SilverWook

When you discover you’ve helped someone out but didn’t realize you were doing it at the time. That’s a good feeling. : )

DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

https://thinkprogress.org/new-pro-trump-ad-features-little-girl-thanking-trump-for-letting-us-say-merry-christmas-again-11131bee0a79/
They’re spending One Million dollars on this ad campaign. Maybe they could have donated to a charity or something? And here I was feeling guilty for buying myself a Christmas present!
I’m sure the little girl was coached. Say the line, and we’ll give you a puppy! 😛

Wow, I didn’t know that until Trump took over, we couldn’t say Merry Christmas. hmm.

Christmas was the Candlejack of holidays.

Candlejack? What a load of superstitous nons…

yhwx said:

What a jackass.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/its-very-gold-the-presidential-coin-undergoes-a-trumpian-makeover/2017/12/22/23c8b11e-e5bb-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpcoin405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

For two decades, the commander in chief has doled out distinguished-looking coins as personal mementos. Now, the presidential “challenge coin” has undergone a Trumpian transformation.

The presidential seal has been replaced by an eagle bearing President Trump’s signature. The eagle’s head faces right, not left, as on the seal. The 13 arrows representing the original states have disappeared. And the national motto, “E pluribus unum” — a Latin phrase that means “Out of many, one” — is gone.

Instead, both sides of the coin feature Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

The changes don’t stop there. In addition to his signature, Trump’s name appears three times on the coin, which is thicker than those made for past presidents. And forget the traditional subdued silver and copper: Trump’s coin, a White House aide marveled, is “very gold.”

Ralphie’s Little Orphan Annie secret decoder ring is more impressive looking.

However, I do have a few wobbly tables those could help with. They’ll probably turn green in a few years though. 😉

I hope SNL does their own version.

Rey might find the hero thing is easy compared to keeping any feelings of jealously in check if Finn and Rose get serious.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I haven’t seen TLJ and won’t, and the same will hold true for the Han Solo movie and Ep. IX. People are free to doubt my commitment if they so wish; the world will go on regardless.

You could always wear one of these so we can monitor your movements. 😉

Easy to say, difficult to prove. 😉

https://thinkprogress.org/new-pro-trump-ad-features-little-girl-thanking-trump-for-letting-us-say-merry-christmas-again-11131bee0a79/
They’re spending One Million dollars on this ad campaign. Maybe they could have donated to a charity or something? And here I was feeling guilty for buying myself a Christmas present!
I’m sure the little girl was coached. Say the line, and we’ll give you a puppy! 😛

Really? I only see bits and pieces of the movie every year.

Where are the angry calls to throw the movie into the vault and boycott Paramount if they ever sell it on video? 😉

Sorry about that. I keep forgetting about that pesky remake with Aquaman. 😉

Let us hope the MCU does him justice.

Airing on the Sci Fi Channel, (I refuse to call it Sy Fy) on January 7th and 8th. Fire up your video recording devices!

JEDIT:@#$! Never mind, it’s not the Arnold version. !@#!!

Or yelling at them to make more? 😉

Now some media outlets seem bent on painting the movie as a failure. 😕
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/12/22/last-jedi-daily-grosses-are-swiftly-collapsing-the-worst-holds-of-all-9-star-wars-movies/#45b4568355c1

DrDre said:

In a way The Last Jedi is Disney’s veiled message, that we will probably never see the OOT released on (4K) bluray or any other form. TLJ’s message is clear. Out with the old, and in with the new. As a fan you either adapt or die. The OOT is the posterboy for the first generation of Star Wars fans. It represents the old, perhaps even the ancient, and not the new. Disney will put all their marketing power in selling this next generation Star Wars. The OOT has no place in this.

If that was true, then this site and every OT preservation project is one giant middle finger then? 😉

Kevin Smith lost any credibility with me when he did a segment for Leno running around a Comic Con essentially mocking the very culture he used to be part of before he hit it big.

Also, he trashed The Addams Family on his show just to suck up to Eddie Munster. 😉

I took it as Yoda’s way of telling Luke to lighten the heck up.

Luke’s wink to Threepio was sweet too.

I’m baffled by the visceral reactions, since I’m an old school Star Wars fan, and should be deeply offended and record a dissertation on youtube or something. I don’t think even the prequels generated this level of online loathe, but social media wasn’t what it is now.

Maybe I’m just too old to give a crap either way. 😛

Seriously though, I liked it. Looking forward to seeing it in 70mm IMAX next month.

He hasn’t been too bored to sign autographs at Celebration in the past.

Disney Ruined Star Wars said:

I think it’s time to put away the tinfoil hats and doubt anyone does “review bombs” or whatever they are called. Studios are in a constant battle to win the PR war and they do everything they can to mitigate bad publicity about their movies. If the critics give bad reviews, then there are suddenly news stories about how Rotten Tomatoes is not reliable and hurting the movie industry. If fans give bad reviews, then suddenly its bots and trolls making the score look bad.

I can say that when I watched in a packed theater on opening night, I didn’t hear any cheering or excitement. During the Canto Bight animal sequence, when they were running through the casino, about half a dozen people got up and walked out. Probably just to use the bathroom or get popcorn, but still nobody liked that entire portion of the movie. On a couple of other non-Star Wars forums I visit, almost everyone dislikes the movie. Couple of positive reviews here and there but mostly nobody liked it. On Star Wars forums it’s a mixed bag. Some people like it some people hate it. Just my experience.

Not my theater experience at all. YMMV.

In any case, people who put up War and Peace sized dissertations of the film on youtube might have a bit too much time on their hands.

Remember when we were supposed to be the whiny angry fanboys with an axe to grind? My how times have changed. 😛

TavorX said:

Anyone think the Falcon should be destroyed in IX? I was kinda bummed even back in TFA that it lasted movie. And then it came back into action in TLJ. My reasoning is because it’s making excessive appearances and if it isn’t gone in IX, that leaves room for it to appear in yet another trilogy after IX… Plus, not gonna lie, I’m going to tear up seeing it blown up or something in the next movie.

Then you have to deal with who’s in the cockpit when it happens. They wouldn’t dare kill Chewie at this point.

DominicCobb said:

Ronster said:

well I think you can certainly expect a lower budget on the last Episode given the social media reaction.

It looks like a 50/50 split so the budget will be aligned accordingly for losses.

More accurate research shows it’s nothing near 50/50, probably closer to 90/10 or 70/30 at the very least.

And when TLJ becomes the third highest grossing domestic release of all time, I’m sure any thought about decreasing the IX budget will disappear.

One can also factor in certain assets were already built for TFA and TLJ. (Sets props and costumes.) They aren’t going to let anything happen to the full size Falcon this time around when they can eventually put it on display in one of the parks.