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How is it that the entire disney empire couldn't out-merchandise george lucas
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Dec 22, 2019 03:47
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ungulateman posted:has anyone who's fallen into a pit stayed dead in Star Wars, now? is boba fett Actually Dead this time or has the new, equally stupid EU let him escape the sarlacc again? He’s supposed to be dead but someone in the eu found what was implied to be his armor or some poo poo, then in the stinger of a recent ep of the Mandalorian Ming Na-Wen gets killed on Tatooine and a mysterious figure approaches her so who knows. MJeff posted:I've heard people say that the Man Delorean is like Samurai Jack but Star Wars, c/d Hard C The fourth episode is almost a total remake of a samurai jack ep
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Dec 22, 2019 03:55
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Piell posted:Yes, her lightsaber in the flashbacks was green but in present day it was blue, I noticed this too. luke's saber was green, because luke's saber was green. leia's saber was blue.
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Dec 22, 2019 03:56
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Piell posted:Yes, her lightsaber in the flashbacks was green but in present day it was blue, I noticed this too. I have to chalk this up to an intentional misdirect. Luke has the green saber at the end of RotJ, you're supposed to think he got the upper hand on his sister but nope, Leia is the stronger fighter. At that point his blue saber was lost on Bespin. Did they ever explain how it ended up on Takodana or is that "a story for another time" that never went anywhere?
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Dec 22, 2019 03:56
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Rogue One is probably one of the best Star Wars films because it contains familiar tropes to Star Wars, but does so in a way that allows you experience as a stand-alone film without wanting more. Cassian offing one of his buddy informants to prevent capture tells more story in 3 minutes than most Star Wars movies take to do in an hour. We see K2-SO go from distrusting Jyn to accepting her. Base and Chirrut have amazing chemistry that makes it feel like it’s been a thing between them for a lifetime. Jyn sees what the Empire does to her family and eventually loses her life to make sure they pay for it dearly. Bodhi is an endearing low-level defector that his death made us feel the hopelessness of the situation. Because this wasn’t about the Jedi or Skywalkers or anything political, seeing common ground troops and pilots made it feel more gritty and real. Watching a U-Wing crash and burn into a squad of stormtroopers was amazing. That’s what Star Wars can do to keep it relevant and good. The Mandalorian is also amazing in its short but dense stories, characters with actual development, and serious stakes keeps me wanting more. A Rogue Squadron series would be great because there are battles that can be shown that have major affects on the universe. Maybe scenes with them working on updating their X-Wing designs or dealing with the small growing First Order. Star Wars started with a farm boy who just wanted to escape his boring life and it blossomed into an adventure. That’s what people love. Luke still stayed grounded in his abilities, and he wasn’t some Super Saiyajin character in the OT. It was within a realm of believability.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:00
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Spacebump posted:What was the crowd like at everyone’s showing? I saw it the first night and the crowd was mostly silent the whole film. (Except during the opening crawl and at the end.) I’ve never seen a crowd for a new Star Wars film that silent. The crowd at my theater was completely silent all the way through. One guy tried to start an applause when the credits started but gave up after half a second when no one joined him.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:00
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Hazo posted:
Holy moly, SJ, like Mando is inspired by Yojimbo and Kung Fu. Watch them heathens.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:01
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I have to chalk this up to an intentional misdirect. Luke has the green saber at the end of RotJ, you're supposed to think he got the upper hand on his sister but nope, Leia is the stronger fighter. At that point his blue saber was lost on Bespin. Did they ever explain how it ended up on Takodana or is that "a story for another time" that never went anywhere? Bleck posted:luke's saber was green, because luke's saber was green. leia's saber was blue. Ah woops, must have missed that between the mushy CGI and their helmets.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:06
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Hazo posted:The fourth episode is almost a total remake of a samurai jack ep lol come on dude
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Dec 22, 2019 04:08
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I have to chalk this up to an intentional misdirect. Luke has the green saber at the end of RotJ, you're supposed to think he got the upper hand on his sister but nope, Leia is the stronger fighter. At that point his blue saber was lost on Bespin. Did they ever explain how it ended up on Takodana or is that "a story for another time" that never went anywhere? It's a good story for another time!
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Dec 22, 2019 04:08
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Ringo Star Get posted:Rogue One is probably one of the best Star Wars films because it contains familiar tropes to Star Wars, but does so in a way that allows you experience as a stand-alone film without wanting more. Cassian offing one of his buddy informants to prevent capture tells more story in 3 minutes than most Star Wars movies take to do in an hour. This person on the internet knows good movies. Rogue one is the best star wars movie. Everything after it has been course correction that leads the movies into doom. AKA just like DC movies. MAN OF STEEL BABY!
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Dec 22, 2019 04:12
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Uncle Wemus posted:How is it that the entire disney empire couldn't out-merchandise george lucas Well... it's a multitude of factors really, namely that George got kids hooked, and as much as it's repeated: "These are films for children about space wizards." Uh... the kid audience doesn't really give a poo poo about Star Wars. The prequels worked because there was a tv show to go along with them, so even if the kids didn't really get the films, they got the tv show which had the same characters so there's a crossover of merchandise. There's no TV show about the ST timeline. There's a lot of merch, but... kids don't care? Like Rebels sells/sold pretty well as far as I can tell, and that makes sense, it was a show aimed at kids and kids often saw it because it was weekly, so it sold. But... they've no connection to Rey or Finn or Poe, Kylo does better because he has a unique visual design and flare, same reason the Stormtroopers and Vader always sold well. Disney probably has more merchandise, but it's not as focused as what Lucas's would be. Don't get me wrong, they still make money off merchandise, but it's not the amount they could be making.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:16
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romanowski posted:lol come on dude It probably was. Outsider(s) help a peaceful village beset by criminals isn't exactly an uncommon trope in adventure/fantasy fiction.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:16
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it's seven samurai you philistines
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Dec 22, 2019 04:18
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I'm firmly in the camp of Rogue One being pretty drat good. It's what I want for all future SW movies. Ditch trilogies and just make cool stories independent of eachother. Hell, structure it like the smaller Marvel movies where characters might have small crossovers but not massive meta plot.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:27
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Inzombiac posted:I'm firmly in the camp of Rogue One being pretty drat good. Rogue One is my favorite non-OT Star Wars movie.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:31
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Prior to this week, there was a debate about which was the worst star wars movie. I am glad at last it has been settled
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Dec 22, 2019 04:32
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Still waiting for someone to make a youtube about how the prequels are actually good movies.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:37
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Tenzarin posted:Still waiting for someone to make a youtube about how the prequels are actually good movies.  Do you... lack the ability to search?
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Dec 22, 2019 04:43
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Honestly I really like the prequels conceptually, because the fall of the Republic/Jedi due to their own flaws making them unable to see or react to what was coming is good. It's just Lucas didn't have the skill to bring it through well.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:48
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Onmi posted:
I was making a more pointed joke.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:48
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The prequels are good, with no qualifications.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:51
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The prequels are good, now would you guys like to talk about how Rey is not a Mary Sue? They show her training, not everyone likes her, and she doesn't do everything right.
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Dec 22, 2019 04:55
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Tenzarin buddy this joke is shallow and repetitive, just like Rey's character arc
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Dec 22, 2019 05:01
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I don't think I understand the nature of the gimmick you're on.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:01
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ungulateman posted:Rey's character arc is shallow and repetitive Rey is a great character and a great addition to the star wars universe.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:04
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Here's a question. In TROS, where does JJ's episode 8 end and where does his episode 9 begin? Tenzarin posted:The prequels are good, now would you guys like to talk about how Rey is not a Mary Sue? They show her training, not everyone likes her, and she doesn't do everything right. I just want to say I appreciate your avatar being THE BEST OP from Bleach, but you're laying it on pretty thick, dude.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:12
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MJeff posted:I just want to say I appreciate your avatar being THE BEST OP from Bleach, but you're laying it on pretty thick, dude. Thanks bro, it's one of my favorite ones that perfectly fits with the mood of that part of bleach.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:13
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The first act of planet hopping feels like Clone Wars episode style jaunts to satisfy people wanting to see the three young rebels together again, but actually for the first time. can't blame Rian for not having Rey and Poe meet when Poe was a late-game rewrite to not die on Jakku anyway
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Dec 22, 2019 05:20
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Raccooon posted:This thread got me to rewatch obi wan darth maul fight. That sequence of them fighting right after Qui Gon is killed. Still dope as hell with them just wailing on each other. Read an interview with McGregor the other day. That part of the fight had to be slowed down in post production because Ewan and Ray rehearsed it so much and got so into it, that the whole fight was instinct to them.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:21
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The Revenge of Sith
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Dec 22, 2019 05:28
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Onmi posted:Well... it's a multitude of factors really, namely that George got kids hooked, and as much as it's repeated: "These are films for children about space wizards." Uh... the kid audience doesn't really give a poo poo about Star Wars. The prequels worked because there was a tv show to go along with them, so even if the kids didn't really get the films, they got the tv show which had the same characters so there's a crossover of merchandise. There's no TV show about the ST timeline. There's a lot of merch, but... kids don't care? Like Rebels sells/sold pretty well as far as I can tell, and that makes sense, it was a show aimed at kids and kids often saw it because it was weekly, so it sold. But... they've no connection to Rey or Finn or Poe, Kylo does better because he has a unique visual design and flare, same reason the Stormtroopers and Vader always sold well. the lack of really original spaceships and vehicles and stuff isn't great for hawking toys
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Dec 22, 2019 05:37
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Tenzarin posted:This person on the internet knows good movies. Man of Steel is a good movie though.
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Dec 22, 2019 05:38
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Uncle Wemus posted:How is it that the entire disney empire couldn't out-merchandise george lucas Now it's pretty much "I can get a lightsaber!?" MJeff posted:Here's a question. I think you mash up 50/50 with TLJ to get the sweet spot. Skip this if you don't want pointless fanfic: the Rebels are racing against the First Order to find an artifact that could turn the tide. Snoke has trouble reining in Kylo, who is fixated on finding Rey and turning her or defeating her. Rey trains with Luke, Luke burns the temple down to show her that they can't just retread old failures, Rey leaves and Yoda shows up for the bro moment. Holdo/Poe have an ideological fight, Holdo does the lightspeed whammy, and gives them time to escape to a bunker-world. The Salt Planet poo poo happens and Leia steps in with Jedi powers but is incapacitated, prompting Luke to feel the Force for the first time in years. Luke and Kylo fight. The base is destroyed as the rebels make it out with Rey's help. Snoke berates Ren for seemingly destroying the artifact. He tries to force-magic him to death, discovers Ren is more powerful and Snoke is defeated. Leia recovers and shares a moment with Rey, where she reveals she was trained by Luke and will now help finish Rey's training. In my head, it ends where 9 starts: with Kylo getting the Sith Wayfinder, discovering Not-Korriban holding a Sith Weapon of Unlimited Power and realizing at the end it referred to Palpatine as Sheev's charred and emaciated figure descends on him before the credits roll. FilthyImp fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Dec 22, 2019 |
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Dec 22, 2019 05:51
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Darko posted:This movie had a thing about Force energy that seemed to be playing off of Luke's death. Use all your force energy, you die. They did another callback to the prequel trilogy as well with the whole thing where Palpatine told Anakin the Sith can bring people back to life, and it turns out it was actually a Jedi power. They should have had force ghosts around during that whole scene with ghost Windu saying "Told you motherfuckers I had him beat" and getting his ghost bux off the others while ghost Anakin loses his poo poo.
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Dec 22, 2019 06:28
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https://twitter.com/RobertIger/status/1200104229018439681
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Dec 22, 2019 06:38
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Miching Mallecho posted:As kid I never noticed that Chewie didn’t have a medal. As an adult, I didn’t care that he didn’t get a medal. Wookiepedia fans know and have known that Chewie would never wear a medal for religious reasons. Wookkies do not wear any clothing or jewelry or other stuff accoutrements. A bandolier or utility belt are acceptable because they are for doing a work related task. Everything else is austentatious.
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Dec 22, 2019 06:49
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Just remembered they filmed a second holochess scene haha. Literally just recycling four year old fan service
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Dec 22, 2019 06:50
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Wasn’t this the plot to that movie Fanboys? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-PWNqCsYs
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Dec 22, 2019 06:52
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