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Post number 18801

boost ventilator — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:12:41 -0800

"Rise of the Empire" Feast your eyes on a fake Star Wars trailer for Episode III done completely with Lego men (and women). It won the Audience Choice award at BrickFest 2002 and is really impressive for a home made production. See for yourself!

By: jragon

jragon — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:31:41 -0800

Really impressive work, but I wish it was just a touch shorter. It loses its punch by cramming in too many scenes. Come to think of it, that's probably what people will say about the movie itself.

By: muckster

muckster — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:35:47 -0800

Cute. I like pregnant Padme. Now if only they hadn't tried so hard with the writing -- it sounds better than your average Lucas dialogue already, and that's a little jarring.

By: muckster

muckster — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:08:48 -0800

FWIW, I think the title is off. The first trilogy already had its of the title, and Empire almost certainly won't feature in a Star Wars title again. Think verb, think Sith. More discussion than is healthy can be found here.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:09:39 -0800

Muckster, those boards you linked to scare the shit out of me.

By: Danelope

Danelope — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:43:07 -0800

Star Wars Episode III: All Your Sith Are Belong to Us

By: bingo

bingo — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:44:07 -0800

This is really amazing. I heard that someone re-edited The Phantom Menace and it's actually a much better story than the theatrical release version. Anyone have info on where to find, or view it? Legally speaking, of course.

By: muckster

muckster — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:54:15 -0800

Hey there bingo. Do a search for "Phantom Edit" on your favorite file sharing network. I don't think the story is much different -- there's only so much you can do without additional footage. I think they mainly cut out Jar Jar Binks.

By: KnitWit

KnitWit — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:26:27 -0800

which indeed helps out the film greatly

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:09:18 -0800

Ah, that was good. I think it missed a little bit towards the end, but overall, that was really cool.

By: Dirjy

Dirjy — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:14:49 -0800

That actually got me excited about the possibilities of Episode III. Which will the inevitable disappointment sting that much worse.

By: muckster

muckster — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:29:11 -0800

Perhaps this trailer felt odd because it didn't have to fill the quadrant.

By: bobaliscious

bobaliscious — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:49:38 -0800

The file on the mac server is down. :/ Anyone know if there's a mirror online?

By: drywall

drywall — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:50:34 -0800

Yeah, I can't get to it either. Little help?

By: dirtylittlemonkey

dirtylittlemonkey — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:49:08 -0800

In a similar vein you should take a look at Leia and Vader: The Untold story. As long as you put out of mind that they are Father and Daughter, it's really fun.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:59:55 -0800

The trailer has been placed in a more accessible folder (or something) and is viewable again. It's still a hefty download, but its worth seeing, if you couldn't get to it before.