How much can this be repeated? The saber fights in the OT were FAR more realistic. The new ones they are barely paying attention, flipping and twisting and spinning and twirling their weapons around in a flashy, showy obviously choreographed dance.In the OT they fought much more slowly but with precision, focus and skill. Each blow had purpose beyond pretty colors flashing on screen. Nobody EVER turned their back on their opponent or (for fuck sake) leaped over them. It helps that the sabre fighting was choreographed by the legendary Bob Anderson who coached Errol Flynn and played Vader in the sabre fights himself.

I know, in this day in age everything in the movies has to be fast, showy and mesmerizing but those original Star Wars sabre duels are so memorable because they were raw and realistic. You think when life or death hangs in the balance you ever actually turn your back to your opponent? Or swirl your weapon flashily? No you make every strike, country, parry and guard a deliberate action. It's about outmaneuvering and out thinking your opponent, not how many blows you get in per second.

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It's more like Errol Morris doc, than anything by John Waters.

Was that Errol?

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Oi oi, haven't seen you in a while! Thanks a lot, I really loved this, hope you did also

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Hey. It's Errol Flynn. Aside from Kong, he's probably my second most favorite misunderstood monster.

Be sure to let me know when that movie you mentioned a while back comes out.

Cheers.

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So who's the guy in your profile pic? It can't be you, you're a silverback gorilla. A big one, too.

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Westy,

You make some salient points. I am trying to stay away from posting on this particular submission of mine. But there is an Errol Morris film, I don't know if you have seen it, but it is about this man Fred Leuchter (I think thats who it is--the man williamson speaks of in the interview), the infamous holocaust denier. Really complicated and interesting profile of a very strange, intelligent, perhaps crazy and conflicted man.

Too bad the video didn't get more attention. I think it could spark some interesting dialogue here on the sift.

Thanks for the neat posts.

Ryan

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Morris said he never made a dollar on any of his documentaries, and had to turn to making commercials or he'd be broke. I believe it. Also, I'm almost positive that is Errol Morris riding the bicycle.