Star Wars: Rogue One

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Which was better:

Rogue One
36
61%
The Force Awakens
10
17%
Equally Good
11
19%
Haven't Seen Both
0
No votes
Both Suck
2
3%
 
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Dammit Stip! You ruined my circle back!
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Dammit stip
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I get what you're saying, Stip. I really do. It makes sense. And it's isn't unreasonable for someone who fell in love with Superman comics to want to see the character that they fell in love with on screen. You're totally right. It's just not as important to me personally as so many other elements of the film.

But, yes, it's totally fair to expect some sort of recognition therein. If you're going to totally change the character it either has to be thematic and/or commentary on the character/culture or you should just create a new character.

Or fans should just understand that things are adaptations based on other things and accept that there will be variations. Both are fair and reasonable.
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to be clear, it's not that important to me either. But I'm not outraged that it influences the process, and I do think fan ownership is as much a player as the vision of the artist. Both are reacting to someone else's creation, and it's a complicated process.
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NO ITS NOT
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This could all be avoided if "artists" would commit to original ideas and studios could let go of cultural/nostalgic appropriation. But that would require risk and/or genitalia. Something I'm not sure anyone in Hollywood actually has.
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You guys are gonna be puking everywhere when 8 comes out and it's this weird mutant abortion arty thing
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I want nothing more than for Star Wars Episode 8 to be a weird mutant abortion art thing.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I want nothing more than for Star Wars Episode 8 to be a weird mutant abortion art thing.

BUT IT DOESNT FEEL LIKE STAR WARS AND CHEWIE AND REY DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP IN THEIR HYPERSPACE TIME TO THE ISLAND????? Nnnoooooooooo

It's not my own private fuckin Idaho! I want Star Wars dammit!!
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I don't understand the "it doesn't feel like __________" sentiments. Not here in Star Wars land. Not in Trek land. Not ever. I don't fucking get it and I don't fucking care.

MAKE A GOOD GODDAMN MOVIE OR SHUT UP
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durdencommatyler wrote:This could all be avoided if "artists" would commit to original ideas and studios could let go of cultural/nostalgic appropriation. But that would require risk and/or genitalia. Something I'm not sure anyone in Hollywood actually has.
true.
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We're watching ESB tonight. My 7-year-old has never seen it. I'm thinking it will keep her attention better than Star Wars.

I told her we were going to watch it tonight, and she asked me if it has vampires. :D she's all into those kid vampire shows right now.
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I hope you told her that Lando is a vampire.
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I wanna see can a 7 year old girls get Star Wars. OT. Why is it the property of little boys?
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My 12-year-old girl has been into SW since she was little.

So far, she's been liking it ok, but now we're in Bespin and Luke and Vader are fighting and she's glued to the tv.

I love it.
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Are the original theatrical releases on the BluRays?
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wease wrote:Are the original theatrical releases on the BluRays?
Sadly, no.
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WTF is dime watching, then?
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wease wrote:WTF is dime watching, then?
They were released, unremastered and non-anamorphic, on DVDs that are now OOP.
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