screams in the void

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c

^I agree . it would have been like midichlorians on steroids

all I can say is I think I would much rather have what we got than that “microbiotic” world…https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/06/george-lucas-says-fans-would-have-hated-his-star-wars-sequel-trilogy/

Dark Force Rising by Kerr is my go to edit of Revenge Of The Sith , it streamlines the story to be more focused on Anakin’s fall and cuts out the childish and cringe worthy moments you mention .

^I have seen a lot of variations on those ideas in a lot of mags in the early 80’s . Obi -1 was a fairly common one ,and I remember reading a pretty neat article in Cinefex right after the special editions came out but before the prequels , that outlined where they thought the prequel trilogy was going . I think they mentioned Luke’s ROTJ outfit as standard Jedi attire , which is what I always thought it was .I will try and dig up some of my books and scan some articles soon

I will just follow the story through online reviews and comments here , the animation style does not really appeal to me either , wish they would go for a more realistic approach like Final Fantasy or even the style of some of the DC animated films . I can’t see signing up for another streaming service for this . Even when the Mandalorian comes out , I may just wait for a season blu ray release or something .What the hell ever happened to free , quality tv ? oh yeah , that does not exist anymore .

This guy gets it ! best analysis I have seen for one of the most misunderstood scenes in the new film that I have seen , I have owned a copy of The Hero with a thousand faces since 1988 and it has been the template for the heroe’s journey in film for decades now and TlJ indeed follows the structure the structure being 1. the call to adventure , refusal of the call ,supernatural aid , the crossing of the first threshhold,the belly of the whale 2.Initiation ; the trials , the meeting with the godess, woman as the temptress, atonement with the father ,apotheosis,the ultimate boon 3.The Return;and finally , where this part of the saga leaves us …refusal of the return and the magic flight . there are many more chapters in the book with common threads to many world mythologies and religions and I believe these will come into play by episode 9…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXK2oJ3tA-8

^ that sounds similar to what the (Canon) Jedi of the prequels did , except they were not in hiding .sounds like a narrative thread that will tie in to the sequel trilogy , ie, Luke’s desire to wipe the slate clean as he saw the hypocrisy and hubris of the Jedi order taking babies from their families and indoctrinating them .Ben and Yoda never told him of this in the OT ( the prequels were mostly retro active anyway ) , maybe Luke learned of this info after Ben Solo wiped out his temple , that being the case , it would go a long way to shedding more light on why he decided to wash his hands of it all . I would be pretty miffed after all he went through if that were the case . but , that’s just like , my opinion man .

^thank you

speaking of Mr. Best …here is his latest field notes …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhKqhpzxXks

this fits the thread subject well I think , although I am not sure if the writer is aware of the contributions of Ahmed Best to the character of Jar Jar and his subsequent harassment for playing the Gungan…https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/06/05/loving-what-you-love-without-hating-what-you-dont-surviving-fandom-in-2018/

Awesome , thank you for compiling this great resource that will help new members as well as us long time members of the site as well as giving a shout out to it’s contributors over the years

DuracellEnergizer said:

Ren needs to fire a proton torpedo down Rey’s exhaust port.

^ stay on target 😃

“No, Leia was definitely not Luke’s sister circa TESB. There are deleted scenes that illustrate this in spades - as well as the Marvel adaptation of the film. It was a love triangle, pure and simple.”- this is a correct statement and there are plenty of articles in publications such as Star Wars Insider , Starlog , Cinefex , Fantastic films etc to back it up as well as the making of books by J.W.Rinzler . I have many of these publications in storage boxes and will have to spend some time digging them up .

nl0428 said:

screams in the void said:

nl0428 said:

OutboundFlight said:

This is a pretty good video on just that topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-qi4OhCii4

You know, back in the pre-TLJ days I thought Reylo was idiotic but TLJ goes to great lengths to set it up. Finn, who I believed would end up with Rey by the end, is now with Rose and Poe’s got BB8.

While it might be a cliché, it is an interesting and a new place of the franchise to go. If they do it right, it could help Ep 9. But doing it right would be very hard to pull off, and they might see the entire saga fall apart if they fail. Something to keep in the back of our minds, I guess.

This is a great video that explains why, but I really don’t like the title of the video. I thought the best videos the showcase this were the three-part theory video series by the now defunct YouTuber, Vincent Vendetta.

I never saw Rey and Finn as a possible couple in The Force Awakens. I just saw them as friends. I didn’t hate that he ended up with Rose, though. I have faith that J.J. Abrams will wrap things nicely. I actually think that if the two survive in the end, with Ben being redeemed, it could help set up a possible fourth trilogy focused on their kids if Disney and Lucasfilm ever think about making another trilogy.

^ at about 20 seconds into that video , I felt like shipping my pants

Unfortunately, I feel that the “Reylo” fans, such as fangirls who draw fan art of the two characters seen in the video are making this story direction look like garbage. That is one of the reasons why I think some of the most popular Star Wars fans out there, who are not toxic, do not mention it, because they see it as a fangirl shipping dream of theirs. I’m sorry if I sounded hateful, I didn’t mean to come off as that. “Shipping my pants” is hilarious!

^you did not sound hateful .I may have developed a sarcastic streak recently due to site osmosis and the death of a friend so sorry to everybody if I have not seemed myself of late .

nl0428 said:

OutboundFlight said:

This is a pretty good video on just that topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-qi4OhCii4

You know, back in the pre-TLJ days I thought Reylo was idiotic but TLJ goes to great lengths to set it up. Finn, who I believed would end up with Rey by the end, is now with Rose and Poe’s got BB8.

While it might be a cliché, it is an interesting and a new place of the franchise to go. If they do it right, it could help Ep 9. But doing it right would be very hard to pull off, and they might see the entire saga fall apart if they fail. Something to keep in the back of our minds, I guess.

This is a great video that explains why, but I really don’t like the title of the video. I thought the best videos the showcase this were the three-part theory video series by the now defunct YouTuber, Vincent Vendetta.

I never saw Rey and Finn as a possible couple in The Force Awakens. I just saw them as friends. I didn’t hate that he ended up with Rose, though. I have faith that J.J. Abrams will wrap things nicely. I actually think that if the two survive in the end, with Ben being redeemed, it could help set up a possible fourth trilogy focused on their kids if Disney and Lucasfilm ever think about making another trilogy.

^ at about 20 seconds into that video , I felt like shipping my pants

nl0428 said:

OutboundFlight said:

This is a pretty good video on just that topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-qi4OhCii4

You know, back in the pre-TLJ days I thought Reylo was idiotic but TLJ goes to great lengths to set it up. Finn, who I believed would end up with Rey by the end, is now with Rose and Poe’s got BB8.

While it might be a cliché, it is an interesting and a new place of the franchise to go. If they do it right, it could help Ep 9. But doing it right would be very hard to pull off, and they might see the entire saga fall apart if they fail. Something to keep in the back of our minds, I guess.

This is a great video that explains why, but I really don’t like the title of the video. I thought the best videos the showcase this were the three-part theory video series by the now defunct YouTuber, Vincent Vendetta.

I never saw Rey and Finn as a possible couple in The Force Awakens. I just saw them as friends. I didn’t hate that he ended up with Rose, though. I have faith that J.J. Abrams will wrap things nicely. I actually think that if the two survive in the end, with Ben being redeemed, it could help set up a possible fourth trilogy focused on their kids if Disney and Lucasfilm ever think about making another trilogy.

that’s the thing though , Disney has stated that this will be the final episodic Star wars installment , There is going to be a new trilogy by Rian Johnson ,which has stalled , that has nothing to do with the Skywalker saga . I think they have to wrap up plot points with episode 9 . I may be wrong though , I suppose they could change their minds .

^ yup , George Lucas contradicted himself a lot back then , but he also had the final word on plot points , which is a big reason Gary Kurtz walked away . Now , the story is a relay race in the hands of multiple directors and the Lucasfilm story group . another great book to read for info on the films are the making of books by Rinzler , The Making Of The Empire Strikes backs has parts of the early script by Leigh Brackett where Luke’s father ( not Vader ) comes to Dagobah and has Luke take the Jedi oath with Yoda and Ben watching .

"I don’t believe modern Star Wars films are descending into these types of gossip. I believe that the ones who are responsible for creating terms such as “Reylo” are fans and shippers (not to sound critical towards these fans). “…SOME of these fans are the ones I was talking about and not the films themselves . Also , Rey may have been told one thing during the production of TLJ but it would not be the first time a plot point was hidden from the cast , they told everyone except Mark Hamill that the famous line was " Obi-Wan killed your father !” . I do not believe they will turn out to be siblings , nor do I believe they are going to be romantically involved , but I could be wrong . To state that anything is Empiracal fact is just speculation . You yourself said that things you thought were one way , turned out to be another .That happened a lot in the Original trilogy as well …back in 1977 , I was SURE Luke and Leia would end up together and the comics even ran with that idea , sometimes even after Empire was out .Anything can happen going forward .lastly , and just a pet peeve that my slightly ocd self gloamed in on is the term " shippers " another one I wish would die . I have been on the planet 47 years and have only heard it used in the past few years . That , and “hot take” which is something that I reserve for after a high fiber meal .Good points you bring up though, and as the Dude says , it’s just like , our collective opinions man ".

LordZerome1080 said:

From my experience if you put them into a Blu Ray player they upscale nicely.

I do this too ! through the HDMI port on my CRT tv . looks great !

or just old

at this point I have no idea where the sequel trilogy is going and will reserve judgement until it is complete .I think their bond may be something other than romantic though , just touching hands could be a sign of empathy or familial connection . I wish that naming convention would die though “Reylo” “Jaylo” “Jaylaw” etc . It reeks of Hollywood gossip columns which, oddly enough ,modern Star Wars seems to be descending into .I have enjoyed the sequel trilogy myself however, and welcome to the forums . I imagine you will understand what I mean in the near future.

^ you sir , are a master debater !😃

on the subject of the 2006 Bonus discs , aka the GOUT , which I own …a few observations …I have a few different tv displays in my home . from lcd to crt and I have noticed that they look different in quality when viewed on different displays . They look crisper on a crt monitor and I think it is because older films were not made with HD displays like the flat panel widescreen tv’s we have today . I remember seeing film grain and scratches when I would see films in the theater as a kid in the late 70s and early 80s .And I am not arguing against an official high quality release . just sharing my observations. The best display that I have found to watch it on is my Samsung slimfit 38 inch widescreen CRT tv which was gifted to me a couple years ago , it is from 2006 and is HD (720 p) capable and even has 2 hdmi ports , the only CRT tv I have ever seen like this … The Image actually fills the screen in letterbox format without stretching the image and with no window boxing and it looks pretty sharp .when viewed on my 60 inch lcd , it is stretched to fit and looks very old and faded .Also , if you take the insert out of the front cover of each disc , you can turn it around and re insert it and have some nice painted theatrical posters instead of the lazy photo shop recreations

TV’s Frink said:

screams in the void said:

surprised no one has mentioned the Juggernaut tank from Revenge Of The Sith

I’m only surprised when someone mentions Revenge of the Sith.

REVENGE OF THE SITH and , uhm…wheels or something .