Happy Star Wars Day everyone

[machew]

From David Prowse's Wiki page

Prowse is best known for playing the physical form of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.[4] James Earl Jones, however, provided the voice for the character. Prowse spoke the dialogue during the making of the film,[5] and didn't actually know Vader was Luke's father until he saw The Empire Strikes Back in the cinema. Though he was never going to be used as the voice of Darth Vader, he claims he was originally told that he would be seen and heard at the end of Return of the Jedi when Vader's mask was removed. This did not end up happening as actor Sebastian Shaw was brought in instead. However, Lucas claims he wanted a 'darker voice' (Lucas has stated that Darth Vader had to have a deep, reverberating voice) that Prowse could not provide and never intended to use Prowse's voice, which had a West Country accent. In the 2004 documentary, Empire of Dreams, actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia Organa in the original trilogy films, quipped that they nicknamed Prowse "Darth Farmer" because of his un-intimidating West Country accent. In the lightsaber battle scenes between Vader and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Prowse, who was not a skilled swordsman, was doubled by the scene's fight-choreographer, the stuntman and fencing coach Bob Anderson (who also taught the sword fighters in The Princess Bride and Lord Of The Rings).

 

[Maz]

Has anyone watched the Robot Chicken: Star Wars 3D-animations?
They're very funny!

 

[redjedi]

From David Prowse's Wiki page

So they used different actors for the voice, face and fight scenes? Why didn't they just use someone else?

Has anyone watched the Robot Chicken: Star Wars 3D-animations?
They're very funny!

I prefer the Family Guy ones

 

[Melonfish]

Star wars became dead to me after the phantom menace...
Live long and prosper.

 

[Inertia]

Who shot first?

 

[Inertia]

Has anyone watched the Robot Chicken: Star Wars 3D-animations?
They're very funny!

I think this one was the pick of the bunch

 

[machew]

Who shot first?

Han

 

[Melonfish]

Han

Poor leia...

I'll get me coat..

 

[biggs682]

may the 4th be with all other cc ers

 

[Gary E]

Jar Jar Binx killed it for me. When the 3 prequals came out I was expecting them to be as great as the first 3 but with up to date special effects. As it happened it was more like the bloody Muppet show.

Live long and prosper CCers

 

[Peteaud]

Never seen any of them.

Never want to.

 

[derrick]

I bought some Lego star wars bits for one of my grandaughters today, she is Star wars mad but she is only 6 years old.

 

[ASC1951]

Never seen any of them.

Never want to.

I saw The Empire Strikes Back and wished I hadn't. Noisy drivel for the simple minded.

 

[smokeysmoo]

View: http://youtu.be/hVrIyEu6h_E

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Most tedious??
Why the second (original) one of course. HOWEVER, say what you will about it, it also happens to have the best music in it. The Imperial March!

I just love the racing strings and woodwind:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PxeuDPQyUpo#
!

Actually, that could probably just have easily been the theme to the Nazis in something like Indiana Jones.

I bought some Lego star wars bits for one of my grandaughters today, she is Star wars mad but she is only 6 years old.

They were good when we were kids, and my Big Brother was Star Wars MAD so we had a lot of the original toys, which was nice. The films are still ok in their own right, but I wouldn't exactly fall over myself to go and see them again, and what is more, I don't think I have even seen the last film (the 3rd), Attack Of The Clones or whatever it was called.