"Irvin Kershner, who directed the best of the six Star Wars films ("The Empire Strikes Back," and if you disagree you're wrong), died over the weekend at age 87....
Actually, I do and don't care for the insult.
See: Revenge of the MSM Monitor
I find the final installment the best for so many reasons: the Jedi deception and manipulation of Anakin as they disrespect him; the conflict Anakin suffers as he tries to save his wife and baby; Anakin's wish to be honest and open about his love for Padme; the transformation of Palpatine to Emperor; and so many other things. The fact that I watched the film at a midnight showing on opening night and was so exhilarated at 2:30 in the morning that I wanted to see it again added to the specialness of the experience, as did reading the book based on the screenplay.
Also watch: Star Wars & False Flag Terrorism
I can see why the lying, agenda-pushing, war-promoting, cover-up AmeriKan media wouldn't like the more recent set of prequels.
The 1980 production was a darker story than the original. In it, hero Luke Skywalker loses a hand and learns that villain Darth Vader is his father. The movie initially got mixed reviews but has gone on to become one of the most critically praised....
Related: Gorillas as Guinea Pigs
Why AmeriKans Hate Avatar
How come you guys always rip the best movies?
Kershner said he had only one sharp disagreement with Lucas. The script originally called for the heroine, Princess Leah, to tell space pilot Han Solo "I love you" and for him to reply "I love you, too."
"I shot the line and it just didn't seem right for the character of Han Solo," Kershner said.
Instead, actor Harrison Ford improvised the reply: "I know."
Lucas wanted the original line but after test previews agreed to leave in Ford's reply, which has gone on to be one of the best-known lines in the series....
And not just the series, but in movie history.
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Another Kirchner that gets a goodbye kiss:
"Néstor Kirchner; led Argentina out of fiscal crisis" by Michael Warren, Associated Press / October 28, 2010
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner — the country’s most powerful politician along with his wife, current leader Cristina Fernandez — died yesterday after suffering a heart attack, the presidency said.
“It was a sudden death,’’ his personal doctor, Luis Buonomo, told reporters in El Calafate....
How VERY, VERY SUSPICIOUS!
Mr. Kirchner, 60, had undergone an angioplasty after a heart attack in September, but was still expected to be a candidate in next year’s presidential elections....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!
Mr. Kirchner worked hand-in-hand with his wife to maintain the ruling party’s hold on power. He was seen as the heir to strongman Juan Domingo Perón and one of the few people capable of managing Argentina’s unruly and chaotic political scene.
“It was a sudden death,’’ his personal doctor, Luis Buonomo, told reporters in El Calafate....
How VERY, VERY SUSPICIOUS!
Mr. Kirchner, 60, had undergone an angioplasty after a heart attack in September, but was still expected to be a candidate in next year’s presidential elections....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!
Mr. Kirchner worked hand-in-hand with his wife to maintain the ruling party’s hold on power. He was seen as the heir to strongman Juan Domingo Perón and one of the few people capable of managing Argentina’s unruly and chaotic political scene.
It was Mr. Kirchner who did the hard work of managing relationships with labor unions, activist groups, governors, and mayors — the political players who move thousands of voters and whose allegiance is vital to maintaining public order.
Under the Kirchners, Argentina abandoned the “Washington consensus’’ of tight fiscal policies and free trade, isolating the country from foreign debt markets and imposing stringent controls on the flow of money and goods in and out of the country.
Yeah, they STIFFED INVESTORS and took care of their own needs first!
Mr. Kirchner served as president from 2003 to 2007, bringing Argentina out of severe economic crisis and encouraging judicial changes that set in motion dozens of human rights trials involving hundreds of dictatorship-era figures who had previously benefited from an amnesty.
Also see: I Will Cry For You, Argentina!
And you receive an apology for AmeriKa's role in it all from these quarters.
As secretary general of the Union of South American Republics, or Unasur, Mr. Kirchner mediated one of the many border disputes between Venezuela and Colombia. Both countries’ leaders mourned his loss Wednesday....
Isn't the entire hemisphere?
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