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Star Wars

Started by Headless, April 02, 2018, 02:44:46 PM

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Kiero

#45
June 10, 2018, 07:40:36 AM Last Edit: June 10, 2018, 07:43:21 AM by Kiero
Quote from: jeff37923;1032837Rogue One.

It is the best movie/show of the entire franchise so far IMHO.

Agreed. Not trying to slavishly re-create the original trilogy as the two post-quels have tried to do makes for greater creative freedom and an attempt to be its own thing.

If it weren't for the Anthologies, I probably wouldn't be bothering with the new Star Wars. Even if much of the cast are very good outside of Star Wars.
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jhkim

#46
June 10, 2018, 01:47:02 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1043128People are also claiming the same thing happened to Daisy Ridley, which denied it (but let's just ignore her, right?), so I'm waiting to hear from Tran herself.
Tran has yet to issue a public statement on this, but her director Rian Johnson and costar Mark Hamill have voiced about there being harassment - and various sampled screenshots have been posted in major media. I think that's reasonable confirmation that shit happened.

http://www.newsweek.com/racist-rose-tico-wookieepedia-page-753063

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5814437/Olivia-Munn-celebs-come-defense-bullied-Star-Wars-actress-Kelly-Marie-Tran.html

jhkim

#47
June 10, 2018, 02:11:11 PM
In general on the Star Wars movies, I like the original trilogy and not much else.

I think the new sequels (TFA and TLJ) are better than the prequels, but that's mostly because I hate the prequels. Rogue One is probably the best of the new movies, I'd agree.

Warboss Squee

#48
June 11, 2018, 01:31:48 AM
Quote from: jhkim;1043193Tran has yet to issue a public statement on this, but her director Rian Johnson and costar Mark Hamill have voiced about there being harassment - and various sampled screenshots have been posted in major media. I think that's reasonable confirmation that shit happened.

http://www.newsweek.com/racist-rose-tico-wookieepedia-page-753063

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5814437/Olivia-Munn-celebs-come-defense-bullied-Star-Wars-actress-Kelly-Marie-Tran.html

I don't particularly care wait other people are saying, especially Rian Johnson. Even more so due to the fact that they keep lying about Ripley.

Hell, I would have thought John Boyega would have gotten more shit flung at him.

Ratman_tf

#49
June 11, 2018, 02:09:46 AM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1043276I don't particularly care wait other people are saying, especially Rian Johnson. Even more so due to the fact that they keep lying about Ripley.

Hell, I would have thought John Boyega would have gotten more shit flung at him.

I remember seeing a lot of racist stuff on the internet about Boyega when TFA came out. Dunno if it was directed at him via social media.
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jeff37923

#50
June 11, 2018, 03:10:49 AM
I wonder how much of the Kelly Marie Tran hate is being generated by the fans who wanted a Finn and Po gay relationship scene instead?
"Meh."

Warboss Squee

#51
June 12, 2018, 07:49:26 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;1043286I wonder how much of the Kelly Marie Tran hate is being generated by the fans who wanted a Finn and Po gay relationship scene instead?

Eh. I don't think a relationship is a requirement, but they did have really good chemistry in TFA.  I ship Reylo and Pinn, but that's just me.

Llew ap Hywel

#52
June 13, 2018, 07:57:53 AM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1043643Eh. I don't think a relationship is a requirement, but they did have really good chemistry in TFA.  I ship Reylo and Pinn, but that's just me.

Lol I think they're chemistry is better than Finns and Rey, I'm hoping for a scene where it's revealed in Episode 9 that Finns her brother. It's the Han Luke Leia triangle all over again #nothingnewinhollywood #bromance
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Koltar

#53
June 13, 2018, 01:09:46 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1043643Eh. I don't think a relationship is a requirement, but they did have really good chemistry in TFA.  I ship Reylo and Pinn, but that's just me.

It is possible for men to be Friends and affectionate - without any gay or homosexual aspect at all to it. Decades and centuries ago that was often the norm. Male friends or buddies could hug each other and everyone knew that they were just close friends.

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Llew ap Hywel

#54
June 13, 2018, 04:57:04 PM
Quote from: Koltar;1043757It is possible for men to be Friends and affectionate - without any gay or homosexual aspect at all to it. Decades and centuries ago that was often the norm. Male friends or buddies could hug each other and everyone knew that they were just close friends.

- Ed C.

This.

It would be a shame if they ruined a good friendship to fill an agenda.
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Koltar

#55
June 13, 2018, 11:52:17 PM
Quote from: HorusArisen;1043800This.

It would be a shame if they ruined a good friendship to fill an agenda.

Heck, has everyone forgotten the movie "A Knight's Tale" starring Heath Ledger? How often did the main character's buddy say "God love you Will"? Or when the Prince said to the crowd "Your men love you...." ?

- Ed C.
The return of \'You can\'t take the Sky From me!\'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn-eN8mkDw&feature=rec-fresh+div

This is what a really cool FANTASY RPG should be like :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

Still here, still alive, at least Seven years now...

Ratman_tf

#56
June 17, 2018, 10:53:48 PM
Well, I stick up for Lucas a lot, even after the prequels, but it looks like his version of the sequels would have doubled down on midichlorians.

http://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/george-lucas-episode-vii-episode-ix-1201974276/

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ArrozConLeche

#57
June 18, 2018, 02:10:30 PM
Quote from: Koltar;1043757It is possible for men to be Friends and affectionate - without any gay or homosexual aspect at all to it. Decades and centuries ago that was often the norm. Male friends or buddies could hug each other and everyone knew that they were just close friends.

- Ed C.

Just so happens this song was playing the other day at a department store I was in:

[video=youtube;ERzPs7RbGao]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERzPs7RbGao[/youtube]

Apparition

#58
June 24, 2018, 10:33:46 PM
This may be the best article I've read on The Last Jedi.

Ratman_tf

#59
June 25, 2018, 12:05:29 AM
Quote from: Apparition;1045674This may be the best article I've read on The Last Jedi.

I haven't seen the flim, but I can imagine.

QuotePeople didn't really care about things that much in the original films. Or if they did, they didn't stand around talking about their feelings -- they just did things, and we sometimes felt things as a result. In the new movies, everyone cares about everything, and they have to tell each other all the time, and as a result the audience feels nothing. The drama is forced, but worse, it's completely unearned.
'

Shit, this can be applied to the new Trek movies as well.
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