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How Yoda Became an Action Star

Posted by timothy on from the he-used-the-force dept.

fexter writes: "This article at Entertainment Weekly talks about Yoda's transformation from a puppet to a completely-CG character, and talks about the animators' horror at Lucas' transformation of Yoda: 'When Coleman and crew first saw them, they were appalled. They thought it was unseemly and undignified for Yoda to bounce through the fight like a Superball loose in a toy store.'"

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  1. Lucas, Lucas... by YahoKa · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What would you expect when you put Lucas in charge of it? The guy can ruin everything, can't he...

    1. Re:Lucas, Lucas... by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      what you're failing to see is that anyone with a wig as ludicrous a Lucas sports MUST be a complete arsehole. He's admitted to clinicing his film for Christ's sake! Do you think the Cohen brothers clinic their films? What a wanker!

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      That was classic intercourse!
  2. Re: Lucas Listening to Fans? No Way! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    > ''George told me, 'You don't understand,''' says Coleman. '''The fans WANT this. They've been dying for this. I can't tell you how many letters I get. They want to see Yoda throw it down.'''

    What the fan letter actually said:

    Dear Mr. Lucas. Episode I made me want to throw up. Try something different or get out of the business.
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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. is it odd how those movies have like, 0 females? by corriebird · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    yes, there was one, and she did a fine job of protecting herself from that dog monster. but anakin whats his face was this HUGE creep and she still went for him! so that crosses her off my list of respectable females. instead of Yoda being male (even though there's no prominant indication of this fact) it should be female, or at least have a female counterpart. havnig males do all the dirty work all the time is dumb and repressive of how far we've come n feminism in the last 30 or 40 years. females woudl do a much better job at fighting crime, since they're smarter on the whole.

  4. Re:You've got the right vision... by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    come on then, explain your position on the apostrophe to me - I can't possibly imagine what your sig means and it's finally worn me down

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    That was classic intercourse!