Small donation sent - thank you for all your hard work on this over the years - and good luck with it mate 😃
I might have the answer as to how to get Disney to listen to our pleas for the unaltered versions. A long time ago my sister created a non-profit called Randomkid, thing is I can use it to petition and get a word in with the Disney higher ups because this non-profit has friends in high places. If anyone would want to prepare a script or any other requests I should bring up please do tell me.
Mate, this isn’t Reddit - please try and ensure the thread title gives a decent overview as to it’s content.
Random Opinions on appearances:
I liked that Hux looked more sallow and haunted.
I liked how Leia looked more regal.
I liked how Snoke was a sassy jerk.
I liked how C-3PO and R2-D2 looked a lot more realistic somehow.
I liked Holdo’s…everything.Oh, I agree with this. Very much.
Same here - the scenes with the OT characters were pretty much spot on for me, and the new ST characters evolved - though I do wish to have seen more of Rey & Luke on Ahch-To - which we seemingly may do via the deleted/cut scenes.
The scene with Luke and Leia together was touching (a lot of dust in the cinema that day 😉) yet also found the Luke and R2 scene also emotive (damn these dusty cinemas!) - beautifully played and acted, even by R2…
Very much looking forward to Episode IX…
I think it was shabby that they cut out Rey’s third lesson. It’s just so sloppy to set it up and then let it drop.
Hopefully something our Fan Edit geniuses can rectify from any coming extra content - without those pesky timecodes that were on the TFA deleted scenes - going by the deleted clip what was shown on the Star Wars Show yesterday 😃
Random Opinions on appearances:
I liked that Hux looked more sallow and haunted.
I liked how Leia looked more regal.
I liked how Snoke was a sassy jerk.
I liked how C-3PO and R2-D2 looked a lot more realistic somehow.
I liked Holdo’s…everything.Oh, I agree with this. Very much.
Same here - the scenes with the OT characters were pretty much spot on for me, and the new ST characters evolved - though I do wish to have seen more of Rey & Luke on Ahch-To - which we seemingly may do via the deleted/cut scenes.
The scene with Luke and Leia together was touching (a lot of dust in the cinema that day 😉) yet also found the Luke and R2 scene also emotive (damn these dusty cinemas!) - beautifully played and acted, even by R2…
Very much looking forward to Episode IX…
Nice one - think it is also available in the UK too so will be giving it a watch soon 😃
‘The Last Jedi Novelization to Feature Deleted Scenes, Star Wars Day at Sea, and More!’
Video below contains some footage from TLJ - so SPOILERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52L2HML5O1k (around 3 minutes in - including clips from a deleted TLJ scene)
^ ‘The Star Wars Show’ - from the Star Wars youtube channel
The ST is meant to be part of a larger overarching story.
Again this is just your desire/opinion. I don’t care about the development of characters from PT to OT, and furthermore trying to use that as a justification for calling character development a “plot hole” just doesn’t work.
Which is your opinion, and arguing semantics.
Words mean things. Plot holes are something specific, and are not what you are describing. It’s not semantics.
But ok. I said I give up before, I mean it this time.
Words mean things. Plot holes are something specific, and are not what you are describing. It’s not semantics.
But ok. I said I give up before, I mean it this time.
“Arguing semantics is a derogatory term used by one party in an argument to resist the other party’s attempt to question the terms and language used in the argument.”
I’ve explained what my issues are with the ST, which is the point, I’m trying to get across. Despite this you continue to avoid the topic, by arguing about the meaning of a word (semantics) I used to summarize my argument. A word I would gladly replace by a more appropriate term, if that makes you happy, as I’ve indicated. Ergo, you are arguing semantics. I would like to get away from semantics, and discuss the issues I’ve raised with those posters, interested in discussing them.
Actually, the full quora.com post is…
'“Arguing semantics” is a derogatory term used by one party in an argument to resist the other party’s attempt to question the terms and language used in the argument. This is generally done because the current terms favor his / her position.
In this situation the first party will often feign impatience – “Come on, let’s stop quibbling about semantics and get on with things!”’
I don’t see Frink stating ‘arguing semantics’? Do you?
And it certainly wasn’t used as a derogatory term by him - as you inferred by mentioning it in your post.
A word of warning - tread carefully when trying to cast aspersions of using a ‘derogatory term’ onto others.
That is all - thank you.
Which is not true. Rian Johnson did not ruined my childhood.
Actually, Kathleen Kennedy did (and maybe Rick McCallum too). Smiley.
None of them ruined your childhood mate.
One or more of them may be responsible for having played a part in making a film/films you didn’t like/enjoy.
insert smiley
Poor Rick McCallum.
I think he’s quite well off mate 😉
A new SW movie, to me, it’s like listening to the new album of a band I love: I have to, at least, give it a listen, even if I didn’t love EVERY previous albums. I still like the idea of watching a new Star Wars movie and it’s more than enough for me to buy my ticket even when I’m not too crazy about the synopsis (Solo…)
Although, I think that, with the years, I tend to rewatch less often new movies in general (except when I’m making fanedits, of course!). So I’m NOT making them “iconic” to me anymore. They are just movies, without nostalgia attachment, maybe with less passion as before too. But it’s not because they are bad, it’s because I simply care less. I still find interesting and sometime even moving to follow the stories of a world I was so passionate about (and that I still love) but it simply can’t be the same as before.
(That being said: The Last Jedi was very good and it totaly works for me as a worthy SW sequel!)
Away with this well reasoned/rounded logic and approach to watching SW films - it has no place on here 😉
Replacement USB-C charger for my wife’s phone. Charger that came with the phone stopped working.
Also a Toothless plush for my daughter for her birthday.
I just read that a ‘bluetoothless plush’ - and was about to ask what the bluetooth version did? 😃
Time for me to step away from the computer and grab a coffee 😃
Cool plush toy btw
To me it is nuts to be upset about diversity in the Star Wars universe. How many aliens and space weirdos have graced the silver screen in a Star Wars movie? Creatures of every size and shape and color imaginable and yet people are still hung up on women and minorities playing any sort of prominent role. I don’t get it; ‘what a boring, dull place would this world be if everyone looked just like me’.
Quoted for truth my friend.
from https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/7sg2dd/rogue_one_alternative_poster_by_vlad_rodriguez
Jedit: there is now a Rogue One : A Star Wars Story - film & fan art, + covers etc thread for all Rogue One artwork - official and fan-made, posters, covers etc…
Would it better to split the boxset into two parts? One part with the films themselves - and the other part with bonus material (which will could likely change and evolve over time as new releases and anniversaries come and go)…
Amaray do a 24 disc case 😃
(and I’d back it all up to a large external portable hard drive too 😉)
An intriguing concept regardless mate - good luck with it, I hope you (and we all) achieve this dream 😃
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^ more gingerbread stuff here - https://imgur.com/gallery/NEyox
‘From New York to Seattle, check out these aerial views of the Women’s March across the country’
article - http://cnn.it/2DuCjg4’
Aerial views - https://twitter.com/CNN/status/954900635316576256
😃
Kinks and Zombies bassist Jim Rodford dies aged 76…
‘Cyrille Regis: Ex-West Brom and England forward dies aged 59’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42687285
I was fortunate to play against him - only in a 5-a-side game many ears ago - yet this man was not only a quality sportsman, nor just a professional footballer, nor just a ‘mere’ man - this guy was a legend, a gentleman, and stood against racism and hatred of those that were considered ‘different’ at a time where it was considered ‘the norm’ to hate those that were.
RIP Cyrille.
You’ll Never Walk Alone.
But at the end of TESB we are left with Han frozen and the rebellion baseless. In TLJ we are left with the characters intact but the Resistance in shambles, but with hope. But in TESB, we have a galaxy wide Empire that is strong and unwavering. In TLJ, we have a First Order just beginning its conquest, not yet cemented or truly in power yet. The crawl uses the word reigns, but I take that to mean there is no force to oppose them rather than they have actually taken over anything and the rest of the text of the crawl agrees with that as does the movie dialog. It also provides a reason why Leia’s call was not answered. But the final scene in the stable shows that Luke had again brought hope and if word has reached Canto Bight, it will spread across the galaxy and give courage to those who want to resist the First Order’s conquest.
Yes, but that’s where our interpretations differ. TLJ makes a strong case, that the FO is a pretty much unstoppable force. Apart from the crawl, there’s the statement in the film, that the FO will control all major systems in weeks. This might not be very credible, but this is the message the film tries to get across. Then there’s the fact, that the Resistance/rebellion is decimated. People might be inspired, but it is hope without substance, wishful thinking at best. It is a spark that has to evaporate an ocean of bad. It may turn into a great big fire, but it may also be extinguished. If the latter is not the case, there’s no more tension in the film, as the heroes will prevail no matter what. The situation at the end of TESB is quite different. The Rebel Alliance may be without a base, but it has a fleet and personel. It has a real hope of defeating the Empire, more than just inspiration. There are unresolved story threads, like what will become of Han Solo? Is Darth Vader really Luke’s father? Is the Emperor really so powerful, that he can boss around Darth Vader? What is left to resolve after TLJ? I would say very little, other than the rebellion has to somehow reform, and beat the FO.
I tend to agree with this. “So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause” we had to wait 20 years for any sort of resistance or rebellion to rise again the Empire. Rebels has established that it happened more or less at the same time, with several cells rebelling in several places. But that was 15 years after RotS. Unless we have a huge time jump now, it’s going to be hard to have a huge showdown RotJ-style in IX and make it believable. But I hope they pull it off if they decide to go for it.
I wonder if they’re going to do something different for IX that not the final Rebels vs Empire and Rey vs Kylo confrontation. I really hope so.
The big difference. At the end of ROTS, you have the long established Galactic Republic turn into the first Galactic Empire. That means all the institutions, all the structure, everything remains in place and there is just a change at the top. In the ST, we have the capitol of the new Republic destroyed along with the fleet. The First Order is moving in (present action, not yet completed) so they will have to come in and establish a new structure and build it from scratch. On some world they may just be able to step into the Republic’s shoes, other they will have to fight to gain control. They cannot just walk into the role of the Republic like the Emperor did in ROTS. So the situation is entirely different. If Leia can raise a fleet in time, they could still stop the First Order from gaining any real power in the remains of the Republic and many of the Republic world will likely form a new govenment on another world. There is no easy path here like the Emperor spent so many years arranging for himself. The First Order was always about conquest of the new Republic while the Empire was about subjugation of the extant old Republic.
It will not take 20 years to gather allies to fight back. It could happen in weeks or months and be realistic.
How? It took the Allies three years to mount an attack against the Axis powers in WWII, who like the FO conquered continental Europe in a matter of weeks. The allies were mostly sovereign nations with their military power intact. The Resistance is in ruins. Even if they still have allies, it takes years to form and build an organisation with a unified agenda. The weeks or months prognosis is completely unrealistic even in the GFFA.
30 million deaths on the Eastern Front say otherwise mate - our Allies in the East fought and attacked the Axis Powers throughout that period of time. And that’s not taking into account aerial raids, naval engagements, and guerrilla warfare on Axis infrastructure and selected targets by the Western Allies during that period.
Who knows where Episode IX will take us - though it wouldn’t be unreasonable to see Resistance adopt a guerrilla warfare style of fighting / attacking the FO (especially the FO hierarchy) if there are no additional Allies to further/bolster their cause.
I’m gonna ignore these monolithic posts and share the IHE review/discussion of reactions overall.
Nice one - an enjoyable and somewhat insightful watch, that.
‘The end begins when #StarWarsRebels returns for its final episodes Monday, February 19 at 9pm EDT on @DisneyXD’
I share your discontent, Dre. Pretty good article, I agree with the observation that appeals to hope in the film felt hollow.
The Empire podcast was decent, not very deep but gave some insight on RJ’s thinking. The hosts were alright but their gender political take on the film was cringy.
Let’s not have any more discussion of that in here mate.
Warnings have been issued - violators will be banned.