Footage From Star Wars: Episode III

An anonymous reader writes "Leaked footage of Star Wars: Episode III is now online! Included in the 2-minute and 37-second clip are shots of the Australian set, George Lucas behind the camera, Chewbacca looking cooler than ever, and even a quick peek at Hayden Christensen (in Vader get-up!) and Ewan McGregor duking it out, all being played to AC/DC's 'Back in Black.' I've downloaded it, but am undecided as if I should watch it or not, lest it spoil something (here's hoping that it's good)."

hate it.

[OwlofCreamCheese]

we all hate it. no matter WHAT happens we will all hate it, no matter how great it is, or how bad it is we will say how awful it is. we don't even need to see the movie, we all have our opinions already. although it will probobly be right in the end after all.

Spoiler Alert!

[ackthpt]

Anakin Skywalker becomes 'Darth Vader'!!!

You heard it here first! (c=

Characters

[Anonymous Coward]

"The set, George Lucas, Chewbacca, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor..." blah blah BLAH
The important question is... how much Natalie Portman does it show?

The only spoiler I want to know...

[Dukeofshadows]

...is how Jar-Jar dies.

Is it just me...

[goMac2500]

...or does it look like there is a dual with the Blue Man Group?

Re:Why does anyone give Lucas any more chances?

[r_glen]

"He let us down with ROTK"

Yeah, I was kinda hoping to see Jar Jar in place of Gollum too.

Re:bittorrent not working manually or any other wa

[double-oh three]

Manually? I told you that connecting a Cat-5 cable to your brain wasn't gonna work.

Not worth the download...

[smkndrkn]

...a grainy video set to AC/DC back in black without any real interesting footage...of a movie that we already know will suck hehe

and now on a positive note....

Re:Why does anyone give Lucas any more chances?

[nacturation]

He let us down with ROTK.

So that was Yoda saying "my precious..." all the time? Yeah, it's a lousy rending of Yoda there -- I can see how you'd be disappointed.

Re:Uh...

[Quobobo]

Whoa, such insight into the plot as "Chewbacca looking cooler than ever" completely spoils the third movie for you too?

OK

[geekoid]

Old Age.

see, you really didn't want that spoiler, did you?

Re:Characters

[Anonymous Coward]

gee thats great.
One thing that I appreciated about the first
star wars was the use of obscure british
actors all over the place A)gave it a feeling of
depth and B)I wasn't going "Hey I know that guy
from LA LAW" or "Hmm I liked that guy alot better in
Unbreakable" or "Gee I wish George Lucas would get
hit by a truck or something".

Re:No real spoilers in the clip.

[Otter]

Most of it is just people fighting in front of a green screen; no produced shots at all, just actors dancing around in a studio, usually not even in costume.

Is Darth Vader a chubby, nerdy kid making whooshing noises? I could swear I saw this new "leaked footage" over a year ago! Of course, I'm a really, really 1337 w4r3z g0d.

Spoiler

[jdifool]

Yoda is a woman. Regards, George.

Re:Oh, gay

[Deraj DeZine]

Please tell me Old Age was wielding a baseball bat and aiming for Jar Jar's crotch...

Re:Spoiler Alert!

[geekoid]

see thats the surprise, Anakin is killed, and to avenge his friend Jar-Jar become Darth Vadar!

Download Mirror

[Sumocide]

Get it here [cinecon.com].

How to tell if a Star Wars movie will suck or rock

[i_am_syco]

Here's Syco's do-all formula for figuring out if a Star Wars movie will suck or rock.

If the name rocks, the film will suck.
If the name sucks, the film will rock.

Examples:
A New Hope: Name sucks, movie rocks.
Empire Strikes Back: Name sucks, movie rocks.
Return of the Jedi: Name sucks, movie sort-of rocks.
Phantom Menace: Name rocks, movie sucks.
Attack of the Clones; Name sucks, movie sucks (hey, it was an exception)

Revenge of the Sith: Name rocks, movie will probably suck.

See Episode III the second day

[mattdm]

Ok, we've all been screwed over by the first two movies. They sucked. And there's nothing we can do about it: we have to go see the third one too.

But here's my feeble little geek protest: don't go opening night. Go the second night. Wouldn't it be cool if the first day, *no one* showed up?

Solo's opinion about the leaked video

[QEDog]

Fan: What a piece of junk!
George Solo: it may not look like much but is's got it where it counts, kid. Will make a lot of special CG modifications myself.

Re:PTS vs. PTR...

[telstar]

Yeah, but pretty much everybody is supposed to die by the end, so that's got some redeeming value.

The real spoiler

[Anonymous Coward]

Alternate ending: Luke's Father is Chewbacca
Does that mean that Chewie gets it on with Natalie Portman? Awesome!

Yup.

[Cyno01]

Yeah, i heard on some rumor site that anakin and obi-wan both eat it at the end of ep3, i'm waiting to watch eps 4-6 after III is released. I hope eps 3-6 are at least better than one and two...

Re:Use the force, George

[fenix down]

You've got $2 billion, you have a house, a ranch, a stained glass window worth more than most people's lives, and your own naval base. What the hell else are you going to spend it on besides wrapping extras in green plastic and paying Samuel L. Jackson to beat them mercilessly with a purple broomstick?

Re: MOD PARENT UP

[Black Parrot]

> This is SO true. I wouldn't put it past Lucas to try to pump out a storyline for the "final" trilogy in the Star Wars world.

VII : Star Wars - A New Action Figure

VIII : The Action Figures Strike Back

IX : The Return of the Action Figure

Re:The only spoiler I want to know...

[kurosawdust]

maybe Lucas can get that fat gradeschooler to do him in with the curtain rod?

Last scene spoiler

[nnnneedles]

I like the last scene..

where the camera holder gets stabbed in the back of the head by Lucas security goons.

Re:Use the force, George

[MsGeek]

Maybe not a live-action Ghost in the Shell, but there *is* a live-action Neon Genesis Evangelion movie in the works. WETA Workshop, the folks who went a long way towards helping the definite non-sucky LOTR trilogy not suck, is going to do the FX.

Hopefully Gainax, WETA, and ADV Films and the unnamed but Very Major American Movie Studio(s) will be able to make this work.

If it's done right, this Eva movie will blow the Star Wars prequels and The Matrix trilogy out of the water. Big time.

If it's done wrong, it's going to be the American-financed Godzilla movie all over again. Here lizard, lizard, lizard....

Re:The only spoiler I want to know...

[GoRK]

Don't you mean Darth Darth Binks?

All Yousa Peoples Gonna Die!!!

Re:How can you spoil something that is already bad

[Anonymous Coward]

Why do geeks who are critical of SW continue to bash it as bad sci-fi. Its so bad, its FANTASY.

Re:what?

[Excen]

The biggest question of all is how wild and kinky the baby making scene(s) is.

Bring on the hot grits!

/obvious

Re:what?

[Wumpus]

How does Anakin become Vader?

I'm glad you asked. It was a horrible garbage disposer accident. Remember to always turn off the garbage disposer when reaching in to retrieve your light saber, kids!

Where does the name Darth Vader come from?

From the Akkadian root for "wooden performance".

How come he doesn't know about that Padme has twins?

For the same reason that Homer Simpson failed his fatherhood quiz.

How does Palpatine gain total control?

That one's easy. [amazon.com]

How do all the Jedi die?

They hold their breath for a very long time and go to doggy heaven.

What Jedi survive other than Yoda and Obiwan?

The ones who don't hold their breath when Palpatine asks them.

Will there be an answer to why Obiwan and Yoda fade away when they die, but the Jedi we've seen die in Episodes 1 & 2 don't?

No, but they'll finally explain why Klingons had ridged forheads, then lost them, then got them back. I bet you can't wait to find out!

Spoiler

[jhylkema]

1. Anakin grows up.
2. Anakin bangs Queen Amidala.
3. Queen Amidala begat Luke Skywalker and Leia.

The end.

/.-style spoiler

[jhylkema]

1. Film Episode III with a Beowulf cluster of G5s in Soviet Russia. 2. ????? 3. Include footage of Anakin banging Queen Amidala (for sexually frustrated /. geeks/Star Wars fans.) 4. PROFIT!

Re:No real spoilers in the clip.

[orthogonal]

There really aren't any spoilers in the clip.

I have a spoiler for you: you will die alone!

(With apologies to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Robert Smigel.)

three strikes, no balls

[Herr_Nightingale]

you're wrong, there are spoilers. looks like George Lucas himself spoiled it.
on a scale of 'phantom plot' to 'a new hope' expect another zero.

I posted this yesterday

[Anonymous Coward]

How is this a story when I posted it yesterday & it was rejected? Who stole this story from me?

From the link:
January 24, 2004 --
Everybody, get prepared to be blown away. Leaked footage of Star Wars: Episode III is now online! Included in the 2-minute and 37-second clip are shots of the Austrailian set, George Lucas behind the camera, Chewbacca looking cooler than ever, and even a quick peek at Hayden Christiensen (in Vader get-up!) and Ewen McGregor duking it out, all being played to AC/DC's "Back in Black". Check it out by visiting the link below. You must have Quicktime to view it.

Fucking slashdot story stealing editors.

Re:Why does anyone give Lucas any more chances?

[identity0]

Yeah, I was kinda hoping to see Jar Jar in place of Gollum too.

Oh god, bad mental image... "Meeesa wants da pwecioussss... It callsss to ussss..."

Re:Not Worth It

[NanoGator]

"Any bets that this'll be worse than the others?"

Too easy. How about whether or not it'll be worse than Revolutions?

Re:what?

[NanoGator]

"How does Anakin become Vader?"

Annie had an unfortunate encounter with a pit of lava after a Jedi-mind trick prank went awry. You wouldn't believe the japes they play at the Jedi Academy.

"Where does the name Darth Vader come from?"

It originated from the word 'dearth', an affectionate title that was born one day after exiting a cold swimming pool.

"How come he doesn't know about that Padme has twins?"

Women habitually gain weight shortly after getting married.

"How does Palpatine gain total control?"

He funded a company that dominated the market with computer operating systems.

"How do all the Jedi die?"

Accounts vary, but many believe that it has to do with being a little too strict on the celibacy rule.

"What Jedi survive other than Yoda and Obiwan?"

Well if a bunch of bounty hunters are hunting down Jedi, are you going to put it on your business card?

"Will there be an answer to why Obiwan and Yoda fade away when they die, but the Jedi we've seen die in Episodes 1 & 2 don't?"

Well, you see, there are two sides to every Schwartz...

Re:Spoiler

[Anonymous Coward]

How graphic is that bang scene? And does it involve Jar Jar too? Okay I'll shut up now.

From the linked page

[Sivar]

"Everybody, get prepared to be blown away."

Like the last two tries?

Re:TFN Episode III "Review from the future"!

[CGP314]

TFN's Episode 3 Review

A fictional work by Joshua Griffin would be dated April 2005

You didn't need to tell us it was fiction. The 5 stars at the end gave it away.

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Re:Why does anyone give Lucas any more chances?

[Branc0]

I turned to my SO and said "Suck it Lucas, suck it long, suck it hard". That moment had thrill, which Lucas

Your girlfriend name is Lucas?

Just kidding, no need to be offended :)

Re:what?

[grandmofftarkin]

I built the Death Star! [starwars.com]

Re:what?

[MarsCtrl]

With apologies to The Brunching Shuttlecocks [brunching.com]: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Foreshadowing

Can't get enough foreshadowing? Feel cheated because there wasn't a scene in Attack of the Clones where someone says "You're a pretty good Moff, Tarkin, but you're not quite a grand Moff"? Well, you're going to be ass-clenchingly happy with Episode III, because our sources inform us that there's going to be plenty more of the awkward, forced foreshadowing that filled the first two prequels! Check out this preview:

"Golly, no one will ever make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!"

"If I ever have a son, I'd like him to have my lightsaber when he's old enough. But not to use against me!"

"In local news, Mos Eisley has moved up to second-most wretched hive of scum and villany."

"Okay, me and the rest of the Bothans will be back soon with the information! Don't worry, we won't die!"

"Call me Ben. Obi-Wan is a name I hope not to hear again in a long time. A long time."

"These new 'Scout Walkers' can handle anything you throw at them. Except wood of course."

"Your voice is kind of whiny and reedy for a Sith Lord, Anakin. Can't you get a voice coach or something?"

"Jedi Master Windu's bravery and wisdom will be remembered for, oh, 27 years, tops."

"Aren't the Skywalker twins cute? And such sexual tension between them!"

"Let's remove R2's jet rockets and put in some sort of teddy bear zapping device instead."

"Well, that's it. There's no hope."

Re:TFN Episode III "Review from the future"!

[thelasttemptation]

He won't be in Scorpius costume, but I can close my eyes and imagine.

Like you don't do that enough at home in bed?