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Post by impulse on Feb 7, 2018 11:00:18 GMT -5
Uhhh...is she talking about the same guys I'm thinking of? I love GoT as much as the next guy, but the writing quality demonstrably nosedived once they ran out of novel written for them to adapt. IMO they are great at adapting someone else's story, but their original work leaves vast room for improvement. I hope you're right, but I must admit that I'm suspicious. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though. Still, the non-appearance of a transfer sourced from the original negatives when the theatrical editions of the original trilogy were finally issued on DVD back in 2006 is worrying. I don't see any real reason to be suspicious; the information about the separation masters and inter positives comes from film historians. As for why copies haven't been made who can say? Everything I've seen suggests Lucas was not too keen on the idea of releasing the theatrical cuts at all since he thinks they are inferior and he could not create his "original vision" with technology at the time. So, even if the resources did exist, Lucas probably had no interest in doing it and would have dragged his feet if not outright refused to do it. Plus, after seeing how good a job the Harmy guys did, I am confident a quality product could be put out if they wanted to with Disney's resources.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 10, 2018 11:12:43 GMT -5
Apparently George Lucas directed a scene in the upcoming Solo film; it's reported that he had just stopped by to hang out with Ron Howard, who's been friends with Lucas since he starred in American Graffiti, but after Lucas made a comment that "Han would do it like this..." Howard just gave him the chair and he stayed for the next five hours. It'll be fun to see if the scene is noticeably Lucas or not.
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Post by String on Feb 10, 2018 12:41:56 GMT -5
I don't know if this is true or a bit of a stretch but I thought it was interesting. A possible Easter Egg tribute in the film. Another Falcon in the film?
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2018 22:34:16 GMT -5
It'll be fun to see if the scene is noticeably Lucas or not.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 10, 2018 23:00:16 GMT -5
It'll be fun to see if the scene is noticeably Lucas or not. Gratuitous CGI would certainly be a dead give away.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 0:00:31 GMT -5
Details of the Disney streaming service were dropped today, including a Star Wars branded live action series as part of the offerings. No other details about the series were offered.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 19:25:21 GMT -5
Finished From A Certain Point of View. It’s A New Hope told through 40 short stories from 40 different viewpoints. Like any short story collection, there is good and there is bad. It was very cool to see characters like Qui-Gon, Yoda, Lando and even Doctor Aphra appear. I definitely think it’s going to change how I watch the film the next time I do.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2018 14:18:08 GMT -5
Well, Star Wars: Rebels returned with a punch to the gut. {Spoiler: Click to show} It’s a testament to Dave Filoni and the Rebels crew, as I felt more emotional post-Kanan’s death than Luke’s in the Last Jedi.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 22, 2018 17:47:51 GMT -5
A general reflection on how the Star Wars universe was made smaller and smaller with each installment, Rogue One excepted.
In the original movie, the empire is some disembodied political structure that will blindly murder civilians (and jawas) because it is expedient. It can rely on a big army and on the development of superweapons. Darth Vader is an enforcer belonging to some outdated cult, and while not a mere rank and file fellow he’s still outranked by normal officers like Moff Tarkin.
Luke Skywalker is just a farmboy. Although his dad belonged to the same now-outdated cult as Vader and Ben Kenobi, he was mostly just a good pilot.
Already with The Empire Strikes Back the universe shrinks... Vader is now calling the shots wherever he is, apparently only bowing to the emperor himself. He’s also Luke’s dad.
In Return of the Jedi, we meet the emperor himself; the evil of the empire has narrowed and concentrated in one individual. We no longer has that feeling of an entire system oppressing freedom; we now have a single target for our discontent. Oh, and now Leia is Luke’s sister. So the Skywalker family is really in the middle of things, and has been for a long time.
With the prequels it gets even worse. Artoo has known Kenobi and Vader for decades and Threepio was actually BUILT by Vader, who doesn’t make any comment years later. The rise of the emperor is tightly linked to the personal activities of Kenobi and young Anakin. Yoda personally knew Chewbacca.
It is the same as in the (terrible) Dune prequels: too many unnecessary connections of the kind typical of fanfiction but of little dramatic value.
Perhaps that’s what The Last Jedi tried to do away with, by deciding that Rey was nobody after all and that the new cast was unrelated to the old. I don't think it makes much dramatic given all the setting up in The Force Awakens, but it’s a good basic idea.
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Post by String on Feb 22, 2018 18:10:47 GMT -5
Well, Star Wars: Rebels returned with a punch to the gut. {Spoiler: Click to show} It’s a testament to Dave Filoni and the Rebels crew, as I felt more emotional post-Kanan’s death than Luke’s in the Last Jedi. Absolutely. A tender sweet loving moment four years in the making followed by the most heart-wrenching moment, all of it done beautifully. I almost cried.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Feb 22, 2018 20:00:48 GMT -5
A general reflection on how the Star Wars universe was made smaller and smaller with each installment, Rogue One excepted. In the original movie, the empire is some disembodied political structure that will blindly murder civilians (and jawas) because it is expedient. It can rely on a big army and on the development of superweapons. Darth Vader is an enforcer belonging to some outdated cult, and while not a mere rank and file fellow he’s still outranked by normal officers like Moff Tarkin. Luke Skywalker is just a farmboy. Although his dad belonged to the same now-outdated cult as Vader and Ben Kenobi, he was mostly just a good pilot. Already with The Empire Strikes Back the universe shrinks... Vader is now calling the shots wherever he is, apparently only bowing to the emperor himself. He’s also Luke’s dad. In Return of the Jedi, we meet the emperor himself; the evil of the empire has narrowed and concentrated in one individual. We no longer has that feeling of an entire system oppressing freedom; we now have a single target for our discontent. Oh, and now Leia is Luke’s sister. So the Skywalker family is really in the middle of things, and has been for a long time. With the prequels it gets even worse. Artoo has known Kenobi and Vader for decades and Threepio was actually BUILT by Vader, who doesn’t make any comment years later. The rise of the emperor is tightly linked to the personal activities of Kenobi and young Anakin. Yoda personally knew Chewbacca. It is the same as in the (terrible) Dune prequels: too many unnecessary connections of the kind typical of fanfiction but of little dramatic value. Perhaps that’s what The Last Jedi tried to do away with, by deciding that Rey was nobody after all and that the new cast was unrelated to the old. I don't think it makes much dramatic given all the setting up in The Force Awakens, but it’s a good basic idea. Another kind of ridiculous example, from the Force Unleashed video game: EDIT: Hmm, the spoiler tag doesn't seem to work. {Spoiler: Click to show} Darth Vader had a secret Sith apprentice, who becomes a Jedi and founds the Rebel Alliance. The Alliance symbol is his family's crest. Darth Vader had a secret Sith apprentice, who becomes a Jedi and founds the Rebel Alliance. The Alliance symbol is his family's crest.
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Post by String on Mar 2, 2018 14:07:07 GMT -5
Meanwhile on Rebels....
.....I don't even know where to begin in hopes of explaining these last two episodes other than I think they were executed wonderfully. Malcolm McDowell as an Imperial minister speaking with Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor is just icing on the cake. The implications for the...place that Ezra found himself within after unlocking the portal at the Jedi Temple could be huge (depending on your point-of-view of certain sci-fi elements) but the return of a favorite character is definitely a highlight for me.
The Jedi myth of the Father-Son-Daughter calls back to certain episodes of Clone Wars (which I need to re-watch) so it feels like Filoni is pulling together lingering plot threads in a way that is very satisfying for long-time viewers and in a fashion that the filmmakers seems unable to accomplish.
The end is this upcoming Monday night and I honestly do not know what is going to happen next.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 0:26:51 GMT -5
Jon Favreau has been tapped to write and produce the live action Star Wars series story here-M
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 0:28:27 GMT -5
Just got to watch the final 4 episodes of Rebels tonight with Amy. Wow, just wow. I will miss this series.
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Post by String on Mar 9, 2018 17:31:26 GMT -5
An incredible finale with an ending that sets up for an obvious sequel. But we don't know yet what's on Filoni's mind for his next project but regardless, I'm excited to see what he does next. I do hope though that we see the Rebels family again at some point.
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