Mocata

There was such a mind boggling onslaught of TPM merchasdise, I’m surprised there wasn’t one. Jar Jar made it into bathroom accessories, but I guess nobody wanted a sith lord toothbrush holder or soap dispenser?
Unless crime syndicates are secretly giving the Empire a cut to keep out of their affairs, I can’t see Vader having anything to do with them.

Oh sure in 1999, I just mean like now. Today there are still new Vader and R2D2 things going strong. Household names that people know when they might not have seen a single movie.

As for the cameo I mean I guess it doesn’t have to make sense. Qi’ra can just be the new secret apprentice. Or the new Emporer’s Hand. Or something else dumb.

You know, I always forget there are Ewok movies. For all the problems in the PT I was never able to sit through Caravan of Courage.

Yeah but is there a toaster of him?

Actually I’m surprised it wasn’t just Vader again. I mean why not have him doing a bunch of silly secret things like the old EU?

1. It’s just what is in the movies.
2. Yep it’s just whatever they want it changes in each movie.
3. Budget and or storytelling necessity.
4. Depends which EU sources you want to read.
5. Most planets would just be a desert. Mercury, Venus, Mars. Earth is the anomaly.
6. It’s just what is in the movies.
7. Depends which EU sources you want to read.
8. Depends which EU sources you want to read.
9. You got Lobot in ESB and brain monks in ROTJ, there’s a few.
10. Hell is just a concept. Depends which EU sources you want to read…

Visually it was very washed out, but no more than Rogue One. It’s like their official spinoff grading I guess. Not sure how it replicates the style of the first movie but whatever.

If they remember him at all. Is there much of a PT merch or pop culture presence?

DominicCobb said:

Mocata said:

I found that his inclusion is less nonsensical that the way that the hologram is able to show such highly saturated reds suddenly.

I keep hearing this, but aren’t the holograms in the OT more than just monochromatic?

Very mildly which is why I say highly saturated. Like they’re saying ‘Guess who! Look here’s a red light saber you love those right!?’

I hope this is a joke.

Always. Or maybe never?

I found that his inclusion is less nonsensical that the way that the hologram is able to show such highly saturated reds suddenly.

Collipso said:

Mocata said:

Turd? Shocking language.

…I’d expect something a lot stronger considering this place being dedicated to undoing his juvenile vandalised version of a film series.

dude, your sole purpose here seems to be spreading hatred. why’s that?

I have no idea what you mean or why you’d single me out.

snooker said:

I feel like Han’s father does have a name, it’s just Han doesn’t like him

He seemed to at least reminisce about the ship yard days though.

Turd? Shocking language.

…I’d expect something a lot stronger considering this place being dedicated to undoing his juvenile vandalised version of a film series.

I dread to ask… but what was Han’s father called if he has no surname?

The Autistic Asexual said:

The characters in Star Wars has never been deep. Deal with it.

When you buy a Star Wars action figure 9 and 1/2 times out of 10 it’ll be a masked character or some kind of really cool creature, it won’t be a human character with a face. That should give any thinking person a clue as to what kind of film franchise Star Wars really is.

I already said they weren’t deep, and why it doesn’t always matter.

The rest of this is a non sequitur.

Well sure there are people doing a bunch of things on the screen. Yes.

Kylo Ren Reviews Solo

The Autistic Asexual said:
There’s characters in Rogue One. You might not like them but they’re there.

Not true. To like or dislike them they have to exist. Instead it’s a bunch of stand ins that are not developed. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that SW77 or even the PT has deep characters. But you need either real characterisation, or just simply fun screen presence and charisma. But you have to have one or the other.

DominicCobb said:
Also, “motivational” is another weird barometer, so I’m not sure you’re point really works.

Well call it what you like. Emotionally resonant?

Well replace it with … I don’t know “mister” or “count” as you say and maybe it works. But is Obi-wan being sassy then or just senile?

As for Ren… he gets no respect!

Collipso said:

is it unreasonable to consider the post-Lucas era of Star Wars fan fiction?

What about 1999 to 2005 was worth keeping?

A lot of good ideas here (real good and funny good)

But! Spoiler Warning for Solo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJd5kpk8DM

moviefreakedmind said:

It’s a really unfair barometer. I don’t remember the score for Alien off the top of my head but I’d never just assume that it’s bad because I don’t remember it. I could say the same about most of the movies I’ve seen, honestly.

Memorable and motivational are not the same thing. The music in Star Wars really gets you pumped. The music in Alien is a mixture of different atmospheres, both relaxed and disturbing. They’re supposed to be complimentary. A swashbuckling adventure and a tale of unknown dread. That bit where the A L I … appears is amazing. The fanfare as the fighters go into the trench run is amazing. But it’s a different amazing. Did Solo have either of those moments? I don’t remember any.

It’s only silly now in retrospect when the PT tells us Obi-wan is such a dummy that he’s basically saying “…only a master of evil, Lord”

The Autistic Asexual said:

Rogue One is NOT a movie about individual characters anyway it’s way more about the collective sacrifice.

But suicide mission plots exist elsewhere, they’ve been done. With characters. Or are you saying that ensemble cast movies don’t need characters? What are you saying?

I would have preferred they showed us anything with Han at the academy.

Ryan-SWI said:

nmr1723 said:

And Emilia Clarke…oh goodness is she amazing.

I’m gonna have to disagree with this. She isn’t bad but I don’t think to date I’ve ever seen a good performance out of her. She’s just always… Kinda there

Agreed. That joke where she has to move out of the co-pilot chair to let Chewbacca do his thing felt particularly bad, like something from the first cut before the acting coaches arrived.