ray_afraid

Mocata said:

NeverarGreat said:
For that matter, I’d be all for going back to them using blasters made from real guns.

There’s some real consternation on set when the gunfights are that loud.

I prefer the look of the weapons in general which had been based on real blank firing guns. The new ones look too much like toys.

YES.
Once again, it’s something R1 got right that the series hasn’t since Jedi.
Why were the props n’ effects in R1 so much better than even the ST?

Buff Porkins

oojason said:

DeckardKatarn said:

ray_afraid said:

DeckardKatarn said:

Sorry, but this is the kind of thing that triggers my OCD…

Why is there a dash between Han & Solo in the title of this thread?

Because it’s a solo movie. Not a Solo movie.

Ah. Got it. I still need a Zanex, but I got it.

I’m honestly a bit surprised they didn’t do an Ashoka movie or something more contemporary.

Who?

Because I’m new, I’m not sure if you’re serious or screwing with me, but if your point is that I mispelled her name, then yes, I mispelled her name. It has been corrected. My apologies.

I think ray may have been joking with his ‘who?’ - in that a few on here don’t follow the EU or animated series closely - so likely wouldn’t know who that character is.

I think…

I don’t know who that is and I’m surprised to hear that someone would expect a movie about that character over Han.
I think I’m further from the fan base that I thought…

DeckardKatarn said:

Sorry, but this is the kind of thing that triggers my OCD…

Why is there a dash between Han & Solo in the title of this thread?

Because it’s a solo movie. Not a Solo movie.

I’m honestly a bit surprised they didn’t do an Ashoka movie or something more contemporary.

Who?

^ That’s cool!

TV’s Frink said:

LexX said:

The combination makes it best. They all complement each other. A Han character would be more dull if there was no Luke or Leia to balance it out and vice versa. I like them all for different reasons.

Best answer so far.

It’s a bad answer! Of course the combo is what makes the film great, but the question is: Which one do you like best?

snooker said:

I guess I’m a weirdo who likes Luke’s character more than Han’s in all of the movies. His character is so relatable, while Han is really cool but not so relatable.

I like Luke very much. He’s the hero of my favorite story, therefore he’s my hero.
But Han is the guy I relate to. He’s the link to the real world that hooked me into the series and has always been my favorite character.

CarboniteSolo said:

I hope we get a Greedo cameo

You’re constantly hoping for things I’m praying against. ;P

Jay said:

canofhumdingers said:

I enjoyed Tarkin in Rogue 1, but then I’m one of those crazies who really loves R1. It’s my third favorite Star Wars movie behind Star Wars and ESB.

I don’t think you’re crazy. I’d probably put ROTJ above R1 myself, but I’d still take R1 over anything else we’ve gotten in the last 20 years.

Same here.

Sure, but people you know and people you’ve seen on TV are very different situations.
It’s sad to hear that anybody has died before they even had a chance to really live life. Hearing that a person you like on TV/movies has gotten old and passed away is different. They lived their life and none of us last forever.
I hope that makes sense and dosen’t come off as “heartless”, like Frink said.

Tobar said:

The paint scheme is reminiscent of the one it had in ROTS

I didn’t know it was in ROTS, but my first thought was “That looks PT-ish.”

lovelikewinter said:

Don’t forget the mouthbreathers have to find some way to entertain their screw-trophies so they take them to garbage like Jumanji.

My sister and her kids say “fuck you too, asshole”.
Not really. I’m speaking for them.

one69chev said:

ray_afraid said:

one69chev said:

Honestly, I am surprised it crossed $100m.

Yeah. It’s full of actors nobody likes or has even heard of and the premise doesn’t sound like anything that’s been successful before.
It’s really baffling.
/sarcasm

can’t miss release just like…Baywatch, Ghost in the Shell, etc.

Who thought those were “Can’t Miss”? Baywatch was a joke and not many people are into GitS.

a Jumanji apologist

lol wat

one69chev said:

Honestly, I am surprised it crossed $100m.

Yeah. It’s full of actors nobody likes or has even heard of and the premise doesn’t sound like anything that’s been successful before.
It’s really baffling.
/sarcasm

If it wasn’t for Han, I’d have never gotten into Star Wars at all.

About the Falcons new “cargo container”, I dunno why, but I’ve always thought that an attachable/removable storage piece was originally there.
I don’t know where I got that idea, but the lego set looks like I have always imagined it.
I hate the paint job though.

Hal 9000 said:

Hopefully Kylo Ren wears the Snokeing jacket as he sits on his throne.

lol!

CatBus said:

Bob Dylan goes under “D”

No.

^ Wook’s got it right.
I personally think it’s because the TIEs have no shields, so there’s more chance of a breach. The Rebel Pilots probably have an easy to reach n’ attach mask in the cockpit.

suspiciouscoffee said:

Would The Last Starfighter count as a Star Wars knockoff?

Nah.
Also, Message From Space is awesome.

NeverarGreat said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

NeverarGreat said:

DominicCobb said:

Technically we don’t know at the end of ROTJ that the Empire has fallen or that there will be a New Republic. That’s actually established in the crawl of TFA.

But that’s a good assumption to make, based on the celebratory atmosphere on multiple planets, including the capitol world.

Come on. That’s special edition talk!

He’s got you there. Get outta here!

Hey, you don’t need to like it, but those are the official movies for most people.

fixed. unfortunately,

Unavoidable Murder will be the first album by my new band, Pistol Duel.
I’ll be sure to put your name in the Special Thanks section.

DominicCobb said:

The simple fact is, TFA is not a direct sequel to ROTJ. It’s more so it’s own story that takes place after ROTJ.

I can agree with this. That’s why I wish this was it’s own series instead of keeping the episode numbers. There’s clearly another trilogy worth of info that we’ve missed. Maybe that info isn’t important to this current tale, but it is important to the larger story.
A person miffed that the ST undoes the victories won in the OT and resets the galaxy to Empire vs Rebels with no explanation is a person with a valid complaint.

TV’s Frink said:

Mrebo said:

NeverarGreat said:

Random refrigerator thought, but when did the Resistance come into possession of a bombing fleet? Was it before or after the attack on Starkiller Base, where the entire mission was to hit a large, stationary target with as many bombs as possible? Leia refers to the bombing fleet as if it’s a treasured part of the Resistance, and there are dedicated Resistance crews and everything.

For that matter, when did they get that cruiser and those support ships and their crews? Did they just happen to arrive right after the events of TFA? It’s heavily implied that all of the Resistance attack ships are devoted to the Starkiller assault, and they bemoan that they have no chance without the Republic fleet (which is comprised mostly of capital ships). If they had a massive cruiser the whole time, the Leia would surely have used it to match FO forces at the Takodana battle instead of arriving later in a dinky transport.

I wish I could turn my brain off and enjoy this movie, but it feels like I’m supposed to question these things based on TLJ’s technical plot that draws attention to just this sort of thing.

It’s like the reason people want to know who Snoke is. It’s not because Snoke must be so important in his own right. We want to know how the galaxy-wide celebrations (is that heretical to say here?) at the end of ROTJ gave way to…a new Empire(?) with limitless resources. We assume it’s because of Snoke. And so we want to know how it happened.

Who was the Emperor? How did the Empire get how it was in the OT? The OT didn’t answer these questions and people aren’t complaining about that now.

We didn’t need to know who the Emperor was or how he rose to power because that happened before our story started. Wanting to know who this guy is, where he’s been all this time and how he undid what our OT heroes accomplished so quickly is very different.
I got no dog in this fight, but this is a defense I see often and it doesn’t work.

SilverWook said:

Thought this was a neat list.
https://www.metv.com/lists/10-forgotten-summer-popcorn-movies-of-1977-that-were-not-star-wars

I can only say for sure I saw The Deep and The Rescuers that summer.

The Car is a cool movie. Worth watching.