Tobar

Don’t start the TNG films until after you’ve finished the series, SPOILERS otherwise.

Sadly I have to hope that we’ll never see the character again because if we do, one way or another his voice is going to be awful.

This is how I prefer my Star Trek cerealized:

This is a direct prequel to a movie that opens with Vader on the rampage. There was never any question that he’d be appearing, the mystery is how much screen time he’ll have.

Yeah I’ve been enjoying my time with NMS as well.

I still prefer Steam’s infrastructure for modern games, but man do I love GOG for preserving and restoring classics that would otherwise be lost to time. I have a strict policy of only buying the GOG version of older titles as I know that that will always be the best version available out there in terms of performance on modern systems.

TV’s Frink said:

Non-spoiler threads become less and less useful as the release date gets closer and closer. No one was using this thread until Ben bumped it.

The TFA non-spoiler thread was open to discussion of trailers while the spoiler thread was filled with all the juicy supposed leaks. I don’t know why trailers are suddenly anathema for this film. Again, if someone is so paranoid about not finding out ANYTHING about a film they have no business in a thread like this.

To put it simply, no. Paul McGann is wonderful as the Doctor but the absolute butchering of the character of the Master is just awful.

It’s worth checking out for completionist’s sake but go in with very low expectations.

Jay said:

I understand the desire to avoid spoilers, but prohibiting the discussion of trailer content seems excessive to me.

I agree wholeheartedly. I’m wary of spoiler threads because they can be havens for actual leaks. I’d like to discuss a film and the official promotional material released for it without risking getting legitimately spoiled.

If you’re so paranoid that you avoid trailers than you really have no business in a thread dedicated to the film anyway.

C-3PO is an expert in human-cyborg relations. I want to know more about these cyborgs and why they’re seemingly held at arm’s length from the rest of the galaxy. Perhaps cyborgs think they’re better than the non-enhanced?

I just can’t get over this shot:

Wonderful, wonderful!

Give my regards to Lt. Barclay!

ZkinandBonez said:

Seriously, is this from an actual canon SW comic? This seems more like Robot Chicken joke. I honestly can’t read this panel without hearing Seth MacFarlane’s voice as Palpatine.

Try this on for size.

ray_afraid said:

Tobar said:

The Rebellion leadership would even end their briefings with “may the Force be with you.” So it would seem that it’s a belief that has a life outside of the Jedi Order alone.

I’ve always thought of that like people (religious or not) saying “God bless you”, “In God we trust”, swearing in on a bible, ect. Things that have carried over from a more religious age.

Hence the previous sentence that you left off. =P

Simon Pegg said:

Sure, we experience time as a contiguous series of cascading events but perception and reality aren’t always the same thing. Spock’s incursion from the Prime Universe created a multidimensional reality shift. The rift in space/time created an entirely new reality in all directions, top to bottom, from the Big Bang to the end of everything. As such this reality was, is and always will be subtly different from the Prime Universe. I don’t believe for one second that Gene Roddenberry wouldn’t have loved the idea of an alternate reality (Mirror, Mirror anyone?). This means, and this is absolutely key, the Kelvin universe can evolve and change in ways that don’t necessarily have to follow the Prime Universe at any point in history, before or after the events of Star Trek ‘09, it can mutate and subvert

Also, from Star Trek Online, the official continuation of the Prime Universe. In reference to a new quest line that lets you travel to the Kelvin Universe:

The sheer destruction from the Hobus supernova has weakened the barrier between our reality and one strangely similar to our own, leaving a strange temporal anomaly in its wake. This anomaly serves as a gateway between our universe… and a quantum universe both similar and different to our own.

Tyrphanax said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Jedha turned out to be the birth world of the Jedi Order (or at least the source of their name).

I think we have a winner.

I was kinda hoping there wouldn’t be a bunch of lame Force stuff in this. Sigh.

Gareth mentioned during the Rogue One panel that its only in there because Lucasfilm wanted to introduce it. So I figure it’s mostly used as a backdrop. Though I’m sure it’ll play some role in the characters of Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus.

I too would prefer a film completely devoid of the Force but there are too many out there with the very strict opinion that it isn’t Star Wars without it.

That aside though, I think it’s nice that they’re exploring the greater galaxy’s understanding of the Force. The original Star Wars hinted that it was viewed as a once popular religion. The Rebellion leadership would even end their briefings with “may the Force be with you.” So it would seem that it’s a belief that has a life outside of the Jedi Order alone.

There are worse things than a little recycled music.

New trailer:
Arrival

Another alternative explanation is that they reshot his scenes later and decided to change his look or were forced to if he was growing out his hair by that time for another role.

Train to Busan (2016)

I’m no connoisseur of the genre but this was undoubtedly the best film of its kind that I’ve seen in years. Very intense and heartbreaking at times.

Luke Cage - Main Trailer

Speaking of Arex, I wasn’t aware that one of the fan productions had fully realized him in live action:

I’ll have to look into this…

Edit: Here he is in action. Pretty ambitious effects work for a fan production.

I still miss the Chapel-Spock aspect. The whole Uhura-Spock thing just doesn’t really work.

Rand has appeared in the comic series but has yet to appear in the films. They could always reintroduce M’Ress and shift her to duties to navigation. =P

Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)

This long neglected franchise has been enjoying a bit of a resurgence of late and I caught a case of ghost fever. I’ve since rewatched the original two films, revisited the television show and have dived right into the very good IDW comic series and decided it was time to revisit this gem.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is the long lost third film we never got. The entire cast returned to reprise their roles in a very fitting and fun story that continues where the films left off. Gameplay is very fun with a variety of new gadgets to bust the various spooks, specters and ghosts you encounter. Speaking of which, there is a very nice variety of different enemies on display here that keep things varied from encounter to encounter. The game also still holds up very well graphically for a title of its age. If you’re a fan of the Ghostbusters and video games this is definitely a title you don’t want to miss!

ZkinandBonez said:

The cartoon segment however might be released one day as a bonus feature (properly at least).

It already has.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

I’ve had my eye on director, Taika Waititi, for a while now. His last two films, BOY and What We Do in the Shadows were quirky fun romps. His latest film, Wilderpeople continues that trend and is an absolute delight. This was undoubtedly one of the best films I’ve seen this year and one I’d definitely recommend. Taika continues to prove to be a great writer and director and I can’t wait to see what he does with Marvel’s Thor next year.