I have a question for all you Star Wars fans!

[MovieTroll]

Okay,

So I had a conversation with one of my friend's and we couldn't think of the name of Yoda's home planet and what is his race of people called. Your answers are greatly welcomed for it will stop a little fight I started with them.

[macintosh]

Well thanks to google I am now informed that Yoda is from dagobah.

[Kholi]

Uh... I dont even like Star Wars and I could've told you Da'gobah.

[Brandon Rice]

Dagobah... yep... Very smart are you who chooses such answer.

[ZFarms Productions]

Yoda's not originally from Dagobah. he fled there after the Anakin turned to Vader... it was never revealed where he is originally from or what his species is....



WOW i'm a nerd

[MovieTroll]

So I have my friend on the phone and they say this:

After the empire takes over. Yoda goes to Dagobah yes. But that's not where he is from originally. And that is the question. Where was he from originally.

Was Dagobah the original place and he just went back there or is it someone else?

[MovieTroll]

Yoda's not originally from Dagobah. he fled there after the Anakin turned to Vader... it was never revealed where he is originally from or what his species is....



WOW i'm a nerd

I didn't see your post until after I put up mine. So it is true they never said where he originally came from and the species he is?

[ZFarms Productions]

it has never been revealed to the best of my knowledge

[MovieTroll]

Thanks ravinesedge.

[jpeck]

It has not been said, however there is another one of them which pissed me off being a SW nerd.

[MovieSwede]

As it hasnt been revelled were and what he is from in the star wars universe. You can make up your own choise. Thats so nice with film, they are the viewers once they left the cutting room. (Well maybe not the star wars film...)

[ZFarms Productions]

there was a rumor a while back that Episode III would show where Yoda was from but Lucas decided against it...

[Rock Punk!]

Anybody else psyched that the original theatrical releases will be out on DVD this year?

[ZFarms Productions]

kinda... the only problem is that its packaged with the 2004 movies which I already have. If it were just the original movies in the package ya... i'll buy them to have them, then i'm selling my 2004 editions to my cousin.

[J.R. Hudson]

I'm not buying anymore Star Wars crap. Lucas ..

(Mumbles)

[Rock Punk!]

Well, I guess I'm not psyched after all based on a couple of reviews like this:


First off, I already have the special/altered movies on dvd. IF I bought this latest release, it would only be to obtain the ORIGINAL theatrical release (with all the matte lines/primitive technology). The original version is all that I'm missing from my dvd collection & my only motive to purchase a new release.


DVD has a maximum resolution of 720x480 dots on the screen; did Lucas take advantage of that improved hi-res technology for this "first time on dvd" original theater version?? NO of course not. He's giving us the original movie in laserdisc resolution:

425x320

(analog letterboxed). That's only *40%* the pixel resolution that DVD can offer!!! What a royal ripoff. Are we fans supposed to be happy about getting an inferior-quality print of the original movie? Fat chance. The original movie was recorded with 6-track surround & on hi-resolution 70mm film <---- THAT'S what we want, not some inferior 425x320 blurry picture from an old 1980s laserdisc.

Get with the program George.
You should have released the originals in hi-resolution 720x480. You should have taken advantage of DVD's full potential, not dump some inferior/blurry/lo-resolution video on us.

[Bogdan]

It's not the worst sci-fi around. It had good potential and there are really great moments in Star Wars movies. I think everyone agrees with that. The problem is those bad moments that happen in between. I guess they put too much weight on commercial value rather than good storytelling. Episode III focuses on maintaining perfect continuity with the rest of the story instead of using its potential. Too bad, it could be very nice sci-fi saga and now it's history, unless some time in the future, in the galaxy far, far away...

[John Wesley Norton]

The Star War's saga is not Sci-Fi. They're fantasy films set in space, and like them or not, you must respect the mind behind them. Remember, the Star War's universe is much larger than just the 6 movies. There are hundreds of novels, video games, comic books etc. that all must bend to the will of Lucas and fit into his world. It's the most detailed fantasy universe in history and Lucas is it's God. So maybe the info on Yoda is out there somewhere and no one here has run across it. Who among us would not like to hang out at skywalker ranch for a few days and snoop around. I prefer the Star Trek mythology to Star Wars, but man, that sure would be cool.
John

[ZFarms Productions]

i've read pretty much every star wars book, played the games read the comics... yoda's species is not revealed

[Evan S]

Yoda's actually human, played by a puppet. Geez guys.

[Kdawg]

Planet Vulcan!!

http://www.badmovies.org/tvshows/startrek/spock.jpg

He got Vulanized

[John Wesley Norton]

That's it! Yoda is a Vulcan that the Tall Man from Phantasm got a hold of and crushed down into a dwarf! Of course!

[bigteethproductions]

who cares where Yoda is from, everyone knows that any Star Wars moment not prominently featuring Ewoks isn't worth watching.

[MovieSwede]

The Vulcans thing make logical sense.

Because Vulcans only get 200 years. Yoda who is 900 look like a very sick vulcan. Plus he also show emotions, which is very common among old vulcans.

[Nathyn]

I'm not buying anymore Star Wars crap. Lucas ..

(Mumbles)

Never cared much for the franchise but loved the merchandise. Lightsabres and Star Wars figures and playsets. (Which I owned as a kid). Eventually as I aquired more figures I made a team of ultamate good and bad guys. Set up by a union between the US government (GI Joe) and JLA. The team included Batman, Wonderwoman, Captain America (whom I lost) other heroes, Luke Skywalker, Lea, and Fett plus whatever GI Joe and Voltron figures I had and the three foot Tranzor Z (we knew them only as Shogun Warriors back then), the GI Joe ripoffs "The Corps" and the black GI Joe look a likes “The Bronze Bombers” also joined the fray in later years but I was growing into adulthood so I didn't get as much play out of them.

The badguys were lead by Darth Vader and Cobra Commander respectively. King Lotar took Cobra Commander's place when he left (meaning when I lost him) along with Dr. Doom. The team included the Joker, Stormshadow (who it turns out was actually a GI Joe), the Crimson guard and their commanders, a maggot troop member, the Zartan's sister, the Eco terrorist and the Badguys from the Broze Bombers (one who also was an eco terrorist) and many others. Ah the good ol' days.

I used “The Corp” as mercanaries and they worked for GI Joe or Cobra based on who paid the best. I really liked the design some of the Corps figures and they didn’t seem cheaply made either but cost a lot less ($.99 a figures versus $2.99 for Joes and Star Wars). I made this desicion because they looked kind of mean and grimmy, more mercanary than straight soilders). The “Bombers” were great quality too and you got them and the badguys for about $12 - $14 if I remember correctly. All were great additions to both squads. I only wish they had Star Wars Legos when I was a kid (not to mention wireless radio controlled legos - kids these days have it good). And yes Luke and Scarlett did go up against Jabba the Hun at one time if I remember correctly.

-Nate

[spidey]

yoda is the only yodian in the series so far. but he live on dagobah.

[capitalP]

It would be cool to actually get an answer to where Yoda is originally from, but some things have no answers... Like where do we all come from? Maybe there's an answer, but "we" don't know it.

[ovjamaica]

I'm with Ravinesedge. I've read many of the Star Wars novels/comics, played most of the games, seen the cartoons, etc etc. Yoda's species and homeplanet are still unknown. If you want something official check out the most official source you can get. (http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/yoda/index.html)

[Nathyn]

Ironically I never had a Yoda. There was a group of DJ who had a contest and whoever won would recieved "Toy Yoda". Of course they made it seem as if they were talking about a "Toyota". Of course they got sued and the woman who won got a new car.

-Nate

[John Wesley Norton]

Earth to Nathyn...

I too have fond memories of my childhood Star Wars toys. One Fall a friend and I put them all into 'stasis' by burying them all in random locations around the yard. It snowed a few days later and by the time the snow melted in the spring we had forgotten where we buried them all. That was a long, long time ago, and sometimes I think about them late at night in the dark. Two dozen action figures, forever is stasis.

[Matt Grunau]

There is a female of Yoda's race named Yaddle.

What a dork am I?





Lucas is a whore. 'nuff said.

[Greggl]

Lucas is a whore. 'nuff said.

And the most successful independent filmmaker ever...
lessons to be learned there :)

[J.R. Hudson]

Who cares about success (Not flaming you greggl)

There are a gaggle of successful hacks with about as much substance as Paris Hilton

This man brought us THX, American Grafitti, Star Wars ...

And then there was the EWOK

(Sigh)

[THX1138]

Lets not forget Indiana Jones. While Spielberg is obviously to be credited with the brilliant direction of Raiders-Crusade, Lucas was no doubt a part of the whole process and was the creator of the character.

Not to mention he's been one of, if not the, driving force behind almost every major technical shift if moviemaking in the last 30 years. Star Wars & ILM changed FX forever.
Lucas was always pushing for digital solutions over the next couple of decades. Obviously, the man wasn't acting alone, but he had the vision. I believe he was way ahead of the pack in terms of the future of filmmaking. We have Pixar because of Lucasfilm. We have digital non-linear editing as a result of Edit Droid which eventually developed into AVID. Return of the Jedi, I believe, was the first movie to be edited in this fashion on the Edit Droid.
Look at all of the experimentation that was done on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles to push the technology further and learn what was possible.

I agree his work has become more and more watered down over the years, but his contributions are enormous.
I'm not saying these things wouldn't have happened without him, but there's no doubt he's been the major driving force, at least at the beginnings of these things.

[John Wesley Norton]

One could argue that all of these advancements pulled some of the focus away from what really makes great films. Great stories.
Don't get me wrong, I think advancements in sound and special effects are great, but today's filmmakers seem to use them as a crutch to get over weak story telling skills.
I would say the best examples of these in the last few years was the remake of Godzilla, and The Hulk. Great effects, but I wanted to walk out half way through them both.
George Lucas is a good producer, a decent director, an okay writer, but a great visionary.

[J.R. Hudson]

I agree John Wesley. It's as if the Effect comes first.

-

THX1138


Thank god for Spielberg being a part of Indiana Jones; thge camp most definately comes from Lucas. AS I mention, time and time again:

Raiders was notmiated for Best Picture & Best Director

The other 2 have just been plain silly.

[John Wesley Norton]

Raiders is a classic. One of my favorites of all time.
Temple, pretty dark, but still a kids movie in my eyes.
Crusade, a chance to make more money.

Can I just revisit what I said before about Godzilla and The Hulk? Thanks.
Both of these movies really piss me off.
Two potentialy very cool franchises crushed to death for no other reason than more attention was paid to the effects storyboards than the scripts. This is happening more and more and it's really starting to bother me.
There is no reason why the producers or the director of those films couldn't read the scripts and realize that they were going to be silly (Godzilla) or boring (The Hulk), or God help us both (Alien 3).
To the filmmakers on this board, please, watch films from the '70's and before, so you can see how movies used to be. Where all you had to depend on was strong stories, great actors, and subtle direction.
These days I'm afraid all we get is recycled stories, actor wannabes, and directors who direct with a jack hammer.
John

[jpeck]

I don't think its fair to compair Alien3 to those movies.

I actually enjoyed the 3rd movie.

[THX1138]

No technology or tool is inherently bad or destroying filmmaking. It's the users who abuse the tool, or use it as a crutch, as you mentioned.
Is non-linear computer-based editing hurting moviemaking? Some would argue that it is. People also argued that sound and color film were doing the same.
To quote a great recent movie, "With great power comes great responsibility".

I don't believe that Lucas' vision for what's possible and his experimentation is responsible for the state of movies today. It's what people (including himself at times) are doing with it. It'll all find its place and settle in.
Eventually, we always come back to great storytelling, and that is a good thing.

[John Wesley Norton]

Point taken.
However, there are plenty of filmmakers out there who are also on the bleeding edge of filmmaking technologies and still know that everything exists to serve the story. James Cameron and Peter Jackson come to mind.

Jpeck, sorry about the Alien 3 thing, I just thought it was a let down after the previous 2, which ARE classics. I know that David Fincher has disowned it, feeling that Fox studios ruined it with their re-edit. Who knows how good it was before the executive axe started chopping.

Just another good reason to stay independent!

I'm sure there are people who enjoyed The Hulk and Godzilla, I don't mean to insult anyone's taste. One positive thing I can say about them both, both computer generated creatures out-acted every human in the cast.
THAT'S scary.

John

[Filmjunkie677]

I highly suggest you check out the Alien3 directors cut that is included with the quadrilogy box set.... Amazing.