Author Topic: It's 20XX and people are mad online about Star War! (Read 556707 times)

Potato · « **Reply #5041 on:** February 25, 2020, 03:11:04 AM »

Yep, crowdsourcing Star Wars stories. That should fix the problem Disney...

Occam · « **Reply #5042 on:** February 25, 2020, 03:13:04 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on February 25, 2020, 01:09:05 AM

I don't think I could be high enough to care.

Raist · « **Reply #5043 on:** March 01, 2020, 04:06:56 AM »

Oh that all makes sense then now.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5044 on:** March 02, 2020, 04:43:15 PM »

You got three movies to figure this shit out, but you end up having to explain what happened in a tweet.

Raist · « **Reply #5045 on:** March 02, 2020, 04:52:12 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 02, 2020, 04:43:15 PM

You got three movies to figure this shit out, but you end up having to explain what happened in a tweet.

https://twitter.com/elijahwood/status/1229632586760081409

Raist · « **Reply #5046 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:21:05 PM »

So Palpatine is technically both her grandfather AND father then?

Cool.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5047 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:41:56 PM »

And her husband. The book also reveals that Rey and Palpatine got married in a very tasteful off-screen wedding.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5048 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:52:38 PM »

Disney's Star Wars: Everyone is a failed clone

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5049 on:** March 05, 2020, 04:53:47 PM »

I hope that Disney somehow gets Star Wars back on track one day, but I don't really believe that Lucasarts in its current form is capable of doing that.

Nintex · « **Reply #5050 on:** March 05, 2020, 06:48:13 PM »

Some day someone is going to break NDA and reveal that Mike Stoklasa and Rich Evans where JJ's ghost writers.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #5051 on:** March 05, 2020, 09:04:35 PM »

Well Episode VII was a close of Episode IV

Potato · « **Reply #5052 on:** March 17, 2020, 06:27:10 PM »

I know, right? Say what you want about the prequels, but at least they told a coherent story even though the script was embarrassingly terrible. The sequels are just a mess, particularly the last one.

Raist · « **Reply #5053 on:** March 18, 2020, 04:32:37 AM »

Yeah but they fly now.

Potato · « **Reply #5054 on:** March 18, 2020, 04:58:17 AM »

They talk about the "Skywalker Saga™", but what TRoS did was turn it into the Palpatine Saga. The Emperor became the main character, retrospectively fucking the previous 6 movies in the arse with a giant black dildo.

Ghoul · « **Reply #5055 on:** March 18, 2020, 01:51:01 PM »

Finally got round to watching rise of skywalker last night.

I got about 30 mins in before I decided that this film wasn’t for me, should I try again?

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #5056 on:** March 18, 2020, 01:53:58 PM »

Quote from: Ghoul on March 18, 2020, 01:51:01 PM

Finally got round to watching rise of skywalker last night.

I got about 30 mins in before I decided that this film wasn’t for me, should I try again?

Nope. It doesn't get better.

Potato · « **Reply #5057 on:** March 18, 2020, 04:24:36 PM »

Quote from: Ghoul on March 18, 2020, 01:51:01 PM

Finally got round to watching rise of skywalker last night.

I got about 30 mins in before I decided that this film wasn’t for me, should I try again?

Depends, are you watching it as a comedy or as some sort of meta-tragedy/horror as your childhood dreams are ground into dust by a giant corporation that sees you as a revenue stream?

Potato · « **Reply #5058 on:** March 20, 2020, 07:09:19 AM »

Moved on to episode 2 in my great Star Wars watch with the kids. They seemed to enjoy it.

However, just like episode 1, I feel that there is a decent story under all that terrible acting and cringeworthy script, only George Lucas was too self obsessed and surrounded by sycophants to find it.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5059 on:** March 20, 2020, 01:14:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/slashfilm/status/1241047640319483905

She was the best part of Clone Wars

Potato · « **Reply #5060 on:** March 20, 2020, 06:17:00 PM »

Had a shower thought this morning.

Episodes 1-3 are what happens when the director is more interested in the medium than the film.

Episodes 7-9 are what happens when the corporation is more interested in the merchandising than the film.

Potato · « **Reply #5061 on:** March 20, 2020, 07:50:45 PM »

Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 06:32:44 PM

Episode 6 is also what happens when the corporation is more interested in merchandising than the film

RotJ at least made sense and was a good film. I just got through watching it with my kids and outside of some Ewok stuff, it's a solid movie. The Emperor/Vader/Luke confrontation is probably the best scene in the whole trilogy. There are consequences and Mark Hamill gives a great performance.

Coffee Dog · « **Reply #5062 on:** March 20, 2020, 09:10:55 PM »

Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 07:57:48 PM

EVERYTHING outside of the Emperor/Vader/Luke stuff sucks in ROTJ, imo.

Yeah but, the emperor/vader/luke stuff is easily the most important part of the script. If you imagine the opposite scenario - Han and Leia get fun subplots while the throne room is a bunch of meandering bullshit, it would be even worse.

Potato · « **Reply #5063 on:** March 20, 2020, 09:18:58 PM »

Quote from: Stro on March 20, 2020, 07:57:48 PM

EVERYTHING outside of the Emperor/Vader/Luke stuff sucks in ROTJ, imo.

I dunno, I quite like the Jabba scene and the Yoda/Luke stuff is handled pretty well too. I don't even dislike the Ewok stuff to be honest.

I think much of the RotJ hate is just internet neckbeards trying to retrospectively find something to hate on after the prequels. The overwhelming consensus on RotJ before episode 1 was that it was a great conclusion.

Potato · « **Reply #5064 on:** March 20, 2020, 10:12:29 PM »

Yeah, special edition shit is irritating, but my memories are built pre-Lucas meddling.

Potato · « **Reply #5065 on:** March 21, 2020, 03:10:25 AM »

Watching episode 3 with my kids now. Haven't seen this since I saw it in the cinema. Fucking hell the script is plumbing unfathomable depths of shit. It's just fucking awful.

Update: Finished it. Wow, anyone that rates episode 3 as anything but the worst of the prequels is either in denial or just straight up brain-dead. It's sequel-level bad.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5066 on:** March 21, 2020, 09:38:01 AM »

ROTS has the best scene in the prequel trilogy, though:

No dialog!

Potato · « **Reply #5067 on:** March 21, 2020, 09:45:13 AM »

Gonna go ahead and assume that's sarcasm

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5068 on:** March 21, 2020, 10:39:38 AM »

No, see, the joke is that the dialog in the prequel trilogy is really bad.

Potato · « **Reply #5069 on:** March 21, 2020, 04:44:13 PM »

Can't take anything at face value at the moment. I just watched a bunch of Star Wars movies that weren't the original trilogy and was reminded that thousands of people had the opportunity to say, "are you sure that's a good idea?" and they didn't and others actually DID think those decisions WERE a good idea.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5070 on:** March 21, 2020, 04:59:01 PM »

Quote from: Stro on March 21, 2020, 04:51:35 PM

Is there anything real in that scene what the fuck

George Lucas LOVED unnecessarily making a bunch of things with CG that didn't need to be CG.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #5071 on:** March 21, 2020, 05:44:08 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 21, 2020, 04:59:01 PM

Quote from: Stro on March 21, 2020, 04:51:35 PM
Is there anything real in that scene what the fuck

George Lucas LOVED unnecessarily making a bunch of things with CG that didn't need to be CG.

You mean Peter Jackson?

Potato · « **Reply #5072 on:** March 27, 2020, 05:49:17 AM »

So, finally made it to The Force Awakens with my kids. Not even halfway through and this movie seeds about 600 "mysteries" that NEVER get answered.

They clearly had a plan for who Rey's parents were and they changed it last minute, they also obviously had bigger plans for Finn, Maz and Poe, but they got changed too.

Outside of a few cool set pieces, this is trash.

Edit: Finn and Rey were totally gonna smang too, but Disney clearly weren't ready to be that progressive. It's funny, cause Hustler magazine could do interracial porn in the 70s, but Disney couldn't do an interracial relationship in the fucking 2010s.

chronovore · « **Reply #5073 on:** March 27, 2020, 06:27:24 AM »

Quote from: Potato on March 27, 2020, 05:49:17 AM

So, finally made it to The Force Awakens with my kids. Not even halfway through and this movie seeds about 600 "mysteries" that NEVER get answered.

They clearly had a plan for who Rey's parents were and they changed it last minute, they also obviously had bigger plans for Finn, Maz and Poe, but they got changed too.

Outside of a few cool set pieces, this is trash.

Edit: Finn and Rey were totally gonna smang too, but Disney clearly weren't ready to be that progressive. It's funny, cause Hustler magazine could do interracial porn in the 70s, but Disney couldn't do an interracial relationship in the fucking 2010s.

Oh, hey. I didn't read it that way, but them starting off so angry at each other -- I bet you're right!

Occam · « **Reply #5074 on:** March 27, 2020, 07:16:17 AM »

Quote from: Potato on March 27, 2020, 05:49:17 AM

So, finally made it to The Force Awakens with my kids. Not even halfway through and this movie seeds about 600 "mysteries" that NEVER get answered.

They clearly had a plan for who Rey's parents were and they changed it last minute, they also obviously had bigger plans for Finn, Maz and Poe, but they got changed too.

Outside of a few cool set pieces, this is trash.

Edit: Finn and Rey were totally gonna smang too, but Disney clearly weren't ready to be that progressive. It's funny, cause Hustler magazine could do interracial porn in the 70s, but Disney couldn't do an interracial relationship in the fucking 2010s.

Absolutely, that's why I was actually excited to see the sequel, despite all the rehashing and the awful parts (like the New Order just being there and having all those resources and a super weapon several magnitudes larger than anything the empire ever had, with zero explanation). They botched it so much, the degree of ineptitude is almost impressive.

Raist · « **Reply #5075 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:04:25 AM »

Quote from: Potato on March 27, 2020, 05:49:17 AM

Not even halfway through and this movie seeds about 600 "mysteries" that NEVER get answered.

Potato · « **Reply #5076 on:** April 03, 2020, 05:57:07 AM »

Watching Last Jedi with my kids now. Haven't seen it since the cinema.

This absolutely shits all over the other two sequel movies. The story is coherent and there is a logic that is missing from 7 and 9. Outside of some unnecessary Canto Blight stuff and some forced SJW bullshit, this is the most Star Wars of the sequels.

Potato · « **Reply #5077 on:** April 10, 2020, 06:32:02 AM »

Watched The Rise of Skywalker with the kids about a week ago. That shit is just embarrassing. Not even worth talking about honestly.

Watching Solo right now and, outside the ridiculous fan service shit, this is so much better than any of the Disney sequel trilogy movies. I haven't seen this or Rogue One since the cinema, but I really like this film. I remember liking Rogue One more, but I'll wait until I rewatch it before making my final call.

chronovore · « **Reply #5078 on:** April 10, 2020, 06:34:39 AM »

I keep hovering over the "buy" button on iTunes for Rise of Skywalker, and then slapping myself, wondering what the fuck I was thinking.

If I told 9-year-old me that there would eventually be an Episode IX and I would be super disappointed in it, I don't think I would have believed current-me.

Potato · « **Reply #5079 on:** April 10, 2020, 07:02:02 AM »

I remember growing up fantasising about these mysterious episodes 1, 2 and 3, just blowing my mind about how awesome it would be to see how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. I played that story out in my little child brain so many times...and then the prequels were announced and that first trailer dropped and my 21 year old brain didn't think anything in the world could get more awesome.

Then the prequels happened and everything went to shit and they just got worse and worse as they went along.

Then the whole Disney thing happened and I celebrated because surely Disney would understand the importance of setting things right and would make sure things were done properly. Them the first trailer for The Force Awakens dropped and I was super excited again. Then the film dropped, and while it was really rough around the edges, there was potential. Then it became really apparent that about 2 minutes of thought went into the whole trilogy and the whole thing was just a massive joke.

Fuck you Disney.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5080 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:52:14 AM »

https://i.imgur.com/JBsNRbM.gifv

Boredfrom · « **Reply #5081 on:** April 16, 2020, 12:38:20 AM »

I’m playing Fallen Order, and while like it and I enjoying some the story... the Inquisitor shit is so lame. Holy fuck is like the most lame ass Edgelord stuff ever, feels like fan fic fetish stuff from a hentai doujinshi. “Torture made us evil, I hope the Emperor-Senpai notice us.” The Empire are bunch of incompetent dumb fucks until they suddenly they are not and torture and brainwashes children. Go to Galaxy Edge to see Darth Vader doing a cover of You can’t touch this.

I don’t mind dark stuff in Star Wars but this stuff clashes with Cal and his robot buddy galactic adventures killing incompetent Stormtroopers (and then you find a Purge Trooper saying “Hit me harder”. WTF?).

The Order 66 betrayal stuff is way more affective in being grim dark depressing than “they tortured me and made me evil, hit me harder Cal”.

Boredfrom · « **Reply #5082 on:** April 16, 2020, 03:40:20 PM »

I also cannot actually take Vader seriously, that is Lucas fault, but really I get why lore and pop culture wise he needs to be unstoppable but lol...

spoiler (click to show/hide)

It was a good ending set piece but the dude was more overpowered than in the prequels films, I was laughing all the way though.

[close]

Hope Cal and his crew get in a black hole and get magically transported to the post Skywalker Saga universe to survive all the Empire/FirstOrder BS. Need to see the mandalorian to say if I want also him and baby Yoda to be safe of the Edgelord era.

Occam · « **Reply #5083 on:** April 16, 2020, 05:51:49 PM »

Quote from: Potato on April 10, 2020, 06:32:02 AM

Watched The Rise of Skywalker with the kids about a week ago. That shit is just embarrassing. Not even worth talking about honestly.

Watching Solo right now and, outside the ridiculous fan service shit, this is so much better than any of the Disney sequel trilogy movies. I haven't seen this or Rogue One since the cinema, but I really like this film. I remember liking Rogue One more, but I'll wait until I rewatch it before making my final call.

Solo and Rogue One were the best things to come out of Disney's acquisition of Star Wars, and the best Star Wars since 1983. Which is kind of sad, given the endless possibilities of what could have been created after Return of the Jedi.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #5084 on:** April 16, 2020, 06:11:26 PM »

Quote from: Boredfrom on April 16, 2020, 03:40:20 PM

Need to see the mandalorian to say if I want also him and baby Yoda to be safe of the Edgelord era.

I mean, even if that wasn't the case: Only Yoda isn't safe (and IIRC he died in 6?) since it's Old Republic-era-ish?

Boredfrom · « **Reply #5085 on:** April 17, 2020, 01:11:16 AM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on April 16, 2020, 06:11:26 PM

Quote from: Boredfrom on April 16, 2020, 03:40:20 PM
Need to see the mandalorian to say if I want also him and baby Yoda to be safe of the Edgelord era.

I mean, even if that wasn't the case: Only Yoda isn't safe (and IIRC he died in 6?) since it's Old Republic-era-ish?

I’m talking about The Child A.K.A. Baby Yoda (fan nickname) from The Mandalorian

Tasty · « **Reply #5086 on:** April 20, 2020, 10:51:31 PM »

Finally saw IX and man I've seen sloppier movies, but they're all indie shit.

Jesus the editing, I thought BvS was bad but that looks like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy compared to this... It's a shame cause every five minutes there would be some small thing that I'd like and hold my attention, but it'd just be drowned out a moment later... Also really not a fan of the stakes getting evaporated every half hour or so. TLJ annoys me more but it also featured a bit more artistry, and a story that actually took its time (a bit too much in parts like Canto Bight, but still...) Rise is the polar opposite, it's fascinating. Still doesn't make for a good movie, though.

chronovore · « **Reply #5087 on:** April 22, 2020, 04:19:40 AM »

http://twitter.com/frikineka/status/1252192286433325056

MMaRsu · « **Reply #5088 on:** April 24, 2020, 01:05:20 PM »

https://twitter.com/Dataracer117/status/1253241174715805696

Occam · « **Reply #5089 on:** April 24, 2020, 01:41:29 PM »

Quote from: MMaRsu on April 24, 2020, 01:05:20 PM

https://twitter.com/Dataracer117/status/1253241174715805696

They seem to have some kind of mental damage. And don't know anything about Star Wars. Perfect!
(I couldn't watch the entire clip because the way they talk makes my brain hurt.)

Momo · « **Reply #5090 on:** May 02, 2020, 05:39:16 AM »

Holy fuck are these stupid people really trying to take legal control over a fan created hashtag on twitter

Momo · « **Reply #5091 on:** May 02, 2020, 05:45:25 AM »

https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1254772307941191686

this isnt even legal

Nintex · « **Reply #5092 on:** May 02, 2020, 06:05:52 AM »

Hey Kid do you like Star Wars?*

TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #5093 on:** May 02, 2020, 06:28:59 AM »

They’ll be sending out cease and desists to kids for drawing a picture of baby yoda in art class at school next

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5094 on:** May 02, 2020, 10:49:48 AM »

Disney

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5095 on:** May 04, 2020, 03:42:19 PM »

Finally got around to watch Rise of the Skywalker

Its not prequel bad, but I think Revenge of the Sith might have been better?

Idk I dont mind the nostalgiporn but its just not a good movie. Some decent moments sure.

If the Force Awakens and Rogue were a 9/10, Last Jedi was a 8/10, Solo a 7-7.5/10 this is a 6.5/10.

Nintex · « **Reply #5096 on:** May 04, 2020, 03:43:57 PM »

Taika Waititi is doing the new Star Wars with a writer from 1917.

Disney ain't fucking around this time.

Although Taika might

Quote from: Premium Lager on May 04, 2020, 03:42:19 PM

If the Force Awakens and Rogue were a 9/10, Last Jedi was a 8/10, Solo a 7-7.5/10 this is a 6.5/10.

If they were, but they weren't

Force Awakens and Solo were solid 6's, Rogue One perhaps a 6.5 or a 7.
Last Jedi a 4/10 and ROTS a 3/10. I cut Last Jedi some slack because at least I could tell what the film maker was trying to do and he put a lot of effort in it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5097 on:** May 04, 2020, 03:58:43 PM »

Geez, dude must havet at least ten projects he's working on right now.

Tasty · « **Reply #5098 on:** May 04, 2020, 04:06:32 PM »

RoS had better moments, less exhausting scenes, and better stakes (despite knowing the broad strokes of how things turn out.)

It also had way better music.

I think Revenge is the better movie. But I'd be damned if I can sit through ep3 again to be sure.

Tasty · « **Reply #5099 on:** May 04, 2020, 04:07:17 PM »

Fuck this god-forsaken franchise for having two "RoS" films

Jesus, JJ

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Author Topic: It's 20XX and people are mad online about Star War! (Read 556707 times)