DominicCobb

imperialscum said:

I cleansed the stupid irregularity

Evidently not.

Jetrell Fo said:

^Ahhhh, okay.

Warbler said:

Alderaan said:

The CIA, FBI, and military are not going to share everything with Trump. They don’t trust him, and there’s no chance they shared everything with Obama or Bush or anyone else either.

I am pretty sure if he orders them to, they have to.

If that’s the case we should be getting full disclosure of UFO’s, Bigfoot, Area 51, and such any time now.

😉

Exactly the right company for the wiretap conspiracy.

Alderaan said:

DominicCobb said:

And something like that is pretty inconsequential when it comes to the overall quality of a film.

So what about the rehash part, where they cheaply imitate the original and spit it back out at you?

Well I think we disagree when it comes to what constitutes a “cheap imitation.”

You’re talking about Carl Bernstein.

Ahh my first ever double post??? And I don’t even know how it happened? Is this what it feels like?

There’s more to a lens than an aspect ratio.

Did I ever say I did? Just because I like the new movies doesn’t mean I can’t criticize elements of them.

And something like that is pretty inconsequential when it comes to the overall quality of a film.

Alderaan said:

Now now, don’t be embarrassed by your love of people pandering to you.

I love no such thing, just quality filmmaking. That’s why I fixed the post.

Alderaan said:

Then there are those of us fans who admire quality filmmaking and good storytelling, and those of us who don’t care for the new movies at all. We have no problem mocking each other either.

Fixed.

jedimasterobiwan said:

Wow i should have known yelled at again. 😦

You should have known not to post at all.

In general, Star Wars is one of the best examples of a timeless film.

I think the word “dated” has merits in criticism though it usually amounts to a simple nitpick.

Does more equal better? Bodhi isn’t developed much but it’s about enough considering his small role. Jyn is clearly more developed (and with good reason) though the quality of the development is up for debate.

TV’s Frink said:

Alderaan said:

Inglourious Basterds, which was otherwise a terrible film

This is more offensive than anything Tim Allen said. 😉

I’m just glad to see his bad taste in movies is across the board.

Jeebus said:

TV’s Frink said:

But they didn’t point out he was making a joke! How can that be matter-of-fact if they left out that important point?

It’s not something that needs to be pointed out, it can be learned by watching the full clip. My issue isn’t that the Jezebel article didn’t point out that it was a joke, it’s that the author attacked him as if it were his true opinion. I don’t want to be the guy that screams “you’re taking him out of context!” but I believe that’s what happened here. They took his comment out of context and attacked him for it.

I don’t think they took anything out of context. Whether it was a joke or not doesn’t affect the criticism. Nobody believes he literally meant that. But he wouldn’t have said it if he didn’t mean it figuratively. And that’s what they’re criticizing. The comparison is absurd whether it’s a joke or not.

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

TV’s Frink said:

http://jezebel.com/cool-tim-allen-compared-being-a-conservative-in-hollyw-1793429326

Tim Allen, a rather irrelevant actor, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, where he bemoaned the tribulations suffered by conservatives in Hollywood. “You gotta be real careful around here,” he told Kimmel. “You get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody else believes. This is like ‘30s Germany.”

Nope! Not even close!

He was obviously not serious.

He’s a comedian, it was a joke, and the audience laughed with him because it was obviously a joke.

He was joking? No way!

Doesn’t change the stupidity of what he said. Not that I honestly care, but come on Tim.

It’s just strange to me to call a comment, that was intended to be a comedic exaggeration, stupid.

Exaggeration does not equal comedy. The sooner people learn this the better, it’s one of the big problems with dumb shits on the internet right now.

Comedy is perhaps the most subjective thing in the world, and there are plenty that disagree with you. What comedy is is not for you or I to decide.

Fair enough, but this is a step or two away from someone yelling “Jews!” and thinking that constitutes a joke.

I don’t deny he thought he was making a joke, but people have to realize just because you’re making a “joke” doesn’t shield you from criticism.

Well the key to is to actually properly form a joke that works with the right context. Just saying that you’re experiencing what it’s like being in the Holocaust is not that.

You don’t have to be Mel Brooks, you just need common sense.

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

TV’s Frink said:

http://jezebel.com/cool-tim-allen-compared-being-a-conservative-in-hollyw-1793429326

Tim Allen, a rather irrelevant actor, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, where he bemoaned the tribulations suffered by conservatives in Hollywood. “You gotta be real careful around here,” he told Kimmel. “You get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody else believes. This is like ‘30s Germany.”

Nope! Not even close!

He was obviously not serious.

He’s a comedian, it was a joke, and the audience laughed with him because it was obviously a joke.

He was joking? No way!

Doesn’t change the stupidity of what he said. Not that I honestly care, but come on Tim.

It’s just strange to me to call a comment, that was intended to be a comedic exaggeration, stupid.

Exaggeration does not equal comedy. The sooner people learn this the better, it’s one of the big problems with dumb shits on the internet right now.

Allen’s biggest offense here is not being funny, and his second offense is making a comparison which was misguided whether it was intended to be humorous or not.

Jeebus said:

TV’s Frink said:

http://jezebel.com/cool-tim-allen-compared-being-a-conservative-in-hollyw-1793429326

Tim Allen, a rather irrelevant actor, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, where he bemoaned the tribulations suffered by conservatives in Hollywood. “You gotta be real careful around here,” he told Kimmel. “You get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody else believes. This is like ‘30s Germany.”

Nope! Not even close!

He was obviously not serious.

He’s a comedian, it was a joke, and the audience laughed with him because it was obviously a joke.

He was joking? No way!

Doesn’t change the stupidity of what he said. Not that I honestly care, but come on Tim. The article’s fine.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

DominicCobb said:

I’ve been thinking about picking up any old EU book. What are people’s favorites beyond the obvious (Thrawn trilogy, Han Solo adventures)?

Not sure if you mean old as in from the 90s or old as in all of the original Legends stuff, but Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn is my favourite at the moment.

I was thinking old as in 90s but more recent is fine too. Though I think I’m going to try to veer away from Zahn.

I think they both seem to be referring to Luke, though I think the ambiguity is whether they’re right or not (or in what way they’re right).

I’ve been thinking about picking up any old EU book. What are people’s favorites beyond the obvious (Thrawn trilogy, Han Solo adventures)?

Swazzy said:

Seeing both a Jedi and a Sith simultaneously believe they’d find redemption through Vader was awesome, and was yet another example of “things I hate about the PT that are mostly alright in this context”.

I didn’t think they were talking about Vader.

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

I agree that this should have been at least two episodes. I have a bunch of spoilerly thoughts that I won’t get into now.

https://youtu.be/8eIZsJsck7A?t=2m19s

My biggest disappointment here is how this completely botches the Ezra/Maul dynamic. It already seemed like the show was dropping Ezra’s call to the dark side, and I know some people really want him to turn, I don’t care one way or the other, but it is a compelling storyline for him that just seemed to fizzle out. I thought this would be the place to finally tie it up in some fashion but nope. That’s really why I wish this had been at least a two parter. I guess it’s possible that that thread will linger but it seems like such a waste that nothing came of it here with Maul after everything between the two before.

I think the whole “Ezra being pulled to the dark side” plot line was contrived from the beginning. They should’ve planted seeds of him being susceptible to the dark side in the first two seasons, it seemed to arise out of nowhere. And on top of that, the conflict was only explored in a few episodes, for most of the season it’s as if it never happened.

Well the fact that it’s as if it never happened is part of the problem. I think most (all?) Jedi are susceptible to the dark side so it makes sense that Ezra would be too. Especially since he’s always been pretty brash and cocky. It’s natural that it’s a conflict he’d have to face but I think they bungled it.

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

I agree that this should have been at least two episodes. I have a bunch of spoilerly thoughts that I won’t get into now.

https://youtu.be/8eIZsJsck7A?t=2m19s

Well that’s interesting. The concept art they show seems to imply some additional misadventures that probably weren’t necessary, though I bet there’s some really interesting stuff that got axed. Does Rebels ever put deleted scenes/extended episodes on their home video releases?

As for the episode itself, I really enjoyed it. On the whole I thought it was very well done. Tonally and visually it was just about perfect. I really don’t have much to complain about.

I personally LOVED the duel. Reminded me of classic cinematic gunslinger/samurai duels. I thought that was really ballsy and pretty awesome that they did that, much preferred it to some drawn out TCW-esque lightsaber duel. I will say though I do think the confrontation between the two was too short. After everything that’s happened between the two, with all their history together and all the time that’s been spent leading up to this, I do wish they had exchanged more than a couple lines. Maul’s final line is fascinating though and definitely something to chew on.

My biggest disappointment here is how this completely botches the Ezra/Maul dynamic. It already seemed like the show was dropping Ezra’s call to the dark side, and I know some people really want him to turn, I don’t care one way or the other, but it is a compelling storyline for him that just seemed to fizzle out. I thought this would be the place to finally tie it up in some fashion but nope. That’s really why I wish this had been at least a two parter. I guess it’s possible that that thread will linger but it seems like such a waste that nothing came of it here with Maul after everything between the two before.

Also, in regards to the whole ^Form III thing, I hate that stuff. I noticed the move from TPM too and thought that was kinda cool, but in general just can’t stand the silly lightsaber form shit. I thought Obi-Wan was handled very well here but the ROTS stance he makes just looks maddeningly dumb.

Warbler said:

That’s not how google translates it.

I think I trust Frank a little bit more than google here.