I still don't think Ep I is nearly as bad as people make it out to be. There's a ton of stuff that's just god awful but ya know what? There's a shit ton to love too. I don't think it's a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but it's not a catastrophe either. That denomination would go to Ep II for me.
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I still don't think Ep I is nearly as bad as people make it out to be. There's a ton of stuff that's just god awful but ya know what? There's a shit ton to love too. I don't think it's a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but it's not a catastrophe either. That denomination would go to Ep II for me.
Those were my thoughts as well after I saw Patton Oswalts quote. Now just gotta figure out when I can go.
Was episode 1 the first time a movie was given a "build up" excuse? It seems fairly common now.
Interfectum
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So you think the movie is going to review poorly?
You sound like you want this movie to be crappy. What's your deal with people enjoying their experience?
Attack of the clones was way worse.
I and II both rank somewhere in between Jumper and I Am Number Four. Nobody would remember they even existed if weren't called Star Wars.
III gets too much hate, though, that was a flawed, but fun movie.
I don't know, but it kind of pisses me off.
Edit: sorry, I meant the choice of Colin Trevorrow pisses me off.
WadiumArcadium
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Well Episode 8 was in production before they'd even finished post-production on this one and JJ didn't want to do another one.
Really? I'd say Rian's a really interesting choice.
Interfectum
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Episode 7: JJ
Episode 8: Rian Johnson (looper)
Episode 9: Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World)
They want the movies to feel like the original trilogy and have their own identity. I'd bet anything Episode 8 ends up being the fan favorite. Johnson is going to kill it.
Lifejumper
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JJ didnt think he could top himself. He wanted to leave his mark on sw and leave. It took almost 3 years of his life.
Haloid1177
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Partly because of how draining it is, but I also think with as big a fan of SW as JJ is he looks at the structure of the OT and realizes it's good to have other directors take the reigns. He was involved in mapping out the whole trilogy anyway.
Oops. I was thinking of the Jurassic Park dude. Never mind. Episode 8 should be great even though I didn't care for Brick.
IX to be awfull confirmed.
Interfectum
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He did Looper and the best episodes of Breaking Bad. He's going to bring an awesome vibe to Star Wars, IMO.
Of the three main actors, Mark Hamill is the person who seems to care in Jedi. Compare him and Fisher during the forest chase scene.
Because Rian Johnson is the best.
I agree. I love his contributions to Breaking Bad. I haven't seen looper yet.
shortsFortallPeople
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JJ also didn't want to spend a whole decade doing solely star wars, in London, away from his family and friends. So that played into why he is one and done, too.
Looper is pretty cool. If it makes folks feel any better, go check out who directed TESB and ROTJ. It's not like these films require the best of the best to make them work.
Looper is pretty cool. If it makes folks feel any better, go check out who directed TESB and ROTJ. It's not like these films require the best of the best to make them work.
TheBlueBomber
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I didn't know that! that's actually super awesome, I'm more excited for episode 8 now
The Star Wars zeitgeist is real.
Interfectum
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I think they are trying to mimic the original trilogy with all three movies. Episode 7 is the most 'normal' Star Wars style movie, then the 'weird' Episode 8, ending with the bombastic, big budget finish of Episode 9.
And I think Jurassic World's issues were in the writing. The directing of the movie seemed good enough.
I can agree with that. The screenplay is the most important, IMO.
Because directing one Star Wars movie is exhausting as hell, and it's logistically impossible for JJ to do VIII and/or IX without pushing those movies back for a year or two, each.
Skyball Paint
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I'm fine woth that long as isn't killed off.
Don't think my heart can take this series completely wasting yet another character with a fuckawesome costume
Haloid1177
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Sums up my thoughts on this trilogy pretty much. I feel like Johnson can totally put out a film very similar to ESB, similar to how JJ could match ANH. IX is such a wild card put with Johnson writing it and Kennedy/Abrams having input I feel like it should be almost director-proof at that point.
This makes a lot of sense. I'm really curious to see how creative they get with episode VIII now. I hope they aren't to conservative.
Same here. Absolutely.
He's just still confusing T_T would have loved to have a conversation with the guy.
The Last Wizard
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Anyone know if they're showing a marathon on the original movies on tv? I'd like to see ep 1 and 6 again.
Kenzodielocke
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Wish there was Twitter in 99.
I never thought I would be so happy to have Star Wars in the hands of Disney.
peppermints
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They usually have a marathon on/after Christmas on Spike if I remember correctly. I'd imagine if they were doing so before the movie releases it'd be hyped and we'd seen it by now.
shortsFortallPeople
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whoa there cowboy, lets not say things we'll regret. I agree that it's more important that the framework be there so that anyone can slide in and nail the last film but I wont stand here and let you say crazy things
Haloid1177
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This is downright offensive.
if you notice, he's always MUCH more comfortable in 1 on 1 interviews
anytime he's in front of an audience is when he gets weird
Singer's first two X-movies are dreary, joyless slogs. The Last Stand meanwhile is a LIFE BE IN IT X-Men yarn! Grammer as Beast a COMIC BOOK MOVIE HIGH POINT! That guy with the arms that grow back! Iceman vs Pyro! A director that doesn't fucking hate all the women that's in his movies! It's also like 90 minutes.
Their handling of it so far seems to have been great, which has basically been to let everyone else handle it and not get in the way.
The Omega Man
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It seems that Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Orchestra for the opening and ending credits, Williams asked him himself. So the greatest Orchestra Director there is these days took also part in this film, amazing I want my OST already.
the effect is kind of erotic in a spaceballs schwartz type of way
Freewheelin'
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Everything you've said in this thread just became null and void.
AtomnayaKlubnika
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The more important thing is Kasdan, JJ and Kennedy setting up the trilogy story arc. Each directors will have some liberties but the quality will remain. At least there seems to be a lot of communication between them, which is always good.
I doesn't show up here.
shortsFortallPeople
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The first Xmen film was the best comic movie when it came out. It's not the greatest, but at the time it was a relief that someone kinda made an decent comic movie.
X2 is a great film, though. So i'm not entirely sure where youre coming from
X3 starts strong but then becomes worse and worse until you just want everyone dead at the end. Thank goodness for the Singer-led reboot.
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