Mistake in Star Wars- A New Hope ???

POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Sunday, September 26, 2004 08:45
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ANNIK

Friday, August 20, 2004 4:41 PM

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Originally posted by gojiro:
The stormtrooper was referring to Vader, whom they called "Pop" behind his back, because "vater" means "father" in German. Vader had a bad problem with flatulence, so when they heard the noise, they thought it was merely "Pop" gassing again.

I you not.

Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, perfect. Perfect.

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

ANNIK

Friday, August 20, 2004 4:45 PM

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Originally posted by TheRealMe:

And I have thought that the new Star Wars (aside from Jar Jar) have been fine.

My theory is that the sense of wonder you have as a young person (yes, even The Real Me could have been considered a "young person then") doesn't hold up decades later.

The mythic elements do not strike as hard.

Also, Star Wars is no longer the unique thing that it was, especially in the realm of Special Effects. Back in 1977, there had been nothing like it before.

Yes, seen through my kids' eyes (and on DVD, I've now seen each of the two prequels several dozen times through the kids' eyes, LOL!) the stories are great. Even JarJar is acceptable to a four-year-old ... he's the one who says what the kids are thinking: he's the one who interprets stuff as "rude".

And as mythologies go, I still enjoy them. I just wish they wouldn't rely so heavily on the CGI and over-done 'wall of sound' ... perhaps if I had 20-ish individually-focusable eyeballs all the zipping and zapping on the screen would be manageable, and the in-theatre sound is outright painful.

But the kids are definitely looking forward to both Serenity and Ep III ... we've promised they get to see both in theatre!

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

PEACE

Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:02 AM

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Originally posted by Calhoun:
Onboard the Death Star just after Obi Wan disables the tractor beam 2 stormtroopers arrive and stand on the gangway. Using the force Obi produces a noise to which the stormtroopers say "What was that? ahh it was nothing , just POP GASSING."

This has been bugging me since 1977... I believe the line should have read "GAS POPPING" not "POP GASSING" maybe the stormtrooper was dyslexic..

Over 27 years and countless viewings, I've always heard that line as "out-gassing". Now I'm going to have to see it again to double-check.

My favorite blooper is where the storm-troopers force their way into the control where C3P0 and R2 are hiding and one of the troopers totally clongs his helmet against the bottom of the door-- you can see the actor readjusting his helmet in the next shot.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

THEREALME

Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:05 AM

Oh, don't misunderstand me.

I think a mythic "sense of wonder" as I described is good, even essential, for an adult.

However, I think the impact on the young is greater, especially when it is accompanied by amazing effects.

The Real Me

PEACE

Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:25 AM

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Originally posted by Rabit:
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Originally posted by rivergirl:
ya know I think there were MANY mistakes--the cardboard people in the trophy scene--to Luke yelling out CARRIE instead of Leia--to I forget the others

still for the time it was a FUN movie and still my fave of the 3--cant even count the 2 prequels{{{Shudder}}}}
Agreed on the prequels - I could really care less that III is coming out...

However, if you're interested in the goofs from Star Wars: A New Hope, check out IMDB's page for it ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/goofs). Turns out that the "Carrie" line isn't real, but there are lots of other mistakes...

Rabit

Great, I did check this out, and now I'm gogin to be going through the movie frame-by-frame to check all these goofs out. So much for free time

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This one kinda puzzled me:

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Continuity: When the stormtroopers raid the rebel corvette at the beginning of the film, C-3PO says, "There'll be no escape for the Princess this time," but when R2-D2 shows the holographic recording of Leia and Luke asks who she is, C-3PO says he doesn't know, only that he "thinks she was someone important". (There was a rumor that the original line was supposed to be "There'll be no escape for the Captain this time", but Daniels flubbed the line and no one caught the mistake. This is unconfirmed.)

I always thought that this was C3PO being duplicitous (sp) and not wanting to reveal that he and R2 are from Leia's entourage-- if you accept the prequels, then it is obvious that 3PO and R2 have been family retainers for decades.

I was gratified to see that IMDB did not include as a goof the "parsecs" line from Han and Obi-Wan's conversation in the cantina. I still run into people who gripe about this-- I tell them to do what Gary Kurtz (the movie's producer) told us to do in a panel saw him on once (World Con 1979- yeah, I'm that old)-- watch Obi-wan's reaction to Han's line-- it's subtle bit of business but priceless, and it puts everything into context.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

RABIT

Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:15 PM

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Originally posted by Peace:
I always thought that this was C3PO being duplicitous (sp) and not wanting to reveal that he and R2 are from Leia's entourage-- if you accept the prequels, then it is obvious that 3PO and R2 have been family retainers for decades.

I was gratified to see that IMDB did not include as a goof the "parsecs" line from Han and Obi-Wan's conversation in the cantina. I still run into people who gripe about this-- I tell them to do what Gary Kurtz (the movie's producer) told us to do in a panel saw him on once (World Con 1979- yeah, I'm that old)-- watch Obi-wan's reaction to Han's line-- it's subtle bit of business but priceless, and it puts everything into context.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

First - awesome quote!

As to C-3PO, I think that we're going to see something in RotS that will change things, but we'll see what happens...

The "parsecs" line... I don't have them available to check out. What exactly is the deal, if you don't mind? Thanks!

Rabit

"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus Cole

SGTGUMP

Saturday, August 21, 2004 8:39 PM

What the hell is 'Star Wars'?

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:54 PM

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Originally posted by sgtgump:
What the hell is 'Star Wars'?

Its a nuclear defence program that Reagan dreamed up in the 80s - I think everyone above has taken too much LSD.

"I threw up on your bed"

PEACE

Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:18 AM

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Originally posted by Rabit:
Quote:
Originally posted by Peace:
I always thought that this was C3PO being duplicitous (sp) and not wanting to reveal that he and R2 are from Leia's entourage-- if you accept the prequels, then it is obvious that 3PO and R2 have been family retainers for decades.

I was gratified to see that IMDB did not include as a goof the "parsecs" line from Han and Obi-Wan's conversation in the cantina. I still run into people who gripe about this-- I tell them to do what Gary Kurtz (the movie's producer) told us to do in a panel saw him on once (World Con 1979- yeah, I'm that old)-- watch Obi-wan's reaction to Han's line-- it's subtle bit of business but priceless, and it puts everything into context.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!
First - awesome quote!

As to C-3PO, I think that we're going to see something in RotS that will change things, but we'll see what happens...

The "parsecs" line... I don't have them available to check out. What exactly is the deal, if you don't mind? Thanks!

Rabit

"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus Cole

The "parsecs" line is where Han is bragging to Obi-wan and Luke in the cantina, obviously taking them for two rubes, and says the Millenium Falcon "made the Kessel run in 6 parsecs" or something to that effect (I don't have the exact quote but that's the gist). Parsecs, of course, are a measure of interstellar distance, not time, and this line was much commented on when the film came out as a flub. Kurtz, the original movie's producer, told us to watch Obi-wan right after Han makes this comment. It makes the comment understandable and gets a giggle out of me every time I see it.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

SEXCHICKEN

Saturday, September 25, 2004 8:11 AM

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Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:
Quote:
Originally posted by sgtgump:
What the hell is 'Star Wars'?

Its a nuclear defence program that Reagan dreamed up in the 80s - I think everyone above has taken too much LSD.

"I threw up on your bed"

MISGUIDED BY VOICES - I just came back to this thread and realized something. "I drink from the keg of glory?"

Bring me the best muffins and bagels in all the land!

God bless ya! We need to discuss this on another thread I think...

"why'd you all order a dead guy for?"

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