(September 13, 2013 at 11:30 am)pocaracas Wrote:(September 13, 2013 at 11:26 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: The second films died for me when R2 D2 flew. There were so many times in the older films where that would have been handy but apparently it forgot it could do that.
I hear you! First movie, ep IV... Tatooine... why get the wheels full of sand when you can fly and leave no hint of where you've gone to?
Even if he could fly, flying= massive fuel consumption, plus turbines and sand do not play well together. add the possiablity Kenny baker probably would have pooped himself if he were made to fly his r2 costume.