“his flick may be the worst idea since Greedo shooting first.” In fact, it wasn’t until Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 that I even recognized that the Han and Greedo scene had any changes. Let’s just say that throughout the film, he’d lean over and whisper in my ear things like: “They added more stormtroopers” or “This part wasn’t in the original.” I can honestly say that I loved the Star Wars films, but not nearly as much as my brother. When my brother and I went to see it, I was just shy of thirteen. Most of the changes are subtle you’d need a side-by-side comparison to see that a new shot is a little better.” “Now Lucas has put IL&M to work touching up the effects, including some that his limited 1977 budget left him unsatisfied with. He would ultimately give this new version of the film four stars and add: George Lucas’ space epic has colonized our imaginations, and it is hard to stand back and see it simply as a motion picture, because it has so completely become part of our memories.” “To see Star Wars again after 20 years is to revisit a place in the mind. It would ultimately earn $138 million at the box office, as well as some solid critical acclaim. On January 31, 1997, Star Wars: Special Edition opened in theaters. (If you haven’t seen it, seek it out.) And I most definitely remember going to see Star Wars: Special Edition a few weeks after its premiere. I can also remember going to see Mars Attacks! and seeing that great trailer for these releases. There were going to be deleted scenes and added effects, I was told. Thinking back to two and a half decades ago, I can remember my brother talking to me about how the Star Wars movies were going to be re-released in theaters, but with changes. I have yet to revisit the other two, but I see no reason why my feelings would be all that different. However, I re-watched Star Wars: Special Edition last month for its 25 th anniversary, and my feelings for it remain unchanged.
Truth be told, until recently, I hadn’t watched the Special Editions in nearly two decades.
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After all, an opinion of a film (or series of films) is entirely subjective.
This isn’t a statement made for controversy. The concept of a "far-future" Sith video game would later be included in the similarly canceled Battle of the Sith Lords, a project in development at Red Fly Studio under the guidance of LucasArts.I unironically love the Star Wars: Special Editions. Ultimately, work on Shadow of the Sith itself halted and Blackman shifted his focus to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. While the project ultimately did not move forward, Blackman repurposed loose elements, including part of the title, for the new project in 2008.
Blackman had previously pitched a project in 2004 titled Star Wars Episode VII: Shadows of the Sith, focusing on the character of Ben Skywalker. ĭevelopment on the project began in 2008 after the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed began to reach the end of its development cycle. It would have featured Sith far in the future compared to the time period of the main Star Wars franchise. Haden Blackman for development at the video game studio LucasArts. Shadow of the Sith was a proposed video game concept by W. As we wrapped up TFU, I started working on some new concepts and revisited the far-future concept under the name 'Shadow of the Sith.'" ―W. " Eventually, I ended up pulling elements from several of the pitches to craft the pitch for The Force Unleashed.