R2D2 was actually running the show!

[c9]

Courtesy of kungfumonkeyrss:

This is Geek Level Nine, but damn. Thanks to Phillylist, I find this, and I gotta say -- wow. Just ... wow. Star Wars Episodes 4-6 re-examined in context of 1-3, and much like the legendary recut of Episode 1, this guy's take on the Star Wars mythos is AU's more satisfying, particularly from a screenwriter's standpoint.

Anyone who can convincingly argue R2-D2 is the mastermind of the Rebellion is aces in my book. Nicely done, Keith.

Comments

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Which one do you count as "the horrible movie"? First Contact? Insurrection? Nemesis?

DS9 is better than its reputation, but probably would have worked better without the ST ties. Of course then it would have had to be known as Babylon 5....

[c9.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've heard that DS9 became quite good, so I might download it all someday.

I probably should have said "horrible movieS". First Contact was amusing, but still a bit much. The others were crap too, only tolerable because of the ST aura.

[bartok.livejournal.com]

I rewatched Wrath of Khan over the weekend. I haven't sat down and seen the whole thing in probably 10 years. What really struck me was how good the scripting was compared to later versions. I mean, the whole thing is basically on 3 sets, but is still completely engaging.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The other ones aged terribly but had terrible aspects on their dates of release! That one seems to hold up quite nicely.

Even though it was far more pretentious, The Undiscovered Country works that way for me as well. Well, about 80% of it.

[bartok.livejournal.com]

The Undiscovered Country is torpedoed by the decision to go to the prison planet, which is such a shame since the first act of the movie is so good. It just completely kills the thrust of the movie, and turns a rather good saga of political intrigue into a bog-standard escape tale.

Of course VI will always get good marks just from the fact that it's not V...

[c9.livejournal.com]

True!

"Here, we put together something that is not as bad as V."

- "I give it two thumbs up!"

"But you haven't seen it yet!"

- "Doesn't matter!!"

[bartok.livejournal.com]

I believe that is now more commonly known as the Episode III effect. :-)

[c9.livejournal.com]

Excellent term.