Star Wars commentaries...

So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other people
we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison Ford, the most
successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm surprised my Mark Hamil's
absence.
I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his dignity -
this is the guy who wore that giant fist and did a farcical lightsaber
battle in J&SBSB, so does anyone know why he didn't participate?
On a lighter note, with Kevin Smith such a SW fan, an Easter Egg commentary
from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes would have been amusing (though, I would
imagine, not very family-friendly).

Joseph S. Powell, III

"Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
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> So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other
people
> we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
> I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison Ford, the most
> successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm surprised my Mark
Hamil's
> absence.
> I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his dignity -
> this is the guy who wore that giant fist and did a farcical lightsaber
> battle in J&SBSB, so does anyone know why he didn't participate?


Maybe it will be in the next DELUXE edition release. You'll just have to
buy it when it comes out if you want to find out.

Jeff

"Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
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> So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other
> people
> we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
> I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison Ford, the most
> successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm surprised my Mark
> Hamil's
> absence.
> I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his dignity -
> this is the guy who wore that giant fist and did a farcical lightsaber
> battle in J&SBSB, so does anyone know why he didn't participate?
> On a lighter note, with Kevin Smith such a SW fan, an Easter Egg
> commentary
> from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes would have been amusing (though, I would
> imagine, not very family-friendly).
>
>

That's surprising that Carrie Fisher did a commentary. I just read in
interview where she talked about Lucas' directing style - what she had to
say wasn't flattering in the least.

Mark

Mark B.

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> "Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
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>> So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other
>> people
>> we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie
>> Fisher. I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison
>> Ford, the most successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm
>> surprised my Mark Hamil's
>> absence.
>> I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his
>> dignity - this is the guy who wore that giant fist and did a farcical
>> lightsaber battle in J&SBSB, so does anyone know why he didn't
>> participate? On a lighter note, with Kevin Smith such a SW fan, an
>> Easter Egg commentary
>> from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes would have been amusing (though, I
>> would imagine, not very family-friendly).
>>
>>
>
> That's surprising that Carrie Fisher did a commentary. I just read in
> interview where she talked about Lucas' directing style - what she had
> to say wasn't flattering in the least.
>

I assume your refer to the interview from The Irish Examiner.

They make that suff up. The Irish Examiner had a simliar story about Mark
Hamill a few months ago, and the only accurate quotes in it were rippid off
from another interview. The others were just made up.

Mike
>

Mike Ward

Mark B. wrote:
> That's surprising that Carrie Fisher did a commentary. I just read in
> interview where she talked about Lucas' directing style - what she had to
> say wasn't flattering in the least.
>
> Mark

Then why did she interview him for the latest issue of Sound & Vision?
According to the background in that article, they are still friends of a
sort, while Mark Hamil is apparently not all that happy about his career
- or lack thereof - post Star Wars.

Alan Figgatt

I thought that Lawrence Kasdan was going to be on the commentaries for EMPIRE
and JEDI (I went to a store in Chicago that was taking pre-orders in August and
they said that he was going to be on them). Oh well.

Vlvetmorning98

"Alan Figgatt" <> wrote in message
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> Mark B. wrote:
> > That's surprising that Carrie Fisher did a commentary. I just read in
> > interview where she talked about Lucas' directing style - what she had
to
> > say wasn't flattering in the least.
> >
> > Mark
>
> Then why did she interview him for the latest issue of Sound & Vision?
> According to the background in that article, they are still friends of a
> sort, while Mark Hamil is apparently not all that happy about his career
> - or lack thereof - post Star Wars.
>

He's typecast, and not really a very good actor.
The best thing for him to do is milk this sucker dry, just like Lucas is
doing.
That's why I'm surprised he didn't do a commentary - I'm sure he needs the
money, as I don't think he received millions for his small part in JSBSB.

Joseph S. Powell, III

"Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in news:10kpcsu1guamc20
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> I'm sure he needs the
> money, as I don't think he received millions for his small part in JSBSB.

I think he got to keep the vibrator/lightsaber tho....

Shinner

"Mike Ward" <> wrote in message
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> "Mark B." <> wrote in
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>
>> "Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other
>>> people
>>> we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie
>>> Fisher. I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison
>>> Ford, the most successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm
>>> surprised my Mark Hamil's
>>> absence.
>>> I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his
>>> dignity - this is the guy who wore that giant fist and did a farcical
>>> lightsaber battle in J&SBSB, so does anyone know why he didn't
>>> participate? On a lighter note, with Kevin Smith such a SW fan, an
>>> Easter Egg commentary
>>> from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes would have been amusing (though, I
>>> would imagine, not very family-friendly).
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That's surprising that Carrie Fisher did a commentary. I just read in
>> interview where she talked about Lucas' directing style - what she had
>> to say wasn't flattering in the least.
>>
>
> I assume your refer to the interview from The Irish Examiner.
>
> They make that suff up. The Irish Examiner had a simliar story about Mark
> Hamill a few months ago, and the only accurate quotes in it were rippid
> off
> from another interview. The others were just made up.
>
> Mike
>>
>

None of the actors in the interviews on the DVD are complimentary about how
Lucas directs actors -- we go from Duvall's comment on THX that Lucas is a
director who leaves actors alone, and that's a good thing (Duvall being more
or less self-directing, and extremely experienced by the time of THX) -- to
the relatively inexperienced Star Wars cast. Fisher notes that at one point
Lucas lost his voice, and the actors didn't realize it for three days, to
Ford's comments that Lucas simply doesn't understand the acting process.

It sure explains a lot about EP 1 & 2
John Harkness

John Harkness

"Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
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> So, it seems, besides a few extra directors/producers, the only other
> people
> we get on the Star Wars Trilogy commentaries are Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
> I can see how it may be difficult to have gotten Harrison Ford, the most
> successful actor to appear in the Trilogy, but I'm surprised my Mark
> Hamil's
> absence.
> I seriously doubt he would think a commentary to be beneath his dignity

It isn't.
The commentary track for "Comic Book: The Movie" is such a party, you expect
to get hit in the back of the head with milkduds from these rowsies in the
row behind you.

Any man who lets his friends say "yeah, we tied him out naked, but had to
change the camera angle to keep it PG-13." has no dignity left.

(Also, the easter egg is Don Swann interviewing Mark Hamill. Mark plays Don
in the flick)

> On a lighter note, with Kevin Smith such a SW fan, an Easter Egg
> commentary
> from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes would have been amusing (though, I would
> imagine, not very family-friendly).

No Jason, but Kevin would be hilarious.



Angel

Angel