of them, when suddenly two fighters come out. To Jango's surprise, the fighters start attacking him as well as Obi-Wan. Jango maneuvers away and then makes his way to the planet. Obi-Wan does the same and again follows Jango.
EXT. NABERRIE LAKE HOUSE (NABOO) - MORNING
Padme enters Anakin's room to find him meditating on the balcony. Not wanting to interrupt him, she turns to leave, but Anakin tells her not to go...
ANAKIN
Your presence is soothing.
Anakin's then tells Padme that his concern for his mother has grown so strong that he wants to leave Naboo and go to Tatooine. But Anakin is under strict orders by the Jedi Council to stay on Naboo. He disobeys and Padme decides to go with him.
INT. THEED ROYAL PALACE (NABOO) - MORNING
After telling her family goodbye, Anakin and Padme make their way back to Theed where they meet with Queen Jamillia again. They tell her they have to leave immediately and the Queen then willingly gives them a ship.
So Anakin, Padme, and R2-D2 then take off for Tatooine.
INT. NUBIAN SPACESHIP
It is aboard this ship and on this journey through space that Anakin and Padme share their first kiss. But Padme tries to not let her feelings overwhelm her. Instead, she reminds Anakin of her duties to her people and the Republic...
PADME
I am not going to give into this. I'm not going to
throw my life away. I have more important things to
do than fall in love.
Obviously this remark does not settle well with Anakin.
EXT. GEONOSIS - DAY
DESCRIPTION: Geonosis is an entirely rocky planet. The environment is dominated by canyons and giant stalagmite formations. These formations are hollowed out, and serve as towers. The Geonosians (aliens who look a little like organic Battledroids with wings) live here and stay and work underneath the surface of this planet.
Obi-Wan begins to scale one of the stalagmite towers in search of Jango. He then enters the tower through a small blue window opening. It is from this window that Obi-Wan sees the Geonosians building thousands of Super Battledroids.
INT. CHANCELLOR PALPATINE'S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) - DAY
Obi-Wan sends a distress call to the Jedi Council to warn them of what he has seen.
Chancellor Palpatine somehow intercepts this message and watches the hologram of Obi-Wan as he tells the Council about the army of advanced Battledroids and the Control ships...
OBI-WAN
War is inevitable.
The Council recognizes this as an emergency and decides to dispatch a Jedi army.
After Obi-Wan's holographic image flickers away, Palpatine immediately contacts Count Dooku. He tells him that Obi-Wan has discovered the planet and that a Jedi army is on it's way to Geonosis.
EXT. MOS ESPA (TATOOINE) - DAY
Once in Mos Espa, Anakin, Padme, and R2-D2 go to see Anakin's old slave master... WATTO... at his shop.
When they arrive, Watto is there. He is outside his front door chasing a pit droid around. Watto is running on the ground and flapping his wings hard, but it unable to fly because he is so old. He finally picks up a stick and slaps the droid in the nose, causing it to fold up and stop running around. Anakin, Padme, and R2 then approach him.
Anakin reminds Watto who he is and that he has come for his mother. Watto tells Anakin that she is now married to Cliegg Lars and that they live out on a moisture farm outside a city called Mos Eisley (from Episode IV).
So Anakin attains a speeder and he, Padme, and R2 hurry toward Mos Eisley.
EXT. LARS HOMESTEAD (TATOOINE) - DAY
Upon arriving at the Lars moisture farm (the same home that Luke lives in in Episode IV), Anakin meets CLIEGG LARS (Shmi's new husband), his brother OWEN LARS, BERU (who are "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Beru" to Luke in Episode IV), and even a still- uncompleted C-3PO.
When Anakin asks where his mother is, they say that Shmi is not there and Anakin becomes even more concerned. Cliegg tells him that early that morning, she went out to gather a certain crop which grows only on moisture vaporators. He goes on to say that she has not return at the time she usually does, so Cliegg formed a search party and went out to find her. In the process, he failed and was badly injured by Tusken Raiders and most of the search party was killed.
Anakin immediately jumps on Owen Lars' swoop bike and speeds out into the desert. Padme runs after him...
PADME
ANAKIN! STOP!
EXT. DESERT HILLS (TATOOINE) - DAY
After getting directions from a JAWA along the way, Anakin heads into a hilly, rocky region of the desert.
INT. LARS HOMESTEAD GARAGE (TATOOINE) - DAY
While Anakin is searching for his mother, Padme completes C-3PO by applying his plating in the Lars' Garage on Tatooine.
EXT. ROCKY REGION (TATOOINE) - DAY
After searching for hours, Anakin finally finds his mother, SHMI SKYWALKER... as she is being carried by Tusken Raiders. She is obviously badly wounded.
As Anakin approaches, a Tusken hits Shmi in the stomach with his gaffi stick. Anakin sees this and screams as he quickly approaches. Spooked, the Tusken's drop Shmi and take off.
Anakin runs to his mother and holds her body in his lap. They tearfully exchange a few words and she then tragically dies in his arms. Anakin is completely devastated and he blames himself for her death. He sits next to her in silence for a long time.
Anakin then gives his mother some kind of small funeral. He digs a hole in the sand and places Shmi in it. He then covers the tomb in rocks.
EXT. ROCKY HILL (TATOOINE) - NIGHT
All night Anakin sits on top of a rocky hill near the place where his mother was slain. He is in a meditative state, trying to calm his flurried emotions.
As the twin suns of Tatooine finally rise over the horizon, Anakin catches a glimpse of a few Tusken mothers playing with their children in the shadows below him. He watches them for a bit, then stands up. Staring at them with a blank expression on his face, he reaches for his lightsaber, ignites it, and methodically walks towards them.
INT. ROCK TOWER (GEONOSIS) - NIGHT
Obi-Wan is somehow taken prisoner by a large group of Battledroids.
INT. LARS HOMESTEAD (TATOOINE) - MORNING
When Anakin returns to the worried Lars farm, he tells Cliegg that he finally found his mother and that she was dead. Everyone is in shock.
ANAKIN
If I hadn't gone away, none of this would have
happened. We'd be happy.
CLIEGG
But you'd still be slaves.
ANAKIN
But at least she'd still be alive and we'd be happy.
As the conversation proceeds, the two begin raising their voices at each other. Anakin is obviously extremely jealous of his mother's love for the Lars family. The argument stops when Padme gently places her hand on Anakin's shoulder.
Padme then takes Anakin into the garage and shows him C-3PO, who now has covers and all.
PADME
Isn't he great?
ANAKIN
He's perfect.
Anakin then receives a general distress call hologram from Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan warns them of the situation, but is in desperate need of help.
Padme feels the need to go to Geonosis, but Anakin doesn't agree... he doesn't want to leave Tatooine. But Amidala convinces Anakin that they must to go to Geonosis to help Obi-Wan and aid in whatever crisis presents itself. Anakin finally agrees.
Owen then presents C-3PO to Anakin because he realizes that the two share a past and he feels extreme sorrow for what happened to Shmi: C-3PO is all that is left of Anakin's relationship with his mother.
EXT. GEONOSIS - DAY
After arriving on Geonosis, Anakin and Padme argue about what to do. Anakin doesn't want to fight, but Padme reminds him of their obligations to the Republic. Once again, Anakin is convinced by Padme's words.
C-3PO
Sometimes I just don't understand human behavior.
Anakin and Padme then leave their ship with the two droids and cautiously proceed toward a large rock formation (basically an enormous building made out of rock). Obviously, they are searching for Obi-Wan.
---END PART ONE ---
--- START PART 2 ---
INT. GLADITORIAL ARENA (GEONOSIS) - DAY
An enormous gladiatorial execution arena has been built into the ground.
DESCRIPTION: The arena looks like a giant pit, although it's not quite circular all the way around. It has been built into the landscape, flowing with the rock, forming around giant columns. It's huge. There are futuristic looking gladiators carrying shields and weapons, entertaining the thousands of alien spectators as they cheer.
We see soldiers emerge out of a tunnel into the main arena.
Overlooking a grand arena in a VIP style "box" area sit Count Dooku, POGGLE THE LESSER (alien leader of the Geonosians), a NEMODIAN LEADER from the Trade Federation, and Jango Fett, who is standing calmly behind him the Nemodian. The four dignitaries are watching a huge four-legged beast called a REEK as it devours the slaves.
They then decide to feed Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme to the Reek as well. So they bring out the three prisoners and prepare to tie them up to poles. They begin with Padme.
Dooku then contacts Sidious...
DOOKU
The Jedi are here, master. I have felt them.
SIDIOUS
They have taken the bait, exactly as planned.
DOOKU
Do you wish them destroyed?
SIDIOUS
Destroy all except Skywalker. I have special plans
for him.
Behind Count Dooku and the three other dignitaries, in the entrance to the VIP section, a flash of light appears and knocks out one of the GEONOSIAN GUARDS. This event goes unnoticed by the four VIP spectators.
A dark hand then taps Dooku's shoulder. Dooku turns around as MACU WINDU reveals himself while holding Jango at bay with his lightsaber. We then look down into the arena as THOUSANDS OF JEDI enter from all passageways, lightsabers ignited.
Dooku then reveals the DROID ARMY that has been awaiting the Jedi. Mace turns as the army (Battle Droids, Destroyer Droids, and even Super Droids) emerge from the dark passageway behind them. CUT TO a HIGH ANGLE of the VIP box as droids are coming from all entrances in the remote area.
WINDU
It's a trap.
Mace is surrounded. Jango backs out of firing range. The droids then unmercifully open fire. Mace deflects the first few bolts as Dooku and the other dignitaries attempt to move to safer ground.
The droids continue to fire as Mace deflects the bolts right back at them. WIDE SHOT of Mace as he spins and deflects shots from all sides. A number of droids are smashed back by their own bolts.
Jango then brings up his flamethrower and fires at Mace. Geonisians fly away in the background. Mace leaps as the flame scorches the area where he was, but his cloak catches on fire. Instead, the Nemoidian is hit by the flame. Jango then blasts at Mace in the air. Mace deflects all the bolts as he flips in mid air and down into the arena, his cloak still on fire. Jango looks for an escape and Dooku leaves the area. Once on the ground of the arena, Mace throws off his burning cloak.
WIDE SHOT as Jedi fight for their lives against the superior number of droids. Two Jedi leap from another VIP box just as it's blasted by droids. MORE SHOTS of Jedi defending themselves from attacks on all sides. One Jedi destroys a Super Droid but is suddenly gunned down by a Destroyer Droid.
NOTE: I would assume that this huge battle makes its way into the stands and possibly onto the ground, outside of the arena (if, in fact, the arena is "dug" into the ground). Because this battle is ENORMOUS. We're talking thousands of Jedi, thousands of droids, and not to mention what else is about to come.
Mace looks back at the VIP box he was in moments ago. Droids from the VIP box shoot towards him. Mace blocks the shots again as we see Jango fly off in the distance.
As Mace defends himself against the droids firing at him from the stands, Jango lands behind him in the arena. Mace continues to defend himself as Jango aims his cable from behind and fires. Mace turns around just in time to "force push" the cable away, causing it to wrap around a nearby Destroyer Droid.
Mace then turns away from Jango to take care of more droids in the arena. The entangled Destroyer turns and fires upon Jango, shots whipping around him. Jango then detaches his cable and flies past the Destroyer. Jango's flight path leads him directly behind Mace, who is still battling droids. As Jango passes, Mace swings his lightsaber over his head and hits Jango's jetpack, sending him into an uncontrolled dive towards the ground.
The Destroyer Droid tracking Jango ends up firing at Mace, who in return deflects all the bolts. Jango crashes to the ground and rolls to his feet. The Destroyer continues to blast at Mace as Jango tries to fix his damaged jetpack.
Jango then fires at Mace with both blasters. Mace spins to deflect the new attack of bolts. With a destroyer droid on one side and Jango Fett on the other, Mace defends from both enemies at the same time. Mace then suddenly leaps into the air leaving the destroyer and Jango firing at each other. Jango leaps into a sideways roll and keeps firing at the destroyer. The destroyer explodes under Jango's attack.
Mace lands as a Battledroid begins to fire at him. He deflects the bolt without even looking and charges towards Jango. CUT TO JANGO's POV of Mace charging him as the battle rages on in the background.
Suddenly, the Reek (the enormous four legged, tri-horned beast with a bull-like nose ring) then appears from a passageway and charges after Mace through a number of droids. CUT TO a shot TRACKING the Reek as it quickly advances toward Mace. Jango appears stunned in the distance.
Mace turns and spots the Reek as Jango scrambles to his feet. MACE'S POV of the Reek charging directly at him. Mace swipes at the Reek, chopping off one of its' horns. The Reeks still catches Mace with its shoulder, sending Mace sprawling and losing his lightsaber.
Mace hits the ground and rolls up onto his side. MACE'S GROUND POV of his lightsaber as Jango is running toward it. Just before Jango reaches the lightsaber, one of the Reek's feet slams down on it.
The Reek snarls at Mace as he gets back on his feet and tries to "force" calm over the beast. The Reek then turns to Jango on the other side, forcing him to back off. HIGH ANGLE of the Reek and the two foes on either side of it. A tense moment.
Mace attempts to get closer to his lightsaber while Jango tries to get a clear shot. Jango moves slowly around the beast. The Reek is still looking at Jango while Mace heads closer to his lightsaber. The Reek then reacts to Mace's close proximity. Mace again tries to calm the beast with the force - the Reek calms somewhat. Mace moves closer and then tries to free the lightsaber with the force. Jango moves toward the Reek's backside. Mace is obscured by the Reek's front leg.
Jango spots his discarded jetpack lying on the ground a short distance beyond Mace. CLOSE UP on the jetpack. Jango shifts aim and fires at the Jetpack. Mace reacts, throwing himself backwards and away. The jetpack explodes as Mace dives clear. Mace hits the ground in a roll and ends up near a wall.
Startled by the explosion, the Reek rears up on its' hind legs, freeing the lightsaber. Jango is ready to pounce and then dives at the lightsaber but... it floats off screen just as he reaches it. The lightsaber returns to Mace's hand.
Jango looks up at the Reek as its' shadow falls over him. He rolls out of the way of the Reek's front legs as they thunderously crash back down on the ground. The Reek charges at Mace, trampling Jango. Jango avoids being crushed by the beast's huge feet.
TRACKING the Reek as it charges at Mace. Mace leaps into the air as the Reek reaches him, causing the Reek to smash into the wall of the arena. Mace flips into the stands in the midst of a group of droids. He lands and attacks.
Jango recovers and retrieves his blaster. The Reek shakes it's head, looks around and spots Jango. The Reek lumbers around and trotts towards Jango. Jango raises his blaster and aims carefully. The Reek begins to fully charge. Jango pauses. JANGO'S POV as the Reek charges closer. In the last moment, Jango fires into the beast's eyes and dives out of the way, still ready with blasters if need be. The Reek tumbles and crashes to the ground, dead.
Jango stands and whips around looking for Mace with both blasters raised. Mace leaps down from the stands and charges forward. Jango opens fire desperately but Mace deflects all the bolts as he runs.
Mace lunges with his lightsaber at Jango's head and Jango ducks, but is left off balance. Jango manages one blast from his arm-mounted blaster, but it misses. Mace spins and slices across and downward.
Jango's helmet bounces and rolls in the dust. His body falls to the dirt - safely assumed dead - leaving Mace the victor.
NOTE: It is assumed that young Boba Fett witnesses this horrific event... hints his eventual hate for the Jedi.
CUT TO:
Although Mace Windu seems to be handling himself well, the blow to the majority of the Jedi is tremendous. Count Dooku, the Geonosians, and the Droids seem to have the upper hand, but the tables suddenly turn...
Padme looks to the sky and notices six giant assault/attack Gunships decending into and around the arena. Upon landing, thousands of CLONETROOPERS emerge from these six ships.
And Yoda is with them.
With laser blasters firing on the now outnumbered Droids, the sides even up somewhat and the huge battle rages on.
NOTE: It is believed that Yoda went to Kamino before coming to Geonosis and retrieved either all or a majority of the clones that were being produced there. He most likely revealed that it was he, and not "Sido-Dyas," who was the head of the Jedi Council. And although he never ordered the making of the clones in the first place, Yoda used his position to his advantage and is now using the clones to fight for him, helping him inthis situation.
It is Yoda and the Clonetroopers that finally save Padme from the arena and she then joins them in the fight.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) - EVENING
As the battle continues, Obi-Wan and Anakin also managed to escape from the arena (either with or without the help of Yoda and the clones). While doing so, they each took a lightsaber from two dead Jedi bodies laying on the ground.
They both then engage in the attack and deflect droid blaster fire with their lightsabers, one in each hand.
OBI-WAN
Destroyers are too powerful, we need to fall back.
ANAKIN
Trust me!
They eventually fight their way into a ship hangar and out of sight from the arena. Anakin then tells Obi-Wan that he wants to go back for Padme because she is in great danger if she fights. But Obi-Wan tells him to stay focused on the task at hand, so Anakin stays with him.
EXT. SPACE (ABOVE GEONOSIS)
The Republic forces finally arrive and begin violently assaulting the evil Droid Control Ships.
INT. SHIP HANGAR NEAR THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) - EVENING
Obi-Wan and Anakin have encountered more droids. Eventually the two are separated from fighting the droids.
Count Dooku (who is reveals his true Sith name, DARTH TYRANUS) appears and he strategically goes after Anakin first. Obi-Wan sees this and fights furiously against the droids so that he can get to Anakin. Obi-Wan doesn't want to leave his padawan alone with a Sith Lord after he lost Qui-Gon the same way.
Anakin is in a state of mental chaos. His mother has just been slain in front of his very eyes, he can't protect his love (Padme) from the battle outside, he has been separated from his master, and he's now engaged in a battle against one of the most powerful Force-wielders in the galaxy. Dooku sees Anakin's mental instability and can sense his fear. Using this to his advantage, he bullies Anakin for his own amusement. Dooku's intent at this moment is not to turn Anakin to the Dark Side, rather to amuse himself by messing with Anakin's head.
Tyranus and Anakin fight all thru the hangar and eventually around Tyranus' ship. Anakin finds that Tyranus is much stronger than he, and Anakin basically gets completely destroyed. Tyranus then Force-throws an object at Anakin, causing him to fall off of a small ledge.
INT. DROID CONTROL SHIP (SPACE)
As the battle on the ground rages on, the battle in space is underway as well.
KI-ADI MUNDI then leads SIX OTHER JEDI in an assault on one of the two Droid Control Ships. They stealthily enter and eventually make their way to the bridge.
NOTE: This is much like the end of Episode I when we are switching back and forth between the different battles. We see the ground war in and near the arena, the space battle, and the climactic lightsaber duel between the main characters. Hopefully, Lucas will make it seem new and original. I have faith that he will.
INT. SHIP HANGAR NEAR THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) - EVENING
Darth Tyranus then makes his way to Obi-Wan. We find that Tyranus is obviously a better fighter than Obi-Wan, using calculated moves and expending little energy in the fight. The two talk quite a bit while fighting (like Darth Vader and Obi-Wan in Episode IV.) Tyranus speaks to Obi-Wan almost hypnotically, telling him of the instability of the Republic and how it will crumble. Addressing him as "Master Kenobi," Tyranus begs Obi-Wan to just kill him, then easily deflects his saber when the frustrated Jedi attacks.
Eventually Anakin returns to the fight and it becomes a 2 on 1 situation. The battle fiercely continues, but Tyranus still overpowers both Jedi at the same time. He begins to taunt both of them now, and even seems to be enjoying himself. Tyranus pries into their deepest fears and regrets.
Tyranus begins to tell Anakin that he is fighting a lost cause: He failed to protect his mother just as he failed to protect Padme. Tyranus then tells Anakin that Padme has been killed in the battle.
Anakin just snaps. Out of pure rage, he swings furiously at Tyranus who is a bit taken with the overwhelming power this young Jedi is displaying. Dark Side emotions run through Anakin and Tyranus is forced to defend himself with a little more caution.
As the battle continues, Obi-Wan tries to control Anakin's emotions. He tells him to concentrate on the battle and not to think of Padme's death. Upon hearing what he believes is confirmation of her death from his master, Anakin becomes so enraged that he takes a swing at Obi-Wan.
NOTE: Sometime during this battle it is believed that Anakin uses two lightsabers against Tyranus. But at this point it is too early to tell how and when exactly he does this.
INT. DROID CONTROL SHIP (SPACE)
Ki-Adi finally finds the control center and eventually throws the switch in attempt to deactivate the droids on the ground... but nothing happens, the droids do not turn off. It appears that the Nemoidians have learned that lesson after the Battle of Naboo.
NOTE: It is believed that the douids are actually being controlled from somewhere on the ground, perhaps beneath Geonosis. It's possible that the "Droid Control Ships" in space were just decoys.
INT. SHIP HANGAR NEAR THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) - EVENING
Darth Tyranus force-throws objects at the Jedi as the two are becoming very injured. Tyranus is completely beating them down. Eventually, one of the flying objects knocks Anakin unconscious.
Tyranus then slices at a chain that holds large mechanical loading device (like a claw). The device falls on Obi-Wan and an unconscious Anakin, pinning them to the ground.
Believing that his battle will soon be over, Tyranus turns to see... Yoda. What results is Yoda returning the favor and eventually whooping Tyranus. Yoda strategically rolls around on the ground extremely quickly (like Sonic the Hedgehog?), slicing Tyranus as he does this. He is much faster and stronger than Tyranus could have ever imagined. The battle ends as Yoda Force-pushes Dooku off a ledge.
The badly beaten Sith Lord then runs to his ship and takes off into the night sky.
NOTE: It is possible that we will not see Yoda actually fighting Darth Tyranus. It all depends on ILM, the special effects guys. If they can't make Yoda look believable as he's fighting Tyranus, then there will be no fight. The scene will then just cut straight to Yoda Force-pushing Tyranus off the ledge. I really hope they can get it right. We need to see Yoda with a lightsaber.
We then find that the collapsed crane is pinning Obi-Wan and a now conscious Anakin to the ground. Yoda then closes his eyes and concentrates. It takes almost all of his power, but finally the crane lifts clear and smashes down out of the way. However, Yoda is left completely exhausted, with a look of concern on his face.
At the same time, Padme, a clone captain, and about ten more clonetroopers come rushing into the hangar. The clone captain approaches Yoda...
CLONE CAPTIAN
Resistance is at an end, General.
... and that he awaits new orders from Yoda.
Meanwhile, Padme runs up to Anakin and throws her arms around him. Anakin is so tired and beaten down, that he can barely stand. But the fact that Padme is actually alive is enough to lighten the pain. With all they havebeen through together, Padme can't help but fall for him.
NOTE: So the Republic ends up defeating this resistance on Geonosis. Apparently the clones defeated the droids on the ground and Ki-Adi and his crew were victorious in space... all the details of the victory aren't completely known at this time. But remember, the Jedi only won this small encounter and it was not pretty... they were dealt a decent blow. The rest of the Rebellion resistance is still alive and well... along with Count
Dooku. And you can bet that the supply of clones (good or bad) won't run out any time soon.
EXT. DESERTED LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) - MORNING
Darth Tyranus' ship lands on a secret platform in a deserted and broken down part of the planet, away from all the tall buildings and grandeur of Coruscant. Everything looks in disrepair.
INT. ABANDONED HANGAR (CORUSCANT) - MORNING
Darth Tyranus walks down the ramp and into the abandoned hangar where he is then greeted by... Darth Sidious.
SIDIOUS
Welcome home Lord Tyranus. You have done well.
TYRANUS
I bring you good news, my Lord. The war has begun.
SIDIOUS
Excellent. Everything is going as planned.
INT. JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER (CORUSCANT) - DAY
The damage this battle has caused to Jedi is catastrophic and the atmosphere among the Council is quite depressing. Among the 12 members of the Jedi Council, only Yoda, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Plo Koon are the only survivors. Obi-Wan then adds to the conversation...
MACE WINDU
The prophecy is true... The Dark Side is growing.
OBI-WAN
I must admit, without the clones it would not have
been a victory.
YODA
Victory? Victory, you say? Not victory. A defeat, it
was, Master Obi-Wan. Begun, the Clone War has.
EXT. NABERRIE LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) - EVENING
In a very small and secret ceremony, Anakin and Padme get married. They are wed by a Naboo holy man, with Padme's family and the two trustydroids, C-3PO and R2-D2, being the only ones in attendance.
EXT. MILITARY STAGING ARENA (CORUSCANT) - NIGHT
Chancellor Palpatine, Bail Organa, Jar Jar Binks, and a select few other dignitaries stand and oversee a seemingly grand, but ultimately horrific site to behold... Beneath them stands a military staging arena where tens of thousand of clones are being organized and shipped to fight in the wars.
FADE OUT.
[this goes between the parts 1 and 2... oops! my bad]
Once they enter the building, they are immediately surrounded by Battledroids. Count Dooku, who is standing on a level above them, looks down at them and yells...
COUNT DOOKU
Give up. You are captured.
Dooku then Force-grabs Anakin's lightsaber right out of his hand. The droids then capture Anakin and Padme and take them to separate jail cells.
INT. JAIL CELL (GEONOSIS) - DAY
Apparently the capturing was brutal because Anakin mutters to Padme...
ANAKIN
I think we're still alive.
The only reason the were able to give the advance review is so that they could give a positive one.
They wouldn't have seen the script if their opinion hadn't been determined before seeing it.
Yo, where's Count Dookie?
Yo, Count Dookie! Pick up the phone!
Wassuuuuuuuup!
As usual:
from GUNS OF NAVARRONE:
INT. NAZI OFFICE (Is. of Crete)
FORD: "Yes, Sir"
Didn't they already overdo the "Will the real Natalie Portman please stand up?" bit.
I got moded into Flamebait so I thought I'd post again. It's the only way I can feel close to another human being.
/. readers] We see a bit of "geek news" on Slashdot. Movies or authors who's work has inspired geeks and nerds for a generation. Star Wars included. However, posting a story about a fake/stolen script is not proper. If you were a journalism student, you would be suspended if not kicked out entirely. Instead, the /. geeks have posted all their inane opinions regarding the so called stories merits! Grow up!
This story is bad [sentence simplified for
How about this opinion. You are all participating in the destruction of the Star Wars stories. Way ta go Slashdot. [sarcastic remarks left in]
And make it painful... --Richard
After episode 1, I will not be going to see another Star Wars movie. Ever. It doesn't even matter if a truly great Star Wars movie comes out, and I become fully convinced of its greatness, I still won't see it. Episode 1 stunk up the world so badly that my principles just won't allow any other option.
Is this character based on a real person?
Ideology is for ideots.
The one I saw up here in the Frozen Ass North (or not so Frozen this year!) looked like a trailer for some sort of (ick!) romantic drama rather than a kick-keister-and-take-names sci-fi action flick....
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
Now replay the scene where Maul lights the second blade - as if you _didn't_ know he had one from the trailer. That could have been a "holy f*cking sh*t!!!" moment that would have made the entire film.
Terminator II was much the same. If you look at the way it was filmed, you'll realize that up until the T1000 and T800 go at each other to save Sarah Connor's son (name escapes me), you don't know that Arnie is a good guy. He walks like the original T1000, talks like him, and as you see him coming down the corridor discarding the box of roses to pull out his shotgun, you would have _assumed_ he was the same bad-ass-bastard come to whack the young'un. Until the other guy and he started going at it, and then you'd have said "WTF?" and the movie would have been a neater experience. But the trailers sold that hold plot device.... I hate people who make movie trailers or write novel covers... they either are so formulaic as to be painful or they spit out the whole story or they do both.
I'd mod the trailers that are produced like that -1 Revealing....
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
There were a lot of people who said they had read the script, one being Steven Spielberg, and he said it was so incredibly intelligent and blah blah blah. Look what we got. There's a lot that can happen between script and screen
No sig for you!!
One thing that I am surprised NOBODY figured out is this: Palpatine and Darth Sidious are the SAME FSCKN GUY! Take a good look at Darth Sidious. Now look at Emperor Palpatine from Return Of The Jedi. Now take a look at Senator Palpatine. SAME GUY.
How does Senator Palpatine conquer the entire Old Republic? He's got the Dark Side of the Force on his side. Big time. How does Anakin turn into Darth Vader? Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious turns him, that's how.
There. That's all three prequel episodes in a half-helmet. No need to buy tickets. Screw you, Lucas...Episode 1 sucked, Episode 2 will suck, and Episode 3 will completely blow chunks. Lucas should have stopped with Episode 6 and left us with our good memories.
This review mentions that Queen Amidala and Jar-Jar represent their respective planets in the senate. Which is interesting, considering that they are both from the same planet, at least in the mediocre Episode I that I saw. I'm looking forward to the scene in Episode II when Naboo is split in two by some cataclysmic force. Or maybe this so-called reviewer is just an idiot. You be the judge.
Yeah, it's bound to be a big hit with the thirteen year olds. Thanks for the great links.
Yeah, them Dark Horizons are real intelligent people. I don't think there's a one of them over 13 with an IQ of half that. This is PWT stuff - why would anyone take it seriously, much less link to it at the honoured Slash Dot?
http://www.pocketmovies.net/
Mesa hungry, moy mucho hungry.
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Britney Spears is in some schlop called "Crossroads" - a movie about growing up as a teen.
:P
*yawn*
Of course, I'll go see it as a matinee, hoping for the swimsuit scene.