... I have been hurt before. :-(

...and we will be hurt again... And again...

Well, that's completely unnecessary.

You all know something, I am excited about new Star Wars. We have the classics and there is a chance that we will get to see the theater version of the first three without the special effects. Look what they did with batman, we would have never seen how amazing the Joker could be on the screen, if we stayed with the ones we had so long ago. (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Wars-Fans-Have-Hope-Uncut-Versions-May-Coming-Blu-Ray-66870.html I heard an update to this story within the last month on the radio)

I am Cautiously Optimistic that someone can do an outstanding job and we can have 3 movies that are very good with new actors in it.

... I have been hurt before. :-(

what HE said.

As long as none of the are authored by Kevin Hearne I'm excited.

Guys these are literally just different looks at it, not outright canon rewrites of the films. Don't be so limp, geez.

Man, this sounds epic!! I'm really looking forward to this!

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it. Three dimensional characters as opposed to classic archetypes. There's nothing wrong with that and I still love the original works. But it would be cool to see a realistic spin on the classic story.

This looks pretty cool. I'll probably give these a read once they're released.

Nothing new here.

Disney just wiped out the EU, so they could turn around and make an entirely different EU from scratch.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

sadly not saying much

I don't get it.

It's not being re-written. It's a retelling from different perspectives.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

Revenge of the Sith: The book was better than the movie.

(And now I have another old Star Wars book I've had forever that I need to re-read.)

Vigil, the concept is not bad. It's execution that scares me and there is plenty of room to mess with stuff in another POV.

There is plenty of stuff to mess with in another POV... but understand, it's just a POV.

A New Hope will still be basically as close to 100% accurate historicity (so to speak) as we can get with Star Wars and nothing seen in the movie will be changed by what occurs in the books.

To misquote Obi-Wan, something might be true from a certain point-of-view, but that doesn't make it factually true.

If you want to reread the original trilogy, there is also "William Shakespeare's Star Wars". I think till the end of the year, all six movies will be novelized that way. It's a funny read.

I did pick up the first William Shakespeare's Verily, a New Hope: Star Wars Part the Fourth, but right now I'm waiting for them to complete the prequels, so I can pick up all six. (Verily, a New Hope, The Empire Striketh Back, The Jedi Doth Return, The Phantom of Menace, The Clone Army Attacketh, and Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge.)

It's not like it hasn't been done before, anyone remember Tag & Bink?

These strike me as being more aimed at the YA crowd, so I'm not all that worked up over them.

And Jar Jar will be Han's new co-pilot!

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

sadly not saying much

Again with pointing this one out! Does nobody seriously understand why this shot is damned genius? For real, do I have to explain this one again?

FINE. Kriff it, I will.

This shot is easily one of the best in the entire prequel Trilogy, and let me tell you why. On one hand, someone could point to this as the example of Saber combat being "overchoreographed" but they'd be completely wrong.

What you see here, is a Master and a Student fighting on the same level. Everything Obi-Wan taught Anakin is being shown to have made its mark and become part of his style, the way he fights. At the exact same moment, at the exact same time, Obi-Wan and Anakin decided to use the exact same move.

There is a literary friggin' beauty to that, and Prequel haters just bag on it because they've got a hard time looking past the surface. Hell this is my favorite shot from the prequels, because those few twirls speak volumes about how in sync Obi-Wan and Anakin are at like all friggin' times.

This wasn't done just to be flashy or look cool, there was a perfectly good narrative purpose to this just under two second clip. Because what's always omitted is the way their lightsabers strike. Don't forget, they also think to use Force Push at the exact same time too.

They're constantly using the same moves throughout the fight, mirroring each other. You ask me, it's one of the most well thought out Master/Student fights slapped onto film. Because in just this little moment, the kind of relationship they had, how close they were, how much time they spent together, how in tune with each other they were, shows right here. This little shot, right here, tells us exactly how close Obi-Wan and Anakin were.

And dammit, if that doesn't drive the point home of how heavy the climax of the fight is, that Obi-Wan literally could not kill Anakin himself at the end of it all, I dunno' what does.

People gotta' stop baggin' this one. It's the best shot in the whole movie.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

sadly not saying much

Again with pointing this one out! Does nobody seriously understand why this shot is damned genius? For real, do I have to explain this one again?

Yes please!

I've not heard anyone defend it before.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

sadly not saying much

Again with pointing this one out! Does nobody seriously understand why this shot is damned genius? For real, do I have to explain this one again?

Yes please!

I've not heard anyone defend it before.

Well there you go, I defended it.

I mean, I love the original films and the novelizations, but I would like a retelling of the story that's got a more modern slant on it.

It's well worth your time to pick up the novelization of Episode 3. There was so much going on that never made it to the screen, so many things explained in a tiny bit more detail. It's a much better experience than the movie was.

sadly not saying much

Again with pointing this one out! Does nobody seriously understand why this shot is damned genius? For real, do I have to explain this one again?

FINE. Kriff it, I will.

This shot is easily one of the best in the entire prequel Trilogy, and let me tell you why. On one hand, someone could point to this as the example of Saber combat being "overchoreographed" but they'd be completely wrong.

What you see here, is a Master and a Student fighting on the same level. Everything Obi-Wan taught Anakin is being shown to have made its mark and become part of his style, the way he fights. At the exact same moment, at the exact same time, Obi-Wan and Anakin decided to use the exact same move.

There is a literary friggin' beauty to that, and Prequel haters just bag on it because they've got a hard time looking past the surface. Hell this is my favorite shot from the prequels, because those few twirls speak volumes about how in sync Obi-Wan and Anakin are at like all friggin' times.

This wasn't done just to be flashy or look cool, there was a perfectly good narrative purpose to this just under two second clip. Because what's always omitted is the way their lightsabers strike. Don't forget, they also think to use Force Push at the exact same time too.

They're constantly using the same moves throughout the fight, mirroring each other. You ask me, it's one of the most well thought out Master/Student fights slapped onto film. Because in just this little moment, the kind of relationship they had, how close they were, how much time they spent together, how in tune with each other they were, shows right here. This little shot, right here, tells us exactly how close Obi-Wan and Anakin were.

And dammit, if that doesn't drive the point home of how heavy the climax of the fight is, that Obi-Wan literally could not kill Anakin himself at the end of it all, I dunno' what does.

People gotta' stop baggin' this one. It's the best shot in the whole movie.

In the book, at least, Obi-Wan didn't not want to kill Vader. No, he assumed Vader was going to die from the wounds he had suffered and Obi-Wan wanted him to suffer. Had Palpatine not shown up when he did, he likely would have perished, too.