Episode III Deleted Scenes Leaked Online

Master_of_Tumbleweeds writes "Like the previous Prequels' arrivals on DVD, Revenge of the Sith will have several deleted scenes included when it's released next month. We now have a sneak peak (thanks to various online spies like the infamous Darth Psychotic) at a couple of these sequences, one that depicts General Grievous actually dispatching a Jedi Knight (something we didn't even see in the theatrical release) and Yoda's arrival at the swamp planet of Dagobah. Episode III comes out on DVD November 1st"

Comments

Takes Balls

[AvitarX]

Takes some balls to do this right after 6 people get arrested for leaking the movie.

Re:Takes Balls

[rovingeyes]

or a lack of common sense...Either way those scenes are nice ;)

Re:Takes Balls

[ZachPruckowski]

It really does. But really, it sends a message that even if the MPAA or whoever takes out a few pirates, there are more ready to take their places. really, this is natural selection. The less-bright ones get caught, and the smarter ones take over. Really, the problem for the MPAA is that the pirates can learn faster and be more dynamic.

Re:Takes Balls

[Radres]

Ha! We all know that ninjas are better and smarter than pirates. The average ninja has an IQ 50 points higher than the average pirate, plus they can flip out and kill people! They cut off people's heads all the time without even thinking about it. Therefore, ninjas are way better than pirates. QED.

Re:Takes Balls

[Dirtside]

Pirates will always defeat ninjas, and here's why:

1. Pirates drink rum. Ninjas are loser teetotalers. Drunk = awesome.
2. Pirates swear constantly. Ninjas are silent. Silent = boring.
3. Ninjas will never have their own holiday. What would it be, International Move Like a Ninja Day? *ghosts silently away*

Dagobah

[parasonic]

So, does Yoda actually build his own house out of mud, or does he hire a contractor to do it?

Re:Dagobah

[AKAImBatman]

Dunno. The screens just show the spaceship landing and Yoda in the doorway. I imagine the rest is still left to the imagination.

FWIW, I think the whole "exile" thing was one of the worst handled parts of Episode III. Yoda failed to dispatch the Emporor. So what? Suddenly, he MUST go into exile? No one is going to question the decision? No one thinks that they should regroup and attack the Emporor in force?

I can understand the idea behind the exile, but the execution needed a lot of work.

Re:Dagobah

[Prospero's Grue]

I can understand the idea behind the exile, but the execution needed a lot of work.

But then, the same can pretty much be said of most of the recent trilogy.

Re:Dagobah

[AceCaseOR]

It made sense to me. Anakin knows Obi-Wan is alive. Palpatine couldn't find Yoda's body, so assuming he was dead would be an unwise idea. So, it would be a very good idea for Yoda and Obi-wan to lay low for a while. A long while. I didn't particularly need expository dialogue to figure that out.

Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes. For instance, the scenes of the T1000 searching John Connor's room by touch being cut at the studio's request from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".

Re:Dagobah

[sholden]

Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes.

I don't think that's possible.

Re:Dagobah

[Jambon]

So, does Yoda actually build his own house out of mud, or does he hire a contractor to do it?

Hire contractors I did not! For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Luminous my abode is, not this crude matter you speak of.

Re:Dagobah

[Eccles]

No one thinks that they should regroup and attack the Emporor in force?

Who's "they?" Obi-Wan and Yoda? Everyone else seems to love the Emperor. As for two Jedi attacking a Sith lord, Jedi just get in each other's way. Qui-Gonn & Obi take on Darth Maul, Qui-Gonn dies. Obi-Wan and Annakin vs. Dooku? Obi gets owned early. Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and two other Jedi Council vs. Palpa? Everyone but Windu is toasted quickly. If Yoda can't take Palpatine by himself, adding more Jedi will just make it worse.

(In a strange way, there's even an explanation for this. Jedi apparently have a bit of future sense, allowing them to choose the best course of action in the next instant. Throw in more Jedi, and the future is more vague because the other Jedi are also sensing it and changing their actions in reaction to the initial perception.)

Re:Dagobah

[sasdrtx]

Whatever. My old id was (42), but I forgot my password.

ZB

Re:/.'d already

[Anonymous Coward]

can someone leak a fix to the slashdot problem ?

AICN has several pictures.

[fireduck]

Aint it cool news had this story yesterday or the day before. They've got several pictures here.

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[rob_squared]

I sometimes wonder if they don't purposefully create scenes with the intent of only putting them into a DVD release to entice people to buy them.

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[trezor]

Nooooooooo!

You think?

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[Ropati]

I'm sure the scenes are intentionally shot and shelved for future product enhancements, but I still have my doubts about this man on the moon thing.

Meh....

[CharAznable]

Sure, EpIII ended the series with a modicum of dignity that was absent from I and II, but with Serenity coming out tonight, I'm disinclined to get excited about Star Wars anymore. Joss Whedon is my master now.

Oh Dear

[Anonymous Coward]

The finished thing was bad enough, why would I want to see what they left out?

Obligatory SW joke...

[William_Lee]

Those aren't the scenes you're looking for...

Milking Star Wars

[gr8_phk]

"Episode III comes out on DVD November 1st"

And then look for:
Episode 1-3 boxed set.
The complete collection on DVD (1-6)
Episode 4 on HD-DVD
Episode 4-6 on HD-DVD
Episode 1-3 on HD-DVD
The boxed full set 1-6 on HD-DVD

Way to milk it George!!!

Re:Milking Star Wars

[The Lynxpro]

"Episode 4 on HD-DVD Episode 4-6 on HD-DVD Episode 1-3 on HD-DVD
The boxed full set 1-6 on HD-DVD Way to milk it George!!!"

Except 20th Century Fox Home Video is committed to Blu-Ray and thus your prediction is incorrect. Furthermore, all the studios release multiple versions of films to "double dip". Its not a George Lucas exclusive. And unlike most of Hollywood, George reinvests his monies into advancing the whole industry with pioneering technology. He did it with ILM, THX, Pixar, and now digitally projected cinema. So again, your criticism - in a weak attempt at humor - is a distortion. Grow up and get out of your mom's basement.

Re:Milking Star Wars

[clontzman]

Number of versions of Star Wars released on DVD: 1.

Number of versions of Evil Dead 2 released on DVD: 4? 5? 6? Another new one just came out with yet another screaming rubber cover.

Ratio of "George Lucas milks it" to "Sam Raimi milks it" posts on /.: 3,720 to 1

Not even?!

[75th Trombone]

Quoth the article:

one that depicts General Grievous actually dispatching a Jedi Knight (something we didn't even see in the theatrical release)

Wow, something in a deleted scene NOT EVEN BEING in the theatrical release? Shock! Amaze! Mystify!

"We now have a sneak peak"

[nekoniku]

Is that a PEAK in your trousers or are you just happy to get a PEEK at the deleted scenes?

Sigh.

How appropriate for some people...

[compwizrd]

Firefox has "Slashdot | Episode III Deleted ..." as the tab title.

Re:How appropriate for some people...

[CeramicNuts]

Very appropriate tab title, unlike "Anandtech: your source for hardware anal..."

Re:Opinion:

[Red Flayer]

"The acting was so bad in the third I was embarrassed to even be watching it"

I don't think the acting was any better in Episodes 4-6.

The difference was that we were not yet jaded by the setting and story.

What Lucas seemingly failed to realize is that since Return of the Jedi, others have done similar sci-fi movies and stories better. Lucas failed to leap past these other movies, and instead made movies only marginally better than Ep 4-6. Since we expect better movies, in general, we were majorly disappointed.

Yoda's arrival

[Anonymous Coward]

and Yoda's arrival at the swamp planet of Dagobah

"Fire my real estate agent, I will"

Another site with the images

[mustangdavis]

Clicky

Did you notice this?

[lawpoop]

There is a SCENE with YODA LANDING ON DEGOBAH -- in case you are still in shock, let me repeat, YODA LANDS ON DEGOBAH. We actually get to see his spaceship LAND ON DEGOBAH. This is like the final strand in an enormous tapestry. I can't believe this whole thing has come to fruition. In case there was any doubt, we find out how it comes to pass that Yoda lives on Degobah -- he LANDS IN A SPACESHIP. It's like we finally get the ancient family history of our collective psyche. When we were 5 years old and wondering how that little green imp came to live in that swamp, and now we finally SEE THE SHIP LAND.

old n' busted : pirates -- ninjas are future-proof

[Thud457]

Yes, but what is the impact of global warming upon the global ninja population?

Re:General Grievous?

[enrico_suave]

"OK, I didnt see the Clone Wars cartoon, so maybe it's answered there, but can anyone tell me why Grievous was coughing the whole time?"

Sam Jackson... I mean.. Mace Windu force crushed his "ribs"/lungs during Grievous's escape with kidnapping palpy.

e.

Why the Yoda/Dagobah Scene May Have Been Deleted

[popo]

True geeks know (as later related by Timothy Zahn) that Yoda actually arrived on Dagobah
in pursuit of a dark jedi clone -- whom he fought, and wasted underneath a certain large
tree. That tree retained powerful "echoes of evil" for years afterwards,
and was later used by Yoda to test the resolve of his young padawan "Luke" (in
Episode V).

My theory? This apparent contradiction in plotlines may have been why Lucas
cut the scene of Yoda peacefully arriving on Dagobah.

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Judge a man by his wallet

Re:General Grievous?

[orson_of_fort_worth]

According to the latest issue of Star Wars Insider, which I...uh...borrowed from my little brother, Lucas came up with the idea of Grievous coughing before the Clone Wars cartoon. He wanted to show that there was still some non-robotic aspect to Grievous and that the technology used to keep him alive was less than perfect. (Foreshadowing of Vader's outfit.) They added the Mace Windu incident to Clone Wars as a way of explaining the cough.

Image mirror..

[Egorn]

Here is AICN's mirror via DT.

Re:old n' busted : pirates -- ninjas are future-pr

[cloudmaster]

Their suits had to be made slightly more breathable.