dogmaul

leia and hans kid is called anakin solo, luke marries mara jade. Has anyone on here realised who darth sidious is yet ???

Tiggs

and chewie dies howling at the moon!

dogmaul

yup he does its kinda like the bit in austin powers where the guard stands infron of the steam roller screaming

Also his son is called Lumpawarrump

Tiggs

wasnt he with ***** wonka?

dogmaul

yeah it was his secret gay love child with a umpalumpa (sp?)

carl

It's pretty obvious considering that you've got Senator Palpatine, and in 4/5/6 there's Emperor Palpatine.

Oh yeah, and Palpatine/Sidious/Emperor are all played by the same bloke

[Edited by carl - 5/17/2002 4:13:16 PM]

dogmaul

yeah i know but you are still not told that palpatine is sidious, even tho it is bloody obvious just check out the chin

Scooby Dooby Blue

For the record, i wasn't at all disappointed with the story, or the continuity.
I just thought the film was gash!

Paul

SiCotty

As a big star wars fan I though it was very good, I did think that the film has to many effects. Need more space battles like in ROTJ.

Simon

Bombjack

Senator Palpatine and Darth Sidious are not the same individual, I'll lay money on it

Tiggs

errrr- im no starwars geek but... how can sidius be palpatine??? sidius was in PM when palpatine was just a politician. its not until 4,5 and 6 when palpatine becomes the boss man and orders vader about (until hill kills him in ROTJ)

TIggs

jmd156

Tiggs,

that's too much knowledge, not to be a Star Wars geek

John

Edited to add that I'm off to see it tomorrow, so soon see just how good (or bad) it is.

[Edited by jmd156 - 5/18/2002 10:41:27 PM]

P1Fanatic

Bombjack its pretty obvious that the Senator is Darth Sidious when you first lay eyes on him and then he starts telling Ani how strong he will become etc etc.

Plus as already mentioned, if you check the credits the same person plays both characters. But if you want us to take your money......

Simon.

P1Fanatic

Forgot to add - cant believe they didnt show more of Anakin slaughtering the Tuscan Raider village - was looking forward to some kick *** action and then it pans out.

Ms Portman was looking more stunning than usual - especially when she started showing some flesh

AllanB

I found the first half of the film pretty dull but the second half was good but overall its the worst of the 5 films so far, even Phantom menace was better.

The plot was pretty good though and you can see where its all going.

The love story bit was a bit pants and layed on too thickly.

AllanB

drumsterphil

iTrader: (1)

Just got back from watching it - superb!! The best special effects I've ever seen, good storyline that sets up no.3 superbly and Miss Portman - PHOOOAAARRR!!

Oh yeah - Yoda is GOD!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, Palpatine IS Darth Sidious (later to become the Emperor in ESB & ROTJ).

DP.

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

Saw it last night. The film is Ok and worth watching if you are a Star Wars fan.

Personally I'd pay £5 just to see Natalie Portman.....the woman is stunning!!

One thing that realy disapointed me was Yoda. All the years I've admired him as the Jedi master and the blokes pulling an insurance scam!!

MarkehB

Palpatine is Sidious. Phantom menace is how Sidious/Palpatine gains the top office. Clones is about how he gets dictatorial powers to rule the senate and the next one will be about how Palpatine takes total control and completes Anakins turn to the dark side.

The fact that the clone army that are obviously storm troopers gives it away as well.

Also if your wondering how Luke got from a jedi trainee to a nigh on jedi between 5 & 6 there is a book that fills in that gap and explains the run in with the bounty hunter that Han has.

[Edited by MarkehB - 5/19/2002 12:13:34 PM]

P1Fanatic

I thought Luke was never that great a Jedi anyway as he never fully completed his training and didnt even start/know about Jedi until he met Obi Wan unlike Anakin who was picked up at a very early age.

The bounty hunter is in Episode V - Bobba Fett is hired by Vader to track Luke and gets Han Solo for the bounty reward offered by Jabba - or is there more to the story?

P1Fanatic

BTW can anyone recommend a decent set of Books for 4,5,6,1 & 2 as a brief look on Amazon lists loads all by different people.

Tiggs

so in phantom menace sidious (old man with haggy face in robes) is also palpatine- errr, not so old and haggy and no robes.

is that right?

MarkehB

Ok geek mode!

P1Fan - Long before Vader hires the bounty hunters to find the Falcon, Jabba has a bounty out on Han for dumping some illegal spice a while back, hence why Boba Fett takes Han to Jabba. The same bounty is why in Episode 4 Han needs the money he gets for running Luke and Obi-Wan to Alderaan, he needs the money to pay off Jabba for the spice he dumped.

Tiggs - You dont see much if anything off Sidious's face in Phantom Menance, you do see a lot of it in Return of the Jedi, and its hagard then. Its an effect of the dark side of the force, it eats away at him.

[Edited by MarkehB - 5/19/2002 4:33:03 PM]

Tiggs

ahhh- so in P Menace he has the old robes hidden in his locker somewhere!

so if hes an ancient sith blokey i assume he has already got the hang of possesing other bodies hence why he looks young as the bloke in PM? or am i getting ahead of myself?


talking of consistencey- is there a female Hutt in phantom menace- i thought i spotted one with jabba at the pod race- which would be odd as they are asexual arent they?

Tiggs

MarkehB

If I remember right he actually clones himself and transfer himself over to the clone body by using the force. Also regarding why he looks so youngs, I think its something like 20 years between eps 3&4. Hence why hes old and hagard in ROTJ.

Ooooooooh good one your pushing me now. Hutts change sex. They change 'sex' so to speak to have children.

**** i'm a geek!

Tiggs

"The Hutts are a hodgepodge of evolutionary traits. Like annelids, they are hermaphroditic, containing both male and female sex organs. Hutts are generally considered male unless they are pregnant, at which point they are referred to as female."

from starwars.com !

Tiggs

Bottomfeeder

Okay, I admit I seen it, and I 'spose I kinda enjoyed it.
Just got the impression that Mr. Lucas suddenly remembered he only had one more film to tie everything together, way too many subplots for my liking...my head hurts now

Bombjack

I won't take your money guys Just remember what I said when Ep3 comes out. As for you drumsterphil, I *will* take your money

drumsterphil

iTrader: (1)

Bombjack - you still owe me money!!!!!!!!!!!

DP.

Maz-old

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maz-old

To answer some of hte questions:

Darth Siddious is palpatine is the Emperor - hence the relationship with Anakin
The Bounty Hunter Jango/Jenga Fett has a son named Boba who is the Bounty Hunter that hunts down Han Solo
There is a gap of over a year between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back (the book that covers it in part is Splinter in the Minds Eye by Alan Dean Foster (written yonks ago) who wrote Aliens.
Also, watch for the interaction between Owen Lars and Anakin Skywalker and then watch what Owen Lars says to Luke in A New Hope.

Finally, one question - would Obi-Wan Kenobi REALLY have hidden Luke from his father (Anakin) on his father's home planet?!?! Where he knew his mother's stepson still lived? I think not.



M.