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JadedSkywalker

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#1467323
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The original Force Unleashed is the best Star Wars game.
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I kind of like the sequel, liked Juno Eclipse.

Starkiller is okay sort of. Though Vader having a secret apprentice is daft.

And the way Palpatine and Vader are portrayed is silly, almost Saturday morning cartoon villain.

The original game is fun in terms of gameplay but as an EU story it was never going to fit inside canon.

Now its completely non canon due to Disney.

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#1465926
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The Unpopular Film, TV, Music, Art, Books, Comics, Games, & Technology Opinion Thread (for all you contrarians!)
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I watched Ghostbusters 2 and its kind of underrated. I think i might have been unfair in my earlier assessment of the movie.

Still think Vigo is a weak villain and the character Peter MacNicol plays is annoying.

But everything else sort of works. Its only damned for being too pedestrian and too late 80s. But i think Bill Murray is pretty good in it, and so is Sigourney Weaver.

Everything since has sucked. If they weren’t going to do a Ghostbusters 3 they should have left it alone.

I love Pacific Rim, but only the first one. Its like a live action anime. I loved every single moment of over the top cheese. Pure fun. The sequel is one of the worst movies i’ve ever seen its barely better than the second Independence Day.

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#1465696
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What's the most "hypnotic" movie you've seen?
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Star Wars is the only picture i’ve ever seen a standing ovation at the end with people cheering and clapping. And that was for the 97 version. Would love to see what kind of response a showing of the original version would get.

Star Wars being hypnotic for me that would be seeing Return of the Jedi i was like 5 or 6 when i saw it.

That scene on the skiff where Luke salutes Artoo and his lightsaber is launched to him. Had me enraptured.

At the time i hadn’t seen a lot of movies and never saw pirate movies, or swashbucklers so it was quite exciting.

When Luke strides into Jabba’s in black cloak like he owns the place, i thought that was cool. As i did the hologram to Jabba scene. And the death star battle at the END and Throne room confrontation.

As for Indiana Jones, Raiders gets me every single time it hooks me in from the opening.

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#1465512
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George Lucas's Sequel Trilogy
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THE EU was canon up until Filoni Clone Wars. It obviously had to be struck from canon when the lore between Clone Wars and the EU were at odds and Filoni regarded it as fanfiction. And if George was to ever make his sequels it would have been erased anyway. Even Zahn and KJA knew this in the 1990s.

George never really saw it as his Star Wars, but he was free to copy ideas and characters and places from it.

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#1465508
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Last movie seen
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Ghostbusters Afterlife. It isn’t a bad movie about family, but its a bad Ghostbusters movie. I don’t know why i bother i should just stick with the first one. Every single sequel has been incredibly disappointing and i just keep setting myself up.

It was cool for 5 minutes when the original cast shows up and i smiled and had nostalgic feelings. But it was a waste of 20 dollars.

The kids all do a decent job, but i wanted Ghostbusters 3.

Watched Army of Darkness. Super Cheesy but also super fun. I haven’t had such a good time watching a movie in ages. Bruce Campbell is so good.

I watched All 4 Men in Black movies. Film 2 and 4 aren’t that bad and i honestly don’t understand why they are hated. And i also don’t get why people act like part 3 is the best. It isn’t that good. Tommy Lee Jones is barely in it. Brolin is overrated in this film.

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#1464677
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George Lucas's Sequel Trilogy
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I thought he said after Indiana Jones IV Lucasfilm was moving from the silver screen into television. This was before streaming was even a thing.

George Lucas had this tv series that the working title was called Star Wars Underworld. Did he really intend to do Star Wars sequels or Indiana Jones V. Because i just don’t see it. A couple of pages of notes isn’t a screenplay. He had hundreds of hours of scripts for that unmade tv series.

I would like to see his treatments be fleshed out, that was what i wrongly thought Michael Arndt was doing before the filming of 7 commenced.

George says Disney didn’t use any of his treatment or story and we have to take him at his word i guess.

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#1464667
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A Long Time Ago... - Share Your Star Wars Story
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I would like to see new restoration prints someday of the OOT, but until then i have 4K77 and 4K83.

As for the prequels and the Disney movies if other people enjoy them who am i to deny them. I’ve at least mellowed some what on Phantom Menace. I’ve never really enjoyed Attack of the Clones though, and my liking for Revenge of the Sith has been at least cut in half since the last time i watched it.

Still would like to see Star Wars 77 and Empire 1980 on the big screen. Looks like its something i will never experience. Wonder if i’ll live long enough for episodes 10, 11 and 12 to happen.

Seeing Return of the Jedi in 1985 was a experience i’ve never come close to again, except for Return of the King in 2003.

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#1464052
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I got all 11 Star Wars movie novels for Christmas. Do the Prequel and Original Trilogy novelisations have additional content in them that the movies do not have?
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Star Wars opens talking about the old republic and how the emperor came to power. It mentions the journal of the Whills. But there isn’t really all that much in expanded material beyond Luke and his friends on Tatooine.

Empire i i think might have an extended scene but its pretty much a standard novelization of the screenplay.

ROTJ has an extended chat with Ben and Luke. That is now completely non canon because Ben and Owen are no longer brothers in canon.

Phantom Menace has deleted scenes.

Attack of the Clones has deleted scenes.

Revenge of the Sith is written from Anakin’s POV. Its the movie but better.

The Disney movies don’t really have much more material beyond the movie , Force Awakens has a scene of Leia in the New Republic and her aide the one who gets vaporized later when Starkiller base fires.

Last Jedi has more Luke and Leia and Han Solo’s funeral. ROS is pretty much the film except for the reveal that Palpatine is not only Rey’s grandfather but father.

The most expanded versions of Star Wars and Empire are actually the Radio Dramas by Brian Daley.

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#1463630
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Discussion: What Star Wars art or posters do you have on your wall? (or would you like?)
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I have the episode II teaser poster and a repro of Star Wars, the one where Luke points his blaster.

One of the posters i like is kind of weird though. Its a repro of Revenge of the Jedi but says Return of the Jedi. But its the same Struzan art. I also think i have a Boris Vallejo poster somewhere that is also a repro.

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#1462990
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What 'a Star Wars Story' / anthology / spinoff film would you like to see?
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I wouldn’t mind a Leia film or show. Its hard to replace Carrie though its quite impossible. I feel bad for what ever actress has to step into this role and will never be able to exist in the same space in people’s minds as Leia did in Star Wars 77. On the other hand i would prefer a new actor/actress instead of cgi.