Though you see in the original movies that they have this pattern, with dialogue enlivening the dead zones in the fight.

Well, Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes Back do it pretty well. Obi-Wan and Vader on the Death Star, though, look like a pair of arthritic old men... which is appropriate for at least one of them, of course, but isn't exactly inspiring.

Yeah, this is true. But I think part of the issue with that is the fight is heavily dependent on kendo techniques, and is rooted in Akira Kurosawa's films (of which Lucas was a huge fan). So, the scene mimics a lot of samurai movies with little movement and a lot of facing off. I think, though, it came off as looking the way you describe, which is why the fights are markedly more physical in ESB and RotJ.

Agreed. However, Kurosawa (and Sergio Leone, for that matter) made those calm spots before & in the middle of combat just amazing. The tension of warriors just staring, trying to read the opponent... I think it's as good as the fight itself.

Now imagine a scene like that, with all that weight, instead of The Amazing Bouncing Yoda.

Battle of Coruscant? The single most epic opening scene in all of Star Wars?

It's worth mentioning in the Episode III video game, you could unlock the original vader and kenobi fight, and they are ridiculously OP. They don't nance around all over the screen, and fight like they did in EPIV, but when they hit... owie.

I remember taking my old suzuki intruder over to Leamington Spa after work in rush hour to pick up that game in the middle of a beautiful summer day, and being thoroughly stuck in traffic for 15 mins.

Thank heavens Leamington is so beautiful.

To be fair Coruscant is also the only opening battle. The others open with trade negotiations, an assassination attempt, the taking of the Tanti -

I take it back. Coruscant comes second.

Some pictures Ive made of the Cloakshape for my custom ships :

The other pictures of the Cloakshape I've seen make it look like a Raider from Battlestar Galactica. Yours make it look like a DeHavilland Vampire. I prefer your version.

Some pictures Ive made of the Cloakshape for my custom ships :

The other pictures of the Cloakshape I've seen make it look like a Raider from Battlestar Galactica. Yours make it look like a DeHavilland Vampire. I prefer your version.

I love the Vampire! It's my favorite first-generation jet by far.