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Posted 01 September 2004 - 07:04 AM

And what is up with the bottomless pits?
Why does EVERY film have a freakin botomless pit in it?
Why would skilled engineers who can build planet-destroying artificial moons fill them with artificial ravines with skinny railless bridges across them? Surely they know how dangerous this must be since IMPORTANT people are plummeting down them, usually to their death, every single movie!
Is there like a Dark Side OSHA that is working to increase worker mortality? Remember in ANH where Obie Won has to walk out on that very narrow catwalk over a FREAKING BOTTOMLESS PIT to turn off the tractor beam? Wow, that was suspenseful...except...who puts a critical control panel on a narrow catwalk over a FREAKING BOTTOMLESS PIT??? Especially when the controls could have been just as easily located on the other side of the cylinder and then the guy who's job it is to adjust the tractor beam controls would only have to stand near a FREAKING BOTTOMLESS PIT to adjust said control panel as opposed to clinging for dear life to the side of the cylinder and negotiating the rediculous two inch catwalk over the FREAKING BOTTOMLESS PIT to do his aforementioned job.

Has there EVER been a pit or big hole in a Star Wars movie that didn't have at least one person fall into them?

The bottomless is to Lucas what the loaded gun was to Chekov.
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 07:41 AM

workcover should have snoop around the perilous structures erected by the galactic empire.


howeever... not all GE officials are sith lords, who can force-choke every insubordinate or less then A-Grade ass kisser.

sometimes you need the convinient proximity of the infinite deepth of a bottomless pit to nudge the executer of a less than impressive completion of a task, into one...
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 08:28 AM

I've thought about this subject as well. I spent many hours of my youth (and early adulthood) wondering this same thing. The best thing I've been able to come up with is this:

It just looks friggin' cool.

And I'm fine with that.
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 08:32 AM

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It just looks friggin' cool.


i agree. its what star wars does best.

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lol. just noticed that i only joined about 3 weeks ago and i`m a mini boss already! this prequel lovers conquest of chefelf.com continues apace! tongue.gif

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Posted 01 September 2004 - 08:48 AM

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lol. just noticed that i only joined about 3 weeks ago and i`m a mini boss already! this prequel lovers conquest of chefelf.com continues apace! tongue.gif

Don't get so self-complacent. It's the quality, mate, that matters, not quantity! smile.gif wink.gif
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 09:57 AM

But keep trying, Jariten. I want to see how long it takes before you give in and realise that the prequels are terrible, uninspiring films.
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 07:00 PM

JYAMG- I don't know what you're talking about. The prequels were certainly inspired....


























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Posted 01 September 2004 - 09:37 PM

the important thing is that i aprecciated my last post....

i imagine at the bottom of all this pits is a large pile of officers who less than impressed their commanding senmior officers... people that tarkin took care of, when vader was out doing the galactic rounds.
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Posted 01 September 2004 - 11:48 PM

Nice topic. so if Artoo jetboots over a bottomless pit, how would that work?

there were rails on Bespin. And in the throne room. So- Railing serves the purpose as to include more "strikes" in a lightsaber battle, so long as you're only 15 feet off the ground. Then we cut away to other exciting action sequence(s.) So a little later, when the duel really gets interesting, Good Jedi/Bad Sith can hang their hides out on the line. Risking life and limb, for replaceable limb.
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Posted 02 September 2004 - 02:50 AM

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But keep trying, Jariten. I want to see how long it takes before you give in and realise that the prequels are terrible, uninspiring films.


except you dont realise that im the one whos going to convince you tongue.gif
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Posted 02 September 2004 - 08:31 AM

Going, going.

Gone.
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Posted 02 September 2004 - 12:46 PM

QUOTE (jariten @ Sep 2 2004, 08:50 AM)
except you dont realise that im the one whos going to convince you  tongue.gif

Nice comeback, mate rolleyes.gif

On topic: Given that the Death Star designers included a poorly-protected 'weak spot' that could blow up the entire station, the prevalence of health hazards such as bottomless pits is hardly surprising.
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Posted 02 September 2004 - 12:59 PM

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On topic: Given that the Death Star designers included a poorly-protected 'weak spot' that could blow up the entire station, the prevalence of health hazards such as bottomless pits is hardly surprising.


Not only that, remember Episode 1? When Anakin busted up the whole space station by destroying the Main reactor which just happened to be located a SHORT corridor away from the hanger bay! How stupid can you get?
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Posted 02 September 2004 - 07:13 PM

I'm surprised all these things didn't include large self-destruct buttons.
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Post icon  Posted 02 September 2004 - 08:24 PM

QUOTE (Just your average movie goer @ Sep 2 2004, 07:13 PM)
I'm surprised all these things didn't include large self-destruct buttons.

on the outside like the death star...

'shoot here to terminate'



once again force shcmorce... a 5 year old blowing up a droid controll ship trivializes, every other characters actions...

Mace Window:"ah, Obi wan, for killing that bad motherfucker who killed your master, i hereby decre you are now a jedi knight. as for you baby anikan, for destroying the DCS in a comical fasion, we offer you this three stoogers award and decree that you are a Jedi MASTER, and will replace YODA on the council, imediatley."

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