Question: Has there ever been any mecha in the Star Wars universe? Like mobile suits from Gundam or something like that? Always struck me as odd that all this other crazy stuff in the main movies happen (Planet destroying planets, massive space wars in outer atmospheres, e.t.c.) but no troopers in mechs flying around?

Movie watched. Now to catch up on the topic since I can accept spoilers heh.

I freaking loved it.

I liked it I wish it took more risks, but I can understand why they played it safe. I was not expecting it to be basically Episode 4, but hey. Also, when Han died, one dude was like "I didn't expect that" and I almost said "Really? I was." as soon as Han started walking towards his son I was like "HE DED!!!" Interesting to see how he was the Obi-Wan of this movie. I really liked Fin, and Rey was cool. I was surprised that Fin was a red herring in all the marketing, and he was in the movie as well, though the more it went on the more clear it became that this was more Rey's story. I was kind of surprised that we only got 30 seconds of Luke at the end, also wow Phasma did nothing, disappointing, since Disney was pushing her super hard. I'm sure glad I didn't buy into the hype and order her Figuart. Poor Han, no matter the continuity, his son becomes evil, but at least Jacen never killed his father. People say that Ben was whiny, and I disagree. He was more angry than anything else. Yeah, he threw a tantrum everytime something didn't go his way, but I mean...not all sith need to be brooding serious dudes. He's a kid who's confused, and i think they captured it well. It was executed far better than Anakin. I can understand why people might have a problem, because it reminds them of Anakin, but Kylo/Ben I think does that character type right, and does it well. Yeah, I'm now looking forward to "The First Order Strikes Back".

I'm fine with the movie being at it's base the same as Episode 4, I do kinda wish that they took some risks, but I can understand them wanting to play it safe here. It still was a good movie. I hope they switch things up and do their own thing in 8, which I think they will. I wouldn't go so far as to call it "nostalgia baiting" though.

BTW, was that Coruscant that was blown up?

So basically being a Senator in the Star Wars universe is like being a red shirt in Star Trek.

Let me preface this by saying I haven't seen Force Awakens yet, so I've skipped the previous posts in this topic. Anyways...

After re-watching the Star Wars special editions, the changes made aren't as bad as I remember. There are a few that really bugged me though, along with some I actually prefer.

Changes I liked:
- More close-up shots of the Sandcrawler. It makes the thing seem a bit more believable, and helps set the setting better.(ANH)
- Anakin's ghost. It's not like the original guy did an excellent job portraying Vader or anything. All he had to do was stand there, so we may as well make it the actor known for the Anakin role.(ROTJ)

Changes I don't necessarily like, but can deal with:
- The snow yeti thing. It was more mysterious when you couldn't see it, but being able to see it adds a bit more context to the scene (ESB)
- Sarlacc pit. There was a certain charm to a hole with teeth, but the tentacles at least make it look like an actual creature (ROTJ)
- Most of the CGI monsters in Mos Eisley and the "Look sir, droids" scene. It makes everything seem more lively (ANH)
- The added victory celebrations on Naboo and Coruscant. I understand why they did it, but it really wasn't all that necessary, was it? (ROTJ)

Changes I don't like:
- Jabba and Han's scene in the Falcon bay. I'm not against Jabba showing up, but the scene says all the exact things that Han's scene with Greedo did, and worse at that. Greedo's scene made Jabba seem more mysterious and dangerous, while the scene with Jabba makes him seem a bit more forgiving. It adds absolutely nothing, only detracts from the movie. (ANH)
- Greedo shooting first. All the reasons for this have been explained elsewhere on the internet. I don't like them shooting at the same time either, but it's better than nothing. (ANH)
- The monster that walks in front of the speeder immediately before the "These are not the droids you are looking for" scene. It blocks out a good 2 seconds of the screen and adds absolutely nothing to the movie. (ANH)

Almost ruined the movie:
- The CGI singing monsters in Jabba's palace. They're poorly designed, the CGI is bad, they're WAY too cheesy, and they ruin a scene that makes Jabba seem really mean. I almost want to try to open up the movie in Windows movie maker just to cut those out of the film, but unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way. (ROTJ)


Any other changes are either negligible, I didn't notice, or I forgot to list.

Maybe its because I'm acting myself but the replacement of Anakins old actor is still the thing that bugs me the most about the special editions.

So the Special Editions showed off the Wampa more and added CG tentacles to the Sarlacc Pit?