In ANH they were smoke tinted, but not very thick or opaque, so the reddish color you see behind the lenses in ANH is more due to the flesh tones of David Prowse showing through.
It's become an myth that the lenses were 'red' which is absolutely not the case.
In ESB and ROTJ, they were more of a light golden brown-ish.
For all three versions, they were way less opaque than you would think.
It is almost as if they read the CLR and saw 3/4 circle as well HAHAHA :lolIll throw in my two cents on R1 Vader....
Ill start off by saying that I LOATH ROTS Vader and I put R1 below him. Here is why I feel that way.
All 4 of the other Vader's are actually well proportioned and balanced in look and build. R1 is not. The whole shape and silhouette is wrong. Biggest thing that throws it off is the helmet is far to low. No I am not talking about the positioning of the dome, I'm talking about the entire helmet being too low which actually makes Vader look like some buff guy who worked out to the point his chest swallowed his neck. Spencer is pretty darn big and has a nice build yet he looked very thin in the suit, to the point where the big Prowse look was thrown out the window.
And lets talk the helmet. This is the poorest and most pathetic piece to come from an official Lucasfilm Production. The face is the freaking Quasimodo. Mac has stated that himself on the RPF and I see it my self. The crew had access to the archives, the original helmets and the Rick Baker mold but instead used a fan sculpted face. One that has little to no lineage to the original helmets. That is sad Very sad. In my opinion the Quasi's features are way to exaggerated and the cheeks slope down too much. I have yet to hear the source for the dome. The last thing with the helmet is the neck, why did they extend the neck? It sticks out like 10 feet away from the armor and at times I can see a gap between the neck and the armor, more soo then we ever see in the OT.
The armor and the cape are the next 2 pieces that are bad. The armor takes after the GT with the chest plate flaring out wards and it also looks undersized. Yes I find it really noticeable that it is undersized. The cape is just horrid. They used way to freakin much material on it to the point where it covers 90% of the armor and front of Vader. The original capes were 4 panels at a half circle but I believe they used 6 panels. That is far too much material in order to achieve the right look. The material itself looks cheap AND they hemmed it far to short as I could see the back of Vader's legs.
Cod piece is just garbage.
The suit gloves, chest box and belt look good. Well the belt and the chest box are spot on for ANH Vader and I believe that is due to the fact that the crew didn't make them. They were provided if I have my facts correct.
Overall this version of vader looks like some guy trying to gain basic access to the 501st as ANH Vader. We as the fans have developed much better suits and its hard to believe that thing came from Lucasfilm. I would rather them not include Vader in any future film if that is what they will continue to use.
My opinion comes from the fact that Vader is my all time favorite fictional character created by the minds of mankind.
Spencer Wilding did NOT play Vader in Rogue One, Daniel Naprous played him. The fabric of Vader's cape, tunic etc. in Rogue One doesn't look cheap at all. In the original movie it sure does but not in Rogue One. And there has always been a gap between Vader's mask and his chest armor. Rewatch A New Hope.Ill throw in my two cents on R1 Vader....
Ill start off by saying that I LOATH ROTS Vader and I put R1 below him. Here is why I feel that way.
All 4 of the other Vader's are actually well proportioned and balanced in look and build. R1 is not. The whole shape and silhouette is wrong. Biggest thing that throws it off is the helmet is far to low. No I am not talking about the positioning of the dome, I'm talking about the entire helmet being too low which actually makes Vader look like some buff guy who worked out to the point his chest swallowed his neck. Spencer is pretty darn big and has a nice build yet he looked very thin in the suit, to the point where the big Prowse look was thrown out the window.
And lets talk the helmet. This is the poorest and most pathetic piece to come from an official Lucasfilm Production. The face is the freaking Quasimodo. Mac has stated that himself on the RPF and I see it my self. The crew had access to the archives, the original helmets and the Rick Baker mold but instead used a fan sculpted face. One that has little to no lineage to the original helmets. That is sad Very sad. In my opinion the Quasi's features are way to exaggerated and the cheeks slope down too much. I have yet to hear the source for the dome. The last thing with the helmet is the neck, why did they extend the neck? It sticks out like 10 feet away from the armor and at times I can see a gap between the neck and the armor, more soo then we ever see in the OT.
The armor and the cape are the next 2 pieces that are bad. The armor takes after the GT with the chest plate flaring out wards and it also looks undersized. Yes I find it really noticeable that it is undersized. The cape is just horrid. They used way to freakin much material on it to the point where it covers 90% of the armor and front of Vader. The original capes were 4 panels at a half circle but I believe they used 6 panels. That is far too much material in order to achieve the right look. The material itself looks cheap AND they hemmed it far to short as I could see the back of Vader's legs.
Cod piece is just garbage.
The suit gloves, chest box and belt look good. Well the belt and the chest box are spot on for ANH Vader and I believe that is due to the fact that the crew didn't make them. They were provided if I have my facts correct.
Overall this version of vader looks like some guy trying to gain basic access to the 501st as ANH Vader. We as the fans have developed much better suits and its hard to believe that thing came from Lucasfilm. I would rather them not include Vader in any future film if that is what they will continue to use.
My opinion comes from the fact that Vader is my all time favorite fictional character created by the minds of mankind.
*shrugs*
Changes from movie to movie are nothing new, as we know, and watching Rogue One again for the first time in months I still find the voice acting of James Earl Jones to be more "off" than anything prop related. But this is what makes opinions interesting
Agreed... It even sound better in Star Wars Rebels*shrugs*
Changes from movie to movie are nothing new, as we know, and watching Rogue One again for the first time in months I still find the voice acting of James Earl Jones to be more "off" than anything prop related. But this is what makes opinions interesting
*shrugs*
Changes from movie to movie are nothing new, as we know, and watching Rogue One again for the first time in months I still find the voice acting of James Earl Jones to be more "off" than anything prop related. But this is what makes opinions interesting
Spencer Wilding did NOT play Vader in Rogue One, Daniel Naprous played him. The fabric of Vader's cape, tunic etc. in Rogue One doesn't look cheap at all. In the original movie it sure does but not in Rogue One. And there has always been a gap between Vader's mask and his chest armor. Rewatch A New Hope.
I can tell by your user name there is nothing to persuade you from that opinion. Both of them are listed in the Credits. Naprous did the stunt work at the end of the film.
The gap between the helmet and armor in this film is far greater then ANH....We never see the neck of the suit in ANH. But the pattern is way wrong on the cape. ANH is only 1/2 circle with 4 panels. Now please tell me with a straight face that R1 is only 1/2.....
I know it's the ROTJ version, but the Vader in Night at the Museum 2 looked better than Vader in Rogue One. I'm sorry, but that's just an epic fail on the part of the Rogue One team!
https://s23.postimg.org/4hfvwy07f/Nightatthemuseum.jpg
Although I've never seen the movie, Vader in Night at the Museum 2 looks like Vader marching through the abandoned Rebel Headquarters on Hoth during the first part of The Empire Strikes Back and that is NOT a good thing. His helmet isn't long enough in that scene at all and it looks incredibly silly. The Vader of Rogue One and A New Hope will always be the best, most classic Vader!
It wasn't that the helmet wasn't long enough, just improperly mounted. Like how the Rubies Vader helmet is.
But the R1 suit doesn't come close to even looking like ANH. Its so far off and stuns me that people would consider it a classic.
Yes ESB is the best...Rogue One the worst.