ray_afraid said:

^ Yep. I loved it. It felt like a horror movie and it was great. It showed that Vader was powerful, but it wasn’t over the top like some of the video games.
He really didn’t do anything we haven’t seen him do before (force pull, choke, levitate. Saber murder.), but seeing him do it all in one scene in a tight corridor to terrified people… damn that was cool!

^ this

I hate when people say he was OP in that scene because they fail to realize this is a Master of The Dark Side facing up against Rebellion Soldiers. That’s akin to them fighting a God.

jedimasterobiwan said:

my idea is the best soultion have her daughter in old make up be in episode 9 as leia

No offense but I would actually prefer CGI Leia.

JawsTDS said:

Lord Haseo said:

Been thinking about this film more over the past couple of days…I think it may be time for my 4th viewing.

It seems to get better and better with repeated viewings, though the first act doesn’t improve all that much.

Not for me. I still like the movie very much but my first impression of Rogue One is that it was great but the poorly written characters and the wonkiness of the 1st two acts lessens my enjoyment of the film.

Another note: I know the ending with Vader hacking the Rebels was literal ‘Star Wars porn’, but it was that moment that really helped elevate the character of Darth Vader for me. We always knew Vader was a bad guy, but we never truly saw at his full potential. The prequels showed us a “saddened, frustrated Vader” whereas the original trilogy showed us the “powerful Lord Vader” without getting too violent and too far gone into his backstory.

In RO, we get a look at him healing from his wounds and going ape-sh*t on the Rebels. This is what we’ve needed for so long. The best part of the movie, to be honest…

Yep. It’s a missing piece that should have been in the OT and now Vader vs Rebel Soldiers is no longer mere musings but something that has actually been put to film.

Well I can’t remove that from my “E-History” or from my mind. I’m glad I made such an effort a few months ago to avoid videos like that.

Suffocation - Suspended In Tribulation

Depeche Mode - Little 15

EDIT:

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - Over

Sepultura - Mass Hypnosis

Jeremy Soule - The Gathering Storm

Autopsy - Your Rotting Face

Deicide - Carnage In The Temple of The Damned

Obituary - Gates To Hell

Pestilence - Echoes of Death

Cryptopsy - Crown of Horns

Koji Kondo - Molgera

Slayer - 213

Cruciamentum - Deathless Ascension

Sodom - Tired and Red

Death - Cosmic Sea (holy fucking shit this song is dope)

Candlemass - Gothic Stone

Candlemass - Samarithan

Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

Autopsy - Embalmed

John Williams - The Starkiller

Kreator - The Pestilence

Iron Maiden - The Trooper

Daniel Licht - Wink

Dead Congregation - Lucid Curse

Tyrphanax said:

Dope

But beyond that the soundtrack is not on par with Williams’ other works imo. TPM has quite a few tracks that are not only great but memorable as well. Can’t say the same for AOTC’s sounctrack.

Still though…AOTC’s soundtrack > TPM’s?

ray_afraid said:

I can’t remember why Anikin turned to the darkside. I don’t think I ever really understood, to be honest.

I wouldn’t even try to remember because it doesn’t sync up with the OT. I try to do that when it comes to the new Boba Fett voice as well…keeps the lunacy at bay.

TV’s Frink said:

YevX said:

ANH 11/10
ESB 10/10
ROTJ 9/10
ROTS 8/10
TFA 8/10
AOTC 7/10
TPM 7/10
R1 4/10

Another one I simply cannot wrap my brain around.

I guess he really loves “Across The Stars”

ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Does he care for anything other than UNLIMITED POWA?

Lord Haseo said:

Immortality and in general discovering the intricacies of The Force and how to bend it to his will at a cosmic level.

So, no?

Not wanting to die and being generally power hungry are two different things in my opinion. Would you say Anakin was only looking for UNLIMITED POWA when he went turned to the Dark Side? I mean initially of course.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Does he care for anything other than UNLIMITED POWA?

Immortality and in general discovering the intricacies of The Force and how to bend it to his will at a cosmic level. This turned into an obsession that almost drove him mad. Even his musings, the way he talks and carries him set him apart from a lot of Sith.

I’m not saying he’s the deepest character in all of Star Wars but for Dark Siders he is an anomaly.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Lord Haseo said:

Also if you’re expecting/wishing for PALPATINE’S Master to be somehow civil or be somehow emotionally detached as it pertains to taking lives you are absolutely crazy.

Nope. I wouldn’t expect any TPM+ Sith to show depth or nuance.

So you’re assuming just because he enjoys killing people he has no depth whatseoever? Sounds reasonable.

I just noticed what they did to Dustin…LMFAO

In that way perhaps but I wouldn’t expect any great Sith to not feel some pleasure from killing.

EDIT:

Also if you’re expecting/wishing for PALPATINE’S Master to be somehow civil or be somehow emotionally detached as it pertains to taking lives you are absolutely crazy.

"A celebrated ancient poet once said that every death lessened him, for he considered himself to be a brother to every living being. I, on the other hand, have come to understand that every death I oversee nourishes and empowers me, for I am a true Sith.” - Darth Plagueis

Probably my favorite quote by him.

Rehash?

NeverarGreat said:

Lord Haseo said:

NeverarGreat said:
double-bladed lightsaber or a bunch of Jedis fighting at once

There’s nothing wrong with either of these things. Admittedly the latter seems cheap but I think that’s due to:

1. Them wiping out inconsequential hostiles

2. Lack of an emotional connection towards the Jedi Order

rather than the idea itself.

Well the first one seems like it would end with the wielder getting cut in half

That’s what practice sabers are for.

and both sound like a 12 year old’s idea of what is cool with Force users. Although, if Phil Lord and Christopher Miller had to put those things on screen, they would probably find a way to make it look brilliant.

Having that without substance is what a 12 year old would find cool but eh. As long as the story and characters are well written I don’t care if the action is over the top. If that means I think like a 12 year old then I’m fine with that.

Alderaan said:

Disney hasn’t done a single thing right in 5 years. No OOT. Two mediocre schlock movies. One of them entirely cribbed from the original. And a bunch of annoying people who have different opinions from mine spamming the internet later.

FTFY hermano.

And what have we got?

Vader vs. Predator. Vader vs. Magneto.

First I’m hearing of it…

Obviously against but we would all be old or deceased by the time some shit like that happened.

No…

Alderaan said:

Lord Haseo said:
2. Lack of an emotional connection towards the Jedi Order

People don’t develop emotional connections to “orders”. They develop emotional connections with characters. Slapping eleventy Jedi on screen was a very poor decision.

I formed an emotional connection to the Rebellion because of my connection with Luke, Han and Leia. Just like with Alderaan…

Making them all get wiped out with almost no effort by hysterically inaccurate stormtroopers was even worse and lazy.

I think the writing around it was exponentially more lazy as it required the entirety of the Jedi Order to be morons so that the Clone Army could be created.

NeverarGreat said:
double-bladed lightsaber or a bunch of Jedis fighting at once

There’s nothing wrong with either of these things. Admittedly the latter seems cheap but I think that’s due to:

1. Them wiping out inconsequential hostiles

2. Lack of an emotional connection towards the Jedi Order

rather than the idea itself.

MalàStrana said:
Anakin is sort of a rehash of the Messiah from the same series mixed with…

REHASH

Been thinking about this film more over the past couple of days…I think it may be time for my 4th viewing.