Burst
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Post by Burst on Jan 9, 2016 22:19:53 GMT -5
I haven't really gotten a chance to start with Rebels nor did I really get to watch much Clone Wars, but my initial impression of Rebels is positive, though there's almost too much of a "How much Ralph McQuarrie concept art can we integrate into this?" vibe to it.
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Mochi Lone Wolf
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 9, 2016 22:26:49 GMT -5
I haven't really gotten a chance to start with Rebels nor did I really get to watch much Clone Wars, but my initial impression of Rebels is positive, though there's almost too much of a "How much Ralph McQuarrie concept art can we integrate into this?" vibe to it. There's also quite a bit of rejected Force Awakens art that's used in it as well. Especially in season 2. I enjoyed Clone Wars a lot but, the first two seasons are not nearly as good as season 3 onward to the Lost Missions. Kanan Jarrus is the best new character of the two cartoons though. Ashoka is good but, her character arc takes a while to actually pick up but it's good when it does. Anakin is actually the best character on the Clone Wars funnily enough. Both the CG and the hand drawn versions.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 9, 2016 22:29:28 GMT -5
I'm into the second season of Clone Wars. Was surprised how dark and violent it can be at times. That's exactly where I am. Believe I finished episode 11 before I left for work. It was The Deserter, which I thought was just brilliant. And I am also surprised by how dark and violent it gets, with torture and death being blatantly shown already EDIT: Also, finding Clone Wars is doing a MUCH better job of showing Anakin's decent
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 9, 2016 22:30:59 GMT -5
I'm into the second season of Clone Wars. Was surprised how dark and violent it can be at times. That's exactly where I am. Believe I finished episode 11 before I left for work. It was The Deserter, which I thought was just brilliant. And I am also surprised by how dark and violent it gets, with torture and death being blatantly shown already EDIT: Also, finding Clone Wars is doing a MUCH better job of showing Anakin's decent Dat Brain Worms episode.
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 9, 2016 22:56:15 GMT -5
On a sidenote
Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection came out yesterday for $200 and it doesn't have the two cut songs from ROTJ.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jan 9, 2016 22:57:15 GMT -5
I saw this floating around my facebook:
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jan 9, 2016 23:05:50 GMT -5
I saw this floating around my facebook: Dammit! Dammit dammit dammit, that is funny, and just WORKS so well, that no comment of mine can do it justice. So is TFA the search for more money?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 9, 2016 23:11:37 GMT -5
I saw this floating around my facebook: Given the number of cameos in Force Awakens I'd love for Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga to have small cameos in Episode 8 as an unnamed royal couple.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jan 9, 2016 23:35:17 GMT -5
Ok, I still don't buy the way Kylo Ren was handled. I can see the point that he is not fully trained. But then why was he in such a high rank? This very emotionally unstable young man(and sometimes incompetent) being put in charge of missions and groups of storm troopers. And his strong ability to command the force seems to undermine that scene where Yoda lifts the X-wing out of the swamp. In Empire, it seems to imply that how much amount of the force you can command depends on mastering the technique. TFA on the other hand implies that amount of force you can use depends on some internal physical strength. It just seems to cheapen that moment in Empire Strikes Back. It's partially also about how you use the Force. As seen before, Yoda can use the Force to become a tiny whirling dervish of laser-sword death but usually limps along or rides a high tech floating wheelchair. He can do those things but does not constantly flex those "muscles", so to speak. Most Jedi actually did the same, using it in bursts or to enhance their own reflexes. Even Luke kept the flippy-business to a minimum. Ren, however, seems to follow in the school of how Vader used the Force - frequently and in a showy fashion. He uses those "muscles" more often, so it is probably less exerting for him even if he isn't well trained. Now I want to see a Star Wars-Chronicle crossover movie.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 10, 2016 0:56:59 GMT -5
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Mochi Lone Wolf
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 10, 2016 1:04:16 GMT -5
Not much of a surprise. Lando's been all over Rebels and Billy Dee has said he'd love to come back for a movie.
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 10, 2016 1:06:19 GMT -5
Will he dump a bottle of alien liquor out on the ground after learning of Han's death?
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 10, 2016 6:56:26 GMT -5
And as cliche as it was I like that Kylo finally giving into to the dark side happened just as the planet's sun was extinguished. Symbolizing the last bit of light being snuffed out. Poe: "But as long as there's light, we still got a chance." That will be more depressing than any death IMO. The Falcon has been an integral part of the series. To see it possibly breaking down and having to be abandoned will be a hard pill for fans to swallow. Then again, without Han, there is no Falcon. It's a ship that the main characters are flying around but, search your feelings, you know it's no longer the Falcon. So you didn't think it was the Falcon when Lando used it to blow up the Death Star 2? When Lando used it to blow up the Death Star? Once again, no credit being given to Wedge. Lando would not have been able to fire the shots had it not have been for Wedge taking out the power regulator. And if Wedge were to fly the Falcon, he wouldn't have lost the satellite.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 10, 2016 7:42:57 GMT -5
Honestly, I love the idea of Lone Star and Princess Vespa being the parents.
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Post by Glitch on Jan 10, 2016 21:03:51 GMT -5
An improvement on the dialogue isn't just with the bad delivery or bad lines. It's also with the fact that in The Force Awakens, the majority of the cast doesn't speak like their in a Shakespearean play. This is one thing that irked me about the Prequels. Pretty much Jar jar and child Anakin were the only ones who spoke differently. TFA went back to the way they spoke in the original trilogy. Imagine if Luke and Han spoke like they did in the prequels.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jan 11, 2016 16:53:36 GMT -5
Disney is narrowing down it's choices for a Young Han who may make a cameo in Rouge One before his own movie. zthe list includes Miles Teller (Whiplash), Ansel Elgort (The Fault in our Stars), Dave Franco (Neighbors), Jack Reynor (Transformers 4), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) and Blake Jenner (Glee). variety.com/2016/film/news/star-wars-han-solo-spinoff-actors-1201675519/
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jan 11, 2016 17:09:31 GMT -5
Disney is narrowing down it's choices for a Young Han who may make a cameo in Rouge One before his own movie. zthe list includes Miles Teller (Whiplash), Ansel Elgort (The Fault in our Stars), Dave Franco (Neighbors), Jack Reynor (Transformers 4), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) and Blake Jenner (Glee). variety.com/2016/film/news/star-wars-han-solo-spinoff-actors-1201675519/I think the son of Clint Eastwood seems like a logical choice
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Jan 11, 2016 18:03:50 GMT -5
Anybody else notice that the last line of the movie was "may the force be with you"?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 11, 2016 18:19:56 GMT -5
Disney is narrowing down it's choices for a Young Han who may make a cameo in Rouge One before his own movie. zthe list includes Miles Teller (Whiplash), Ansel Elgort (The Fault in our Stars), Dave Franco (Neighbors), Jack Reynor (Transformers 4), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) and Blake Jenner (Glee). variety.com/2016/film/news/star-wars-han-solo-spinoff-actors-1201675519/I think the son of Clint Eastwood seems like a logical choice Eastwood seems the best pick of a bad bunch.
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Burst
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Post by Burst on Jan 11, 2016 18:31:26 GMT -5
An improvement on the dialogue isn't just with the bad delivery or bad lines. It's also with the fact that in The Force Awakens, the majority of the cast doesn't speak like their in a Shakespearean play. This is one thing that irked me about the Prequels. Pretty much Jar jar and child Anakin were the only ones who spoke differently. TFA went back to the way they spoke in the original trilogy. Imagine if Luke and Han spoke like they did in the prequels. More like high school students reading a Shakespeare play. I've actually seen Patrick Stewart perform Macbeth on Broadway and there was significantly[/b] more emotion, passion, and flow to the dialogue than there was in the prequels, even with iambic pentameter.
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