Star Wars Discussion Thread v. Rogue One

[Kotowboy]

Did she see her self in Rogue One...?

[Implode]

I was gonna say her CGI self saying hope jinxed it. Man, I hope she's okay. 

[Phoenix87x]

Live action Darth Vader vs batman. Pleasantly surprised

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj23dwWHukY

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

 

[Kotowboy]

ROFL. Hilarious if true.

How long after ROTS is A New Hope ? 10 years ? 15 ?

Anakin is an old man in ROTJ and Jar Jar knew him as a wee bairn.

[Adami]

ROFL. Hilarious if true.

How long after ROTS is A New Hope ? 10 years ? 15?

However old Luke and Liea are. So 18? 20?

[Kotowboy]

Yeah so Jar jar would be mighty old by then having been around when Anakin was a little 'un.

[Onno]

ROFL. Hilarious if true.

How long after ROTS is A New Hope ? 10 years ? 15?

However old Luke and Liea are. So 18? 20?

Yep, I think it's 18 years.

[Kotowboy]

I don't see Rogue making $1bn. 2nd weekend is never as good as the first. maybe 33% less at best ? 2nd w/e probably gonna be around $150 - $200m at best.

And then it will be even less 3rd week etc.

Ok so opening weekend was $290m and second week was $260m. Pretty good drop off.

It may make $1bn yet. Next two weeks will be interesting. Will it have legs / repeat viewings / make it to $1bn in 4 weeks ?

Or will it plateau from here on out and then plummet ?

[gmillerdrake]

I have a question for those of you that have vast SW knowledge as I'm an enthusiastic fan but don't know much at all about the expanded universe and what not. My boys and i started watching Clone Wars, we are in season three....but what I've been confused about is the fact that Anakin has a Padawon and he's called 'master'?

Doesn't the clone wars show take place in between the 'clone wars' and ROTS? And, wasn't a large aspect of the fuel on the fire for Anakin being ticked off and then siding with Palpatine the fact the Jedi council wouldnt pronounce him a master?

Is this just an intentional error in congruity to add to the Clone Wars TV series? Or has this been explained away somewhere?

[BlackInk]

I think it's that Ashoka calls him 'master' as in he's just her teacher, but he doesn't have the official rank of Jedi Master. I don't really know the details, but that's my take on it.

[bl5150]

Just saw the movie and really enjoyed it.   Sure it lacks the charm/wit of the OT but I like the more serious atmosphere for a change.   The dogfight and geographical CGI were a cut above TFA in my opinion but the human CGI's were unconvincing.

The only other thing I thought was off was Vader.   Something about him.............the outfit , the gait , the voice.....??.....possibly all of the above.  It just didn't feel like "him" to me.

Overall though I really liked it.

[gmillerdrake]

The only other thing I thought was off was Vader.   Something about him.............the outfit , the gait , the voice.....??.....possibly all of the above.  It just didn't feel like "him" to me.

It was the outfit. They changed it for this movie and pulled his cape up over his shoulders and covered his breastplate. This outfit looked like a knock off Halloween costume. That remains my largest complaint about the film, why they F'd with his outfit when there was no need to.

[pogoowner]

The only other thing I thought was off was Vader.   Something about him.............the outfit , the gait , the voice.....??.....possibly all of the above.  It just didn't feel like "him" to me.

It was the outfit. They changed it for this movie and pulled his cape up over his shoulders and covered his breastplate. This outfit looked like a knock off Halloween costume. That remains my largest complaint about the film, why they F'd with his outfit when there was no need to.

Interesting. Given that Rogue One and Episode IV are essentially moments apart, why wouldn't they want it to look exactly the same?

[BlackInk]

I haven't double checked this, but I was under the impression that his suit here is made to look like the Episode IV suit. And then it changes for episodes V and VI.

[sueño]

Oh No!!! It's being reported that Carrie Fisher had a heart attack on a plane flight from London to LA and that she may not have been breathing for 10 minutes or so!? 


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4062946/Carrie-Fisher-60-suffers-heart-attack-transatlantic-flight-fellow-passengers-resorted-giving-star-CPR.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carrie-fisher-cardiac-20161223-story.html

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/carrie-fisher-suffers-heart-attack-plane-report-212835588.html

She's gone...

https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead/

[BlobVanDam]

No, you're fucking kidding me. RIP.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Nooooo 

[gmillerdrake]

Oh No!!! It's being reported that Carrie Fisher had a heart attack on a plane flight from London to LA and that she may not have been breathing for 10 minutes or so!? 


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4062946/Carrie-Fisher-60-suffers-heart-attack-transatlantic-flight-fellow-passengers-resorted-giving-star-CPR.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carrie-fisher-cardiac-20161223-story.html

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/carrie-fisher-suffers-heart-attack-plane-report-212835588.html

She's gone...

https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead/

Man....so sad.

Every moment in life is precious

[Polarbear]

From Lemmy to Keith Emerson, to Prince, to Carrie...

For me, being a huge Star Wars fan, this just cuts so deep.

Horrible end to a terrible year.

R.I.P Carrie.

[Adami]

Horrible end to a terrible year.

Don't give up hope! Still four more days to get worse. Who knows? Maybe Betty White and Dick Van Dyke can still go out Romeo and Juliet style.

[BlobVanDam]

Horrible end to a terrible year.

Don't give up hope! Still four more days to get worse. Who knows? Maybe Betty White and Dick Van Dyke can still go out Romeo and Juliet style.

Don't you dare joke about Betty White. Seriously.
If her or Shatner go, I'm quitting.

[Phoenix87x]

Holy shit

RIP

[Adami]

Horrible end to a terrible year.

Don't give up hope! Still four more days to get worse. Who knows? Maybe Betty White and Dick Van Dyke can still go out Romeo and Juliet style.

Don't you dare joke about Betty White. Seriously.
If her or Shatner go, I'm quitting.

Betty White rents an occasional office on the same floor (same building) as my practicum. Most of the employees there have run into her a bunch of times.

So she has to live long enough for me to also run into her.

[bosk1]

But I don't think that is what is best for society at large.  From what I understand, your hotness could very well be the fatal blow.  Her heart can't repel firepower of that magnitude!

[BlackInk]

I do wonder if/how this will affect episodes 8 and 9. I don't keep up with that type of news, but far along is filming for 8?

[Polarbear]

I do wonder if/how this will affect episodes 8 and 9. I don't keep up with that type of news, but far along is filming for 8?

Principal photography for 8 is done, as far as i know.

[YtseJam]

 

[Kotowboy]

SW 8 had wrapped photography. But they have enough time to do quick reshoots if they want to include some tribute to her...

Episode 9 isn't due out til December 2019 and won't start filming for another year i'd imagine so there's plenty of time to do re-writes if she was integral to the plot.

[Nick]

I finally saw Rogue One on Monday.

There is no question it was better than Episode VII, which is a movie which only got worse and worse the more I reflected on it. Frankly it's the worst movie in the franchise. That said I'm not head over heels for Rogue One like some people. I found it to be a good move, but not a great one. The early parts seemed too choppy and disjointed, but the second half was definitely solid.

[Kotowboy]

Episode 7 the worst one ?

Excuse me whilst I die laughing on the floor.

Even if it was scene for scene - shot for shot an EXACT remake of A New Hope - it still wouldn't be worse than Attack of The Clones. Which is hideous on every single level.

And don't give me that " TFA was a remake - at least the prequels did something new ..."

[Zantera]

Episode 7 the worst one ?

Excuse me whilst I die laughing on the floor.

this so hard

[Kotowboy]

Episode 7 the worst one ?

Excuse me whilst I die laughing on the floor.

this so hard

[Nick]

" TFA was a remake - at least the prequels did something new ..."

That is what it boils down to. While cinematically I was blown away by Episode VII, I can't tell you how many times I was nearly nauseated by it.

The prequels have their issues, but I don't feel nearly as embarrassed for the writers watching them.

[Kotowboy]

Writer.

Singular.

George Lucas.

If i'm not mistaken - he wrote all 3 prequels on his own. Or at least the first drafts. Either way - Episode 7 has an easy to follow plot - even if it is recycled.

The plots to the prequels are notoriously convoluted. Plus that awful awful dialogue. And awful CGI which looked bad in 1999. And Jar Jar of course.

And horrible wooden acting from great actors like Ewen McGregor...