Muppet Yoda vs. CGI Yoda

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-10-31 11:01am

Why, is he famous?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-10-31 11:07am

Slartibartfast wrote:Why, is he famous?

Somewhat in terms of American Television.

Aside from that, not really.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2003-11-08 01:22am

Won, the puppet appears to have.

Bakravan · Post by **Bakravan** » 2003-11-08 08:23am

I had to vote for CGI Yoda. As much as I loved him as a puppet, that fight with Dooku seared itself into my brain.

Johonebesus · Post by **Johonebesus** » 2003-11-15 05:40am

Chardok wrote:
Okay, out of those of us who went to the theater to see AoTC, who didn't see people literally LEAP out of their seats and or Cheer when Yoda started his infamous whoopass scene with CD?

Actually, most of the audience started laughing.

And the puppet in ESB is the most realistic.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2003-11-15 08:19am

The problem I had with CGI Yoda is that he didn't really do anything interesting. Yes, he fights a lightsabre duel with Dooku, he does a lot of flips and somersaults, and it certainly was climactic - but it isn't really necessary, particularly since he FAILS to defeat Dooku. I felt that fight was just put in to prove the CGI boys could do it. It would've been nice if the film had closure, in a sense, with Dooku being killed but the war being inevitable.

I would've liked to have seen a muppet Yoda sit down and telekinetically manipulate half-a-dozen lightsabres, and watch a beleaguered Dooku get swamped. That would have been funny.

But since Yoda can pick up an X-wing in ESB, how does a mere lightsabre duel compare? Shouldn't he have been able to simply squash Dooku, literally? Pick up his own escape pod and flatten him with it? Drop a mountain on him?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-15 08:32am

Johonebesus wrote:And the puppet in ESB is the most realistic.

His reaction to Luke's raising the X-Wing is what sells it.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-11-15 03:32pm

Johonebesus wrote:
Chardok wrote:
Okay, out of those of us who went to the theater to see AoTC, who didn't see people literally LEAP out of their seats and or Cheer when Yoda started his infamous whoopass scene with CD?
Actually, most of the audience started laughing.

And the puppet in ESB is the most realistic.

You got that right. I was kinda embarassed with all the people laughing at the Jumping Yoda. I didn't find it kickass at all. I mean the guy was kicking ass but the scene was ridiculous.

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2003-11-15 05:13pm

CGI Yoda - nothing at all against the muppet, but seeing Yoda do more things was just interesting to me. And yes, I did like his fight with Dooku - though they handled it better in the novel.

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Muppet Yoda vs. CGI Yoda

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