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An anonymous reader wrote in to tell us that
Entertainment Tonight is gonna
be running a follow up tonight on the prequels. This is
all related to some major spread that is going to be appearing
in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fare. I can't find much
more concrete info beyond this, but it has been submitted
quite a few times.
I just found myself thinking "I'm sick of Star Wars". I think maybe they started hyping too soon.
A couple of days ago Ain't It Cool News
already had a few of the pictures from the
Vanity Fair article.
Check out http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com
They had the pictures from the Vanity Fair spread a few days ago.
Lucasfilm has commented in Star Wars Insider that the twins will not be born until the end of the Prequels. The first movie is around forty years before ANH. That would place the first episode 22 years before Luke's birth.
And BTW, twins (see ROTJ, Obi-Wan Kenobi) are born on the same day *S*
Jedi, jedi@cybertap.com"It says on that page that they're gonna have pics of 'Princess Leah, the Jedi Knight..." etc. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Leah be all of a very young child at this point? (ie: Luke is the OLDER brother, yes?)"
Considering that Luke's Sister is Leia
and not Leah.. I'm figuring it is a different character all together...
It's ironic that Star Wars is categorized as "Science Fiction," and Star Trek is categorized as "Fantasy."
It's not ironic, simply stupid. Both are fantasy because both utterly ignore even basic physics, including Newtonian. But then again, I can't wait until the movie comes out because then I won't have to hear about the fucking think once a week.
That's odd, I'd always heard (and thought) of them the other way around. Star Wars as fantasy for it's epic struggle against the evil empire. Star Trek, on the other hand, is certainly not hard science fiction, but it does play with technology and science fiction concepts.
Jeff M
thejeff@usa.net
(AC because I just tried to create an account and it didn't work.)
It's a movie...thats the beauty. Physics don't have to matter.
It's an affront to science that science no longer plays a part on science fiction. You don't need a plot any more in a movie, that generally degrades the quality of the movie. That lack of realism or plausible suspension of disbelief also degrades the quality of a movie. If it utterly ludicrous, it ceases to be enjoyable, and it is also dated as well since NEW misconceptions will arise, but science remains (as nearly as possible) to unchanging. In short, the hallmark of quality in science fiction is the quality of science in it.
Star Wars is a low quality movie. Nifty special effects don't bridge the gap of credibility.
Hope the good guys whoop azz again!
gee, the suspense is killing me. really. i mean it.
Come one, the guy has a rocket backpack, wrist-launched hooks and lasers, and the helmet just looks cool. What more do you want? He looks almost as evil as Vader but not as fat.
It's all Kenner's fault, they raised the appeal by making you jump through hoops to get the Boba Fett action figure, the only people who ended up with on were the elite kids...
Still in denial.
Maybe its an old Vanity Fair Nude Pregnant Spread of Leah .. or maybe not =)
I heard on the radio at lunch that Vanity Fair was going to reveal that George Lucas only intends to make six star wars episodes total, not nine.
I presume that 60% of you will commit ritual suicide, 39% will accuse either Vanity Fair, George Lucas and/or myself of being Microsoft tools, and the other 1% will have wisely never read this because they set their thresholds properly.
Have a nice day.
But, there is always an "older" twin...if only by
a few seconds/minutes.
For instance, the warp theory in Star Trek has inspired many theorists, some even think it is possible (theoretically, of course).
First of all, no reputable genuine scientist will start investigating "warp theory" just because he or she saw it on television. Second even if one did, would this be inspiration or derailment for actual research?
Documentaries are only boring to those that don't understand them. The Civil War, the Thin Blue Line, Apollo 13 (the actual footage from the spacecraft with the real people not the Tom Hanks reinactment), People's Century, yeah, all boring. I pity you.
Loser? What the hell are you talking about. I'd like to see YOU take on Luke as a Jedi. Luke friggin' took on Vader and the Emperor and won, you think a bounty hunter can be stronger?
As far as the non-essential (and unrealistically lucky) characters go, Bobba Fett is the coolest.
I mean, just LOOK at the helmet.
I'm commiting suicide, but not because of this. I was going to kill myself over the holidays but I had so much really good candy to eat. Now the candy's gone so I don't have anything left to live for, especially since there's going to be only 6 episodes of Start Wars, not nine like George Lucas promised me.
What are you, in fifth grade?
I thought I was alone in the world being totally disinterested in the new Star Wars movie. Getting sick of the hype too.
That ancient acid spitting creature wasn't
bad enough for the galaxy's most bad ass
ass-kicking bounty hunter.
He triggers an explosion which saves himself
from 1000 years of slow digestion!
I thought Lucas said that there were only ever going to be 6.
In the Ewok movies, the kids come from a future Earth.
Listen All:
Instead of paying cash for the
February issue of Vanity Fair to see the SW
pics by Liebovitz, point your browsers to:
http://www.countingdown.com
They also have some cool images
that are mosaics of the trailer scenes. They
are called the Truman pics.
adder was caught uttering the following:
"It says on that page that they're gonna have pics of 'Princess Leah, the Jedi Knight..." etc. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Leah be all of a very young child at this point? (ie: Luke is the OLDER brother, yes?)"
True, but that does not discount one of her ancestors being called "Leah" who was a princess and a Jedi Knight....
Posted by asymmetric_radicaltheory:
As purveyor of all things SW. I believe that SW is about the plot, the myth. While some may argue, what sets SW apart from ST, it is that the movies are excellent as books. In fact, I would argue that the books are better, this is especially true of the novel version of the three made movies. ST books are just weak. Whereas as the Star Wars books, especially the Zahn post-movie books, are extraordinary.
Posted by asymmetric_radicaltheory:
Amen, Insurrection was a decent comedy, but an annoyingly preachy science fiction/fantasy. Wasn't worth the ST name. Epi.1 can't be worse.
I'd really recommend buying the Behind the Magic cdrom for anyone itching for more behind the scenes info, clips, pics, etc. The two-cd set has a ton of info on the trilogy and the prequel, as well as the full video of the cut scenes from ANH. (Remember the lost Tochi Station and Biggs scenes?) Probably the best $20 I've spent in a long time.
Well from the sounds of it, boba fett will be in the second (and presumably third) prequell and will infact have a much larger role in the total arc than what we have already seen.
you do, however, make a very good point. For some reason Boba Fett really captured the imaginations of many star wars fans, many of whom (I belive) want to see the character expanded upon. Perhaps it was something in lucases portrayal (limited though it may be) of the character that has caused this response... if that is the case (and if lucas ment to do that) than maby film students should take a closer look at the character because Boba Fett is certainly one of the most revered characters in the trillogy...
thoughts anyone?
"In America, first you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women..." -H. Simpson
My friend in High School was an ardent Boba Fett fan. The reason he gave me referred to a scene that (supposedly) never made it to filming:
We meet Boba Fett in a scene where Vader hires a bunch of Bounty Hunters. After Vader leaves, Boba Fett kills the rest of the bounty hunters.
This has always made him seem more cool to me and explains why Boba Fett was hiding in the garbage as well when he saw the Falcon leaving for Bespin. Anyway, I don't know if it is true and recommend a grain of salt for all readers now.
_damnit_
It's my job to freeze you. -- Logan's Run
Actually, Star Wars does not take place in the future. Remember, at the beginning of each movie:
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
It actually takes place in the past...
That is, was the trailer broadcast on Tv and
if so did anyone record it ?
I know that it is downloadable from the web
but those are very small.
I would love to see it if available.
Thanks
Wisp
I liked it when Darth Vader wagged his finger at him and said "And no disintegrations - I want them alive". Looks cool, and has a tendency to disintegrate people.... ya gotta love it.
The revolution will NOT be televised.
IIRC, originally Boba Fett was only available through some mail-order, collect X-proof-of-purchases scheme. I think that one had an actual working missle launcher on his back too. They later released one for sale at stores but I think it was a slightly different figure.
Well in the words of the Mad Hatter, he should "say what you mean and mean what you say." He said it was a view of the future, and he was wrong (and BTW, didn't the rebels win at the end? or was I watching a different movie?)
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
"Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots." - Jonathan Nolan, Memento Mori
*Leia* should not exist, perhaps they meant Queen Padme, Luke and Leia's (eventual) mother (I think).
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
"Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots." - Jonathan Nolan, Memento Mori
Wrong! Darth Vader tried to torture Leia for the location of the secret rebel base, but apparently that didn't work. It was Grand Moff Tarkin (Vader's superior from A New Hope) who threatened the destruction of Alderaan, and nonetheless, Leia lied about the location base, so she never backed down at all.
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
"Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots." - Jonathan Nolan, Memento Mori
would this be inspiration or derailment for actual research?
Well we wouldn't know until it was proved successful or a failure would we?
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
"Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots." - Jonathan Nolan, Memento Mori
Well there's a trilogy of books that take place immediately after Jedi; I haven't read them but I'll bet the good guys (no longer the rebels) win in the end of that too.
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
"Every man is a mob, a chain gang of idiots." - Jonathan Nolan, Memento Mori
It says on that page that they're gonna have pics of 'Princess Leah, the Jedi Knight..." etc. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Leah be all of a very young child at this point? (ie: Luke is the OLDER brother, yes?)
so do you think i should resumbit my proposal for a movie about the walrus-faced guy and his friend in the cantina? they looked mysterious, had the death sentence in twelve systems, and with the bionics available in the star wars universe, may have still been around post ANH. ;)
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That lizard character looks like it's going to annoying. I can already see the fetishists fawning over the action-figure (whose arms, of course, do NOT bend at the elbows or knees) with a little lever in back to make his (?) ears flap up and down. Joy!
The (bipedal) robot looks good, though. Nicely worn by time and the elements. This, to me, is one of Lucas' greatest contributions to SF film making, the idea of visually convincing the viewers that his scenes and characters exist (have existed) beyond the frames of the movie. Not a new idea to film in general, but never (successfully) applied to SF before Star Wars. His aliens break this pattern, unfortunately, and almost always come off looking like cute and clever Halloween costumes. Notable exceptions being the alien duo that harrass Luke in the cantina scene, and the Sandpeople (awesome!). The jawas, with their mighty sandcrawler, were also quite convincing.
As far as making (only?) 3 more movies, well, I'll be pleasantly suprised if he makes it THAT far, let alone making 6 more.
**>>BELCH
Forgive me for asking, but why is he a moron for pointing this out? It seems to me that he is correct, or at least that his interpretation is valid.
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Spelling errors must be contagious. It should be spelt Leia.
Oddly enough, after watching the last Star Trek movie I could help but think "Boy, I'm glad Star Wars is coming out soon."
I've NEVER heard Star Trek classified as strictly "Fantasy" but always in the context of "Science Fiction/Fantasy". I'd like the people who've been telling you different and set them straight. And I admonish you for not telling them different. Whenever ST tried to do the fantasy thing it always fell flat because they HAD to explain it away using fuons or uberpowerful entities. Why? Because it was "Science!" fiction. If your rule of measure of fantasy being stories as having a utopian view of the world, there are a LOT of books/movies/etc. out there that needs to be reclassified.
Let's just strip it all down to size. If you don't like the Star Wars hype, you can ignore it. At least it isn't as irritating as people trying to figure out ST transporters.
"I may be Love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it."
The Godfather
It wasn't even funny! In fact, I'd say it was the worst comedy ever made.
But wait: was it a comedy? NO. Should it be judged as one? NO.
What I'm getting at is that pidgeon-holing Star Wars as Science Fiction and then judging it as such, just because it's set in space, is a little narrow-minded, isn't it? Judge it on the basis of its intentions (i.e. to be a modern myth), and you might get a little further.
"I've argued in front of every judge in this state -- often as a lawyer." -- Lionel Hutz
ET's article mentions that Boba Fett (the bounty
hunter in stylish green aluminum) won't appear in
this movie, "unforunately", like it's some kind of
important omission. Apparently there are Boba
Fett fans, which is a mystery to me. What's the
appeal? The guy barely had a speaking part, never
showed his face, and as far as I can tell, never made an important moral decision (since Star Wars is in large degree a morality play). Is anybody reading this a Boba Fett fan? Is so, why?
WWJD for a Klondike Bar?
I agree.. I fell asleep during the Star Wars movies. Of course, I just saw them for the first time last year. Maybe the thrill in 1980 was the special effects, not the movie itself. I don't know. I think this new movie is going to be one I'll just skip.
Anakin is the primary in the film. As a child. Unless his powers extend into rapid sexual maturity, there's no way Leah's in the film. Not to mention a princess.
...suckling from the sweet amnion of life...
Wipe the spittle of your chin, indeed. I just hope
that Episode 1 will be slightly better than Insurrection... (shudder)
"... I declare our city to be a free and independent state to be named Tri-Insula!" --Fernando Wood, Mayor of NYC 1861
How many other characters stand up to Darth Vader and don't eventually back down or pay the price?
Fett stood up to Vader with no consequences. That makes him pretty powerful. Of course, the lame "death" in RotJ would try to indicate otherwise.
This is probably what all the hubbub is about:
Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The Taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.
Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to and from the small planet of Naboo.
While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace, to settle the conflict...