I find video posters incredibly wasteful. The local theater chain’s latest location has nothing but video posters. Such a huge waste of electricity.
Dave is on the panel. I could see them announcing the new show he’s been working on.
I’m not 100% sure what you are referring to in your post?
Sorry, I thought my post was more clear. The magic crystal thing is not Star Wars. You won’t find **** like that in the original three movies. Some creatively challenged animated TV-writer of limited ability, or some creatively challenged EU author of limited writing ability, came up with it out of his ***, and Disney’s creatively bankrupt hacks decided to borrow it, as they are accustomed to doing.
Well…
The Force is all around us. It can be collected and transmitted through the use of a Kiber Crystal. It’s the only way to amplify the power of the Force within you. - Ben Kenobi, in “The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller, Third-Draft, August 1975”
The idea of the Kaiburr crystal can be traced to the earliest incarnations of the script for Star Wars; specifically, the May 1, 1975 “Story Synopsis and Typed Outline” from “The Adventures of Luke Starkiller (episode one) ‘The Star Wars’.” There it was spelled as a “Kiber Crystal” and acted as a MacGuffin, or device driving the story, for the heroes to capture. Ben Kenobi was intended to explain to Luke Skywalker how the Kiber Crystal collected the Force and allowed the wielder to use it. Eventually, in a later edition of the draft, “The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller, Third-Draft, August 1975,” the plot was expanded to include Kenobi attempting to capture his personal Kiber Crystal from the “Crystal Chamber” on the Imperial throne world of Alderaan. The elder Jedi would explain how it had been taken from him during the Battle of Condawn—the same battle in which Skywalker’s father died—by one of Kenobi’s disciples. The few crystals that remained were held in the Alderaanian Crystal Chamber. Later, Skywalker was to utilize the crystal in his fight with Darth Vader.
Pretty simple really.
Lando #1-5
Up to now I’ve been incredibly disappointed with Marvel’s modern take on Star Wars. They’ve been a huge disappointment that has had me yearning for the Dark Horse days.
After a very long break I decided it was time to try again. Lando is my first dip back in and it’s a promising one.
They did a very fine job of capturing the essence of Lando and I very much enjoyed this new take on Lobot. I like to imagine he has a Northern English accent. There’s a decent plot here but nothing too exciting.
It still has some annoying bits that don’t really fit in this universe but they’re kept to a minimum. Hopefully the other mini-series can at least maintain this level of quality. Once I’ve burned through them I’ll be left with nothing but the Main line and Darth Vader. Blech.
I didn’t know there was this much green in the whole galaxy…
Well this is a fun video:
Rogue One and Star Wars Original Trilogy - visuals recreations comparisons
ENEMY MINE (1985)
Finally was able to get a hold of a copy of this on blu-ray. Absolutely wonderful film! Everything came together just right for it. Outstanding writing, directing and performances from everyone involved. The transfer on this blu-ray is fantastic, sharp clear picture and good color. All of the effects by ILM still hold up very well. It’s such a shame that this film was never appreciated in its time and is mostly forgotten today. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it!
Clearly unfounded concerns. They were never going to mar her final performance by cutting it up or altering it. The only tasteful way to handle this is to acknowledge her loss at the start of IX.
It’s an interesting way of recycling dead media, but what happens if little Timmy tries to stick it in the one working VCR you have left? 😉
The Carrie stuff is non-news. We’ve known she finished all of her shooting for VIII before she passed.
Now that bit about the Han Solo movie…very interesting.
Don’t kid yourself into thinking it’s all on the filmmakers. The formula is specifically designed so that their films are indistinguishable from one another. Quick, without cheating, who directed Captain America: Civil War? You don’t know and you don’t care because it doesn’t matter. It’s a product first and a film second.
Not that you were asking me but the Russo Brothers. I know that because I do care and so do they. They’re doing far greater things with Marvel than Joss Whedon did with the characters.
Marvel puts a lot of faith in their filmmakers. They’ve had hiccups in the past (Edgar Wright) but on the whole they rely a lot on the directors they hire to set the tone and direction of their individual films.
Guardians of the Galaxy is without a doubt, a James Gunn film. Thor: Ragnarok is shaping up to be a thoroughly Taika Waititi film with all the funny quirks that entails.
Likewise, the Russos are proving to be very capable at creating Action Thrillers.
There are the occasional paint by the numbers productions that pop up but to say that all of the MCU is the same is patently false.
Seeing both a Jedi and a Sith simultaneously believe they’d find redemption through Vader was awesome, and was yet another example of “things I hate about the PT that are mostly alright in this context”.
I didn’t think they were talking about Vader.
Likely it was kept intentionally ambiguous.
There’s nothing really ambiguous about it.
Maul: Oh, you have a purpose here. Perhaps you are…protecting something? No…protecting someone.
Maul: Tell me…is it the Chosen One?
Kenobi: He is.
Maul: He. Will. Avenge us…
Speechless. That was amazing.
There were definitely two references to the Short Circuit films.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017)
LOVED IT! Everything you could want from a classic monster movie, it delivers in spades! It’s been so long since we’ve had a proper one. If you go see this, and I most definitely recommend you do, STAY AFTER THE CREDITS!
I was real little watching the hd versions on Netflix a few years ago was probably the first I’ve seen it
If you were really little when they added TOS to Netflix streaming, you’re probably still really little now. I’m gonna guess you’re six years old!
Mon Mothma & Bail Organa seem pretty chill about him having a Jedi friend in R1.
Wha?
Cate Blanchett looks crazy. I like it!
Now where’s my Enemy Mine blu release?!?!
