I think whoever put this together is in the know. I think a couple shots in there might be from Despecialized and they definitely got the subtitles right.
I went in guarded but was pleasantly surprised. It was everything I wanted in a Star Wars sequel. Was it perfect? No, but the good definitely far outweighed the bad.
The acting was fantastic. Everyone turned in a solid performance and the new cast fit perfectly in the universe. Harrison turned on the magic and brought Han back to life. Love how character driven this film was. Oh and they got the real Ackbar to reprise the role! I was so worried they were going to use Tom Kane. LOVE that they brought back Erik Bauersfeld after a fan located him.
On the bad side, the plot was pretty thin. The Starkiller was completely unnecessary and never truly felt threatening. There were also way too many coincidences. Lastly, there was never any context given for how Rey would know about Jedi mind tricks and her rapid growth in the Force felt well…forced.
Those quibbles aside, I still thoroughly enjoyed the film and gladly consider it the fourth entry in the saga.
I ended up getting here an hour late. There were about 10 people ahead of me. There were around 75 at the IMAX across the food court. I have my copy of the Brian Daley Han Solo trilogy to pass the time.
Hey this is the non-spoiler thread, mister!
I dunno but my showing is at 7 tonight. Currently I’m planning on showing up at noon.
No love for Leonard Maltin?
Weren’t all a y’all listening? It’s a sabotage!
Yeah this is a return to form riffing old B-movies. Rifftrax has the luxury of never having to pay licensing fees since their main product is an external audio track to be played over films you provide yourself. MST3K has always had to pay licensing fees unless whatever they want to poke fun at is in the public domain.
The live stream countdown for the campaign was a huge success. They raised enough to do 13 episodes and a Christmas Special.
One of the most hilarious series of all time. Dunno if anyone else has been following the news but it’s coming back! They’ve been running a very successful Kickstarter campaign that ends tonight!
They’ve managed to raise enough funds for a full 12 episode season!
What do you think, sirs?
Anyone else find their reactions entirely appropriate in this video?
Finally finished Jessica Jones a few days ago. It’s a real struggle when you’re restrained by others’ schedules.
Anyway, it was pretty solid. David Tennant was brilliant as Kilgrave. Definitely looking forward to Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
UPDATE: Check out this new featurette - The MCU End Credits Tag
As long as they don’t name a lone bounty hunter ‘Solo’.
Bounty Hunter? Lone?
Nothing to see here. You can go about your business. Move along, move along.
Nah, he’s definitely going to be related in some way.
Didn’t know his character name until now. Was hoping for Son of Porkins.
Could this be indicative of the new dogfighting cinematography?
If so, I’m psyched.
I think it traces back to the early WEG days. WEG provided the very backbone, the foundation, for everything we know about the Star Wars universe outside of the films.
They did a lot of awesome work expanding the universe BUT there was one aspect of it that was eventually abandoned but the echoes of which could still be felt going forward. That aspect being that the original contention was that most of the galaxy was still unexplored and it was new founded Empire that was leading this charge to explore what was out there and to conquer, exploit and enslave anything and everyone they came across.
For the longest time, it was a fact that Mon Cala/Dac was a newly discovered planet within the OT timeframe.
So with that context in mind, the Unknown Regions being laid out as they were made some sense. But it should have been readdressed loooooooong ago. That they’ve not done so at this opportune moment in time with the new canon is a massive failure on their part.
Pfft. Enlisted men can’t make decisions of that magnitude.
These motion posters are getting out of hand!
Hasn’t it always been like that in SW canon though?
Keyword "kept."
UGH, they kept the Unknown Regions as a giant blot that reaches right next to the Galactic Core. So DUMB.
I’ve always maintained that the Unknown Regions should have been one of the spiral arms of the galaxy. At least that would have made some sense.
The first trailer for Captain America: Civil War is here!
It’s been years since I’ve seen it but I remember enjoying the original series from back in 2003.
Anyone else a gigantic Graboid fanatic? I don’t know what it is about that franchise but I’ve always been a huge fan. It probably has to do with the fact that the original four films and TV series were headed by my favorite writing/producing duo of Wilson and Maddock.
Anyway, what with the new film that just premiered a month ago and the big news dropped today. Well, I thought now was the perfect time for a thread.
Without further adieu, here’s the big news:
Earth-shaking reboot news!
There’s a TV series in the works reviving the sci-fi franchise Tremors — and original star Kevin Bacon is back on board as an actor and executive producer.
Universal Cable Productions and Blumhouse Productions are developing a show based on the 1990 cult favorite about giant killer worms, a movie that spawned four direct-to-video sequels. There was a previous TV version, as well (the 13-episode Tremors: The Series that aired on SciFi Channel in 2003).
Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) has been tapped to write the adaptation.
Bacon’s involvement is particularly cool as the actor is returning to the franchise after 25 years. Bacon, who recently starred in Fox’s The Following, only appeared in the original Tremors (and doubtless turned down ample opportunities to be involved with the sequels). Bacon will reprise his character Valentine McKee and the setting will return to the fictional Nevada desert town of Perfection.
Earlier this year Bacon said he’d love to revisit the character. “I’d love to do something else with Tremors and revisit the character 25 years later,” he said. “Part of what’s great about that movie is there are next to no digital effects. The monsters are done with puppetry, and it’s still off, funny and scary — it’s a cool accomplishment.”
UCP and Blumhouse are currently shopping the project around to various networks and we’re told “multiple bidders” are interested. Obviously SciFi Channel’s new incarnation Syfy seems like one potential fit, but nowadays pretty much every network is interested in genre shows.
May I request something outlandish with Spock in it.
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