Lord Haseo

imperialscum said:

Lord Haseo said:

generalfrevious said:

Kurtz was fired because of Lucas’s ego, and the budget issues on ESB were just an excuse. Lucas could not stand someone else making a better SW movie than him, one that put story first and merchandising second. If Kurtz worked on Jedi it would have blown Empire out of the water.

The ending would have been way better but as it pertains to the totality of ROTJ it is uncertain. Surely things like Luke skipping the end of his training and the Ewoks being so focal wouldn’t have been written into the script but Kurtz’s version of ROTJ would need to do more than fixing the mistakes of the original ROTJ to be legitimately better.

The ending would have been the same. In ESB, Kurtz was not even involved in story creation to begin with. As Kasdan stated about the draft Lucas written “The structure of the story was all there”. If Lucas wanted it to end that way, Kurtz could do absolutely nothing about it.

From what I heard Kurtz’s ending was bittersweet with Luke going into exile and Han dying. Though the latter could have reportedly happened earlier in the film.

generalfrevious said:

Lord Haseo said:

generalfrevious said:

Kurtz was fired because of Lucas’s ego, and the budget issues on ESB were just an excuse. Lucas could not stand someone else making a better SW movie than him, one that put story first and merchandising second. If Kurtz worked on Jedi it would have blown Empire out of the water.

The ending would have been way better but as it pertains to the totality of ROTJ it is uncertain. Surely things like Luke skipping the end of his training and the Ewoks being so focal wouldn’t have been written into the script but Kurtz’s version of ROTJ would need to do more than fixing the mistakes of the original ROTJ to be legitimately better.

At least we would have a franchise that hasn’t been on a losing streak for 35 straight years.

As of 2015 we have had two wins that I can count. There are a few more if you count the novels. Though of course there will always be those who say otherwise which is fine. Hopefully something…anything in K-Canon tickles your fancy one day.

generalfrevious said:

Kurtz was fired because of Lucas’s ego, and the budget issues on ESB were just an excuse. Lucas could not stand someone else making a better SW movie than him, one that put story first and merchandising second. If Kurtz worked on Jedi it would have blown Empire out of the water.

The ending would have been way better but as it pertains to the totality of ROTJ it is uncertain. Surely things like Luke skipping the end of his training and the Ewoks being so focal wouldn’t have been written into the script but Kurtz’s version of ROTJ would need to do more than fixing the mistakes of the original ROTJ to be legitimately better.

Ryan-SWI said:

I have elaborated. Many times. As have many other people. Why would I bother doing it again when it’ll just be another three pages of the group of you circlejerking each other?

There’s no point trying to debate any of you because you’re too arrogant to even consider for a second that you might not be the smartest people in the universe.

Not all of us are narcissistic enough to always make every thread about ourselves so I’m not once again having this discussion in an unrelated thread.

If that’s how you feel…

Ryan-SWI said:

"Han and Leia were perfect in TFA"
May be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard someone say right after complaining endlessly about the PT. Perfect blend of hypocrisy and irony. Brilliant.

Are you willing to elaborate on this point or are you going to continue to show us how wounded you are due to us not sharing your opinions?

suspiciouscoffee said:

Lord Haseo said:

DominicCobb said:

Leia never agreed to be trained. Luke was just told to pass on what he had learned. Obviously the assumption was that would be to Leia, but if Leia had different plans - like starting a family with Han - it’d make sense that he might hold off, knowing he could train Ben (and others).

For a time but sometimes sacrifices need to be made. Leia made such a sacrifice in canon and as a result Snoke was found an opening to worm his way in.

And again, we don’t know that Luke didn’t teach Leia the ways of the Force, just that she didn’t become a Jedi (we know at least that she has the power to sense her husband dying on another planet). There’s a lot about this topic we don’t know yet.

I could have sworn I heard somewhere he gave her a beginners course in how to use The Force. Think Luke’s training in SW.

I don’t recall hearing that anywhere, but it seems like a given. Of course Luke would give her basic advice and knowledge about the Force. Her caring to learn much more beyond that, let alone undergo full Jedi training, seems unlikely to me.

Late response but I believe they touched on the subject in the Bloodlines novel.

SilverWook said:

What some people do is put them into three ring storage binders. There are various designs out there.

I wonder if Dek opted to do this…

Yep. There’s a big difference between rappers like Nas and rappers like Young Thug.

Immolation 89 Demo

Surprisingly good production for a Demo and Ross’ vocals are surprisingly close to his vocals on the album.

Why hasn’t Disney hired this man yet?

Ohhhh I see what he means now; he’s referring to the unstable blade. It would make some amount of sense as Darth Bane is an ancient Sith but I think I’m looking to deep into this.

ray_afraid said:

Why does everybody got the TFA badguy lightssaber for all the time now?

???

Jeebus said:

Darth Bane, based off of his appearance as a force vision in The Clone Wars. I like this a lot more than bald, eye-liner wearing Darth Bane.

I agree. I hope they keep him a brute on the other side of the mask to keep that “intelligent cave man” thing going on though.

NeverarGreat said:

Haarspalter said:

Ani VS Aliens

The concept is dumb, but the rendering is quite lovely. I especially like the impressionistic pointed lightsaber.

About as dumb as any crossover but sure. Regardless of that I would still pay a good amount of coin to watch that encounter.

He better take that shit somewhere else.

This is partially why I still live with my folks. I refuse to suffer like that for nothing.

And a couple of Gods before him…

I’m definitely missing some essential piece to the human puzzle. I see how people react to things and I am often bewildered by why people react so strongly to a lot of things. I have become very adept at feining these emotions but fuck if I feel these things say for a few instances (mostly things involving my mother and sister). Even something like true hapiness has eluded me since I was 9. I’m not really saying this as a point of pride for I am indifferent to my deficiency. Sometimes I feel dread and other times I feel numb towards it. But I’ve grown tired of feeling numb as well as the disconnect I feel.

Arkham Asylum and Arkham City may change your perspective. It’s as close to the Batman you (probably) like as you’ll get in the modern age. And if video games aren’t your thing Assault On Arkham is a pretty solid animated film and probably leagues better than Suicide Squad. I’ll never really know because I refuse to watch anything from the DCEU.

TV’s Frink said:

Lord Haseo said:

Spuffure said:

Can some guys tell me if your a fan of batman? I wanna start a private topic with you exact guys about making a better arkham knight. 🙂

Less Batmobile and a less predictable plot twist would make AK so much better.

THIS TOPIC IS NOT PRIVATE

But Batman should be discussed at all times by every single human. That would make the human race great again!

JawsTDS said:

DominicCobb said:

JawsTDS said:

Tobar said:

KumoNin said:

(SORT OF SPOILERS FOR SW:BLOODLINE MAYBE)

Having just finished reading Bloodline, I’ve only just realised it was Korrie who Leia sends to her vainful death…

It’s a shame they cut this scene.

J.J. prioritized ‘fan service’ over effectiveness.

What? I think this is proof of the opposite.

He wanted Leia to appear at a certain moment in the film, for maximum “nostalgia” effect. Thus, important scenes like this were left on the cutting room floor.

That being said, I think Leia’s introduction in the final cut is perfect, but we lost scenes that could have provided much needed context.

Technically part of Hux’s speech briefly covers the relationship between The New Republic and The Resistance but not everyone is going to pick up on that while no one could possibly be confused with that deleted scene. Plus it’s just a funny scene in general.

Site works fine on my Iphone say for a glitch where the top part of the screen obscures everything. Luckily it doesn’t happen too too often so I can work around it.

Well some people like Star Wars more than others. Given that my obsession is dwarfed by the love and devotion of others I can see why someone might see the PT has being somewhat traumatic. But is it anywhere close to seeing someone beheaded by a plastic knife? Fuck no. There has been more than enough time to “grieve” and if you can’t get passed that it does speak to some level of immaturity.

Spuffure said:

Can some guys tell me if your a fan of batman? I wanna start a private topic with you exact guys about making a better arkham knight. 🙂

Less Batmobile and a less predictable plot twist would make AK so much better.

ray_afraid said:

That’s what made me figure they blowed up the bread planet. Isn’t it like the capital or something? What was the planet they did blow up and why was it important? And was this pointed out in the movie? I feel like I must have missed something.
Not a big deal either way, just curious.

At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance!

indicated to me upon my first viewing that the Hosnian System was the capital of New Republic. The fact that the it’s guarded by at least part of the fleet and the Senate being there down right confirmed it.

Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance! This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand will bring an end to the Senate, to their cherished fleet! ALL REMAINING SYSTEMS WILL BOW TO THE FIRST ORDER!!! AND WILL REMEMBER THIS AS THE LAST DAY OF THE REPUBLIC!!!