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Post: #72276
Topic: In Memoriam: jimbo September 2003 - October 2004
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/72276/action/topic#72276
Time: 19-Oct-2004 9:57 AM

I kind of liked Jimbo, even though he subscribed to the "any attention is good attention" school of thought. It's just too bad he had to resort to classless comments to get that attention.

Post: #71216
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Trailer description!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71216/action/topic#71216
Time: 14-Oct-2004 4:20 PM

Bizzle, my point was just that, try as I might, it will be hard for me (and possibly for others) to see each prequel as entities that are independent of one another. Even if I think ROTS is 100% fantastic, it's still part of a larger whole which, for me, will still be 2/3 garbage. I'm not talking myself out of liking something I like, I'm just trying to explain, to you, how it might be reasonable for someone to have bittersweet feelings even if they think ROTS is awesome.

Oh, and sorry for lumping you in with Jimbo.

Post: #71176
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Trailer description!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71176/action/topic#71176
Time: 14-Oct-2004 1:18 PM

Bizzle, I find you to be somewhat of a hypocrit. You criticize us for criticizing others, and for being too 'black and white'. By saying someone has an extreme stance and that a more moderate approach should be taken, you are in fact starting a 'black and white' argument. You are saying you are right and the other is wrong.

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Your sports analogy isn't a very good one, either. Let's stick to movies.

My sports analogy was quite sound, in fact. But just for you, I'll go with with your Michael Bay example, which I find flawed. For me, a sports season, or a movie frachise, is where one thing builds on the other. The overall quality of the individual events may fluctuate, but the events are still connected, like it or not, and there is an overall goal . The Rock doesn't pick up where Bad Boys left off. I don't see the PT this way. The prequels, by their very nature, are intended to be one big story, at least to me. Which leads to...

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If I don't like a couple movies by a director, and then I watch one that's good--Why should I hold those other two movies against the one I enjoyed? Why should I completely dilute and sabotage the fun time I had with the GOOD movie just so I can maintain my grump status? What's the point of that? Where's the logic in watching a movie, liking it, and then having to convince myself it's bad by way of bringing up the directors past movies in a way to belittle the enjoyment I just had?

I commend you on this. Honestly. I guess I just don't have the discipline to seperate things that I find to be intrinsically related. I'm not saying that any time a movie has a crappy sequel, that I have to write off ALL movies in the franchise. I literally wouldn't have anything to watch. However, I believe there's a difference between the the initial movie in a franchise being the good and the subsequent ones sucking than vice versa. For me, it's much easier to handle disappointment after the success of the initial movie than the other way around. I can remember the feeling and the fun I had the first time, and especially the fact that at the time something was made, the sky was the limit. Not to mention I hadn't tasted the disappointment yet. It will be hard to watch Anakin in Ep III (if in fact I see it) and say, "He's the baddest ass Jedi ever" when automatically I think of him saying corny shit to Padme by a fire, losing his lightsaber a few times, and whining incessantly. But maybe you are right, and I may need to condition myself into seperating things.

Again, I commend guys like you, and even Jimbo. I would much rather enjoy something than whine about it, but it's just my nature to observe and analyze things the way I do. If that means I'm seen as 'cynical' so be it.

Post: #71122
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Trailer description!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71122/action/topic#71122
Time: 14-Oct-2004 11:27 AM

Yeah, but that's your bad. If you're going to let a permanently sour outlook mar what you just admitted would be a "Balls out fantastic" movie then that's not the movie's fault, that's your inability to take the movie for what it is and find an excuse to justify your disappointment in the previous two movies. Sure, you could blame the filmmakers for your sour outlook on the previous movies, but that's a weak excuse to write off a completely new movie and then dismiss it's triumphs by then going "Well, what about these other two?"

As opposed to the other option of being in denial then, right? Also, by that logic, say my favorite sports team (i.e. the Cubs) who are loaded with talent but have had by all accounts a terrible, disappointing season, and miss the playoffs, but then happen to win their last game. I should just forget about the first 161 games and take solace in their final, albeit meaningless win??

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And I don't think it's at all provable to say audiences now are more retarded and braindead than audiences prior.

While audiences may not be "more retardeder" now than ever before, they definitely have gotten younger. Look what movies make the most money these days. And the gap is widening.

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It's also weird that people who tend to list as their favorite movies popcorn flicks, fantasy flicks and mostly thin, fast moving action adventures are the one pulling this "artistic integrity in the audience" card. I'd buy it a bit more if it was a board dedicated to Godard or Truffaut or Fellini, but on a Star Wars board, the above complaint seems to come off as a little ironic.

I think that's a broad generalization. And we're not talking about Independence Day, we are talking about the OT, which is far from mediocre 'popcorn fluff'. For me it's filmmaking at its best. Sure some stuffed shirt could call me silly for thinking that, but I don't care. To hold the prequels to the standard set by the originals, only to be subsequently disappointed by their crappiness is only natural, not to mention reasonable.

Post: #71098
Topic: must play games
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71098/action/topic#71098
Time: 14-Oct-2004 8:36 AM

Halo 2 leaked.

Hey Luke, you like downloading games right? Why don't you check it out for us?

Post: #71003
Topic: OT.com is so loved....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71003/action/topic#71003
Time: 13-Oct-2004 6:44 PM

I'm banned too even though I have never been there before.

Post: #70945
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Trailer description!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70945/action/topic#70945
Time: 13-Oct-2004 8:32 AM

Interpret this anyway you want, as it is just an analogy, but if 10 million people find the idea of eating feces to be absolutely disgusting, while one person thinks it's great, is that one person's opinion as valid as everyone else's?

Anyway, I see Lucasfilm focusing the vast majority of the marketing hype on the Anakin/Vader deal. It's obviously the single biggest element this movie has going for it, and perhaps if they hype it enough it will distract enough people from wondering how crappy the rest of the movie will be.

Post: #70658
Topic: Lack of humanity in prequels?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70658/action/topic#70658
Time: 10-Oct-2004 6:51 PM

This may sound silly, but one of my main complaints about the PT is the lack of not just actors, but human beings. It seems that GL has consciously decided to make the PT galaxy a much more diverse one, as opposed to the human-centric one in the OT, which is somewhat understandable. However, at least for me, something gets lost along the way. Perhaps it's harder to relate to non-human characters? Or perhaps there are SO many 'aliens' that their overall impact is watered down?

Anyway, what do you prefer? Do think the SW universe should be a human one, with a random 'alien' thrown in here and there for good measure? Or do you prefer a more fantasy oriented universe with a wide variety of creatures and races? Would it help if they kept the large amount of aliens in the PT, but instead made the bad guys (battle droids, Geonosians) human (MPAA-rating not withstanding)?

Post: #70373
Topic: Are we wasting our lives?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70373/action/topic#70373
Time: 8-Oct-2004 8:35 AM

Ric, I'm just curious, but what do you consider to be 'real' time? Socializing? being around other people?

Post: #70188
Topic: Are we wasting our lives?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70188/action/topic#70188
Time: 7-Oct-2004 8:31 AM

I'm not trying to sound like a hardass, but I used to have some rather bad habits. So in my case, and I'm 26, I see watching sci-fi, talking on the internet, playing video games, ect as far healthier enterprises than what I have done and could still be doing. I know that the original question is, by being such avid sci-fi lovers/geeks, are we in fact wasting time that could be used for building inter-personal relationships and enjoying the 'outside' world? For me at least, a little bit of that stuff goes a long way. So if people think I "need to get a life" that's fine, but I'm pretty happy and pretty proud of myself.

Post: #70028
Topic: I fell to the Dark Side but Redeemed Myself (2004 OT DVD)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70028/action/topic#70028
Time: 6-Oct-2004 7:22 AM

You didn't need those dvds anyway. Cheers!

Post: #69681
Topic: Holiday Special vs. PT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69681/action/topic#69681
Time: 4-Oct-2004 10:03 AM

Hmmm...Pixar, Disney, and Roger Rabbit. Considering AOTC isn't altogether different than any of these, I can see why you have such a fondness for it, Jimbo. Not busting balls, just an observation.

Post: #69609
Topic: Aliens DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69609/action/topic#69609
Time: 4-Oct-2004 5:45 AM

Excellent! Thank you very much.

Carry on with the Alien discussion...

Post: #69524
Topic: OT.com is so loved....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69524/action/topic#69524
Time: 3-Oct-2004 6:29 PM

I think he was just stating his opinion about how people (in general) who are passive to the point that they gladly accept (even with their acknowledgement) sub-standard goods/treatment because they for some reason see no point in asserting themselves contradicts his personal philosophy. I didn't see any outright personal flaming.

Post: #69519
Topic: Aliens DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69519/action/topic#69519
Time: 3-Oct-2004 6:14 PM

OK, BOTTOM LINE: is the 'newest' release of AlienS DVD better transfer-wise than the previously released SE?? Sorry to be so blunt, but I asked this in a previous thread, and got mixed answers, similiar to this thread.

If you have both, by all means pop'em in and tell us!!

Post: #69517
Topic: must play games
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69517/action/topic#69517
Time: 3-Oct-2004 6:06 PM

I might check it out then, since I consider Ninja Gaiden is the best console game yet (maybe not better than Halo, though).

Post: #69445
Topic: The Quotable Quote
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69445/action/topic#69445
Time: 3-Oct-2004 8:05 AM

Leeloo Dallas mul-ti-pass

Post: #69208
Topic: OT.com is so loved....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/69208/action/topic#69208
Time: 1-Oct-2004 7:23 PM

Darth Justin, Faid called you a pussy!! You gonna stand for that?!?!??

Post: #68974
Topic: OT.com is so loved....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68974/action/topic#68974
Time: 30-Sep-2004 6:23 PM

It's called a concept, whereby if you accept a shitty lot in life, then expect to have a lot of shit shoved down your throat.

Sam_Lu, you are a true poet.

Post: #68970
Topic: OT.com is so loved....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68970/action/topic#68970
Time: 30-Sep-2004 6:03 PM

I welcome differences of opinion here. Recently, I have gone on and on to a friend of mine about how pathetic I think the SW universe has become. He simply replied, "I know it sucks. It sucks! But I like the prequels, and enjoy the the SE's. Would it really make you feel better if you ruined that for me??"

And he's absolutely right. So be it.

But Figrin_Dan is absolutely right. By definition, this site is pro-original version. That's undisputable. So if there happens to be Lucas-bashing and pessimism, I think that's to be expected, not to mention tolerated. It's just par for the course.

and this quote...

there are a lot of people here who need to learn to be content with what we do have.

is the antithesis of tolerance. It's saying one side is right and the other is wrong. Lame.

Post: #68737
Topic: Star Wars T.V. 2006! Kevin Smith wanted?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68737/action/topic#68737
Time: 30-Sep-2004 8:16 AM

Thank you, Bossk. That's what I was thinking too, that there'd be a set team of writers that would come up with the general framework of the story, characters, ect - but then each director would get to do their own episode within that framework. I guess sort of like Amazing Stories, but with a lot more continuity. I'm sure that Star Wars is huge enough commodity that virtually anyone would jump at the chance to direct an episode, and on the other side, what's better than having a big name like Kevin Smith onboard? - having multiple big names onboard!

Post: #68645
Topic: Star Wars T.V. 2006! Kevin Smith wanted?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68645/action/topic#68645
Time: 29-Sep-2004 7:05 PM

Similiar to what some other shows in the past did, what if there wasn't just 'one' person running the entire season? What if each episode had a new guy with a different perspective and style. Like Kevin Smith would get an episode, and then Spielberg gets one, then Robert Rodriguez gets one, then the Alias guy gets one, ect. ect. Anyway, just a thought, albeit a possibly dumb one.

Post: #68429
Topic: Blade Runner DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68429/action/topic#68429
Time: 29-Sep-2004 8:30 AM

I've been following the Blade Runner DVD saga for the past few years. Apparently Warner Bros is working on the special edition (as opposed to just talking about it), but it most likely will only contain the already-released Director's Cut, with a cleaned up transfer, and a few extras like a BBC documentary. I too prefer the Director's Cut, but would like the theatrical as well, ya know? While I doubt the 'legal' difficulties will be worked out any time soon (thank you Mr Jerry Perenchio

) I don't think the door is totally shut. I just watched the theatrical version on Spike TV a few weeks ago, so it's not like it "doesn't exist anymore".

Plus the current Blade Runner is one of the crappiest dvds out there, so, I for one, will gladly accept the new one.

Post: #68265
Topic: must play games
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68265/action/topic#68265
Time: 28-Sep-2004 6:40 PM

I too would love to play KOTOR, but I honestly can't stand turn-based combat. I think this new X-men game looks like of interesting, but it seems to be totally turn-based as well?

Post: #68264
Topic: Greedo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/68264/action/topic#68264
Time: 28-Sep-2004 6:26 PM

I'm waiting for "Luke's lightsaber turns green because the force crystals are reacting to Alderaan being blown up" to be entered into the official sw.com databank.