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[Star Wars Movies]: Four . . .
Atomika
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STAR WARS MOVIE THREAD: EPISODE II
It was a dark time for the message boards;
Neckbeards clashed over the most pointless minutiae,
Making the old thread an exercise painful tedium.
There were geese on both sides.
Under careful watch a new thread is established
Where only the movies may be discussed,
And anyone deciding to get lost in wharblgarble
Regarding Karen Traviss or video games
Or other horseshit or simply acting like a jerk
Will be fed directly to the almighty Sarlacc
Where they will be slowly digested for a thousand years.
This second chance, or "new hope," you might say,
Is perhaps the last opportunity to salvage peace in the galaxy,
Saving the PENNY ARCADE FORUMS from its worst enemy:
Itself
It was a dark time for the message boards;
Neckbeards clashed over the most pointless minutiae,
Making the old thread an exercise painful tedium.
There were geese on both sides.
Under careful watch a new thread is established
Where only the movies may be discussed,
And anyone deciding to get lost in wharblgarble
Regarding Karen Traviss or video games
Or other horseshit or simply acting like a jerk
Will be fed directly to the almighty Sarlacc
Where they will be slowly digested for a thousand years.
This second chance, or "new hope," you might say,
Is perhaps the last opportunity to salvage peace in the galaxy,
Saving the PENNY ARCADE FORUMS from its worst enemy:
Itself
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Nicely done.
I'm genuinely interested to see this though. Pretty sure this will be our Christmas day movie.
*puts a blanket on like a robe and makes lightsaber noises*
I mean, I get why he's there. Han Solo is probably one of the most popular and memorable characters from the original trilogy, but... no. I don't think it works.
Also, I get the feeling Ford's acting abilities have eroded with time. But maybe that's just the movies he's been in.
I think this is the only one the original cast is in. I recall something along the lines of Abrams wanting this movie to be a sort of hand off to a new generation before making it exclusively about them.
I've decided for the sake of my daughter to embrace the prequels. I've come to the conclusion that she's going to enjoy them a lot and I don't want to spoil her experience with my jadedness. I'll just grin and bear jar jar. But the rest I can find the good in so there you have it. I'm now including the prequels in my head canon. Midichlorians were just a mistaken theory championed by Qui-gon and died with him.
Whew. At least I have a few years before she will realistically be watching Star Wars movies.
As for this next movie. Unmmmmmgggggjhhhh. I'm ready. I'm so ready.
The upside to the prequels is that then you can get her on the Clone Wars hype train and enjoy a whole ton of quality tv so having to endure three meh movies isn't a bad trade there, I think.
That's really not a bad way to look at that one, actually. He got his information from JediNaturalNews.com and it's also why young Anakin never got his dark side vaccinations.
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I think it was somewhere in this thread that the Sphero ball toy thing was brought up as something that moves like BB-8 (albeit much smaller). Turns out the company that makes the Sphero's are actually the ones behind the working BB-8
http://fortune.com/2015/04/17/iger-star-wars-bb8-sphero/
Sphero is going to make baaaaaannnkkk
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@rts had some good predictions --
1. Luke dies at the very beginning of the film, after recording a message with R2D2
2. That message is directed towards his niece -- the daughter of Lei and Han Solo -- who is the female protagonist in the trailer
3. Lei/Han's daughter is given the lightsaber that once belonged to Anakin Skywalker, which was lost at Bespin but not destroyed
4. The Chrometooper is a bounty hunter
I added my own prediction--
The dark Jedi is a girl. Dunno, something about the way she moves, plus the mask. Seems feminine to me.
We are free of the tyrannical Lucas, Whom built an empire on good will and became corrupt and fetid.
Glorious will be the future, free of angst, poor writing, bad acting, and poorly disguised political commentary.
Eh its still J.J. Abrahams....
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A camera... B camera...
Dumb shit like "I got a bad feeling about this.." or some variation on that (like good instead) for instance.
I just want a fun new Star Wars adventure that moves the series forward, not for it to be overstuffed with nostalgia pandering.
I expect them to be a lot like the Stark Trek movies he made when he really wanted to make Star Wars movies. Those were exactly what I want out of these movies so I really can't see it being a letdown. Lucas never understood what he'd stumbled into with Star Wars, Abrams gets it.
Might be a line or two from the OT, but I'm guessing he's aware as anyone that if the films feels to fan filmish that will also piss people off.
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Grumpy grandpa/crazy uncle Solo has the potential to be quite entertaining. I was never really a Han fan but this could be a pretty fun take on the character.
I can't wait for the complaints about the Falcon levied at whoever has it now. I imagine it'll go a lot like John Winchester did with Dean when the Impala looked to be in bad shape to his eyes.
I do like how they just have the OT cast be old, not doctor them up with CG, just have them look as they are and go from there. We need new heroes with this trilogy not the same ones, another sin of the PT.
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I am excite.
Han in TFA prediction (not my official predictions, those come later):
Luke was there recruiting for his bit light side but not dark side new force users. Luke dies.
Leia is pissed. Emperor 2.0 in the making for episode VIII.
New people do some stuff.
R2D2 and C3PO retire to a new planet that is dry but not cold or hot.
It is logical for there to be more than a single Sith and the movies haven't had a lady Sith/dark sider before.
Keep in mind Abrams worst collaborators: Kurtzman, Orci and Lindelof aren't writing it.
There are a lot of interesting rumors about Gwendoline Christie's character, namely that she's the face behind the mask of the Chrometrooper. Though that could be very good obfuscation, and she could make for a very good Sith/Inquisitor.
Needless to say I think Abrhams owes me some of that Jar Jar funny money for stealing my trademarked ideas.
Also, he one-upped you by putting in a crashed SUPER Star Destroyer.
Listen to the initial statements...
"The force is strong in my family."
"My father has it."
"I have it."
"My sister has it."
"And you have it."
That first part is very interesting if that is Luke. Notice it isn't past tense.
I like how yours looks more close to the time of the crash with the smoldering. Episode VI.v?
It's the same phrasing as it was in Return of the Jedi.
Clip in question:
This was said in all three of the original movies. It was kind of the groups thing to say when shit was about to get real. I am very sad you consider it dumb.
Just give the line to Chewy with Han giving a knowing glance.
His father is a blue glowy, so he's not dead, just "One with the force." It may be a distinction that Luke it's making.
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