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The only way I'll ever watch any of the Twilight movies is if someone edits them into Twilight Zone episodes.

LexX said:

Wow, I didn't know that the Katana Fleet was called Dark Force in English. It was translated here as Twilight Fleet or perhaps Fleet of Twilight would be better. Dark Force is a little too generic, though.

Twilight Fleet/Fleet of Twilight just wouldn't fly in this post-Twilight age. ;-) 

Mickey sure does have a creepy-looking silhouette.

I'm rooting for the brain spiders from Mars.

I first saw Blue Brothers 2000 way back in 2001, before I saw the original, and loved it. When I eventually did see the original in 2004, I found it underwhelming compared to 2000.

Flashforward a number of years to 2012/13, and I watched both movies again, this time in the proper order; I utterly loathed Blues Brothers 2000 this time around.

Nobody dies in the seventh episode of The Simpsons. This displeases me greatly.

^It gives me the urge to scratch my arm.

Dark Resurrection (2007)

I have a lot to say about this movie, and since I don't feel like typing it all out (again), I'm just going to post my not-yet-approved IMDb review of it here.

While I admire all the effort that went into making this film, I'd be lying if I said I liked it.

Out of all the "Star Wars" fan films I've seen so far, this one is without a doubt the best made one on a technical level; the costumes, sets, effects, and acting are all very well done. Unfortunately, from a storytelling point-of-view, I find it very underwhelming.

First things first, I didn't like how the Jedi are portrayed in this. Not only do they come off as far too powerful -- throwing up Force fields, regenerating from wounds at an accelerated rate, etc. -- they come off as a cross between the PT Jedi and the Bene Gesserit from the Dune Universe, which -- IMO -- is NOT how the Jedi of Luke Skywalker's Order should be portrayed; the Jedi should be warmer, more human and relatable, not cold traditionalists with a pseudo-matriarchal council trying to create a genetic super-being.

Second, the main villain's regenerative capabilities -- far, far too over the top. Not only can he recover after being run through with a lightsaber, but he can also regenerate from complete incineration(!) Like I said with the Jedi above, he's just too damn powerful, only more so.

Now, as for the characters -- I just didn't care about any of them. The Jedi, like I said, are too frigid, while the Sith/Imperials just don't have defined character whatsoever beyond being typical black hat bad guys.

In regards to the plot, it was needlessly confusing in places. When the first flashbacks pop up, for example, they pop at random with no telltale transitions given to indicate that they even were flashbacks; it's only once you get through them that you realize they're supposed to take place in the past, not the present. More effort definitely should have been put into making the flashbacks look like actual flashbacks.

Also, what's with the Imperial fleet the Sith are allied with? Where did they come from? Does the Empire coexist with the New Republic in this timeframe? Is it some kind of Imperial remnant? Did the Empire somehow reconquer the galaxy? What's going on with those guys?

Now, as for the Sith themselves. I'm just going to be frank -- I don't like Sith anymore, not the modern PT-inspired incarnation of the Sith, anyway. Even if I didn't have a problem with Sith, though, I'd still have a problem with how they're shoehorned into the plot. Where did they come from? Did the main baddie recreate the Sith? Did he just join with a Sith organization that was already in existence? No info about them is revealed or alluded to at all at any point in the film. It's apparent that the Sith characters should have just been Dark Jedi.

Now, for my final issue with this film -- the lightsaber colours. I know it's the in-thing to go with the stupid RGB lightsaber colour scheme from the prequels these days, but I would have preferred more lightsaber colours between the Jedi and the Sith.

In the end, I give this film 7/10 (4/5 for quality, 3/5 for enjoyability).

I have to say I like how goofy Luke looks on this cover:

I suppose the artist was trying to go for a middle-aged look for Luke, but she just didn't do a very good job; Luke ended up looking more like a fat-faced Jeff Fahey than Mark Hamill.

genetic castration

Tyrphanax said:

Ryan McAvoy said:

A Boba Fett movie can still stay true to the OT while still respecting/ignoring the prequels, no problem, since he's a kid in the PT. They'd have to ignore the SE-DVD redub, but that's it.

Coming up with some elaborate move to replace the man inside suit seems like a waste of screen time and a waste of my brain space. As long as he sounds and acts like Clint Eastwood it's all good.

The Dredd movie would be a very good place to start for inspiration for a Fett film. Dredd does almost zero to make us like him, infact he does many reprehensible things. But you love him in the end because he's a man of principle, because he does nothing to make himself likeable and he's a badass warrior.

Also you couldn't go far wrong with Fett in a 'Point Blank' style one-man-army revenge film. Fett gets a job, he's betrayed by the criminal organisation that hired him, left for dead, the money is stolen and he spends the whole film hunting down those responsible, one-by-one until he's stood in front of the big cheese and asking for the 1 million space bucks that he's owed.

Twin Engines of Destruction is one of my favourite Fett stories. I'd love to see that translated into a film.

It amusing trying to read this story as if it took place in the same universe as the PT. You've got Fett going to the trouble of wrapping himself head-to-toe in bandages when out of costume to hide his physical appearance when his voice should be a dead giveaway to his true identity.

Tobar said:

SilverWook said:

I wish there was some way we could all sign and send Mr. Ford a get well soon card.

 We could always send one to Pinewood Studios for them to pass on. The trick is somehow getting us all to sign it though. =P

And do we sign our real names or go with our nom de plumes? ;-)

Ryan vs. Dorkman (2003)

Normally, I loathe PT-style lightsaber swordplay. Since this is just an ultra-low budget fanfilm, though, I have to say I'm impressed by the choreography.

8/10

Ryan vs. Dorkman 2 (2007) - 8/10

Hardware Wars (1978) - 7/10

Hardware Wars: The Special Edition (1997) - 7/10

Thumb Wars (1999)

Beyond a few select moments here and there, this just wasn't very funny. It was incredibly weird, though, and that alone almost serves as compensation for the weak humour.

6.4/10

Broken Allegiance (2002)

This is the first -- an so far only -- really serious, non-parodic Star Wars fanfilm I've seen. While the acting isn't all that great, the story's kind of underdone, and the choreography is spotty, that's all to be expected seeing as this is a fanfilm; for what it is, it's pretty good. Plus this was obviously made before AOTC came out, so the story isn't hampered by stupid references to the PT and various other prequelisms.

8/10

Frankly, I think Disney would only get involved in Lucasfilm's affairs if Lucasfilm started losing lots and lots of money.

Wookieepedia has it's uses, but it's always been too revisionist for my tastes; not enough distinction has been placed between pre-SE/PT factoids and SE/PT+ factoids in most of their articles. 

Or the piece of food Luke tossed away after Yoda nibbled on it.

Hmm ... perhaps I should list Wookieepedia as something I don't like about the EU.

Star Wars: Episode VII - An Ankle Broken

Nope. I've read the actual comic -- it's a lightsaber with two emitters. The stupid thing even has its own Wookieepedia article.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Crossguard_lightsaber

Were I you, I'd just refuse to read any quoted comments of his; I'd see his name and immediately scroll past to another post. After all, no news is good news, what you don't know can't hurt you, etc, etc.

Maybe the NuEU will actually give a competent portrayal of the post-1999 Sith. Probably not, but maybe.

^Just looking at that gives me vertigo.

Ryan McAvoy said:

This depths of this thread right now...

Indeed. 

Time for yet another game of "assign a face to the character". In this case, though, it's actually "reassign a face to the character".

Originally, I'd noted that I'd come to associate Dolores O'Riordan's face with that of Zull's. However, after watching some music videos by the Canadian singer Alannah Myles, I've now come to associate her likeness with Zull instead. Frankly, her physical features and overall demeanour just synch with how I envision Zull better than O'Riordan's; her eye colour is even similar to the green-gold of Zull's eyes.

I still imagine Zull with an Irish accent, though. =P 

That depends. Just how broken is his foot?