Star Wars in Spanish

[anarky]

Fuck me, cracked.com is often funny, but this is one of the funniest things I've seen there.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15676_gr ... s-dvd.html

[Ran]

Want a challenge? Read that and have to explain to your wife why you're laughing your ass off. I think I've only watch the AOTC DVD once since I've bought it.


Now if you'll excuse me, I need to download Humpty Dance.

[Rollo Tomassi]

What caught me offguard was the completely unrelated Harry Potter porn fanfic in the comments section. I spit sodapop everywhere when he started talking about her breasts flapping in the breeze...

[Slicker]

That write up looks almost like it could've been our very own Hansololol...

[Newsbot]

He was a scrappy underdog from Philly who got a shot at the heavyweight title. He was also a Vietnam vet out for justice. He was even a truck driver turned professional arm wrestler. But he missed his chance to be a stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder.

In a recent question-and-answer session with the readers of Ain't-It-Cool-News, Sylvester Stallone opened up about the roles he has played in his career, plus a few that he didn't. Most notably, he revealed that he was actually considered for the role of Han Solo in the original "Star Wars."

Stallone was asked by a fan to confirm that he had answered a casting call for the character, and he replied, "Yes as a matter of fact I did and it didn't meet with much approval since when I stood in front of George Lucas he didn't look at me once." He goes on to say that he recognized immediately that he was wrong for the role, saying "Well, obviously I'm not the right type." Stallone doesn't seem to have any regrets, though, adding, "[It] all worked out for the best since I don't look good in spandex holding a ray gun."

George Lucas can't be blamed too harshly for not giving Stallone much consideration at the time. At the time, "Rocky" had yet to be released, and Stallone's biggest role had been as Machine Gun Joe in the cult movie "Death Race 2000." Originally, "Star Wars" was scheduled to be released in December of 1976, which would have put it in theaters at the same time as "Rocky." But delays in finishing the movie's groundbreaking special effects pushed the release to May, 1977.

Sylvester Stallone is in good company when it comes to actors who were considered for parts in "Star Wars" but didn't get them. Christopher Walken was reportedly Lucas' second choice for Han Solo, and Kurt Russell also screen-tested for the part. According to casting director Dianne Crittenden, Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, John Travolta and even Robert De Niro were all discussed as possibilities. One actor who was not considered for the role: Harrison Ford. Since Lucas didn't want to use any actors he worked with on "American Graffiti," Ford was brought in solely to read scenes for other actor's auditions. But after countless run-throughs of the scenes, it was clear that Ford was the best choice.

The other main roles were also highly contested. Lucas held his auditions for "Star Wars" simultaneously with his friend Brian De Palma's search for actors for the movie "Carrie." Sissy Spacek and William Katt read for the roles of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, but ended up getting the leads in the scary Stephen King adaptation instead.

Sylvester Stallone isn't the only star to recently admit he passed on a visiting Lucas' galaxy far, far away. In an interview last month with ShortList.com, Leonardo DiCaprio revealed that he turned down the part of Anakin Skywalker in the "Star Wars" prequels. He said he met with George Lucas about the role, but he "just didn't feel ready to take that dive." In the same article, DiCaprio says he also passed on playing both Spider-Man and Batman's sidekick, Robin.

Stallone might not have piloted the Millennium Falcon, but it didn't stop him from spending four decades as a major movie star. His latest film -- which he also wrote and directed -- is "The Expendables," which opens on August 13.

Anyone else trying to imagine Stallone reading some of Han Solo's lines? Or how about Leonardo DiCaprio pod racing?

[Sleazer]

Sir,

At the request of your "other site" signature line, I watched your Lazy Jedi movie yesterday.
Nicely done! Very clever, creative, and fun. I thought it was a great blend of Star Wars, story, and humor.

I know that's not a very detailed review...but I liked it.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

Ah, I thank you, good sir! We're working on Episode II a little bit now in the follow-up to the digital effects class that spawned the first one. Hopefully it will meet your approval.

[anarky]

I hope to see a cameo by the "I've never seen Click" boobies girl.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I hope to see a cameo by the "I've never seen Click" boobies girl.

We're in negotiations as we speak.

[Sleazer]

2 Questions:

1) Can you take the audio from Shaun of the Dead where Peter Sarafinowicz (sp?) says "Fuck a doodle do" and overdub it on a shot of Darth Maul saying it in response to Sidious in TPM
2) Completely unrelated to JJL's film but does anyone know if the Snootles Band music from the sail barge (when R2 is serving drinks) is on any of the soundtrack CDs?

I figure JJL or Anarky would know off the tops of their heads.

[anarky]

I know the second answer. Unfortunately, that answer is "no." Personally, I would've preferred that on the SE CD than the Ewok village source music. It's much catchier, and I'm sure a full version probably was recorded and exists in some vault somewhere. (I would like the film version of "Lapti Nek," too.)

The piece was given a name ("Ode to a Master Chef") in Tales From Jabba's Palace, though, for what that's worth.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

As to the music, I'd also like that song, and the one from Dex's Diner in AOTC. Too bad they're unavailable.

As to the Peter Serafinowicz thing, I might indeed try to do that though I probably won't put it in this series . . . because of the Jedi Council footage, it takes place during ROTS, so you can probably figure out some of what will happen next.

[anarky]

I forgot about the jaunty Dex's Diner music. There's a lot missing from the prequels. ROTS is actually fairly well-represented, but TPM is shoddy, given that there was a 2-disc set that's edited to match the film exactly rather than provide full pieces, and there's so much missing from AOTC that it's criminal. Another great piece is one I've seen referred to as "Yoda Strikes Back" (not sure if that's an actual title, or just one that folks on the internet gave it), the fast-paced version of Yoda's theme music used in his duel (and, IIRC, subbed in instead of "On the Conveyor Belt" (only released on the Target version of the soundtrack) during the conveyor belt scene).

Rumors of a great boxed set have circulated for years, sorta like the "Archival Editions."

[Ran]

Is it one of the songs on this box set?

[anarky]

Nope. Had that one since '95 or so, and it definitely ain't on there.