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If TLJ didn't land for you I can see how you'd feel that way. But both Rayne & Pablo Hidalgo have tweeted that they were sold on RJ's story since his first pitch. I think they're more progressive (and subversive) in terms of story than you might think. I think this has roots in Filoni's apprenticeship w/Lucas during production of the Clone Wars, and it's continuing now with Filoni in charge of Rebels. It will be VERY interesting to see what they do with the upcoming TV project. p.s. Don't know if you've read the new-canon comics, but they can be pretty weird.
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RJ said something yesterday or the day before that I thought was really illuminating. Words to the effect of, whether it was because of TLJ or not, the conversation we're having now about the franchise -- i.e., when does the past die and how & who does the killing -- was going to happen sooner or later. I think LFL figured the band-aid had to come off eventually, and I think they're actually trying to have it both ways. TFA, RO, the Han Solo film, and the Obi-Wan (?, I'm presuming) standalone are the nostalgic fan service. I think they are hoping that TLJ will lay the groundwork to tell new stories that won't be hamstrung by all that nostalgia, and in the process, bring new fans on board.
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No luck (yet) finding that tweeted reaction to the Art of The Last Jedi book about LFL knowing the film would be divisive, but I did find this interesting bit from the book's author I know it's kind of a dead horse that TLJ was some kind of FU to all the fan theorizing and speculation, but if there were any lingering doubts, there it is. The story for TLJ has been locked since August 2014. It also confirms that the basic starting point for Luke's arc in both ST films, that he was in exile, estranged from The Force due to some kind of inciting incident, was Lucas'.
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One of the film composers (I think it was the guy who writes music for the Marvel movies) in the documentary "Score" had a good quote. Something to the effect of, "as good as his reputation is, and as good as everyone says he is, he's even better than that." He's on a level with Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Ellington, etc. Towering figure in American music and unquestionably the greatest film composer of all time.
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The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
Xinau replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
Ah. You are wise in the ways of science. -
The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
Xinau replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
Eyeballing this site and using the stopwatch on my phone (extremely scientific): https://www.fandango.com/dataviz/index.html# I'm seeing a rate of about 90-100/min. FWIW. -
The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
Xinau replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
Seeing a lot of screens that look mostly like this, with minor variation: https://imgur.com/a/DoGs8 -
The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
Xinau replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
Many (maybe all?) of the large format venues (including our one "real" IMAX at Regal Pointe Orlando) in metro Orlando seem to be offering 2D showings of TLJ, but none are during prime-time. There's usually one lunchtime show around 1130 or 1230 that's 2D. Better than nothing, I guess. But the chains around here are still milking that 3D cow during normal hours. The big IMAX at MODS in Ft. Lauderdale is also showing a mix of 2D & 3D, with more variety in the showtimes. This used to have 70mm, but it was replaced last year -
The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
Xinau replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
That's gotta be somewhat disappointing, no? (considering RO pre-sales started relatively later, and TLJ is a saga film) I know we're 4+ weeks out, but still... -
Alien: Covenant | 5/19/2017 | Who needs mystery?
Xinau replied to Neo's topic in Box Office Discussion
Yep. Don't get me started It's a beautiful movie to look at, but the story and characters didn't work for me at all. -
My wife and I re-watched ANH the other night. There's an establishing shot of the Falcon after it's left the Death Star, where there are three elements moving in the frame: the camera is panning left, the star field is shifting to the right, and the Falcon is doing this slip maneuver where it's simultaneously yawing around to the right and pitching up a little bit at the same time. Gives me chills every time. One of my favorite VFX shots of any film, ever.
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Granted, this is a bit of "day late, dollar short", but The Clone Wars series on Netflix goes deeply into the back stories of most (all?) of those Jedi that we see get killed in that sequence. Worth watching for that and other good reasons, but like all Star Wars, it has its ups & downs. At its best, though, it's terrific.
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Alien: Covenant | 5/19/2017 | Who needs mystery?
Xinau replied to Neo's topic in Box Office Discussion
Character actions that didn't seem logical/rational. A story that set up a lot of interesting questions that it didn't answer, or didn't answer very satisfactorily for a lot of people. Sequel-baiting, basically. An ending that felt a bit too much like fan service. Production design (at least for the Engineers) that deliberately de-emphasized Giger's influence.