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Thread: That timeless question...Who shot first?
fordaith wrote:
Everyone knows it was a third sniper in the grassy knole
Dammit! You beat me to it
All that matters is that who "stands" LAST!!!!!
Message Edited by KaiRan on 05-02-2005 09:58 AM
KaiRan wrote:
Greedo... buuuut... the FX didnt go off on set. So, in post-production, they werent able to convincingly add the spark and smoke of blasterfire hitting the wall at the time. The editor suggested Han shooting first wasnt such a bad thing, and off it went with Han being the cold-blooded-killer-gone-good we all loved. As withmany films, the only script we saw was the theatrical release script- the script edited to match the final result, not the script that was shot from ("Shooting Script").
Now, with current technology, Lucas has been able to put Greedo's shot back where his original script called for it. The trouble is, the on set "accident" that had Han shooting first made for a more interesting and dynamic character. Now, he's just lucky Greedo's a bad shot.
I didn't know that.
That's kinda funny, because this seems to have happened again to Harrison Ford during the shoot of Raiders of the Lost Ark. During the street fight in Cairo, Indy was originally supposed to get into a long, drawn out fight with the swordsman. Harrison, perhaps from drinking the local water, said he wasn't feeling that well and had about another hour left before he was done for the day. As they were trying to figure out how to shoot the scene, or if they had enough time to delay shooting it to another day, a crew member suggested that Indy just pull his gun and shoot the guy.
LTZweigg wrote:
KaiRan wrote:
Greedo... buuuut... the FX didnt go off on set. So, in post-production, they werent able to convincingly add the spark and smoke of blasterfire hitting the wall at the time. The editor suggested Han shooting first wasnt such a bad thing, and off it went with Han being the cold-blooded-killer-gone-good we all loved. As withmany films, the only script we saw was the theatrical release script- the script edited to match the final result, not the script that was shot from ("Shooting Script").
Now, with current technology, Lucas has been able to put Greedo's shot back where his original script called for it. The trouble is, the on set "accident" that had Han shooting first made for a more interesting and dynamic character. Now, he's just lucky Greedo's a bad shot.
I didn't know that.
That's kinda funny, because this seems to have happened again to Harrison Ford during the shoot of Raiders of the Lost Ark. During the street fight in Cairo, Indy was originally supposed to get into a long, drawn out fight with the swordsman. Harrison, perhaps from drinking the local water, said he wasn't feeling that well and had about another hour left before he was done for the day. As they were trying to figure out how to shoot the scene, or if they had enough time to delay shooting it to another day, a crew member suggested that Indy just pull his gun and shoot the guy.
thanks alot..now, i'll sound like a world class nerd, should this topic come up in real life
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Actually, I got unequivocal proof at Celebration 3 in Indy this year that Han did indeed, shoot first. Paul Blake (Greedo) was signing autographs this year.
On mine, he signed,
"i did not shoot first"
Greedo
BigSlimUK wrote:
Han shot first originally, but then it was changed in the remastered versions. So in my eyes Han shot first, since the originals came before the remastered versions.
Lucas was disappointed on how that ended up looking so thus why it was remastered. It was *supposed* to be that Greedo shot first.
Han. He knew a BH was sitting there with a blaster in his face. The game could be up, but he had a line on a deal that could bail him out. He didn't have many options. Get blasted or apprehended, or do the deal and get the money that would save his hide... So, slide the blaster out from under the table and
/lastditch
Poor Greedo wasn't much of a bounty hunter. Boba Fett would have walked in a done a /fireknockdown before Han even knew what was up, and he would havewound up in carbonite much sooner.