tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post1405397512927897059..comments2024-03-17T02:27:31.894-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: Star Wars: The Deleted Scenes #6: The original Jabba the HuttDarren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-85351629913455513342019-12-03T08:48:13.138-08:002019-12-03T08:48:13.138-08:00So I searched this after watching the series recen...So I searched this after watching the series recently and just out of curiosity, I wanted to see the original Jabba from a new hope. Watching the end of this scene, you will notice Solo says "You're a great human being Jabba." Which I found to be interesting use of the term human beings because in the 1997 (I was born in 94, so I never had a chance to catch the original version) remaster, Jabba is far from what we would call a human being. Watching this scene, it makes much more sense!<br /><br />https://youtu.be/cw1gkNd6Z_8Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226741876479105905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-41912184291882618082018-07-05T16:22:22.077-07:002018-07-05T16:22:22.077-07:00Thanks for the encouraging comment, Moss.
I must a...Thanks for the encouraging comment, Moss.<br />I must admit I didn't know that some of the Han and Greedo dialogue had been altered to convey some of the information from the Jabba scene. It's certainly odd that the Special Edition has the same dialogue twice.Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-54793770132704435702018-06-27T14:41:38.607-07:002018-06-27T14:41:38.607-07:00Sorry, like the chap above to be a little late to ...Sorry, like the chap above to be a little late to the party - but I might be a few years late!<br /><br />I find this blog great, and this is very interesting - I share your thoughts exactly on why Jabba being replaced by a stop action creature was unlikely.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that the Jabba scene and the Greedo seen didn't actually share dialogue - the subtitles for Greedo were later changed to some of Jabba's lines, and Han's 'even I get boarded sometimes' line was spliced in later instead of anothe line. It does sound odd that Lucas didn't change it back for the special editions though!<br /><br />Keep up the good work on the blog!Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-38707477460585384992015-09-23T14:58:33.285-07:002015-09-23T14:58:33.285-07:00Hi J.T.
Thanks so much for contributing. It'...Hi J.T. <br /><br />Thanks so much for contributing. It's never too late to comment on an old post!<br /><br />It's a good point you make about the Falcon "reveal". It's not something I'd thought about, but of course you're absolutely right. It's a great scene: the camera movement and John Williams' music perfectly build up to our first glimpse of the starship, and then the moment is undercut by Luke's underwhelmed reaction. Reinserting the Jabba scene before you get to this moment undermines all that.<br /><br />Do keep visiting. The comments help make blogging worthwhile. Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-11652282814463083872015-09-21T15:34:49.091-07:002015-09-21T15:34:49.091-07:00Sorry to respond to such an old post, but I just f...Sorry to respond to such an old post, but I just found the site and am really enjoying it. To me, Star Wars has the most heart as a stand-alone movie.<br /><br />Anyway... It is pretty well documented that additional Greedo footage was shot to pick up the dialogue that was lost when the Jabba scene was cut. I believe that, along with some cantina creature shots, were the last non-effects photography shot for the film. <br /><br />I think cutting the Jabba scene was definitely the right decision. If for no other reason than it diminished the iconic reveal of the Falcon, which dated back to one of the original McQuarrie paintings.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading future entries!J. T. Broderickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262590812437056067noreply@blogger.com