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What if EI was good.....

  • 18-07-2013 8:16pm
    #1
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭


    So I have often thought what changes I would have made to the prequels and in particular the phantom menace that wouldn't have made it such a kick in the sack.



    I came across this and even though the presenter is a touch on the annoying side he manages to hit on 90% of the things that had popped into my head. Give it a look and tell me what you think. I think it wwould have made a brilliant movie.

    Most notably my changes:

    No Jar Jar (that's obvious)
    Make anakin a teen
    Don't kill Darth Maul and have Doku a minor character.


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  • #2
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,375 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    Problem with Jar Jar was two fold; first of all comic side kick should never be pushed as a main character and secondly it should not be the noble savage role either. Other crap such as adding racing scene simply to be able to get a game built around it and make more money etc. can almost be forgiven.


  • #3
    downwithpeace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    In the form Menace was released there was a reason for Jar Jar's initial role, (could have been done a s*** load better but it wasn't and we got Jar Jar) the meeting been the Jedi and Gungan needed a Gungan of some sort. Sadly the force was on an off day with Qui-Gon Jinn and he persuaded the Gungan chief to release him instead of getting rid of him for the good of the viewing public.

    Pod Racing, I can't stand it, feels like an "Epic" filler for the first attack on the Death Star and doesn't even come close.


  • #4
    roanoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭roanoke


    Nody wrote: »
    Problem with Jar Jar was two fold; first of all comic side kick should never be pushed as a main character and secondly it should not be the noble savage role either. Other crap such as adding racing scene simply to be able to get a game built around it and make more money etc. can almost be forgiven.

    I wish it was that cynical. At least that might make some sense. Unfortunately the real reason that race is there (much like 99.99% of the other crap in these movies) is to satisfy George Lucas's own artistic indulgences.


  • #5
    brianregan09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Wow he was pretty much on the money with all of it...Especially his points about Maul, instead of shoehorning in the crappy named Count Dooku they could have had Maul be a recurring threat and even done with Grievous in ep III, And then possibly in a moment of betrayal by the emporor have Anakin complete his turn by finally killing Maul for the Emporor


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