Reiterating from the premier live-sync:
If you do the "fast-fowarded footage" gag again, it would be pretty funny if you accidentally fast-forwarded too far into the next scene, and had to rewind.
Top-notch premier party. Kudos, Frink!
Much better!
Looks like we have to click it to play it, not unlike a youtube video.
Great. Moar kids in Star Wars movies. That worked out so well the last few times...
CP3S said:
I'd vote for him!
King Arthur Chapman said:
You don't vote for popes!
TV's Frink said:
FanFiltration said:
TV's Frink said:
Sometimes, things don't happen for a reason or a purpose. They just happen.
You mean like, Disco?
Well, I was referring to tragedy. But that works too.
They're the same thing.
Agreed.
Although as for which is worst--Diamonds are Forever or Moonraker--I just can't make up my mind.
Personally, I'm hoping for no lightsaber fight in Ep. 7.
Wishful thinking, I know...
Wow. Just...wow.
Lol
Seriously, a wise man once said, "you'll strain at a fly in you swallow a camel." So criticize the prequel films all you want, but most of you are just as bad as the guy who created those cinematic disasters.
Get the quote right, please. It's: "You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!" I.e., the syntactical relationship between the two clauses is contrastive, not causal.
Yippee!
CP3S said:
BmB said:
The annoying thing is, I agree with you on some of this, the government lies and hides stuff from us all the time...
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...But if you come to me with a piss poor understanding of how the physical world works as your evidence for this wacky crap, then I am going to have to write it off as nothing more than wacky crap.
QFT
I can't speak for everyone, but my enjoyment of ST 09 stemmed purely from the film itself, not from the media. I've never given two rips about the media's opinion of any film.
As for similarities to Nemesis (can't comment on Enterprise; I watched the first two episodes and then stopped on account of their cringe-worthiness), those that you list are merely overlapping plot-points. It was not, IMO, the presence of those plot-points in Nemesis that wrecked it, but lousy direction, uninteresting characterization, overabundant pandering, a generally stupid script, etc. In the final appraisal, I found Nemesis to be an uninteresting and disappointing viewing experience, while I found ST 09 to be a fun and engaging action-adventure romp in outer space (which is basically what TOS consisted of, before the introduction of more cerebral elements into the franchise beginning with TNG) with relatable characters, good pacing that produced genuine momentum and suspense, and believable dialogue. And I didn't need the media to make that determination for me (actually, I don't recall reading any reviews prior to my first viewing).
Sure, I'll grant that there were a few groanworthy moments, but my impression was that they were the exception rather than the rule, and that generally speaking it was a quality film.
Shocking! [/sarcasm]
If this turns out to be true, it'll no doubt be due to the poor performance of TPM 3D. Of course, if George had put aside his stubbornness re: the ideal viewing order and started with the OT in 3D, I guarantee the numbers would be completely different.
Also: There's still a bloody snowflake on Chewie's foot!
Really surprised (though not shocked, I suppose) by all the negativity in this thread. Speaking as a life-long Trek fan, I thought Star Trek 09 was fantastic (easily many times superior to any of the Next Gen-era films), and much more harmonious with the spirit of TOS than many Trek fans are willing to admit.
Besides, with the Star Wars franchise in tatters in the wake of the PT and related media, I can't say I've been holding my breath for a decent ST. Ever since the announcement of Ep. 7-9, I've been groaning, "not again!" Even with competent people like Arndt and Abrams at the helm, I'm not expecting anything spectacular out of these new films. The Star Wars legacy has already been so irreparably damaged, it's hard to see how things could get any worse than they already are, or how anyone could even begin to repair the damage already inflicted.
That being said, in my judgment the selection of Abrams as a director is a big positive. He's an adept, versatile director who's already demonstrated a competence for both character development (which was almost completely absent in the PT) and the Sci-Fi genre in general. Ep. 7 will still probably be an unworthy successor to the OT--chances are slim that it will avoid imbibing at least some of the pollution of the post-97 Star Wars franchise--but at least with Abrams heading things up it probably won't be a major crap-fest like Ep. 1-3.
How is that a bad thing?
*facepalm*
If this were a reboot like Star Trek more or less was, I'd be happy, but these films are supposed to fit with the past ones, both in terms of content AND visuals.
What you're asking for is impossible. The Star Wars saga is presently incoherent and discontinuous, both in tone, visuals, and content. There's no way for the ST to maintain harmony when the internal harmony has already been destroyed by the PT and related media.
Shoulda used "shalt."
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TheBoost said:
Balrogs don't have wings.
QFT
Eh, I dunno. The franchise has already been trashed irreparably; I doubt Snyder could do any more damage than George has already...
LOL! Yeah, 'cause the main factor in determining whether or not a film will gain a lasting reputation as a classic is whether or not it has plotholes.
