Episode III Deleted Scenes Leaked Online

Master_of_Tumbleweeds writes "Like the previous Prequels' arrivals on DVD, Revenge of the Sith will have several deleted scenes included when it's released next month. We now have a sneak peak (thanks to various online spies like the infamous Darth Psychotic) at a couple of these sequences, one that depicts General Grievous actually dispatching a Jedi Knight (something we didn't even see in the theatrical release) and Yoda's arrival at the swamp planet of Dagobah. Episode III comes out on DVD November 1st"

Takes Balls

[AvitarX]

Takes some balls to do this right after 6 people get arrested for leaking the movie.

Re:Takes Balls

[rovingeyes]

or a lack of common sense...Either way those scenes are nice ;)

Re:Takes Balls

[ZachPruckowski]

It really does. But really, it sends a message that even if the MPAA or whoever takes out a few pirates, there are more ready to take their places. really, this is natural selection. The less-bright ones get caught, and the smarter ones take over. Really, the problem for the MPAA is that the pirates can learn faster and be more dynamic.

Re:Takes Balls

[Radres]

Ha! We all know that ninjas are better and smarter than pirates. The average ninja has an IQ 50 points higher than the average pirate, plus they can flip out and kill people! They cut off people's heads all the time without even thinking about it. Therefore, ninjas are way better than pirates. QED.

old n' busted : pirates -- ninjas are future-proof

[Thud457]

Yes, but what is the impact of global warming [venganza.org] upon the global ninja population?

Re:old n' busted : pirates -- ninjas are future-pr

[cloudmaster]

Their suits had to be made slightly more breathable.

Re:Takes Balls

[HunterZ]

Ha! We all know that ninjas are better and smarter than pirates. The average ninja has an IQ 50 points higher than the average pirate, plus they can flip out and kill people! They cut off people's heads all the time without even thinking about it. Therefore, ninjas are way better than pirates. QED.

Yeah, ninjae are totally sweet: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Ninjas [uncyclopedia.org]

Re:Takes Balls

[Dirtside]

Pirates will always defeat ninjas, and here's why:

1. Pirates drink rum. Ninjas are loser teetotalers. Drunk = awesome.
2. Pirates swear constantly. Ninjas are silent. Silent = boring.
3. Ninjas will never have their own holiday. What would it be, International Move Like a Ninja Day? *ghosts silently away*

Re:Takes Balls

[Radres]

Pirates may run Linux, but ninjas run OpenBSD, therefore they are even smarter!

Re:Takes Balls

[Golias]

But really, it sends a message that even if the MPAA or whoever takes out a few pirates, there are more ready to take their places.

Kudos to you for not trotting out Princess Leia's "the more you tighten your grip" line in order to make that point.

Re:Takes Balls

[Cerdic]

No no, it takes space balls. They will get away with it if the Schwartz is strong in them.

Dagobah

[parasonic]

So, does Yoda actually build his own house out of mud, or does he hire a contractor to do it?

Re:Dagobah

[TEMM]

He probably got the midichlorians to do it for him

Re:Dagobah

[AKAImBatman]

Dunno. The screens just show the spaceship landing and Yoda in the doorway. I imagine the rest is still left to the imagination.

FWIW, I think the whole "exile" thing was one of the worst handled parts of Episode III. Yoda failed to dispatch the Emporor. So what? Suddenly, he MUST go into exile? No one is going to question the decision? No one thinks that they should regroup and attack the Emporor in force?

I can understand the idea behind the exile, but the execution needed a lot of work.

Re:Dagobah

[Prospero's Grue]

I can understand the idea behind the exile, but the execution needed a lot of work.

But then, the same can pretty much be said of most of the recent trilogy.

Re:Dagobah

[AceCaseOR]

It made sense to me. Anakin knows Obi-Wan is alive. Palpatine couldn't find Yoda's body, so assuming he was dead would be an unwise idea. So, it would be a very good idea for Yoda and Obi-wan to lay low for a while. A long while. I didn't particularly need expository dialogue to figure that out.

Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes. For instance, the scenes of the T1000 searching John Connor's room by touch being cut at the studio's request from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".

Re:Dagobah

[AKAImBatman]

It has nothing to do with the intelligence of the audience. It has to do with the flow of the story. The reasons for an individual exile are lost in the exposition given, thus making the scene seem strained. Even adding the following lines would have smoothed it out considerably:

Yoda: "Lost, the only chance is. No longer accessable to the Jedi, the Emporor will be. Wait in exile, I must."

Senator: "Yoda, are you certain? If we tell the people..."

Yoda: "No! Chosen this path, the people have.

Re:Dagobah

[sholden]

Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes.

I don't think that's possible.

Re:Dagobah

[Danger Stevens]

I didn't particularly need expository dialogue to figure that out.

Good, because expository dialogue is... not exactly George Lucas' strong suit.

Re:Dagobah

[fracai]

One of the books that came out a few years ago (I unfortunately have no idea which one) gave a great explanation of how Yoda actually achieved exile on Dagobah. It also explained the "evil cave".

The general idea was that Yoda fought a Sith or some other evil there, and his light force against the dark force of that evil canceled out any tell tail signs that a great Jedi was living there. It's too bad this wasn't followed up on in the movies...just like so many others

Re:Dagobah

[Eccles]

No one thinks that they should regroup and attack the Emporor in force?

Who's "they?" Obi-Wan and Yoda? Everyone else seems to love the Emperor. As for two Jedi attacking a Sith lord, Jedi just get in each other's way. Qui-Gonn & Obi take on Darth Maul, Qui-Gonn dies. Obi-Wan and Annakin vs. Dooku? Obi gets owned early. Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and two other Jedi Council vs. Palpa? Everyone but Windu is toasted quickly. If Yoda can't take Palpatine by himself, adding more Jedi will just make it worse.

(In a strange way, there's even an explanation for this. Jedi apparently have a bit of future sense, allowing them to choose the best course of action in the next instant. Throw in more Jedi, and the future is more vague because the other Jedi are also sensing it and changing their actions in reaction to the initial perception.)

Re:Dagobah

[sasdrtx]

Whatever. My old id was (42), but I forgot my password.

ZB

Re:Dagobah

[AKAImBatman]

How are they going to regroup and fight back? in episode 3 all the jedi were hunted down and killed. the army turned against the jedi.

It a good thing that revolutionaries tend to be a bit more inventive. ;-)

We (the audience) *know* that Yoda, Organa, and Obi-Wan are all still alive, but that no other Jedi are. Baring any force tricks, Yoda doesn't know who is and isn't still alive. Until he's taken an inventory of his resources, how does he know which course of action to take? And even if we assume that he

Re:Dagobah

[Fastball]

or does he hire a contractor to do it
Yoda gets contractors, but they cost him a pretty penny because of the "brain drain" that happens when the Death Star gets blown up.

Re:Dagobah

[Jambon]

So, does Yoda actually build his own house out of mud, or does he hire a contractor to do it?

Hire contractors I did not! For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Luminous my abode is, not this crude matter you speak of.

To this I say so what.

[Kenja]

The odds of these "missing" scenes making a bad movie good are slim to not. I have enough beer coasters and dont need to pay 50$ for another.

Re:To this I say so what.

[puppetman]

I agree. It's a money making ploy decided in the editing room. Next Christmas, we'll see a box set of digitally re-mastered, with more scenes, and some pseudo documentary.

Quite frankly, I have no interest in these movies. Serenity/Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Rome, and Lost are way more appealing.

Re:To this I say so what.

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

Next Christmas, we'll see a box set of digitally re-mastered, with more scenes, and some pseudo documentary.

Pushing their luck, that would be.

Everyone knows this is the last one, and everyone knows there's going to be a box set of episodes I-III. The first film was nothing special (though I didn't find it as offensive as some die-hard fans did), the second was a modest improvement, and the third was (IMHO) a much better film. While additional scenes that were only cut for timing purposes in the cinema

Re:To this I say so what.

[Jamu]

I'm guessing one of the missing scenes doesn't have Jar Jar Binks being Force-choked by Death Vader then.

Re:To this I say so what.

[ArsonSmith]

I don't know perhaps they could plop these missing scenes into The Notebook or something similar and make it a good movie.

On second thought you're probably right.

AICN has several pictures.

[fireduck]

Aint it cool news had this story yesterday or the day before. They've got several pictures here [aintitcool.com].

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[rob_squared]

I sometimes wonder if they don't purposefully create scenes with the intent of only putting them into a DVD release to entice people to buy them.

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[trezor]

Nooooooooo!

You think?

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[Sycraft-fu]

Perhaps sometimes, but I wouldn't say usually. Generally, it's better to go in to editing heavy rather than light. It's much easier to edit out a scene than to go and do a reshoot, especially for complex scenes. Also many times there's something that you think is really cool, and is really cool as a scene (like Gervious killing a Jedi) that you realise just doesn't work with the movie as a whole for pacing or flow reasons. There's always the censors to consider as well.

What I think they do sometimes is full

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[OneFix at Work]

You're kind of right...this doesn't happen as much in writing or pre-production as it does when the film is being edited. Directors are much more likely to cut a segment from the theatrical release because they know that they can still include it in the deleted scenes. Advancements in technology also allow for scenes to be recorded that would never have been recorded before...mostly because they were not likely to make it into the final cut.

So, there's noone really siting there writing material to specifi

Re:AICN has several pictures.

[Ropati]

I'm sure the scenes are intentionally shot and shelved for future product enhancements, but I still have my doubts about this man on the moon thing.

Meh....

[CharAznable]

Sure, EpIII ended the series with a modicum of dignity that was absent from I and II, but with Serenity coming out tonight, I'm disinclined to get excited about Star Wars anymore. Joss Whedon is my master now.

Re:Meh....

[LithiumX]

I can understand people being upset over Ep III not meeting our near-impossible expectations (I wanted more Vader action, dammit!), I don't understand how people can compare Ep III disfavorably to things like Firefly (fairly cool movie, but not exactly one of the better sci-fi's made recently) and Battlestar Galactica (which I can't even understand how that show keeps it's viewers - take away the special effects and it's not even interesting).

Ep III is not what I started hoping for back when I was a midg

Re:Meh....

[LithiumX]

I've got a fever... and the only perscription... is more cowbell!

Re:Meh....

[AKAImBatman]

I'm sorry, you think Cowboy Bebop was the first? Someone else mentioned Outlaw Star. Neither one is even close. The whole lot of you need to rewind to AT LEAST 1986.

Have you all forgotten Galaxy Rangers [imdb.com]?

Somewhere in the future
Far away from here
Trouble is waiting
On the last frontier

Into these worlds of unknown danger they ride
They're the Galaxy Rangers
Heroes in the sky

No Guts No Glory!

A year later, the cartoon BraveStarr [imdb.com] was released. I don't know if there was anything earlier, but it would

Re:Meh....

[sgtrock]

Don't forget "Outland" starring Sean Connery. A sci-fi remake of the classic 1952 western "High Noon" starring Gary Cooper. Released in 1981.

Or "Battle Beyond the Stars" starring Richard Thomas, John Sayle, George Peppard, and others. That came out in 1980.

While we're at it, let's not forget silly pirate movie remakes like "The Ice Pirates" (1984) starring Robert Urich and Mary Crosby. ;)

Cowboy Bebop is a latecomer! :)

Re:Meh....

[AKAImBatman]

Ok, so none of those were exactly the most memorable films. But still, it makes the point exquisitely. Anyone who thinks that Firefly is a ripoff of anything needs his head checked. This "genre" (really just a combination of two genres) has been around forever.

Sure he ripped him off

[JudgeFurious]

But honestly now, who hasn't ripped off Shinichiro Watanabe? Plus it's not like he didn't steal anything himself.

  Only steal from the good ones. That's the secret.

Re:Meh....

[CharAznable]

Granted, the concept is fairly obvious, just like samurais in space, ninjas in space, pirates in space or whatever. But the concept is not the whole point. If they had put the same characters, with the same dialog and same character development in a completely different setting, it still would have been as good. It's the writing that I find top notch, which is what the original Star Wars had which the prequel trilogy doesn't.

Bull

[fm6]

I've only seen one ep of Cowboy Bebop (not my cup of tea), but it struck me as being more film noirish [wikipedia.org] than western. Though there were certainly western elements — or should I say clichés?

Anyway, Whedon denies that Firefly is a "western". It's a standard SF subgenre, about a future where technology has regressed. In this case, the cause of regression is economic: a few rich people have Star Trek technology, but most people live on backward planets with no industry. The only technology they can

Re:Meh....

[AKAImBatman]

It gets a LOT better after that. If you haven't seen episodes like "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (Best ever!), "Out of Gas", or the original pilot, you have no idea what this show is about. "The Train Job" was a real hackjob, having to be written and filmed at the last minute because Fox thought that the pilot didn't have enough action. (Shades of Star Trek?) The only redeeming feature of this episode was when Reynolds kicked the guy into the engine.

The second episode "Bushwhacked", was probably also done as a hackjo

Re:Meh....

[Pope]

Did it ever occur to you that it might get better as it went along? It's an incredibly rare TV show that gets everything perfect in the first few episodes or even the first season, especially in a genre setting where there's a lot of pressure to not be TOO out there and different as you're trying to build an audience.

Oh Dear

[Anonymous Coward]

The finished thing was bad enough, why would I want to see what they left out?

Re:Oh Dear

[Khomar]

While I agree with your post (and the Funny moderation), I found the deleted scenes in Episode II rather interesting. After watching the additional scenes between Amidala and Anakin (deleted), I began to understand their relationship a little more, and it almost started to make a little more sense. I then realized that George Lucas and company had actually taken out most of the character development and heart and left us with action, action, action. They said as much in the commentary between takes, and

Dispatched Jedi Knight?

[GecKo213]

I saw many Jedi Knights dispatched as Episode II ended. It would have been fun to watch the robot trash on a Jedi though.

Re:Dispatched Jedi Knight?

[Ben Newman]

It's a real shape that that Clone Wars wasn't more widely available before Episode 3 came out, as I think it's required viewing to really get the full enjoyment out of the movie. All of Grevious's character development was in it, and he comes off as a real bad ass. The foreshodowing of Anni's fall was also very nicely done. Hell, I think it's better then all 3 of the movies. The animation style kept the action very tightly focused, and the fights felt a lot more personal because of it. None of the wall

No shit.

[MsGeek]

"Clone Wars" was easily the best element of all the Prequel releases. I find it interesting that "Animatrix" kicked ass over the two Matrix sequels, "Clone Wars" outclassed the Prequels, and "Dark Fury," a "Chronicles of Riddick" prequel directed by "Aeon Flux" creator Peter Chung, was infinitely better than either "Chronicles" or the original movie "Pitch Black."

What should "The Industry" take from this? Perhaps a great deal of talent can be found in the animation community, and perhaps the medium itself s

Obligatory SW joke...

[William_Lee]

Those aren't the scenes you're looking for...

Re:Obligatory SW joke...

[GecKo213]

What are you looking for? Ahhh, you want the scenes where Luke and Leah are "conceived"?

Re:Obligatory SW joke...

[dr_dank]

I'd rather see the scene where a young Ensign Akbar struggles to succinctly describe a confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult.

Funny, but I don't think ...

[hummassa]

sex scenes between a monk and a senator would be very "hot".

Milking Star Wars

[gr8_phk]

"Episode III comes out on DVD November 1st"

And then look for:
Episode 1-3 boxed set.
The complete collection on DVD (1-6)
Episode 4 on HD-DVD
Episode 4-6 on HD-DVD
Episode 1-3 on HD-DVD
The boxed full set 1-6 on HD-DVD

Way to milk it George!!!

Re:Milking Star Wars

[The Lynxpro]

"Episode 4 on HD-DVD Episode 4-6 on HD-DVD Episode 1-3 on HD-DVD
The boxed full set 1-6 on HD-DVD Way to milk it George!!!"

Except 20th Century Fox Home Video is committed to Blu-Ray and thus your prediction is incorrect. Furthermore, all the studios release multiple versions of films to "double dip". Its not a George Lucas exclusive. And unlike most of Hollywood, George reinvests his monies into advancing the whole industry with pioneering technology. He did it with ILM, THX, Pixar, and now digitally projected cinema. So again, your criticism - in a weak attempt at humor - is a distortion. Grow up and get out of your mom's basement.

Re:Milking Star Wars

[clontzman]

Number of versions of Star Wars released on DVD: 1.

Number of versions of Evil Dead 2 released on DVD: 4? 5? 6? Another new one just came out with yet another screaming rubber cover.

Ratio of "George Lucas milks it" to "Sam Raimi milks it" posts on /.: 3,720 to 1

Funny? you mean insightful...

[zippthorne]

I'm convinced that the reason Lucas hasn't released the original trilogy is because that's the one that everyone really wants: he can get us to buy all the touched up versions for a while then release the original unre-edited version and everyone will buy all of the episodes all over again. If he goes the other way there'd be less rebuying: "well I've already got a version, why do I need this new version where greedo couldn't hit a barn door with his pistol touching the door."

since that version is not avai

Re:Milking Star Wars

[E8086]

Don't forget Episode 2.5, Clone Wars pts 1&2. Total running time is close to average movie time, about 2.5hrs.

I'll stick to buying them individually, Episodes 1 and 2 doesn't deserve to be in a set with the original trilogy.
What I would like to see is a complete soundtrack, enough with the half dozen versions of the original trilogy, each with its own unique track or two. So far there seems to be one edition for each of the newer trilogy.

Re:Milking Star Wars

[rovingeyes]

OK George you don't have to be an anon to defend yourself. We forgive you. Now tell me is a Blue Ray and UMD edition in the pipes too?

Not even?!

[75th Trombone]

Quoth the article:

one that depicts General Grievous actually dispatching a Jedi Knight (something we didn't even see in the theatrical release)

Wow, something in a deleted scene NOT EVEN BEING in the theatrical release? Shock! Amaze! Mystify!

Re:Not even?!

[E8086]

He kills several Jedi and padawans in the Clone Wars. His original collection may have come from picking up the pieces from the fight scene at the end of Attack of the Clones. If there were going to be any deleted scenes with Grievous killing more Jedi they would be in Clone Wars v1, but there are no released deleted scenes.
Can't leave out the super extended editions to be slowly released over the next 30yrs and finished off with the 30+ disk Super Jedi Extended Edition Box Set. With the extra limited editi

This isn't your father's trilogy..

[Gopal.V]

Prophetic this - Not Your Father's Trilogy [penny-arcade.com].

Also does anyone remember the South Park spoof of it where they show the first episode with defender robots walking around..

Our CEO gave us free tickets, which is the reason why I even watched Episode 3 in a theater - the journal [slashdot.org]. I didn't like the movie when I saw it on screen, it's very unlikely that these new additions will make it any more palatable.

Now if only he'd give us free tickets for some good movie ... :)

"We now have a sneak peak"

[nekoniku]

Is that a PEAK in your trousers or are you just happy to get a PEEK at the deleted scenes?

Sigh.

How appropriate for some people...

[compwizrd]

Firefox has "Slashdot | Episode III Deleted ..." as the tab title.

Re:How appropriate for some people...

[CeramicNuts]

Very appropriate tab title, unlike "Anandtech: your source for hardware anal..."

yoda's ship in the AICN post

[enrico_suave]

Is it just me or does yoda's ship strangely resemble his head? with the wings being his ears? *shrug*

yoda's ship landing on dagobah [aintitcool.com]

"Deleted Scenes" Intentionally Filmed?

[Cerdic]

I recall reading a few years back that movie makers were making extra scenes just for the sake of calling them deleted scenes and selling special editions. Considering that Lucas has the Midas touch, I would suspect that some of these weren't cut solely to shrink the film size.

It's underhanded, but its good news for fans - deleted scenes are deleted for a reason, usually that they suck. In this case, they will probably be better than that.

Mirror

[Manip]

Link Link Link [mirrordot.org]

Yoda's arrival

[Anonymous Coward]

and Yoda's arrival at the swamp planet of Dagobah

"Fire my real estate agent, I will"

Another site with the images

[mustangdavis]

Clicky [millenniumfalcon.com]

Is /. Liable?

[RingDev]

With the Grokster presidence discussed here: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/29/1 6 5213&tid=187&tid=123&tid=95 [slashdot.org]

And the 8 people indited on distributing the movie here: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/28/17 52209&tid=123&tid=101 [slashdot.org]

What kind of liability does that put on /. for posting links/advertising copyrighted material?

On a side note, I hope the site stays up till tonight so I can grab the files at home.

-Rick

Did you notice this?

[lawpoop]

There is a SCENE with YODA LANDING ON DEGOBAH -- in case you are still in shock, let me repeat, YODA LANDS ON DEGOBAH. We actually get to see his spaceship LAND ON DEGOBAH. This is like the final strand in an enormous tapestry. I can't believe this whole thing has come to fruition. In case there was any doubt, we find out how it comes to pass that Yoda lives on Degobah -- he LANDS IN A SPACESHIP. It's like we finally get the ancient family history of our collective psyche. When we were 5 years old and wondering how that little green imp came to live in that swamp, and now we finally SEE THE SHIP LAND.

Re:Did you notice this?

[nine-times]

So, you're saying he doesn't walk? Eh, I don't buy it. It seems a little... far fetched. Maybe lucas will correct it in the super-ultra-special edition, wherein we find that Yoda learned to teleport by talking to dead Jedis, which is how the Jedi's bodies "disappear" when they "die". Eventually, Yoda will be having a lightsaber fight in the background of every scene, which was what Lucas really envisioned in the first place.

Spoiler!

[NeuroManson]

At least 2 hours of deleted footage is of the Jedi Counsel turning Jar Jar into Gungan sashimi.

Yes, someone had to say it.

Leaked scenes from the DVD?

[Jugalator]

Hmm, if they found their way to a random site, the warezed retail DVD can't be far away then...

Scenes Leaked

[Nom du Keyboard]

1: Scenes leaked.
2: Lawsuits follow.
3: Profit (for lawyers).

well, the jedi death was half-expected...

[acroyear]

...to anybody who saw Clone Wars season 2 on cartoon network. She was left captured and you know they were coming to get her, but it ended there.

other scenes were leaked to anybody who either read the novelization or the comic adaptation, just like with every SW film up 'til now. (i.e., in Empire, the sequence where C-3PO removed the "beware" sticker on the door so the troops could get pummled by wampas; in SW where luke and biggs are watching the battle from the planet surface; there's more...).

The Deleted Scene(s) I Want

[Nom du Keyboard]

The deleted scenes I want are those featuring Koo Stark in the original SW. That's one attractive woman!

Why the Yoda/Dagobah Scene May Have Been Deleted

[popo]

True geeks know (as later related by Timothy Zahn) that Yoda actually arrived on Dagobah
in pursuit of a dark jedi clone -- whom he fought, and wasted underneath a certain large
tree. That tree retained powerful "echoes of evil" for years afterwards,
and was later used by Yoda to test the resolve of his young padawan "Luke" (in
Episode V).

My theory? This apparent contradiction in plotlines may have been why Lucas
cut the scene of Yoda peacefully arriving on Dagobah.

__________

Judge a man by his wallet [jfold.com]

Re:Why the Yoda/Dagobah Scene May Have Been Delete

[SuiteSisterMary]

Actually, I seem to recall from the Thrawn Trilogy that Yoda already lived on Dagobah when the Dark Jedi showed up. So, it could be worked in that, to help consolidate his rule in the early years, Palpatine cloned off some Jedi, possibly even using materials collected by clone troopers during the mass purges shown in EP 3.

None Shall Pass

[Ranger]

They will finally show the extended version of the final fight scene between Anakin and Obi Wan. This slashdot poster got a transcript of the dialogue which starts of with Anakin saying "None shall pass." [slashdot.org]

More StarWars, yeech...

[crovira]

Okay, I will admit my respect for the actors in the original series, (IV to VI) has increased enormously since I to III came out.

They made a silk purse out of a sow's ear (or Lucas' tin ear for dialog.) I also never thought much for his choice of secondary actors. (Thank [name of deity] Jar Jar Binks was never played by a real human actor. That is definitely NOT something I'd want to put on my resume.)

Lucas made some high tech, high priced kid's movies. But I seriously doubt they actually have any 'legs' to go beyond the existing base. They will never be more than a foot note in film history and most of the film students will study THX rather that the Star Wars swill. Now business students are another thing...

Database is down

[Sheepdot]

The database is down, so here are direct links to the images. I'm not hosting these, so sorry if they are slow:

Shaak Ti dies (removed likely due to plot inconsistency with the cartoon network series):
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel1.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel2.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel3.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel5.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]

Anakin and Obi-Wan escape from Grievous (removed likely due to time constraints):
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel6.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel7.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel8.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]

Yoda lands on Dagobah (removed likely due to time constraints and plot conflicts [wikicities.com] with other aspects of the universe):
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel9.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel10.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel11.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]
http://www.flixnjoystix.com/article_images/MovieNe wsReel/ROTSdel12.jpg [flixnjoystix.com]

Image mirror..

[Egorn]

Here is AICN's mirror [aintitcool.com] via DT [dtheatre.com].

For us a challenge, spelling is

[eagl]

What's a "sneak peak"? Is that the top of a mountain that has something to hide?

Re:/.'d already

[Anonymous Coward]

can someone leak a fix to the slashdot problem ?

Re:would be happy to have a look.

[karnal]

Congratulations! You win the Most Useless Non-Troll Slashdot Comment AWARD for the day!

jeeesh.

Re:curse my metal body

[raygundan]

You also weren't fast enough.

Re:Opinion:

[Red Flayer]

"The acting was so bad in the third I was embarrassed to even be watching it"

I don't think the acting was any better in Episodes 4-6.

The difference was that we were not yet jaded by the setting and story.

What Lucas seemingly failed to realize is that since Return of the Jedi, others have done similar sci-fi movies and stories better. Lucas failed to leap past these other movies, and instead made movies only marginally better than Ep 4-6. Since we expect better movies, in general, we were majorly disappointed.

Re:Opinion:

[localman]

I don't think the acting was any better in Episodes 4-6. The difference was that we were not yet jaded by the setting and story.

No no... I hear this come up as the explanation over and over, but I just don't buy it.

You should watch the casting auditions for Ep IV (there's a bittorrent around somewhere). I'll just mention one thing that stood out to me: Harrison Ford.

In the auditions they're using an early version of the script that includes the line from Luke to Han "They'll never get any information out

differing opinion?

[JudgeFurious]

Are you kidding? Your post pretty much mirrors the majority of what I see, hear, and read about EpIII these days. You got modded as flamebait but only because you asked for it. The majority of Slashdot agrees with you and if anything your post, in here at least, appears entirely predictable.

  Cheer up! You look like one more barcoded member of the group to me.

Re:General Grievous?

[enrico_suave]

"OK, I didnt see the Clone Wars cartoon, so maybe it's answered there, but can anyone tell me why Grievous was coughing the whole time?"

Sam Jackson... I mean.. Mace Windu force crushed his "ribs"/lungs during Grievous's escape with kidnapping palpy.

e.

Re:General Grievous?

[orson_of_fort_worth]

According to the latest issue of Star Wars Insider, which I...uh...borrowed from my little brother, Lucas came up with the idea of Grievous coughing before the Clone Wars cartoon. He wanted to show that there was still some non-robotic aspect to Grievous and that the technology used to keep him alive was less than perfect. (Foreshadowing of Vader's outfit.) They added the Mace Windu incident to Clone Wars as a way of explaining the cough.

Re:General Grievous?

[saddino]

OK, here's the true story behind this enigma:

George Lucas (looking over CGI animator's shoulder): According to my notes, Grevious is supposed to be cold.
Animator: Uh, you mean "cold" as in heartless, right?
GL (consulting notes): Hmm. No he's got a heart. (Tapping on screen with a pencil) It's that red thing here I asked you to put in.
Animator (slightly miffed): OK, then, I suppose I could make him...shiver if that's what you mean by cold (rolls eyes).
GL (scratching beard a la Indy Jones or Mace Windu, his

Re:Too bad they didn't delete more of it.

[Fastball]

people will want to complete their "collection"

Yeah, you're probably right. I don't share that urge though. Case in point: The Matrix. I saw none of those movies in the theaters. First time I saw the first one, I had bought it. Blew me away. Rented Reloaded and was sorely disappointed. Didn't bother to buy it instead waiting to see how the third one shook out. Revolutions was a sad end to a terrific beginning.

So now I have The Matrix on my shelf, and none of the others, and I'm happier and ~$40 richer for i

What? Like a snuff film?

[The Evil Couch]

watching those little bastards perform a group suicide wouldn't really be that interesting to me, but I'd still chip in some cash to make it happen.

Re:Who cares?

[Anita Coney]

Come on. You're being too hard on Lucas. He's made some GREAT art. Howard the Duck. Willow. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Just to name a few.