Yay? SW DVD related.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2004-08-30 06:05pm

I wonder if the films are going to be changed for this DVD so that all the Stormtroopers are the same size and all have Jango Fett's voice.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-08-30 11:53pm

I don't believe so. It would've been discussed; we've seen other screencaps from the DVDs on the net. Boba Fett's voice is changed to Jango's though.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2004-08-31 12:09am

Vympel wrote:Boba Fett's voice is changed to Jango's though.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tim grail 3 · Post by **tim grail 3** » 2004-08-31 02:38am

This is just great. Lucas is releasing the Ewok movies, but the origianl trilogy is out of the question.

Fanfuckingtastic.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-08-31 08:45am

You can hardly hear the difference between Morrison and the original voice, it´s not that big a deal.

The Ian McDiarmid Emperor-scene in ESB was cool, though. He´s a CGA, Consistently Good Actor. If only SW had more of those.

This is just great. Lucas is releasing the Ewok movies, but the original trilogy is out of the question.

Fanfuckingtastic.

Hmmm, you must be living in a time-line where this is actually something new.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-08-31 10:24am

VT-16 wrote:You can hardly hear the difference between Morrison and the original voice, it´s not that big a deal.

I have to disagree- Boba Fett is now obviously a Kiwi. It's obscene. It's not that big a deal because he only has three lines.

"As you wish."

"He's no good to me dead."

"What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me."

The Ian McDiarmid Emperor-scene in ESB was cool, though. He´s a CGA, Consistently Good Actor. If only SW had more of those.

I think the only people in SW who aren't CGAs are Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman; and that may be because of their scripts, because I know they've both done films before where they've been quite good.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-08-31 10:39am

tim grail 3 wrote:This is just great. Lucas is releasing the Ewok movies, but the origianl trilogy is out of the question.

Fanfuckingtastic.

Uh...you do realize that the OT is coming out on DVD on Sept 21. In fact this thread is related to that release.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-31 10:47am

Stravo wrote:
tim grail 3 wrote:This is just great. Lucas is releasing the Ewok movies, but the origianl trilogy is out of the question.

Fanfuckingtastic.
Uh...you do realize that the OT is coming out on DVD on Sept 21. In fact this thread is related to that release.

No kidding.

Tim, what rock and in which dimension have you been living under for the past six months?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-08-31 10:49am

He might be referring to the Original Orignial Trilogy, without the added things like Greedo shooting first, and all of that stuff that people hate about the SE

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-08-31 11:04am

I have to disagree- Boba Fett is now obviously a Kiwi

From what I heard the original actor was also from NZ. Is this true? He used a more American dialect, anyway.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-31 11:08am

VT-16 wrote:
I have to disagree- Boba Fett is now obviously a Kiwi
From what I heard the original actor was also from NZ. Is this true? He used a more American dialect, anyway.

Yeah, Temura M. is a native New Zealander (a Maori, IIRC). From what I remember, his accent in AotC did have more of a neutral American slant, but his lines as Boba kinda lean more towards Kiwi-ish.

EDIT: Sorry, my mistake. Thought you were refering to Jango, then Boba Fett.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-08-31 11:28am

VT-16 wrote: From what I heard the original actor was also from NZ. Is this true? He used a more American dialect, anyway.

??? Not the original voice actor for Boba Fett- Jango Fett, yeah, Temura Morrison plays both in the new DVD version.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-08-31 11:35am

I'm actually looking forward to this. Even if it sucks, I've always wanted to see it just so I knew what the SW world was like to other people. I'm definitely going to be purchasing them to add to my collection.

If they ever release the Holiday Special, on the other hand....

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-31 11:42am

Just to clarify:

In ESB and RotJ, Boba Fett was physically played by Jeremy Bulloch, who was British.

For the original release, Bulloch's lines were dubbed over by Jason Wingreen, an American, who went uncredited.

Grand Admiral Mango · Post by **Grand Admiral Mango** » 2004-08-31 12:22pm

Master of Ossus wrote:If they ever release the Holiday Special, on the other hand....

I've never actually seen the Holiday Special. What happens in it?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-08-31 12:23pm

the Droids.. do things... thats about it..

Grand Admiral Mango · Post by **Grand Admiral Mango** » 2004-08-31 12:28pm

That bad, huh?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-08-31 12:31pm

Grand Admiral Mango wrote:That bad, huh?

Leia sings.

Believe me...it's not the absolute worst thing, but I'd rather be chewing glass then hearing Carrie Fisher demonstrate why she has no talent.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-08-31 02:02pm

Incidentally, as one of the "newer generation" of SW fans, I haven't seen the Ewok series since I was a little kid. I'll actually be very interested to see what it's like now, since whenever I go back and watch kids' cartoons I loved as a kid I realize how horrible they were.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-31 02:06pm

I've actually seen some episodes that we taped within about the last five years. While occasionally pretty goofy, they're actually not that bad.

As a late 80s cartoon, they've certainly aged a hell of a lot better than mid 80s cartoons.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-08-31 02:34pm

I was out at HMV today, preordered and prepaid for my SW OT DVD gold edition, the shop will be opened from midnight on the September 21st. I'm gonna be 1st in line if i have my way. Yoda suit optional

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-31 02:57pm

Um, you know that the gold version is fullscreen, right?

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-08-31 03:05pm

Um, you know that the gold version is fullscreen, right?

OUCH!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-08-31 05:15pm

i care not, because i'm a completeist wee fuck i'll buy every version anyway.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2004-08-31 10:15pm

Dartzap wrote:He might be referring to the Original Orignial Trilogy, without the added things like Greedo shooting first, and all of that stuff that people hate about the SE

I concur. I read that as the Original Trilogy, Ie: not the Special Editions and not this "in the process of being confirmed" super duper re-edited edition with all the new stuff.

Lucas has NO plans to release the original films as they appeared in theaters circa 1977-1983 or release on VHS/LaserDisk/VCD prior to 1997.

Which is a shame really... and he'd actually make even more money if he made these classics available on the best mainstream media format available...

Don't get me wrong, I'm buying the new re-edited super duper edition (it'll be the only way to legally own the trilogy on DVD), but I would gladly also buy the originals if they were made available and they OUGHT to be, for the sake of cinema history.

It would be like if Casablanca were only available as a colorized movie with a laugh track dubbed in. Sure, it might be kind of fun to see it that way, but why can't we have the originals too?

You can buy the widescreen OT on DVD right now, with your choice of special edition or the original originals, the trouble is, it's not sanctioned by LucasFilm or George, and thus bootleg status. So...