Bold-Arrow Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 6 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: You know you are in the midst of nerds when you spend Christmas eve arguing about Star Wars movie 2 Quote
Mathew Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 1 hour ago, redcell said: Who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. I am always baffled by people who let stupid little plot contrivances like some of those above get in the way of their enjoying a movie like TFA. BTW...an AT-AT would serve the same purpose on a desert planet that it would serve on any other planet...to blow s*** up. They don't call it an "ALL TERRAIN armored transport" for nothing. Han captured the Falcon...that was pretty clear from the movie. There wasn't a giant squid aboard the Falcon, the rathtars (sp?) were aboard the freighter that captured the Falcon. The castle was also a cantina because Maz has run that watering hole for hundreds of years. Luke's lightsaber was in the basement of the cantina because Maz has come into its possession some time before then. etc. etc. But, at the end of the day, who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. If those sorts of things prevented you from enjoying the movie, I feel very sorry for you. Like I said. Entertaining movie. But dumb. I know Han captured the Falcon. Then space pirates show up. Then a giant squid shows up. What's the point? Oh yeah, it's a new Star Wars movie. Duh. I stepped out to take a leak during the Star Killer sequence because I already knew what would happen next. Quote
redcell Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 12 minutes ago, Mathew said: Like I said. Entertaining movie. But dumb. I know Han captured the Falcon. Then space pirates show up. Then a giant squid shows up. What's the point? Oh yeah, it's a new Star Wars movie. Duh. I stepped out to take a leak during the Star Killer sequence because I already knew what would happen next. If you're looking for something that's not dumb, stick to the arthouses, foreign language films, and film shot in black and white. They have a whole lot of "not dumb" in them, but they're often dreadfully boring and not entertaining at all. Do you really watch Star Wars movies for a high-brow experience? 1 Quote
thekragle Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 2 hours ago, redcell said: If you're looking for something that's not dumb, stick to the arthouses, foreign language films, and film shot in black and white. They have a whole lot of "not dumb" in them, but they're often dreadfully boring and not entertaining at all. Do you really watch Star Wars movies for a high-brow experience? The funny thing Redcell is that you are taking it personally that we did not enjoy the film as much as you. No one else is swearing because you like the current movie. We are just discussing why we have problems with it... plain and simple. Try to remember a few sayings from a guy named Yoda about anger and hate. He is not in the current movie so you may need to pull out the bluray. AND about the AT-AT ... AC-AT (air-conditioned armored transport) Quote
Average Guy Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 10 hours ago, redcell said: Who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. I am always baffled by people who let stupid little plot contrivances like some of those above get in the way of their enjoying a movie like TFA. BTW...an AT-AT would serve the same purpose on a desert planet that it would serve on any other planet...to blow s*** up. They don't call it an "ALL TERRAIN armored transport" for nothing. Han captured the Falcon...that was pretty clear from the movie. There wasn't a giant squid aboard the Falcon, the rathtars (sp?) were aboard the freighter that captured the Falcon. The castle was also a cantina because Maz has run that watering hole for hundreds of years. Luke's lightsaber was in the basement of the cantina because Maz has come into its possession some time before then. etc. etc. But, at the end of the day, who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. If those sorts of things prevented you from enjoying the movie, I feel very sorry for you. so you're just happy the movie title had the words "Star" and "Wars" in it, and whatever they put on screen is good? Quote
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. I am always baffled by people who let stupid little plot contrivances like some of those above get in the way of their enjoying a movie like TFA. BTW...an AT-AT would serve the same purpose on a desert planet that it would serve on any other planet...to blow s*** up. They don't call it an "ALL TERRAIN armored transport" for nothing. Han captured the Falcon...that was pretty clear from the movie. There wasn't a giant squid aboard the Falcon, the rathtars (sp?) were aboard the freighter that captured the Falcon. The castle was also a cantina because Maz has run that watering hole for hundreds of years. Luke's lightsaber was in the basement of the cantina because Maz has come into its possession some time before then. etc. etc. But, at the end of the day, who f****** cares? It's a new Star Wars movie. If those sorts of things prevented you from enjoying the movie, I feel very sorry for you. so you're just happy the movie title had the words "Star" and "Wars" in it, and whatever they put on screen is good? The Star Wars Holiday Special proved that the SW brand name is not enough lol 3 Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 So 2 more observations after watching the movie a second time : - first order snowspeeder does make a 1/2 second appearance right before the doors close as Rey and Finn are reenteting Starkiller base - as Rey let's the force in as she duel with kylo it is way too reminesnet of Luke to be a coincidence . Going with her being his daughter and Leia showing her an affection as her aunt . Kylo goes bad so Luke is too scared she would follow her cousin's path and leave her to grow up "pure" from the dark side as he awaits . Quote
trekgate502 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 14 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: So 2 more observations after watching the movie a second time : - first order snowspeeder does make a 1/2 second appearance right before the doors close as Rey and Finn are reenteting Starkiller base - as Rey let's the force in as she duel with kylo it is way too reminesnet of Luke to be a coincidence . Going with her being his daughter and Leia showing her an affection as her aunt . Kylo goes bad so Luke is too scared she would follow her cousin's path and leave her to grow up "pure" from the dark side as he awaits . I thought I read here there or somewhere there is in the art of star wars (a book I have but have not read yet) that there is a snow speeder chase scene on the star killer that was cut from the movie.... That would make complete sense why Lego made a snow speeder but other things happened. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 I wonder if Harrison Ford is relieved in the notion he won't need to reprise the role of Han Solo anymore unless they plan to have some sort of flashback scene down the road perhaps. Also for the First Order to regain ground after the Empire fell, I imagine in an effort to regain lost forces they came up with some recruitment videos....and they might have looked a little like this. Quote
trekgate502 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 On 12/25/2015 at 0:10 PM, TheOrcKing said: I wonder if Harrison Ford is relieved in the notion he won't need to reprise the role of Han Solo anymore unless they plan to have some sort of flashback scene down the road perhaps. Also for the First Order to regain ground after the Empire fell, I imagine in an effort to regain lost forces they came up with some recruitment videos....and they might have looked a little like this. I was thinking the casting agency already posted a list of returning actors and it includes Harrison ? Though if he does I am actually quite surprised Quote
Alpinemaps Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 On 12/25/2015 at 0:26 PM, trekgate502 said: On 12/25/2015 at 0:10 PM, TheOrcKing said: I wonder if Harrison Ford is relieved in the notion he won't need to reprise the role of Han Solo anymore unless they plan to have some sort of flashback scene down the road perhaps. Also for the First Order to regain ground after the Empire fell, I imagine in an effort to regain lost forces they came up with some recruitment videos....and they might have looked a little like this. I was thinking the casting agency already posted a list of returning actors and it includes Harrison ? Though if he does I am actually quite surprised I saw that casting sheet, but I think that was provided to the casting agency prior to Episode 7 opening. Would be a huge spoiler if he wasn't including on the Episode 8 sheet prior to E7 coming out. As far as FO recruitment. Well, we know they took children and raised them to be Stormies from the start. But think about where they are....they've been driven to the Unknown Regions by, what they feel, is an illegitimate government bent on their destruction and the destruction of their way of live. Easy propaganda in the Unknown Regions to get people to believe that they were on the losing side of a righteous cause and need help to regain what is rightfully theirs. 1 Quote
redcell Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 12 hours ago, thekragle said: The funny thing Redcell is that you are taking it personally that we did not enjoy the film as much as you. No one else is swearing because you like the current movie. We are just discussing why we have problems with it... plain and simple. Try to remember a few sayings from a guy named Yoda about anger and hate. He is not in the current movie so you may need to pull out the bluray. AND about the AT-AT ... AC-AT (air-conditioned armored transport) I'm not taking it personally at all...I had nothing to do with the making of the movie and have nothing invested in anyone else liking it other than to the extent that its popularity leads to further SW movies/tv shows/games/etc so whether anyone else liked it or not really doesn't make a difference to me one way or the other. I am just reacting to the all too predictable phenomenon of people who claim to be big fans of a given media property like SW working really hard to find reasons to dislike that which they otherwise claim to love when confronted with a new iteration of said property. And I would say that the discussions here have veered a little beyond simple discussions of problems that various people have with it. As for all the swearing...well, I f****** swear a lot, maybe I swear a s*** load more than the average person, but I don't give a s***...it's just part of my normal patois and used for emphasis more than anything else. And I know all about anger and hate...my chosen line of work is fraught with conflict and I have worked in it long enough to have developed a good sense of the internal temperature of my blood...on a scale of 1 to 10, this discussion doesn't even come close to a 1...no anger or hate towards the others who seem to have so much anger and hate towards the TFA...just bafflement. For the sake of the Imperials working in the AT-AT, I hope that the designers thought to incorporate climate control because they never seem to pop up on any planet that has a nice temperate climate (except for the one shot of an AT-AT on Endor in ROTJ). Quote
California92563 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 On 12/25/2015 at 0:10 PM, TheOrcKing said: I wonder if Harrison Ford is relieved in the notion he won't need to reprise the role of Han Solo anymore unless they plan to have some sort of flashback scene down the road perhaps. Also for the First Order to regain ground after the Empire fell, I imagine in an effort to regain lost forces they came up with some recruitment videos....and they might have looked a little like this. After watching that video i decided that im enlisting in the first order, long live snoke you rebel scum!! 1 Quote
Battrax Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 3 hours ago, California92563 said: After watching that video i decided that im enlisting in the first order, long live snoke you rebel scum!! +1 Quote
jbacunn Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 If you're looking for something that's not dumb, stick to the arthouses, foreign language films, and film shot in black and white. They have a whole lot of "not dumb" in them, but they're often dreadfully boring and not entertaining at all. Do you really watch Star Wars movies for a high-brow experience? The funny thing Redcell is that you are taking it personally that we did not enjoy the film as much as you. No one else is swearing because you like the current movie. We are just discussing why we have problems with it... plain and simple. Try to remember a few sayings from a guy named Yoda about anger and hate. He is not in the current movie so you may need to pull out the bluray. AND about the AT-AT ... AC-AT (air-conditioned armored transport) If you guys hate the movie so much why are you wasting your time talking about it? Serious question because I don't get it. 1 Quote
redcell Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 1 hour ago, jbacunn said: If you guys hate the movie so much why are you wasting your time talking about it? Serious question because I don't get it. Likely because it's far easier to say why something is terrible than to explain why it is good. Quote
thekragle Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) 1 hour ago, jbacunn said: If you guys hate the movie so much why are you wasting your time talking about it? Serious question because I don't get it. .... because we like too. I feel like I just saw the 1977 star wars movie redone for the millennial generation and feel Disney could have, at least, given us an original story. An touche... how can everyone say it is a great movie when all it is... is a carbon copy of the original? (I do not get that!) ALSO the thread is the "Farce Awakens' Discussion" Edited December 26, 2015 by thekragle 1 Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 this would summarize the complaints. : 2 Quote
exciter1 Posted December 27, 2015 Posted December 27, 2015 Want to know more about the old wise fellow holding the map fragment at the beginning of TFA? Sorry if this is common knowledge. I still didn't know and I thought it's been discussed here. Lor San Tekka http://article.wn.com/view/2015/09/25/max_von_sydow_x27playing_lor_san_tekka_x27_in_the_force_awak/ 1 Quote
California92563 Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 I enjoyed ep7 so much that I finally broke down and stopped by my local Kmart to buy some some of the action figures........ 6 Quote
zskid00 Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Love it! A blast from the past which is very appropriate for Kmart. 2 Quote
California92563 Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 11 minutes ago, zskid00 said: Love it! A blast from the past which is very appropriate for Kmart. Lol I couldn't believe it when I saw it, the box is in great shape and I actually had this set as a kid! Quote
zskid00 Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 9 minutes ago, California92563 said: Lol I couldn't believe it when I saw it, the box is in great shape and I actually had this set as a kid! Oh man, now you are making me feel old with that comment. 3 Quote
California92563 Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 1 hour ago, zskid00 said: Oh man, now you are making me feel old with that comment. I'm 20 years old Quote
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