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  1. And that's where we disagree. The man has lost his objectivity. He doesn't see them the same way his fans do. . . at least the same way the purist fanatics (me?) do. <snip> My understanding is that they were going to be wookies. Then it was changed to ewoks. Many believe it was done so that kiddies would buy ewok crap? What, again, am I wrong about? You yourself say: <snip> edit:[/b] Memory flash: He said that wookies had been shown to be too modern to serve the story's purpose. . . which I don't buy. You can take a non-modern person (Chewbacca) off an island with a primitive culture and teach them how to fly a jetliner. But that doesn't mean that, when you return to the island, all of the people he left behind are suddenly flying jetliners.end edit) Sorry, but I believe the ewoks were put in because they are cute. Wretchedly, wretchedly cute. . . and can do things children will love like slinging themselves in the face more easily than wookies. Lucas can spin the reasons behind their introduction into the movie as much as he wants. . . but after the "Greedo always fired first" BS and all his other self-aggrandizing distortions, I'm sorry, but I just don't believe him. You don't need objectivity to know if you're being loyal to YOUR property. His only concern about his movie is what he wants. He doesn't care what you or I say about it. You don't get more objective than that. The complete absence of (any meaningful) outside concerns. You know I agree with you on Greedo (and with Spielberg and ET), but it's tying your panties in a wad. Hopefully it will change it back in the "Ueber-Ultimate Edition" but if he doesn't, I'm not gonna shed a bloody tear about it, much less "play the victim." His motivation to lie about his original vision escapes me. Your motivation for wanting it to be a lie is quite clear, OTOH. Especially when you proudly wear the label purist fanatic, you just make me all the more likely to not take you the slightest bit seriously on the issue. "Sell Ewok crap." Not aware of a significant amount of "Ewok crap" out there. The usual action figures, etc but no more than any other figure. That's where I'm saying you're wrong. Your hypothesis (WAG?) could have been the motivation for the Ewok... cartoon? Show? Droids? maybe but not RotJ. The change was for the same reason Planet of the Apes was changed from modern to primitive. It would have been a budget buster. Well I'll bet LFL could have afforded it, but would have cut the margin big time. Especially when the background wasn't as important for the story (as it WAS just background). But by showing your mind is closed before you even bothered to look for any evidence shows me you conclude and then rationalize instead of the other way around. A closed mind coupled with your self-proclaimed fanaticism would make you dangerous if this was a serious subject. I'd question my willingness to continue with this thread if I wasn't having fun.
  2. But that's where you're wrong. They did the remaster BEFORE they did the SE edits. I own an original edition remaster box set. I have that set too. :-) Also the Widescreen VHS of the Special Editions. And bootleg burn of the Chinese Laserdisc SE (probably best 40 bucks i ever spent). And Ep 1 & 2, of course. They also clearly say that it's the LAST TIME they'd ever be available in that cut. I'm glad LFL is sticking to their guns. Seriously, I had read or seen somewhere that the process of making the special editions destroyed the master or something like that. It's possible it's bum scoop. I'd be happy if the Great Plaid One just kept it locked in his fault but I don't see any reason why he'd lie. Not like public opinion has sway over him... wasn't there a comment he made about not being a public company and he could do what he wanted?
  3. NO I think you should sell the scrap to me for cheap. Jk, sounds good enough... or you could just get some FP and leave em on permanently, maybe. (Prefer Super/Strike valks to ELints)... But if you wanna sell, I'm gonna want some things (stickers for one).
  4. Q: Why does a dog lick it's own privates? A: Because it can.
  5. Id say correction since he wares em in the cockpit. Maybe he wants to look cool? They're blue-tinted too, after all...
  6. Reading into it wrong? Touche. Still I see progress in first you all but demanding a version cut to your taste, to wanting it for your kids, to wanting it for posterity. *Good taste? Debatable. Beyond the technical and SFX categories, SW is dubious on the "taste" factor anyway on a critical level. *Loyalty to his films? He sure feels he's doing better to them now than he had before. He's a better judge of this in HIS films than you or me. *Filmmaking community? F@ck 'em. Lucas is a well known renegade from the rest of Hollyweird. He hasn't shown much caring for the establishment and vice versa. Mostly because he gives the middle finger to the traditional production methods. *Film history? Noone is pretending the original cut never existed, though IIRC the original masters were being destroyed by age and thus prompted making the Special Editions. Given the extremely anal attitude towards technical presentation quality Lucas is renown for, they're not going to use anything else. Ever. *Concern for what the audience wants? Most of us are getting it. It's just those "playing the victim" who are whining. Lucas doesn't owe a lick of loyalty to any of that, except possibly the fans and the fans dont' seem to be complaining too badly where it counts (ie the bottom line). You're dead wrong on the Ewoks. The whole wookie/ewok thing has been explored in enough different areas it should be common knowledge. You're not setting up a straw man are you? Besides, which as the novelization has the ewoks, so must have earlier scripts but for whatever reasons didn't pan out (I think more of the kid/PG rating thing myself). As far as playing to kids, you may not see it in the first 2, but I do. It's not be as pronounced as in RotJ or TPM, but it's always been there. ANH - Jawas, Droids. TESB- Tauntauns, Yoda, Droids. RotJ - Ewoks, Droids. TPM - Gungans, Droids. AotC - Kid Jedi, Droids. Doesn't look like Ep 3 will have much, though i'm wagering there will be some Jar-Jar, and... of course... the crazy antics of C3P0 and R2D2.
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    Latest 1/48

    Wow that looks nice. Better pricing than HLJ certainly. Hikaru VF-1S for $110 USD! Damn i'm gonna go broke...
  8. Crazy. For a moment, thought you said they had the MPCs for $29.99... I was gonna say "shoot, can't beat that." Not a bad price for the armor. I wonder if Toynami knows how many of those things could sell if they were 40 bucks? I wonder if they've even explored the possibility of making a "Consumption Edition" without the fancy box and maybe with a little less detail or quality... Well what about without the box?
  9. Jumping out would be to escape the thing blowing up, not to "dodge" Sentinel tentacles. Those tentacles move FAST (watch the Final Flight of the Osiris). I'm sure armor would be added if resources weren't an issue, but it's just not that high on priority given the way these things are likely to be used (mobile guns), so they haven't bothered... or as someone guessed in another thread maybe some (or even all) did have armor but it was removed for materials for ships/hovercraft and what not.
  10. Oh yeah... if Big West decided to do a retcon on Macross... oh my, like with DYRL? Move in a movie what? Macross II? Alternate dimension say wha? VF-0? WTF?? But I'm sure there would be no problems with that at all. lol seriously, if they released a new version (maybe imported RT? ) and said they would never release the old one again, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I don't think Macross is anymore an imperishible icon than Star Wars is. I like them both, but but begin to look dated when compared to the newest thing out. Unless the franchise keeps evolving.
  11. Wow that is very nice! Definately pricey though. Like the Master Replicas, I don't have any, though would like to. Do you know where your wifey got these from?
  12. 12 bucks? That's insane. Heh, I haven't seen this movie yet, but read the spoiler at enough online forums that I knew it wasn't worth seeing a movie that didn't resolve anything in the title.
  13. I was reading into your schtick about the "future confiscations." It's possible your questions on asking how your kids would watch the original versions of the movies were rhetorical, but you've appeared to have backed off that line of argument. You completely lambast him and his "vision" (such as it is) when doesn't provide you with what you want. Mentioning "vision" in the context of Star Wars just makes me smile. It's a sci-fantasy action serial in homage to Flash Gordon, et al not a cultural epic (or at least it wasn't intended as one!). Again: And I'll say again: Substitute "LFL" or even "Lucas" for "Yamato." If he didn't have some sort of vision he would do exactly what you said, woudln't he? Or maybe there aren't as many of you as you think there are? Lucas might need some more plaid shirts... why does he refuse to allow the production of your preferred cut? Maybe it's NOT in his best interests after all? EDIT: Oh yeah, the young kid / comedy relief thing. You yourself posted above that you liked Ewoks as a kid (I don't remember what I thought of them as a kid...) but cringe at them as an adult (about the same... at least the cutsey portions... as you said, the novelization is more "realistic" but hardly as PG-friendly). Maybe because Lucas explicitly says he's aiming at least some portion of SW TO kids. For all the obbsessive/compulsive fans that hate Jar-Jar, I know I hear more than a few kids giggle at his anctics (even if I did not). Besides the fact that that sort of corny schlock has been part and parcel of Star Wars since C3P0 and R2D2 in even the '77 cut of the movie.
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    Latest 1/48

    Now THAT is what I'm talking about. Where? And do they have anymore?? PM me, maybe.
  15. Uxi

    VF 1J GBP release

    Ha there we go. Partnership. Anyone want an older Hikaru VF-1J and I keep the old Fast Packs, the new VF-1J and the GBP?
  16. Um... well I'll split some hairs here as you don't seem to be as much a guru of MII as of Macross in general. Your theory looks decent, though. The arms of the Macross Cannons are not "barrels." Course, neither do the shoulder booms look to be, either. Rather all 4 (and the 2 in the legs of their refitted SDF Macross) seem more like focussing apparatuses, if not some sort of field/beam boundary creator. Plus Lord Emperor WAS the religion as well as the dictator. AT least is as much as a Pharoah was the embodiment of ancient Egyptian religion...
  17. Yeah I know it predates M7. I'm just trying to still make it fit... for hypothetical sake. Studio Nue and Kawamori don't like how other people played with THEIR baby.
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    Latest 1/48

    There are plans for a new macross TV series?!?!?!?! You didn't see the "IF" there, I take it? I certainly hope Yamato can get to 1/60 Regult and Glaug. The destroids I can live without, though I woudln't be unhappy to see them, either.
  19. i don't see how. I'm not talking about making spare parts specifically but simply using the production line for regular valkyires (1/48 in this case) a few extra parts. Even if they didn't paint them it could suit us well. And they wouldnt need to produce extra of any ancillary parts like landing gear and cockpits. I'm actually not bitter at all about spare parts, though it would be a good customer relations feature, especially for one that has known QC issues. The 1/60 FP upgrades is another story. <_< But mostly because the only reason I bought a 1/60 Roy and Max was because I thought there would be upgrades later on... And HLJ's sale was pretty good.
  20. If the analogy was being compared to Lucas' jackbooted thugs (former federal agents and police fired for excessive brutality) breaking into peoples homes and smashing their VHS and LD collections, it would be apt. As is, it's not. If Father Time destroys the VHS and LD versions and/or the media become obsolete, that doesn't obligate LFL to produce a version for those who want it, however much they excercise their right to complain about it. I'll be more precise in my point. You're saying Lucas is obligated to paying for the production of a DVD (and/or whatever future format(s) you should desire) of YOUR preferred version of his movies. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, (and it'd be absurd for me to say otherwise), but you're doing more than expressing your distaste of the current versions. Even though I agree with some of the particulars (Greedo shooting first for one), I disagree when you say you're entitled to a specific cut of the movies, even if it's the most popular (NOT that I'm conceding that by any means).
  21. Haven't heard anything of the sort, though it would be cool. Where did you catch this rumor? Anyone else hear anything along these lines or is it just the obtuse jerks out there?
  22. I don't think the Marduk would be so much a direct creation of the Protoculture but as they'd be a sort of illegitimate descendant... or something not directly related but benefiting from their technology kinda like Earth. But the thought of them being Supervision Army is interesting. Isn't it assumed that the Supervision Army were mindlessly following their Protodevlin directives? Or is there room for them to have developed independently or maybe have had an offshoot? In either case, the Zentraedi of Bodolza would have be descended from Protoculture control but some of the "other fleets" could well be Marduk maybe...
  23. The thing is that you seem to think your kids... or even you... have some fundamental entitlement to the movie you remember. You don't. Your kids don't. Jack is chillin at Skywalker Ranch with the Great Plaid One. The pseudo confiscation business is pure hyperbole, if not the antithesis of anything logical.
  24. Why sell parts when it could interfere with selling whole valkyries?
  25. Whoah, just saw this in the Toys forum, Hurin. Good advice. I immediately thought of this thread. Substitute "LFL" or even "Lucas" for "Yamato." Hmm... Well I want to postscript saying that I don't intend this with any acrimony. I really like your stuff and think we're even close politically, from a brief browsing of your site. I just think it's silly for you to be so vehement against the newer SW stuff. So no hard feelings.
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