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I would absolutely take the dumbest poo poo the EU has to offer all crammed into a single movie over another mediocre JJ Abrams movie.
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zVxTeflon posted:I would absolutely take the dumbest poo poo the EU has to offer all crammed into a single movie over another mediocre JJ Abrams movie. Well that's good because he hasn't made any mediocre movies.
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Jan 26, 2013 02:02
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Joe Don Baker posted:Well that's good because he hasn't made any mediocre movies. Super 8 begs to differ, but that's not JJ's fault. That's the dumb script's fault.
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Jan 26, 2013 02:08
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But JJ wrote the script? I hope he's only brought on to kick-start the new film series and Disney gives the other movies to different directors.
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Jan 26, 2013 03:12
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Super 8 begs to differ, but that's not JJ's fault. That's the dumb script's fault. Super 8 was mediocre and had a dumb script? 
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Jan 26, 2013 03:45
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I haven't seen it, but I've heard Super 8, while bad, captures the feeling of 70s Spielberg perfectly. Is this true? If so, that could be very promising when it comes to recapturing the magic of the OT.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:02
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Super 8 was mediocre and had a dumb script? "Look, Interesting Character Dynamics and Relationships that could build the core of this movie to make it more than a simple monster movie. NOPE. MONSTER GONNA SMASH EVERYTHING." Yes. Mediocre with a very dumb script. Moments of good stuff just mired in pastiche and bad CGI.
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feedmyleg posted:I haven't seen it, but I've heard Super 8, while bad, captures the feeling of 70s Spielberg perfectly. Is this true? If so, that could be very promising when it comes to recapturing the magic of the OT. It definitely does! Never heard people say it was bad, though. I thought it was great and I was under the impression that other people thought so too 
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Jan 26, 2013 04:11
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It does capture the feel of Spielberg's work in the 80's, so it did succeed on some fronts. gently caress Damon Lindelof. (although Prometheus rules, so, I guess everyone gets ONE)
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Jan 26, 2013 04:20
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Was that just meant as a change of subject? Because Damon Lindelof was not involved in Super 8.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:22
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Trump posted:I hope he's only brought on to kick-start the new film series and Disney gives the other movies to different directors. Because Disney bought a financially failing (or even stagnating) franchise and are going to let Abrams or anyone else mess with the look, feel, formula, etc. At best his contribution will be on par with Kershner. Which of course wouldn't be bad. But he's going to be very tightly reigned in compared to anything else he's ever done.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:51
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Super 8 was originally two scripts, one a coming of age story about kids trying to shoot a movie on 8mm, and the other about an alien running amok in a small town. So if the final product occasionally felt like a not entirely coherent smashing together of th ose two concepts--it was. But yes it really does feel very Spielberg; in fact all the business with the kids is pretty excellent, and it's probably the most interesting and intimate stuff JJ has directed.
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Supercar Gautier posted:Was that just meant as a change of subject? Because Damon Lindelof was not involved in Super 8. Damon Lindelof is now the sci-fi people hate's scapegoat.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:59
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Supercar Gautier posted:Was that just meant as a change of subject? Because Damon Lindelof was not involved in Super 8. Whoops, I thought he was. My mistake.
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ApexAftermath posted:So has there really been no further OFFICIAL word on this since the info came out yesterday? Just seems weird as hell considering all the attention and how solid the source is. I hope this isn't JJ starting round 2 of "being evasive with information even past the point where it is appropriate or makes sense". Disney has officially announced that Abrams is directing.
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The Monkey Man posted:Meanwhile, George Lucas' ex-wife, who pretty much saved the original Star Wars through editing, gets just two short paragraphs. To be fair, she pretty much refuses to talk about Star Wars at all. No one knows that much about her. I think she just wanted to get away from it forever after the divorce. The Secret History of Star Wars website has the most complete biography of her life, if anyone is interested.
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Has anyone made the 'Abrams is a good choice because he already made a Star Wars that just happened to be called Star Trek' joke yet? Because if not, you're welcome  I will say that Super 8 was pretty damned underwhelming, though. I guess we'll see if Star Trek Into Darkness is his Empire Strikes Back.
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Wolfsheim posted:Has anyone made the 'Abrams is a good choice because he already made a Star Wars that just happened to be called Star Trek' joke yet? Because if not, you're welcome You're like the 8,328,593rd person on the Internet to make that joke.
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Jan 26, 2013 09:30
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Why is that a joke? Facts aren't jokes, you silly goose.
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I'm more thinking about how one guy is now directing the current Star Trek AND Star Wars films. I think I can hear the fanboy hissing from here.
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Jan 26, 2013 10:09
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BreakAtmo posted:I'm more thinking about how one guy is now directing the current Star Trek AND Star Wars films. I think I can hear the fanboy hissing from here. Maybe we can finally have the Star Trek vs. Star Wars crossover! Phasers vs. Light sabers. Vulcan mind meld vs. Jedi Mind Trick. Technology vs Magic midichlorians.
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Jan 26, 2013 10:31
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I thought Mission Impossible 3 was okay, it didn't blow me away. Same with Super 8, it had some problems. I really enjoyed the Star Trek movie but I wouldn't call it great. It was entertaining at least. He seems to be a competent director but he hasn't really made anything totally awesome yet in my opinion
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Jan 26, 2013 11:54
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Maybe the new Star Wars will be an introspective, philosophical story about deep space exploration, difficult moral choices and the nature of sentience.
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Jan 26, 2013 15:30
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qntm posted:Maybe the new Star Wars will be an introspective, philosophical story about deep space exploration, difficult moral choices and the nature of sentience. No one draws a lightsaber or a blaster in anger. All problems are resolved diplomatically. Everyone learns something about themselves.
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Jan 26, 2013 15:36
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How can anyone be upset about Abrams? The bar has been set so low by the prequels that anyone making ep 7 is going to look like a genius.
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Jan 26, 2013 15:44
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The JJ Abrams announcement was big enough news to make the front page of the Kansas City Star. Is my hobby finally cool and mainstream now?
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jivjov posted:The JJ Abrams announcement was big enough news to make the front page of the Kansas City Star. Is my hobby finally cool and mainstream now? No, the billion-dollar industry surrounding this 40-year-old media franchise is underground as gently caress.
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Jan 26, 2013 21:50
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This isnt a bad decision. Abrams will step up his game with Star Wars just as he did with Star Trek, which I thought was fantastic and cant wait to see the next one.
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jivjov posted:The JJ Abrams announcement was big enough news to make the front page of the Kansas City Star. Is my hobby finally cool and mainstream now? No, it has been for the past few decades. spiralbrain posted:This isnt a bad decision. Abrams will step up his game with Star Wars just as he did with Star Trek, which I thought was fantastic and cant wait to see the next one. I'm not Abrams' number 1 fan but I liked what he did to Star Trek. Coming from what Lucas did to the prequels, I think this is one of the best possible outcomes imaginable.
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Is it just me, or does 'The Courtship of Princess Leia' seem just perfect for J.J. Abrams? 
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Lovin the EU hate in here cause it's dead on accurate, but I've always felt that the one thing they could pull from the EU to make some great films would be the tale of Corran Horn. You can't do his entire story because, like everything in the EU, it is insane. But he gives you pretty much everything you'd want in a Star Wars character. Starts out as a pilot for Rogue Squadron, is forced to learn the ways of the force to save his wife, trains with Luke Skywalker, etc. Again, I don't think there's ANYTHING from the EU that they should use straight up, but this the sort of thing I'd like to see. No more children in Star Wars, please.
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The only correct option for directing a new Star Wars is Panos Cosmatos. I really liked Abrams' Star Trek, but it is a gently satirical film about making sense of this topsy-turvy information age. It's specifically anti-canon ("I saw it happen! Don't tell me it didn't happen!" cries the personification of everything that sucked). It uses CG lens flares in its all-digital sequences to simulate the presence of a physical camera and thereby ground the action. Characters are more at risk from their own crazy technology than from the villain. Star Wars was not about the internet. It was about television. (The prequels were about the internet, and people complained that they were too different - forgetting that Star Wars was made in the late 1970s.)
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BreakAtmo posted:I'm more thinking about how one guy is now directing the current Star Trek AND Star Wars films. I think I can hear the fanboy hissing from here. I've never gotten into the rivalry that much but it does seem like an unholy alliance. I wasn't a fan of that 2009 Star Trek film either. Ultimately I don't really car who directs it. I'm just glad the legacy will live on.
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:The only correct option for directing a new Star Wars is Panos Cosmatos.
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:The only correct option for directing a new Star Wars is Panos Cosmatos. I so wish this would happen. edit: wording
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:The only correct option for directing a new Star Wars is Panos Cosmatos. I think Abrams was a great choice, but I hope they only use him to get the ball rolling and don't have him direct the entire new trilogy or anything. He's certainly got a style, and I'm hoping working with Arndt, and not writing himself, or with Kurtzman/Orci will give this movie a different feel than his previous work. I had stopped being into Star Wars at all until Disney bought Lucasfilm. The people they have involved so far are talented folks, so I'm back to being at least somewhat excited about the prospect of another film. Should be interesting to say the least. It's going to be kinda wild to see a Star Wars movie that opens with the Disney, Bad Robot, AND Lucasfilm idents.
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:Jesus that would be awesome. Wow, I just realized how unnatural it will be to see a Star Wars film begin without the classic 20th Century Fox Fanfare. Clearly it comes before plenty of other movies, but there is nothing I associate more strongly with that than Star Wars.
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Joe Don Baker posted:Wraith Squadron features a genetically augmented Ewok fighter pilot. No, it doesn't. That's Wedge Antilles pretending to be an Ewok in what is essentially an elaborate frat-boy joke. Wraith Squadron and the rest of Allston's works in the EU are actually a lot of fun.
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Fightest posted:No, it doesn't. That's Wedge Antilles pretending to be an Ewok in what is essentially an elaborate frat-boy joke. Wraith Squadron and the rest of Allston's works in the EU are actually a lot of fun. There does end up being a genetically modified Ewok that can pilot a shuttle...but he doesn't fly with the Wraiths.
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Abrams knows enough to be able to deliver some that won’t insult older fans and is fun and fast paced enough to entice new younger fans and sell toys. It’ll be something like: Galaxy at peace Long shots of distant planets and giant space ships A threat emerges Lightsabers Love story A bit of fan service More lightsaber and a space battle Exposions Celebration Credits roll Easy. Michael Arndt showed with Toy Story 3 that he knows had to construct a solid story and how to handle a property that fans have an emotional investment in. Him and Abrams should be able to come up with something solid. Without Lucas this should be almost impossible to gently caress up in a meaningful way.
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