Daxtreme
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Ok guys, let's go back to talking about Rampart
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Just now, Grand Moff Tele said:
170+ pages and Saturday's barely half done. Nice work everyone!
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1 minute ago, Chewy said:
Ok enough of this. Let's talk about Colin Trevorrow
At least we're still on topic of Rogue One
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3 minutes ago, Mulder said:
Also George Lucas liked Rogue One, but didn't like The Force Awakens. Not that it matters imo but if you're going to bring up George's opinions and intentions.
You know, I was going to tell you "this isn't true"... but the more I read about it, the more I realize that indeed, George Lucas didn't like The Force Awakens
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Just now, MovieMan89 said:
Btw, thanks @EmpireCity for your random ass, but amusing af posts about what films are undisputed cash grabs.
This image!
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1 minute ago, 4815162342 said:
I'm of two minds. On the one hand, preserving the twist with KOTOR in the traditional format gives you a bang-bang trilogy with a big shock in the Act 2 climax that turns everyone upside down.
On the other hand, doing a long-form series starting with Revan, Malak, the Exile, etc as Jedi and following them into the Mandalorian Wars and beyond into the KOTORs eliminates the twist, but also creates a potentially deeper saga of tragedy, failure, and redemption.
Why not both?
First start with Revan's story of being an unknown and the big twist and how he defeats Malak. And top it up with a movie that explains what came before, the mandalorian wars, etc (a la Rogue One)
Ok that might be too audacious, Disney would never let that happen.
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3 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:
Disney exists to entertain people and do everything in their power to make it the best they possibly can. They have been doing this for decades and their founder was passionate about entertaining people. The money is a nice result of their efforts, but it is secondary to trying to put out a quality product.
Exactly.
Actual quote from Walt Disney himself:
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MovieMan in this thread
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1 minute ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:
But it would be so well known. The point of the Kotor is you are Reven so making his own character would serve the story the best.
Well known to the core fans, Commander, not to the casual audience.
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2 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:
I think the trilogy could be about Revan and Darth Malak war about finding the star forge, staring the civil war, and Revan betrayal to defeat Malak. Change it up slightly up from game.
I think preserving the twist would serve the story a lot more, IMO
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6 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:
All films are cash grabs in a sense, we've established that. However, you know darn well what I mean by calling a film a "cash grab." It's a film that exists for literally no other purpose but to make the studio a quick buck. Not because they thought it was a good story, had a lot of potential, had great talent wanting to work on it, etc. Because they knew there was 0% chance of losing money if they made it. A sequel trilogy had been in gestation for decades. There was far more behind deciding to make it than just the money. Otherwise it would have been made a long time ago.
What do you know about Rogue One's development process? How do you know that no one cared about making a good movie, about being faithful to what make Star Wars, Star Wars?
We already know you found it disgusting, but it seems clear to me that by watching both Ep 3 and Ep 4 on a loop while filming and in post-production, they at least wanted to do right by the continuity. All the small details found in the movie, callbacks, and nostalgia trips are carefully thought of and mostly add to the story in a meaningful way. Much care has been put into this film, more than you give it credit it for I believe. I don't think can deny that Gareth Edwards is a Star Wars fan first and foremost, he said George Lucas' review of the movie mattered the most to him (yes, even more than yours, or mine!), and that he could die happy now.
If that's not the words of a fan...
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2 minutes ago, terrestrial said:
I do not understand that sentence :
I am sure I am wrong, but reading the words I understand you take any / every day... (of life?) over new SW films = you do not want new SW films.
After reading a lot of posts here I think you do want new SW films.
Where is my gramar / language understanding wrong? Or did I misunderstand your general POV on new SW films?
Oops. forgot a word, actually
Correct sentence would be:
"I'll take that any day over not having any new Star Wars movies coming up."
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1 minute ago, Chewy said:
Any good meltdowns over the last 50 or same old?
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1 hour ago, 4815162342 said:
And before about 10 people jump in to shout in all caps "KOTOR," also take into consideration how what you would want would fit into the new canon with some detail. Simply dropping something of whole cloth from the old EU is kinda lazy.
Oops, hadn't read that part
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Thoughts to follow
edit: it's okay to spoil KOTOR in here right?
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Knights of the Old Republic hands down.
And more than 1 movie. A duology, trilogy, whatever, but more than 1.
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1 minute ago, elcaballero said:
The way I look at it, the more Star Wars movies we get, the more chances we get to watch the next great Star Wars movie in theaters. I understand the concern of oversaturation and affecting canon, but I feel like each movie can be taken on its own terms and enjoyed that way. If you don't like it, just ignore it. That's what I did with large swaths of the EU for years.
No kidding, any of the next movies could be the next masterpiece of the series -- Only cost: having more of them.
I'll take any day over not having any new Star Wars movies coming up.
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Just now, MovieMan89 said:
Why do you need to make something out of nothing? There was no personal attack on Tele. Only a questioning of his own bias coming into play.
No one is without bias. No one.
You would do well to remember that
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Tele's last posts ...
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Just now, Grand Moff Tele said:
tbf to @MovieMan89, his last few posts explaining his opinion haven't been rants at all. I disagree with him, but he's been pretty reasonable in explaining his point of view.
Let's say his behavior yesterday kinda forced me to put him on ignore, but if what you say is true, then I will remove him from ignore.
...and see what happens.
Thanks!
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MovieMan is still at it I guess?
I said ignoring IronJimbo was the best policy, I also mean MovieMan by the way, if only until he calms down on this Gareth Edwards = ruined my childhood thing
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2 minutes ago, MrPink said:
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1 minute ago, SteveJaros said:
FWIW, I meant "by 12/31". Not for its total run.
Still not gonna happen but I guess that's an upgrade compared to your $200M total dom for Rogue One
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1 minute ago, SteveJaros said:
and I don't think R1 can top $300m
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Just now, Jay Hollywood said:
Was thinking the same thing after round 2 last night. They really can be officially erased now basically.
Agree.
Rogue One is the prequel we were looking for.
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ROGUE ONE WEEKEND THREAD | Actuals R1 155.09m, Moana 12.7m, OCP 8.58m, CB 7.1m, FB 5.07m
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Mad Max was terrific, so were Ex Machina, Inside Out, The Big Short, and The Hateful Eight.
But TFA was the shit