tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post4948635262496222979..comments2024-02-02T19:20:40.524-08:00Comments on Say Hello Spaceman: Star Wars: A New Hope - Part 2 - (1977)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-84743834799654852692013-03-24T02:28:23.008-07:002013-03-24T02:28:23.008-07:00I quite like the confrontation stuff between Luke ...I quite like the confrontation stuff between Luke and Darth in Return... Darth seems to reach the depths of Depravity when he threatens Leia and his change of heart, prompted when confronted with the reality of his son's torment, seems real for a person who lives his life behind a mask. Trouble is, Lucas filled in the blanks with the prequels in way that doesn't really gel for that relationship to still work.DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-47265978543859074892013-03-23T13:50:05.665-07:002013-03-23T13:50:05.665-07:00I gotcha. Never spank your inner child.I gotcha. Never spank your inner child.Brad Hollowniczkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864204637695148593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-23198801094454222112013-03-23T10:24:31.564-07:002013-03-23T10:24:31.564-07:00No. There's a ten year old inside of me that w...No. There's a ten year old inside of me that would cry. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-17647462278592256702013-03-23T05:17:45.824-07:002013-03-23T05:17:45.824-07:00Perhaps it's that Lucas went out of his way to...Perhaps it's that Lucas went out of his way to alter our childhood memories ("special editions" indeed!), perhaps the prequels have tainted the well or perhaps our tastes have simply grown up a bit. I know that my obsession with myth and folklore has probably blunted the impact of the films over the years, as real myth is far more mind-blowing than the manufactured variety, however closely Lucas studied Joseph Campbell (to be fair Lucas did, at least in the original trilogy give us a textbook classical hero's journey). The fact remains that the only film of the six I can stomach anymore is Empire, which is far more thematically substantial than the others and subsequently far more interesting. You're too diplomatic, Steve! Go ahead and trash 'em up a bit--it'll make you feel good! <>Brad Hollowniczkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864204637695148593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-16343959888320903612013-03-22T15:59:09.219-07:002013-03-22T15:59:09.219-07:00Not even a little tingle in the wrong place...
And...Not even a little tingle in the wrong place...<br />And yet Dirty Harry remains everybit as cool as it ever was.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-55025565231476425222013-03-22T00:51:14.737-07:002013-03-22T00:51:14.737-07:00So it seems I'm not the only one who experienc...So it seems I'm not the only one who experiences Star Wars fatigue, I tell you what though, "Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father..." still sends a tingle to the right place, just seems to get better, even though you know what's coming. A bit like: "I know what you're thinking, did he fire six shots..."DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779737630956885057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-40372786650203068132013-03-21T16:33:18.025-07:002013-03-21T16:33:18.025-07:00I think I might just have solved the origin of Bor...I think I might just have solved the origin of Borin's helmet - see Men into Space.<br /><br />I'm also going to contradict one of my comments above about there not being any other spacemen in the cantina. I've an image that suggests there were x2 Escape from Apes helmets with Lost in Space suits. I'll edit the blog to include it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-74715089237003753092013-03-21T15:04:48.164-07:002013-03-21T15:04:48.164-07:00As ever, thanks for the thoughts and feedback and ...As ever, thanks for the thoughts and feedback and compliments It's hard to explain how I feel about Star Wars without rubbishing it which I don't especially want to do but I do aggree with everything you said above, Brad. But getting back to the cool bits; ie the borrowed spacesuits. I've seen other sites that suggest there are even more spacemen in the cantina but I think they move around quite a bit, being relocated into different shots to fill out the background. And also with the Apes helmet, its seen open and closed and looks quite different either way.<br /><br />I'm wondering if the mystery helmet was previously seen as a environmental/protective suit rather than a space suit, such as Andromeda Strain or Phase IV ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-78602503337419684052013-03-21T05:21:45.885-07:002013-03-21T05:21:45.885-07:00It's odd but I feel the same way about Star Wa...It's odd but I feel the same way about Star Wars--when I was a kid it was absolute magic, but now I really couldn't care less. All I see is bad acting and clunky dialog! Doctor Who, on the other hand still entrances me...and unlike the abysmal attempts to reboot Star Wars with those dreadful, wooden prequels, new Who has managed to surpass the original (largely by respecting its origins--something of which George Lucas knows nothing). I also definitely recognize that mystery helmet and I somehow think it may be Who related, either pre or post its appearance here. I'll have to poke around a bit and see if I spot it.Brad Hollowniczkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864204637695148593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-51728233000442184592013-03-20T17:27:17.032-07:002013-03-20T17:27:17.032-07:00This is a great post, mate! Tops! Those spacemen i...This is a great post, mate! Tops! Those spacemen in the background of the famous cantina scenes have always made me wonder, and there were no figures made of these background players. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.com