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My hands are cold. My feet are also cold*.
*And sweaty.
*zing*
This is all Abrams’ fault.
“Who are you?”
“I am Death.”
“Have you come for me?”
“I have long walked by your side.”
“So I have noticed.”
“Are you ready?”
“My body is ready, but I am not.”
Don’t bring philosophy into this thread.
What, nothing on the theory that Rey’s father is Unkar Plutt, who is the clone of Snoke, who is an aged Rey from a possible future timeline?
I finally got around to reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It’s a damn good, engrossing read; I don’t know why I put it off for so long.
8/10
The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut, Mark 4 (2013)
I haven’t seen any of the “official” versions of this film, and having read about the butchery done to the movie to bring them to life, I don’t plan to. I’ll take the beautiful animation without the horrid musical numbers and Matthew Broderick, thank you very much.
9/10
warbler, duracell, suspicous, frink
Look, I’m blowing off steam, I’m ticked off. I’m allowed. I’ll get over it. 3 of you make no effort whatsoever to interact with me positively ever. All I get from you 3 is the “one right after the other” talking smack. You don’t have to like me but it doesn’t warrant your crap talk either. I’ve worked really hard while I’ve been back to stay calm. Either show a little compassion or leave me alone.
Uh, I wasn’t even commenting on you. I was just making a playful response to ender’s “mini-Frinks unite” comment, and I would’ve made it even if the discussion hadn’t involved you.
Well I was hoping days or longer… ‘we’ve traced the rebel spies’ sounds like a long process not just glancing out at the corvette’s license plate. Comments floating around make it sound like the latter though. I will see how this all holds up on second viewing.
Yep you’re 100% right about that. This all Vader/Leia affair (sic) which ends the movie is a huge continuity mistake. Leia should have never been at this battle; Vader should have engaged charcaters we know and not just random rebel troopers we don’t care about. This clearly shows the limits of fan-service when it doesn’t serve (and even damage) the story. Without its “OT skin” this movie would already be forgotten.
Maybe they are random rebel troopers you don’t care about - though to me, for what they were fighting for, in the situation they were in, for the actions and sacrifice of others to get this far, knowing they were likely going to die - yet still did their utmost to get those plans out of there… I sure did care. I think probably many others do too?
It certainly didn’t ‘clearly show the limits of fan service’ or ‘damage the story’ - in fact, for me it was just the opposite… the everyman characters making a difference too, making their deaths count for something, to contribute to the cause in which they giving their lives for - along with the ‘heroes of the story’ in the Rogue One crew.
Yes, it was a great scene itself with Vader showing his prowess, but the overall message of the film - for me anyway - was that of sacrifice for a better future, or at least a chance of a better future.
Whether that be Galen working for the Empire for years to actually hinder it in the design flaw and to delay it as long as possible, the Rogue One crew & the rebel soldiers on Scarif knowing the situation was likely a one-way mission, to the overall actions of the Alliance when they decide to join the fight.
‘Without its “OT skin” this movie would already be forgotten.’ - well, erm… considering the whole film is set in that OT timeline and a big part of that OT story - to the point where the story of the film is embedded in the OT, it is not quite a valid criticism, is it?
You could equally say Return Of The Jedi wouldn’t have been made ‘without it’s OT skin’, no?
Isn’t it nice to see Mala’s critiques still inane as ever?
My latest dream: My family and I moved into a new house, where I was tormented by a witch-ghost who looked like Julie Christie or Catherine O’Hara or both. I defeated the witch-ghost, but it didn’t matter; when the dream came to a close, we were all dead and ghosts ourselves.
Suffice to say, my description above doesn’t do the actual contents nor the atmosphere of the dream justice. It was a very complex dream, and it’s no longer fresh in my mind, so I can’t begin to relate it properly. It’s given me a good idea for a horror movie, though: I might make a screenplay out of it one day.
I love this thread.
Mini-Frinks unite!
What, again‽
This stupid country forum.
“Is this going to go fast, Grandpa?”
“It should, Charlie; it’s got more gas in it than a politician.”
Also, the release of the rest of the Sequel Trilogy might retroactively make TFA a better movie given added context.
Or make it even worse. If The Last Jedi is good, TFA will still be a very weak (and bad) entry. I’ll probably just skip it and watch The Last Jedi immediately afterwards Return of the Jedi.
I don’t see how you could expect The Last Jedi to be good. You you hate Rogue One. You at the very least strongly dislike The Force Awakens. I imagine you also don’t like the second half of Return of the Jedi.
So if the last Star Wars movie released that you thought was “good” from start to finish was probably The Empire Strikes Back,–given 6 successive irredeemably horrible failures to impress after that, I don’t see why you should even bother watching The Last Jedi at all. Better to just give up every further entry in the franchise as a bad job and save other people from hearing your bellyaching about it.
Oh my God, THIS.
Something I’ve been wondering about. Back in the day, TV broadcasts of some films would have extra/alternate scenes in them not shown in either their theatrical or video releases. Are “TV edits” still a thing, or did they die with the popularization of DVD and BD?
What MFM said. Except for the bits with Luke, I don’t believe I’ll ever watch ROTJ again.
At least both versions of the film are readily available so we can both be happy with the scores we do like (unlike with some films).
So, in a number of stories Mara Jade’s hair colour is described as red-gold. What is “red-gold” hair supposed to look like? Strawberry blond? Red with blond highlights? If so, then why don’t any of the drawn depictions of her reflect that? Bright red/dark auburn hair doesn’t scream “red-gold” to me.
Bladerunner is a great example of a film being greatly improved by reedits.
Scott has a habit of this - Kingdom of Heaven and Legend are both much better in DC form.
Not score-wise in regards to the latter (But then, I am a Tangerine Dream fan.)
^Meesa like.