What/who would you have changed in the prequel?

[jedirebel2001]

I think Jake Loyd could have done better, Hayden Christenson was ok for AOTC but he was much better in ROTS.

 

Natalie Portman didn't have a lot of scenes or lines on ROTS, I think they deleted some of her best scenes, they should have left a lot of those scenes in.

 

I also would have changed the birth scene/death scene. I think Leia should have been born first, Padme should have gotten to hold her a minute, then just as Luke was born Padme dies. It would have better explained why Leia has the "beautiful but sad" memories of Padme and Luke has no memories of Padme at all.

 

But I did like that they put Luke next to Padme when she told Obi-wan that there was still good in Anakin, It carried over well into ROTS.

 

but that just my opinion

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

Everything

[BadSamaritan]

One word. Midichlorians.

[Master_Xan]

One word. Midichlorians.

 

*DING DING DING*

 

We have a winner!!

I'd have deleted that entire scene. Better yet, filmed it, then cut it from the movie and burned it. In a large furnace, at least hot enough to melt steel. Then, I'd have shot all the script writers who had anything at all to do with the scene, including George Lucas himself. Finally, I'd have burned the editors at the stake for allowing such a monstrosity into the movie!

 

Er, I mean, yeah... I hated that part too. And Jar Jar needs to go, or at least be matured so as to not make the movie good for 5 year olds. The corny love scenes and lines from Ep 2 need some work, and while R2D2 flying is cool, it doesn't fit very well at all. The puns could certainly go as well. And some more stuff, but that's good enough for now.

[Guest Scathane]

Three words: Shmi's immaculate conception...

[budious]

I think Georgy should have added a digital Triumph: The Insult Comic Dog and marketed it as the "Spaceballs: Part Deuce"

[PHSYCOBOB]

I think Georgy should have added a digital Triumph: The Insult Comic Dog and marketed it as the "Spaceballs: Part Deuce"

LOL Buds, that's awsome!

 

Exchange Darth Maul and JarJar's screen time, at least then TPM would have been great.

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

All of the prequels seem surreal, and like the comic relief of the original trilogy. Also, in the begining of all of the movies it says "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away" and when I was younger I believed that... Now all I believe is "Fairly recent, from the cranium of a moron".

 

The whole thing is CG which pisses me off something awful because all of the shabby, falling apart ships and sets in the original trilogy seem real, like actual spaceships. The new ones just seem infomercial backdrops because the characters don't fit into them.

 

The characters in it are badly displayed. The mystery that was Boba Fett is ruined by seeing him as a young child and without a helmet. Obi-wan is okay, but could have been a lot better. The Jedi all appear as morons, and could have been greatly improved. Maul was a waste of time since he had no development. I mean Lucas could have at least had scenes with him searching for the Jedi in public and displaying a wit, and intelligence... But instead he's just a goon.

 

Lucas dispatches his characters too easily, I mean Stephen King does it too but only after he's let you know the character and like and appreciate them. That way when they die quickly you respond to it more angrilly, sorrowfully, all that jazz.

 

Personally I would take Lucas off the team altogether and put Peter Jackson(As bad as that sounds) in charge. The man is amazing when it comes to meeting the bar.

 

Actors... Natalie Portman could stay as Padme, she could do better with better scenes and lines. Hayden would be replaced with the original Anakin Leonardo Decaprio, and most everyone else would have been the same. The wookies wouldn't have been CG, but humans that way they would be more dynamic...

[DarthTofu]

Umm, Leonardo D'caprio? When did he play Anakin?

[HerrGeneral]

Leonardo D'caprio? Nooooooooooooooooooo! That would have been the death of the Star Wars franchise. Although, alot more women would have taken an interest

 

I can only stand to watch parts of I & II. Ep III was alot better IMO, but needs some triming. Lucas should have made the Thrawn Trilogy or KoToR maybe? If fact, make that Peter Jackson.

[Mad78]

How to improve the prequels.

- Remove the midichlorians.

- Throw Jake Llloyd into a pit and then fill it with rocks.

- Make Jar Jar a bit more warrior-like and less a goof.

- Check your continuity.

 

How to improve the remastered version of Ep 4 5 6.

- Han shoots first.

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

Lucas was going to originally cast Leonardo but then decided against it because he wanted a less 'well-known' actor playing Anakin for whatever reason. Seriously though, Leonardo disappeared for a couple of years and reappeared and kicks ass at acting now. Granted that he doesn't have the martial arts training that Hayden does (Another reason why he was picked) he would be a huge improvement over the big block of wood that is Hayden running around on screen.

 

I heard someone say once that Christian Bale would have been a good Anakin but I'm not so sure they could pull it off using him, despite the fact that he is a very good actor.

 

Seriously though, a new Anakin, and a new director... As much as I dislike Williams, his ripped of music does work well for Star Wars

[DarthTofu]

Ripped off? I vote a few changes: Make the prequals before the rest of the episodes (Thus it is physically less advanced) then make the rest of 'em (IE IV-VI), just take out Padme' naming the twins as they're born... So corny... Oh, yes, and change the delivery droid's hands- they disterb me as to whaat's going on down there... And kill Jake and Hayden, or at least chop them up!

[budious]

Lucas was going to originally cast Leonardo but then decided against it because he wanted a less 'well-known' actor playing Anakin ...

 

Leonardo should be thankful he didn't get the part. I'm sure it's not part of Samuel L Jackson's or Natalie Portman's resumes.

[Defender_16]

Everything

 

Two words: Nearly Everything.

 

 

One word. Midichlorians.

Yeah I wasn't too thrilled about that either.

 

 

Here's something I'd ADD! Dreadnaughts and Z-95's.

 

http://mitglied.lycos.de/STARWARS_Blueprints/3other_battleships/dreadnaught.gif

 

http://sw-liberator.by.ru/big/z95.jpg

Above would equal the most advanced fighters available at the time of the clone Wars. Cloakshape fighters too would make an appearance.

 

And last but not least, as taken from the Timothy Zahn books, the good guys would be fighting AGAINST the clones.

[Evaders99]

This brings me to this blog...

 

"If ROTS was written solely for fans familiar with majority of the EU..."

http://blogs.starwars.com/abelgpena/2

 

One word - Waru!

[DarthTofu]

And last but not least, as taken from the Timothy Zahn books, the good guys would be fighting AGAINST the clones.

 

 

Well they were... The Jedi, that is... Though for the winning side to call them clone wars makes it odd... You'd think they'd call 'em the droid wars or something.

 

I like the idea of some of the crummier fighters in the EU being added, though- 'cept I think that R.A. Salvador gave the seperatists a few of 'em in his book version of RotS...

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

While we're on the subject, what would the prequel trilogy be like if it was based around a lot of the EU?

 

I enjoy the idea of Zahn of having the good guys fighting the clones. The second movie for me is where Anakin should have fallen to the dark side. The third should have been the Return of The King of the series with a giant civil war between the Jedi, the clones, and the republic. With Anakin hunting down the Jedi (as the original trilogy says) Knights. There would have been a battle over and on Coruscant where Anakin destroys a last stand of Jedi Knights, and the clones destroy the republic. Palpatine takes control like he should and everything is great... But yeah.

 

I just want to see Vader himself killing some Jedi.

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

I just want to see Vader himself killing some Jedi.

THAT would've been AWESOME! Something we can agree on AI.

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

Hell must have frozen over for that to happen! Hallelujah! In agreeing we have kicked evil's ass... woo and yay!

 

Yeah...

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

But my ass doesn't hurt...Do you mean to tell me you know where my mother lives?

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

AHAH! Precisely sir. I see that you are no slow of wit, and in such a case I must tread lightly! Therefor, I challenge you to a duel, you evil dog! -Removes glove from hand-

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

Removes own glove covertly and slaps AI across face w/ it before AI has a chance to do it to Mitth.

 

"No sir! It is I who challenge YOU!"

[BadSamaritan]

And last but not least, as taken from the Timothy Zahn books, the good guys would be fighting AGAINST the clones.

 

Well, here is a theory. if you remember, the clone troopers out of the prequals were not exact clones of Jango, but instead were genetically altered to be perfect soldiers, not perfect mercenaries (Jango was more of a merc than anything else by the time of the prequals).

 

Now, the biggest problem with genetically altering things, is that it doesn't always work out the way you planned. Cross a few DNA strands, throw is some choas theory, and problems are sure to arise. How long it will take, and what those problems are, no one can tell.

 

Ok, so we have genetically altered clones, which may or may not behave as they should over the course of their lifespans. And we have a huge amount of time intbetween RotS and A New Hope. Enough time for Luke and Leia to grow into adults. Perhaps in that time span, the clones hit a glitch, and lost it?

 

Clones all go insane, the new Empire has to fight them off, wins, and bans cloning to avoid this mess again. This way, both the EU, and the oh-so-screwed-up prequals are both correct.

 

Or am I just senile?

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

That actually sounds plausible BS. BTW: I like the sig.