moviefreakedmind

SilverWook said:

Not everyone is as sophisticated as we are, mentally dissecting every aspect of a film as we watch.

This does not describe me. I am not sophisticated, and I do not mentally dissect every aspect of films that I watch. I’m extremely forgiving of a lot of things, including the ending to The Stand. I don’t think my complaints about Tarkin are nitpicks.

ZigZig said:

SilverWook said:

As for any ethical issue, Cushing’s estate gave it’s blessing.

OK, so there is no legal issue. But I am not sure that an estate’s blessing is enough to eliminate any ethical issue.

I think this is important because Peter Cushing definitely did not agree to star in a film made decades after his death, regardless of however much money his estate was given. I also am curious how you all would feel when and if they do CGI Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, and whoever else they want to recreate. I think it sets a very creepy precedent.

SilverWook said:

Why did this need it’s own thread again?

It’s a thread dedicated to a major character in one of the Star Wars films, and I think it can serve as a place for discussion on the use of CGI to insert other actors, like Carrie Fisher or Harrison Ford or anyone else, into future Star Wars films.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

They could’ve gone the Blofeld in From Russia With Love and Thunderball route and not shown his face. Only have him looking out the window, had an impersonator do the voice.

That would’ve been perfect!

I finished the Stand. I have no idea what everyone’s problem with the ending is; I thought it was great. I read the “Complete and Uncut Edition” and can’t find a comprehensive list of changes so I don’t know exactly what were the originally deleted portions of the book and what aren’t other than the short intro, the added illustrations, and the short epilogue. The intro was good but the epilogue was pointless and a little confusing.

NeverarGreat said:

My parents had a Dave Barry book which I read in my impressionable youth (I thought it was hilarious), and now whenever I bring it up I get strange looks from my peers.

This…except for the part about how my parents had a Dave Barry book which I read in my impressionable youth (I thought it was hilarious), and now whenever I bring it up I get strange looks from my peers.

He looks weird and out of place. Why they didn’t recast Cushing or not have the character at all, I’ll never know. It’s also strange to consider who they’re willing to recast and who they aren’t. Why isn’t Mon Mothma a CGI character? I also find the concept incredibly creepy. Peter Cushing did not agree to star in a film decades after he died.

I’m going to be completely honest, and it’ll make me sound conspiratorial and a little crazy, but I actually don’t believe anyone that says they “completely” bought the CGI Tarkin. I’ll buy that they didn’t think it was CGI since the idea of using computer animation to insert a deceased actor into a film and give the model a prominent role is still pretty insane to most people, but there’s no way that they didn’t have a thought in the back of their head along the lines of, “This looks weird.”

EDIT: I’m going to make a thread about this in General Star Wars Discussion.

CGI Tarkin was so distracting that I couldn’t take a single second that he was on screen seriously. They either should’ve recast him or had a different character. They absolutely will do this with Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford a decade or two down the line.

No one talks to me anymore either but that’s because I hide inside all day and only leave to go to work and I also make no effort to contact people. I’m the source of my own social isolation.

TV’s Frink said:

J0E said:

@TV’s Frink
I’ll check it out, thanks. Is it on the spleen?

No idea I loathe that place.

However, I believe you can find all of the Heavy edits through his vimeo channel. Some may also be on fanedit.info.

Why do you hate the spleen? It’s far more functional than say the appendix or gallbladder.

TV’s Frink said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I’d probably take TPM and ROTS over TFA.

When was the last time you actually watched either of those prequels?

2010, I think.

I’d probably take TPM and ROTS over TFA. I think R1 is the best of the prequels and Disneys because at least it has some well-directed action sequences.

Star Wars
Empire
Jedi

Everything else. (Haven’t seen TLJ yet.)

I guess the way I see it, police officers sign up for this risk. So if their “reasonable” fear turns out to be unsubstantiated, like if the suspect doesn’t have a gun at all, then they need to be permanently barred from serving in law enforcement and potentially tried depending on the circumstances.

It is a justification. It’s always, “He could’ve had a gun.” Well, he didn’t have a gun, and if police have the right to shoot people to death, then they better be trained enough to determine whether or not someone is actually a threat. Too often, they do that incompetently. Also, if we’re going to live in a country where everyone has a God-given right to bear arms, then “he might’ve had a gun” shouldn’t be an excuse to kill somebody.

I’m about done with The Stand.

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Warbler said:

I don’t know why that is funny.

It’s funny because you are willing to justify any police shooting.

I’m done with this.

You are. It’s always, “Well, he could’ve had a gun.” Even if the person isn’t guilty you still use this excuse to justify police officers shooting people to death.

Warbler said:

I don’t know why that is funny.

It’s funny because you are willing to justify any police shooting.

Like I said, the image of the guy is blurry. But it looks like he has something in his hands resembling a gun that is aimed at the police.

It doesn’t even matter. He was an innocent man. He had every right to carry around whatever he wanted. Police got one unsubstantiated report, and then went in with the intent to shoot this man to death.

TV’s Frink said:

paja said:

TV’s Frink said:

Moon (2009)

I liked it.

I don’t get it.

I think that’s one of them YouTube reviewers I don’t care about but beyond that I still don’t get it.

I do not like YouTube reviewers.

DominicCobb said:

CatBus said:

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

moviefreakedmind said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-arrest-man-suspected-swatting-preceded-deadly-police-shooting-n833576

Police murder an innocent man based on a fraudulent phone call. The police brutality angle is what people are ignoring here.

Looks like at least half of the feedback on Yahoo News to this article is about the inappropriate police response. Even some police responding saying that the lack of verification before sending in a SWAT team, let alone drawing weapons, was very strange. Nobody seems to be ignoring it.

And it appears the instigator has now been apprehended.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/after-swatting-death-in-kansas-25-year-old-arrested-in-los-angeles/

Surprised that they didn’t just kill him.

Yeah

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

moviefreakedmind said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-arrest-man-suspected-swatting-preceded-deadly-police-shooting-n833576

Police murder an innocent man based on a fraudulent phone call. The police brutality angle is what people are ignoring here.

Looks like at least half of the feedback on Yahoo News to this article is about the inappropriate police response. Even some police responding saying that the lack of verification before sending in a SWAT team, let alone drawing weapons, was very strange. Nobody seems to be ignoring it.

Media coverage tends to be ignoring it, or at least downplaying it and focusing on the person that falsely reported the guy instead of also on the police response.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jay-malsky-disney-world_us_5a46714be4b06d1621b85979?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

A stupid moron screams at a sculpture and thinks he’s a political activist for doing so. Welcome to Earth!

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-arrest-man-suspected-swatting-preceded-deadly-police-shooting-n833576

Police murder an innocent man based on a fraudulent phone call. The police brutality angle is what people are ignoring here. Apparently all it takes for an officer to go in ready to kill is a single unsubstantiated report.

I don’t understand this idea that people’s votes for the president should be considered lesser than others purely because of the state they live in. This is the president of all fifty states and everybody that lives in each and every one of them. He should be elected popularly. So what if Trump wins the popular vote if you exclude California? To me that’s basically just saying, “If three million Hillary voters hadn’t had there votes counted, then Trump would’ve won the popular vote?” So what?

towne32 said:

Jedi Master Skywalker said:

But Why Disney request the print of the Original copyright print…

I think there doing something…

Also remember a few years ago when the Original teasers where restored and shown a comic con… where there any updates on that where they the original original trailers or the theatrical rerelease trailers.

Disney may well be working on a restoration.

I just think that the LOC thing is BS. They have no need of a beat up old release print. It sounds like a fan trying to spin a story after having read about the LOC print. Makes it sound like they know about a specific detail, and leads to people believing and repeating it. But it doesn’t really make sense, IMO.

It wasn’t a fan that said that. It was an old Lowry restorationist that briefly worked for George Lucas a while back. He said that an LOC person told him about the scan being made at Disney’s request. It might have something to do with consolidation of their library or something. I have no idea. It wasn’t a fan rumor though.