Star Wars EpIII MAJOR SPOILERS, SCREENSHOTS!!!

[Teutonic Knight]

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS


A friend told me about this, hurry up and get to it while you can before Lucas shuts it down!

[Sigurd]

Nice...

[Big_John]

i just looked at the pics, didn't read the text.. not that i care that much, sine ep 1 & 2 sucked so hard.. but the screens looked cool. hopefully this one will be better.

[Byzantine Prince]

Star Wars was never good. People were just impressed by the special effects and loved them so out of proportion that it's still hanging like impending death on our youth. What a bunch of crap. It's not even original. Have you ever seen Yojimbo. It's basically the same plot except much better(in feudal Japan). The thing that pisses me off the most is the ridiculous looking aliens! What the hell was he on when he made up those abominations of animation?

FYI 2001: A space Odyssey had way better effects and was 7 years older then Star Wars. Sure Star Wars is probably way more apealing to little children but I mean adults should not enjoy ST as much as they do. I mean you have to grow up sometime.

[Ronin]

star wars was never my bag....allways found it very overrated......it looks cool nonetheless

[Kaiser of Arabia]

kool.

[Teutonic Knight]

FYI 2001: A space Odyssey had way better effects and was 7 years older then Star Wars. Sure Star Wars is probably way more apealing to little children but I mean adults should not enjoy ST as much as they do. I mean you have to grow up sometime.

A) The correct acronym to start off with would be IMO or IMHO, not FYI, it makes you sound like an arrogant bastard.

B) What is "ST"?

[Byzantine Prince]

A) I am an arrogant bastard.
B) Use your imagination. I just meant to shorten Star Wars.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

FYI 2001: A space Odyssey had way better effects and was 7 years older then Star Wars. Sure Star Wars is probably way more apealing to little children but I mean adults should not enjoy ST as much as they do. I mean you have to grow up sometime.

You quite simply cannot compare 2001 and Star Wars. I love both films-Star Wars being one of my overriding passions-but they are completely different. 2001 is a Sci-Fi film, whereas Star Wars is a fantasy film set in space.

The reason Star Wars is so popular is that it is the ultimate myth. It has alll the essential components-a hero who discovers himself, a princess, a lovable rogue, an epic battle of good versus evil. Star Wars has all these elements which resonate strongly within everyone-they are almost primal. It also has truly great characters, and some very good lines, humour, as well as special effects which really still haven't dated much, in my opinion.

And who wants to grow up? I'll love Star Wars until the day I die.

[Byzantine Prince]

BKS, you wisely ignored my first paragraph because you don't want to beleave it. Well, it's true. Star Wars is just Yojimbo in space instead of feudal Japan.

The reason I say "grow up" is because your tastes have to change as your body grows. You can't and shouldn't like the same stuff you liked back when you were 10. You're a grownup now it's time to boaden your horizons.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

BKS, you wisely ignored my first paragraph because you don't want to beleave it. Well, it's true. Star Wars is just Yojimbo in space instead of feudal Japan.

The reason I say "grow up" is because your tastes have to change as your body grows. You can't and shouldn't like the same stuff you liked back when you were 10. You're a grownup now it's time to boaden your horizons.

I didn't address the first paragraph because I've never seen Yojimbo, so I couldn't comment.

The comment about broadening my horizons is so patronising that if I wasn't a staff member, It'd be flame time. I'll just say that I will like what I like. I think it's amazingly superficial to start disliking things just because you're a few years older, and you think that you probably shouldn't enjoy it anymore, or you want to be an iconoclast. Also, don't you know adults who like Stars Wars? It was by no means enjoyed just by children at the time.

[Byzantine Prince]

Sorry, I don't mean to be patronizing. Oh wait... I kind of did. Well sorry about it anyways.

[JAG]

Wp TK - it does look bloody good and we are due a good one after the last two films.

[Teutonic Knight]

I'm just praying it can redeem the POS that was epII ...

The original trilogy are some of the greatest movies ever made IMHO...

[discovery1]

Looks good. Pity I looked at it though.

[LittleGrizzly]

star wars is amazing, well episodes 4-6 the other 2 were ok, pictures look good especially first one, looking forward to that.

[Devastatin Dave]

I think it looks great. The last two sucked...

BKS, since you're a staff member allow me...

BP, why are you such a patronizing jerk most of the time? Why do you have to ALWAYS start crap with everyone over the the most mondane things? For someone, like youself, to tell anyone to grow up is laughable. Go back to the Watch Tower and keep crying like a little school girl about your status, atleast that's more entertaining. Sheesh....

[Byzantine Prince]

BP, why are you such a patronizing jerk most of the time?

Why you asking me?

Why do you have to ALWAYS start crap with everyone over the the most mondane things?

It's fun for me. I usually disagree with most people. I think of myself more developed metally then most people. Sexier too.

[Devastatin Dave]

Man, I've got to remember to stop feeding the local troll...

Anyway, the movie looks great, but I'm not going to run out to the theaters till I hear more about it. When is the release date again?

[Papewaio]

BKS, you wisely ignored my first paragraph because you don't want to beleave it. Well, it's true. Star Wars is just Yojimbo in space instead of feudal Japan.

The reason I say "grow up" is because your tastes have to change as your body grows. You can't and shouldn't like the same stuff you liked back when you were 10. You're a grownup now it's time to boaden your horizons.

Launching catapults in glass toilets eh! ohow aboot thot then.

Actually it is not based on Yojimbo... Clint Eastwood Spaghetti westerns have more in common with Yojimbo. Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars is a direct descendent not Star Wars.

As for Kurasawa being an influence on Lucas 'like' anyone with an ounce of knowledge knows that. Japan was a huge influence on Star Wars. Names... Obi Wan means belt in Japanese. Lukes outfit is a Judo Gi. While the sword fighting is Kendo (fighting like they have a single edge blade not an omnidirectional one). Also the whole Force/Zen. Darth Vaders helmet being very much like a Japanese Samurai. However Lucas also brings in a lot of other myth into his series much of it like the Holy Grail and the Golden Fleece. It is a movie that is based on global archetypes. A lot of the films are a nod to Kurasawa and other greats and is more of a homage as the plot is something different again.

Kurasawa was more directly copied when The Seven Samurai was made into the Magnificent Seven. Kurasawa movies are aptly homages in some to Shakespeare and other sources. They retell tales together and use cultural universal themes.

[AggonyKing]

ohhhhhh the spoilers

[Aurelian]

Lucas used to talk about another Kurosawa film, "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), as an inspiration for Star Wars. I've seen it, and it isn't really very similar at all, although some of the Japan-ery in Star Wars may be due to Kurosawa's films.

Yojimbo is great, but it is more like a Western in style. That was deliberate on Kurosawa's part, he was a fan of Westerns. The same character that stars in Yojimbo also shows up in "Sanjuro" and one of the films in the Zatoichi series: "Zatoichi to Yojimbo". They all rock.

By the way, the spoiler site was great. Maybe six months or more ago, I ran across a detailed plot synopsis for SWIII, and it looks like it was right on the money. Frankly, I'm glad. Looks like we'll actually have a decent story this time. Plus, lots of light-sabery goodness. I'm still crossing my fingers about the dialogue and acting.

[Devastatin Dave]

I'm still crossing my fingers about the dialogue and acting.

Couldn't agree more, hopefully the guy that played Anakin took some acting lessons after Ep2.

[Ja'chyra]

Well, that'll save me watching the film

[lancelot]

I think of myself more developed metally then most people.

Shouldnt you be off discovering an alternative fuel source or something if you are so smart? instead of hanging around a forum for computer games...?

[Teutonic Knight]

When is the release date again?

May 19th I believe.

[SwordsMaster]

A) I am an arrogant bastard.

And do you have to share it?

I did like SW ep 1. ep2 was worse. You could actually see it was done in a hurry just to get more money asap, instead of actually delivering a finished product.

But anyway I am waiting for ep3 eagerly.

[Steppe Merc]

Star Wars, as a whole universe, kicks ass. The last two movies were disappointing, but I have high hopes. And the original triology kicked and still does kicks ass, and the books are awesome.
And Big King, if you won't flame him, may I?

And sweet pics... only looked at a few, want this one to be a suprise... yes I'm a geek.

Couldn't agree more, hopefully the guy that played Anakin took some acting lessons after Ep2.

I actually saw him in another movie (Shattered Glass) in my movie class at school... I thought he was a lot better in it than in the Episode 2.

[Big_John]

personally, i thought portman was worse than hayden christensen.

[ShadesPanther]

lets just pray she has a small part