Rodney-2187

Those^^^

Anyone else think Iger resembles Frank Sinatra? Whenever I see him, I think I’m watching a new Tony Rome movie.

SilverWook said:

Now this is how you go to Tosche Station in style! 😃

https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/san-antonio-1979-dodge-star-wars-van/6976267552.html

I’d drive the heck out of it!

Only 10 predictions so far. It’s all in good fun, join in everyone! We will all congratulate the winner.

LordZerome1080 said:

I just @ed Robert Iger on Twitter asking for the out, maybe if the rest of us do so he might answer us.

I tweeted Trump on May 4th to make Star Wars great again by releasing the unaltered originals along with a link to this website.

oojason said:

Re the September 2019 blu ray (with Digital Code) and dvd releases for the ten main Star Wars films to date - with matching artwork…

The thumbnails for the digital copies all have this artwork now. The only difference being Anakin’s saber is blue instead of red (as it should be) on Attack of the Clones.

DrDre said:

Rodney-2187 said:

If the 4K UHDs are the special editions, then no sale. But what if they aren’t quite the Originals, but closer to them than the blu rays? I’d probably get them.

Would that mean the end of any hope to ever see them release the fully restored Originals though?

I will get them even if they are just the GL SE. For one with HDR I expect the colors to be massively improved. Secondly >90% of the films are just the OOT, and this will likely be the highest quality these films have ever been with the amount of detail far exceeding the potential of any fan restoration.

It would most definitely be a higher resolution, and a wider RANGE of colors, but would they be the CORRECT colors? And what would some of those cgi effects (like Jabba) look like inserted in a 4K scene?

Of all movies, I just can’t believe there isn’t a proper release. This is maddening!

OutboundFlight said:

Solo’s biggest issue was that they (bafflingly) placed it in May rather than December, just six months after the last movie. Then they failed to properly market the movie at all. They failed to give it an original “feel” (love or hate it, the MCU does a really good job making each trailer feel unique so people hype about each movie). Last, and most of all, it was right after Infinity War AND Deadpool 2. Movies that to the general audience were far more interesting than a Solo origin movie.

I often wonder what the box office for Solo would have been if they released in December.

If the 4K UHDs are the special editions, then no sale. But what if they aren’t quite the Originals, but closer to them than the blu rays? I’d probably get them.

Would that mean the end of any hope to ever see them release the fully restored Originals though?

Force-Abel said:

Especially the clickbaiters, and the toxic and negative channels = more money made for the film they will hate or bullshit on.

This is an unfortunate truth. Negativity gets clicks and clicks are money.

Good, good… let the predictions flow through you.

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: The Pessimistic Box Office Prediction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/19/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalkerthe-pessimistic-box-office-prediction/#b8e5eab5863f

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: The Optimistic Box Office Prediction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/20/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-optimistic-box-office-avengers-endgame-jj-abrams-last-jedi-force-awakens-disney-lion-king-harry-potter-twilight-hobbit/#7cb304e557c1

“For reference, the “worst case scenario” guestimate ($770 million) and the “best case scenario” guestimate ($1.684 billion) averages out to around $1.227 billion worldwide. That would also average out to around $614 million domestic, or right between Incredibles 2 ($609 million) and The Last Jedi ($620 million). There’s a lot of wiggle room between Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($1.1 billion) and Jurassic World ($1.671 billion), and yes it’s a little insane that we’re discussing any movie as “still being okay” if it “only” cracks $1.2 billion global, but that’s Star Wars for you, at least one last time before it becomes just another IP in a sea of IP. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens three months from today. Place your bets…”

I love all this leading up to a Star Wars movie with all the hype, anticipation, theorizing, and predicting. Fun times!

So it will just be a new transfer of the Special Edition? What will those effects look like next to the film in 4K HDR?

There is another form of negativity I like to call “passive-aggressive trolling.” These are people who do not break forum rules, but still manage to constantly disrupt threads.

I think how most forums define trolling needs an update.

Two movies in the top 10 all-time domestic box office list and a third at #12 is tanking? I bet a lot of people wish they could tank like that.

1.The Force Awakens - $936,662,225

2.Avengers: Endgame - $858,041,646

9.The Last Jedi - $620,181,382

12.Rogue One - $532,177,324

CarboniteSolo said:

Rodney-2187 said:

This is going to do so well, the list of people wanting to guest star next season will be long.

I’m wondering if Mark Hamill might lend his voice somewhere in this series. I doubt Harrison Ford would, but if he did, I would be ecstatic. Anthony Daniels C-3PO and Chewbacca are other possible guests that could return.

I wouldn’t mind a few characters we know showing up but I was more referring to actors that have wanted to be in Star Wars but the timing or role was never quite right. The cast is already great, but there’s bound to be characters who appear for only a few episodes that could attract some great talent.

This is going to do so well, the list of people wanting to guest star next season will be long.

I have an Amazon 4K Fire Stick (WiFi only) that I got for $24 and it looks pretty good. The sound isn’t so great though, especially on the Hulu app.

When I stream 4K on my blu ray player (Sony UBP-X700) it looks and sounds a little better. Nothing beats putting a 4K UHD disc in it though.

I guess what I’m saying is there’s always a step up, so just take it however you can get it. We are seriously spoiled by the quality and convenience of home theaters now.

All that is missing is my beloved Original Trilogy, properly restored in 4K with HDR.

DrDre said:
TROS will likely make a profit, but the question is whether it will break the $1B mark. If not it will be seen a failure nonetheless.

Mavimao said:

Here’s how the OT and PT did in theaters:

1st film: record breaking numbers

2nd film: successful, but much lower than the 1st.

3rd: better than the 2nd but not as good as the 1st.

And for the ST?

TFA: Record breaking numbers

TLJ: successful, but much lower than the 1st.

TROS: ?? (my guess: in between TFA and TLJ)

Rodney-2187 said:

I’ll predict The Rise of Skywalker to do $700,000,000 domestic and $1,400,000,000 worldwide. That’s more than The Last Jedi and less than The Force Awakens, very respectable.

This is of course before seeing a full trailer and experiencing the full marketing hype. Some positive word of mouth combined with the holiday season could considerably increase those numbers.

yotsuya said:
I’d predict the teaser gets 5-10 million more views by the time the movie is released, the full trailer will have 50-60 million views, and the box office will be better than TLJ, but under $700,000,000.

yotsuya said:
I’m very confident it will do better than TLJ. I will be very surprise if it fails to do that. That means in the US it should get about $630 million and worldwide about $1.4 billion.

pleasehello said:
I’m definitely predicting less than The Last Jedi. I really think a lot of people were turned off by it and don’t feel the need to see final installment.

Keep ‘em coming!

SilverWook said:

Rodney-2187 said:

I’ve streamed 4K HDR from Amazon, VUDU, and Movies Anywhere, and it looks great. Definitely better than a 1080p blu-ray and almost as good as a 4K UHD disc. But I’ve yet to stream anything from anyone that sounds as great as a disc.

Still, if you can stream 4K HDR, just do it! I remember the old days of trying to rotate the antenna on the roof to make the picture stop rolling, so I think all this streaming is great!

That wasn’t the antenna’s fault, it was a bad vertical control knob. 😛

When I was a kid, I would get up early to watch Hanna Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure on the kitchen tv, which somehow picked up the signal from a distant New York station so long as I held onto the rabbit ears with one hand.

It was so long ago, Star Wars wasn’t even a trilogy yet.

I’ve streamed 4K HDR from Amazon, VUDU, and Movies Anywhere, and it looks great. Definitely better than a 1080p blu-ray and almost as good as a 4K UHD disc. But I’ve yet to stream anything from anyone that sounds as great as a disc.

Still, if you can stream 4K HDR, just do it! I remember the old days of trying to rotate the antenna on the roof to make the picture stop rolling, so I think all this streaming is great!

What’s wrong with nostalgia?

Let the past die is the flawed viewpoint, at least according to Yoda. He advises that failure is the greatest teacher. So you need the past and all those failures to pass on the lessons learned in life. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

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I don’t want to insult anyone personally, and I’m not talking about anyone specific, but some Star Wars fans, the most vocal ones it seems, are a lot like Goldilocks. This porridge is too hot. This porridge is too cold. I’ve seen people complain the new movies are too similar to the OT and just feed off nostalgia, but then those same people complain that anything new isn’t real Star Wars. There’s this narrow thin line they expect the filmmakers to walk. This just shows how making a Star Wars movie in this climate is no sure thing, and any financial success is indeed earned.

I think they have done a great job. Are the movies perfect? Of course not. No movie ever has been in the history of movies. They’ve succeeded in introducing new exciting characters while bringing the original characters back in supporting roles the same way having Alec Guinness in a supporting role benefited the cast of the originals. I find the character arcs very compelling. There are entirely new ships along with advanced versions of previous ships. John Williams has made new music. Everything that makes a great Star Wars movie to me is there.

I have absolutely no idea what will happen in TRoS and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Combine all this with supporting stories from the animated series, novels, comics and live action series that are coming soon, and to me you have a great time to be a Star Wars fan!

Did I mention the theme parks? You’re telling me I can walk around a Star Wars village and drink blue milk, build a lightsaber, buy all sorts of unique Star Wars items, eat from a Star wars themed menu, take pics with a full size Millenium Falcon, fly said Falcon, and soon the main Rise of the Resistance ride will be in full gear? Nirvana I say!

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It may not be a popular view, but I still believe social media, youtube, and websites just looking for clicks have found that negativity gets the most clicks, and there’s only so much negativity that can be put out there before it actually starts to affect people. I honestly believe we are in a hate-first nitpicky society as it pertains to entertainment. They go into movies on a seek-and-destroy mission to find everything that is wrong with something and join the online backlash. The truth is we are spoiled rotten with how good we have it right now. Movie theaters have better screens, sound, and seats than ever before. Home theater technology is simply amazing. There is so much content being created to suit every taste, but the mentality is to seek out what you don’t like and focus on that. What a waste. This all of course just leaves the door open for trolls, disguised as fans, who just like to incite arguments for fun.

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I’m going to enjoy The Rise of Skywaker like there’s no tomorrow. I’m going out for Force Friday and putting on my finest Jedi robe and donning my best lightsaber for the premier. Is that silly? Yes, but in a world full of people killing each other, I think the world would be a better place if we were just silly for a few hours now and then.

Just noticing I was actually charged $160.41 (instead of $140.97)
Reading the fine print, it says “taxes added where applicable.”
Still, another $20 spread out over 36 months is less than a dollar. So it’s $4.46 per month instead of $3.92 (your taxes may vary).