DominicCobb said:
Take a look at this:
http://instagram.com/p/62SF1rzBDy/?taken-by=jedinewsuk
I know, I know. It's underwear. But doesn't it look A) like Struzan type art and B) bad ass? Wonder if it comes from the theatrical poster.
This is a Brian Rood piece.
http://www2.mintinbox.net/site/actus/15-09/0409BrianRood_TFA/1.jpg
Pretty sure that's a custom.
So am I reading the spoilers right and seeing that this movie is ripping off a ton of shit from the original Star Wars? Like whole plot beats?
He is quite good.
Oh wow. This just makes me so excited for this movie. Actual stormtroopers instead of fat guys in iArmor.
They're clearly modeled on mitochondria so antibiotics are irrelevant.
I guess I meant in eu. They show the early alliance in ROTJ uniforms instead of anh or esb style.
ATMachine said:
joefavs said:
This new uniform and especially Hux's overcoat in the SDCC stills have a real early 20th century European vibe. It's an interesting look that I don't think we've really seen before.
It is very John Mollo, though.
YES. He's kind of my unsung hero of the OT; McQuarrie has finally gotten all the love he's deserved over the years, but Mollo's work is still overlooked. Even on Rebels they're going with Rodis-Jamero's far inferior (IMO) designs for the nascent Alliance uniforms.
Tobar said:
Certainly more so than their awful Jakku costumes. They really need to go back and study SW for their civilian costume designs. That's one area where the EU always got it right. Killian Plunkett knows what's up.
Yeah, the Jakku stuff just looks like extras from any generic '80s post-apocalyptic movie you'd care to name; Mad Max, Yor, Spacehunter, Alien from L.A., etc. Just kind of uninspired.
It's pretty clearly an Alliance uniform just by looking at it. It exists in the lineage of these guys:
and these guys:
[IMG]http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/haplotk114/YavinOfficer.png[/IMG]
Etc. Even the insignia is very reminiscent of the ANH/ESB rank insignias.
I've always hated the ROTJ design retcon that resulted in these uniforms:
They just look so much faker.
regularjoe said:
Um. Yeah. Lego Han there looks a lot like George Lucas sans beard.
#lucasisford truthers represent
Ahhh. Thanks for the explanation.
I don't get it. If it was unclear, I was attempting to mock the horrendous writing style of the excerpts.
ZkinandBonez said:
Imrahil said:
Writing. Like a screenplay, not a novel--but with lots of dashes, and constantly violating the "show, don't tell rule"--as it screams through the action.
Sentence fragments.
Irritation.
How do you "show" rather than "tell" in a novel? I'm pretty sure that's the one thing you can't do.
Really?
Well, in case you're being serious...you don't say
"Wedge was sad. His dog was sick."
You say,
"Hi Wedge," Luke said, and didn't get a response. He looked at the other pilot, who seemed distracted.
"Wedge? What's up?"
"Huh? Oh, sorry Luke. I'm...well. I've been better."
Then you cut to later and reveal bit by bit that he has a sick dog, through facial expressions, dialog, etc.
Obviously the story shouldn't hinge on whether Wedge has a sick dog, but that's what the "show, don't tell" rule means.
In the excerpt from the novel, on the other hand, we have:
"“Of course,” he says, his jaundiced face tight with that grin. Tothwin is an emblem of what’s wrong with the Imperial forces now: Many of their best are gone. What’s left is, in part, the dregs."
and:
"The pressure is on. An almost literal pressure—like a fist pressing against her back, pushing the air out of her lungs.
Her chance to excel."
Ugh. So horrible.
DuracellEnergizer said:
Well, I just skimmed through part of that Aftermath excerpt, and it felt like I was reading a bad R. L. Stine novel dictated by William Shatner.
Any lingering hopes I had of the nuEU turning out better than the old are now having their last rites read to them.
Writing. Like a screenplay, not a novel--but with lots of dashes, and constantly violating the "show, don't tell rule"--as it screams through the action.
Sentence fragments.
Irritation.
fishmanlee said:
No character specifically, i'ts more a theme for a setting or concept, probably for the Cloud City trap.
I see someone's been listening to Star Wars Oxygen.
solo21 said:
Is this dead? No movement in a few weeks now...
Might want to eat some prunes.
Got these in the mail the other day (thanks!) and can't wait to watch; having a teething baby makes it tough to find time.
timdiggerm said:
by "Jim Hensony" I think he means "cartoony". The cartoony aliens are one of the many things I don't like about ROTJ.
Yeah. This looked like shit. "The Dark Crystal" is okay I guess. Labyrinth was an abomination.
Henson was a neat guy. He wasn't a god. The muppets are massively overrated. I hope this is a background character and not indicative of the shit we'll see on screen.
DanishDVDfreak said:
Try saying "May the 4th" out loud, and you might understand...if not, here is some help:
I "get" it. In that I understand what's supposed to be funny. It isn't funny, and it's kind of crap that takes away from May 25th, IMO.
That said, I'm looking forward to Dark Jedi's team's restoration. Will have to find time to get it.
Come on guys, this place of ALL places should know that the actual Star Wars Day is May 25th.
I did! However, I didn't bring the VC device :p. I can talk to him and see if he wants to rip any. I have a new kid on the way (due date in 2 weeks), so it's probably not happening for me anytime soon.
um...poop
I hope the documentary has punctuation.
I saw it with my older brothers when it came out. I remember feverishly finishing the storybook a few days earlier so I could know the story. :)
I hope she isn't a centerpiece, but they could bring her in for a finale or a big ratings boost. I'd love this to be a bunch of unknown characters rather than anyone we've seen, and I'd like to see them NOT interact with the same 7 people the rest of the universe seems to know.
timdiggerm said:
So they want the aesthetics of McQuarrie with the colors of ANH? So far, so good.
I know! I heard that and got giddy with excitement.
So THIS is what it feels like to be excited about SW again! I hope they ditch all the bullshit continuity in between and start fresh. Everyone else on the internet is pissing and moaning about some crappy videogame story, blah blah.