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The run away is funny because she falls onto a sand dune in the middle of nowhere with a clone, and then tells him to get to the Dooku hangar and to hurry and then runs with him. It's always registered as weird with me because she should say "let's go".
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Dec 15, 2015 23:56
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The big battle kinda redeems it and Christopher Lee was cool. Those clone planes must be like Taxi's with an intercom in the back for jedi to give you totally pointless orders like "umm.. yea shoot the fuel canisters!" and then congratulate each other for being so smart. Comic relief yoda battle was mercifully short too so that's a plus.
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Dec 15, 2015 23:59
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Can someone link the good Mos Eisley post from last thread? OI think it was made by Cnut.
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Josh Lyman posted:So have you. Grown more beautiful, I mean. He's super goony. Zoran fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 00:25
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Silver Brushes posted:The run away is funny because she falls onto a sand dune in the middle of nowhere with a clone, and then tells him to get to the Dooku hangar and to hurry and then runs with him. It's always registered as weird with me because she should say "let's go". Was it RLM that pointed out that they don't even necessarily know that Dooku is headed towards specifically a hangar? Like, Dooku could have just parked that poo poo on a rooftop, or in the middle of nowhere on the ground, or an underground lair with a secret hidden door that retracts to let his ship fly out, or like a runway. Hell he might not have had any escape plan other than peacing out on that speeder bike thing. But no, Padme knows it's a hangar that he's headed towards and she's gotta get to it. Also, requesting whoever made it to please repost the Padme/Rey shooting gif.
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Mahoning posted:Was it RLM that pointed out that they don't even necessarily know that Dooku is headed towards specifically a hangar? Like, Dooku could have just parked that poo poo on a rooftop, or in the middle of nowhere on the ground, or an underground lair with a secret hidden door that retracts to let his ship fly out, or like a runway. Hell he might not have had any escape plan other than peacing out on that speeder bike thing. But no, Padme knows it's a hangar that he's headed towards and she's gotta get to it. poo poo, in ANH R2 & 3P0 just happen to crash land practically in Kenobi's lap, despite having a whole planet to land on.
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Dec 16, 2015 00:42
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While we're at it, why would the gunners on Vader's Star Destroyer not shoot down escape pods with no signs of life? Have they never seen droids before?
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Artoo programmed a landing area, no doubt. And how often do youthink about your toaster or lamp when you're not actively using it?
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Zoran posted:While we're at it, why would the gunners on Vader's Star Destroyer not shoot down escape pods with no signs of life? Have they never seen droids before? They didn't want to waste precious laser ammo.
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Dec 16, 2015 00:48
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Artoo programmed a landing area, no doubt. Maybe they had seen Dooku's landing pad when they were landing on Geonosis?
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Dec 16, 2015 00:49
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Davros1 posted:poo poo, in ANH R2 & 3P0 just happen to crash land practically in Kenobi's lap, despite having a whole planet to land on. They didn't though? They were pretty drat far from where anyone was and the only reason they got to Luke was because the Jawas snatched them up and sold it to Owen. And even then, Obi Wan was still pretty drat far.
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Dec 16, 2015 00:51
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Davros1 posted:Maybe they had seen Dooku's landing pad when they were landing on Geonosis? perhaps the military hardware has some sort of capability to detect ships? The "how did they know it was a hanger/!?!" gripe is absolutely dumb
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Dec 16, 2015 00:52
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Mazreal posted:They didn't want to waste precious laser ammo. Would you want to be the guy to explain to Lord Darth Vader that starboard Turbo Laser #A76 is down two pips of energy because Gunner 241B wanted to loving shoot space garbage? Nah, didn't think so.
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Waffles Inc. posted:perhaps the military hardware has some sort of capability to detect ships? It's a CinemaSin.
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CelticPredator posted:They didn't though? They were pretty drat far from where anyone was and the only reason they got to Luke was because the Jawas snatched them up and sold it to Owen. And even then, Obi Wan was still pretty drat far. It wasn't as if they landed on the other side of the planet though. They fell, were picked out and sold in like, what, a day? Two at most? And then ran into Kenobi that night. Waffles Inc. posted:
I know. I love it when people nitpick the prequels for evidence as to why they're "Bad", but refuse to recognize the same flaw in the original trilogy. It reminds me of the box office argument. If a film they like makes a billion dollars, then that's proof that it's a great film. However, if it's a film they detest, then all it proves is other people are stupid.
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because luke took them on a hunch. It's not as cut and dry as you're making it out to be.
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Dec 16, 2015 01:00
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Baron Porkface posted:Can someone link the good Mos Eisley post from last thread? OI think it was made by Cnut. This one?
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When your movie is boring, it's easier to pick out the flaws. edit: The Force Awakens has surpassed $100 million in pre sales. Mahoning fucked around with this message at 01:10 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 01:07
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Davros1 posted:I know. I love it when people nitpick the prequels for evidence as to why they're "Bad", but refuse to recognize the same flaw in the original trilogy. Faraci's semi-pan is actually the thing that gives me the most confidence in the movie, if the characters and action and pacing are all good then who gives a poo poo? I'm not going to these movies for intricate, airtight plotting
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morestuff posted:Faraci's semi-pan is actually the thing that gives me the most confidence in the movie, if the characters and action and pacing are all good then who gives a poo poo? I'm not going to these movies for intricate, airtight plotting Pretty much. If it's a thin story with great characters and great action, I'm cool with that.
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The characters not working for me is why I don't like the prequels. Obi-Wan is alright though.
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kiimo posted:That shirt rip was so unnecessary. Also i remember there being a really hokey moment when Natalie Portman falls onto the sand out of a ship or something and then gets up and is like I'm okay and runs away for no apparent reason. I wonder what the breakdown among the prequel cast was on "this is going to do serious damage to my career, but I'll be rich" vs "this is going to make my career and put me on easy street for sure"? My guess is Portman and MacGregor were firmly in the first group with both Anakin actors in the second, partially because I can't remember either of their names.
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OK, so I know someone personally who is a very good friend who has seen the movie. As someone who runs a joke TFA twitter account you can choose whether to believe me or not, I don't really have any way to prove either way or not and I don't really have anything particularly revolutionary. Using spoiler tags regardless to not upset anyone. * Friend says the movie is absolutely solid, and if you're a Star Wars fan you will absolutely love it. * Adam Driver is superb, which alleviated my worries - I wasn't convinced based on the VO in the trailers but he says the voice is fantastic, "better than Vader". * Daisy Ridley is the main character, something most of us expected but nice to see confirmed. * I asked should I know how much screen time Mark Hamill gets, he declined to answer. * Says the ending is substantial and leaves you fulfilled when I asked him if I will enjoy the ending. I'm seeing it so soon I didn't even want to press him further, and I'm sure he didn't want to ruin it for me anyway. He's pretty impartial, so his opinion means more to me than most celebs because I know we have similar tastes. Can't wait until Thursday.
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Davros1 posted:It wasn't as if they landed on the other side of the planet though. They fell, were picked out and sold in like, what, a day? Two at most? And then ran into Kenobi that night. It's almost like there's a mystical energy guiding things along a certain path. Call it a 'force,' if you must.
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Dec 16, 2015 01:25
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the post where a goon talks about the special edition edits of the scence.
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Baron Porkface posted:the post where a goon talks about the special edition edits of the scence. I was kidding with my first post. This is probably the one
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EL BROMANCE posted:OK, so I know someone personally who is a very good friend who has seen the movie. As someone who runs a joke TFA twitter account you can choose whether to believe me or not, I don't really have any way to prove either way or not and I don't really have anything particularly revolutionary. Using spoiler tags regardless to not upset anyone. I don't want to look up spoilers but I do wanna know if people think the movie sucks or not, so not a lot of internet places I can wander.
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Dec 16, 2015 02:58
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 Newsflash, elements of Science Fantasy Space Opera don't make sense! 
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I got my (and my friends) tickets today. IMAX 3d. 2am on the 18th. Hope it's worth it.
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TG-Chrono posted:
Why The Politics Of The 'Star Wars' Universe Makes No Sense Obviously the depiction of the legislature in Star Wars isn't going to make perfect sense, because it has to be conceptually simplified as well as condensed for time, and also altered for dramatic purposes. It's incredibly easy to show how it's unrealistic. But, amazingly, this article manages to fail at it: quote:The Senators represents worlds and groups of worlds. But there are also Senators representing what are essentially government agencies, which sounds pretty odd when you think about it. The Trade Federation is clearly not a government agency. It's a private megacorporation that has a monopoly on trade. It is pretty odd that they have a seat in the Senate. That's kind of the point. Cnut the Great fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Star Guarded posted:Cool thanks. Some people love the movie, others think it is aggressively mediocre. Spoiler alert.
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TG-Chrono posted:
That NPR politics podcast came up on my playlist and as usual the hosts were awful. They had guests on explaining how the Republic seemed like its institutions weren't set up well or working right (duh) and that the Jedi were a really bizarre organization that might *gasp* be part of the problem. The hosts laughed off the idea that the Jedi might even be slightly not good. (And of course they took it as read that nobody liked the prequels.) Last week they had me pounding the steering wheel in a half-hour podcast about the Republican field that used too many sports metaphors for me to count but never mentioned a single policy position of any candidate. Cnut the Great posted:Why The Politics Of The 'Star Wars' Universe Makes No Sense It's not even that odd for major industries to have representation in the legislature. Some would argue it's more healthy than having them buy votes. Hong Kong or Germany both have similar setups. Arglebargle III fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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NPRs political commentary is awful. CarTalk reruns are good though. PHC is good too though ive heard Garrison is a huge dick in real life. Edit: Also Serial was fascinating for the precise moment you could tell Koenig knew the guy was guilty. Danger fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 04:01
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gently caress I mindlessly clicked to gbs. gently caress, gently caress.
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The Walrus posted:gently caress I mindlessly clicked to gbs. gently caress, gently caress. What's wrong?
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gfanikf posted:What's wrong? That's a pretty standard reaction, I think.
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gfanikf posted:What's wrong? in the half second I was there my eyes went right to the two huge spoilers in a thread title halfway down the page 
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gfanikf posted:What's wrong? There's a thread titled: That time Obi-Wan made a child cry hosed up, if true.
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The Walrus posted:in the half second I was there my eyes went right to the two huge spoilers in a thread title halfway down the page You're a better man now for it.
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