Pass me my lightsaber. It's the one that has "bad motherfucker" on it.

[theweaselking]

The internet has made me happy this morning.

For all the nay-sayers: Quiet. I am allowed my hope. George Lucas has made a pile of good things, and two mostly crappy movies. He's had ample opportunity to find all those problems and fix 'em, and his past record shows he *can* fix 'em, so I'm still holding out hope that he did.

Comments

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

I'll go see it because I'm a mark, but it's probably going to blow dead bears (to steal from you).

And don't talk to me about Lucas "fixing" things again until Han shoots first, m'kay?

[benarian.livejournal.com]

Han Shoots first in the DVD trilogy that just got released.

I liked the first two movies. They weren't stupendously awesome, but they were adequate entertainment. I admit to wanting to see the "Phantom Edit" version of Phantom Menace.

I have some high hopes for the third prequel.

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

Han shoots at the same time. It's still the wide angle shot. It's not "Yes, I bet you have" and Greedo's shot from under the table, it's that looks-nothing-like-Harrison-Ford wide angle shot with both of them shooting at the same time.

Phantom Menace was horrible. Attack of the Clones was slightly better. I have no hopes for the third one so I'm not disappointed when I can drive a truck through the plotholes, write a novel on the incontinuities, and flip through a history book stopping to point out exactly where he cribbed his scenes from.

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

I just watched it in slo-mo. Greedo still shoots first. Harrison Ford's head looks like the guy in Beetlejuice got to him.

[benarian.livejournal.com]

You watched the scene in slo-mo? Just that scene? Just now?

I bow before the superior Geek. ;)

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

Yep. I like to make sure the things I'm saying have the most truth possible attached to them.

[dscotton.livejournal.com]

That's the optimistic way to look at it. The pessimistic way is that he's also managed to suck-ify the original trilogy with his extra-special DVD edition (in the ones I bought, Han does not shoot first). Signs point to him having no idea anymore what's good and what isn't. It's not that I don't want the movie to be good, but I'm approaching it with extreme skepticism after the last two.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I really need to get my antiquated Pan & Scan VHS copies of the original tril burned to DVD before the tape degrades.

The DVDs look spectacular, but I still hate most of the changes.

[corruptedjasper.livejournal.com]

Find yourself a DVD burner, a bittorrent or possibly emule client, a fast internet connection, and look for the "TR47" edition (alternatively, pay him to mail you a set). Capped from the CAV definitive collection widescreen laser discs, pretty much the best version you can get, or at least it was half a year ago.

[ryusen.livejournal.com]

Good... you mean Lucas is not going to direct it then? heh.

The first movie was alright, but i really hted the whole medichlorien crap... the second movie was pretty good except for the love scenes... they were really lame...

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

Ooh, shiny. I think I'm gonna enjoy this.

(And I'll allow the naysayers their naysaying. Plenty of people disliked the LotR trilogy, and even though I LOVED it, it's no skin off my nose if they don't. More for me, or something.)

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

I agree with the shininess.

No verdicts until I've seen it.

[spartonian.livejournal.com]

Mmm... shiny objects, bright lights, and special effects.

*shambles to movie theater*