Tobar

I didn't think they were changing the ending. But they are changing things in the upgrade. You can see weird floating rocks and other things when they switch to the improved graphics. For Halo Anniversary they changed the color of the sky amongst other things.

You want to increase the poly count of a model or texture resolution? Fine but go adding things the original art director never intended.

You can listen to what happened behind that closed door here and here.

SW1980 said:

I think that the ewoks are just way too harmless to defeat a few squads of well trained military humans.

 Harmless? They successfully captured and were going to eat our heroes until they thought Threepio was a wrathful god.

Who knows how many scouts they devoured over the course of the construction of the Second Death Star.

Well they're doing a lot more than improving textures, that's a problem I have with most graphical upgrades to games. They always change things instead of just doing a 1:1 improvement.

I hadn't heard about them changing the ending.

doubleofive said:

I am a man of strong whims and little self-control.

http://twitter.com/doubleofive/status/478676743125889024

Johnny Ringo said:

Is is sad that I'm much more interested in playing a game Bungie put out 10 years ago [Halo 2] than the game they are about to release [destiny]?

 No I think that just makes you uninformed and or extremely nostalgic. =P

Which is why I'm SO looking forward to Alien: Isolation!

Episode 3 of Star Trek Continues is out!

doubleofive said:

As much as I liked the first one, I don't think we're ready for another one. Short of complaining about the Blu-ray changes, we don't have any evidence of "Disney-fication" of the franchise, beyond the announcements of spinoff movies.

 Yeah, I think it would have been best to wait until at least VII.

Depends on how long they plan to collect clips while assembling this.

I just fear it's going to be filled with the misinformed shouting about what they perceive Disney to be doing to the franchise. Lord knows we have enough of that around these parts let alone the rest of the internet.

So apparently this is a thing in the works.

They're looking for video submissions, wish I could contribute.

Just finished reading both parts of Blade Squadron.

It's a nice safe story that doesn't draw upon any of the expanded universe and tells the tale of a somewhat important B-Wing squadron during the attack on the second Death Star.

I liked it.

So it turns out that Josh Trank, the director of the second standalone film has actually dipped his toes in that far, far away galaxy before...

Back in 2007 he released this little ditty:

Stabbing at Leia's 22nd Birthday

It's certainly...something....

SilverWook said:

I wish there was some way we could all sign and send Mr. Ford a get well soon card.

 We could always send one to Pinewood Studios for them to pass on. The trick is somehow getting us all to sign it though. =P

This is neat!

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

This was one that I was really interested in because of Genndy Tartakovsky's involvement. Unfortunately I missed it in theaters and only now am getting to it. It's a solid film, I'd say the biggest weakness of it was Sandler's voice. He acted well enough but he just never actually sounded like Dracula. There's even a point in the movie where he speaks through another character and they sounded far more like Dracula than he ever did. But other than that, it's a good film. Well...seeing the concept art in the credits made me wish it had been hand drawn...but I feel that way about most animated films these days.

darklordoftech said:

Anyway, whether it's Disney or Lucasfilm deciding, I'm certain that the history of the Sith will be dictated by the spin-offs, not by the NeEU.

 No such thing, Star Wars now consists of a singular canon.

Though I do agree they'll probably avoid that kind of thing in other media to leave room for the films to define.

The Lucasfilm Story Group is involved with ALL aspects of the Star Wars universe. The books, the games AND the movies.

Kennedy is not the creative type. She started out as a producer and has remained one throughout her career. She's made it by finding the right people for the job and trusting them to do what they were hired for.

When George handed off the company he told her who at the company had the knowledge and experience to manage the brand and they've continued to do so under her management.

When it comes to decisions about where it should head she trusts them because George trusted them.

darklordoftech said:

Tobar said:

Talk to Pixar and they'll tell you Disney keeps their hands out of their creative decisions.

If that's true, why has Pixar become so sequel-happy?

 You'd have to ask John Lasseter. My guess would be because he's stretched himself between three separate studios and the creative team they have on hand is not the same when the company was founded.

What happened to Kathleen Kennedy?

She's taken George's position in the company. Do you believe he personally oversaw the development of the EU?

Well that's disappointing. The GOUT/SE mix is certainly still serviceable though!

Skyward Sword was not cell-shaded. It just had a highly stylized design aesthetic.

In general less realistic, more stylized designs hold up better over time. A game like Grim Fandago still holds up wonderfully compared to the other 3D games of its time.

But I would say cell-shading is a blight in most cases.

Cell-shading is a technique used most often to add black lines around models in an attempt to give them an almost hand drawn look. It's really ugly most of the time.

The only game I can think of that I really liked it in was Jet Set Radio.

Talk to Pixar and they'll tell you Disney keeps their hands out of their creative decisions.

Talk to Marvel and you'll hear the same.

If you're going to discuss the future of Star Wars, point to the people actually calling the shots.

In this case it would be the Lucasfilm Story Group headed by Leland Chee and Pablo Hidalgo.

*points out once again Disney doesn't care, it's all in the hands of the new guard at Lucasfilm*

So what would a man who hates movies know about what would work in one? In any case, DREDD isn't some big Hollywood spectacle. Sylvester Stallone's Judge Dredd certainly was but DREDD is a different beast altogether.

Anyway, let us not forget Frank.

Ronster said:

Jaitea said:

.......wait a second Ronster,.....don't forget Boba is working for Jabba also,.....he wouldn't consider shooting at the Falcon......one his few lines in the film...."What if he doesn't survive, he's worth a lot to me"

J

 I thought Han already had a death warrant out on him and Vaders new Bounty was in conflict with the Jabba Bounty?

 Jabba wanted him alive, hence Boba's line. Vader only wants to use Han and Leia to draw out Luke. He's willing to give up Han to Boba because he knows as long as he has Leia Luke will eventually come for her.

How To Train Your Dragon (2010)

A wonderful film that doesn't speak down to its audience. One of those film's that's truly for everyone.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Like the main protagonist this franchise has definitely matured. A fantastic film that doesn't pull its punches. In time I could see this franchise becoming as beloved as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. Definitely looking forward to the next entry.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

I concur with Anchorhead.