Re: Star Wars

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:54 pm

Well, I watched it. I like the new designs for the tie-fighters.

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:55 pm

Eldorion wrote:
malickfan wrote:I grinned ear to ear when___ showed up at the end

Same. And the

Spoiler:

This is what I'm afraid I already know from reading too much spoilers.

by malickfan Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:58 pm

Eldorion wrote:
malickfan wrote:I grinned ear to ear when___ showed up at the end

Same. And the

Spoiler:

Yeah the cinematography was great! Although I've had issues with the scripts of Abrams Star Wars films, he's great at shooting and guiding the performances of sci-fi films, he's a huge star wars fan so hopefully the pressure got to him in a good way...

As for

SPOILER:

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:59 pm

I think we've read the same things Malick.

by malickfan Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:59 pm

bungobaggins wrote:
Eldorion wrote:
malickfan wrote:I grinned ear to ear when___ showed up at the end

Same. And the

Spoiler:

This is what I'm afraid I already know from reading too much spoilers.

The thing which worried me about the rumours was there was so many of them, it was hard to tell which could be true on not, Abrams confirmed some of them are true, so yeah I'm trying (and I'll almost certainly fail) to stay away from rumours from now on...

by malickfan Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:01 pm

bungobaggins wrote:I think we've read the same things Malick.

MASSIVE RUMOURED SPOILERS:

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:06 pm

malickfan wrote:
bungobaggins wrote:I think we've read the same things Malick.

MASSIVE RUMOURED SPOILERS:

Spoiler:

by malickfan Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:15 pm

bungobaggins wrote:
malickfan wrote:
bungobaggins wrote:I think we've read the same things Malick.

MASSIVE RUMOURED SPOILERS:

Spoiler:

SPOILER:

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:32 pm

I hope it's all just stupid know-it-all fanboys trying to one up each other.

by chris63 Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:30 am

Aliens 4 did the same thing.

by chris63 Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:39 am

by chris63 Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:22 am

by Ringdrotten Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:29 am

Vader has seen better days Laughing

Loved it! Disney better not disappoint us now, after two badass trailers Mad

by TranshumanAngel Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:21 am

One thing is more or less certain, these films will surpass the Hobbit monstrosities as film making achievements. Whether or not the story is good, who knows, but I do have a cautiously optimistic attitude going into this.

by David H Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:30 pm

chris63 wrote:

Chewy's hardly aged a day! Shocked

by halfwise Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:44 pm

He looks even glossier. They should have added a few grey hairs, but maybe he dyes.

by David H Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:57 pm

halfwise wrote: but maybe he dyes.

How would a Wookiee do that exactly? scratch

In a vat or a really big bathtub?

by malickfan Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:58 pm

From the age of 18, the Wookiees were viewed as full-fledged adults,[13] and were considered in their prime around the age of 200.[7]...Subsequently, Wookiees were qualified as "middle-aged" by 301–350, "old" by 351–399 and "venerable" at 400.[13]

-from wiki, I guess he's not a pensioner yet.

I'm surprised Peter Mayhew was involved in filming, he was confined to a wheelchair in recent years...

by malickfan Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:00 pm

David H wrote:
halfwise wrote: but maybe he dyes.

How would a Wookiee do that exactly?
In a vat or a really big bathtub?

You could always watch The Star Wars Holiday Special if you want to find out about Chewbacca's homelife:

by David H Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:06 pm

malickfan wrote:
From the age of 18, the Wookiees were viewed as full-fledged adults,[13] and were considered in their prime around the age of 200.[7]...Subsequently, Wookiees were qualified as "middle-aged" by 301–350, "old" by 351–399 and "venerable" at 400.[13]

-from wiki, I guess he's not a pensioner yet.

Thanks Malick! My mind will rest easier now, knowing that. pub

I'm surprised Peter Mayhew was involved in filming, he was confined to a wheelchair in recent years...

That's nice. Honoring the Elders! Thumbs Up

by halfwise Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:10 pm

"On the 2010 television program Times Talk, New York Times columnist David Carr asked Carrie Fisher about the special; she said that she made George Lucas give her a copy of the special in exchange for recording DVD commentary for the Star Wars films. She added that she shows it at parties, "mainly at the end of the night when I want people to leave."

Edit: I was going to post a clip of Carrie Fisher singing the sentimental closing song, but it was just too painful.

by malickfan Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:33 pm

I actually enjoyed the Holiday Special in a 'so awful it's hilarious' kinda way...

by halfwise Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:53 pm

Somebody described it as 'passes right through so bad it's good, back to being bad.'

I have to thank you for introducing me to the Holiday Special, which I was actually unaware of.

by David H Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:52 pm

malickfan wrote:
David H wrote:
halfwise wrote: but maybe he dyes.

How would a Wookiee do that exactly?
In a vat or a really big bathtub?

You could always watch The Star Wars Holiday Special if you want to find out about Chewbacca's homelife:

I missed this post.
I've got a vague old memory of a large gathering of nerds in a dorm TV room when this first aired, only to discover it was basically a rehash of the Carrol Burnett Show in Storm Trooper costumes. I think I must have walked out early on, because I don't remember much of anything.

I' think I'll try to watch it tonight, if I can get up the nerve....... {{{{ mixture of anticipation and dread pale

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by Eldorion Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:36 pm

The Star Wars Holiday Special is more boring than anything else. I can never make it through the 10-15 minutes on un-subtitled Shyriiwook at the beginning ... even though I'm the kind of person who knows what the hell "Shyriiwook" is. I've tried skipping ahead to the rest but those seem pretty dull as well.