The bonus DVD menus for Return of the Jedi are less than thrilling. But then, it is the 80’s, when everything was fugly. Especially Luke’s hair.
This week on StarWars.com
Another exhaustive look at the differences between the original movie and the 2004 DVDs, this time focusing on Empire Strikes Back. Also check out 1980: The Empire Theatrical Experience.
Artist Lawrence Noble is profiled. I want that ESB fan club poster!
New stuff from Hasbro, including a really cool Sith Starfighter I can’t recall ever seeing before.
– What’s the Story, Round 6
– Road Trip in Seattle
– Original Trilogy Lenticular Posters
– Drawing LEGO Lando and Chewbacca
– New VIP blog: Mike Quinn
What’s yours?
Vote for your favorite scene of the original trilogy at SciFi.com. Is it even one of the options? If not, what else would you vote for?
Wwoorc aoacwo ohahwh!
Finally, I can express myself as I always knew I was meant to – in Shyriiwook.
ETA: Don’t Stop Believing! Brilliant!
Old kerfuffles, long gone…
Were the Jedi Archives in Attack of the Clones based on the Long Room Library at Trinity College of Dublin? The pics are certainly persuasive, and the resemblance was enough that the college was considering legal action back in 2002. Other than some law blogs, I can only find one reference to the matter… The library’s website is mum.
Speaking of CGI…
Twitch Guru looks at CGI Gone Awry: The Worst Special Effects of the Computer-Generated Era. Among the honored: The Hulk, Van Helsing, Wild Wild West, and the ’97 Jabba from the ANH Special Edition. I agree, and to up the odds: CGI Jabba was way, way worse than Han shooting first. Discuss.
Captain Obvious/Rumor Mill OTP!
Giant box set of the Saga in 2007, maybe. Those Digital Bits – they’re totally psychic when it comes to putting two and two together. Totally. 2007 does seem pretty soon, though, what with the new DVDs just days away – I’d guess 2008, which would continue the pattern of new DVDs every two years, or whenever one of those TV shows finally materializes. But I don’t think anyone doubts we’ll see a mega-box set before the decade is out.
For good measure, here’s a digital Yoda in Episode I from the ROTS bonus DVD.
Flashback to ESB
Our first look at the bonus DVD menu for Empire Strikes Back. I really like that they’re choosing the less-common posters. If only they’d done it with the covers… Of course, it’s naturally paired with yesterday’s look back at 1980.
Also, the costumed folks hit Charlotte, Columbus, and Portland.
Picture time!
Action figures on a cat, Star Wars geese, a selection of remixed Mr. Potato Heads, including Yoda! And last but not least, custom vinyl Vader and stormtrooper… bears?
We brake for nobody
Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark are among the movies profiled for the Opening Shots project at Jim Emerson’s Scanners. (via Kottke)