Mocata

DuracellEnergizer said:

Well, this is stupid.

Why Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Is Sometimes Pink

The comments claiming that it’s because the effects are old are even more painful.

Right, like some of the old Y-Wing designs

Handman said:

That’s a new one, for sure.

I’m not sure if my ranking has changed since the last time I posted, but:

1. Star Wars
2. Empire
3. Jedi
4. TFA
5. TLJ
   … And then a huge dip in quality/enjoyment.
6. Phantom Menace/Rogue One
7. Attack of the Clones/Revenge of the Sith

I’m not sure Rogue One is down with those others, despite not being a fan. But otherwise a fair ranking.

DominicCobb said:

Mocata said:

Not going to lie, the third instalment is very concerning to me now that Abrams and … some guy from Batman V Superman are on script duty.

Alternatively, the Oscar winning screenwriter of Argo.

Probably a blip

The villains and the Force went back to being interesting instead of embarrassing.

Meanwhile everything that crept in from the writing style of JJ-Trek is terrible, big loud emotional beats first, logic second. Especially Death Star III and R2D2’s magic map.

Not going to lie, the third instalment is very concerning to me now that Abrams and … some guy from Batman V Superman are on script duty.

TV’s Frink said:

MalàStrana said:

Would be a weird move since Episode I-II-II already exist and are better than R1-VII-VIII…

paja said:

Ryan-SWI said:

Spending years watching this site trash the prequels for “ruining” their beloved characters and mythos but then championing this film as some innovative landmark is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day, thank you.

Comment of the year.

But only because I haven’t laughed so hard at a comment all year.

I was just going to say. I’ve missed this kind of thing since the other comedians all got banned.

The Director and the Jedi includes a heinous 2004 Special Edition ESB shot, I’m not pleased.

moviefreakedmind said:

I want to see a standalone movie where the imperial officers that survived the events of Return of the Jedi get tried and hung for war crimes.

General Veers comes up for judgement

someone in the jury goes… ‘he’s sooo hung’

They included it as a secret in Rogue Squadron 3!

Just looks like the Rogue One designs to me. It’s okay I guess.

TV’s Frink said:

Mocata said:

a Rik Mayall sense.

I don’t know what this means.

Well then this may offer more questions that answers… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKfbSHW9uGA

ZkinandBonez said:
“Woof” ?

I’m assuming in a upset reaction sense rather than a Rik Mayall sense.

oojason said:

‘Rogue Squadron HD Remake in Unreal Engine 4: Defection at Corellia’…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVtbbB7iEFU
 

more content about the project here - https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsRogueUnreal/

Not bad but the amount of high contrast lighting and effects is ridiculous.

I like the Crimson Corsair and his first mate. A lot of the new designs fall into the same trap though - too beige and too stumpy. Like Hammerhead’s malformed cousins. There are no specific natives or groups like Sand People and Ugnauts.

Well he’s talking about how it was a great idea for a newcomer to come in and re-adjust a big budget project after production started. His story comes just one month before a film is released that suffered the same problem. Hmm.

But you don’t need to speculate, the stun is a visually different energy blast. It causes no physical burning or carbon scoring as Luke puts it. Everything else does. Maybe it’s not clear what happened to the troops, but I suspect that the fire and high temperature impacts kill them since they don’t react in any pain from the visible burns after they are down. I don’t think Han said “sorry about the mess” because Greedo was out cold and drooling on the table.

But the facts are the blue wavy projection style beam is for stun, as used in those two scenes. If people are secretly switching to a non lethal mode that also looks like their usual red blaster bolts so they can be more heroic or something, I’m not buying it. Han’s gun decimates the wall of Bay 94, and they usually do the same elsewhere. If the Imperial troopers wear armour to actually protect themselves then I don’t see that as a fact. It could be paper thin and designed for style over function for all we know.

DominicCobb said:
It seems like Jyn was originally a very different character.

Any character would be nice.

Edit: I’m gonna stop talking about this movie now, it inspires too much annoyance haha.

GZK8000 said:

They might have a stun setting for unarmed people.

They might? I mean you also mention the two instances they ever use it, I don’t get what is ambiguous here.

Otherwise, from an in and out-ot-universe PoV, why would Imperial and FO Stormtroopers wear useless armor?

There is no in-universe explanation. They wear white armour, it looks nice and shiny. That’s it. Out of universe they call it movie magic, the heroes kill the bad guys who can only hit them back when it suit the plot.

DominicCobb said:
though I certainly would’ve appreciated a better understanding of his impact on Jyn’s character.

Exactly.

DominicCobb said:

Mocata said:

DominicCobb said:

Mocata said:

I’d rather see the version which had more Saw Gerrara as an actual character, and a finale where the group are actually together. It could still be a grey, lifeless marketing exercise but I’m not sure why he thinks this was an improvement.

I’m not sure why either of those would improve it. It sounds like the changes he made were narrowing the focus of the film and making the character motivations clearer. If anything, he didn’t go far enough.

Because those are character moments that are important for making me care about characters in a movie. As it stands I have no idea what Jyn and Saw were motivated by, beyond a few clichéd sound bites.

Well that’s under the assumption that those unused moments with Saw would provide his motivation, and that his motivation is necessary to the overall story. As is he’s ultimately not incredibly important to the narrative, so in my mind it makes sense to streamline his story if he’s out before the halfway point (and when there’s at least 8 other important characters that are still alive and relevant).

Personally Saw and Galen were the only interesting people and they were wasted. They just die and we’re supposed to… be sad? I don’t get it.

DominicCobb said:

Mocata said:

I’d rather see the version which had more Saw Gerrara as an actual character, and a finale where the group are actually together. It could still be a grey, lifeless marketing exercise but I’m not sure why he thinks this was an improvement.

I’m not sure why either of those would improve it. It sounds like the changes he made were narrowing the focus of the film and making the character motivations clearer. If anything, he didn’t go far enough.

Because those are character moments that are important for making me care about characters in a movie. As it stands I have no idea what Jyn and Saw were motivated by, beyond a few clichéd sound bites.

What I mean is, do we have any confirmation they’re truly dead or merely KO’d? I have always assumed stormtrooper armor would prevent a blast hit from being lethal but would not stop the wearer from being stunned.

I think they’re very dead unless we’re expected to believe that blaster energy can explode holes that look like fireworks but only… stun the enemies. Like a chest shot KOs the troopers? What about the ones in grey tunics? Then why have a stun setting? That’s getting too close to Luke and his friendly snooze time power territory.

I’d rather see the version which had more Saw Gerrara as an actual character, and a finale where the group are actually together. It could still be a grey, lifeless marketing exercise but I’m not sure why he thinks this was an improvement.

The Last Laser Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ynmC1-YAEc