Mad Geek
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Death to the Teddy-Bear Picnic!
So, in true marketing fashion, Lucas has released the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD today. While I still plan on getting the set (eventually), it is not lost on me exactly how much more money Lucas will be getting from this. A few years back, he re-released the original three on VHS with "Added Bonuses" which included a few extra frames here and there, some painfully inconsistent special effects, and a 20 minute interview with Lucas himself at the BEGINNING of EACH movie.
Though I generally don't agree with "remastering" a movie to such degree, there were some improvements made as well; namely the Ewok ending (or as Harrison Ford calls it, The Teddy Bear Picnic). I personally think the Rebel Alliance would have done just as well without the Ewoks, and resent Lucas for forcing them upon us.
However, in an effort to rectify this decision (and/or to make more money) coinciding with the new DVD release is a new game release called Star Wars: Battlefronts. While watching a commercial for this game last night, my opinion of it went from "Looks cool" to "Gotta get that!".
What does this have to do with my feelings towards Ewoks? How about the ability to blast them at random! (yay)
In the game, you can pick which side you wish to fight on and from there, go nuts. In this particular TV spot, they were showing things from the Empire's side, and there was a little Ewok in the sights of your sniper rifle. Yeah, I cheered. Yeah, Tine hit me.
The major problem with Ewoks is that they were never fully developed. They were there strictly for marketing stuffed animals to kids. When we are fist introduced to them, they are fierce flesh-eaters (remember? they were going to EAT Han and Luke). Sort of makes you look differently at that horrible Ewok movie, and the cartoon series it spawned.
It's the same story with Han Solo; when we are fist introduced to him, he outright kills Guido in cold-blood without so much as a flinch. Of course he does! He's a freakin' pirate!
So there you have it; the galaxy is in the hands of a ruthless smuggler, cannibalistic plush toys, and a kid with a sword.
Though I generally don't agree with "remastering" a movie to such degree, there were some improvements made as well; namely the Ewok ending (or as Harrison Ford calls it, The Teddy Bear Picnic). I personally think the Rebel Alliance would have done just as well without the Ewoks, and resent Lucas for forcing them upon us.
However, in an effort to rectify this decision (and/or to make more money) coinciding with the new DVD release is a new game release called Star Wars: Battlefronts. While watching a commercial for this game last night, my opinion of it went from "Looks cool" to "Gotta get that!".
What does this have to do with my feelings towards Ewoks? How about the ability to blast them at random! (yay)
In the game, you can pick which side you wish to fight on and from there, go nuts. In this particular TV spot, they were showing things from the Empire's side, and there was a little Ewok in the sights of your sniper rifle. Yeah, I cheered. Yeah, Tine hit me.
The major problem with Ewoks is that they were never fully developed. They were there strictly for marketing stuffed animals to kids. When we are fist introduced to them, they are fierce flesh-eaters (remember? they were going to EAT Han and Luke). Sort of makes you look differently at that horrible Ewok movie, and the cartoon series it spawned.
It's the same story with Han Solo; when we are fist introduced to him, he outright kills Guido in cold-blood without so much as a flinch. Of course he does! He's a freakin' pirate!
So there you have it; the galaxy is in the hands of a ruthless smuggler, cannibalistic plush toys, and a kid with a sword.
:: posted by Zuke, 6:00 AM
1 Comments:
Good for Tine! I like the Ewoks. ;)
