DuracellEnergizer

DavidMerrick said:

The Force Awakens was my favourite Star Wars movie.

Which was is your favourite now? 😛

I’ve noticed Smoking Lizard hasn’t posted since the 9th and hasn’t visited the forum since the 13th.

I wonder if he’ll ever return. His arguments were kinda amusing from a sad point of view (or is it the other way 'round?).

moviefreakedmind said:

You’re reading the novelization before watching the film?

Was reading. Past tense. It’s not worth finishing.

hairy_hen said:

Maybe that’s why Jabba is so fat: he isn’t able to go to the bathroom at all, so all his excrement just builds up inside.

That actually happened to a man in real life. I wish I could remember the guy’s name so that I could post a link.

I didn’t like the eight chapters I read of the TFA novelization. Easily the driest, more unengaging writing I’ve ever seen come off the pen of Mr. Foster.

(Just FYI, I’m not going to judge the movie by the book. I realize that there’re going to be elements present in the film that weren’t in the novel that would have likely made the proceedings more enjoyable.)

SilverWook said:

And why can’t the troops just break down the door and search everywhere? They’re the freaking Empire! They’ve already slaughtered Jawas, and Luke’s family in pursuit of the droids, but one locked door and they just move on to the next one?

Lazy stormtroopers, were Lazy.

Tobar said:

apparently on Coruscant dianogas have been known to snake their way up through the plumbing in people’s apartments. =|

*adds to personal canon*

moviefreakedmind said:

Even its Wikipedia page refers to it as simply Star Wars

If only Wookieepedia followed suit …

team_negative1 said:

Forum Rules : http://www.originaltrilogy.com/post/id/787578

Added to OP:

With these rules in place, we kindly ask that any chiding or mocking of team accounts cease immediately, especially in topics where those team accounts aren’t permitted to post and defend themselves. We consider these posts personal attacks under the existing moderation rules, subject to the same administrative action.

This doesn’t seem to be followed either.

Team Negative1

Newsflash: We followed the rules until you decided you weren’t beholden to them.

Eh, we don’t like it, but we don’t hate it, either.

“Weird” Al did a more cromulent job with the source material, though.

team_gump

DuracellEnergizer said:

I picked up a copy of the TFA novelization from my local library yesterday.

I read chapter 1 last night; it was wholly predictable and meh. I’ll find out if the story gets any more interesting further in later tonight.

Well, I continued reading the book. After halfway through – eight chapters, to be precise – I quit.

I’ve never been very good at putting my thoughts into words, so I’ll simply say this: It wasn’t exciting, it wasn’t engaging, and it wasn’t compelling. What it was, though, was tedious, scant of detail, and somewhat aggravating. All the while I was reading it, I felt like I’d rather be reading something else – particularily The Paradise Snare by A. C. Crispin. Now that’s a SW book which has been exciting, engaging, and compelling.

Before anyone asks, no, I’m not going to judge the movie by the book. I’m certain many of the plot problems in the latter are rooted in the former as well, but there are certainly other elements – visuals, performances, etc. – which the novelization utter failed to capture which I imagine would make the film a better experience than this bundle of toilet paper.

nickyd47 said:

What have you done?

I fought in the Clone Wars in less than twelve parsecs.

We stand by our ethnic slur. Do your worst, you filthy, pretentious savages!

team_quimby

nickyd47 said:

Yeah well, since Team_Negative1 has provided us with the most accurate HD theatrical representation of Star Wars and Empire, I think they should be able to do whatever they want. They’ve earned it.

Yeah, 'cause this’ll never lead to an abuse of privilege …

TV’s Frink said:

Because VCR.

But … but … must … back up … old videos.

A tad late with this one, but anywho …

Merry Sue

[JEDIT]

With this post, the thread’s now gained 1000 replies. Who wants to uncork the champagne?

Well, this thread does ask the reader to choose between the two …

DavidMerrick said:

Let’s throw technical criticisms like these out the window. Star Wars has only ever been medieval fantasy with a sci fi veneer. Save those critiques for Star Trek, which actually strives to be relatively hard sci fi.

And fails abysmally.

Let’s not forget how the OT shows starships and fighters making banking turns in outer space. As far as I know, banking turns are exclusively a property of atmospheric flight; you can’t make such turns in an airless vacuum in the real world.

Eh, I’ll always hate ROTS over the other prequels; no amount of darkness can ever make up for the shitty execution of Anakin’s fall, that sorry excuse for a Jedi Purge, and Padme’s continuity-violating death.

ATMachine said:

Judging from the flashback, said ranks consist of a mighty army of… 7.

Huh. Seven Dark Jedi.

Eh, Jedi Knight did it better. And with yellow lightsabers, too.

Not to mention orange and violet ones as well.

T34655 said:

I won’t be buying episode VII on Bluray. Disney destroyed the franchise.
Blew up the senate? Killed off Han? No intergalactic politics? No plot?
It’s 10 times worse than episode I IMHO. I never hated Disney so much.

I can think of many good reasons to hate Disney; TFA isn’t one of them.

I hate it when all the good cable TV channels get rebranded, sold off, shut down, or otherwise changed into something completely different than what they were.

[JEDIT]

Also, I hate how there’s no simple, easy way just to connect a VCR to a computer without having to go to the trouble of buying a freaking adapter. Why couldn’t they just make laptops with analog connections?

When did off-topic start to go down-hill anyway? Was it when Bingo left? Was it before?