Chewbacca back for EPISODE III!
 

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Personally I'm quite annoyed about it, I've always liked Chewbacca but what purpose could he possibly serve in Episode III? What's he gonna do, knock Anakin off into the lava? He can't speak English so his role is going to be fairly useless and will pale in comparison to R2D2's classic humour.

I'd be more happier if they brought back a younger Grand Moff Tarkin.

I guess it'll still be enat to see ol' Chewie on screen again, but damnit, I want Tarkin, even Admiral Ackbar!!!

I was intrigued by the fact that Darth Vader made C-3PO

LOL

Who is Grand Moff Tarkin?

Chewbacca is a fabulous addition. In fact, bring back all of the characters from the originals. Chewie is useless if he can't speak English?? He can speak Wookie and that's good enough for me.

I've lost faith in George Lusas... He's killing the prequils and I think adding characters like Chewie is not going to say him from making a bomb out of all three movies. At least it looks pretty.

they SHOULD have grand moff tarkin in episode III. but what IS a grand moff? anyone? bueller? they could have a younger Tarkin, before he became grand moff. maybe just regular moff? i do NOT see how they could introduce Chewie and still make it seem like he has NOT been seen before in episode IV. it DOES seem that he would NOT have been around prior to ANH. and he is seen WITHOUT han solo? of course we get to see General Kenobi fight alongside Leia's (adopted) father as per Leia's holographic message to ben/obi-wan kenobi. THAT would be something.

hmmmm.... Chewie in Ep III. So in ANH like C3P0 and R2D2 he doesn't recognice Obi Wan? Maybe that is how Obi Wan does find a "pilot" who is able to help them so quickly in ANH.

Hmmm....an interesting point you have there. Oh by the way the new movies pale in comparison to their predecessors!

It could've shown Tarkin as Palpatines right hand man (in terms of military), he could order the extermination of the Jedi.

Ackbar could be one of the first freedom-fighters ala Rebels.

Oh well, when I heard Boba Fett was gonna be in Episode II I cringed but I still liked Ep2 despite Boba giving a piss poor performance. Jango was good though.

The worst part is that they killed Chewie off in one of the newer books.

I stopped caring about Star Wars when episode one came out. The second one was even worse. I won't even watch the next one when it comes out.

You're the only person I know who thought Episode II was worse than Episode I, then again I'm the only person I know who thinks Return of the Jedi was better than Empire Strikes Back.

I never liked Empire Strikes Back, because at the time, I was too worried about Han Solo and I was too young to understand the concept of a cliffhanger in anticipation of a sequel.

I was sure Han would just be a freeze-pop for the rest of forever.

Episode II blew chunks...what's-his-face the guy who played Anakin needs to be dragged out into the street and shot...He gave an absolutely piss poor performance. Did anyone really connect with Anakin? Did you get the feeling that Anakin's rage was really building...I didn't. Right after we shoot that character...shoot Jar-Jar...he has got to be the most annoying character ever created. Thank god he only played a small part in Episode II.

Anyways...that's my rant and rave...

Well, in consideration to the timeline.
It's perfect to have Chewie in there, it would explain his own motivation for rebelling.
From what I understand the Empire enslaved his race.

A Grand Moff is considered a governor of a large sector of the galaxy, both administrative and military.
And yes, they should have a younger version in III

Star Wars: Perfect
Empire Strikes Back: Somber, but good
Return of the Jedi: Done Well (I could have done without the ewoks, why couldn't they be wookies?)
Episode I: Too much setup, drawn out, kind of cartoonish.
Episode II: Excellent, filled in a lot of holes, great fight scenes.
Episode III: I think will blow you away.

Well said rogue49!

The best of the bunch was Empire Strikes Back!

The ewoks are unforgivable and represent the beginning of the downward spiral that became episodes one and two...

BTW Two is worse than one...

I wonder what our children will say about eps I-III.

I don't consider myself a Star Wars scholar (and perhaps this would be better served by a separate thread), but what is the fascination with "cute" little characters for George Lucas?

I've often heard the Ewok criticism of Return of the Jedi and Jar Jar Binks was blasted a few years ago.

The stories are usually strong and you can't go wrong with the classic good vs. evil. Great characters and solid special effects....but why get cute and cuddly?

The Star Wars prequels remind me of "Young Indiana Jones" or "The Muppet Babies" - spin-offs of an original, wonderful series, made instead for children and retards who blindly love anything related to the original.

damn Rogue,

Well said.

I personally think Episode 4 is the best as well, but that could be the rose colored glasses of youth.

Two was definitely better than one, although the battle with Darth Maul was great. Still, watching a charge of Jedi made Two all the worth while, plus we finally found out what the infamous "Clone Wars" was about.

I also enjoyed revisiting the Owens and I found it incredibly sad that Anakin would one day return and kill his half brother.

Ditto

There is so many movies way betters and to be honest, any thing is better that Star Wars these days. Books and Movies.

Maybe because he wants to grab all audiences..
alpha phi hates the ewoks....I love them....a lot of women I know like the characters like ewoks and jar jar... ;)

that being said...I like the origional series of Star Wars pretty evenly.
The new ones...well I'm getting kinda bored of it...I still watch them and find it interesting who was who...but still get bored

You make a good point. I understand that you certainly can't please everyone, but tossing in the cute, fuzzy guys seems like he's trying to appeal to a different audience other than pleasing his core group.


Of course, who am I to question the man?!?! It's picking on minor point in an otherwise great movie.


Thanks for your opinion!

chewbacca kicks ass, he can only add to anything, and i mean anything

I'm pretty sure that Episode 3 is gonna be "Star Wars: Attack of the Cameo Appearences" and this is probably the first of many cameos we can expect. I mean, shit, Episode 2 is based around a character that was in the original (pre-Special Edition) series for probably a total of 20 minutes.

Maybe Episode 3 will be an all Greedo movie.

Gee, what's next? An adolescent Wedge babysitting the Skywalker twins? Or maybe Anakin can have a extra-marital fling with Mon Mothma?

I'm hoping for an Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru spin-off TV show.

It'd make a great comedy!
Uncle Owen: "Looks like another year of harvesting crops Luke!"
Luke: "Aww not agaiiiin!" *Aunt Beru looks into the camera, smiles and shrugs and the crowd laughs*

I agree rouge49, I couldn't have said it better myself!

I'll probably watch episode just cause. The only problem I really hated with episode II is that it bounced from action to romance too many times....action.romance...action...romance...and then..big kick ass fight scene...and then closed with some romance....if they would of made it a smoother plot I would of loved it.

In the rereleased IMAX version they edited out lots of the romantic scenes. :) that made it a bit smoother...

Totally unrelated, but my sister's nickname (which she was given in 1955) is Wookie. She's the original.

Really, how'd that happen?

Everyone in the South MUST have a nickname. All of my sisters, brothers, and cousins have one that is known only by us (sort of like a sietch-name from Dune).

Hers was Wookie, and no one remembers the origin. Others are Bird, Jericho, Chink, Duggah, Tex, Spud, Monk, Pluty, Jug, and Dub.

Chewwie would be great but i swear f they make him CG i will personaly go and kick lucases ass then destroy all the vile computers at ILM

Peter Mayhew is dressing up as Chewie, besides, animating fur is a nightmare.

you didn't think that Sully from Monsters, Inc. was incredibly well animated?

Now, I have to say that they could easily put Chewie in the next movie. This will show my geekiness, but, The Wookies were enslaved by the Empire to work for them, in the spice mines, I think. A young Han Solo rescued him, and Chewie vowed a life debt to him. So, they could concievably show the rescue, and not have them interact with any of the main characters.

Re: Chewbacca back for EPISODE III!
 

Hate to point this out and I'm not saying it to be mean but, R2D2 doesn't exactly walk around talking in English. One problem I thought in Episode 1 was that to many things were saying things I understand. = )

The story of Han's rescue of Chewbacca is told in the Han Solo trilogy books (The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, and Rebel Dawn) and it takes place well after the Clone Wars. The timeline wouldn't work right for it to be shared in Ep3.

Hell yes! But if you've got the DVD you'll see just how tough it was for Pixar to perfect Sulley's fur in terms of physics. You may also notice that all Star Wars CG characters have no hair (or little as is in Yoda's case). I don't think ILM would really bother making a CG Chewie seeing as how there's nothing wrong with the costume, perhaps the facial animatronics could do with a little work but the suit will stay. Plus in the Senate scenes the Wookies representatives are fully costumed.

I'm with the previous posters who want to see Grand Moff Tarkin in his prime.

I say we all lobby to get Ralph Fiennes into the role.

As for the good & bad of the prequels... I enjoy them, but they don't hold the same fascination for me that the original trilogy did. That could be simply because I grew up with the first three. Eps I and II are kind of interlopers, in a way... messing with what was a perfect series.

Ep. I was a great introduction for Obi Wan. Ewan McGregor has absolutely nailed his performance in portraying what Sir Alec Guinness would have been like as a young Obi. The kid they picked to play Anakin was a bit wooden, but child actors are difficult to direct. Natalie Portman could have done much better as her role - her line reading was always flat & monotone; I didn't feel any of the spirit that the mother of Leia should have held. Jar Jar needs to be killed violently - he was an atrocious addition to the storyline; he's just a product of rampant goofy-sidekick syndrome which seems to crop up as a formula in way too many movies. Fart jokes & prat falls should not be part of this epic story. Still, the movie was a good start to the storyline and had groundbreaking effects - I just wish George would focus more on writing & directing than digital crap.

Ep II - Should have had more in it. Less time wasted flying through the city to capture a bounty hunter that will be killed off before saying anything important; less time wasted on seeking out the origin of the other bounty hunter and chasing him fruitlessly through space; less time wasted on watching Anakin whine like a little bitch or prat-falling off of a poorly designed cow. With those cut out, more time could have been spent on The Sith and their plans and motives; more time could have been spent on Anakin's turn towards the dark side; more time could have been spent on things that will make the producers cut more good stuff out of Ep III. The kid playing Anakin was even worse than Ep I's... he totally lacks talent as an actor. Portmann was as monotone as ever (except in discussing politics on their picnic, she actually spoke as a senator should there). C3PO pissed me off something fierce with his totally worthless puns ("This is such a drag" and "I'm quite beside myself"... good grief). Again, Lucas should be considering his story a little more seriously... and for crying out loud, they have to get a director that can actually direct their actors to act properly.

Not to say that Eps IV - VI were dramatic masterpieces of acting & directing... they were filled with cheesy lines & bad acting nearly the whole way through as well. But there was a certain class to the acting being done that made it a bit more forgiveable. I'd just expect that newer movies could do better. Woo, gotten off on a bit of a rant here, maybe we'll need another thread to discuss the prequels :P

As for Chewy being in III... I don't see where he fits in the story at this point. Either he's a slave & will be waiting for Han to rescue him in Ep 3.5, or he's just some generic wookiee that doesn't play into the story at all. I'm interested to see how George manages to work it out though.

Just for the record, Hayden Christenson is a good actor, he just didn't give 100% as Anakin, he is NOT devoid of talent.

And the Han and Chewie meet up is EU (expanded Universe) and Lucas doesn't give ashit about it EU and will do what he wants (unfortunately).

Lucas doesn't realise that EU is giving him big bucks, the least he could do is respect their ideas.

And as for Lucas not being able to direct, you're absolutely right. GIVE IT TO SPIELBERG DAMN IT!

I dont know what role chewy is goin to play in episode 3 but im sure it will fit in.....as to how no one recognizes him in ANH will be tricky i think. I love wookies though and i hope chewy goes crazy and rips someone in half in this movie, wookies are supposed to be able to rip people apart when pissed off, i just want to see it!

as to all the critics about the new movies sucking. i think they are great, it is hard to make a movie better than episodes 4-6, but i think all the story lines in the new movies and how they fit in are freaking awesome. and the fight scences blow me away. I think Darth Maul was the greatest! i know he wasnt a developed character but he was so awesome to watch.

anyways i am looking forward to episode 3, lucas promised this will be the darkest movie you have seen in a while. and i love evil, if i learned the force i would have went down the dark side a loooooong time ago!!!

Oh well, guess you're right...they can still put him in, since Chewie is pretty old, right?

And for the EU stuff, it all has to be approved by Lucas, so I think he does care about it...anything written after Jedi is considered to be canon, since Lucas will not be making those movies...

Ooooh!! Now that would be great...maybe Obi Wan could cut off someones arm, and a wookie could show him up by ripping one off...

I whole-heartedly agree. All the last two movies have been is eyecandy. I fell asleep in the second one until the last 45 minutes of the movie. What a waste.