Slashdot says: Episode 3 is "Birth of the Empire"

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-05-19 09:07pm

Check it: And LO I can dress my links!!!

Theres surfing on lava. WTF? Is Lucasfilm trying to make an absurd, "hip", flashy action film. ugh.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-05-19 10:00pm

Well, it is a competitive market. You gotta wow them somehow.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-05-19 10:04pm

Dress your link.

Slashdot might be wrong, though. We'll find out in August, anyway.

As for the lava surfing thing, I don't really remember anything like that on TF.N's "Just the Facts" section, so for now I'll call BS.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-05-19 10:04pm

Not such a bad title.

Though I would have preferred Rise of The Empire.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-05-19 10:24pm

IIRC, in a chat a while ago, Rick McCallum said that the title WASN'T Birth of the Empire, which is a rumored title that has been floating around since Ep II came out.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-05-19 10:53pm

Observe that the Slashdot source is The Sun. I'm not ruling this all out, but I'm taking it with a big grain of salt.

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-05-19 10:59pm

I'd have preferred Fall of the Jedi. It would work so well in parallel to Return of the Jedi.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-05-19 11:01pm

"Birth of the Empire" is a better sounding title than "Attack of the Clones". So it is an improvement.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-05-19 11:06pm

Super-Gagme wrote:I'd have preferred Fall of the Jedi. It would work so well in parallel to Return of the Jedi.

Perhaps it should mention both, that way you can get the whole saga from the titles.

Hmmm, there's a Phantom Menace. Now the Clones are Attacking. (Insert Ep3 title). Ok, now there's a New Hope. Oh no! The Empire is Striking Back. Luckily the Jedi have Returned.

Sounds stupid, but it makes sense to me.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-05-20 04:24am

Revenge of the Sith is my choice. It contrasts well with Return of the Jedi and it illustrates that while "the Jedi don't seek revenge" (GL's reason for changing the title of ROTJ), the Sith do.

"At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge." -Darth Maul

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-20 04:37am

I don't know, I like "Rise of the Empire" if that is indeed the central premise of the movie. It's better than "Birth of the Empire."

"Revenge of the Sith" is a good one.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-05-20 04:44am

I want them to use "Sith" in a title. They already used "Empire" in TESB. It's time for the Sith to see their name in lights.

Besides, the storyline in Episode III basically represents the culmination of the Sith's millennia-old vendetta against the Jedi. The focus should be on them rather than the "Empire."

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2004-05-20 06:50am

Yeah right.

We all know it's going to be something like "The Robots of Death" or "Danger Jar Jar Binks!" or "The Day the Republic Ended" or "It Came From Beyond the Outer Rim" etc.

If it has the word's "Empire" "Rise", "Fall" or "Jedi" in it I don't believe it.

None of this logical simple descriptive fanboy BS... hoax, I tell you, hoax!!!!!

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-05-20 06:55am

Hmmm, a title describing what happens....

"Sith Lords Rule"

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-05-20 09:19am

This occurred to me while I was shopping, since Lucas likes old school names, how about:

Star Wars: Empire vs. Jedi.

Admiral_K · Post by **Admiral_K** » 2004-05-20 01:35pm

Either "Rise of the Empire" or "Revenge of the Sith" would be a better title.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-05-20 02:18pm

Admiral_K wrote:Either "Rise of the Empire" or "Revenge of the Sith" would be a better title.

Which is almost certinaly why they won't be picked.

Omega-13 · Post by **Omega-13** » 2004-05-20 02:35pm

Surfing on rocks on lava, with the force controlling them life surf boards? i am going to be sick if this is true

i will scream in the theatre

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-20 02:52pm

Yeah, like Elmer Fudd's dog going "Boo!" to Daffy Duck in the middle of a duck stadium then he gets to be peppered with popcorn and sodas!

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-05-20 03:55pm

"Birth of the Empire" doesn't sound that bad to me, although I'm think "Rise of the Sith/Empire" sounds better.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2004-05-20 05:09pm

I looked up the article in the Sun. I thought the title was "Page 3 Girl".

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-05-20 05:31pm

Gandalf wrote:This occurred to me while I was shopping, since Lucas likes old school names, how about:

Star Wars: Empire vs. Jedi.

That isn't at all an "old school" title, since it doesn't really at all reflect any evocation from 30s space opera serials.

I personally haven't had any problems with any of the past titles for the films.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2004-05-20 05:43pm

Ah but there's where you are wrong. Plenty of serials & old B-movies from the 1930's-40's (not just "space operas") include ____ vs. ____ in the title.

So you may have hit on something there...!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-05-20 06:00pm

Except that B-movies aren't what Lucas is aiming to evoke with Star Wars: specifically he's doing 30s space opera serials (even more specifically it's Flash Gordon).

While the terms "B-movie" and "space opera" are occasionally related, they aren't interchangable.

So please switch off your smartass mode, you damn n00b purist.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-05-20 06:05pm

Admiral_K wrote:Either "Rise of the Empire" or "Revenge of the Sith" would be a better title.

I could have sworn that Revenge of the Sith was meant to Episdoe IIIs working title, or am I thinking of Revenge of the Jedi being VIs working title...or am I just imagining things?