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I like in the first fight in Witcher, which starts with him slow motion deflecting a crossbow bolt, actually has him do it again at full speed as almost an off hand parry a few seconds later. Shows both Geralt’s skill (doesn’t need to be concentrating to deflect bolts) and also shows the crossbowman isn’t standing there gaping after his first shot missed, he reloaded and tried again when Geralt was distracted which is decent tactics even if it didn’t work out.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Cavill was apparently seriously into the combat aspect of the show. They rehearsed fight scenes a ton, but also made sure that there was a point to the moves. He's given some interviews on it. I get the intent, and also understand they've got a balancing act between what looks good, homages to the game fighting style, and lastly Cavil's and I'd imagine the choreographer's desire for it to be realistic, but lets not get carried away with the idea that its especially realistic. Its super entertaining (the most important aspect for it to be) so in that regards they really knocked it out of the park. Skallagrim did a so-so summary of the big fight at the end of the 1st episode, and I mostly agree with his take on it (if anyone's interested in which parts fit into the 'realistic' or 'un-realistic' categories). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfUPfy04uwo
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It irks me in virtually every lightsaber fight how they almost always aim for the air around their targets just to make sure there are lots of flourishes. What I really want is a duel where we see both of them using the force to predict how the battle will draw out and then the actual fight is two moves that ends in a death.
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Jan 17, 2020 20:55
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They did those fights for real, that makes them realistic. Did that Youtube guy ever fight a Witcher? Probably not.
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Jan 17, 2020 20:57
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So, Sanjuro?
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Phy posted:So, Sanjuro? For those that haven't seen it, one of the best movie duels ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfpagB8wWng
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Jan 17, 2020 21:02
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I geek out a fair bit about movie/tv swordfighting and I have hunted for the best examples I can find (in regards to realism). This is the top of my list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn36Pb8z3yI I believe its a fight choreography group and they made this (along with other) vignette's showing off their stuff.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:02
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Inzombiac posted:What I really want is a duel where we see both of them using the force to predict how the battle will draw out and then the actual fight is two moves that ends in a death. 
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Jan 17, 2020 21:05
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Inzombiac posted:It irks me in virtually every lightsaber fight how they almost always aim for the air around their targets just to make sure there are lots of flourishes. While trying to justify my Disney+ subscription, I watched through Star Wars Rebels. Obiwan and Maul have a final confrontation. After a fair bit of build up, the fight was just a couple of quick moves and down goes Maul. I thought it was really cool. Like something out of an old samurai film.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:10
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Pilchenstein posted:Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows then? Yes. That was awesome.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:12
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AmmoniumAcetate posted:While trying to justify my Disney+ subscription, I watched through Star Wars Rebels. Obiwan and Maul have a final confrontation. After a fair bit of build up, the fight was just a couple of quick moves and down goes Maul. I thought it was really cool. Like something out of an old samurai film. Its fantastic. Go watch the first Phantom Menace fight again with Obiwan and Maul and then watch the Rebels fight. Obiwan goes into the same stance from Phantom and Maul subtly acknowledges/recognizes it (and thinks he's going to take advantage of it) but Obiwan just does it to bait Maul and kills him with a totally unexpected counterblow. Its like poetry.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:17
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Decrepus posted:Winds howling Ominous whoosh.
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AmmoniumAcetate posted:While trying to justify my Disney+ subscription, I watched through Star Wars Rebels. Obiwan and Maul have a final confrontation. After a fair bit of build up, the fight was just a couple of quick moves and down goes Maul. I thought it was really cool. Like something out of an old samurai film. The little move Maul tries in that fight, a jab to the face with his hilt, is how he killed Qui-Gon. The bash to the face stunned him, then he got stabbed. It doesn't work on Obi-Wan because he remembers it, and cuts Maul's saber in half and kills him in the same swipe.
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AmmoniumAcetate posted:While trying to justify my Disney+ subscription, I watched through Star Wars Rebels. Obiwan and Maul have a final confrontation. After a fair bit of build up, the fight was just a couple of quick moves and down goes Maul. I thought it was really cool. Like something out of an old samurai film. If you watch the scene back, you can see Obi Wan start in his Ewan McGregor stance from the prequels. Then, he makes a point of switching to Qui-Gon's stance. Maul sees that, and goes for the exact move that he killed Qui-Gon with, where he uses the hilt to knock him silly and then go for the kill. But Obi Wan is ready for it and slices down through the middle just as Maul thrusts the hilt towards his face. ha, beaten
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Jan 17, 2020 21:19
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Didn't Darth Maul die in Phantom Menace? Did they just glue him back together or something?
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Jan 17, 2020 21:23
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Didn't Darth Maul die in Phantom Menace? Did they just glue him back together or something? Yeah, basically
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Jan 17, 2020 21:25
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Pretty much. He survives, ends up on a trash planet, and builds himself spider legs. It was the Clone Wars cartoon that brought him back at first.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:26
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Didn't Darth Maul die in Phantom Menace? Did they just glue him back together or something? Robot stuff.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:26
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Very well then.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:27
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And we're getting a Obi-Wan series with Ewan McGregor which should be pretty awesome given that he's the best part of the prequels. I think it's being run by one of the women that did a few Mandalorian episodes? Could be wrong on that.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:28
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Aphrodite posted:Pretty much. Yeah not to be pedantic but afterwards shouldn't he have been known as Darth Mauled?
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Jan 17, 2020 21:30
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Yea Maul is a rare case where bringing back a villain actually added some extra dimension to him and greatly improved his character. I liked how when they brought him back he was really bitter about having been used as a Sith stooge.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:30
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Fartington Butts posted:And we're getting a Obi-Wan series with Ewan McGregor which should be pretty awesome given that he's the best part of the prequels. I think it's being run by one of the women that did a few Mandalorian episodes? Could be wrong on that. I only care if he fights Darth Maul's brother Savage Opress.
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Jan 17, 2020 21:31
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Aleph Null posted:Yes. That was awesome.  I think they're making another one of those and I hope they've got the sense to bring Jared Harris back.
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Jan 17, 2020 22:11
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Guys Darth Maul hadn't been back for years they only just pulled him out of thin air for Solo, geez didn't you get the memo from angry Star Wars fans last year? 
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Inzombiac posted:It irks me in virtually every lightsaber fight how they almost always aim for the air around their targets just to make sure there are lots of flourishes. This is what I liked about the sequel duels. At least in TFA, it felt more visceral and like Rey was trying to go for a kill. RotJ's duel is like that, too. Luke is just bashing on Vader at the end.
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But magic legs doesn’t change the fact that he wasn’t cut off at the legs. Did Darth Mauled get magic large intestines and maybe a new robot dick? Also did Obi slice him top to bottom this time or was it just in half again?
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Jan 17, 2020 22:23
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He’s not human, guess he didn’t need that lower half to survive.
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Jan 17, 2020 22:28
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His species keeps their dicks on top of their head.
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None of this is any less dumb than the official reason, which I believe is "he didn't die cause he was really angry"
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rydiafan posted:His species keeps their dicks on top of their head. I'd hate to be sitting behind one at the movies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buE_jLEZrf4 I've heard they are making another one as well. I've been hearing that for the last few years. Edit: subtle moment. Holmes closes his eyes because he wants the last thing he sees before he (probably) dies to be his best friend, Watson. Moriarty never imagined that Sherlock Holmes had it in him to sacrifice himself for the love of a dear friend. And that's why he lost. Aleph Null has a new favorite as of 22:49 on Jan 17, 2020 |
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Krispy Wafer posted:But magic legs doesn’t change the fact that he wasn’t cut off at the legs. Did Darth Mauled get magic large intestines and maybe a new robot dick? Lightsabers cauterize any wound they make so all he needs to do is... You see, The Force is mysterious and... The Sith have many powers...
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Len posted:Guys Darth Maul hadn't been back for years they only just pulled him out of thin air for Solo, geez didn't you get the memo from angry Star Wars fans last year? Oh poo poo yeah I saw that in theaters, and when darth maul popped up I went "oh wow darth maul" and then havent thought about it since. I wonder if maul ever makes it to the big screen again.
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DandyLion posted:Its fantastic. Go watch the first Phantom Menace fight again with Obiwan and Maul and then watch the Rebels fight. Obiwan goes into the same stance from Phantom and Maul subtly acknowledges/recognizes it (and thinks he's going to take advantage of it) but Obiwan just does it to bait Maul and kills him with a totally unexpected counterblow. Its like poetry. It's very well broken down by the actor who plays Maul, he's super into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrkFj6iepMs And pay attention to the musical cues, the soundtrack is doing some very heavy lifting in this scene.
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Darth Maul was the best part of Episode 1. Well, except for all that trade talk. I bet economists were absolutely stoked with some galactic macroeconomics. The Mandalorian too with the parts about cost versus returns on bounty hunting, the exchange rates of various credit currencies, and the prevalence of a barter economy in post-Empire marketplaces.
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Jan 17, 2020 23:03
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It was imperative that someone very handsome played Geralt in The Witcher and I think they did a very good job in that aspect of the scenario
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Aleph Null posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buE_jLEZrf4 I liked those a lot (especially the score) and if they're really gonna make another then I'm down.
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Jan 17, 2020 23:48
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Krispy Wafer posted:Darth Maul was the best part of Episode 1. Well, except for all that trade talk. I bet economists were absolutely stoked with some galactic macroeconomics. That's actually one of the subtle things about Episode 1. There's not enough Jedi to cover the Republic, so why are two of them assigned to a trade dispute on a minor planet? Answer: because trade disputes on minor planets are as bad as it gets. The prequels are the transition from a Golden Age to a Dark Age.
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And to bring it back around, the choreographer on Episode 1 had to reteach Liam Neeson how to fake swordfight, because he'd just come off of the much more realistic Rob Roy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERmM5l2ceoY Meanwhile, somebody else had to teach Ewan not to make the lightsaber noises with his mouth
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