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Originally posted by Winsor_Pilates@May 20 2005, 01:04 PM
Wow, I'm surprised everyone else seemed to like the R2 scene. To each their own I guess. I just don't think he should be doing things in Episode 3 that he didn't do in episodes 1,2,4,5 or 6. If he's gonna have new abilities such as flying and catching, and fighting with oil it should atleast be explained how he gets them. We shouldn't have to assume that Anakin "Pimped his Droid".
R2 has always been one of my favorite characters because it's so impressive how much personality and emotion we can see in him, even though he has no facial expressions or dialogue that we can understand. Personally, I think R2 already kicked enough ass without the new moves and it was another example of Lucas overdoing something for comical effect.
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I thought that the jetpacks were a bit contrived in Ep 2 as well, but he has them, so it makes sense to use them again. Like I said, its logical that R2 had the oil, since he is a repair droid. I mean, he has a CO2 launcher, so why not oil from it too... Why Lucas didn't think of using it sooner is beyond me.
Aside from that, everything seemed very "R2" about his acts. Don't forget, we didn't see his "lightsaber" launcher until Return of the Jedi, and never again after that. The dude is like James Bond, he's got a gadget/tool for all occasions. Some of which are never explained... just like some of Bond's super watches.
But its your right to not like that scene, even if all of what R2 does is fairly logical. Its definitely not for everyone. As a kid, I loved R2 and always wanted him to be able to kick a bit more ass, and the inner child in me was more than satisfied.