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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 8:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on May 22, 2019 9:15:00 GMT -5
*looks at what the camera gimble is on* WHAT BLOODY COWBOY BUILT THAT EH??? BRILLIANT MOVE ABRAMS ..... put a 5 grand and 400kg moving structure on what looks like a jenga set
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 22, 2019 9:19:13 GMT -5
I wish I could get excited for Star Wars anymore.
I'll see it of course, but my hype is zero.
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Post by Prince Petty on May 22, 2019 10:36:32 GMT -5
As long as the 'redemption' for Kylo Ren that so many fanboys and fangirls want doesn't happen, I'm excited. It seems I just wasn't as handcuffed to my childhood as a lot of people are, and wasn't disappointed by The Last Jedi. Did it have some bits I didn't enjoy? Sure. But on the whole I was happy with it as a Star Wars movie. It was still better than any of the prequels.
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Post by MC Blowfish on May 22, 2019 12:35:35 GMT -5
I wish I could get excited for Star Wars anymore. I'll see it of course, but my hype is zero. Then don't see it. If you don't think you'll enjoy it, why waste two hours watching it?
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on May 22, 2019 12:38:38 GMT -5
Looks dope.
“You can’t even do what Marvel does, necessarily, where you pick characters and build new franchises around those characters. This needs to evolve differently.”
Admiral hindsight over here.
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Post by James Fabiano on May 22, 2019 12:45:45 GMT -5
Now I can't think of this and not hear Mr. Plinkett's "No one is ever really gone" video in my head.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 22, 2019 12:51:09 GMT -5
I wish I could get excited for Star Wars anymore. I'll see it of course, but my hype is zero. Then don't see it. If you don't think you'll enjoy it, why waste two hours watching it? It's Star Wars. I'll probably enjoy it enough, just after how bad TLJ was and how bland Solo was I don't have much hype.
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Post by Cyno on May 22, 2019 13:25:51 GMT -5
{Spoiler}So that's who the other Knights of Ren actually look like beyond blurry shots in Forcevision. I'm glad to see them using different weapons besides lightsabers, too. I'm curious to see how force sensitive warriors would fight with different weapons besides lightsabers in the movies. Really good article and it gives you great insight into what Abrahms and Kennedy are thinking going into the making of this movie. I also think that the time skip between TLJ and this movie (as opposed to TLJ taking place like immediatley after TFA) will give Episode IX's narrative more room to breathe. Like if Rey is a lot more accomplished than she was in TLJ, it's because she's been training this entire time (not that it will stop the cries of Mary Sue but). It also allows for more room for EU stories in between Episode VIII and IX.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 22, 2019 13:57:52 GMT -5
As long as the 'redemption' for Kylo Ren that so many fanboys and fangirls want doesn't happen, I'm excited. It seems I just wasn't as handcuffed to my childhood as a lot of people are, and wasn't disappointed by The Last Jedi. Did it have some bits I didn't enjoy? Sure. But on the whole I was happy with it as a Star Wars movie. It was still better than any of the prequels. Yeah, I keep saying it, but despite not really enjoying Last Jedi all that much I almost can't comprehend most of the common complaints I hear against it, since my big gripe is that it didn't do enough to shatter preexisting expectations for what a Star Wars movie is "supposed" to be (like there really even is a definition of that in the first place?). It's like it teased a whole new world of narrative possibilities for the series, only to finish things firmly in the camp of "No, nothing's actually changing, don't worry!" at the last second. And yeah, I survived the prequels, and nothing with "Star Wars" on the marquee in a cinema will ever be as bad as those three garbage fires. Doesn't mean I'm excited for this one, as I'm still stuck feeling like this new trilogy simply has no purpose beyond "we own the IP now, better make a ton of money off it", but the prequels are aggressively bad movies, the new ones just kind of bore me a little while having some decent moments and ideas.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 14:27:13 GMT -5
Now I can't think of this and not hear Mr. Plinkett's "No one is ever really gone" video in my head. He didn't include Admiral Piett in that video so the entire thing is null & void as far as I'm concerned and not because I once had a whole fanfic world where he WASN'T gone at all.
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Post by Prince Petty on May 22, 2019 15:08:10 GMT -5
As long as the 'redemption' for Kylo Ren that so many fanboys and fangirls want doesn't happen, I'm excited. It seems I just wasn't as handcuffed to my childhood as a lot of people are, and wasn't disappointed by The Last Jedi. Did it have some bits I didn't enjoy? Sure. But on the whole I was happy with it as a Star Wars movie. It was still better than any of the prequels. Yeah, I keep saying it, but despite not really enjoying Last Jedi all that much I almost can't comprehend most of the common complaints I hear against it, since my big gripe is that it didn't do enough to shatter preexisting expectations for what a Star Wars movie is "supposed" to be (like there really even is a definition of that in the first place?). It's like it teased a whole new world of narrative possibilities for the series, only to finish things firmly in the camp of "No, nothing's actually changing, don't worry!" at the last second. And yeah, I survived the prequels, and nothing with "Star Wars" on the marquee in a cinema will ever be as bad as those three garbage fires. Doesn't mean I'm excited for this one, as I'm still stuck feeling like this new trilogy simply has no purpose beyond "we own the IP now, better make a ton of money off it", but the prequels are aggressively bad movies, the new ones just kind of bore me a little while having some decent moments and ideas. I'm not kidding, one guy I work with had a major issue with the fact that Chewbacca didn't eat that roast Porg thing, after another Porg gave him a sad look. That was the bit he couldn't forgive. A throwaway gag involving Chewie. Of course, he had other complaints too, but it was just baffling. There were certainly problems with the movie, but for me they revolve almost completely around the casino world plot and the conceit of the slow-paced space chase. A lot of the supposedly major issues just didn't strike me as worth getting worked up about. I didn't mind that Luke was a burned out recluse. I didn't hold him up on the same pedestal others apparently do, and it made sense to me that, after failing completely, he'd want to disappear. Just like Yoda and Obi-Wan did. I didn't think Rian Johnson was trying to push the creepy, quasi-romance between Rey and Kylo Ren. I thought he was going for a very contemporary 'Nice Guy' vibe, which it just took Rey a while to see through (hell, Kylo even negs her by saying what losers her parents were, after she rejects him). And it made sense to me that she spent most of the movie trying to get someone else to step up and be the figurehead for the Rebellion - first Luke, then Kylo - before realising that she was the figurehead they needed. I also find a lot of the heaviest criticism (though certainly not all of it) to be coloured by the anti-progressive agendas of people who couldn't handle women or people of colour starring in movies they wanted to watch. Anyway, I'm still excited for this movie, and really want to see Rey's full transformation into a badass heroine who can take on the First Order and win.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on May 22, 2019 15:46:32 GMT -5
Now I can't think of this and not hear Mr. Plinkett's "No one is ever really gone" video in my head. He didn't include Admiral Piett in that video so the entire thing is null & void as far as I'm concerned and not because I once had a whole fanfic world where he WASN'T gone at all. I always liked Piett's understated presence in the two movies.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 22, 2019 16:12:58 GMT -5
TLJ is just not a film that holds up to any critical scrutiny whatsoever.
He gets a bit nitpicky at points, but the MauLer reviews are amazingly thorough at picking apart all the flaws (albeit in a series of videos that are far in excess of the length of the movie itself)
I won't rehash it again. IMHO, the only reason it isn't the worst movie in the franchise (Attack of the Clones) is because it is visually stunning and aesthetically feels like Star Wars in a way the prequels never did, and none of the writing is quite as bad as the Padme/Anakin romance.
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Post by Dub H on May 22, 2019 16:14:55 GMT -5
I really didnt watch any of the new star wars movie.Did they ever explan the Cross Light sword or give it apratical use?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 22, 2019 16:24:12 GMT -5
I really didnt watch any of the new star wars movie.Did they ever explan the Cross Light sword or give it apratical use? As I recall the guard pretty much functions like a normal sword guard, except he can also use it to burn people. I think he did this to Finn in TFA. Mainly it looks cool. It fits Kylo's Edgelord Wannabe Darth Vader character too. If there is one great thing about the new trilogy it is Kylo Ren's character and Adam Driver's portrayal of him. Actually most of the actors do a great job. I don't care for the way Rey is written but Daisy Ridley has a stunning, magnetic presence on screen. Oscar Isaac oozes cool as Poe. John Boyega is probably the weakest of the three, but also the worst written.
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Post by Kalmia on May 22, 2019 16:46:14 GMT -5
I really didnt watch any of the new star wars movie.Did they ever explan the Cross Light sword or give it apratical use? The Kyber crystal inside is cracked and unstable. The vents on the side help to prevent it all from overloading. The crossguard design itself is ancient though, Kylo isn't the first to use it. It dates back to way before the Galactic Republic era.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 22, 2019 16:48:51 GMT -5
I really didnt watch any of the new star wars movie.Did they ever explan the Cross Light sword or give it apratical use? The Kyber crystal inside is cracked and unstable. The vents on the side help to prevent it all from overloading. The crossguard design itself is ancient though, Kylo isn't the first to use it. It dates back to way before the Galactic Republic era. I assume the question meant if it was explained in the movie, and I don't think anything you said is in there.
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Post by Dub H on May 22, 2019 16:51:19 GMT -5
The Kyber crystal inside is cracked and unstable. The vents on the side help to prevent it all from overloading. The crossguard design itself is ancient though, Kylo isn't the first to use it. It dates back to way before the Galactic Republic era. I assume the question meant if it was explained in the movie, and I don't think anything you said is in there. My focus was more on the movie,but its nice to know all around facts about it. Makes sense it could be used to stop the other sword,defensely. It seems kinda useless offensively.
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Post by Cyno on May 22, 2019 16:59:57 GMT -5
I really didnt watch any of the new star wars movie.Did they ever explan the Cross Light sword or give it apratical use? Not in the movies themselves, but in supplementary materials. It's explained that crystal used to power the lightsaber is cracked and unstable. As Kyber crystals are relatively hard to find in the post-Imperial era, Kylo Ren uses the cross-hilt, with the crossed emitters acting as a vent for the excess energy generated by the unstable crystal. Without the vents, the crystal would overload and the hilt would explode during use.
The design itself dates back thousands of years to an ancient battle between the Jedi and the Sith called The Great Scourge of Malachor (and a shout-out to the KOTOR games). Malachor itself is also featured in the Season 2 finale of Star Wars: Rebels where Ezra discovers an intact cross-hilt lightsaber with a green blade.
As for its actual uses, it's probably mostly used as a defensive measure or could even be used to singe an opponent's hands during a saber lock or get in a quick sneak attack. We also saw Kylo Ren using the vents to do like Assassin's Creed running takedowns of guys to his side during one of the Ep 9 trailers.
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