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New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the betcha-its-pink-and-has-bunny-ears dept.

Jethro73 writes "Whether you love or hate the Special Edition only release, you should be excited to see the new Darth Vader costume on the upcoming Trilogy DVD set. Here are some more details on the upcoming DVD set."

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  1. Re:Trolling.....down the sewers of the strand with by Psiren · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then turn off Star Wars stories in your /. preferences. Geez, the amount of whining that goes on here about Star Wars is amazing.

  2. Re:News for nerds by uberdave · · Score: 2, Informative

    Unfortunately, those two conditions are ORed together, not ANDed.

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  3. Re:Decisions, decisions... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 2, Informative
    Seriously. Discuss.

    This was played out to it's sad sad end yesterday.

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  4. Re:Just one question? by grahams · · Score: 4, Informative

    In the original film "Star Wars" (nowadays referred to as "Star Wars: A New Hope: Episode 4: The Magical Beginning of an Epic Space Quest thru Time"), there was a sequence in which Han Solo and a character named Greedo are having a discussion, in the Mos Eisley Cantina, regarding Solo's debt to Jabba the Hutt. At the end of this conversation shots are fired.

    In the original version of the film, Han Solo shoots Greedo, but in the 1997 "Special Edition" re-release Lucas changed it so that Greedo shot first and Solo is simply defending himself.

  5. Re:Just one question? by Palshife · · Score: 4, Informative

    He's outlining the classic struggle that will divide families and destroy lives. Those that like the original Star Wars movies abhor the Special Edition releases because changes were made that completely changed the landscape of the movie.

    The specific instance he's referring to is the scene in the Mos Eisley Cantina where Han is confronted by Greedo, the bounty hunter. During their conversation, Han draws his blaster under the table points it at Greedo. When he feels like he's got no other choice he fires, killing Greedo in cold blood.

    In the special edition, Greedo fires the first shot, forcing Han to "retaliate" by killing Greedo in self-defense.

    Down with SE.

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  6. Could be cool. Maybe by WebGangsta · · Score: 2, Informative
    The article I read this morning refered to the "first time Darth Vader walked onto the set", and the filmed reactions of everyone involved seeing the character/costume for the first time. The article said it was a 'once in a lifetime' moment that could never be recreated.
    The preview offers a first glimpse of the new Vader costume, too. "What we want to do is give people a sense of what it was like when Darth Vader steps back on the set again," says Lucasfilm's Jim Ward. "It's one of those moments that happens only once in the lifetime of a saga."
    So if it's behind-the-scenes stuff, that could be kinda neat. Just saying.