LuckyGungan2001

A strange alternate timeline…
Star Wars was a huge success in 1977, but when Empire came out in 1980, people just weren’t that excited anymore. People nowadays contribute that to the massive success of Alien the previous year. By 1980, people wanted to be scared in space, not in awe. So, on May 21 1980, Empire was released. It bombed heavily, making back only 12 million worldwide, and any plans for future sequels were scrapped. Star Wars, for the time being, had faded into obsurity. George Lucas quickly abandoned the Star Wars universe, leaving the few fans left to ponder whatever happened to Han, or if Vader was telling the truth about Luke’s parentage. George Lucas soon directed such masterpieces such as Star Trek II: Return of the Federation, and Gremlins: The Strange Menaces. Fast foward to 2000, the internet is slowly gaining popularity, and more and more people are getting back into Star Wars, which has become something of an urban legend by this point, known only really for it’s obscurity. Then, in 2001, George Lucas announces that he will release the two Star Wars movies on DVD, and making a third film. Of course, not many people care about Star Wars anymore, so the third film is released direct to DVD. It is of course, critically panned by those who see it, for it’s effects, storyline, and subpar replacements for Hamill, Ford and Fisher. Any plans for furthermore sequels are scrapped, because George Lucas cares about his fans, not being corrupted by popularity. Nowadays, the Star Wars movies occasionally show up on TV, but nobody cares, the series being something of a strange being. A great starter, followed by heavily obscure sequels. And that is all it’s known by now.

Didn’t like the Nazi symbolism, did ya?

Nuts

If it’s bad I think it will slot in between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.

I think that if Rogue One is really good, it will slot in between A New Hope and The Force Awakens. Even if it is a 10/10 movie (I highly doubt it) it will never surpass those first two films. Empire is my favourite film of all time and Star Wars is my number three.

I’ve missed something. Why does everyone hate DrCrow?

I’ve gone back and edited my first post after watching TDKR again. I like it far more now. It’s like the Return of the Jedi of the trilogy.

TV’s Frink said:

Neglify said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Wtf has happened to my thread?!

First mistake you made was posting a thread on the internet and expecting it to be an organized, civilized, on-point discussion.

True…true…

Wtf has happened to my thread?!

FrankT said:

1982 TCF Video Criterion/PS4

The '82 VHS, Beta and Laserdiscs were all used as reference. The idea is that this being a rental disc, it’s differentiated by their larger cases. Comes complete with the misprint on the back, “Captain Hans Solo”! Available here. Disc Label

Will this fit into a regular Blu-Ray case?

DuracellEnergizer said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

I re-read all of the Percy Jackson books (including the Heroes of Olympus ones). I remember quite liking all of them when I was 11 so it was weird when I found that only two (out of ten) of the books were any good.

Welcome to the nostalgia-violating hell that is adulthood.

I…can’t…wait…

RicOlie_2 said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

I re-read all of the Percy Jackson books (including the Heroes of Olympus ones). I remember quite liking all of them when I was 11 so it was weird when I found that only two (out of ten) of the books were any good. The Lightning Thief was an 8/10, and The Titan’s Curse was 7/10. Apart from that, they were all pretty rubbish. If I were to rank them (my favourite hobby!) it would go like this:

Is the 2001 in your name the year you were born in, then?

Yes. To a fourteen year old your eleven year old personality was a completely different person.

I’d say that my favourite is still Magnoliafans. I think if put into HD and the crawl re-done, it could be even better.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a Terminator Salvation-esc colour palette on the Star Wars films, especially the prequels. I might have a go at it someday.

Would you be able to make a version of this: http://oi65.tinypic.com/6sxdup.jpg that is for the actual movies? Like, take away the references to “Super 8” and “selected scenes”?

I re-read all of the Percy Jackson books (including the Heroes of Olympus ones). I remember quite liking all of them when I was 11 so it was weird when I found that only two (out of ten) of the books were any good. The Lightning Thief was an 8/10, and The Titan’s Curse was 7/10. Apart from that, they were all pretty rubbish. If I were to rank them (my favourite hobby!) it would go like this:

1. The Lightning Thief (8/10)
2. The Titan’s Curse (7/10)
3. The Lost Hero (5.5/10)
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (5/10)
5. The Mark of Athena (4/10)
6. The Son of Neptune (4/10)
7. The Sea of Monsters (3.5/10)
8. The House of Hades (3/10)
9. The Last Olympian (2.5/10)
10. The Blood of Olympus (2/10)

DuracellEnergizer said:

I count everything except amateur productions made by unskilled teenagers with their parents’ camcorder.

So…not Aliens vs Predator: Requiem?

joefavs said:

1. SW
2. ESB
3. ROTJ/TFA/TPM
4. AOTC
5. ROTS

I think that Clones is too dour apart from “Across the Stars”, and Sith is too severe.

What do you mean by “too severe”?

You should add in the music from when Luke attacks Vader in ROTJ when Obi-Wan attacks Maul. That scene really needs some emotion.

Yeh, that was the one I requested wasn’t it? Do you have any work in progress shots?

SilverWook said:

Okay, let’s not escalate things.

But…it’s a quote…

TV’s Frink said:

And by the usual boy.

Comes from upbringing. Parents are probably idiots too.

Continuing on with my ranking frenzy, I think it’s time to rank the Star Wars soundtracks. My opinion is very different from usual opinions, so I expect debate. Anyway my rankings:

1. Revenge of the Sith - A+
2. A New Hope - A+
3. The Phantom Menace - A+
4. The Empire Strikes Back - A
5. Return of the Jedi - A
6. Attack of the Clones - A-
7. The Last Jedi - A-
8. The Force Awakens - A-
9. Solo - B+
10. Rogue One - B

Yes, all the scores are absolutely terrific. Let the debates begin!

Are there any Star Wars fan films worth checking out? I’m kind of interested in “Troops” and that old “The Force Awakens” film, just because of how awesome the trailer looks.

Mod Edit: the Star Wars Fan Films / Shorts - a general discussion thread may also be of interest.

Smithers said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Is there any progress on these Smithers? Your ideas sound very interesting. Good luck!

I am more focused on my edit of Jumper at the moment

Whatever happened to this edit of Jumper? Is that film really fixable?