Star Wars Discussion Thread v. Rogue One

[hefdaddy42]

Ain't It Cool News is reporting that the title of episode VII (working title, anyway) will be The Ancient Fear.  Sounds OK to me if they use it.

[BlobVanDam]

I heard that earlier, and it doesn't sound very Star Warsy, and I don't really like it, but the title is trivial anyway, so I don't really care that much.
It would still be far from the worst SW movie title *cough* Attack of the Clones *cough*

And I don't put much stock in this rumour anyway.

[hefdaddy42]

I don't either, but it's the only news I had.

For now.

[Dark Castle]

If that's the title, I really like it.
Guess we just gotta wait and see though.

[hefdaddy42]

It could be accurate, for now, and still wind up being different at release time.  I still remember promotional material for Revenge of the Jedi.

[Mister Gold]

If that's the title, I really like it.
Guess we just gotta wait and see though.

Likewise. A lot of people are speculating as to whether or not this means either Darth Plagueis or Darth Bane will pop up as the villain and this rumored title only seems to indicate towards that theory.

[bosk1]

It could be accurate, for now, and still wind up being different at release time.  I still remember promotional material for Revenge of the Jedi.

True.

If that's the title, I really like it.
Guess we just gotta wait and see though.

Likewise. A lot of people are speculating as to whether or not this means either Darth Plagueis or Darth Bane will pop up as the villain and this rumored title only seems to indicate towards that theory.

Possibly, but not necessarily.

[faizoff]

Some productions name themselves to throw people off their scent, it could be one of those things as well, esp when there's no confirmed title at this point.

[Kotowboy]

It's actually Blue Harvest.

[zepp-head]

I sure hope that's not the title, especially since that would imply a plot that I probably won't like.

The good thing is that it's Harry Knowles, so there is a 99.5% chance that it's not true.

[BlackInk]

I don't like that title very much, so I hope it turns out to be something else. It would be a fine title for one of the Clone Wars show episodes, but I hope they choose something less cheesy (even though that may be the Star Wars way).

[Kotowboy]

Sounds fairly par for the course to me.

Which Star Wars film has a decent title besides possibly Return Of The Jedi ?

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

So do we hate Star Wars movie titles as well now? This is news to me.

[zepp-head]

So do we hate Star Wars movie titles as well now? This is news to me.

Looks that way.  The only title I'm not fond of is Attack of the Clones, but even that one makes sense due to what it's calling back to.

[bosk1]

Well, sure it makes sense.  But it's also still not very good.

[zepp-head]

Maybe that is part of why I said I'm not fond of it?  Just a guess.

[Kotowboy]

The Phantom Menace just brings to mind a guy shaking his fists at a ghost in his house being a nuisance.

[bosk1]

Maybe that is part of why I said I'm not fond of it?  Just a guess.

At some point in the planning process, wasn't it tentatively titled "The Clone Wars?"  I seem to recall that, but I may be misremembering. 

The Phantom Menace just brings to mind a guy shaking his fists at a ghost in his house being a nuisance.

  It's actually perhaps the best title of all of them.  But maybe a bit too much thought required.

[Super Dude]

I'ma just go ahead and leave this here... https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/9151-This-Episode-is-Part-of-the-Problem

[faizoff]

I'ma just go ahead and leave this here... https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/9151-This-Episode-is-Part-of-the-Problem

That was pretty cool, for the past several years I've done exactly that and avoided all the hype and not just for movies but TV shows as well. With the way things are structured and available nowadays it's very hard to avoid spoilers, hype, theories and theories, etc.. I'm just coasting and only read a thing or two and like to discuss shows and movies after I've watched them.

[Kotowboy]

https://www.aintitcool.com/node/17252

Check the date of this "article" from 2004 - Episode III rumoured to be The Creeping Fear.

Sound familiar ?

[jammindude]

I'ma just go ahead and leave this here... https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/9151-This-Episode-is-Part-of-the-Problem

Kinda like waiting for a new Tool album, ain't it? 

[BlobVanDam]

https://www.aintitcool.com/node/17252

Check the date of this "article" from 2004 - Episode III rumoured to be The Creeping Fear.

Sound familiar ?

Very.
It also happens to sound like a terrible '80s thrash metal song.

[Xanthul]

https://www.aintitcool.com/node/17252

Check the date of this "article" from 2004 - Episode III rumoured to be The Creeping Fear.

Sound familiar ?

Very.
It also happens to sound like a terrible '80s thrash metal song.

So let it be written, let it be done...

Far from terrible though

[Accelerando]

It wouldn't surprise me if it's the title. The director of this movie titled a Star Trek movie called "Into Darkness." Not very intriguing with a side of cheese

[Super Dude]

I'ma just go ahead and leave this here... https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/9151-This-Episode-is-Part-of-the-Problem

Kinda like waiting for a new Tool album, ain't it? 

You guys are kinda missing the point. This is more about the fact that the press is forced to create news out of there being no news, and that's what's frustrating about the wait, not the wait itself.

[zepp-head]

https://www.aintitcool.com/node/17252

Check the date of this "article" from 2004 - Episode III rumoured to be The Creeping Fear.

Sound familiar ?

That is funny, because I didn't know Harry put that up.  On April fool's day back in 2004, the starwars.com site had the title "The Creeping Fear" listed on the drop down menus of the film titles.  They didn't announce the change or anything, it was just sort of hidden there for people to find.

Probably poking fun at all of Harry's "inside information".  I remember when he confirmed Christopher Walken was going to play a sith lord as well after getting off the phone with one of his important contacts.

[JayOctavarium]

The Phantom Menace just brings to mind a guy shaking his fists at a ghost in his house being a nuisance.

[Accelerando]

So speaking of AICN, Harry posted a new article right here https://www.aintitcool.com/node/67267 about Stormtroopers and are we going to get them in Episode VII. It kinda raises some questions How many of the Clone Troopers of the prequels became Stormtroopers, or were any of the Jango Fett clones even Stormtroopers? If you think about it...the Clone Troopers could actually aim and hit their target while the Stormtroopers had a worse accuracy rate than Shaquille O'Neals free-throw percentage. I wonder if the new Star Wars film will touch up on this.

[matt1722]

Vulgar Display Of Jar Jar

[Kotowboy]

The Passion Of The Binks.

A 2 hour movie of Jar Jar getting tortured and crucified.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I've never understood the rabid hatred for Jar-Jar. Is he really that detestable?

[Kotowboy]

Yes.

[Zantera]

One thing I like about the Plinkett reviews is that he completely destroys the prequels with laying out facts about why they fail, and yet he doesn't really even mention Jar Jar Binks. It's one silly character in the prequels, but he is not the reason why the prequels are awful. There's so many bigger problems with those movies, that I don't see why so many people focus their hate on one character.

[orcus116]

I think the videos where people were asked to describe characters from Episode 1 was the most damning.