brandonh83
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I just want everyone to get along, this is not the Jedi way.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |OT| A New Hope
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Bobby Roberts
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The Jedi way wasn't hugely successful, Brandon.
CloudyTuba
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I for one am happy about the separation. In time this thread will become useless, but for now it is much appreciated. And those that dont see it on day 1 will appreciate it as well.
brandonh83
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At first. Then there was the Return of the Jedi god damn it.
nicoga3000
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Going next Saturday at noon. Shouldn't have trouble finding a seat in suburban Indianapolis. Even still, we are buying tickets early just for shits.
Pretty stoked. If I'm being honest, I'm more excited at how excited my wife is for the movie.
Pretty stoked. If I'm being honest, I'm more excited at how excited my wife is for the movie.
Bobby Roberts
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Not even day 1. There's gonna be a TON of people here (it might not seem that way) who probably won't get around to seeing it for a couple weeks (Christmas/New Years) and I'm fairly certain they're gonna be all kinds of relieved at knowing they can come in here and bullshit about the movie without having relevant information laid out in front of them like a body on the autopsy slab.
Which is why I was confused as to why it was "baloney" that there's a month-long grace period. I could understand it if there wasn't a spoiler thread for people to use. But there is.
it's not like you have to physically get up, leave your house and enter another location with internet access in order to talk about the movie. You just click a link. The shit ain't hard.
The Force Awakens is based on the premise that the Return of the Jedi didn't go so well after awhile...
OricWindstar
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Luke was threatening to kill people within the first few minutes on screen. Jedi are now pretty cutthroat.
He returned and would appear to have gone into hiding
All indications are whatever Luke did after Endor it wasnt returning the jedi
CloudyTuba
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So a club composed entirely of a single member, that being some angsty kid who dresses in all black and has the hots for his own sister.
I dunno about this club.
brandonh83
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GAF.
friskykillface
Banned
Free Dash the god
I wish shadows of the empire was canon , Dash got Luke everything he needed for return of the Jedi
Dash took down the empire
I wish shadows of the empire was canon , Dash got Luke everything he needed for return of the Jedi
Dash took down the empire
Bobby Roberts
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Know how I know you haven't read Shadows of the Empire recently?
brandonh83
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The Nintendo 64 game was good.
OricWindstar
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I remembered it being awesome, but man, try playing that shit now. Outside of the vehicle stages, it has aged horrendously.
brandonh83
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It's the times that count.
OricWindstar
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There will always be a soft spot in my heart for Dash Rendar and his giant shoulder vest.
brandonh83
Banned
The canyon level that took about 18 minutes if you were GOOD was a fucking nightmare.
Bobby Roberts
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The best thing about Shadows of the Empire was the soundtrack by Joel McNeely.
There's some legitimately good stuff in there.
There's some legitimately good stuff in there.
Christopher
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Why wouldn't you
OricWindstar
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Yeah, Boba Fett can fuck off in that game.
Absolutely. Captured the feel of John Williams. Star Wars, of course, but I also get some major Superman vibes.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Some parts sound inspired by the Raiders of the Lost Ark soundtrack.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Rough approximation:
vs.
also:
Just to give you an idea.
Where are you coming up with this?
Movies get dubbed over here.
Didn't care when i was a kid/teen and went to watch the prequels, but now it's really hard to enjoy a movie with lesser acting and fucked lip syncing, unless it's something that adds to the comedy, like old Jackie Chan movies.
I did an exception for Mad Max (for example) because i knew they talked very little in it.
Every other time i caved, i regretted it 10 minutes in ("why would they give this actor this voice?!" and so on).
Demoncarnotaur
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Fuck, I am out of town living in a hotel and don't have tickets.
Anyone know the Harrisburg PA area? I need to know where the best theater to see this is Thursday night. I know IMAX will be sold out, so I just don't want to end up in a place that is small and outdated.
Anyone know the Harrisburg PA area? I need to know where the best theater to see this is Thursday night. I know IMAX will be sold out, so I just don't want to end up in a place that is small and outdated.
Freezasaurus
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I'm going Friday afternoon. Didn't feel like going Thursday night. I'm sure it's going to be crazy-crowded for a while either way.
OricWindstar
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Well, let's see how he's done after 30 years in a week and go from there.
Sectorseven
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Shadows of the Empire had some out of place content for a Star Wars story. I think Xizor had some kinky alien sex and Vader sat naked in a tube.
Simo
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Bathrobe Wizards
Cross-Section
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There's some freaky-ass Toy Story shit going on with that first pic
ShipTheCheese
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Yeah apparantly the difference in quality is massive. Darker blacks, better contrast and brighter 3D image.
Bobby Roberts
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Laser projection is supposed to get theatrically projected blacks as close as they've ever been to true black. Essentially, the sort of contrast response you could only get from really good CRTs, but on a 50ft wide screen.
It does sound very tempting. I'm watching the midnight premiere, first in the world *maniacal laugh*, in normal 3D so I'll have a point of reference if I do watch it. I'll be honest, as long as it isn't abysmal I'll be seeing this in full IMAX glory.
THERE'S NO WAY THIS MOVIE CAN DISAPPOINT GUYS. LITERALLY NO WAY.
FUCKING A! Finally someone else understands.
Man, I get serious chills starting at 2:59
FUCKING A! Finally someone else understands.
Man, I get serious chills starting at 2:59
...and you find this... reassuring? I can think of maybe one wholly satisfying movie he's done, and that's the first Star Trek reboot. The rest have been either messes or have horribly disappointing conclusions.
ShipTheCheese
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Even the 3rd act of Star Trek was not that great compared to the previous 2/3 of the movie.
Pure speculation: maybe Abrams is keeping Luke as his 3rd act trump card to break the curse.
Stark Trek, Super 8 and Into Darkness were all great movies.
And he has produced tons of other shows and movies that I liked.
...that's precisely why I'm more worried about it.
To be fair, I don't think I've ever found anything Abrams has done outright bad- outside maybe the final 2 seasons of Lost, though I don't think that was his doing- it's just all completely forgettable.
On a tangential note, there's something to be said for a unique touch in blockbuster movies these days. I was rewatching the prequels the other week and while, yes, they're pretty dern bad, I was struck at how refreshing they actually felt. The random touches, the worldbuilding, the serial esque transitions the series is known for, writing and storytelling that was obviously not tested/focus grouped/whatever- it feels tangentiably different from most blockbusters these days, which, while undeniably more competent than the prequels, feel factory produced in comparison.This is partially why I think I found Mad Max so great earlier this year, another work that is distinctly the product of a one unencumbered vision, and why I'm a little more worried this Star Wars will be an entertaining way to spend time, but nothing more afterwards.
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