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#626597
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A New direction for Lucasfilm Animation
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Dang. That is really disappointing. At first it sounded as though their strategy was to dry up new Star Wars content to drum up more excitement for VII. Which sounded like a really stupid strategy.

Now it's starting to make more sense. Where normal movies get tie-in prequel comics, I think this new trilogy is going to get a whole tv series. Which sounds really exciting. Just PLEASE let Dave still be at the helm!

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#626511
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Last movie seen
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

When going in to see this film I had the pretty disappointing Burton Alice in Wonderland floating around in the back of my mind. So I wasn't expecting much out of the film other than pretty scenery. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a pretty entertaining film. I'd definitely have to say Sam Raimi has redeemed himself after the mess that was Spider-Man 3. Sadly, my compatriots decided to catch it in 2D so now we'll be going back in again tomorrow to catch it again.

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Unfortunately I had the great Oz film in the back of my mind when seeing this. Jack just didn't stand a chance. It's a decent film. Very well structured but could have used another dialog pass. It just needed a little more humor. I think that would have gone a long way. Didn't care for the lead at all, though McGregor was fun. Had I seen this before Oz, I think I would regard it more favorably.

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#626492
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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yoda-sama said:

I suppose, but the little droid isn't on screen long enough to get proper Torgo theme music going.  Besides Tobor is from the Rifftrax to the Star Wars Holiday Special (totally watch it this way, btw), which makes it a relevant reference for a Star Wars commentary.

If your parents love you, they will buy you Tobor.

Someone summon me?

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#626462
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The Clone Wars: Season V
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IGN: There are so many questions, obviously, about the future of the show, but back last summer at Celebration, you talked about work being done on Season 6. We know that there are completed episodes that we haven’t seen. Might we get an announcement one way or the other about when and where we’ll be seeing that, any time soon?

Filoni: [Laughs] Well, that’s the interesting part, this wait-and-see thing, I know, for fans. But there are more stories to tell, and as I’ve said, we’ve been working on them for awhile. I’ll be excited when we can share more details with you about that, but at this point, there isn’t really much I can say. Unfortunately, that’s all I can say. Sadly, for you guys. [Laughs] I see cool stuff every day… it’s totally unfair!

IGN: That’s very encouraging, because there are some more extreme rumors saying, “The show is over!” But I kept thinking, “But they’ve been making episodes, so that can’t be the case!”

Filoni: Right? Always in motion is the future. This is where I can be very vague and quizzical. [Laughs]

Source. It's a pretty good interview.

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#626215
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Kitbashed
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I love it. I was pretty surprised by the subject matter. When I first saw the name on the 250577 tumblr a couple years ago I thought the site was going to be about the modeling side of things. =P I've definitely got to set some time aside to fully dive in. There's just so much to soak in. It's fantastic. 

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#625608
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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So Pablo Hidalgo just posted a new blog on the official site:

Star Wars Mysteries: The Rebel Commando That Wasn’t

Shows a fun bit of research. I just wish they'd turn their attention to the whole Gribbet=Rybet nonsense (he's clearly a Chubbit!). But what I found to be the most interesting bit in the entry was this:

Luckily I had the opportunity to go back to the original unedited documentary footage  and skimmed through the Jabba’s palace scenes, hoping to see evidence of this guy on set.

Doesn't that just turn you green with envy?

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#625165
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Last movie seen
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Predator (1987)

1987 was a busy year for Kevin Peter Hall. I don't think he could have played two characters that were more different Harry and the Predator. I got a hold of the original blu-ray release of the film as the subsequent releases were all DVNR'd to death. Frankly I don't know why they did it. This transfer of the film looks great and the audio was great too. It's odd to me how they apparently find it so hard these days to make a film like this anymore. Every character in this film is interesting and has their own personality. If this had been made today...well I guess you need not look any further than Predators to see how it would go. =P

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#624568
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Video Games - a general discussion thread
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Johnny Ringo said:

Did anyone buy Colonial Marines? I've been looking at youtube clips and reviews and it looks to be an absolute trainwreck. Interestingly, some of the stuff they showed while the game was in development looks far superior to the final product.

I did. It's....playable. The worst thing about it is the lost potential. Which was intensified by the marketing which was pretty much false advertisement. I've seen a stack of official screenshots that show stuff that is nowhere in the game. Well the lost potential and the terrible story. =P The writing in the game is just terrible. There are plot holes out the the wazoo and the dialog is just awful.

The level designers and audio engineers certainly did their jobs though. The locations feel authentic and the sounds and soundtrack are great. The graphics in general are pretty subpar though.

Six years in development and this is what we end up with. It's a real shame. Ultimately, I'd say the blame would definitely have to fall on Gearbox shoulders. Sega paid them to develop the game and instead they outsourced it to another studio while they focused on their own games. Which sounds like pretty dishonest business practice to me. There are something like five studios credited with developing the game.

Here's a report that constructs the story of what happened with the game based on the accounts of several anonymous A:CM devs.

Sadly the next Aliens game to be released will be an RTS. Not counting the new AVP game that was just released today for mobile devices.