Just not in a language understood by anyone but C3PO, and there's an astromech-to-text function in Luke's (presumably, every starship) X-wing. R2D2 whistles and beeps, and either C3PO translates for us, or Luke reads from his console.
Presumably this technology can't be installed in R2D2 himself, for some reason.
Hollywood has the best moral compass, because it has compassion.
Star Wars 8 - New Trailer - LAST OF THE JEDI - 
- 16/04/2017 02:05:21 AM
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- 16/04/2017 02:05:21 AM
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I'm lukewarm about this (pun intended)
- 21/04/2017 05:18:20 PM
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DAMN, YOU CRAZY!
- 21/04/2017 07:44:22 PM
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So you enjoyed the weak characters are was it just the pretty? *NM*
- 25/04/2017 03:40:19 AM
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Funny story... (Rogue One spoiler alert, I suppose, for what it's worth)
- 21/04/2017 08:22:26 PM
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Go back and finish RotJ. Good lord. *NM*
- 22/04/2017 12:41:54 AM
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Give me a reason to? 
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- 22/04/2017 06:41:06 PM
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*NM*
- 22/04/2017 06:41:06 PM
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So that your path to the Dark Side can be
- 22/04/2017 06:50:12 PM
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It is significantly better than III. V > IV > FA > VII > VI > III > I > Christmas Special > II. 
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- 22/04/2017 08:38:24 PM
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*NM*
- 22/04/2017 08:38:24 PM
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Vader's redemption is sweet. And like aero said, fully armed and operational battlestations. *NM*
- 22/04/2017 08:37:17 PM
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I was given a suggestion on order of watching
- 23/04/2017 12:34:54 AM
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Machete order. I personally think release date is best, but that's just me. Machete is fine.
- 24/04/2017 04:25:03 AM
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What Ghavrel said. What retard doesn't finish Return of the Jedi? *NM*
- 22/04/2017 04:01:39 PM
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I believe you just answered that question in your previous post...
- 22/04/2017 06:59:11 PM
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Jar jar factor
- 22/04/2017 05:01:14 PM
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C3P0 and bigotry? You need to explain that one to me! I understand the whining about Jar-Jar. *NM*
- 22/04/2017 05:10:58 PM
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Lucas:
- 22/04/2017 05:33:53 PM
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His counterpart, R2D2, redeems the character. *NM*
- 22/04/2017 08:39:31 PM
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*NM*
- 22/04/2017 08:39:31 PM
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Or they can give R2 a voicebox *NM*
- 22/04/2017 09:42:22 PM
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Okay, firstly, how dare you *NM*
- 22/04/2017 11:25:01 PM
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Our phones already talk but it's too hard for them to have talking Astromech droids? *NM*
- 24/04/2017 12:02:45 AM
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He does talk
- 24/04/2017 02:05:34 AM
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Because it would be terrible. That's why it's not installed.
- 24/04/2017 04:29:28 AM
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I think it mostly makes sense
- 24/04/2017 02:15:18 PM
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Yeah, but characters' understanding of R2 seems to ebb and flow. Doesn't Obi-wan in the prequels? *NM*
- 24/04/2017 04:37:58 PM
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PAUL. That's not funny, that's a travesty.
- 22/04/2017 08:44:34 PM
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The reactions to it certainly are funny.
- 23/04/2017 12:20:53 AM
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- 23/04/2017 12:20:53 AM
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*rips up your​ list; makes new one* *NM*
- 24/04/2017 09:34:56 AM
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ROTJ is the fourth best in the sites but it is a big drop from IV V and 3.5 *NM*
- 25/04/2017 03:42:52 AM
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The movie will probably be fine. The trailer wasn't that enticing though. *NM*
- 30/04/2017 03:21:24 PM
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