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Been watching some scenes from the prequel trilogy since I haven't seen any of the movies in over a decade. Yikes these CGI scenes have aged terribly. Not as bad as the late 90's revamps of the OG trilogy, but that gets a bit of a pass since the tech was still in its newborn stages. Everything looks like low-end video game cutscenes in these prequels, especially in Attack of the Clones. Didn't these flicks have a small army doing the computer work for these things? I'd say maybe they should try and tighten up the rendering of some of these scenes, but they're also not great movies in general so it'd feel like a waste of resources 
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It does seem odd they've not done a version with redone CGI, now you mention it, especially with how much they're pushing rehabilitating the prequels.
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Dec 9, 2019 07:39
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Reminder of what video game cutscenes in 2000 actually looked like since the stupid meme has returned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt0jCgxIhrI
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Dec 9, 2019 08:01
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Shiroc posted:Reminder of what video game cutscenes in 2000 actually looked like since the stupid meme has returned: This isn't really fair to Attack of the Clones--those Diablo cutscenes were a cut above.
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Dec 9, 2019 08:29
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No, AOTC isn’t photorealistic up to today’s standards and some shots are kinda iffy, but I really love the sleek 50’s look it has and the art direction definitely leans into that surreal, chromatic style. That look is also pretty much limited to places like Coruscant and Kamino. If it isn’t your taste, fine, but it was state of the art craftsmanship for 2002.
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Dec 9, 2019 08:45
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Yeah that old dude in the beginning looks like Yoda
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Dec 9, 2019 09:01
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I actually rewatched the podrace sequence recently and while I can't vouch for the rest of the effects on TPM, the race absolutely looks like it could stand against modern effects.
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Dec 9, 2019 09:12
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IIRC, most if not all of the environments in the pod race are miniatures, and only the pods themselves (and some of the drivers, obviously) are CG.
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Dec 9, 2019 09:29
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And the sound helps a lot too like remember how Sebulba's car was all wututututu That was sick.
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Dec 9, 2019 09:31
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Not true. For example, those buttes and spires anakin weaves through early in the race are (simple, by our modern perspective) geometric models with photos laid over and blurred appropriately for the proper speed. There’s lots of other parts of the track like that, but it’s a convincing effect. About 40 seconds in: https://youtu.be/xbAV4dO8gvM Kart Barfunkel fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Dec 9, 2019 |
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Dec 9, 2019 09:33
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Shiroc posted:Reminder of what video game cutscenes in 2000 actually looked like since the stupid meme has returned: It is stupid but I love prequel hater logic Surely my case is stronger the more I pretend to not know what I'm talking about!!
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Dec 9, 2019 10:19
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Shiroc posted:Reminder of what video game cutscenes in 2000 actually looked like since the stupid meme has returned: drat the Diablo 2 cinematics were really good (unlike the prequels). "I am not the Archangel Tyrael" is so goddamn slick.
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Dec 9, 2019 10:46
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Parrotine posted:Been watching some scenes from the prequel trilogy since I haven't seen any of the movies in over a decade. if only George Lucas had listened to your sage advice and tightened up the graphics on level 3
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Dec 9, 2019 12:19
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cargohills posted:if only George Lucas had listened to your sage advice and tightened up the graphics on level 3 We both know George fired anyone who even remotely questioned his decisions back in the day, nothing but a platoon of yes men fearful of losing their livelihoods remained
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Dec 9, 2019 16:21
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https://twitter.com/JordanMaison/status/1204073646920220674?s=19 Fan culture is a disease.
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Dec 9, 2019 19:08
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Mat Cauthon posted:https://twitter.com/JordanMaison/status/1204073646920220674?s=19 Can't they just... do that, already? As long as they don't profit from it?
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Dec 9, 2019 19:22
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Motherfucking vampire demon and face melting? Aw heck yeah.  Ark of the Covenant CONFIRMED.
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Parrotine posted:We both know George fired anyone who even remotely questioned his decisions back in the day, nothing but a platoon of yes men fearful of losing their livelihoods remained I didn't know that, source?
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Dec 9, 2019 20:04
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Mat Cauthon posted:https://twitter.com/JordanMaison/status/1204073646920220674?s=19 This tweet needs a link to the comments. I gotta know if even reddit just shits in this dummy's mouth or if they're all nodding sagely. Gonz posted:Motherfucking vampire demon and face melting? lmao
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Dec 9, 2019 20:08
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Light cussing! Mildly upsetting scenes! IMPALEMENTS! This deal keeps getting
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Dec 9, 2019 20:09
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Waiting warmly for the context of the usage of 'rear end'
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Dec 9, 2019 20:11
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No Mods No Masters posted:Waiting warmly for the context of the usage of 'rear end' Palpatine: “And now, Kylo Ren, I shall whoop your rear end!” *shoots force lightning at Kylo’s face, melting it off* Palpatine: “Hahahahahah, ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!”
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No Mods No Masters posted:Waiting warmly for the context of the usage of 'rear end' Poe: Yo mamma's rear end is so big when she sits around the house she sits AROUND the house.
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Gargamel Gibson posted:Is the acting that bad in the actual episode? Worse. But it's mostly because the writing is incredibly bad.
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Dec 9, 2019 20:24
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Shiroc posted:Reminder of what video game cutscenes in 2000 actually looked like since the stupid meme has returned: This is still Very Good, because despite the massive limitations of tech, it actually tries to tell a story visually and is full of atmosphere and vibe.
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Dec 9, 2019 20:24
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AlternateAccount posted:Worse. But it's mostly because the writing is incredibly bad. I thought it was supposed to be The Great Saviour Of The Star Wars? Is that just 'compared to the films'?
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AlternateAccount posted:This is still Very Good, because despite the massive limitations of tech, it actually tries to tell a story visually and is full of atmosphere and vibe. Same, but the prequels.
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Dec 9, 2019 21:05
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lofi posted:I thought it was supposed to be The Great Saviour Of The Star Wars? Is that just 'compared to the films'? It's still pretty good overall. There's been a pretty wide gap between the best and worst eps already, though.
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Dec 9, 2019 21:37
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weekly font posted:This tweet needs a link to the comments. I gotta know if even reddit just shits in this dummy's mouth or if they're all nodding sagely.
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Dec 9, 2019 21:58
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lofi posted:I thought it was supposed to be The Great Saviour Of The Star Wars? Is that just 'compared to the films'? It is aggressively okay. Hopefully they hit their stride before the season is over, the quality has been all over the place. If anything it shows that people are really hungry for Star Wars stories that aren't the same Jedi/Rebellion-Empire/Sith endless back and forth. Apparently people are losing their poo poo and calling Boyega "ungrateful" and a "flop" for making a joke about how his parents liked PacRim 2 more than Star Wars, as well as admitting that TLJ didn't live up to expectations for various reasons and wasn't as fun to make as the other films. https://twitter.com/DeadHorseMedia/status/1203226984928731142 https://twitter.com/lordsoftheseth/status/1204110389883146241
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Dec 9, 2019 22:42
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So they're really retiring everyone from this trilogy? How did Disney gently caress things up this loving bad? Jesus christ.
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Dec 9, 2019 22:46
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Why does disneys blandness work in marvel but not in star wars?
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Uncle Wemus posted:Why does disneys blandness work in marvel but not in star wars? They're adapting comic stories in marvel but trying to come up with original stories in star wars. Which led to them just adapting the original movies since they can't make anything new
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Dec 9, 2019 23:02
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mastershakeman posted:They're adapting comic stories in marvel but trying to come up with original stories in star wars. Which led to them just adapting the original movies since they can't make anything new They CAN make something new, they're just terrified to.
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Dec 9, 2019 23:14
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weekly font posted:They CAN make something new, they're just terrified to. I don't think corporate allows it, which is why we see time jumps (blip in marvel, beginning of tfa) they have completely inexplicable settings beyond "this is how things are , move on" . Same with most of the terrorist stuff in rogue one getting edited out The funny thing is they could have just adapted star wars books like they adapted marvel comics,but didn't want to since eps 1-6 are original (albeit heavily influenced by other sources)
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Dec 9, 2019 23:17
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ThanosWasRight posted:So they're really retiring everyone from this trilogy? In the case of Boyega and Isaac, I have the feeling they weren't too happy about playing 'goofy black guy comic relief' and 'hotheaded, misogynistic Latino.' mastershakeman posted:I don't think corporate allows it, which is why we see time jumps (blip in marvel, beginning of tfa) they have completely inexplicable settings beyond "this is how things are , move on" . Same with most of the terrorist stuff in rogue one getting edited out Adapting the books might mean using designs from the OT and PT, which means paying Lucas.
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Dec 9, 2019 23:35
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Horizon Burning posted:In the case of Boyega and Isaac, I have the feeling they weren't too happy about playing 'goofy black guy comic relief' and 'hotheaded, misogynistic Latino.' How much of this was Abrams and how much of it was Johnson? (answer: Disney) I agree, I think they really hosed up their characters. Keeping them as a trio that worked off if each other would have been awesome, and if Disney didn’t poo poo their pants over China or whatever we coulda gotten some real representation.
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Dec 9, 2019 23:37
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It's very hard to say whether the actors wanted out or whether disney wanted them out. The actors may or may not be happy about how it all worked out, but scorched earth approaches to keeping actors from getting any leverage are thoroughly disney SOP
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If Rey, Poe, and Finn prove to be marketable brands Disney will probably hire Ridley, Isaacs, and Boyega back.
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Uncle Wemus posted:Why does disneys blandness work in marvel but not in star wars? Because nobody gives a poo poo about the source material for Marvel, but the people star wars is targeted at already have a very strong idea of what Star Wars is supposed to be like.
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