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For now, I think I'll stay cautiously optimistic because of Patton Oswalt tweeting that "JJ did it." Of course, he didn't say whether that means that JJ pulled off the impossible and made a successful sequel or if JJ screwed up, but I think it's the former. I mean, this is the nerd comedian with a routine about how he wishes he could go back in time and kill George Lucas because of the prequels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCjIjsZp_Y
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Quick, someone compile Oswalt/El-P's other movie reviews so we can individually calibrate our alarm according to their other tastes
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Dec 15, 2015 18:25
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Electromax posted:Quick, someone compile Oswalt/El-P's other movie reviews so we can individually calibrate our alarm according to their other tastes We have a whole thread here for that.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:31
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Electromax posted:Quick, someone compile Oswalt/El-P's other movie reviews so we can individually calibrate our alarm according to their other tastes PANIC
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Dec 15, 2015 18:35
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korusan posted:You are correct. I guess I meant "guy who calls the shots". Head of Government my Canadian friend.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:36
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Wait, is El-P a Goon, or has "welp" permeated the mass consciousness?
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Dec 15, 2015 18:37
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Wait, is El-P a Goon, or has "welp" permeated the mass consciousness? Man, that poo poo predates the internet.
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Anyone with a gambling addiction know the over/under for the rotten tomatoes score? Or anyone wanna take a guess? I'm gonna say 93%.UFOTofuTacoCat posted:I had the same action figure. He was named "Hammerhead" but I've just learned that the name turned out to be a speciest??/racist term for Ithorians. So basically this is like someone packaging Finn and naming it "Negro Stormtrooper". Wonderful.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:39
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Electromax posted:Quick, someone compile Oswalt/El-P's other movie reviews so we can individually calibrate our alarm according to their other tastes You're going to be disappointed regardless.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:40
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ImpAtom posted:Man, that poo poo predates the internet. I'm legitimately interested in the etymology of this now.beats talking about loving Star Wars anyway. Star Wars is poo poo
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Dec 15, 2015 18:42
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JazzFlight posted:For now, I think I'll stay cautiously optimistic because of Patton Oswalt tweeting that "JJ did it." Of course, he didn't say whether that means that JJ pulled off the impossible and made a successful sequel or if JJ screwed up, but I think it's the former. Well you could read his second tweet about it. Patton Oswalt posted:And without spoiling it, I can say that #StarWarsForceAwakens has the BEST final shot of any Star Wars film. Wow.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:42
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WeAreTheRomans posted:I'm legitimately interested in the etymology of this now.beats talking about loving Star Wars anyway. Star Wars is poo poo http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/30/_welp_slang_term_has_longer_history_than_you_might_think.html
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Dec 15, 2015 18:43
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Fred Breakfast posted:Anyone with a gambling addiction know the over/under for the rotten tomatoes score? Or anyone wanna take a guess? I'm gonna say 93%. Pretty much all the cantina aliens had toy names that were later retconned to be nicknames or whatever. Hammerhead, Snaggletooth, Wolfman...
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Dec 15, 2015 18:43
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Wasn't Wolfman removed completely? rip wolfman you had nards
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weekly font posted:Wasn't Wolfman removed completely? rip wolfman you had nards Yeah, Lucas was always pissed that they had just slipped some off-the-shelf wolf man masks into that sequence, and they're covered by either cgi or different creatures as of the '97 special edition.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:45
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Let's take this moment to remember the best of Cantina times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzXKySxPFCI Also of course Bea Arthur has a ridiculous elaborate EU backstory. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ackmena
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jivjov posted:Yeah, Lucas was always pissed that they had just slipped some off-the-shelf wolf man masks into that sequence, and they're covered by either cgi or different creatures as of the '97 special edition. He was replaced by a practical-costumed alien of all things.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:47
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GonSmithe posted:If the people who bought the toys were actually the children they are meant for, the personalities of the characters don't matter. The toys are made for children who see the trailer and go "WOW HE HAS A COOL LIGHTSABER" and make up their own story about his origins. My 10 year old cousin says his favorite Star Wars character is Kylo Ren. He's seen all of the other movies multiple times, his dad's a big Star Wars nerd who even likes the prequels for the most part. I'll have to ask him who Kylo Ren is and see what happens.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:48
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Wait, is El-P a Goon, or has "welp" permeated the mass consciousness? El-P is a rapper/producer
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morestuff posted:http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/30/_welp_slang_term_has_longer_history_than_you_might_think.html Fascinating, thank you! Serf posted:El-P is a rapper/producer Yeah I'm familiar bro, thanks
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We watched the despecialized New Hope this week for the first time (I had the SE VHS tapes as a kid) and I was cracking up at Wolfman and the Devil just randomly being in the bar. My fairly disinterested parents and sister/bro-in-law remarked on not remembering how slow that movie starts out - you just have robots slowly moving through sand dunes for like 20 minutes before Luke shows up at the Jawa bazaar. Things pick up pretty well once Luke and Ben meet though. Also, after watching once I decided to go back to the special editions. Han stepping on Jabba's tail was counter-balanced by a rather more dull attack on the Death Star at the end (lots of lone X-wings jerkily swooping across empty space) and it missed the nice little moment with Biggs and Luke beforehand. Didn't notice any huge changes in ESB. We're watching RotJ later this week, I understand I'm in for a "new" Jabba song and some tweaks to the final bonfire bit. Terrorist Fistbump posted:You're going to be disappointed regardless. Based on the trailer and the leaked synopses, I think it'll be pretty fun. A visual/audio treat - don't care so much about the plot and possible familial twists. But I'm one of those for whom even 'disappointment' is too strong of a word - more like 'indifference'. I just think it's funny that people on twitter are scrambling for any "reviews" from the premiere, no matter from who - some celeb says "it was good" and people go WHOA. It's like that Dave Chappelle bit where he talks about the news asking Ja Rule's thoughts on 9/11.
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JazzFlight posted:For now, I think I'll stay cautiously optimistic because of Patton Oswalt tweeting that "JJ did it." Of course, he didn't say whether that means that JJ pulled off the impossible and made a successful sequel or if JJ screwed up, but I think it's the former. Oh, thank god a nerdprecious celebrity likes this one, finally we can breathe easy Kevin Smith posted:"Revenge of the Sith" is, quite simply, loving awesome. This is the "Star Wars" prequel the haters have been bitching for since "Menace" came out, and if they don't cop to that when they finally see it, they're lying.
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Dec 15, 2015 18:57
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SpaceParrot posted:Oh, thank god a nerdprecious celebrity likes this one, finally we can breathe easy Kevin Smith still isn't wrong though. It has great moments even though it's weighed down by the faults of the prequel trilogy.
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It is the best one and a whole trilogy of films of that quality would be remembered much more fondly.
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Serf posted:El-P is a rapper/producer I seriously thought it was El Penis who used to post in the football funhouse. Shows you how hip I am to the rapping children these days.
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Dec 15, 2015 19:06
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Heid the Ball posted:The pod race is quite visceral without the stupid commentary, Oh my god, I forgot the awful Greg Proops bullshit.
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AlternateAccount posted:Oh my god, I forgot the awful Greg Proops bullshit. Actually, it's good. Embrace cheese.
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Dec 15, 2015 19:11
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AlternateAccount posted:Oh my god, I forgot the awful Greg Proops bullshit. Proops is amazing in that sequence.
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jivjov posted:Proops is amazing in that sequence. Proops rules, sleepy Jabba rules, Sebulba rules. Pod race is great except there's very little drama. It's just a fun visual theme park ride.
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Contrarianism is not an ethos. I don't know why CD insists that it is.
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Anyone saw the cinemasins video on IV? Kevin Smith made a guest-appearance and he totally killed the video. As in "totally demolished the fast pace and the good jokes with long tirades of unfunny sexual innuendos".
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AlternateAccount posted:Contrarianism is not an ethos. I don't know why CD insists that it is. actually it is But, I think many people would enjoy the prequels better if they dispensed with their incorrect ideas about what Star Wars is.
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AlternateAccount posted:Contrarianism is not an ethos. I don't know why CD insists that it is. From my point of view, the non-CineDers are contrarian!
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BigglesSWE posted:Anyone saw the cinemasins video on IV? Kevin Smith made a guest-appearance and he totally killed the video. As in "totally demolished the fast pace and the good jokes with long tirades of unfunny sexual innuendos". gently caress CinemaSins, gently caress Kevin Smith. Hth
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From a GQ interview ith Oscar Isaac:quote:So how did Star Wars compare to working on Llweyn Davis and Ex Machina? “I actually felt the most green and insecure than I had in a long time,” says Isaac of his latest role. “I was like, What am I doing here? There was a lot of room to shade in the character. Every time I tried to do that, it would slow things down too much. J.J. would be like, ‘Get on with it, man!’ Just, Louder! Faster! And then I would feel like I was doing that all the time. It felt weird and like I was not being creative. I would get nervous I wasn’t finding enough or I was missing an opportunity.” Guess this really is trying to be like the OT 
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Pod Racing is awesome and has some of the best sound design in the entire star wars movie series.  You can say the whole race causes the movie to be strung out too long (and you'd be kind of right) but anyone who thinks the concept of Rocket/Turbine-Powered Ben Hur Space Chariot Races is a dumb idea has bad opinions.
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weekly font posted:gently caress CinemaSins, gently caress Kevin Smith. Hth Cinemasins are mostly pretty drat funny in my opinion. Kevin Smith? Not so much....
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:He was right. No he wasn't. gently caress Kevin Smith
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BigglesSWE posted:Cinemasins are mostly pretty drat funny in my opinion. Kevin Smith? Not so much.... The problem with cinema sins is they are teaching people that nitpicking is a valid form of criticism.
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