ray_afraid

License is possibly my favorite.

JEDIT: I was thinking of Daylights. Sorry.

Valheru_84 said:

They pretty clearly spell out that Jabba has Han and that they will be meeting at a distant point in the future at the rendezvous but to have planned it for a full year away seems a bit unplausable. All I can think and read into it myself is that it took a lot longer to get everything in place that they planned

For Lando to create a character, gain trust in Jabba’s crew and become “one of the boys” had to take same time. We’re talking about the galaxy’s greatest gansta’ leading the galaxy’s greatest gang. You don’t just walk into that place, buy the room a drink and get accepted.
Luke has clearly advanced in skills. There’s certainly some time tied up there.
The entire Rebellion has evaded the Empire, regrouped and found a temporary place to hide while also fining out about the new Death Star, examining the layout and finding a way to destroy it.
A year seems easily plausible to me.

rodneyfaile said:

canofhumdingers said:

Well, I made the plunge and bought Battlefront 2 for the pc. Figured it’ll be a good way to break in my new laptop. It’s downloading as we speak. Will let you know what I think after I’ve had some time to try it out.

It’s only $8.24 on the Playstation Store. Money well spent. The graphics, sound, and controls are great, not to mention the outstanding story which is can canon by the way.

Sounds good!

Still wish there were a lot more Star Wars video game being released. Looks like a big opportunity being missed.

Sounds right!

RogueLeader said:

These are cold, hard, objective opinions, Dom.

ALLOL

Sifo Dyas said:

ray_afraid said:

Molly said:

Huh, I always thought RotJ happened immediately (or within a few days) after ESB…

Lando has had time to infiltrate Jabba’s joint, gain trust and become “one of the guys”.
Luke has gone from disgraced student to damn-near master.
These things take some time.
I’ve always figured on a couple years between OT films.
Between SW & ESB the Rebellion has had time to pack up and move to a frozen planet where they set up a massive, militarized, underground base. That had to have taken a year or more.
I’d say 2/3 years between each film is fitting.

You say 2/3 years of Luke doing nothing but leaving his friend hanging on a wall is fitting?

It’s fitting that they took the time needed for the plan to work instead of barging in and failing.
Works for me.

Also, in actual events, I’m on board for Ady calling out the cretins that ripped him off.

DominicCobb said:

ray_afraid said:

DominicCobb said:

ray_afraid said:

I just can’t imagine Han wearing that silly shirt.

It’s literally just a black version of the shirt he wears in ESB.

Maybe that’s what it is in the movie, but that’s not what the art on the card looks like.

Oh I see (had not looked at the card). Yeah not great, plus his head seems too small.

Ah, yeah that’s the other thing I couldn’t put my finger on! It’s a very strange image.
The Lando one seems to work though.

DominicCobb said:

ray_afraid said:

I just can’t imagine Han wearing that silly shirt.

It’s literally just a black version of the shirt he wears in ESB.

Maybe that’s what it is in the movie, but that’s not what the art on the card looks like.

dahmage said:

I tip my ^ to you.

Did you know that is called a hat? (Among other things)

*In my best Johnny Carson impersonation, which is terrible:
I did not know that. That’s weird n’ wild stuff.

I’m in this thread again for all the right reasons. And riesens.

SilverWook said:

With a name like Lobot, you’d think that would be a given?

I dunno if I read this wrong or what but I can t make sense of it.
witha name like schmuckers, it has to be good.

Me. I am. And is also are, too.

I wish the people were still here.

SilverWook said:

Why don’t we see androids in the SW universe? Given Luke’s prosthetic hand, a life like android ought not to be a stretch. Is there a canonical reason?

Always thought Lobot was an android.

^ yeah. Are you familiar with Carrie Fisher at all? She was very sarcastic, irreverent and funny.

Also, Hi Nanner!

I just can’t imagine Han wearing that silly shirt.

ChainsawAsh said:

Did you watch the video I quoted? It doesn’t replace anything, just adds the March to the “gap” in the existing music.

Everyone should actually check the video. I expected to dislike it, but it really works.

Anakin Starkiller said:

Over-dubs?

Super late, but…
Over-dubs are additional recordings that play over other recordings.
For example, most guitarists will record their guitar track, then a second identical one that plays over the original to create a bigger sound. Vocals, drums, ect. are done the same way. It’s called over-dubbing and the additional tracks are called over-dubs.
That Queen song has a ton of different vocal tracks going on is what it’s saying.

^Good stuff.

TiddySprinklesPimpBillion said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

TiddySprinklesPimpBillion said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

ray_afraid said:

My buddy Godzilla has been
a symbol of the horrors of nuclear war
a campy Earth saving hero
a symbol for environmental protection
a mindless, lost and scared creature
a reminder of the atrocities of war
a threat that must be dealt with
a protector worthy of praise
a spotlight on a stodgy government
and much more!
He’s the best!

Even when he’s a giant fish-eating iguana?

Zilla doesn’t count.

Oh sure, now he doesn’t. Convenient retcon much?

😉

GODZILLA: Final Wars would like to say some stuff about it.

G’98 is mentioned in the awesome GMK as well.

Tantive3+1 said:

ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

ray_afraid said:

My buddy Godzilla has been
a symbol of the horrors of nuclear war
a campy Earth saving hero
a symbol for environmental protection
a mindless, lost and scared creature
a reminder of the atrocities of war
a threat that must be dealt with
a protector worthy of praise
a spotlight on a stodgy government
and much more!
He’s the best!

Even when he’s a giant fish-eating iguana?

Eh, sure. It’s fun to have one to totally hate on. It gave Toho a kick in the ass to make more, and they made a few great ones in the Millennium series.
It’s all water under the bridge now.

Do you think Toho screwed up by canceling the sequel to Shin Godzilla?

Not at all. I LOVE Shin, but I think it’s stronger as a standalone.

While we’re talkin’ lightsabers, the only thing that bothers me is that they always make the bad guy have a red one. And only the bad guys have red ones. That’s dumb.
Of course, that’s coincidental in the OT, so it doesn’t effect my SW world.

JEDIT:

Haarspalter said:

What’s the guy up front doing?? He’s about to be skewered mid-air!

^ I dig it.

I hope I’m not lynched for this, but I think the original canyon shot looks best and the Revisited one the least natural of the three.

RogueLeader said:

I don’t blame anyone who sees it, because that was always in the back of their minds during the production of these films and that can’t be denied, I just personally choose to view it as a close, platonic relationship like you do, too.

Agreed. For me, it’s like Alec Guinness’ lucky hesitation. It totally changes what was intend.

RogueLeader said:

to make a counter-argument, Ray, I definitely think it is there

Look at this deleted scene from ESB. Luke and Leia were clearly written with some romantic interest.
https://youtu.be/w7IDByqnP1A

Deleted scenes aren’t in the movie, so they don’t count.

Leia also kisses Luke after they rescue him from Cloud City, when he is laying on the bunk in the Falcon. I mean I agree you can kinda write it off as her just really caring about Luke, but you can’t blame anyone for feeling the love triangle was apparent.

She was caring for him. I’ve had girls do the same while I’m having one of my terrible migraines. Doesn’t mean they want to sleep with me.

Also you can’t forget this little interaction in ANH when Luke asks Han what he thinks about her, and Luke is clearly a little jealous. Yes, you can write it off as platonic, but it is there.

Luke liked the pretty girl. No doubt, no problem.

Also, gotta say I feel Mark was playing up this interaction to be a little flirty.
https://youtu.be/lWYtpdcbLEM

Again, Luke likes the pretty girl.

If you can rationalize it if you want to and still enjoy it, but I definitely think they weren’t sure if Luke and Leia would end up as a couple until they got to writing Return of the Jedi. If Harrison decided not to come back for ESB or ROTJ, the option was open.

I don’t think they were sure either, but there’s nothing in the films that ever made me think Luke would get the girl, or even that he had a chance with her. She’s dismissive of him right away, and intrigued by Han instantly. The only time this is questioned is by Han in RotJ, and that’s stupid since they confessed love for one another at the end of ESB and at the beginning of RotJ.
I just don’t see it and CERTAINLY don’t see anything close to incest in the OT.

The Autistic Asexual said:

I actually totally disregard Return of the Jedi to tell you the truth. Yeah the inbreeding crap is pretty atrocious writing.

That didn’t happen in RotJ. At all.
Leia was never romantically interested in Luke (in the films, anyway).
She kisses Luke in ESB to make Han jealous and get him to stick around, not at all because she’s interested in Luke.
This “love triangle” must come from the EU, because it isn’t in the movies.

oojason said:

What could have been…
 

I’d LOVE to see remakes of the Super Star Wars games.