September 22, 2004

SW Episode V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Ah, the good movie with the dodgy name.

Again, fucking fantastic transfer to DVD. Many little corrections, as in SW4.

Big Changes?

Palpatine in Episode V finally looks and sounds like Palpatine, rather than a chimp* with the voice of Clive Revill.

The hologram looks pretty swish, indeedy.

The dialogue is a little different, for reasons which are explained

1) in the commentary
2) In Episode 3


*Note: I'm not joking here. The original Palpy is a chimp/woman amalgam with a man's voice. Scary, I know.

Update: Boba Fett now sounds like his dad, rather than a cheap rip-off of Clint Eastwood. I read in a forum somewhere that some fanboys are having a whinge because "He doesn't sound scary anymore?"

Maori guys aren't scary? Come down to the fucking western suburbs of Sydney, mate!

Posted by Quentin George at September 22, 2004 07:20 PM
Comments

In the line up of potential actors for Palpatine was a young man who went by the name of 'Horatio'. I guess that a praying monkey wasn't what Lucas was looking for.

Posted by: Dan at September 23, 2004 02:53 PM