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Grand Admiral Thrawn

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#1545550
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Indiana Jones and the Fanedit of Destiny
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I thought the movie wasn’t great, but wasn’t terrible either. However, I think that by trimming off some of the fat, this film can truly become a great Indy story that can stand alongside the trilogy.

Sorry KOTCS, you will always be Extra Indy, not Essential Indy, regardless of how much fun I have with that movie.

For starters:

  • Color correction to remove the oversaturated and CGI-looking backgrounds in some scenes
  • Clean up the CGI in the flashback sequence if possible, some shots look amazing, others look like they belong on the PS2
  • De-age Indy’s voice in the intro if possible
  • Clean up any “eh-looking” Old Indy CGI shots
  • Trim some of Helena’s over-the-top banter
  • Less Teddy, sorry kid, you seem like a fine young man but your character was one of the weaker points of the movie
  • If possible, try to have Indy decide to go back to his own time instead of Helena forcing that choice. Have Indy pass out from being shot, then wake back up in NY?
  • Replace Helena’s theme at the very end before the credits with another music piece more Indy/Marion/Raiders related.

I’d love to hear what other suggestions people have for this film!

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#1544724
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Hal 9000 said:

Slight update. I just don’t feel that Luke’s “final lesson” line feels right when put into context, only because it doesn’t match his tone and cadence in the scene. I love the line itself, but it just doesn’t seem like it’ll work seamlessly.

What about something like this? If possible…

Luke Skywalker: Rey, some things are stronger than blood. Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi. Your destiny, and my final lesson. If you don’t face Palpatine, it will mean the end of the Jedi, and the war will be lost.

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#1534622
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<strong>The Mandalorian</strong> - a general discussion thread - * <em><strong>SPOILERS</strong></em> *
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I’m too invested in Star Wars to just move on, but the inner kid in me that wants to watch everything as soon as it comes out is fading. Gone is the time of Star Wars being must watch spoiler-free content opening day for me… I’ll make some popcorn and throw it on eventually at some point.

Meh, the only way I see Star Wars becoming great again is for them to totally ditch the PT, OT and ST eras and make something original-ish. The Old Republic content is a no-brainer to put butts in seats but onward to the unwanted Rey movie we go…

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#1534535
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Kevin Feige Developing New Star Wars Movie
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Seems like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. It still amazes me how things can be getting botched this bad. After the mostly negative reception of sequels upon their completion, you’d think LucasFilm would be more on top of things and what they choose to do and release to the public.

The fact that Kathleen Kennedy, the HEAD of LucasFilm, hasn’t seen the script/plans for a movie that was announced and reported on is just baffling. At this point, LucasFilm just needs a complete restructure from the top down. Kathy needs to go and there needs to be someone like Feige at Marvel that has a clear vision and actually cares about the franchise.

It seems like LucasFilm will continue to throw things to the wall and see what will stick. They have more canceled movies and shows than successful releases at this point and given Kathy’s lack of knowledge of this project… this will 100% be another canceled LucasFilm project.

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#1533480
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<strong>The Mandalorian</strong> - a general discussion thread - * <em><strong>SPOILERS</strong></em> *
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At this point… I think I’m learning to just accept the ST.

Yes, they made bad story decisions. Yes, there were missed opportunities. But… they are never going away.

So I’d rather enjoy what fun new Star Wars we do get that tries to improve the ST story rather than try to find a way to complain about anything new.

Plus, with the quality ST edits… those are my canon, and it makes the story much more palatable and cohesive.

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#1533425
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<strong>The Mandalorian</strong> - a general discussion thread - * <em><strong>SPOILERS</strong></em> *
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DrDre said:

This episode is a good part of a badly written story in my view.

That’s a very fair statement. Hopefully things get back on track in the writing department for Ahsoka and Mando S4. When this show has its highs they are certainly high, but that shouldn’t be for only 25% of a season… it should be 80-100% no questions asked.