Star Wars - "I have you now..."

[samurainoir]

The scene/moment was so great...when Han swoops in....they coulda had
Jaime Pressley nude in Luke's cockpit & still I wouldn'ta noticed any logic error
(if it existed) at all.

Bless you for conjuring up an image of a naked Jaime Pressly riding shotgun as her My Name is Earl character, berating poor Luke as he tries to concentrate on taking out the Death Star.

[huedell]

Bless you for conjuring up an image of a naked Jaime Pressly riding shotgun as her My Name is Earl character, berating poor Luke as he tries to concentrate on taking out the Death Star.

That's a good image you got conjured there samurai....

....now regarding that pic that you posted thank YOU.

You know...I alays reference Pressley as the ultimate sex object...
but that's based on her from many, many years ago.

I don't follow her career at all anymore but it sounds like she's been making her way just fine if she's on that "Earl" show.

Thanks again!

[boss]

It's for dramatic effect. but you're right... it doesn't make sense.

[LadyZod]

Isn't Vader supposed to be the best pilot in the universe? I mean, without knowing it, as a child he bumbled through the Trade federation's set-up and blew that up.

[huedell]

This thread has made me rethink my life....AND the NEW HOPE ending....
I think the movie should've ended with Han watching Vader vaporize Luke.
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Hanging back from the DEATH STAR TRENCH, in the distance, sits the MILLENIUM FALCON.

INT. FALCON.

Han watches LUKE'S X-WING quickly EXPLODE.

HAN:
I TOLD the kid it was suicide.

STAR WARS THEME kicks in as the credits flash upon the screen.

[huedell]

My pet peeve is one nobody ever mentions .......

When Luke first "turns on" his fathers light sabre in Obi's house it seems as if Luke almost hits Obi with it ... Obi doesn't even flinch.

Maybe THIS would've worked (?)....
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INT. BEN'S CAVE - DAY

Luke ignites his father's light sabre, almost hitting Obi with the glowing blade.

Obi freaks the frug out, flailing his arms wildly, and screaming at the top of his lungs.

BEN:
I TOLD you NEVER light that inside, Luke! It's TOO dangerous!

CUT TO: Luke kneeling on the floor of the cave, picking up pieces of the
Bespin oil lamp he accidentally destroyed with the sabre.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

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Quote:
Hanging back from the DEATH STAR TRENCH, in the distance, sits the MILLENIUM FALCON.

INT. FALCON.

Han watches LUKE'S X-WING quickly EXPLODE.

HAN:
I TOLD the kid it was suicide.

STAR WARS THEME kicks in as the credits flash upon the screen.

Funny, but then everyone would be asking why Han hung around to watch Luke's X-wing explode. lol.

[huedell]

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Quote:
Hanging back from the DEATH STAR TRENCH, in the distance, sits the MILLENIUM FALCON.

INT. FALCON.



Funny, but then everyone would be asking why Han hung around to watch Luke's X-wing explode. lol.

"It's not my fault!"

[Random Axe]

Here's another way of looking at it...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzoeEdW-EDQ

[huedell]

Here's another way of looking at it...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzoeEdW-EDQ

That was awesome.

[Sandman9580]

I was really happy when I saw the "special edition" and they left in that stormtrooper who bangs his head in the Death Star.

Yeah, I think for the S.E. they actually added a sound effect to it, too.

I think Vader locking on, firing the lasers... and then not seeing the result one way or the other is reminiscent of the old-time-y schlock movie serials. You see the biplane teetering on the edge of a cliff, the announcer asks "Will Rex get out in time to save himself and his friends?", the nose of the plane makes an unmistakable dip toward the ravine, it starts to slide... and... "Be here next week for the exciting conclusion!"

So next week comes and we see the hero untie the ropes and get out of dodge, and THEN we see the same shot of the plane teetering and sliding off the cliff. Oh... okay, so I guess the hero had already gotten out when we saw that same shot, last week?

It's the old "Republic serial" school of editing.

[huedell]

I think Vader locking on, firing the lasers... and then not seeing the result one way or the other is reminiscent of the old-time-y schlock movie serials. You see the biplane teetering on the edge of a cliff, the announcer asks "Will Rex get out in time to save himself and his friends?", the nose of the plane makes an unmistakable dip toward the ravine, it starts to slide... and... "Be here next week for the exciting conclusion!"

So next week comes and we see the hero untie the ropes and get out of dodge, and THEN we see the same shot of the plane teetering and sliding off the cliff. Oh... okay, so I guess the hero had already gotten out when we saw that same shot, last week?

Anyway, my favourite was Rocketman, and once it was a no breaks chapter. The bad guy stuck him in a car on a mountain road and knocked him out and welded the door shut and tore out the brakes and started him to his death, and he woke up and tried to steer and tried to get out but the car went off a cliff before he could escape! And it crashed and burned and I was so upset and excited, and the next week, you better believe I was first in line. And they always start with the end of the last week. And there was Rocketman, trying to get out, and here comes the cliff, and just before the car went off the cliff, he jumped free! And all the kids cheered! But I didn't cheer. I stood right up and started shouting. This isn't what happened last week! Have you all got amnesia? They just cheated us! This isn't fair! HE DID'NT GET OUT OF THE ---- - ------ CAR!

[Gorn Captain]

My pet peeve is one nobody ever mentions .......

When Luke first "turns on" his fathers light sabre in Obi's house it seems as if Luke almost hits Obi with it ... Obi doesn't even flinch.

I do believe seeing some singed hairs falling off the end of Obi's beard...

[Gorn Captain]

Seeing how Stormtroopers couldn't hit a Bantha while sitting on it, maybe the Dark Lord is just as bad at shooting? I mean, who can see a thing in that helmet?

[Brue]

I always chalked it up to Vader being overconfident. Plus if Luke is using the Force maybe it's protecting him from harm as well as helping him nail the shot.

Didn't they also fire more than one shot to kill a fighter craft? It was usually a burst of fire rather than one shot will score you a hit. Just like in WWII dogfights. Vader is interrupted by Han Solo before he completes his burst.

i would say overconfident is accurate

they played up the fact that as a jedi. luke needed to rely on the force to hit his target

vader, a jedi clouded in darkness, failed to rely on the force and instead trusted his computer which is not as reliable.

let's face it - has your computer ever messed up?
you need to calibrate your wii controller - why do you think the tie fighter targeting computer is infalible?