Why aren’t cinema screen flat? I dislike that almost all cinemas around the world today are scope. By the way, I like my world spherical, not flat.
My Sony Trinitron is not Flat, but Curved. My favourite films are flat or in Academy format.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a10389/what-good-is-a-curved-screen-16695407/
Blade Runner:
I went to a 35mm screening of this (First time viewing as well), defineatly the best way to watch such a visually impressive movie. Will pick it up on Blu Ray ASAP.
I saw that in 35mm (Final Cut) a couple years ago, so amazing. Only issue was the film crapped out for a minute, and at the absolute worst possible moment (Batty’s tears in rain speech). Other than that, a great experience.
Also Guardians V2 was a hell of a lot of fun. Better than the first, in my view.
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/860288727276556289
What a big dummy. I agree with the slip-up; but I’m pretty sure it’s only that, a slip-up.
If by slip-up you mean the guy has no fucking clue what he’s talking about (ever), than yes. Also yes to agreeing with his accidental message.
*sigh*
*sigh*
How out of touch do you have to be? I suppose if this was gonna happen, it would happen in
Bumfucknowhere, Wisconsin(I’m sure Ashwaubenon is a lovely place); but even still, Darth Vader is iconic. It would almost take effort not to know who he is.
Yeah, pretty much.
What does this story have to do with politics though? Obviously it was a strange and misinformed overreaction, but I will say in a large amount of schools wearing masks is prohibited (and with good reason).
I just found this ranking:
The Force Awakens - 3.5/5
Rogue One - 3.5/5
The Empire Strikes Back - 3/5
Star Wars - 2.5/5
Revenge of the Sith - 2.5/5
Return of the Jedi - 2/5
Attack of the Clones - 0.5/5
The Phantom Menace - 0.5/5
Where did you find that? Reads as someone who doesn’t particularly like Star Wars.
Exactly
Every day he says or does something that makes me think, “This guy is a real dumb fuck!” To which I then think, “Yeah, but you already knew that.” But somehow he still manages to continue astonishing anew.
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This is my real life name.
Or: I prefer having an actual name to having a weird word or phrase, so I picked this name because it sounds cool and is from a great movie (but isn’t necessarily a famous enough character name that someone else would have the handle, because I use this on a few different sites).
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Ball droid. No further explanation necessary. Word is out on whether I’ll pick a new avatar anytime soon.
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The only one I ever had was "What the fuck is this?"
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Should-The-Off-Topic-Section-be-more-moderated/id/17676
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If you go back several pages you can find a post about me meeting a really nice girl at a camp I went to. It’s long and I don’t feel like quoting it. Anyway, we’ve been texting each other for a few weeks now and a couple nights ago she admitted that she really likes me. It shook me up a bit… a lot. We live about two hours apart, but she seems interested in a long distance relationship, but do those ever work out? Are those “real?” This is all very new to me.
Okay, end of childish nonsense post.
CatBus summed it up nicely, yeah, they are real.
Speaking as someone who has been in a couple of long distance relationships, I will say they can be trying. Both had a sort of “doomed from the start” sense to them but what’s ultimately important is that I don’t regret either of them. Yeah, they both ran their course eventually - one only a few months and the other much longer (and would have lasted even longer than that if it had been up to me) - but most relationships do.
Especially at your age, you shouldn’t be worried about whether a relationship will really “work out.” What’s most important isn’t if you think the relationship will ultimately end (as all do, in one way or another), it’s whether you think you’d want to be in that relationship at all. For how long doesn’t matter, it could last a day or it could last forever, point is that’s something you can’t know until you start. Right now, it’s really as simple as do you like her? and do you want to be in a relationship with her?
This is where CatBus’s other point comes in. You shouldn’t feel like you have to date a girl to prove you’re not gay. But you also shouldn’t feel like you can’t date a girl because you also like guys. Point being, don’t worry about gay, straight, don’t worry about how people perceive you, focus on your feelings - do you like the girl and would you want to be in a relationship with her? A simple question, and your answer (and only yours) will tell you everything you need to know.
You are at least 110% overthinking it. That’s the kind of explanation that the EU is for, not the films.
Congrats on nearing the finish line ady.
Girls have always been interested in Star Wars. Maybe they’re not wasting their time on a stupid forum or spending all their money on Mondo posters, but that doesn’t mean they don’t give a shit.
That’s a good one.
Or it could be Darth maul?
Person A: "Darth Maul is my favourite Star Wars villain because he looks so badass!!!"
Person B: "What else is good about his character, apart from looking badass?"
Person A: “Character…?”The same could be said for OT Boba Fett, IMO.
If Boba Fett dueled Luke in ESB instead of Vader, then yes. But he didn’t, so no
Or it could be Darth maul.
Person A: “Darth Maul is my favourite Star Wars villain because he looks so badass!!!”
Person B: “What else is good about his character, apart from looking badass?”
Person A: “Character…?”
It’s really telling that, in making him interesting for Clone Wars and Rebels, he’s practically unrecognizable from his TPM interpretation.
Shadows of the Empire double header - Dash Rendar and Prince Xizor. Two of the most insufferable assholes in the galaxy (though the former is far worse for being completely redundant).
ok man
But if you think the PT is better made, or do something insane like give the PT a 5/10 and RO a 1/10, you’re just trolling for reactions.
TFA plot is way bigger mess than any PT plot. It is simply horrible. So ranking TFA below PT is completely natural in this respect. When you also count in the complete lack of originality in TFA, the judgement is clear.
Evidence that your repeated opinions are worthless and add nothing to the discussion: Frink isn’t even talking about TFA, he’s talking about RO (which I thought you liked).
Check his post again…
Just because he mentioned it once doesn’t mean he’s talking about it. Dat SW Guy put TFA above the PT and RO below, that’s what he’s responding to. You even cut out the part where Frink mentioned TFA. Clearly you made a mistake, I’m just shocked, I didn’t know the Truth™ made mistakes.
He said: “If you don’t like either TFA or RO, that’s fine. If you prefer to watch the PT to those two movies, ok that’s your prerogative. But if you think the PT is better made, or…”
The last part refers to what was established in the first sentence. The longer version of it would be “But if you think the PT is better made than either TFA or RO (those two movies), or…”. It is basic grammar.
But if you think the PT is better made, or do something insane like give the PT a 5/10 and RO a 1/10, you’re just trolling for reactions.
This is what you quoted, which explicitly refers to RO, which Dat SW Guy ranked below the PT, but then you talked about TFA. I don’t know how to make this clearer.
Also the fact that you talk about grammar when you have consistently the worst grammar of anyone on this site is hilarious.
But if you think the PT is better made, or do something insane like give the PT a 5/10 and RO a 1/10, you’re just trolling for reactions.
TFA plot is way bigger mess than any PT plot. It is simply horrible. So ranking TFA below PT is completely natural in this respect. When you also count in the complete lack of originality in TFA, the judgement is clear.
Evidence that your repeated opinions are worthless and add nothing to the discussion: Frink isn’t even talking about TFA, he’s talking about RO (which I thought you liked).
Check his post again…
Just because he mentioned it once doesn’t mean he’s talking about it. Dat SW Guy put TFA above the PT and RO below, that’s what he’s responding to. You even cut out the part where Frink mentioned TFA. Clearly you made a mistake, I’m just shocked, I didn’t know the Truth™ made mistakes.
But if you think the PT is better made, or do something insane like give the PT a 5/10 and RO a 1/10, you’re just trolling for reactions.
TFA plot is way bigger mess than any PT plot. It is simply horrible. So ranking TFA below PT is completely natural in this respect. When you also count in the complete lack of originality in TFA, the judgement is clear.
I think that your opinion is ridiculous, but would you care to explain why you feel that way?
I can help - “rehash, crap, rehash, rehash, crap, crap, rehash.”
But if you think the PT is better made, or do something insane like give the PT a 5/10 and RO a 1/10, you’re just trolling for reactions.
TFA plot is way bigger mess than any PT plot. It is simply horrible. So ranking TFA below PT is completely natural in this respect. When you also count in the complete lack of originality in TFA, the judgement is clear.
Evidence that your repeated opinions are worthless and add nothing to the discussion: Frink isn’t even talking about TFA, he’s talking about RO (which I thought you liked).
You’re just mad Darth Maul was a bad guy.
We all need heroes we can relate to.
Where does the EU fit into this? Gotta talk about how Dash Rendar is a piece of shit somewhere.
I have a Star Crash poster framed in my living room.
Speaking of Star Crash…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBWO4HPh8k0
vs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRmr-wOhVmg
Anakin’s Dark Deeds is probably simultaneously the best and worst part of the soundtrack. The beginning is just waaaay too much. I’m of the opinion that choir should only be used sparingly in SW scores, and on this cue it just goes way over board. However the latter part of the track (as it’s presented on the OST) is kind of undeniably amazing (especially as it appears in the film and in fan expanded scores).
This discussion of changing writers from one movie to the next kind of begs the question of whether VIII and IX will even vaguely resemble George’s outlines for VIII and IX or if Lucasfilm is totally and completely doing its own thing now.
I’m highly doubtful that there was ever much of an outline in the first place.
From what I remember, Lucas had a 50-page story outline for the entire ST and hired Michael Arndt to write the screenplay for VII. Abrams eventually rewrote the script himself, keeping certain elements from Arndt’s earlier draft. For example, we know that a female protagonist was always in the cards. One of the very earliest rumors following the Disney deal was that Matthew Vaughn would direct with Chloe Grace Moretz in the starring role.
The only major difference I remember hearing about was Abrams giving the original characters a bigger role in the story. I’m sure there were other differences, apparently enough for the “white slavers” comment from Lucas, but did TFA at least vaguely resemble his outline for VII or was it really that different?
George showing up at Celebration makes me wonder if TLJ isn’t going to get back to what he had in mind for the ST.
EDIT: Cobb beat me to it.
50 pages? I never got the impression it was that exhaustive, but then again there hasn’t been a whole lot said on the matter.
One of the closest things to official BTS material about the script is the Art of book, which doesn’t go into much but it does make it seem like there were some specific ideas from the outset (female protagonist - Rey, some sort of pirate type I think? - Finn, and a Jedi Killer - Kylo) that may or may not have been from Lucas. The book also makes it clear that the development process was very much an evolution, presumably starting with the treatment, through with Arndt’s contributions (and it’s not clear if he ever completed a draft) and when JJ was added, and then when JJ brought Kasdan on and they took over writing duties (I think many assumed that Arndt was fired or something but it seems like he still contributed even after he stopped physically writing).
Ultimately I guess whatever Lucas’s contributions were weren’t enough to get him a “story by” credit, while Arndt’s contributions were enough to just get him a straight up screenplay credit. So they must have evolved the script quite a bit beyond whatever George had in mind.
Whether TLJ or IX will have anything to do with that initial treatment, who knows. We probably won’t find out until after IX is out (I’m sure the reason the TFA Making of book was indefinitely delayed is because there were potential TLJ and IX spoilers in the development stages).
There was at least a vague outline and apparently a few concepts did make it to TFA. I don’t know why the filmmakers should feel like they have any obligation to follow it though, it’d be pretty silly to lock themselves into that story, whatever it was (and who knows how much of a story it was). Lucas drifted quite a bit from his own treatments for all the other SW movies anyway. Just how the creative process works.