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#1144254
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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Matt.F said:

but for gods sake dry your eyes princess and give it a rest.

Matt.F said:

Now please stop being such a pedantic killjoy!

Matt.F said:

Im sure pedantic boy will have some reason why those moments are invalidated.

Matt - a reminder:-

Don’t attack other members personally. When debating, argue the point, not the person.

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#1144249
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>NON SPOILER</em></strong> * THREAD
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi rakes in a whopping $450m in its opening weekend’…

http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/18/star-wars-last-jedi-rakes-whopping-450m-opening-weekend-7167870/

&

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/18/star-wars-the-last-jedi-scores-second-biggest-film-opening-ever

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#1144229
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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J0E said:

And why didn’t the one chick that Leia was having a lesbian relationship with tell Poe about their plan to evacuate everyone off of the ship? If they did that then Poe wouldn’t have sent Finn and fat asian chick to get captured and have their plan discovered.

‘and fat Asian chick’ has a name - if you can’t be bothered to learn what it is - then it could likely give the impression you didn’t think too much about your post there. Think twice about using that as a description for another person on this site too.

Same for the ‘one chick that Leia was having a lesbian relationship with’.

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#1144088
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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moviefreakedmind said:

I’ve been way to hard of Jedi lately. It’s a solid movie. I do still think it’s a big disappointment, but I was watching it earlier and the nostalgia came back and there’s some great stuff in it.

I think it has many flaws - but is still a cool film and enjoyable to watch. Plus…

…NeverarGreat summed it well when he said ‘That moment you realize that the worst OT film has more awesome stuff in it than most other film franchises’.

😃

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#1144015
Topic
Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion <em>NON SPOILER THREAD</em>
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TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

MalàStrana said:

Poor little Frink who feels insecure now 😦 Don’t worry people, he’s going to act as he always does 😄

Really?

Knock it off.

I don’t even care…it’s more that it doesn’t even make sense.

I do care (not about you, so much 😉)
 

A reminder to all - Don’t attack other members personally. When debating, argue the point, not the person.

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#1143207
Topic
The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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dahmage said:

oojason said:

I found this quite an informative review - didn’t agree with all of it (why would I? It’s someone else’s thoughts) - yet the overall gist in there - I do, and some intriguing perspective too:-

‘The Last Jedi’ Doesn’t Care What You Think About ‘Star Wars’ – And That’s Why It’s Great’…

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-last-jedi-defense/ (there is a 2nd page also)

Fair warning there’s some nasty advertising on that page that pops up a lot of crap on my mobile.

Doh! Apologies for that mate - I often forget the pc adblocker filters out this stuff very well.

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#1143189
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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I found this quite an informative review - didn’t agree with all of it (why would I? It’s someone else’s thoughts) - yet the overall gist in there - I do, and some intriguing perspective too:-

‘The Last Jedi’ Doesn’t Care What You Think About ‘Star Wars’ – And That’s Why It’s Great’…

Edit - ** Caution - there may be some strong adverts - and lots of them - on the site linked below. Not really recommenced for mobiles etc without a decent adblocker **

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-last-jedi-defense/ (there is a 2nd page also)

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#1143134
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A question re the 2006 OT DVD versions
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Hi Farquh,

Welcome to the site 😃

You may find some topics related to what you are looking for on the 2006 dvd release (and others) listed in this Index Thread, here:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Theatrical-Cuts-vs-Special-Editions-Section-An-Index-Thread/id/57572
 

and please take the time to look around the site and see if any similar threads take your interest too…

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#1142925
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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Mocata said:

Horrible though - are the gold dice being set up to connect the dots in the Solo movie…?

Possibly mate - though they have always been there (I never noticed until someone let me know the other week about them):-

https://www.bustle.com/p/are-han-solos-gold-dice-from-the-original-trilogy-the-last-jedi-object-has-big-implications-7578316

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#1142909
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If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

Surprised no wise guys have said Gungans appear in the movie. They don’t.

THAT IS A SPOILER! Now I know Gungans don’t appear in the movie. Someone perm ban Silverwook.

^ Agreed. It is the only way…

😃

Edit - doh! Sorry Warbler, turns out there is a Gungan in TLJ, and it’s been known for a while:-

Fear not - it’s only a matter of time before Wook slips up again…

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#1142806
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NJVC Custom Blu-ray Set of Harmy’s Despecialized Editions now available on Mega
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towne32 said:

oojason said:

vlc likely will not play the main feature.

Out of curiosity, what makes you say that? VLC should have absolutely no problem playing a high bitrate x264 file in an m2ts container, in general. If it’s a matter of the hardware not being good enough, I’m not sure that other software will solve the problem, but perhaps it will!

What Bluto said below (or now above 😉) - I also have some experience of vlc player refusing to play the njvc iso files too, whilst the Leawo software plays it well.

(and that’s not knocking the vlc player - which is a superb piece of free kit)

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#1142769
Topic
Rate 'The Last Jedi' (NO SPOILERS) (was: Rate TFA (NO SPOILERS))
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Hal 9000 said:

It’s a very different movie, which itself is a strength, the way each OT film felt unique. But it makes it harder to compare them.

This is partly what I like about TLJ - there is a lot to take in from it - yet it is different to what has come before (in my humble opinion) - and will likely require a few more viewings for me 😃

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#1142764
Topic
The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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Collipso said:

I just joined too, and so far I’ve been very welcome. Here, from my understanding, you’re treated the way you treat people. Don’t be an asshole, or rude, or annoying to anyone and you’ll be fine.

A bit like real life, eh? 😃

There are many varied and differing opinions on here - some like the Prequels as much as the OT, others like the new films over ROTJ - some loathe R1 & TFA etc - whatever their preferences or viewpoints, they are all welcome.

Of course, members will likely be asked by others as to why they hold an opinion etc - and that’s where I think we can all learn a fair bit. We may still all disagree, but meh… who cares? Our liking, or love, for Star Wars is what brought us here - and our liking for Star Wars is hopefully greater than anything we don’t like about it.
 

and welcome to the site!

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#1142739
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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NewPerson said:

ModsRBad said:

Mielr thanks for sharing your posts! It’s nice to see other people who hated this movie and think it sucks as much as me!

Wow, I just signed up on this forum to discuss how much I dislike the new Star Wars movie. But after seeing how new users are treated, I think I will pass. Sorry Jay but this place sucks.

Uh-huh. You just signed up to tell us how bad TLJ was. Right. Then saw how new members were treated. You will now give this place a pass. But you know who Jay is. Oh. And this place sucks. Okay…

Man, you’re insulting the members on here with this - of which you were one, once. Hiding like this does you on favours.

Grow up mate - do or aim for something constructive - get on with your life.

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#1142713
Topic
NJVC Custom Blu-ray Set of Harmy’s Despecialized Editions now available on Mega
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MusicallyInspired said:

Ok, I’ve downloaded Star Wars 2.7 BD50 so far. I’ve checked the hashes and it’s all verified. I can’t burn the disc yet as I don’t yet have a burner, but I mounted it and opened it in VLC. Everything works except for the main feature which won’t play at all. Could it be a limitation of my laptop (which isn’t the greatest)? I haven’t yet tried it on my main rig yet as I’m still downloading the rest of the ISOs but I do it from work because I have a crazy data cap where I live. I’m going to try it out tonight, but wondering if this is a common issue? My laptop is a 64-bit Lenovo t420i Thinkpad with Windows 10 with 4GB RAM. Intel i3-2350M CPU at 2.3GHz. I’ve mounted the ISO from a 5TB external hard drive (but connected to USB2.0 not USB3.0 as my laptop doesn’t have USB3.0 ports).

vlc likely will not play the main feature.
 

It may be worth giving this a try - the Leawo Blu-ray Player…

It is free, easy to use and does it’s job very well - plus, it’s available for both mac and windows computers. It can be downloaded from:-

http://www.leawo.com/blu-ray-player/
http://www.leawo.org/blu-ray-player/
https://www.videohelp.com/software/Leawo-Blu-ray-Player
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/leawo_blu_ray_player.html

and likely a fair few other places too. videohelp.com is a great resource - and may have other free alternative players too.

Good luck with it 😃

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#1142632
Topic
TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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ChainsawAsh said:

Collipso said:

I believe there is a shot in TLJ that looks a lot like one of the TFA:R shots ^_^ and I didn’t see anything contradicting it either.

If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about, that shot provides a nice sound effect that can be used in the similar TFA:R shot, too!

If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about when talking about what you were talking about to Collipso … 😉 I think there are 3 sound effects in all to choose from.

(and possibly a visual shot or two that could be used in TFA-R when TLJ is released for home use - if preferred, of course)

 

And if not, than I have no idea what you are talking about 😃

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#1142575
Topic
Disney to buy 20th (21st) Century Fox? (Disney has now bought them - 14 Dec '17)
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chyron8472 said:

oojason said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

you think most people are anyway.

What’s a word for “higher than most but lower than all?”

utmost

ut·most
ˈətˌmōst/
adjective

1.
most extreme; greatest.

noun

1.
the greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

Yeah but all would be the greatest or most extreme, so try again.

exceedingly.

hypermajority.
supermajority.

penomnis. (which isn’t in the dictionary but is a derived from the latin prefix “pen-” (eg. penultimate) meaning almost, and “omnis” meaning all, so it could valid, albeit people wouldn’t know what you meant by it since it’s not in common vocabulary.

 
 

I think it’s ‘pen omnis’ (two words) - my Latin is a little rusty - though still remember the smack around the back of head when taking the mick, as young teenagers do, in Latin class many years ago.

Language is fluid. And this is the English language, not the Latin language. English often takes various words or parts of words and smooshes them together to create a new word. In effect, it is one word if we want it to be one word.

Also, pen is a prefix. I would think saying “penomnis” should be two words is like saying “pandemic” should be two words (from “pan” meaning all, and “demos” meaning people, and “ic” meaning pertaining to). But again, pandemic in our language does not mean “pertaining to all people”, it means a contagion that affects all people. So a word can mean what we want it to or be organized how we want it to.

You seemingly missed the part where I was referring to it’s use in a Latin class - in Latin. And, indeed, you’ll find many languages derive from others over time - English included. Possibly even words like ‘smooshes’ too 😉

Anyway, back on topic…