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Star Wars: In Production [Rumors/SPOILERS for All Films Past, Present, & Future]
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An example of why people are going to hate on this movie no matter what. Just rumors alone get people bitching.
The Hermit
Member
handy spoilers
A solar system-destroying weapon is dumb for a number of reasons. Besides the possible side-effects of basically creating a supernova, it's also far more destructive power than you would actually need. It's far more useful to blow up individual rebellious planets than to blow up everything in an entire solar system.
I disagree; in fact, I really dislike this sort of overly-defensive, dismissive reaction to people's concerns.
Maybe people are reacting to these set of rumors negatively because their story implications actually suck. And if they were good, the reactions would be different.
For example, there were some earlier rumors and speculation that I liked quite a bit.
But these bother me on a number of levels, from sort of being "wtf" with Luke's character to the eye-rolling fan-service stuff this movie is now obligated to have (superweapon, hand-severing, presumed "Falcon gets busted out of storage fuck yeah fist pump" moment).
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
You gotta hand in to the writers, that would be pretty crazy way to start a new SW movie.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Dont know if it was psoted yet but here is another spoiler, focused on Boyega's character:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=103974
As others have said, Boyega plays a stormtrooper. A stormtrooper who basically deserts and teams up with Daisy Ridley's character.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=103974
To me it's like the WMD version of punishing all the students in a classroom because of one problem child: the real power is having the planets keep their system in check instead of having to allocate outside resources to punish
This is no less true for destroying a planet, which is a colossally stupid way to cow a population, or even destroy it. Just nuke it from orbit and you'll use a lot less energy for the same effect without also making it so that you've wrecked a shipping lane or thrown a whole other planet out of orbit.
The Death Star was never about being practical.
If nobody has seen Luke in 30 years then it really puts new context to the last few scenes in Jedi. Holding your father in your arms as he is redeemed and then dies. Burning his body. Seeing the force ghosts... in the last scene in particular while there is a sense of relief from Luke he perhaps comes off as a little distant... his journey was very different from Leia's and it's left him worse off both physically and mentally.
I guess the main problem I have with Luke leaving for all this time is that he never gets to train Leia in the force, even though it's strongly implied that she is a force user in the original trilogy. Ahem... excuse me, I mean... she has a high Midi-chlorian count
I guess the main problem I have with Luke leaving for all this time is that he never gets to train Leia in the force, even though it's strongly implied that she is a force user in the original trilogy. Ahem... excuse me, I mean... she has a high Midi-chlorian count
Liamario
Banned
There's nothing that they could do regarding this movie that would appease the Abrams haters. He's a great director and him and his team managed to resurrect star trek, whether you like it or not. The best thing for this movie is to take everything the fanboys say with a massive slab of salt.
I don't know if the plot summary is accurate, but I'm willing to give JJ the benefit of the doubt; he has earned it in most people's books.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
+1
I have not heard one single thing about the new movies that made me go "damn, what a shit.."
Everything herad so far sounds star warsy to me. (compared to trade taxation, harsh sand on your skin and battles with millions of light sabers anyway)
Messypandas
Member
I actually LOVE the visual image of the robot hand floating above the crawl. Its the "we found it in the dessert and want to return it to its owner!" that kind of makes me grimace. And the solar system destroying weapon...
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
This is dismissive bullshit. I have no problem with Abrams. Liked the Trek movies enough, and absolutely loved Super 8. Was pleased when he was announced as director. These ideas sound pretty fucking lame.
Liamario
Banned
I'm not referring to this rumoured plot line, especially when it's still very vague and is only a rumour at this point. My issue is with the people who bitch and moan at every single thing and appear to be hoping or praying for the movie to be bad.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
OriginalThinking
Member
So back in the day I used to be a member of T.F.N (Theforce.net). Specifically around the time of the prequels. And as you can imagine spoiler rumours dominated that board. 95% of them were bullshit. The spoilers only became accurate far, far closer to release normally due to the leaking of books, comics, magazines, soundtrack notes and action figures. So I'd take any spoilers right now with a huge pinch of salt.
Case in point, remember Yodafart?
It always came off stupid to me to assume the empire was completely beaten.
I mean there would be left hands of Sidious or why wouldn't Sidious clone himself or recruit in secret a new Sith like he always has.
Tons of soldiers and Stardestroyers also wouldn't just say "fuck it now we are rebels aswell"
There are other generals and other high ranking peiple at coruscant probably. So what.
It nakes sense that the empire is still strong.
I mean there would be left hands of Sidious or why wouldn't Sidious clone himself or recruit in secret a new Sith like he always has.
Tons of soldiers and Stardestroyers also wouldn't just say "fuck it now we are rebels aswell"
There are other generals and other high ranking peiple at coruscant probably. So what.
It nakes sense that the empire is still strong.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Discotheque
Banned
i laughed so hard when jar jar screamed 'weeesa free' in return of the jedi's newest release.
the character is too old to exist in the film and also it's obvious george threw it in to fuck with the fanboys
the character is too old to exist in the film and also it's obvious george threw it in to fuck with the fanboys
To be fair, this isn't necessarily true. His race could very well live to be 500.
Discotheque
Banned
oh, wasn't aware of that. still it was clearly thrown in for pettiness.
i'd probably do the same though if i was george lucas.
i'd probably do the same though if i was george lucas.
Nicktendo86
Member
I have an image of it slowly spinning in space, clasping onto the lightsaber as it slowly reaches the planet. As it enters the atmosphere it speeds up and the glove/fake flesh start to burn away, revealing the robotic hand underneath with the blaster scorch mark from RotJ still visible. In my mind the shot could look really cool.
tringworldso
Member
Reminds me of Dead Space:
This is Coruscant at the end of Star Wars Episode VI:
I always thought that was stupid. Even in the EU it took a while for New Republic forces to take Coruscant and the other core worlds.
NekoFever
Member
It's also not necessarily Jar Jar.
It's Jar Jar.
See, this is fallacy. People always throw out such a blanket comment that has no base to it. It's usually a comment made by those who arent very familar with the EU to begin with. Truth is, there is more good/great EU than there is terrible. A lot more actually.
And honestly, their are dozens of post ROTH EU stories that dont sound ridiculous and derivative.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The entire Star Wars universe, including the old EU, is lousy with people trying to one-up themselves with super weapons. A weapon that can destroy solar systems is nothing new :/
GentlemanCrow
Member
TitusGroan
Banned
Wait, what? The prequels and sequels are only separated by a couple of decades. Was Jar-Jar afflicted with some terminal disease I'm unaware of that would make it impossible for him to live to the end of RotJ?
It's not a reboot. There is no rebooting.
I'm sure it won't be that simple. There's going to be actual characters and story.
I want one!
Looks so good.
MistressMoitie
Member
Wouldn't the falling hand
or I'm just missing something?
be the one Luke lost during his fight with Vader in Empire, and not a robotic one at all? Unless they're implying he lost his hand again
Not too bad, I was hoping they'd just have the originals in there (maybe they do, who knows), but it looks like a decent evolution.
Discotheque
Banned
gungan cancer
GentlemanCrow
Member
Sapiens
Member
This is Coruscant at the end of Star Wars Episode VI:
Hollllllly shit, that looks terrible.*
*Not blaming CGI - just saying it looks bad. Lazy, lazy work. WOW.
well it is cg from almost 20 yrs ago.
Look at the stormtroopers in this one from the Special Edition. Notice how they are just mirrored?
So they rhyme.
The vfx work in the 1996 special edition is just not up to par compared to modern cgi. I wish they would take one more final go at creating a OOT+ certain fixes and improvements getting a new 4K scan, redo all the vfx compositing in 4k also - without the unnecessary crap.
Sapiens
Member
Doesn't matter. It is poor artistry. Plain and simple. Whoever did that work simply did not care (and for obvious reasons, knowing what we know about Lucas, I bet).
When George Lucas said he could have used a PS2 to do his 90s special effects work, he wasn't kidding.
Nicktendo86
Member
Looks awesome!
Edit: love the mouse droid scurrying off as well, such OT feels. I know people want new stuff and not too much nostalgia but I can't help but geek out at this.
