No, but I hear it makes a lot of omages to Star Wars. Those Japanese need to start being more original. Kurosawa's not very creative sometimes, always ripping off westerns and such.
No, but I hear it makes a lot of omages to Star Wars. Those Japanese need to start being more original. Kurosawa's not very creative sometimes, always ripping off westerns and such.
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
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I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
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I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
because some people believe that movies are better when the theater is full of clapping and laughing and screaming faggots
See, what you're failing to realize is that this was before everyone knew what Star Wars was. So there were no fans yet, which meant no faggots dressed like storm troopers or jedi. Just normal people going to see a film that was getting a lot of good word of mouth.
Movie magic is a wonderful thing sometimes.
One year I was supposed to help this group do a video presentation on eating disorders.
During production, the theme was shifted to guys don’t care about your eating disorders, just videogames.
We got a 98%
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I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Well, then you'd have to give your ballsack to erase your memory of better special effects
And man, that's gonna cost more than you're ballsack
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
because some people believe that movies are better when the theater is full of clapping and laughing and screaming faggots
See, what you're failing to realize is that this was before everyone knew what Star Wars was. So there were no fans yet, which meant no faggots dressed like storm troopers or jedi. Just normal people going to see a film that was getting a lot of good word of mouth.
i guess that's true
i tend to forget that there was a time before people reading about and watching previews for movies on the internet for a year before it even comes out
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
because some people believe that movies are better when the theater is full of clapping and laughing and screaming faggots
See, what you're failing to realize is that this was before everyone knew what Star Wars was. So there were no fans yet, which meant no faggots dressed like storm troopers or jedi. Just normal people going to see a film that was getting a lot of good word of mouth.
i guess that's true
i tend to forget that there was a time before people reading about and watching previews for movies on the internet for a year before it even comes out
Yeah, that too. We just had the previews that had played in theaters, the posters, and occasional news about it to go off of.
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
Defender you're so cool.
We should totally hang out and point out obvious flaws sometime.
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
yeah I agree, but I guess The Matrix didn't become nostalgia for me like star wars because of the age.
Seeing Star Wars for the first time was like going to disney world
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
to a certain extent
obi wan facing down vader in sw was pretty bad. it was two old men hitting each other with sticks, and it showed (well, i guess david prowse wasn't that old, but you get the idea)
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
to a certain extent
obi wan facing down vader in sw was pretty bad. it was two old men hitting each other with sticks, and it showed (well, i guess david prowse wasn't that old, but you get the idea)
both of the luke/vader showdowns were amazing
that wasn't a real fight, though
obi-wan never intended to win, and I don't think vader ever thought obi-wan would go down that easily
he was probably remembering the last time he got cocky
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
Oh man
When I saw the Matrix, I didn;t know shit about it. Hadn't seen a preview or heard anybody mention it. I was hanging around and this dude was all, 'i'm gonna go see this movie, it's a sci fi movie, supposed to be good, come with'
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
I think part of it was that Darth Maul seemed to be everywhere at once.
Everyone else seems to enjoy doing a backwards flip, where taking one step backwards would do.
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I heard a story of a projectionist who was really looking forward to it invited some friends over for the screening to see if the film isn't scratched
His friends told some people
and they told some more people
and eventually there were a hundred or so people at this illegal screening
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
Oh man
When I saw the Matrix, I didn;t know shit about it. Hadn't seen a preview or heard anybody mention it. I was hanging around and this dude was all, 'i'm gonna go see this movie, it's a sci fi movie, supposed to be good, come with'
and holy shit
i had never even heard of it until a buddy of mine put the dvd in his home theater system
i nearly cried after it was over
would have been nice to see it in theaters
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I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
Oh man
When I saw the Matrix, I didn;t know shit about it. Hadn't seen a preview or heard anybody mention it. I was hanging around and this dude was all, 'i'm gonna go see this movie, it's a sci fi movie, supposed to be good, come with'
and holy shit
I first saw it when my friend said "this movie is cool" and at first I thought "man this is boring", but I was like 12 so it wasn't really for me
then I don't think I really watched it for like 3 years and then i liked it
I would give a ballsack to have been there opening night in 1977
Why?
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
I never thought that.
Thought it was a pretty cool movie though.
I had a bunch of friends who, despite being really smart science-y guys, had somehow never considered that the entire world is defined solely by your perception. I guess they never read Descartes and it never occurred to them naturally that information is all that the mind has.
And the visuals were just totally awesome, come on.
I liked the kinda clumsy light saber fights from the original star wars.
It made it seem so much more realistic.
Fuck all the flipping around light saber fighting.
I liked all the saber fighting from the first three. There was an intensity about them where you could see that the actors had some training and some adrenaline and really didn't want to get hit in the face with these metal bars. You can read the tension in their body language, and it makes the fight look so much more believable.
The new fights, except for that one Maul fight, suck ass and look silly.
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars. You get stabbed when you try to.
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
to a certain extent
obi wan facing down vader in sw was pretty bad. it was two old men hitting each other with sticks, and it showed (well, i guess david prowse wasn't that old, but you get the idea)
both of the luke/vader showdowns were amazing
Yeah, the Obi-Wan fight was nothing special. The two-second bar fight with him was better. The Luke/Vader fights are the parts of the series that really touched a nerve with me. Hell, they are probably a good portion of why I started fencing as a kid.
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i bet he doesn't like wearing pants either
must be a generational thing
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If I were trying to cling to my youth I could think of better ways to do it than post here.
Yeah, the scene in the beginning where they get picked up by the Jawas is great.
No, but I hear it makes a lot of omages to Star Wars. Those Japanese need to start being more original. Kurosawa's not very creative sometimes, always ripping off westerns and such.
homage
There’s a reason people don’t flip and spin when sword fighting outside of starwars.
You get stabbed when you try to.
Why?
because some people believe that movies are better when the theater is full of clapping and laughing and screaming faggots
Yeah. It might have been fun, but worth your ballsack? Seriously?
try reading some of the early scripts, and then listen to dudes talk about how luke and leia were supposed to be midgets and stuff like that
I guess my experiences are colored by hindsight- but my parents always told me how it was an amazing experience in the 70s' to be seeing those special effects, and I can see that as being the case. Plus, its star wars
You see there are some people who aren't miserable bastards Keith
Just trust that they exist
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George Lucas has no right to tell us what a bad movie is after he made the prequels.
are you saying keith is a miserable bastard?
are you?
leave him to his cynicism, he shall extract all the joy he needs from the marrow of his fallen foes.
Or...maybe he will just continue to lead an unfulfilling life who can tell
One year I was supposed to help this group do a video presentation on eating disorders.
During production, the theme was shifted to guys don’t care about your eating disorders, just videogames.
We got a 98%
Well, then you'd have to give your ballsack to erase your memory of better special effects
And man, that's gonna cost more than you're ballsack
I mean, I can do this for you
but just for a ballsack no way
i guess that's true
i tend to forget that there was a time before people reading about and watching previews for movies on the internet for a year before it even comes out
I don't even care if it's "realistic" form or not. Like, OK, let's see here. They should not have been fighting two-handed. Realistically, those handles didn't look very heavy and the blades were weightless, so that balanced the weight in your hand. With weight and balance like that, plus an energy blade that cuts through just about anything with great ease, your stances and moves should resemble modern sport fencing. Minimize your target area, maximize your reach, weapon speed, and mobility, sacrificing power for speed and precision.
So I don't really care that they're using their fictional energy swords in ways that theoretically would be much less than optimal. What matters to me is what Bruce Lee called the "emotional substance" of their movements. In the old movies, they looked like they were really fighting. Their bodies tensed and their moves were imperfect in the way that real fencing, boxing, or whatever actually looks. In the new trilogy, it looked more like they were dancing around with glowsticks than actually fighting. With the exception of Darth Maul, because I guess he's just used to that sort of choreography and can sell it properly.
"Accidental masterpiece."
That said, didn't he write Indiana Jones? Because that was pretty good.
Defender you're so cool.
We should totally hang out and point out obvious flaws sometime.
Did you see The Matrix when it was new?
That was jaw-dropping at the time. On multiple levels.
yeah I agree, but I guess The Matrix didn't become nostalgia for me like star wars because of the age.
Seeing Star Wars for the first time was like going to disney world
to a certain extent
obi wan facing down vader in sw was pretty bad. it was two old men hitting each other with sticks, and it showed (well, i guess david prowse wasn't that old, but you get the idea)
both of the luke/vader showdowns were amazing
Thought it was a pretty cool movie though.
that wasn't a real fight, though
obi-wan never intended to win, and I don't think vader ever thought obi-wan would go down that easily
he was probably remembering the last time he got cocky
Oh man
When I saw the Matrix, I didn;t know shit about it. Hadn't seen a preview or heard anybody mention it. I was hanging around and this dude was all, 'i'm gonna go see this movie, it's a sci fi movie, supposed to be good, come with'
and holy shit
I think part of it was that Darth Maul seemed to be everywhere at once.
Everyone else seems to enjoy doing a backwards flip, where taking one step backwards would do.
His friends told some people
and they told some more people
and eventually there were a hundred or so people at this illegal screening
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i had never even heard of it until a buddy of mine put the dvd in his home theater system
i nearly cried after it was over
would have been nice to see it in theaters
I first saw it when my friend said "this movie is cool" and at first I thought "man this is boring", but I was like 12 so it wasn't really for me
then I don't think I really watched it for like 3 years and then i liked it
I had a bunch of friends who, despite being really smart science-y guys, had somehow never considered that the entire world is defined solely by your perception. I guess they never read Descartes and it never occurred to them naturally that information is all that the mind has.
And the visuals were just totally awesome, come on.
Yeah, the Obi-Wan fight was nothing special. The two-second bar fight with him was better. The Luke/Vader fights are the parts of the series that really touched a nerve with me. Hell, they are probably a good portion of why I started fencing as a kid.