Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Will Be Back in Theaters for 40th Anniversary Celebration

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

https://www.starwars.com/news/swce-2023-return-of-the-jedi-40th-anniversary?cmp=smc|9460004956

 

[Brónach 1,321]

already seen it.

[The Score Cleaner 9,184]

Release the complete score!

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

Original, unaltered, de-specialised, Hayden free, Jedi rocks free, Yub-nub havin' or nooooooooo sale.

 

[GerateWohl 6,359]

I guess they rather specialized it more. Adding a shot showing Bib Fortuna making it out of the sail barque before it explodes to justify his appearance in The Mandalorian.

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

Who the hell is Bip Fortuna?

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

Matt Ferguson's artwork matches his poster for the 40th Anniversary Empire release, which I like quite a bit.

 

[GerateWohl 6,359]

Sorry. I misspelled him. It's Bib Fortuna.

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

10 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

Sorry. I misspelled him. It's Bib Fortuna.

 

Oh, that charmer.

 

[Brónach 1,321]

spezialized edition: now entirely redone in Unreal

[LiterallyIconic 1,563]

28 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

Yub-nub havin' or no sale.

Yub-nub is a sin against humanity. Otherwise, sure. (Coming from a serial Lucas apologist who doesn’t mind the changes)

[Holko 11,828]

22 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

Wow, this one's so much better.

[Edmilson 11,380]

24 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Who the hell is Bip Fortuna?

Someone unfortunate enough to be part of that horrible Boba Fett Disney+ show 

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

I guess Karma got him in the end.

[The Score Cleaner 9,184]

8 minutes ago, Holko said:

Wow, this one's so much better.

Thinking the same thing haha.

 

It's more a problem of the elements used:

 

1: endor doesn't blend as well with the Imperial grey/blue aesthetic

 

2: ROTJ Vader, then Luke, THEN a tiny Emperor All in a straight line.

[Holko 11,828]

9 minutes ago, A Farewell to Kings said:

Thinking the same thing haha.

 

It's more a problem of the elements used:

 

1: endor doesn't blend as well with the Imperial grey/blue aesthetic

 

2: ROTJ Vader, then Luke, THEN a tiny Emperor All in a straight line.

The ESB one is consistent, has a clear defined style, striking base colours and highlights, all matte, it's not overcrowded. The RotJ one has a bit too much going on, the matte imperial clashes with the glossy Vader and Luke with an inexplicable red sidelight and with the natural Endor, the assembly is not the best (outline around Luke to make him not blend into Vader), etc

 

Still a wholly different league than Intrada and Varese's covers.

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

I don't like that Luke looks less like Return of the Jedi  Luke and more like plastic The Mandalorian Luke.

[Van_Etten 118]

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but Jedi Rocks/Victory Celebration > Lapti Nek/Yub Nub

[Brónach 1,321]

most of the script is a worthless drag and the music number in the palace is no exception

[Datameister 2,529]

3 minutes ago, Van_Etten said:

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but Jedi Rocks/Victory Celebration > Lapti Nek/Yub Nub

 

I tend to feel the same.

 

Swapping Anakins continues to be a travesty.

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

18 minutes ago, Van_Etten said:

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but Jedi Rocks/Victory Celebration > Lapti Nek/Yub Nub

 

It's not a question of which is better.

 

If there's going to be a screening for the 40th anniversary of ROTJ's cinematic release, there should be a screening of ROTJ's cinematic release.

 

 

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

1 minute ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

 

It's not a question of which is better.

 

If there's going to be a screening for the 40th anniversary of ROTJ's cinematic release, they should be screening ROTJ's cinematic release.

 

 

 

Don't be so reasonable. 

 

[Holko 11,828]

Victory Celebration is a better musical piece and finale than Yub Nub (thinking only of the cue, not the scene extensions), but Lapti Nek over Jedi Rocks a billion times.

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

Jedi Rocks is ear torture.

[The Score Cleaner 9,184]

That bluesy end portion is fine.

[1977 1,977]

3 hours ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

Matt Ferguson's artwork matches his poster for the 40th Anniversary Empire release, which I like quite a bit.

 

 

Did he do one for ANH 40th as well?

[Nick1Ø66 7,603]

23 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

 

Did he do one for ANH 40th as well?

Sadly, I don’t believe so.

[Jurassic Shark 15,869]

Was the film even re-released in cinemas for the 40th anniversary?

[Naïve Old Fart 12,476]

I do not believe so.

[Giftheck 1,167]

17 hours ago, Datameister said:

 

I tend to feel the same.

 

Swapping Anakins continues to be a travesty.

 

I could understand the rationale for it. HOWEVER: the way it was executed was just shoddy. Take test footage of Hayden Christensen and pop it on Sebastian Shaw's body. If Lucas wanted to do it, he should have filmed Anakin anew like he did for the Emperor in ESB.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,476]

Tim Reamer's original is still the best ROTJ poster.

[Andy 6,862]

 

Looks better as a quad style poster.  The depth of the trees make it less claustrophobic 

[Jay 44,694]

Why does Vader have a red light shining on him?

[Andy 6,862]

Luke does too from the same source. Perhaps the artist wanted some lighting that reflects the prominent red from the royal guards and typeset in the logo. 

[The Score Cleaner 9,184]

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