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Post 153 (67 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Siobhan
Subject: Obi Wan Wit...
Date: Sun May 19 18:34:00 2002
Just seen the film a second time, and noticed something I missed the first time.
When on Khamino and sending a message back to the Jedi, Obi Wan tells his R4
unit 'R4, scramble code 5 to Coruscant, care of the Old Folks Home...' which of
course patched him through to Yoda =)
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Post 156 (64 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Renna
Subject: >Hidden 'Easter Eggs'
Date: Sun May 19 19:12:15 2002
Siobhan writes:
> Ok, these are what I spotted so far:
> In Palpatine's chamber, the Senatorial Guards are now dressed like the
Imperial Royal Guard, in the full red armour.
> The Death Star hologram.
> The exact same 'pose' at the end of Empire was at the end of Ep II.
> Thr burning 'Naboo Cow' in the final battle
>
> That's all I noticed on my second viewing =)
Actually, the pose from Episode II is reversed from that of Episode V; the
droids are on the opposite side. But that's neat and twisted. ;) Also, Episode
II is the first to have the camera tilt *up* after the opening crawl; all of the
others tilt down to the action.
And for those who remember the girl with the braces in Episode I, that's Lucas's
elder daughter; she's the pudgy Twi'lek in the club. Also appearing in that
scene are Anthony Daniels and Ahmed Best (I've yet to see them myself, or I'd be
more specific).
Happy hunting ;)
-Renna
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Post 159 (61 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Cy
Subject: >>>Hidden 'Easter Eggs'
Date: Sun May 19 20:42:15 2002
Liria writes:
> Maxus writes:
> > On the naboo landing platform there are 3 yt-1300 freighters to the left.
> >
>
> Anyone notice the ships on Coruscant and Geonosis (sp?) already have the
triangular shape of Star Destroyers?
>
> (This is near the very end.)
> --Lir
Also when ani/padme are landing on naboo dock, off to left are couple Falcon
type ships, and read CGI people substituted an asteroid in a scene for one of
those naboo cows. like that shoe from the first trilogy in the asteroid field
iirc. =)
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Post 175 (45 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Sen
Subject: heh
Date: Tue May 21 12:17:52 2002
A long time ago
war was beginning...
Yoda: What happen ?
Anakin: Somebody set up us the droids.
Windu: We get signal.
Yoda: What !
Windu: Main hologram turn on.
Yoda: It's you !!
Dooku: How are you gentlemen !!
Dooku: All your jedi are belong to us.
Dooku: You are on the way to destruction.
Yoda: What you say !!
Dooku: You have no chance to survive make your time.
Dooku: Ha ha ha ha ....
Yoda: Take off every clone.
Yoda: You know what you doing.
Yoda: Move 'clone'.
Yoda: For great justice.
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Post 179 (42 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Rakassa
Subject: >easter egg?
Date: Tue May 21 20:08:41 2002
Liria writes:
> Anyone else notice the symbol on the ship Obi-wan is flying is
> similar to, but not an exact match to the imperial symbol?
> It has a few more points going toward the center, like 10 instead
> of 6, but it's close enough. Is that the Republic symbol? I
> thought it was something different.
>
>
> Just a detail. =)
> --Lir
It was 8 instead of 6......and yes its the republic symbol, and yes Empy adapted
it for his new order, but its nothing new, thats been the symbol of the old
republic all along :)
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Post 185 (36 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Rakassa
Subject: >>>>>>>>>>>Wow
Date: Tue May 21 20:47:33 2002
Bubbles writes:
> Bubbles writes:
> > Bubbles writes:
> > > Quastara writes:
> > > > Hmm.. I thought she was in excelent actress in both, but the character
of Anikan has sucked royally in both. And the 'lame' movie, "where the heart is"
is a REALLY good movie.
> > > > "."
> > >
> > > her performance in Mars Attacks deserved an Oscar
> > >
> > > People were lining up to hire hire her after that one.
> > >
> > Dude, how 'bout the scene where she was almost sucked out of the storm
cellar by a tornado. That was a classic.
> >
> I am not a dude. I am a chick.
>
Take it to rn feminism :)
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Post 200 (22 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Siobhan
Subject: Republic 'Clone' Ships
Date: Sun May 26 18:53:46 2002
Ok, being the pilot princess, I've done some investigating into the true
designation of those Star Destroyer style ships seen at the end of Ep II, and am
pretty certain I've found the answer.
They definitely look 'Star Destroyer' type, but I couldn't find any 'SD' pics
that matched. Their definitely not Imperial Class (1 or 2), nor are they Victory
Class. I was beginning to think I'd been finally stumped.
Then, while checking other capital pics, I spotted the Interdictor. It was
almost an exact match
(http://galactic-voyage.com/Dark%20Side-Capital%20Ships-Interdictor%20Cruiser.ht
m), save for the globes containing the gravity well projectors. I was pretty
certain I'd found the ship, but it was an Interdictor, not a warship.
So, I started to dig further, getting info on the Interdictor class. I
discovered (from SWRPG d20: Starships of the Galacy), that the Immobiliser 408
was most successful Interdictor ship design, and that the Interdictor 408 was
built by Sienar Fleet Systems onto the heavy cruiser hull of a 'Vindicator'
class Star Destroyer.
The original, standard Vindicators were armed with a typical mox of tractor
beams, ion cannons and turbolasers, making them effective heavy cruisers. These
ships were extensively used by the early Empire, and even later when full Star
Destroyer squadrons were not available and lighter ships would not suffice. Most
were specifically designed to function without support craft and carry up to a
full wing of fighters.
As a historical note, the first Vindicator class cruiser that wasn't eventually
converted to act as an Interdictor was 'Savrip', which patrolled Mid Rim worlds
during the height of the Empire. 'Savrip' was eventually captured by Alliance
Commandos and renamed 'Molator'. The ship then served as an armed diplomatic
vessel for the Rebel Alliance, flying from planet to planet in the Outer Rim
while attempting to find support for the Rebellion.
Other SW Geeks, beat that =)
Lady Siobhan 'Darkmasque' Krieg, Imperial Navy, Princess of Pilots and Riot
Grrrl.
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Post 202 (20 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Glenn
Subject: Yoda
Date: Sun May 26 21:20:28 2002
Yes yes, flame to hell on why I'm wrong and I'm a bad person and have no
morals...but did anyone else feel the Yoda fight scene really wasn't all that?
It got me going for a second until I realised all he was doing was spinning
around and looking nifty, without actually thinking about disabling or disarming
his opponent. I mean hell, did Count Dookie (from Gummi Bears) just say, "Gee,
guess I'll watch him spin and make some inadequate blocks because I know he
won't actually think about disarming or disabling me in any way." I know Jedi
are pansies, but jesus. The fight scene felt the same as the fights in LotR,
but LotR had the atmosphere, scary-looking people, and proper clashes to make it
work.
-Glenn
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Post 204 (19 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Maelstrom
Subject: Yoda's fight
Date: Sun May 26 21:28:06 2002
I agree to some extent, because it was a lot less cool-looking the second time I
saw it (as opposed to the first time when it was a surprise and people were
cheering in the theater). But come on, give Yoda a break...
When 900 years old you reach, fight as well you will not, hmm? ;)
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Post 209 (14 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Backlash
Subject: >Anakin in SWII
Date: Tue May 28 15:13:26 2002
The only really funny part in the movie was "You don't want to sell me death
sticks. You want to go home and rethink you're life."
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Post 216 (7 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Maxus
Subject: >Republic 'Clone' Ships
Date: Tue May 28 18:02:39 2002
Since I knew I had seen the information before, I did a little research today
and found the following:
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Acclamator Class Trans-Galactic Military Transport
(this is the ship referred to, but unidentified in spoilers 200)
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
In addition to its crew, the ship can carry 16,000 clone troopers and their
support faculties and personnel- plus 80 gunships, 320 speeder bikes, 48 AT-TE's
(All Terrain Tactical Enforcer), and 36 artillery pieces.
==========================================================
Some extras for your personal enjoyment:
The clone trooper gunships seen on Geonosis:
LAAT/i (Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry) Repulsorlift Gunship
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
Crew: 1 pilot/gunner, 2 aux turret gunners
Cargo: 30 clone troopers and 1 IM-6 Battlefield Medical Droid
OR 4 speeder bikes
Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter:
Delta-7 Aethersprite Light Interceptor
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
armed with 2 dual laser cannons
The hyperdrive ring is seperate from the fighter and I didn't bother to write
its info down.
The symbol on Obi-Wan's fighter:
A disc with 8 spokes- the icon comes from the Bendu Monks' study of numerology-
the number 9 (the disc plus the spokes) is symbolic of the "beneficient
presence of the Force in a unitary galaxy."
Also of note- the symbol Palpatine chose for the Empire is a defamation of the
above icon- two of the spokes are removed.
-Maxus
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Post 218 (5 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Kess
Subject: Changes to Return of the Jedi?!
Date: Thu May 30 20:21:25 2002
Sacrilige, says I. I know most of the male population out there
is just drooling to see more shots of Natalie Portman, but in
RETURN OF THE JEDI?!
Also rumors about everyone's favorite Gungan JAR JAR showing up
in A NEW HOPE. Which, if it happens, Star Wars fans around the
globe will burn miniature George Lucas figures in effigy, no doubt.
After all, if all of these stories were written before the release
of A New Hope, why the need for changes? Isn't Georgie omniscent?
Apparently not... This was printed on Ain't It Cool News, so it
must be true -- see link below.
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=12360
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Post 222 (1 more) in spoilers:
Poster: Gqc
Subject: ep4 changes
Date: Fri May 31 16:56:16 2002
Inside an Imperial conference room abord the Death Star, various officials are
arguing about various issues.
Grand Moff Tarkin : Grand Moff Binks, would you please unveil the true power of
this battlestation.
Grand Moff Binks: Meesa pushen dis button, cause biiig bombad explosion, breaken
up dis planet "Alderaan."
Computer: Self destruct imminent, countdown set to 20 minutes.
Grand Moff Binks: oopsa, wrongsa button.
Computer: Self destruct sequence changed to 3 minute countdown.
Computer: Self destruct sequence overridden.
Motti: Cease this foolishness, Jar Jar, or I shall cease to believe in your
religion.
Vader: I find your lack of faith... disturbing.
Grand Moff Binks: Meesa sorry, Motti, Isa make it up to you.
Grand Moff Tarkin: Jar Jar, no!! Do nott touch those buttons again.
Grand Moff Binks: Okeday, mesa go back to my living cell.
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