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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 17, 2023 6:17:06 GMT -5
Prince
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 19:46:05 GMT -5
Thistle
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 18:49:16 GMT -5
Macbeth
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 13:57:36 GMT -5
Ethiopia
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 9:58:23 GMT -5
Lemonade
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 9:13:01 GMT -5
Perverse
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2023 6:26:14 GMT -5
Messiah
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 19:24:59 GMT -5
Karl Tremblay, lead singer of Les Cow-Boys Fringants (The Dashing Cow-Boys) just passed away after a hard and brave fight against pancreatic cancer. I don't think I exaggerate when I say that the whole province is crying tonight; he and his band were the folksy voice of a generation, like Beau Dommage was in the '70s. Intelligent lyrics with a social conscience that were never preachy; catchy tunes that everyone knew; an attitude that made you see them as personal friends... I don't think anyone disliked them. And they kept making appearances despite Karl's illness, even when he was smiling through the chemo-induced pain, because fans really, really wanted to see them once more and maybe hope that it would be all right.
So many good ones are leaving us right now, it's depressing.
RIP, Karl. Thanks for everything.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 15:31:22 GMT -5
I don't see how Star Wars is in any worse hands. Lucas only directed three somewhat interesting films in his career. To that you can add two stories that were made in to scripts and films by others. Star Wars has always been a mediocre property. There. I said it. Oh, Slam...Slam...Slaaaam!
Lucas had been one of the few, true visionaries in film history who lived up to the title and had most of the industry chasing after him to imitate (directly or indirectly). That cannot be said of the Disney-era Star Wars, where its been wall-to-wall fanservice dreck (e.g., anything associated with idiots in helmets with jet packs), as that's the only way to draw in the most die-hard of fans who like films or TV shows based on minor characters, or characters who were never that important to the overall "Skywalker saga"--the SW property's reason to be. Add characters who can do no wrong, or fail while on the journey (Rey in the Disney Sequel Trilogy), and the utter lack of storytelling skill that would make most video game plots seem complex and creatively satisfying by comparison, and you have a collection of productions that have not resonated (in the popular cultural sense), and are the very essence of disposable "entertainment". Disney/LFL--or any of the EU content creators have never had a day like Lucas at his best, and its doubtful they ever will, even when gifted an IP like Star Wars.
While I think The Mandalorian was fun and that Rogue One was right up there with the original trilogy, I agree with your assessment of Lucas's vision. He took all that the young at heart loved in old SF serials, cow-boy movies and samurai films, packaged it in a way that looked brand new and changed film-making for the duration. He might not have been a brilliant director (something he basically acknowledged by not directing ESB or RotJ), but he was a visionary. Disney has handled the franchise as one would expect. As a commodity.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 15:22:18 GMT -5
Shot
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 12:47:08 GMT -5
Groot
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 10:12:49 GMT -5
Competition
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 8:01:46 GMT -5
I liked how the cover of that Wolverine issue was signed "John never say never again Byrne"!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 7:51:30 GMT -5
Ghost
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 15, 2023 6:03:01 GMT -5
Away
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