Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:33 pm
Red Mosquito
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:34 pm
I was gonna type out a long response about some positivity bullshit. i deleted it and all i want to do is post McP's avatar. That sums up most of it I think
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:35 pm
wait, people are getting upset because there might be a darth vader flashback in the movie? it's darth fucking vader, one of the greatest movie villains ever; star wars is pretty lame without him.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:35 pm
spike wrote:wait, people are getting upset because there might be a darth vader flashback in the movie? it's darth fucking vader, one of the greatest movie villains ever; star wars is pretty lame without him.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:36 pm
I'm way less excited about these proposed stand-alone films. I totally get why they're making them and I don't think it impossible for them to be fun or even really fantastic films. But I just don't care about exploring more of Boba Fett or Han as a tween or even Yoda, if Yoda is the central protagonist. These seems way less fruitful than Ep 7-9.McParadigm wrote:A bridge is a good metaphor for what the first movie ought to be, yeah. And JJ is a good director for just such a thing.
All these "we'll have a Boba Fett movie" ideas bouncing around seem to suggest that it'll be a long and crowded bridge, though. Plus, I'd wager that a perfectly adequate and financially successful movie will get held up as the new gold standard by execs, rather than being treated as the first step towards something more.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:37 pm
and he qualifies it by saying he liked a clone wars episode where soldiers had to deal with being sent to slaughter. go watch the pacific on hbo or something if that's what you're after.Strat wrote:spike wrote:wait, people are getting upset because there might be a darth vader flashback in the movie? it's darth fucking vader, one of the greatest movie villains ever; star wars is pretty lame without him.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:43 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm way less excited about these proposed stand-alone films. I totally get why they're making them and I don't think it impossible for them to be fun or even really fantastic films. But I just don't care about exploring more of Boba Fett or Han as a tween or even Yoda, if Yoda is the central protagonist. These seems way less fruitful than Ep 7-9.McParadigm wrote:A bridge is a good metaphor for what the first movie ought to be, yeah. And JJ is a good director for just such a thing.
All these "we'll have a Boba Fett movie" ideas bouncing around seem to suggest that it'll be a long and crowded bridge, though. Plus, I'd wager that a perfectly adequate and financially successful movie will get held up as the new gold standard by execs, rather than being treated as the first step towards something more.
Exactly. But if 7-9 are really good then suddenly you might care a lot more about them.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:16 pm
Gareth Edwards is directing the Boba Fett movie. That's all I care about.durdencommatyler wrote:I'm way less excited about these proposed stand-alone films. I totally get why they're making them and I don't think it impossible for them to be fun or even really fantastic films. But I just don't care about exploring more of Boba Fett or Han as a tween or even Yoda, if Yoda is the central protagonist. These seems way less fruitful than Ep 7-9.McParadigm wrote:A bridge is a good metaphor for what the first movie ought to be, yeah. And JJ is a good director for just such a thing.
All these "we'll have a Boba Fett movie" ideas bouncing around seem to suggest that it'll be a long and crowded bridge, though. Plus, I'd wager that a perfectly adequate and financially successful movie will get held up as the new gold standard by execs, rather than being treated as the first step towards something more.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:17 pm
I'm sure that's their hope. We'll see. But there's a much higher likelihood that I'll want more stories beyond the known timeline. My interest in the Sith War and the Old Republic will dramatically increase if 7-9 are good.stip wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I'm way less excited about these proposed stand-alone films. I totally get why they're making them and I don't think it impossible for them to be fun or even really fantastic films. But I just don't care about exploring more of Boba Fett or Han as a tween or even Yoda, if Yoda is the central protagonist. These seems way less fruitful than Ep 7-9.McParadigm wrote:A bridge is a good metaphor for what the first movie ought to be, yeah. And JJ is a good director for just such a thing.
All these "we'll have a Boba Fett movie" ideas bouncing around seem to suggest that it'll be a long and crowded bridge, though. Plus, I'd wager that a perfectly adequate and financially successful movie will get held up as the new gold standard by execs, rather than being treated as the first step towards something more.
Exactly. But if 7-9 are really good then suddenly you might care a lot more about them.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:20 pm
Mine too.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:21 pm
I had interest after the original trilogy, but the prequels were an ice bath for me.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:31 pm
But that's probably why I'm less anxious for more Empire/Skywalker stuff. Ultimately, I agree with your argument. I'm going to give Ep 7 all of the benefit of the doubt. But it's precisely the icy letdown of the prequels that makes me want to see a new story, see new characters and conflicts.stip wrote:I had interest after the original trilogy, but the prequels were an ice bath for me.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:32 pm
It's had the opposite effect on me. I need the primary story to make me care about the universe again.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:33 pm
I'm re-listening to your playlist right now. You quietly drafted a pretty great team
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:38 pm
new stories have to at least tie in a bit to the old ones for continuity. i don't see what the big deal over flashbacks is.stip wrote:It's had the opposite effect on me. I need the primary story to make me care about the universe again.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:39 pm
Thanks!stip wrote:I'm re-listening to your playlist right now. You quietly drafted a pretty great team
Also, though, the prequels are the primary story.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:39 pm
I haven't seen/read/heard anyone making a big deal out of the (rumored) flashbacks. If that's happening, then yes, that's silly.spike wrote:new stories have to at least tie in a bit to the old ones for continuity. i don't see what the big deal over flashbacks is.stip wrote:It's had the opposite effect on me. I need the primary story to make me care about the universe again.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:44 pm
i guess you missed the last couple of pages of this thread.durdencommatyler wrote:I haven't seen/read/heard anyone making a big deal out of the (rumored) flashbacks. If that's happening, then yes, that's silly.spike wrote:new stories have to at least tie in a bit to the old ones for continuity. i don't see what the big deal over flashbacks is.stip wrote:It's had the opposite effect on me. I need the primary story to make me care about the universe again.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:46 pm
spike wrote:i guess you missed the last couple of pages of this thread.durdencommatyler wrote:I haven't seen/read/heard anyone making a big deal out of the (rumored) flashbacks. If that's happening, then yes, that's silly.spike wrote:new stories have to at least tie in a bit to the old ones for continuity. i don't see what the big deal over flashbacks is.stip wrote:It's had the opposite effect on me. I need the primary story to make me care about the universe again.
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 5:56 pm
While I don't doubt that there are great non-Skywalker stories in the Star Wars universe, there's every indication that the Skywalker story line will continue for these movies. Why is there even discussion that this might not be a Skywalker story?