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  • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 2011 9:04 PM

Noooo!!! George Lucas Changes Return of the Jedi for Blu-Ray Release

By Damon Martin



It's a known fact that outside of some Ewok problems in Return of the Jedi, the original Star Wars series was always thought of by nerds, geeks and fans alike as the perfect movie trilogy.

A great set up and beginning with Star Wars IV: A New Hope to the ultimate downer ending with The Empire Strikes Back, all the way to Darth Vader's redemption in Return of the Jedi.

Well, creator George Lucas apparently can't learn to just leave well alone. As if he hadn't altered the Star Wars universe enough with past revisions when the trilogy was re-released in theaters a few years back, not to mention the prequel trilogy, he's gone and messed with perfection once again.

With the Star Wars films set to be released on Blu-Ray on Sept 16, Lucas has made what seems like a minor change that pretty much every fan boy and girl will react with harsh criticism, no doubt along similar lines to this article.

In the final scenes – where Emperor Palpatine is electrocuting Luke Skywalker, and his father turned evil minion Darth Vader finally steps back into daddy mode, lifting his boss over his head and tossing him down a giant well –– will now include one extra part.

Like Wyatt Earp in the film Tombstone, Vader will now bellow out the word 'Noooo!' just as he lifts the Emperor in the air and tosses him to his final grave. The addition echoes the final scenes in Revenge of the Sith where Vader first takes form and screams a smililar 'Noooo!' when he finds out his lovely Padme is no more.

It's one thing to add to Vader's humanity, but when it's as cheesy as the scene looks and sounds now, the world's ultimate badass loses just a bit of his luster.

Check out the scene and see if you say “Yes, George Lucas should have absolutely added this in, it's vital.” Or if you just wanted to scream 'Noooo!'

 

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JustJinni

JustJinni

USA
April 2010

SEP 05, 2011 11:45 AM

malkav11 said:
I'd just like to point out to people asserting that it is Lucas' right as "the artist" that movies are a collaborative effort of which the director (and for that matter, producer) are only parts. There are plenty of other artists involved.



but "artist" is different from "owner."

the movies may have been collaborative, and in some cases financed by fox in exchange for distribution rights, but lucas is the ultimate owner...which effectively negates the input of anyone else who may have been involved in the original creation process (other than their contractually stated right to have their name on the film).

erocktography

erocktography

Rossville, GA
July 2011

SEP 05, 2011 12:24 PM

It is what it is.. what really irks me is that the Ewoks sing "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas now.

snakelover

snakelover

Fresno, CA
November 2005

SEP 05, 2011 12:39 PM

the "noo" in sith is over done cheese, THIS one works good

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

SEP 07, 2011 06:45 PM

JustJT said:

malkav11 said:
I'd just like to point out to people asserting that it is Lucas' right as "the artist" that movies are a collaborative effort of which the director (and for that matter, producer) are only parts. There are plenty of other artists involved.



but "artist" is different from "owner."

the movies may have been collaborative, and in some cases financed by fox in exchange for distribution rights, but lucas is the ultimate owner...which effectively negates the input of anyone else who may have been involved in the original creation process (other than their contractually stated right to have their name on the film).



Sure, he has the legal right to do what he's doing. I only point out that it is not necessarily his moral right to do it as the sole creator of the work in question, and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if there were people involved with the making of the original trilogy who are just as upset and/or appalled with what he's done as many fans have been. (I personally never got that up in arms about it, but I'm lukewarm about Star Wars in general.)

Stiles

Stiles

Philadelphia, PA
November 2002

SEP 07, 2011 08:16 PM

Cassiel said:



1989 called; they want their glasses back.

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