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Did he just say it's an insult to be called a girl?

yes

darklordoftech said:

Harmy said:

darklordoftech said:

JediZombie said:

darklordoftech said:

ratpack1961 said:

You can make a good Star Wars story without Vader (KOTR)

How is KOTOR a Star Wars story? Not a single character from any the movies appears and the story doesn't affect the movies in any way.

 Star Wars has become bigger than the original characters for a lot of people. For me, Star Wars is any story that takes place in the GFFA. The original Saga about Vader and Luke will always be the best, but it doesn't have to be the only one. It's a giant universe with endless stories to tell. Why shrink it down to just this one?

That's like calling a Thor movie "Iron Man" because it's set in the Marvel universe.

Not really, none of the Star Wars movies actually had the names Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker in the title. It's like calling a Thor movie a "Marvel Universe" movie.

"Marvel universe" in the title of each of the movies would be... interesting.

Anyway, making "Star Wars" the name of the setting instead of the name of the story is a dangerous precedent. The EU had a good time beating up movie characters and shoehorned Jedi and Sith into each and every place in the name of it "not being Star Wars without Jedi and Sith".

 But the setting doesn't have to include Jedi and/or Sith in every story?

ratpack1961 said:

If ep.7 goes in an entirely new direction then any hopes that there is a coherent story going on is thrown out the window and its just random episodes where stuff happens like some comic book series.

 Yeah, if the Sequel Trilogy was totally unconnected from the OT, you'd be right. But if the ST is about the children of OT characters (Leia's kids, for example) and what they do with the galaxy their parents and grandparents formed, how they handle having Force-abilities, etc, then it's both totally connected and not about Vader.

Also the OT cast is getting old.

emanswfan said:

I really would love to see as many other deleted scenes in finished condition, be it included in new longer cuts, or just bonus features.  Wasn't FOTR originally 4-5 hours long?

 Isn't every movie super-long at rough cut?

doubleofive said:

I just noticed this tweet we got last night:

Lucasfilm was showing restored original trilogy @starwars trailers @Comic_Con this year. Are these available? @swrevisited @SW_Celebration

http://twitter.com/oshanruiz/status/493931616746475524

I'm trying to follow up on this, I haven't heard anyone mentioning any trailers.

 Can't decide if these are trailers for a restored original trilogy, or restored trailers from the 70s & 80s.

He's also slightly taller and has a bigger head.

But yeah, the jacket and the way he's holding his arms does a lot.

What happened to Chewie's face??

hairy_hen said:

The only reason for me to make a new one is that the sound quality will be improved by using the most recent version of ABC's score restoration, which he made after the GOUT-synched version was already completed.  Other than that, it should be pretty similar.

For now I'll just go with the existing isoscore, and put out a new one when once I have enough time to make it as good as it can be.

 Oooh, okay.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry. I'm sure the new one will be better, but it's not as if the existing one is bad.

DarthShackleford said:

SilverWook said:

Rear projection? That's how the travel pod shot in Star Trek TMP was achieved.

 That's also how Kubrick pulled off the Apollo shots.

 lol

I thought an isolated score already existed using ABC's work. It was GOUT synced and released by dark_jedi attached to a black and white ESB?

Okay, yeah, he says email info@archive.org

Currently using my public teacher twitter account to talk to a guy who works for the Archive to see about getting it taken down

Tyrphanax said:

This thread makes me miss all the funny posters on OT.com.

 Okay, here you go

doubleofive said:

I found The Muppets to be one of those movies with so many callbacks as to be detrimental. I was reminded so many times of the better movies/moments that I decided that I would rather be watching them than the movie they were making.

 How did you feel about Bret McKenzie's songs?

DrCrowTStarwars said:

The Muppets returned to the big screen

The Muppet Show Intro Redux on that big screen was incredible.

doubleofive said:

I'd love to see "Original Henson Trilogy" and "90's Trilogy" Blu-ray sets. The fact that Treasure Island comes with Caper is odd to me.

 I had somehow failed to realize they were so easily groupable! So, maybe one more new one (although I don't know how likely that is)

Eff the new movies.

The sometimes motto of this site (except when it comes to Apes)

DominicCobb said:

ObiWanKennerobi, I think you're on the wrong site. 

 Because a discussion forum is only for people who agree?

Tyrphanax said:

Tobar said:

Doubtful, considering Filoni has confirmed that Stormtroopers are not clones. I believe their intentions are as they stated, revisiting the OT era and exploring the formation of the Rebellion.

Oddly enough, I just listened to him in the SDCC panel for the New Dawn book coming out featuring Hera and Kanan and he straight-up said that the due to the rapid aging of the clones, they have "aged out" of the stormtrooper corps. and because of the deterioration of Jango's DNA, many new recruits have been forced into service through fear of the Empire. There are no clones left in the Empire, more or less.

He explained that this was the reason that, by ANH, stormtroopers weren't great shots and seemed to be a little more incompetent.

 And so, yes, Rebels is connecting the OT to the PT.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Oh, I didn't like how Brian Wood said this

My plan is to pretend that nothing else exists other than ‘A New Hope,’ at least in the minds of the characters,

only to identify Vader as Anakin and throw allusions to the PT into the books anyway.

 Key part being "at least in the minds of the characters", I think.

I haven't seen Most Wanted, and it's been awhile for the others, but I mostly agree with your list. I'd put The Muppet Movie at the top, and move Take Manhattan down one or two, but in general I agree.

Tyrphanax said:

Lucy looks like abject shit. Just utter shit; all based on a thoroughly-debunked nonsense idea.

 This review was good: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/07/life-is-futile-so-heres-what-to-do-with-it-according-to-lucy-a-spoilereview/375006/

ObiWanKennerobi said:

I'm here because theforce.net banned me for sarcasm. I guess sarcasm is called "trolling" now on theforce.net. I'm going to be sarcastic, so don't ban me.

 No one here is ever sarcastic.

Ryan McAvoy said:

Tobar said:

Tyrphanax just pointed this my way:

Star Wars Rebels: A Look Ahead

 Hurumph. The script sounds awful and generic. Lines like "Helloooo Hyperspace!", "We're busted" and "You're good to go" where sentences I didn't want to hear in the Star Wars universe. More 1138 please... less 90210.

Anybody notice the use of the word "Padawan"? Sigh the PT rears it's ugly head already in the Disney universe. What's wrong with "Apprentice" anyway?

Finally do female characters have to put one hand on their hip and cock their heads to one side? Apparently they do.

Still the general OT vibe looks fun enough.

 So, other than the female pose thing, you're complaining about modern-audience-friendly dialogue and working within established continuity.