georgec

Finally got a chance to watch this and enjoyed it. The director did a nice job of conveying the arc of Lucas' progression as a filmmaking force and capitalist. I agree with others that at the end there was a sudden change of tone, but that's better than ending on a "F U GEORGE" type of note.

I definitely liked hearing from Prowse and Kurtz, and Gaiman was a nice touch as well. All the interviews were very entertaining and thoughtful.

greenpenguino said:

There he made a WELL, ARROGANT incision reaching from the patient's MIDICHLORIANS to his POODOO. "I WISH I COULD JUST WISH AWAY MY FEELINGS!" said the surgeon. 

This made me laugh.

greenpenguino said:

Oo! Oo! My turn! (I've only got the original mad libs though)

 

ADJECTIVE - INTOXICATING

NOUN - SAND

PERSON ON THE FORUM - ADYWAN

ADJECTIVE - WAXY

ADJECTIVE - IMPREGNATED

ADJECTIVE - WHINY

EXCLAMATION - NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ADVERB - WEAKLY

NOUN - SEVEN WUPIUPI

ADJECTIVE - ABSOLUTE

NOUN - CHOSEN ONE

ADVERB - FORCIBLY

ADJECTIVE - BEARDED

ADJECTIVE - WELL, ARROGANT

NOUN - MIDICHLORIANS

NOUN - POODOO

EXCLAMATION - I WISH I COULD JUST WISH AWAY MY FEELINGS

ADJECTIVE - UNUSUALLY STRONG

NOUN - ANGEL

NOUN - DEATH STICKS

NOUN - GUNGAN ORGY

NOUN - M'LADY

NOUN - PADAWAN PONYTAIL

I hope you have a time machine.

Nosferatu (1922)

Three cheese ravioli or falafel and hummus wrap?

Pearl Jam Twenty - rockin'.

darth_ender said:

Gene Luck Pickerd

 

Nothing to do or too much to do?

Nothing to do.

Power of invisibility or time travel?

With so much information, misinformation, and conflicting information out there, who the hell knows what the status of the OT print is?

All I know is that we're 99.9% sure to never see it released by Lucas' orders, if it exists.

BloodnoseThePirate said:

Something I spotted in the latest Walking Dead episode:

Anything look familiar?

Judging by your avatar, I'm thinking that blue stuff is the work of Heisenberg.

This interview makes me sad. Lloyd speaks bluntly about the shit he's taken from people over the years. Had TPM turned out better in a variety of aspects, this kid could have been on top of the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtkM2JPcHPo&feature=related

Wedding rings from reddit:

Finishing up Speaker for the Dead and will move onto The Night Eternal, the conclusion of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's Strain Trilogy.

I have a huge backlog of sci fi books to read:

Neuromancer

Hyperion

Left Hand of Darkness

The Dispossessed

The Forever War

Stranger in a Strange Land

Simpsons seasons 3-7/8ish are television perfection. The best comedic writing for a show I've ever experienced.

I've tried to watch a new episode here and there, but I just can't get into it.

Side question while we're on Ender - is it worth it to go through all the books in the saga? Should I stop after Xenocide and Children of the Mind?

Lucas as a director reminds me of Anakin's "I will keep people from dying" line.

The shoot for SW was quite troublesome with financial burdens, desert storms wrecking sets, last-minute editing, etc. I appreciate what Lucas went through personally to see that movie completed. Yet, it's as though that experience gave him a deep resolve to never go through a similar process again.

"I will keep people from dealing with movie sets, actors, and other 'cumbersome' filmmaking processes. I will make it all digital!"

I'm reading Speaker of the Dead currently. Great book so far.

TV's Frink said:

georgec said:

SilverWook said:

Just when I though ROTS was the least tweaked this time out.

Some of these changes are so subliminal, I wonder why they are done.

Because f**k you, that's why.

If I didn't know better I'd think you just insulted a moderator ;-)

Cue edit to avoid confusion.

SilverWook said:

Just when I though ROTS was the least tweaked this time out.

Some of these changes are so subliminal, I wonder why they are done.

"Because f**k you, that's why." - GL

Has anyone else noticed how prevalent the "slow zoom" is in the prequels? I think it's the only shot in Lucas' repertoire as a director, other than the over-the-shoulder seated dialogue.

A few examples:

- Qui-Gon at dinner table

- Obi-Wan and Jango talking

- Padme on ground unconscious on Mustafar

There are probably hundreds of shots like this where the camera slowly zooms in on something. Maybe I'm just a hater and don't understand Lucas' brilliance as a director.

Tyrphanax said:

georgec said:

WhatsMyName said:

Can't deny that Maul was the best Sith ever...In the movies that is.

I liked the part when Maul stood there for about 5 seconds while Obi-Wan leaped over him, grabbed a lightsaber, turned it on, and swung it into his stomach.

Really showed off those Sith instincts...

His overconfidence was his weakness!

You sure it wasn't his faith in his friends?

SW fans wouldn't be seen as immature, whiny fanboys f they didn't use the "rape" exaggeration.

Within the realm of film enjoyment, the SW community has a reason to be disgusted with Lucas and his tampering, greed, and dishonesty. Why people talk about rape, I'm not sure. They are correlating the treatment of movies to a very serious, disgusting, awful act. I understand the frustration but don't agree with the expression of that frustration.

However, most SW fans seem to be rational and don't view this as anything outside of the film scope. The vocal minority can often stand out most, though.

My life is not affected by SW anymore. I cherish the UOT memories and am glad to have it in various forms (VHS, dvd, laserdis, fan preservations, etc.). I'm as disappointed as anyone in Lucas, but I gave up on him a long time ago and have held the lowest expectations since.

If we ever really get the UOT restored, great. If not, that's fine.

Please, stop the rape talk.

WhatsMyName said:

Can't deny that Maul was the best Sith ever...In the movies that is.

I liked the part when Maul stood there for about 5 seconds while Obi-Wan leaped over him, grabbed a lightsaber, turned it on, and swung it into his stomach.

Really showed off those Sith instincts...

The less cross-posting or discussion of blu-ray.com, the better. We have kenkraly as our official br.com delegate- that is sufficient!

So the poster prominently features Darth Maul, and at the same time his resurrection has been announced in the cartoon.

Is it me or are Lucas' marketing tactics as transparent as the snowspeeders in the Battle of Hoth?

I'm not surprised people are falling for the "we might just do TPM, depending on ticket sales." I acknowledge it's possible that not all movies are released, but I think it's just another psychological tool to motivate people to see TPM so that the rest can be released.

People are saying they want to just see TPM and that'll be it. If AOTC and ROTS come out I foresee people seeing those too, just like many who swore off the blu-ray and the additional changes bought the discs anyways.

Anybody see South Park last night?

There was a scene where Randy stepped out of his house and screamed, "Noooo!" They used the audio from ROTS!