Star Wars On Blu-Ray

[CollectorNC]

Also, what friggin' type of council keeps it's ONLY records in one library memory banks that is so easily manipulated? No back up Jedi servers? It's run like the U.S. Gov't. lol

 

[galactiboy]

Well, I guess I was hopeful I missed something then as that always seemed like a real WTF moment?

 

[Khev]

I also noticed something odd when watching the blu-rays that I don't think I paid attention to before.

In the Gungan city Qui Gon insists that Jar Jar accompany them because they need a "navigator." But then once they get in the sub all he does is "let the Force guide them" and he points over Obi-Wan's shoulder and gives his own specific instructions as to where to drive and which alcoves to pass through.

 

[CollectorNC]

I also noticed something odd when watching the blu-rays that I don't think I paid attention to before.

In the Gungan city Qui Gon insists that Jar Jar accompany them because they need a "navigator." But then once they get in the sub all he does is "let the Force guide them" and he points over Obi-Wan's shoulder and gives his own specific instructions as to where to drive and which alcoves to pass through.

I think they were just trying to save his life so he'd be in the sequels. lol

 

[thenammagazine]

I think they were just trying to save his life so he'd be in the sequels. lol

Though taking Jar Jar with them and Qui Gon's inability to sense the turmoil Jar Jar would cause adds credence to him being the worst Jedi ever.

 

[darthviper107]

Pretty much right. It was vague. If I were the Jedi, I would have called for a full investigation as who the f___ commissioned them and what could have been implanted and I'd like to know more about the donor to the creation of the clones. Who is this Jango? Even after Obi Wan clashed with Jango, the Jedi seem okay using clones based on a homicidal bounty hunter.

To me it would have been easy for the Jedi to figure out that Palpatine was behind it. Since Jango was being used for the Clone army yet was working for the separatists and Count Dooku, the only person that could benefit from that was Palpatine.

Also, what friggin' type of council keeps it's ONLY records in one library memory banks that is so easily manipulated? No back up Jedi servers? It's run like the U.S. Gov't. lol

They had security, and that's one of the points. It was supposed to be impossible for someone to remove information from the Jedi Archives. Which is why Obi-Wan hadn't considered it as an option.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Here's a WTF moment...in TPM when Sebulba & Anakin's pod's get stuck together like two dogs they flip the film/image so that they're pulling away from the opposite end from where they're conjoined. That has always been a head scratcher.

 

[Khev]

Here's a WTF moment...in TPM when Sebulba & Anakin's pod's get stuck together like two dogs they flip the film/image so that they're pulling away from the opposite end from where they're conjoined. That has always been a head scratcher.

And just how does all that translate to Sebulba's pod racer coming apart anyway?

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Movie...magic?

 

[darthviper107]

And just how does all that translate to Sebulba's pod racer coming apart anyway?

I think what happened was when they pulled away from each other, one of Sebulba's engine cables broke from his pod and that's why he crashed.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I'm probably doing a ____ty job of describing the scene. Basically they show them getting stuck on one side, then when they pull apart it's in the wrong direction.

 

[CollectorNC]

Though taking Jar Jar with them and Qui Gon's inability to sense the turmoil Jar Jar would cause adds credence to him being the worst Jedi ever.

hahaha

 

[Mad Old Lu]

All those little bits that you guys are pointing out are part of the problem I have with the prequels. They are essentially Lucas's first draft. All his ideas are okay. It's just that he "wrote" (and I use that term loosely) the movies in such broad strokes, that when they play out, you see all those little inconsistencies in plot and character development that end up wrecking the story. If he had handed off his rough draft to a competent writer (like he did with the OT and handed his scripts to Kasdan), then they would have finessed the story so everything makes sense. A good director would have further made sure that everything came together properly.

GL had some good ideas, and great vision. He just didn't have the proper skills and craftmanship to carry it through to the end, and was either too arrogant, or just too dumb, to believe someone else could do a better job.

 

[Khev]

I think what happened was when they pulled away from each other, one of Sebulba's engine cables broke from his pod and that's why he crashed.

Yeah, I assumed something to that effect. If you watch his engines when they separate you see those electric "energy binders" or whatever they are disappear and the engines fly apart. The movie doesn't make a point to illustrate really how or why that happens (an extra split second close-up or two on what was going on with Sebulba's pod might have been nice) so I was curious as to whether anyone else read any more into the sequence of events leading to the crash.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

All those little bits that you guys are pointing out are part of the problem I have with the prequels. They are essentially Lucas's first draft. All his ideas are okay. It's just that he "wrote" (and I use that term loosely) the movies in such broad strokes, that when they play out, you see all those little inconsistencies in plot and character development that end up wrecking the story. If he had handed off his rough draft to a competent writer (like he did with the OT and handed his scripts to Kasdan), then they would have finessed the story so everything makes sense. A good director would have further made sure that everything came together properly.

GL had some good ideas, and great vision. He just didn't have the proper skills and craftmanship to carry it through to the end, and was either too arrogant, or just too dumb, to believe someone else could do a better job.

Surronded himself with talented people, and a little luck went a long way.

Yeah, I assumed something to that effect. If you watch his engines when they separate you see those electric "energy binders" or whatever they are disappear and the engines fly apart. The movie doesn't make a point to illustrate really how or why that happens (an extra split second close-up or two on what was going on with Sebulba's pod might have been nice) so I was curious as to whether anyone else read any more into the sequence of events leading to the crash.

Movie...magic!

 

[jye4ever]

Yeah, I assumed something to that effect. If you watch his engines when they separate you see those electric "energy binders" or whatever they are disappear and the engines fly apart. The movie doesn't make a point to illustrate really how or why that happens (an extra split second close-up or two on what was going on with Sebulba's pod might have been nice) so I was curious as to whether anyone else read any more into the sequence of events leading to the crash.

The last thing TPM needs is extra time being spent on Sebulba's engine problems, even if for just another second

 

[galactiboy]

Interesting, never noticed that... but it sounds like something that would happen with the great editing the PT films recieved

I just hate the added sequence where Anakin's pod spirals wildly out of control (2:16 on the video); it just looks ridiculous and totally unbelievable Not to mention its fairly unnecessary given the other "near misses" that he experiences.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5vBQeLUPg"]Star Wars - Episode I Extended Podrace - YouTube[/ame]

I was trying to find a theatrical version on Youtube but was unsuccessful; anyone have a link to the original version of the podrace?

 

[Khev]

I just hate the added sequence where Anakin's pod spirals wildly out of control (2:16 on the video)

I know you hate all things "pod race" lol) but one thing I do like about the extended footage is that at one point another racer (the one that gets killed by the sandpeople) is trying to push Anakin into some rock formations and he makes his pod do a barrel roll up and over to the other side of him to escape.

That's the same move he does in his Jedi starfighter when Obi-Wan says, "Well have you noticed the shields are still up!?" and he blasts the hangar shield generators on Grievous' ship. I thought the symmetry was pretty cool.

 

[Darth Waller]

WTF is up with this racer who can't even see without leaning to the side?

 

[Khev]