Wednesday, May 4, 2011

May the 4th be with you.

STAR WARS!!!!!!!
    Yes, it's that day again! Time to celebrate the fandom! Well, actually, it's ALWAYS a good time to celebrate Star Wars, but today we get a neat pun!
    So, in celebration of the day, I've decided to do a running commentary of A New Hope. be prepared for comments, insights, musings, and general fanboyishness!
-B3nny L4v4

26 comments:

  1. 2:10-2:15 The opening sequence of A New Hope has got to be one of the best of cinema history. So much about the movie is laid out in that imagery, and not a word needs to be said about it to get the point across.

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  2. 3:45 Stormtrooper armor does seem pretty flimsy. I wonder what purpose it actually serves?

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  3. 5:10 I once read a theory that R2 had the plans the whole time, and that everything around Luke and Leia had been set in place by R2, Yoda, Obi-Wan and Chewbacca. It was pretty thoroughly argued, but still funny.

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  4. (My stopwatch stoppped working, Oh NOES!)
    IF you get a chance, check out Simon Pegg and Nick Frost doing their version of the scene with the droids in the Dune Sea. It's classic. I'll dredge up a link...

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  5. http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6453421/simon-pegg-and-nick-frosts-star-wars

    There we go. Simon Pegg's C-3PO is uncanny.

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  6. Jawas have always been one of my favorite Star Wars races. I just love the idea of these colonies of industrious little scavengers travelling around the vast, harsh desert. Also, they talk funny.

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  7. "though the wearer may be incapacitated, survival would allow the trooper to receive advanced medical treatment that may return him to service."
    I guess that plastic armor wasn't so bad after all.
    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Stormtrooper_armor

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  8. It's an interesting glimpse into life on Tatooine that Uncle Owen is willing to purchase a protocol droid, which he would normally have no use for, solely because he needs to make use of one of his millions of known languages.

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  9. Interesting fact: The banthas are elephants in furry costumes.

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  10. I can only imagine what Obi-Wan was thinking as soon as he saw R2. "Oh shit, what are YOU doing here?" Luke shows up: "Aw, Hell, here it goes."

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  11. "Well, I better tell him a bunch of lies about his dad."

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  12. "How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?" Ummm, how about the lightning he shoots from his hands?

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  13. Jon Williams is a god. 'Nuff said.

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  14. "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
    The Mos Eisley scenes are so much better without all the CG BS vomited on top of the actual action of the scene. The original actually looks gritty, and, well, a wretched hive. The "Special Edition" Mos Eiley looks like some sort of alien circus.

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  15. Han Shot first. Han will always have shot first, and nothing Lucas can do will change that.

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  16. I don't think I would ever be OK with a Star Wars reboot. There's no need to fragment one of the most robust continuities around. It can't get better than the original trilogy, so it would only be a moneymaking endeavor anyway.

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  17. However, if they did a Star Wars reboot starring the cast of Firefly, I would watch it. Totally.

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  18. Obi-Wan's been hiding in the desert for 30 years, how does he know so much about Imperial starfighters? The Force? Why not.

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  19. "Uhh, everything's fine here now. How're you?" I have phone conversations like this from time to time.

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  20. The fight duologue between Obi-Wan and Vader is so crisp. So much of the tension of the fight is in theirs words. I love it. It's amazing how badly someone can mess up something they once had mastered.

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  21. "Hear me, baby? Hold together." -I love that little sentiment; that bit of concern during the intense dogfight humanizes Han so beautifully.

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  22. My friends and I had an epic FB thread about Red Squadron "Standing by". Maybe I'll post a screencap....

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  23. I just realized the Biggs was totally rockin' the Freddie Mercury 'stache.

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  24. No matter how many times I watch it, I still feel incredible when Han comes back.

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  25. I still don't get why Chewie doesn't get a medal. Oh well. Jon Williams is still a god. And I freaking LOVE this movie. Music swells, THE END!

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