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Gatts posted:I cannot imagine the B.S. that would have occurred if movies from the 70s and 80s came out today. Star Wars would have been obliterated. Han came back to save Luke at the end of Star Wars, but then at the beginning of Empire he's running away from the Rebellion! They totally ruined his character arc! Empire is the end of Star Wars. I bet Lucasfilm is making GBS threads their pants because it only made $290 million.
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Another Death Star, seriously? And who the gently caress is this Sidious person, they never established any of this? Ewoks? Boba Fett was cool and he got chumped? The gently caress is this poo poo?
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Jan 1, 2018 02:46
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We spend the first twenty minutes of the movie following around a toaster?
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Jan 1, 2018 02:48
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You have a loving computer that is designed to loving target impossible poo poo and you're just going to take away the targeting to gut feel a shot? How the gently caress did the torpedoes turn 90 degrees? Exhaust ports push poo poo out, they don't suck in dipshit writers. Too much bullshit, can't buy it, nope, destroys the whole movie. EDIT: and how the gently caress is it plausible that the Falcon was existing inside the stomach of some alien turd? That's not how biology works at all! Where were the digestive fluids and organs and poo poo?
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Jan 1, 2018 02:52
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Gatts posted:Another Death Star, seriously? Death Star 2 actually is a poo poo concept, though.
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Jan 1, 2018 02:57
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Is this thread just going to be morons pretending to be witty, cool, trendy internet guys because its not endearing
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Jan 1, 2018 02:58
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Wild Horses posted:Is this thread just going to be morons pretending to be witty, cool, trendy internet guys because its not endearing I can't tell if you are referring to Star Wars fans or people who like Star Wars .
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Jan 1, 2018 02:59
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do any of the EU books explain why astromech droids have their own language but it's just beeps
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Jan 1, 2018 03:05
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Gatts posted:Another Death Star, seriously? And who the gently caress is this Sidious person, they never established any of this? Ewoks? Boba Fett was cool and he got chumped? The gently caress is this poo poo? Leaving aside that the name "Sidious" was first said in TPM (prior to that he was simply known as "The Emperor" or "Emperor Palpatine"), while I don't know about Boba Fett's death, a significant number of people did, in fact, criticize Death Star II and the Ewoks upon RotJ's release. Plenty of people still do.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:06
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precision posted:do any of the EU books explain why astromech droids have their own language but it's just beeps Same reason humans do.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:12
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Boba Fett getting jobbed was definitely the subject of many a playground "that's bullshit" sesssion amongst budding CineDophiles
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Jan 1, 2018 03:12
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Wild Horses posted:Is this thread just going to be morons pretending to be witty, cool, trendy internet guys because its not endearing this post lol
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Jan 1, 2018 03:18
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I liked the bit where the sarlacc burped after it ate him. I thought that was funny.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:18
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They should have a prequel explaining why people are okay with droids basically being slaves.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:20
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I have ”good film opinion”; jerk me off
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Jan 1, 2018 03:24
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:Death Star 2 actually is a poo poo concept, though. TFA= it's like a planet sized Death Star! TLJ= it's like a mini-sized Death Star! Ep. VIIII= it's like a NEGA Death Star!
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Jan 1, 2018 03:26
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:Death Star 2 actually is a poo poo concept, though. word
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Jan 1, 2018 03:36
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Originally Luke Skywalker was named Starkiller. But most people don't know that before Starkiller his name was poom poom titty boi
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Jan 1, 2018 03:38
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fivegears4reverse posted:When you're a bad writer who has been given access to one of the more expansive popular science fiction settings in modern entertainment, this is what you get. His movie just made a billion dollars, he's officially a good writer.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:45
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Mulva posted:His movie just made a billion dollars, he's officially a good writer. Between Brick, Brothers Bloom, Looper, and Last Jedi, he's written more good movies than JJ has been involved with in any capacity
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Jan 1, 2018 03:48
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I Before E posted:Between Brick, Brothers Bloom, Looper, and Last Jedi, he's written more good movies than JJ has been involved with in any capacity I'd put TFA over TLJ at least.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:16
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Best criticism I’ve heard so far, said by one of the guys who I went with to see it with: “It was entertaining but they’ve been using the same ships for 40 years that I saw back in the 70s. They should be flying newer better designs by now.”
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Jan 1, 2018 04:18
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Yaws posted:I'd put TFA over TLJ at least. I heavily disagree, TFA was one of the most dispiriting theatrical experiences I've ever had, like having my blood drawn for two hours.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:25
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The quality of a Star Wars film is approximately proportional to the number of new spaceship designs it contains.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:34
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nelson posted:Best criticism I’ve heard so far, said by one of the guys who I went with to see it with: “It was entertaining but they’ve been using the same ships for 40 years that I saw back in the 70s. They should be flying newer better designs by now.” But the x-wings are red now. And the Star Destroyers are slightly altered. They're totally different!
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Jan 1, 2018 04:40
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At least this go around we had the dreadnought and the bombers and whatever Kylo was flying.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:42
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:The sequel films are a Twilight narrative, with the central joke being that the only Christian in the known universe falls in love with a woman who is, by all appearances, the Antichrist.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:45
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:Death Star 2 actually is a poo poo concept, though. It's terrible and it ends up not doing anything (although some of the shots racing along the surface are great) but I do love the spooky half formed skeletal design. It looks like a teratoma or something. Starkiller is way worse on every level. It doesn't look that cool, doesn't make sense (it fires superluminaly visible hyperspace missiles I guess?), and it actually represents a much bigger engineering project than the Death Star, the only reasonable conclusion being that somehow the First Order is actually much better equipped than the Empire despite being a fringe militia and not the galactic government. porfiria fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Jan 1, 2018 |
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Jan 1, 2018 04:45
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Maxwell Lord posted:At least this go around we had the dreadnought and the bombers and whatever Kylo was flying. And Snoke's flagship, the cop cars, and the speeders at the end.
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Jan 1, 2018 04:50
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Bongo Bill posted:And Snoke's flagship, the cop cars, and the speeders at the end. You mean the not-Emperor's Super Star Destroyer, the not-Bespin cloudcars, and the not-Hoth Yeah, those were great.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:01
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ruddiger posted:You mean the not-Emperor's Super Star Destroyer, the not-Bespin cloudcars, and the not-Hoth The last one is a stretch.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:02
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I Before E posted:I heavily disagree, TFA was one of the most dispiriting theatrical experiences I've ever had, like having my blood drawn for two hours. TFA had a tighter more focused script. TLJ was so meandering and bloated and the humor was just loving awful. The jokes in the OT landed perfectly in comparison. Yoda loving with Luke on Dagobah is the most hilarious part of the series.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:21
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Yaws posted:TFA had a tighter more focused script. TLJ was so meandering and bloated and the humor was just loving awful. I had no problem with the jokes in TLJ, and I guess I'm just patient because the length didn't really start getting to me until the salt planet fight. It's definitely not as fast paced as TFA when it comes to story beats, and while I haven't bothered to compare the average shot length TLJ probably sticks with shots longer, but not everything has to be Man On Fire or Fury Road. E: Also I don't share the viewpoint people who rag on the Canto Bight subplot have that every subplot needs to be dedicated to advancing the plot in the most efficient manner. I'm perfectly fine with Canto Bight being there as a vehicle for cool character, location, and creature designs so even if you disregard the arc where Finn goes from wanting to desert the rebellion to protect Rey to dedicating himself to the rebellion after seeing in Benicio Del Toro what that sort of self centered behavior can do to your moral compass it's still worth my time. I Before E fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Jan 1, 2018 |
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Jan 1, 2018 05:34
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I Before E posted:I had no problem with the jokes in TLJ, and I guess I'm just patient because the length didn't really start getting to me until the salt planet fight. It's definitely not as fast paced as TFA when it comes to story beats, and while I haven't bothered to compare the average shot length TLJ probably sticks with shots longer, but not everything has to be Man On Fire or Fury Road. My main problem with the jokes in TLJ is that they cut dramatic moments at the knees. It's like Disney is too afraid of showing genuine emotion so they shoehorn in these limp attempts at humor. The OT managed to seamlessly weave humor into the narrative without sacrificing anything.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:47
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What dramatic moment did it under cut? Don’t say the Hux scene. It wasn’t that dramatic of a scene.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:49
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Maybe he's talking about Luke and Yoda, but the humor there fit the characters completely. BB8 in the AT-AT, though, that was lame.
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Jan 1, 2018 05:55
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*tosses your post over my shoulder, but not enough so you can't go and pick it up later*
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Jan 1, 2018 05:58
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CelticPredator posted:What dramatic moment did it under cut? Don’t say the Hux scene. It wasn’t that dramatic of a scene. Remember in TFA when Rey hands Luke Anakins lightsaber?
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Jan 1, 2018 06:06
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Okay what else?
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CelticPredator posted:Okay what else? Try to follow along with me here CelticPredator What followed should have been a dramatic emotional moment for Luke Skywalker Instead we get a cheap gag
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