The puppet Yoda was fine in the original trilogy because there was no CGI back then and a CGI Yoda being put into it would just look out-of-place. But the CGI Yoda in the prequel trilogy actually looks quite good, like Yoda would look as a younger whateverthefuckheis. I'm glad the shitty puppet in Ep I was replaced with the CGI Yoda.
smooth, could u uplaod the star wars return of the jedi, were luke sees the ghosts of anakin, obi wan, yoda. but the one for blu ray. I saw a pic where anakin, yoda , obi wan, are all young. was just wondering if it's true.
Well, I think the GGI yoda does this episode well since it's part of the prequels, but c'mon they didin't half to do it to the originoal. it showed if that Yoda was getting old and week, I'm suprised lucas just didin't fix Darth vaders face in ROTJ when luke to takes off the mask, and replace it with how it looked when Anakin got burnt in Revenge of the sith.
CGI puts far too much power in Lucas's hands, I mean he can conceivably insert whatever he wants into his movies now, he could put in Jar Jar in the original trilogy and make it work (I wouldn't put it past him)
The problem with the puppet was that it was the SAME Yoda puppet they used in TESB and ROTJ over 20 years earlier. Of course it looked crappy. I LOVE this newer CGI Yoda in this scene, but the puppet looked great in the original trilogy.
@frog1599 Nope. It was an all new puppet that was a futile attempt at a younger Yoda which made little sense that he'd age so quickly in the span of 30 years.
I SEE A BIGASS MISTAKE! LOOK AT THE WARM SUNSET RAYS ON THE PUPPET. THEY'RE NOT ON THE CGI VERSION. The rest of the cast has the warm yellow/orange glow hitting their face while the cgi Yoda is a different color. THEY DON'T MATCH. FAIL.
@skurge13 i agree, I still like the puppet after all this, seems a little more real, but probably just because I know that in cg he's not really there
I'm amazed that after all these years with CG, they still can't get it to look quite photo-real. The CG Yoda doesn't look like he's actually there, sitting in that chair, unlike the puppet. Maybe 10 years from now? By then Lucas will have changed the puppet Yoda in Empire to CG. I'm telling you, it's only a matter of time....
I prefer the CGI Yoda I have to say... the puppet in the new series was shit! Shame, cos I prefer puppets over CGI. The rest of the changes are just wank... oh except the Ewoks blinking eyes.. I think that's cute and makes them more realistic. =)
"This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer game bullshit, I'd have stuck my dick in a Nintendo." - Quentin Tarantino
Well... in this case the change was good... the new puppet looked so stupid. However, the old puppet from the old movies kicks all their asses... let's pray to God lucas doesn't decide to take out old puppet yoda in ROTJ and ESB for CG yoda... all for the sake of "continuity"
he's 900 years old. three or four decades to Yoda should be like three or four human years, not much in terms of aging.
The dying craft of cinema puppetry was the harmonious marriage of engineering and performance art. What made ILM and Star Wars great was the inventiveness of the practical effects. Lucas took movie magic and turned it into a common cartoon. I feel betrayed. But I guess as Ken Watanabe said "The way of the Samurai is not necessary anymore."
Puppet is better because it's ORIGINAL that's why the original movies unedited are the best...movies are supposed to have flaws they aren't perfect. What if they took every old classic movie and fixed it every 5 years with special effects. It would be terrible.
I prefer the puppet - the CGI actually looks a bit too real, too hairy and less noble. I also think that the whole concept of ANYONE testing a little kid like this, telling him they can see through him and that he's going to suffer if he even so much as misses his mum, is total crap!!! It's pretty much guaranteeing that the kid will turn against them as soon as he has the chance.
@vigilanteartist he also added blinking to the Ewoks which looks good and makes them more realistic two good changes there a few others but I can't think of um right now
As much as I hate the CGI and the fact that it's clearly something that's NOT IN THE SHOT, I do have to say that the Yoda puppet they used for this movie was dreadful. Looked nothing like him. If the old puppet from the OT was in bad condition, couldn't they at least have used it as a blueprint?
I actually like the puppet Yoda more, all of the other CG alien members of the council looked real but when they switched him from a puppet to CG he looks so fake it's ridiculous
I hate the prequels. Simple as that, they're all about the corruption of one person. No side storylines, no nothing. The original trilogy was far, far better, despite the larger budget and better animtions given to the prequel.
This is the only change I like. I think it corresponds well with the Prequel trilogy. But if anyone has seen the Darth Vader change in ROTJ, you will be cringing
Yes that was a good change. The CG Yoda actually looks more like the old puppet from Ep 5-6. The "new" puppet looks nothing like Yoda but like somebody else from his race. I think they realized this mistake.
@imasonfree then the sith would have lurked in the shadows for eternity, and would eventually find some other way to take control of the republic. By becoming Darth Vader, Anankin both doomed the Republic, but ultimately saved the galaxy
@darkprince909 Luke saved the galaxy in resisting the Emperor and winning over Vader...all Vader did was toss the Emperor's wrinkly ass down a shaft and then die. Vader was a complete failure in this Prequel interpretation. In the original trilogy I'd believe that he was a noble man who fell to evil, but the way the Prequels reinterpreted him, he's a chump and a child killer. Totally pathetic.
i dont get why they used a puppet in the first place this movie has lots of cgi in it and they were pretty advanced in 99-2000 when this movie came out so why not use cgi in the original
why do they have to make changes to EVERY release they make of their old movies....pretty soon they will replace all original content with cgi and end up making the old triligy just like the new one
@Stablemable2 The original ESB puppet was probably the most realistic Yoda of them all. And the least gimmicky. The new puppet and the 3D Yoda just seemed like a joke to me. For a second I thought he was gonna start breakdancing.
The puppet Yoda was fine in the original trilogy because there was no CGI back then and a CGI Yoda being put into it would just look out-of-place. But the CGI Yoda in the prequel trilogy actually looks quite good, like Yoda would look as a younger whateverthefuckheis. I'm glad the shitty puppet in Ep I was replaced with the CGI Yoda.
TheCinemaJackTV 2 weeks ago
HAHA THE YODA PUPPET IS SO FUCKING BAD... IT LOOKS SO RETARDED.
thecico12345 3 weeks ago
lol the puppet Yoda looks like he's high. : P
CaptainGreen6398 1 month ago
I love the old puppet, so they should not change that.
starpotter80 1 month ago
I'm fine with it as they didn't change the puppet Yoda in the original trilogy.
ThatMovieGuy77 1 month ago
okay i was all for the puppet yoda til it showed that he was completely cross eye lol
nickballin92 1 month ago
I prefer puppet yoda. Always have. He even twitches like old people lol
voiice0reason 2 months ago
smooth, could u uplaod the star wars return of the jedi, were luke sees the ghosts of anakin, obi wan, yoda. but the one for blu ray. I saw a pic where anakin, yoda , obi wan, are all young. was just wondering if it's true.
VG052292 3 months ago in playlist Star Wars
I like the puppet version, Yoda looks a little bit younger.
GSanSensation 3 months ago
i saw that and i hope to see that in episode 5
zaandarbrow 3 months ago
Puppet > this CGI shit
merrimac291 4 months ago
Well, I think the GGI yoda does this episode well since it's part of the prequels, but c'mon they didin't half to do it to the originoal. it showed if that Yoda was getting old and week, I'm suprised lucas just didin't fix Darth vaders face in ROTJ when luke to takes off the mask, and replace it with how it looked when Anakin got burnt in Revenge of the sith.
GreenDaysummerify 5 months ago
CGI puts far too much power in Lucas's hands, I mean he can conceivably insert whatever he wants into his movies now, he could put in Jar Jar in the original trilogy and make it work (I wouldn't put it past him)
fuckinshitfuckshitfu 5 months ago
@fuckinshitfuckshitfu WESA FREE!
scottb3034 4 months ago
Puppet FTW... in my opinion.
retroF88 5 months ago in playlist More videos from thestarwarsfan1971
The problem with the puppet was that it was the SAME Yoda puppet they used in TESB and ROTJ over 20 years earlier. Of course it looked crappy. I LOVE this newer CGI Yoda in this scene, but the puppet looked great in the original trilogy.
frog1599 5 months ago
@frog1599 Nope. It was an all new puppet that was a futile attempt at a younger Yoda which made little sense that he'd age so quickly in the span of 30 years.
FigmentJedi 5 months ago
That puppet was a disgrace. I mean, I'd prefer a non CGI Yoda, but that puppet looked horrible.
WarlordRising 5 months ago
THIS was necessary...
link1o1o1o 5 months ago 2
Yoda does too have an orange glow, Sentidocomuncabron, you ass.
Ylesia67 5 months ago
George Lucas doesn't care about Jedi puppets.
WarEmu7 5 months ago
I SEE A BIGASS MISTAKE! LOOK AT THE WARM SUNSET RAYS ON THE PUPPET. THEY'RE NOT ON THE CGI VERSION. The rest of the cast has the warm yellow/orange glow hitting their face while the cgi Yoda is a different color. THEY DON'T MATCH. FAIL.
Sentidocomuncabron 5 months ago 2
@skurge13 i agree, I still like the puppet after all this, seems a little more real, but probably just because I know that in cg he's not really there
Lillr5 5 months ago
About time!
kahnspock 5 months ago
i wana fuck that green guy
22mrstarwars 5 months ago
If they changed the original trilogy Yoda to CGI I would kick off but it fits here. He works much better as CGI in the prequel trilogy.
JoeSingsBadly 6 months ago
puppet works for giving wisdom cg works for bamf yoda to come out to kick some ass
Lonehawk2k4 6 months ago
I'm amazed that after all these years with CG, they still can't get it to look quite photo-real. The CG Yoda doesn't look like he's actually there, sitting in that chair, unlike the puppet. Maybe 10 years from now? By then Lucas will have changed the puppet Yoda in Empire to CG. I'm telling you, it's only a matter of time....
skurge13 6 months ago
I like the puppet better, the cgi looks weird here
RockBandAnd24Fan 6 months ago
I prefer the CGI Yoda I have to say... the puppet in the new series was shit! Shame, cos I prefer puppets over CGI. The rest of the changes are just wank... oh except the Ewoks blinking eyes.. I think that's cute and makes them more realistic. =)
GrowlyCubNZ 6 months ago
This is the only change that makes sense.
Jayoung1000 6 months ago
Come on, the puppet was always better!!! Plus,. he can't just eliminate the great talent of Frank Oz, it's not right!
nerdygrl64 6 months ago 3
fuck the yoda change, vader's new NOOO at the end of ROTJ is the worst thing I have ever seen done to star wars.
Natherion 6 months ago 2
"This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer game bullshit, I'd have stuck my dick in a Nintendo." - Quentin Tarantino
dedricthere 6 months ago 8
@dedricthere Words of a poet.
Kirinet 6 months ago
Well... in this case the change was good... the new puppet looked so stupid. However, the old puppet from the old movies kicks all their asses... let's pray to God lucas doesn't decide to take out old puppet yoda in ROTJ and ESB for CG yoda... all for the sake of "continuity"
PhoenixPhire22 6 months ago 3
fucking genious.
MrLasKG 6 months ago
over animated wank..fucking ears move with the 'dark side'' fuckin animators dont know shit
viralfunnies 6 months ago
i like the cgi better because then in a new hope you can see the transition of time and see how old yoda got.
cantsnapurpicture 6 months ago
@cantsnapurpicture
he's 900 years old. three or four decades to Yoda should be like three or four human years, not much in terms of aging.
The dying craft of cinema puppetry was the harmonious marriage of engineering and performance art. What made ILM and Star Wars great was the inventiveness of the practical effects. Lucas took movie magic and turned it into a common cartoon. I feel betrayed. But I guess as Ken Watanabe said "The way of the Samurai is not necessary anymore."
wkumatchstick 6 months ago 2
There was more emotion from the puppet.
Sentidocomuncabron 6 months ago
Puppet is better because it's ORIGINAL that's why the original movies unedited are the best...movies are supposed to have flaws they aren't perfect. What if they took every old classic movie and fixed it every 5 years with special effects. It would be terrible.
MrDyrn 6 months ago
I like it.
wydok 6 months ago 2
the puppet yoda is sooooooooooo much better! it looks so much more real!
REKONBALL2 6 months ago
@REKONBALL2 the puppet looks like a toy, the cgi one obviously looks fake but it atleast looks like a living breathing creature.
swbfwarrior 6 months ago
I prefer the puppet - the CGI actually looks a bit too real, too hairy and less noble. I also think that the whole concept of ANYONE testing a little kid like this, telling him they can see through him and that he's going to suffer if he even so much as misses his mum, is total crap!!! It's pretty much guaranteeing that the kid will turn against them as soon as he has the chance.
sammio67 6 months ago
Wow, I can't believe it tok me this long to realize, but... that kid can't act worth a crap.
FlyingFocs 6 months ago
This is a good and funny video foreal.''Yoda''.''Star Wars''.
Oriedo 6 months ago
The cgi Yoda actually looks more like the puppet from the original movies than that puppet.
beerdogfood 6 months ago
I'll take the CG Yoda any day.
caseya90 6 months ago
That Yoda puppet never looked right in Phantom Menace. It did not match the other yoda versions.
AndrewNeilFalconer 6 months ago
I don't mind this change or the CGI ewok eyes those are okay.
SpencerRianBacon 6 months ago
I think his ears should perk up more until he gets to suffering, Then they should go flat.
Jxudo 6 months ago
I prefer the puppet version. Its how it was originally made and i feel thats the way it should stay.
dontlaughatme22 6 months ago
Episode 1 sucks balls. Thumbs up if you agree. Take that George Lucas!!!!!!!!!!!
engared 6 months ago
@engared Fuck you. Thumbs up for not giving a shit. George Lucas is a saint!
FlyingWhalesFilms 6 months ago 2
@engared No it doesn't... It's just as good as any of the others. Gorge Lucas is one of if not the greatest director ever.
Jxudo 6 months ago
@Jxudo Lol, you have no taste in films. Only a film as tragic as this would inspire an epic review which spans over an hour. So bad, so bad.
engared 6 months ago
I like how the new CGI Yoda almost doesn't even match the voice over.
morbidchid 6 months ago
Wow, George actually made a change that was good.
vigilanteartist 6 months ago
@vigilanteartist he also added blinking to the Ewoks which looks good and makes them more realistic two good changes there a few others but I can't think of um right now
petplatypus 6 months ago
As much as I hate the CGI and the fact that it's clearly something that's NOT IN THE SHOT, I do have to say that the Yoda puppet they used for this movie was dreadful. Looked nothing like him. If the old puppet from the OT was in bad condition, couldn't they at least have used it as a blueprint?
FeloniousDrunk 6 months ago
I actually like the puppet Yoda more, all of the other CG alien members of the council looked real but when they switched him from a puppet to CG he looks so fake it's ridiculous
SpartanT48 6 months ago 3
I hate the prequels. Simple as that, they're all about the corruption of one person. No side storylines, no nothing. The original trilogy was far, far better, despite the larger budget and better animtions given to the prequel.
EugeneCamilleri 6 months ago 2
This is the only change I like. I think it corresponds well with the Prequel trilogy. But if anyone has seen the Darth Vader change in ROTJ, you will be cringing
TSPURSBOSS 6 months ago
Yes that was a good change. The CG Yoda actually looks more like the old puppet from Ep 5-6. The "new" puppet looks nothing like Yoda but like somebody else from his race. I think they realized this mistake.
thebbeenn 6 months ago
That kid is such a shit actor.
huckingfipsters 6 months ago
If they had only left the "NOOOOO!" out of ROTJ, I'd buy the Blu-Ray. This Yoda is so much better!
HeimirJosefsson 6 months ago
I'll have whatever crack that original yoda is smokin yo
xenogear27lacan 6 months ago 2
See now this is more acceptable than the "modifications" he's made to the other films
DumbandDumber94 6 months ago
I have to say this a good alteration. The others, if there indeed real, are definitely not.
jayce79 6 months ago
I have to say I like cg yoda more. Good job Lucas!
GregofCanada 6 months ago 2
i usualle hate CGI on things you could do with real life stuff.. but the original Episode I Yoda looked aweful so the CGI one is an improvement :)
KevboardGames 6 months ago
Fear is the path to the dark side.
Anakin:I'll do whatever you ask. Just help me save Padme. I can't live without her.
Fear leads to anger.
Anakin:YOU'RE WITH HIM!!! YOU BROUGHT HIM HERE TO KILL ME!!!!
Anger leads to hate.
Anakin:I HATE YOU!!!
Hate leads to suffering.
*Anakin burns alive, gets put in a robotic suit, his wife dead, his friends murdered.*
DarthRushy 6 months ago 122
@DarthRushy How i love star wars and all the forshadowing
krogardious 6 months ago
@krogardious Because if there's anything you need in a prequel, it's foreshadowing.
KenoshiAkai 5 months ago
@DarthRushy Good. Good.
Litshttam 5 months ago
@DarthRushy completely shit film.
DLPBurke 5 months ago
Puppet Yoda seems more expressive than CG Yoda.
KenoshiAkai 6 months ago
I love puppet Yoda more than anyone else, but I must admit, CGI Yoda is always badass.
SergeantScorps 6 months ago
funny how much this relates to later episodes, I mean he ultimately fell to the dark side because he was afraid to lose padme.
ImCmdrShepard1 6 months ago
They should have never let Anakin's disturbed ass be a Jedi. There would have never been a Darth Vader...Idiots.
imasonfree 6 months ago
@imasonfree then the sith would have lurked in the shadows for eternity, and would eventually find some other way to take control of the republic. By becoming Darth Vader, Anankin both doomed the Republic, but ultimately saved the galaxy
darkprince909 6 months ago
@darkprince909 Luke saved the galaxy in resisting the Emperor and winning over Vader...all Vader did was toss the Emperor's wrinkly ass down a shaft and then die. Vader was a complete failure in this Prequel interpretation. In the original trilogy I'd believe that he was a noble man who fell to evil, but the way the Prequels reinterpreted him, he's a chump and a child killer. Totally pathetic.
KenoshiAkai 6 months ago
im not a bit fan of cgi in certain (mainly because it is abuse or even crappy) but the cgi yoda was a good fit for the movies
therealsongoku 6 months ago
i dont get why they used a puppet in the first place this movie has lots of cgi in it and they were pretty advanced in 99-2000 when this movie came out so why not use cgi in the original
jeaze85 6 months ago
why do they have to make changes to EVERY release they make of their old movies....pretty soon they will replace all original content with cgi and end up making the old triligy just like the new one
chucknorrisgawd 6 months ago
I'm gonna get the non-blu ray :)
chamorugirl 6 months ago
@chamorugirl This re-release is ONLY for Blu-ray.
whatever45667 6 months ago
New PM CGI Yoda looks so much more like the puppet Yoda in ESB than the original awkwardly hairy Phantom Menace Puppet. CGI Yoda ftw!
lizskywalker 6 months ago
ugh fail...
takineko 6 months ago
Cgi Yoda looks 1000% better!
westernNYnativ 6 months ago
CG Yoda is so much betterX100.
Stablemable2 6 months ago 71
@Stablemable2 The original ESB puppet was probably the most realistic Yoda of them all. And the least gimmicky. The new puppet and the 3D Yoda just seemed like a joke to me. For a second I thought he was gonna start breakdancing.
visualkei72 6 months ago