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Those figures are ugh... They look hand made from clay. The Ulic one is pretty good though

I remember watching the animated version of Watership Down, and at the end where Hazel passes on made me very sad. It was a happy kind of sad though. I can't stand rabbits in real life, but damn if I don't love those rabbits in Watership Down. They're like heroes! Damnit, I want to watch the animated movie now. Years have passed since I last saw it.

You would think the Jedi would have received some warning through the Force about the sudden intentions of the Clones. Hmm, unless the troopers being clones somehow prevents the Force from affecting them like natural life forms. Or maybe Sidious instructed them to be cloned without midichlorians?

And... don't forget the lightwhips and golden flying pirate ships. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, I wish these struck from the Jedi archives.

Does this mean that the Jedi vs Sith comics will be ignored? Those comics tell the story of the Battle at Ruusan where hundreds of Jedi faced off against the Brotherhood of the Sith. At the end, the Sith facing defeat, create a type of Force bomb that annihilate and trap both their spirits and the spirits of the Jedi they were battling. Only Bane survives among the Sith and goes on to create the law of 2 thing. I though this was when the Sith turn all shadowy and secretive, their plans to take over the galaxy culminating with Palpatine and Vader. It seems the movie, if made, will show something different. I wouldn't mind though, I didn't particularly like the Jedi vs Sith comics all that much. I think it was the art style.

Is this true? Please don't tease me Volourn, because I'm really naive and gullible. I trust people. :D

I always knew Shaft I mean Mace was a badass. Seems like he was the perfect Sith dispatcher, able to channel the dark energies directed at him back at his assailants with no detrimental effects to himself. I LIKE vaapad. It also seems like Palpatine was gambling on Anakin's trust in him as well, rather than being the all seeing, all powerful, omniscient entity I thought he was. Although it was a well calculated gamble with the odds entirely in his favor. He should have been a mutual/hedge fund manager or something.

Nah Kaftan, I liked that scene. You could sense Anakin's frustration. All this time he knows he's more powerful than Obiwan, saved his ass on numerous occasions, probably feels superior to Obiwan in almost every way. Than he ends up with 3 extremities cut off, helpless before Obiwan. He probably thinks Obiwan tricked him somehow, tricked Padme into turning against him and vents that anger.

Read my post again! ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> heh, sorry, I totally breezed past the meat of your post. Concussion blasts it is then! That and a more...engaging lightsaber combat.

I disagree with the saber mechanics being made similar to those of the Jedi Knight Games. It should be totally revamped to portray Vader's heavier style of fighting. In the current Jedi Knight games everyone jumps and rolls and spins around like mad. It doesn't become the dark menacing figure of Vader. Not that I think this game will be made or anything..

It didn't look like "baiting the ego" to me... on the contrary, Obi Wan was trying to stop Anakin from fighting further because he got in position where he'd get a free swing at the opponent, no matter of approach... pretty much the 'i win' button. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> True, it wasn't baiting per se, but it did provoke Anakin to make a hasty attack, since Obiwan arbitrarily announcing the duel was over and that would have grated Anakin's pride. Anakin always thought himself more powerful than Obiwan. The more I think about that scene the more I like it. With Anakin screaming, "I Hate you!" and Obiwan answering with, "I loved you. You were my brother!" Wow. Both actors did a good job there. On another note, has anyone read the novelization of the movie? I heard it goes into more detail about how Quigon learned the secrets of living through the Force as well as delve deeper into the Sith history Sidious mentions. Also was Liam Neeson in this film but cut or was he not offered an appearance at all? I think his appearance would have done a lot for the story at the end rather than Yoda just telling us about him. Due to the success of the extended versions of LotR, do you think Lucas might release a extended version of ep. 3?

I wouldn't mind a game like this, though I think Lucasarts would turn it into a simple action hack and slash game like the Ep. 3 game, rather than a deep engrossing RPG that expands upon the movies.

I'm not really familiar with Batman beyond what is relative common knowledge from various movies and comics over the years. However I am excited about this movie. I particularly enjoy superhero movies where the history and motivations of the characters are explained somewhat. I'm also more interested in how Batman trained and how he became the master fighter, criminologist, escape artist he is. It looks like the move will explore these aspects instead of throwing Batman headlong into another generic storyline fighting some insane slighted villian. I think Christian Bale is a good choice. He kinda talks funny(short tongue?) but I think he has the physical presence needed for the film. He seems to be a pretty good actor, though the only other movie I've seen him in is the one with the dragons, which may not be the greatest reference. I'm sure he'll at least be on par with the previous actors who protrayed Batman.

I think the whole point of the Staff saber was to make Maul look more menacing and to give the impression that the Sith were more attuned to the martial aspects of the Force. I heard there was a side story between Maul and Sidious where, Sidious sends Maul to find the schematics of the staff saber first used by Exar Kun? Not sure though.

During the early rumor days of Ep.3, I was expecting the Vader transformation earlier on in the movie and looked forward to seeing a masked dark hulking Vader hunt down Jedi and have some cool duels with the more powerful ones like Mace Windu, Plo Koon and Adi Gallia. Speaking of Adi Gallia, we didn't see her die in the movie right? I always wanted to see her backhanded lightsaber fighting style. Wonder what happens to her. More random thoughts after digesting the film for 2 days. What was up with the last part of the lightsaber duel on Mustafar? Obiwan announces he's on the high ground and suddenly he wins? Anakin is so powerful that he can't use the Force to run up a slightly ascending gravelly slope instead of trying to stupidly jump over a already prepared and waiting Obiwan? I guess I can accept this by knowing Obiwan obviously baited Anakin's UBER ego, but it still seems incredibly stupid of Anakin, who easily dispatches Dooku. He must have had some sort of Force premonition/instinct/warning not to do that...oh well. If Maul can be stupidly cut in half I guess Anakin can too. I was expecting Obiwan to be overwhelmed by Anakin's ferocity but eventually use guile to gain the upper hand. I guess he did in a way I still want to see the movie again.

I just saw Ep 3 with a friend and it was pretty good. It made me feel all nostalgic inside and I wanted to go home and watch the OT again. Possible Spoilers Below I'll probably end up just rambling so bear with me. I was dissapointed that some main scenes that should have been in the movie were not there. Perhaps not all the scenes Nur mentioned, but Yoda landing on Dantooine and the appearance of Qui Gon would have made the film better at the end. I was hoping for Qui Gon to imply that Anakin WAS the chosen one despite his actions. An argument between a despairing Obiwan and a calm Qui Gon right at the end would have been nice. I liked the lightsaber combat a lot. You could tell the actors, especially Hayden Christensen and Ewan Mcgregor, put a lot of effort into practicing. The movements were reminiscent of some Chinese swordplay were the sword is kept close to the body in defense. I was a little dissapointed in Anakin's fall to the darkside as a lot of people seem to be. However, considering the fact that he had just helped a Dark Lord of the Sith kill a Jedi Master as well as his desperation to keep Padme alive, he must have considered it the only path he could take. As mstormrage mentioned, Anakin's ego, his previous indulgence in the dark side, his disdain for endless debate and deliberation and his quest for power all led him down the dark path. Anakin was a control freak. He also loved those dear to him, sometimes to the extreme. He couldn't bear the loss, even the thought of the loss of anyone close to him. He most likely had high expectations of himself, with everyone telling him he's the Chosen One in addition to all his abilties. No doubt he felt if someone he cared for died, it was his failure. It was his failure to protect them. This was his greatest fear, and the main reason for his fall. His desire to rule the galaxy was just an extension to control everything about him. Plus he was young and not yet wise, controlled by his passions and ego But I'm sure I'm just saying stuff everyone already knows This misguided love Anakin/Vader holds is how he is redeemed at the end of RotJ. I was wondering during the movie if Anakin's birth was the product of a Sith Plot? Sidious does say that Darth Plageus was so powerful that he could manipulate midichlorians to create life. This sounds like the birth of Anakin to me. Whether this is jut another lie by Sidious to entice Anakin with the possibilty of saving Padme, or a veiled truth I'm not sure. If as another poster said, that Sidious was the one projecting the images into Anakin's dreams he could have also manipulated other events to bring about Anakin's birth and subsequent fall, all right under the Jedis' noses under the guise of the Chosen One prophecy. The Sith would no doubt take great pleasure in the Jedi being betrayed and murdered by the very one they thought would bring balance. If so I guess the jokes on them because Anakin does end up fulfilling the prophecy. The Force works in mysterious ways. Also I always though the dark side brought about the physical deformities the Sith seemingly suffered. The white pasty wrinkled skin, yellow eyes and the general debilitation of the body. It seems that this isn't the case. Obviously lightning brings about such defigurations. Dooku and Maul didn't have those deformities come to think of it. I loved the face-off(literally) between Mace and Sidious. I guess Mace was the best jedi combatant during that era. He did smack Sidious around good. Or was this just another planned move by Sidious to lure Anakin to the point of no return....Ahhh! One more thing before I go to sleep. Sidious mentions that the Sith will rule the galaxy once more. Did the Sith ever rule the galaxy? I think the Empire in the first for them. I mean they always seemed to collapse right before they set up any form of stable government. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways, I loved the movie!

Makes me curious as to what Finger of Death considers a good game. I mean there are a few gems in the PS library, surely he has to admit that. Of course, not owning one myself, I can't really say, but games like Soul Calibur2, Burnout 3, God of War, Prince of Persia and Metal Gear Solid 3 are deserving of some praise. I've played some at a friend's place and they were jolly fun. Maybe not enough good games to warrant a purchase however?

I like making masters of a particular weapon. A weaponmaster if you will. Either that or a monk character that is a master of the martial arts. I don't like making them a master of all trades, just deadly in hand to hand combat. There's just a pleasure I feel when my character can physically whack around almost anyone in the game. Of course it doesn't work sometimes in worlds populated by dragons and mages and liches, but that's why I like traveling with a party.

Kojima is one funny dude. http://media.ps2.gamespy.com/media/714/714044/vids_1.html

There was one thrust attack in the movie, made by Darth Maul when he killed Qui Gon. Remember? Maul pushing Qui's lightsaber up then hit him on the nose with his lightsaber hilt then doing a half turn and thrusting his lightsaber backwards into Qui Gon. Maybe not a thrusting attack in the traditional sense but it worked.

Tuna fish and Eggo doesn't sound half bad. I've made a lot of sandwiches and using day old pancakes. You can make some pretty big sandwiches with those. heh

I wish I could but I'm stuck home studying for a test next week. I'm planning on watching it after, when my mind isn't trying to memorize stuff. I watched the Batman Begins 10minute trailer just now, and wow it seems like it'll be a lot of fun. The new Batman costume looks badass. Thank God there are no nipples. It seems like the first part of the movie will concentrate on the training Bruce Wayne received. I'm always been more interested in how Batman trained to make himself a deadly fighter, sneak, escape artist, forensics expert, etc. I think he is in Japan in the movie preview since there are ninjas and he trains with a katana. Maybe its Hokkaido the northern most island. I read that it gets cold up there and there are indigenous tribes still living there in seclusion. Just some random rambling.

After finals, I usually found myself drunk. They'd have to party and drink first. Give them a few days to unwind. Staring at strings of code isn't what I'd want to do after finals.

Would that really work? If you move to strike your opponent and he moves in a similar fashion to block you, and then suddenly nothing is in the way, wouldn't the lightsaber of your opponent hit you first? Chances are both of you will die.