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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. Decisions, decisions... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Ah crap, now I'm stumped.

    Do I make a clone of Jay Maynard's cool TRON costume or of Darth's outfit? Our annual Sci Fi convention is next month and I don't want to wear my Vulcan Ears for the 24th time.

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    1. Re:Decisions, decisions... by hoggoth · · Score: 5, Funny

      > Jay Maynard's cool TRON costume

      I think the real TRON would definitely wear a cup and a girdle as part of this costume.

      I really didn't need to see Milton's nads.

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    2. Re:Decisions, decisions... by Jahf · · Score: 5, Funny

      After ep1 and ep2 I think that picture is probably EXACTLY what I think of when I imagine a Sith Lord.

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  2. Um, this is a story? by rbanzai · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So eventually we will see what this story is talking about? Why don't we post the story when that actually happens?

  3. Ob. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog quote. by weeboo0104 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Said in regards to a guy in a Darth Vader Costume. "And which button do you press when you want your parents to come pick you up?"

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  4. Just like another recent movie... by PTBNL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Darth Vader makes his costume out of pajamas in order to win an amateur wrestling contest to win money to buy a car to impress a girl.

    So there you go. Black pajamas with a motorcycle helmet.

  5. Just one question? by ageoffri · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Does Han Solo shoot first? If not then I will NOT even think about buying the DVD's. I can't stand revisionism especially when it is to make something more PC!

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    1. Re:Just one question? by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny



      > Does Han Solo shoot first?

      Shoot what? You mean he doesn't point a walkie talkie at Greedo and run away?

      I've been duped!

    2. Re:Just one question? by pkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In the original version of the Cantina scene, Han shoots Greedo under the table before Greedo shoots at him. In the ruined version of the Cantina scene, Greedo, an experienced bounty hunter shoots first and misses from all of 3 feet away. This was apparently done to make the scene more PC and not have a "hero" doing something underhanded, never mind the fact that the "hero" is supposed to be a smuggler and a scoundrel.

    3. Re:Just one question? by WCityMike · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Does Han Solo shoot first? If not then I will NOT even think about buying the DVD's."

      So you'll only think about buying the DVDs if he DOES shoot first? I'm not a moderator, but your comment makes no sense!

      Most Star Wars fans know what I'm about to say -- it's not a particularly esoteric piece of knowledge: in the original trilogy, Han Solo shot first. Lucas altered this in the Special Edition so that Greedo shot first, because he felt that the original version made Han too "cold-blooded." Obligatory Google searches here and here.

      Many Star Wars fans, including the poster to whom you responded, dislike Lucas' altering of Solo's actions, because they feel it came from a place of political correctness, wanting to make Solo less of an anti-hero and more of a hero.

    4. Re:Just one question? by Jahf · · Score: 5, Insightful

      From the point of plot, I say yes.

      Ok so let us magnify the scale here just a bit and see if the point becomes evident:

      If Hamlet had killed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern after they had made an attack on him, rather than killing them because he knew that someone (Claudius) had told them to kill him then Hamlet would have been the righteous hero who prevailed in an upfront manner and there would have been no questions about it.

      Instead he killed them through trickery and without -direct- evidence of their plans. Doing so made him the dark hero who was able to strike first when in jeopardy and left questions going long afterwards about whether he was "right" or whether he was presumptuous.

      If you've seen the play (or Star Wars) more than once, then your questions are answered at the end. But for the first time viewer it lets you question for awhile the real motives behind the protagonist (and let's face it, Solo was at LEAST as much of a protagonist as Skywalker if you use the definition of change as the bases for a protagonist). It gives a much darker sheen to the movie.

      It is specifically that darkness in the first three movies that have been obliterated so far in ep1 and ep2. There is no questioning of loyalties ... we KNOW who the bad guys are and who the good guys have been up through ep2. There is no "grey side" so far unless you count adolescent puberty ... which seems funny but is really sad because it shows that Lucas has, if not sold out, at least decided that his audience can't handle moral questions. Or theological ones ... midichlorians [sp?]? Bah. I am perfectly capable of deciding that Solo (or Hamlet) are in the end "good guys" without forcing them into the mold of the prototypical hero.

      Do I equate Lucas and Shakespeare? No. But Star Wars has probably had a much more profound affect on most people today than Hamlet and if you disregard the endings of the 2 characters (actually you shouldn't, since all of Lucas' characters seem to get just deserts at the end except for Anakin's mother and a few extras ... he can't handle true tragedy) the situations are -very- similar.

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  6. Also on the new Star Wars Oh-So-Special Edition... by artemis67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alderaan shoots first.

  7. Spoiler Alert! by Hanzie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't bother reading the articles.

    Just in case Yahoo news gets slashdotted, I've typed a plaintext mirror:

    Newsflash! In movie 3 of the Starwars Hexology, Darth Vader will be seen wearing something different! Fashion Moguls can get an avanced look at cutting edge fashion for "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." by buying the DVD set.

    George Lucas says:

    "Our fans have been eagerly awaiting every morsel of `Episode III' as we divulge it. We're giving it to them piece by piece."

    Talk about stringing it out for money. Lucas is the master.

    Another highlight:

    Also, experience how Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor have prepared for the epic lightsaber battle that has been anticipated for more than two decades: the climactic showdown between Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    SPOILER ALERT:
    Of course, since Vader and Obi-Wan duke it out again in IV, the 'climactic showdown' will probably not end in the death of either character in III, unless Lucas has begun hiring script-writers from Star Trek TNG.

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  8. wait... by Spatula+Sam · · Score: 5, Funny

    So this is the new vader costume? I'm skeptical.

    1. Re:wait... by Deaden · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd say that captures the evil of the dark side very well.

  9. Promise me this by Dragon218 · · Score: 5, Funny

    before I click on the article link...

    There's no 'dangly parts' in spandex on that page... right?

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  10. Re:Also on the new Star Wars Oh-So-Special Edition by DjMd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alderaan shoots first.
    Don't be ridiculous.
    But the empire does have evidence (well hints, ok just hunches) that Alderaan maybe have (thought about vaguely) Weapons of Mass Destruction.

    Oh and the Death Star? Thats totally not a WMD...

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  11. don't tell me by fleener · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Lucas shows us a Vader suit in Episode 3 that we haven't seen before, then we must assume the lame Episode 4 suit was an upgrade. This "new" suit had better be a clunky piece o' crap, for the sake of continuity.

  12. More important stuff by UnknowingFool · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know this may not be the most popular sentiment, but who really cares about how Vader will look like? What is important to me is whether we will actually see Natalie Portman naked and covered in grits.

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