Star Wars 7

[nick heppinstall]

I think I will be happy just watching the old hardware :-)

[Halb]

It'll be great if Disney re-release Star Wars, Empire and Jedi as as they once were, just cleaned up. At the pics and on DVD.

[JonRB]

Halb said:

It'll be great if Disney re-release Star Wars, Empire and Jedi as as they once were, just cleaned up. At the pics and on DVD.

One of the few things Lucas did do right in the Special Edition of Empire Strikes Back was to replace the hologram of Emperor Palpatine played by Elaine Baker & voiced by Clive Revill (I had to google that, btw) with a re-shoot with him played by Ian McDiarmid. That actually added some value, but I agree that the rest was just dicking around for the sake of it and didn't add a lot.

Edit: Ok, it was the 2004 DVD release rather than the 1997 Special Edition, but anyway... point still stands.

Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 6th August 18:00

[Captain Ahab]

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

[clonmult]

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I think that I should be dragging my star wars addict sons over to Greenham at weekend.

[Steve vRS]

Great! Physical, full scale models rather than just green screen CGI

Steve

[HorneyMX5]

I drive past there twice a day and had a nerd boner last night thinking about a full size Falcon being just the other side of the trees. What a sado! lol.

[onyx39]

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I saw that, they look like are parked in Hardened aircraft shelters, which surprised me, as I thought all trace of the airfield had gone, and it had been returned to common land.

[Silver Smudger]

onyx39 said:

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I saw that, they look like are parked in Hardened aircraft shelters, which surprised me, as I thought all trace of the airfield had gone, and it had been returned to common land.

If you look on Google maps, the runways have been mostly torn up, but those shelters are going to take some work to shift...

Wiki said:

These shelters were specially designed and constructed to protect the GLCMs and crews against nuclear and conventional strikes. They were about 10 m high, with a reinforced 2 m thick concrete ceiling. Below was a massive titanium plate, 3 m of sand and a reinforced concrete plate. The shelters were completely covered with tons of clay. Each shelter was equipped with three hydraulic nuclear blast proof doors at both ends to assure a quick entry or exit. They were designed to withstand the blast of an air-bursting nuclear explosion above the base or a direct hit from a 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) conventional bomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common

[onyx39]

Silver Smudger said:

onyx39 said:

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I saw that, they look like are parked in Hardened aircraft shelters, which surprised me, as I thought all trace of the airfield had gone, and it had been returned to common land.

If you look on Google maps, the runways have been mostly torn up, but those shelters are going to take some work to shift...

Wiki said:

These shelters were specially designed and constructed to protect the GLCMs and crews against nuclear and conventional strikes. They were about 10 m high, with a reinforced 2 m thick concrete ceiling. Below was a massive titanium plate, 3 m of sand and a reinforced concrete plate. The shelters were completely covered with tons of clay. Each shelter was equipped with three hydraulic nuclear blast proof doors at both ends to assure a quick entry or exit. They were designed to withstand the blast of an air-bursting nuclear explosion above the base or a direct hit from a 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) conventional bomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common

How much of it is accessible to the public, would I be able to have a look around?

[anonymous-user]

Last time I went to Greenham Common I had a handgun shoved in my face. Nice to think its light sabres now

[FourWheelDrift]

garyhun said:

Last time I went to Greenham Common I had a handgun shoved in my face. Nice to think its light sabres now

The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a lawless place.

[JonRB]

FourWheelDrift said:

The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a lawless place.

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[anonymous-user]

onyx39 said:

Silver Smudger said:

onyx39 said:

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I saw that, they look like are parked in Hardened aircraft shelters, which surprised me, as I thought all trace of the airfield had gone, and it had been returned to common land.

If you look on Google maps, the runways have been mostly torn up, but those shelters are going to take some work to shift...

Wiki said:

These shelters were specially designed and constructed to protect the GLCMs and crews against nuclear and conventional strikes. They were about 10 m high, with a reinforced 2 m thick concrete ceiling. Below was a massive titanium plate, 3 m of sand and a reinforced concrete plate. The shelters were completely covered with tons of clay. Each shelter was equipped with three hydraulic nuclear blast proof doors at both ends to assure a quick entry or exit. They were designed to withstand the blast of an air-bursting nuclear explosion above the base or a direct hit from a 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) conventional bomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common

How much of it is accessible to the public, would I be able to have a look around?

None and no, even if there wasn't any filming going on.
The GAMA Bunkers (General Alert & Maintenance Area) are a World Heritage Site when not doubling as Mos Eisley or wherever, so there's a massive fence round the whole lot. Urban Explorer types regularly breach it though.
Believe it nor not they have the same protected status as places like Stone Henge. Apparently this is because they represent the political, social and technological history of the period (the 80s).
Lucasfilm are notorious for being very protective of and secretive about their location shoots anyway.
I only everyone was as open and accommodating to fans as Ron Howard and the "Rush" crew were up at Blackbushe.

[clonmult]

Crossflow Kid said:

onyx39 said:

Silver Smudger said:

onyx39 said:

Captain Ahab said:

Millennium Falcon and X Wing spotted on Greenham Common..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29144135

I saw that, they look like are parked in Hardened aircraft shelters, which surprised me, as I thought all trace of the airfield had gone, and it had been returned to common land.

If you look on Google maps, the runways have been mostly torn up, but those shelters are going to take some work to shift...

Wiki said:

These shelters were specially designed and constructed to protect the GLCMs and crews against nuclear and conventional strikes. They were about 10 m high, with a reinforced 2 m thick concrete ceiling. Below was a massive titanium plate, 3 m of sand and a reinforced concrete plate. The shelters were completely covered with tons of clay. Each shelter was equipped with three hydraulic nuclear blast proof doors at both ends to assure a quick entry or exit. They were designed to withstand the blast of an air-bursting nuclear explosion above the base or a direct hit from a 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) conventional bomb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common

How much of it is accessible to the public, would I be able to have a look around?

None and no, even if there wasn't any filming going on.
The GAMA Bunkers (General Alert & Maintenance Area) are a World Heritage Site when not doubling as Mos Eisley or wherever, so there's a massive fence round the whole lot. Urban Explorer types regularly breach it though.
Believe it nor not they have the same protected status as places like Stone Henge. Apparently this is because they represent the political, social and technological history of the period (the 80s).
Lucasfilm are notorious for being very protective of and secretive about their location shoots anyway.
I only everyone was as open and accommodating to fans as Ron Howard and the "Rush" crew were up at Blackbushe.

Not strictly true; you can get quite close to them, as the precise location appears to be right by the greenham common cycleway.

[MacW]

JonRB said:

FourWheelDrift said:

The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a lawless place.

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[Emeye]

northwest monkey said:

I don't know how old you are, but watch the 2nd set of movies through the eyes of a 6-year old and I can guarantee you'll love them. These are essentially kids movies but became so iconic for my generation we feel that we now own them and the movies should grow up a bit.

I'm 40 and find Jar-Jar annoying. My son is 6 and finds Jar-Jar incredibly funny. Young Anakin is his idol and his 2 favourite Jedi are Yoda and Mace Windu. No doubt though in 30 years time, he'll be posting in the hologram section of "FusionHeads" a thread about why "Star Wars 18" is "just a bit crap" and the latest bad-guy is nowhere near as good as Hayden Christensen.

Rewind back to 1980 - I was 7 and loved Empire Strikes Back. My Dad thought it was st.....

How dare you patronise my kids - even my eldest, who is now 10, thinks Jar Jar Bink Binks (as my 3 year old calls him) is st (not his exact words) and only watches the 3rd prequel one repeatedly along with the originals. My 3 year old loves the Lego Star Wars films, but when he is old enough to be interested (I have tried already ) he will be watching the films in the original order they were released, and I will apologise in advance for the prequels.....

Edited by Emeye on Friday 12th September 13:41

[JonRB]

Emeye said:

he will be watching the films in the original order they were released, and I will apologise in advance for the prequels.....

That's not necessarily the best viewing order, especially for a first time viewing, as it completely destroys the "OMG, Vader was Luke's father??" reveal.

A better viewing order is IV, V, I, II, III, VI - ie. the prequels as "flashback" between Empire and RotJ (see http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/star-wars/articles/17/...)

Or drop Ep I altogether and go with the 'Machete Order' of IV, V, II, III, VI (see http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-st...
and http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/star-wars/18992/wo...)

Edited by JonRB on Friday 12th September 12:04

[FourWheelDrift]

Ending of Episode IV without the music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-GZJhfBmI

I remember school assemblies like that, but with more Wookies.

[Silver Smudger]

FourWheelDrift said:

Ending of Episode IV without the music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-GZJhfBmI

I remember school assemblies like that, but with more Wookies.

Aah, Luke gazing into Liea's eyes - Solo looking down her top...