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Every New Years Day I host a "Watch all the Star Wars Movies!" Party. Traditionally I goes:

• Phantom Edit (7:00 am)
• Attack of the Phantom
• ROTS
• SW:R
• ESB SE
• ROTJ GOUT

And I always give out the DVDs of the fan edits to people who show up.

This year I switched it up and showed the DeSpecialized OT. It went over great and I actualyl had to burn a second set when two people were arguing over who got to take the DVDs.

Bingowings said:

Return of theBoost...Yay!

 Good to be back. :)

Bingowings said:

 

The studios do distribute a load of crap films.

If this film is crap and I can't say it is because I haven't seen it but if it is I think the studio reaction (assuming that Lucas hasn't pulled that out of his bucket of chicken) is more to do with the financial downturn than race.

It does seem very cheap of George to play the race card.

What about the first major motion picture about gay airmen in World War 2 George?

Racism is a bigger social issue but cinematographically it's kind of covered, where as with gay American war heroes, male and/or female, there's a lot of room for coverage in there.

With conscription there must have been thousands of gay service men and women during the war.

So much so that even a bad film would be considered at least a step in the right direction. 

Studios are very frightened of any film that might be labeled a 'black movie.'

Robert Townsend said the studios delayed the relase of "Meteor Man" because it was a 'black movie' and they figured all the black people we seeing 'Menace 2 Society' that month.

"Spawn" had the studio insist a black character be recast as white to avoid making the audience think it was a 'black movie.'

And studies show the studios aren't completely off base.

I totally agree with you that a movie about gay soldiers would be a real step in the right direction.  If you ever see the movie "Enigma" (which i don't reccomend) they more or less replace gay-super genius warhero Alan Turing with a generic straight guy in a fictionalized retelling.

darth_ender said:

georgec said:

Jingle All the Way is a genuinely enjoyable, hilarious movie.

 

Haven't seen TheBoost for a long time, so there's no one to punish me for my sarcasm.  Sweet! *fistpump*

 

 So you though.

CENSURE!!!

Starship Troopers... bar none.

The OT.

The Prestige is working it's way up there...

...as is sadly "Thomas the Tank Engine and the Misty Island Rescue."

I think a key point is in SW how Vader's subordinated treat him. While he's plainly the boss, they aren't afraid of him and are free to disagree and almost argue.

By ESB Vader's moved up in the world. He has a bigger ship, commands other ships, and NO ONE gives him instructions and you question him at your peril.

How much of this can be accounted by a change in Vader the person, and how much can be accounted by a change in Imperial power structure?

One possibility is that his discovery of having a son (and planning a father/son coup) has made him more motivated/aggressive.

The other possibility is that Vader's now "off the leash." He's plainly been promoted, either because of the power vacuum above him after the DS went boom, or because his apparent mandate of hunting down the Rebels has now become the main focus of the Imperial navy.

Since Vader had a rise in status between SW and Empire, what does this tell us about his relationship with Tarkin?

In SW when Vader choked the douchebag in the confrence scene, everyone is shocked and appalled. Plainly this isn't normal... the dude pushed Vader a little too hard. After Star Wars, everyone almost expects to be choked... even Moff Jerjerood in ROTJ. This seems to indicate that Vader wasn't in a position to go around choking people willy-nilly in SW and one is left to wonder what would have followed if he hadn't obeyed Tarkin's order to release him.

Nick Cage, Josh Brolin, and Paris Hilton all came into the Blockbuster I worked at.

I met Andy Dick at the bar and he tried to score coke from my roommate. They ended up partying all night.

I had numerous encounters with Bob Hope and Fred "The Hammer" Williamson in restaurants and coffee shops in Palm Springs.

Woody Harrelson used the bench press next to me at a gym in Arcata california. He was on a huge bike tour promoting hemp.

I've met tons of pro wrestlers, some quite famous, but I actually trained with several who went on to national TV, Rico Costantino, Chris Daniels, and Frankie Kazarian.

ps.

Oh yeah, I'm back.

ben_danger said:

my issue with TPM title is, might sound silly, is that i wouldn't have known what a 'Phantom' or a 'Menace' would have been when I was 7 (the age I was when I first saw STAR WARS)

You should take that up with your teachers.

If only Johnny Eck was still alive!

This thread is now about that one guy who had the picture of himself holding up the audio tape in front of his face.

Jaitea said:

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

Just so you know, the 3D releases are still happening. Also, here's the poster for TPM 3D:

http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/SWcom_Reveals_TPM_3D_Movie_Poster_141123.asp

Great....more lazy photoshop collages

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 Peculiar that the main character (Qui Gon) and the most important characters to the "Saga" (Annie and Amidala) aren't on it.

This thread is now about TOPICS THAT LAST WAY TO LONG!

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SilverWook said:

And nobody disses Ray Harryhausen's masterpiece on my watch.

"Jason and the Argonauts" might be Harryhausen's masterpiece, but it sure aint Beverley Cross's (the writer) masterpiece.

georgec said:

Decades from now film scholars will look back on this era and point to the prequels as quintessential examples of how storytelling suffered at the expense of CGI, CGI, and more CGI.

You mean as compared to how other special effects styles bring out the best in story telling, like stop motion "Jason and the Argonauts" being nothing but a series of loosely strung together set pieces with no ending, or how class puppets gave us finely crafter epics like "Critters" and "Ghoulies?

and men in suits gave us gripping dramas like "Gamera" and "Battle of the Gargantuas?"

And we can never forget touching character studies like "Robot Jox."

TV's Frink said:

TheBoost said:

darth_ender said:

 God has given other things that many consider great: illicit drugs, ... ... video games, pornography, whatever.  

 Yeah but coffees better than all those thing!

And using an apostrophe in a contraction is the best thing of all!

You know what unite's all people of all faith's?

Hating grammar police like you'.

darth_ender said:

 God has given other things that many consider great: illicit drugs, ... ... video games, pornography, whatever.  

 Yeah but coffees better than all those thing!

TheBoost said:

What's the deal with not drinking coffee? I mean... why doesn't God love you enough?

 To be clear... I'm aware that it's a rule in the Words of Wisdom (?) church dotrine against 'hot drinks' that also includes tea

BUT why would any God but an Evil God (Like in Time Bandits) make something so great, and then go "No coffee for you!"

What's the deal with not drinking coffee? I mean... why doesn't God love you enough?

Vladius said:

Sepharih said:

 

I'm saying that there should be more established and better developed motivations for Luke's near turn.....and you're saying that it's the emperor's power of persuasion in the force that defies rational.

 

There are, you're not seeing them.
You think that he's turning to the dark side when he attacks Vader, he's not. He's angry at the idea that Vader will try to turn Leia, along with everything else that happened, but that's the thing that makes him actually start attacking. It's well established already that they love each other, romantically or platonically, in all three of the movies. In the same movie, Luke has rescued Leia and showed concern for her well being. There is a scene where he tells her that they're brother and sister.

His "near turn" is within the duel after he starts attacking, when he goes from participating to becoming the aggressor. This is because he is using his anger to help him succeed, which has natural consquences that are also well established. That's why he looks surprised and disturbed with himself after cutting off Vader's hand. He's realizing that he's gone farther than he intended to.

 This.

A turn to the Dark Side (in the OT) is not described as a simple choice based on wanting a specific outcome.

It's seductive, and easy. Dangerous.

Luke's "motivation" is getting him pissed off/scared enough to use the Dark Side. "Why" doesn't matter. (There is no why).

The Dark Side isn't steroids. It's not a shady choice that leads to a goal.

The Dark Side is methamphetamine. Try it and it destroys your soul and takes control.

Sometimes.

But really, I have the Harmy versions to watch. I have SW:R and am eagerly awaiting ESB:R.

Frankly, most movies I love DON'T have a "current state" to feel one way or the other about. I own "Casablanca" and watch it sometimes. That's it.

So whenever I'm pissed at Lucas, or not enjoying the EU or something, I just remember that it's the movies that I love, and the rest is just gravy.

TV's Frink said:

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*hgis*

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Let's rock!

walking_carpet said:

I thought they specifically had him cut in half to leave no doubt about his death and to quash any hopes of seeing him again?

 In a serial, shared universe storytelling, NO ONE is ever killed well enough to not be brought back by a future writer.