Who shot first?

I'm just watching Star Wars Episode IV in bed and I remembered something said in CLerks 2, so I figured I'd poll it

 

Obviously Han Solo shot first

The posterior edition of the movie couldn't have one of the heroes shooting someone pretty much randomly... So they edited it to conceal the fact that Solo shot first.

 

Actually, Han was the only one to shoot, so asking "who shot first?" isn't technically correct. This is the only right version to me, since the edited version looks retarded, and how could Greedo miss anyway? :lol:

 

The scene is actually a small nod to a similar scene in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (where the Ugly is taking a bath and a guy walks in and starts talking etc)

 

THIS!

And THIS.

close topic.

 

http://www.cinemassacre.com/2009/03/10/star-wars-movie-review-part-2/

see 2:30

Han is the only one that shot.

 

To this day, I think Episode 1 to 3 are one big clusterfuck. I prefer the original trilogy better. Oh yeah, I voted, that Han shot first.

 

We all did.

 

hehe chaps I'm not so young to not know Han originally shot first I did watch Star Wars before the edits on the 4:3 and 16:9 VHS releases - I remember seeing them both in WOolworths and wanting to buy them though. One set was silver and one half was gold and side by side they made a complete image.

Anyhow I figured perhaps some members haven't seen the originals or others had seen them but followed the alterations to the canon.

Personally, I'm glad people are defiant or Lucas' changes. IMO just leave the fucking thing alone and let people enjoy it as is! Replacing a legend for a bellend doesn't make much sense, but to me adding Hayden Christensen as a ghost at the end of Episode 6 did kind of make sense in that Darth Vader was 'good' when he was younger, but it also shits on the work of the other chap and the fact that Darth Vader indeed became good again. The changes Lucas made are worse than Spielberg's switching the guns to walkie talkies in E.T!

 

The edit was weird as fuck. Han's head just sort of morphs to the side.

 

It's obviously cheap, nothing more to say.

 

He dodges a laser blast from almost point blank range aimed directly at his face, then immediately shoots back. I didn't know Han was a Jedi, must've happened in one of those crappy "extended universe" books.

 

If someone voted "greedo" - he would have been deservedly burned at the stake.

God, what a horrendous clusterfuck, the "special editions" of Star Wars.

 

I remember reading in a magazine somewhere when Episode I was being released in the cinemas George Lucas also had written Episodes 7,8 and 9 but that they will probably never get released.

I've never seen or read anything about then in the 11 years + since, but then again I haven't really looked, but eugh if he did write them and film then... god help us if we went back and changed 4-6 again, though changes to 1- 3 would be welcome, such as the deletion of Jar Jar Binks and Hayden Christensen -_-Natalie Portman is hot though, she can stay

 

George Lucas, in the film editing booth, with his candlestick.

 

He has stated time and time again that there are 2 trilogies only, and that any rumor of Episodes 7 - 9 are bullshit.

 

That might be the official line but he has also talked before of a third trilogy.

 

I have read in several sources that he planned episodes 7-9 in the late 80s, but Spielberg wasn't available to direct them because of Jurassic Park and other projects.

Wookieepedia has something different, though. And in any case, it's just Lucas contradicting himself. Man, he was at some point a visionary, but really, Star Wars as a series would suck tremendous amount of ass if it weren't for Irvin Kershner.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sequel_trilogy

 

One of these days I'm going to buy a Pioneer Laseractive and the Holy Trilogy on Laserdisc to enjoy it in as close to original goodness as possible.

 

He changes his story back and forth.