Star Wars Disenchantment

[John 2,032]

Now that Disney owns Fox, I want an Alien/Star Wars crossover. 

[John 2,032]

I like the original Emperor in ESB; they’re low-budget 80s sci-fi movies, of course they’re bound to be a little rough around the edges. Never bothered me that he didn’t look exactly the same as he does in ROTJ. Adds to the trilogy’s hokey charm. 

[Holko 9,499]

The 2004 Emperor could've been an OK change if lit properly and if it looked like the RotJ Emperor, not the puffy plastic RotS one.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

The Star Wars movies were never low budget.

[Chen G. 3,943]

28 minutes ago, Holko said:

if lit properly and if it looked like the RotJ Emperor, not the puffy plastic RotS one.

 

Yeah, he does look a bit different because its the prequel prosthetic and its shot on 1080p and digitally compositied-in. Previously - and throughout the film - composites were done by using a VistaVision dupe. So there's not that extra wash of grain (and in fact, there's no grain) on the composite, making it stand out. Its the same with Anakin's ghost.

 

But its still a good change, I think. The original version looks horrible.

[Holko 9,499]

The original has charm on its side!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

I'm sure you will eventually get it.

[Nick Parker 3,040]

9 minutes ago, Chen G. said:

The original version looks horrible.

 

You don't like the surreal-ass dream-looking figure with the deep booming Revill voice? Coupled with Williams' music, I love the bizarre and otherworldly tone and feel to the scene, and it's a much more creative way to cast a sense of mystery than, say, just shadowing out someone's forehead and eyes with a hood.

[Chen G. 3,943]

I like Revil's voice. But than, I like Ian McDiarmid more, so...

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Just now, Chen G. said:

I like Revil's voice. But than, I like Ian McDiarmind more, so...

 

McDiarmid could have nailed that effect with his voice, too, I agree.

[Holko 9,499]

21 minutes ago, John said:

Now that Disney owns Fox, I want an Alien/Star Wars crossover. 

[John 2,032]

Yes!

[Chen G. 3,943]

7 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

I'm sure you will eventually get it.

 

I believe its called the Rathtar sequence from The Force Awakens.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I like the redone version. It looks like it was videotaped when they did the scene in Revenge of the Sith where Anakin is a little hologram on Palpatine's desk. That's symmetry!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Its symmetry if it had been done for AOTC. 

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Hmmm, I don't think the xenomorph would do too well against Force users. Maybe set it up in an isolated penal colony...maybe a penal colony for Gungans....H.R. Geiger could only wish he would be able to construct the sheer terror that is a xenomorph assimilated and borne from the bowels of a Gungan.

 

Whoever wins, we lose.

 

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Circles within circles! The Ring Theory checks out! 

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

There was a good Harry Potter fanfic years ago where xenomorphs infesting Hogwarts had magical powers if they burst from a witch or wizard. Draco was carrying a Queen and it "communicated" with him, almost like it was mentally prepping him for its birth.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Filthy little molecular acid blood!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Look at your tail!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

3 hours ago, Mattris said:

As serious as Palpatine's desire for "unlimited power".

You might like this then:

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Run for public office, Palpatine, run!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

It is with great reluctance that I have agreed to this calling. I love democracy. I love the Republic. Once this crisis has abated, I will lay down the powers you have given me!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

I remember when his first name was Cos.

[Bilbo 3,709]

1 hour ago, Nick Parker said:

Circles within circles! The Ring Theory checks out! 

 

Its like internet discussion on these films. It’s goes around and around and around and every time someone gives their view which has been done to death it’s presented as if it’s ground breaking brand new information! 

[Demodex 557]

I like McDiarmid in ESB, but the dialogue change was stupid. 

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Hooowww is that possible?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Search your feelings, Lord Vader... you will know it to be true. 

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

10 hours ago, Stefancos said:

 

Dipshit with a nine-toed woman!

 

I FUCK YOU

[Nick Parker 3,040]

2 minutes ago, Knox Harrington said:

 

I FUCK YOU

 

This is what happens when you fuck a Star Wars fan in the ass!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

2 hours ago, John said:

...he didn’t look exactly the same as he does in ROTJ.

No wonder he didn't!

 

1 hour ago, Nick Parker said:

You don't like the surreal-ass dream-looking figure with the deep booming Revill voice? 

It might have been Revill's voice, but it certainly wasn't his face!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Try a Godzilla fan instead!

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Lucas made the right choice inserting the proper actor. The original scene was a massive continuity error.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

They should have replaced Ian McDiarmid with the old lady and Clive Revill's voice in RotJ.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

Just passing by to say that palatine did not know how to cheat death. Even if his master knew, he didn't. After killing mace windu he tells anakin that cheating death has only been achieved by one (plagueis) but that both of them together may unravel the mystery and achieve it....he received anakin to turn to the dark side it was a lie. Thus palpatine died...period.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Mr. Palpatine? That's not entirely accurate.

[Arpy 4,145]

Guys, the battle is over, the reboot of Angry Birds will dominate the box office. Followed by a reboot of Spider-Man which I hear they'll swap the gender, race and species of Peter Parker.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

Can we all agree that Ian McDiarmind was one of the better parts of the prequels?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Will Kirsten Dunst still be MJ?

[Chen G. 3,943]

The best, you mean.

 

Great actor.

[toothless 963]

Is there any news buried within this mess of a thread ? 😅

[mrbellamy 6,272]

I haven’t seen anything. That Star Wars convention is in a few weeks, so there’ll be stuff then.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

The helicopter never made it to Nellis.

[Mattris 416]

13 hours ago, JoeinAR said:

Your fan fiction is interesting and i can appreciate your effort

Thanks. But it's not just my "fan fiction". It's my theory for what JJ has planned for IX. Why do I think this? Ian McDiarmid recently returned to voice Palpatine in the Star Wars animated show Rebels, replacing Lucasfilm's in-house voice actor. Along side Hayden Christensen, McDiarmid was a featured speaker at Star Wars Celebration 2017. Both received a extremely warm welcome by the fans in attendance.

 

3 hours ago, toothless said:

Is there any news buried within this mess of a thread ? 😅

 

McDiarmid has been confirmed as a speaker at Star Wars Celebration 2019.

 

6 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said:

Just passing by to say that palatine did not know how to cheat death. Even if his master knew, he didn't. After killing mace windu he tells anakin that cheating death has only been achieved by one (plagueis) but that both of them together may unravel the mystery and achieve it....he received anakin to turn to the dark side it was a lie. Thus palpatine died...period.

 

That's just it: No one knows if Palpatine achieved the power to cheat death. He tempted Anakin to get him to turn to the Dark Side... and then lied to him (about Padme's death) to keep him continually hateful and suffering as Darth Vader. Is it so unbelievable that Palpatine knew he could cheat death... but only kept the power for himself?

 

Also, is it so surprising that one of the most liked - or at least most intriguing - scenes from the Prequel Trilogy directly foreshadows events to come?

 

 

I think this is JJ Abrams' infamous "mystery box" at play. We haven't seen the last of Emperor Palpatine.

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

2 minutes ago, Mattris said:

Thanks. But it's not just my "fan fiction". It's my theory for what JJ has planned for IX. Why do I think this? Ian McDiarmid recently returned to voice Palpatine in the Star Wars animated show Rebels, replacing Lucasfilm's in-house voice actor. Along side Hayden Christensen, McDiarmid was a featured speaker at Star Wars Celebration 2017. Both received a extremely warm welcome by the fans in attendance. 

 

 

McDiarmid has been confirmed as a speaker at Star Wars Celebration 2019.

 

First of all, that actor was Ian Abercrombie, who passed away a few years ago, so he couldn't return to do the voice.

 

Also Ian McDiarmid is a speaker at Celebration (and other cons) almost every year.

[Mattris 416]

Sam Witwer voiced Palpatine during the Star Wars Rebels Season 2 premiere. Ian McDiarmid returned for episodes in Season 4.

 

My point is that his recent increased presence is curious.

[Docteur Qui 1,544]

12 minutes ago, Mattris said:

 

My point is that his recent increased presence is curious.

 

 

Or maybe he just needed the work?

[Chen G. 3,943]

17 hours ago, Mattris said:

It is so unbelievable that Palpatine knew he could cheat death... but only kept that power for himself?

 

As I understand it, the power in question has to do with keeping one from dying of old age or illness. Not from being thrown down an impossibly-deep shaft.

 

That power belongs to Gandalf the Grey!

[Mattris 416]

I have decide to focus on Episode IX theories in the main thread... and will not post/respond in this thread... unless I have a good reason to do so.

[Mattris 416]

5 minutes ago, Chen G. said:

As I understand it, the power is question has to do with keeping one from dying of old age or illness. Not from being thrown down an impossibly-deep shaft.

 

Why would the power be limited to just preventing death from old age or illness? Palpatine fell for only a few seconds before the blue explosion happened. Perhaps that explosion was Palpatine transferring his life force out of his body.

 

12 hours ago, Chen G. said:

I may be mistaken, but I don't seem to recall anything in the previous film to suggest that using The Force is predicated upon lineage: Its only that Luke's lineage is particularly "strong with the Force." So there's no reason to question why The Force awoke in Rey. There may be cause to question why she's so bloody powerful, I'll grant you.

 

Rey is the trilogy's protagonist. So of course, "there may be cause to question why she's so bloody powerful." But why did the Force awaken in her, specifically? What was the "Contingency" that Palpatine arranged on Jakuu if it wasn't related to Rey?