No, Star Wars definitely hit its gay peak when we got to see Ichy Bacca beating off to a hologram of a girl talking "dirty" to him. That was pretty freaking gay. Then there were any number of other unspeakable acts of gayness that took place in the HS. Jar Jar, as much as I hate him, is way below that on the scale of gayness.
"But let's face it. This movie was made only for the effects. George
has lost it. My friend Paul, who is a student at USCinema, quoted one
of his teachers to me once. This teacher said, "Old directors don't
die, they become cinematographers." What that means, is, when old
directors lose their story-telling ability, they start concentrating on
the imagery. George has clearly lost his story-telling ability."
I love that quote, "Old directors don't die, they become cinematographers."
I don't think this is the reason for the Return of the Jedi situation, I think the problem with Jedi was that Lucas was burnt out on SW. It was time for him to move on, yet some how, all these years later, he has still not managed to do so. I do feel that the prequels and IJATKOTCS have a lot to do with that quote though.
Watch the show before you piss on it, Bring Back Star Wars is all about the original trilogy. The idea behind it is to meet the original cast and to talk them into attending a reunion party. It is all about the good bits of Star Wars. If nothing of Star Wars was made after 1983, this documentary would be exactly the same as it is now.
It's good stuff sky, trust me, I am usually as pessimistic as you are about anything new with the name "Star Wars" on it.
The navel type series is the Star Trek I like the best. Even though I watched TOS as a kid, I honestly have a very hard time sitting through an episode of TOS now.
Lately I have been watching DS9, I didn't see it during its first run, so I am trying to catch up by watching every episode in order. At the moment I am in the middle of season three, and I still think TNG is a far better series. The first thing that stood out to me about DS9 is how horrendous the writing and acting is. TNG sufferend from this for the first few seasons, so I have been patiently waiting for DS9's acting and writing to improve. I guess the writing has gotten a bit better, but the acting is still painful as can be. I guess Sisko continues to speak as woodenly as possible for all 7 seasons? Ouch.
AxiaEuxine said:the man, who didnt even post his name, couldnt write a single paragraph about Star TREK without bashing The Phantom menace. HELLO! What exactly do these two things have in common! NOTHING! Hey mr UGO writer, STFU!
But this is what I am talking about. I can never read anything without dealing with this.
Obviously, both the new Star Trek and The Phantom Menace have in common the fact that they are both prequels to two separate much loved sci-fi franchises. So it is not like they don't have anything in common. It is natural to compare them, as it seems Star Trek is following Star Wars example by going back to the beginning rather than exploring further into the future.
I sympathize with the fact that people speaking negatively about the PT bugs the crap out of you. You can go around ordering people to shut the fuck up all you like (something you and your wife seem to have a bad habit of), but the result of doing so is just going to make people dislike you, and you can bet their feelings against the PT will persist.
Maybe instead of telling everyone to SuckTheFuckUp, you should GetTheFuckOverIt. Perhaps you are taking the internet too seriously? Maybe some time away from the computer screen would do you good.
Seriously, don't let things get to you so much. You'll live longer.
That is exactly like saying, "most people will never make a painting, let alone grasp the concepts of what goes into it, which is why, unless you are a painter, or a student of it, appreciation for it is very low on the list of priorities."
I'm with you, if my quality of life is shot to hell, I see no point in holding on or being held on to. For my family's sake, I think it would be the best thing as well.
From the very beginning I couldn't help but wonder if Biff was one of Rob's socks, and now even more so.
I agree with jukeboxjoey 100%, these were the best interviews with the SW cast I have ever seen. They were very different, less professional, and more honest. Very sorry we didn't get one from Mark of Harrison. And I'd still wish full transcripts of these interviews were availible, it is very obvious they cut quite a lot from each of them. Love to see/read them in their entirety.
I thought it was pretty funny Warick went along with the hottube thing, that has got to be one of the weirdest interviews I have ever seen. And I really like that we got to see inside Carrie's house, that was amazing.
By not watching this sky, you are missing out on a lot. When I first started watching it I wasn't sure what to think either, but the obnoxiousness of it pays off in the long run, and you'll get use to it after watching it for a bit.
Wow, that modified TPM Yoda is a vast improvement over the original. Not sure why they made his eyes and nose so different. Actually looks like Yoda now. Ears still look a little large though...
Yoda doesn't have a whole lot of scenes in TPM really, and he doesn't do a whole lot of moving around in the few scenes he is in. I much prefer a fixed puppet in TPM to a potential full out CG replacement. If anybody feels like tackling just the Episode I with this idea, I for one would be thrilled.
negative1 said:Baronlando said:Dude, PLEASE stop with the lectures already.
and thank you for proving my point.
later
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Yeah, suddenly everyone sees your point as clear as mud. Thank god Baronlando proved it.
negative1 said:.... you're right, there are other Star Wars games that have sold
more units, but this will be up there with them..
In quantity perhaps, but in care and quality it ranks with greats such as "Force Commander" and "Rebellion".
^ Seconded.
negative1 said:that's why telling people to study these movies is probably a losing battle, that was
my point.
No, it isn't a losing battle, because not everyone thinks like you do. It is fine you do not see or respect film as a form of art. Some people find classical music to be boring to listen to and have a hard time seeing it as art, some people would consider classical music merely entertainment, but that doesn't make it any less a form of art. Art is the manifestation of creativity. What difference does it make if somebody throws their creativity at a canvass and produces a painting, if they jot down their creativity on paper and make a novel, or if they use their creativity to make recordings of people acting out scenes to tell a story.
Can you really form a distinction between art and entertainment in most cases? What other reason do we visit an art gallery for if not to be entertained? Why else do we listen to Chopin or Mozart? There is a fine line between art and entertainment, if there is any line at all.
I never felt "Twelves Monkeys" was a said movie.
FF is right on though, "Life Is Beautiful" is by far the saddest movie I have ever seen. As it was ending I turned to my wife with watery eyes and asked her why the hell we just watched that. Pretty sure that is the only time I teared up during a movie.
Anytime a magazine comes up with a list of the "top" or the "most" or the "-ests" of all time, it is pure BS, because you can't really pin down that sort of thing. I felt "Life is Beatiful" was sad, but I have no doubt others have sad though it without any emotional response whatsoever. Even though some films have a tendancy to evoke the emotional response of saddness in the majority of people who watch it, doesn't really allow for the hyperbolic " of all time, I highly doubt the people who choose those movies have seen a terribly large amount of movies based on their choices. To do an honest "of all time" list, you'd have to have all your judges be people who have seen every sad movie ever made.
On a side note, I didn't find Titanic in the least bit sad, when Leo froze and was sinking in the water I was cracking up, then the old woman drop the thing in the water all dramtic like and my laughter just kept rolling. It was some of the lamest, over dramtic, predictable shit I had ever seen.
negative1 said:so, did you actually return it, if you thought it was so bad?
you know, there's this thing called a preview, or a trial version so you don't have to keep
wasting your money..
either way, Lucas made his money..
and this is one the most successful games in the history of Star Wars games..
i'm sure they'll be more..
later
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Your post is kind of funny in the fact that it points to the existence of a demo for FU, yet never considers the possibility that the demo is what sky played. Or that he played it at an in store trial, or at a friends house. He doesn't like the game, fair enough. It is not that bad of a game, but not that good of one either.
One of the most successful games in the history of SW, really? That is pretty sad. Do you have actual statistics of this from somewhere? Or are you just saying that it is? Not that I don't believe you, but it is surprising that this would be the most successful, since there have been some very successful ones in the past that kicked this games ass. I suppose the fact that it was released on every modern platform sans the PC (which is soon to come, no doubt) probably doesn't hurt its success any.
In that shot of Yoda on Geonosis Octorox posted on the last page, am I the only one who thinks he resembles Chucky (the possessed doll from Child's Play)? I think it is the hair, but from the first time I saw that scene, that is all I have been able to think about. Seriously, just dye his hair red and put him in some overalls...
It seems like they could have just scanned the puppets face and made the PT Yoda look a lot more like the original Yoda, instead they got the eyes all wrong, they are too sunken in, his brow isn't right either. They always used the weak excuse of "he is suppose to be younger" as if a guy that old would change so drastically in a mere twenty years. Surprisingly, the Clone War CG Yoda actually looks pretty good, his face looks much more like the OT Yoda despite the animation style.
So, having both the PS2 version and the 360 version, which one do you like better? Both pretty much equal, one significantly better than the other, or both worth playing on account of their major differences?
AxiaEuxine said: Well ever since the SE and the Prequels came out you cant read anything about anything Star Wars without someone making a comment on the SE or the prequels. Sometimes it doesnt even have anything to do with the SE and PT. They just take the opportunity to bash what happened to their Star Wars. Its exhausting as a fan of the SE and PT to have it continually based when you are reading about a new SW game coming out that has nothing to do with either.
You know, if that sort of thing bothers you so much, you may have wondered into the wrong place... just a thought.
AxiaEuxine said:
AxiaEuxine, I don't think your post was the reason for the backlash so much as Keela's was. Kind of funny to hear her going on about being tolerant after telling us to "shut the fuck up". That was not cool, and that kind of behavior does not make one popular around here. We are all about tolerance around here, complain or praise, you will find people who agree with you and disagree with you.
At any rate, no need to go all dramatic about "not being wanted" around here. Stick around, as long as you don't go around being an ass, you are way more than welcome around here. If you go around talking about Lucas being god, and telling everyone they need to get over the OOT and accept the SE, well, then don't act shock and surprised at the resulting response.
You talked about how much you like Star Wars, that is great! We like it too. I do not like the SE though. Not because it is cool not to like the SE, or because I stubbornly don't want to like it. I just don't like it. I suppose there are things in life you don't like, right?
I think Star Wars has been gay for a long time. The most convincing evidence of this is the C-3PO "pull my tape" tape dispenser.
Personally, I'd be more annoyed if it wasn't included. It is part of the season, it makes since it be included with the season DVD.
oops.
Yeah, Baker and Davis were great. Daniel's was pretty humerous too, but that was more because of how self obsessed he seemed. Hopefully that was more of the way they cut it than how he really was, that show did have a bit of an anti-Daniels bias to it. Like how he was talking about how he was like a god to the Tunisians made him sound like a total prat, but we only heard it out of context, perhaps he was talking about the golden threepio suit and not himself exactly, still kind of a silly thing to say though. We only got short clips and pieces from each interview, I wish there where out takes or transcripts of the rest of each interview. They were really the best bits of the show, but were clipped extremely short for the sake of more of the host going around acting like an idiot.
So, I was reading the Star Wars novelization, and during the opening attack on the Tantive IV, it describes a Stormtrooper being shot and a resulting mess of blood and shattered bone.
Now I am not obsessed with violent imagery or anything like that, but how cool would it be if they made a Star Wars anime, maybe focusing on the Empire vs. the Rebellion, that actually was made for adults and was not afraid to show a few drops of blood every now and then and other more adult themes. See, I'd watch that show lovingly every single week it aired, it would be a dream come true. A Star Wars cartoon that is targeted at people who have been fans since childhood, that would be cool. That show could be very popular, and of course LFL has the money to do it, if it ends up not being as successful they could just cancel the thing rather than making 10 years worth of episodes before the pilot even airs/is turned into a theatrical feature film. There are plenty of crappy shows that are given a chance on the airwaves, but something like this will never happen.