12-19-2015, 06:15 PM | #321 |
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Nope. Was at a special, magical place with a super comfortable balcony and popcorn/drink refills. And 3D glasses that didn't muddle with vision (though there wasn't much worthwhile 3d in the film)
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12-19-2015, 06:49 PM | #322 |
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You know, I would be interested even in an animated film of
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12-19-2015, 06:59 PM | #323 |
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Whenever talking about the Falcon, it makes me really really really want to play the TIE Fighter PC game. Has there been another game in the 'series' since X-Wing Alliance?
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12-19-2015, 09:14 PM | #324 |
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I thought the movie was ok, seemed too much like 'a new hope'. I didn't dislike it though, it was better than episodes 1-3 for sure.
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12-19-2015, 09:37 PM | #325 |
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We saw the hint of it in the battle where he went to town on Vader and cut off his hand. He was pissssssed.
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12-19-2015, 10:11 PM | #326 |
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Luke switching to wearing black in Return of the Jedi and being far more aggressive in his dealings also sorta points to some kind of dark side shift. After all Jedi rarely if ever wear black (the only real exception I can think of in the movies and shows proper is Anakin who turned to the dark side), and Jedi don't just go around making threats and boasting about their power the way Luke did at Jabba's palace.
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12-20-2015, 01:40 AM | #327 |
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hmm It's been awhile since I saw episode 6, was my least fav of the original trilogy. I only remember him acting aggressive with vader but I do remember him wearing black throughout the whole movie.
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12-20-2015, 01:47 AM | #328 |
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I also think that 'Metal' storm trooper was unnecessary, seems like just another thing to sell more toys.
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12-20-2015, 01:57 AM | #329 |
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12-20-2015, 02:28 AM | #330 | |
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12-20-2015, 03:54 AM | #332 |
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Phasma has been confirmed for episode 8, so hopefully she gets more time to shine.
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12-20-2015, 04:24 AM | #333 |
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Anybody surprised at how pussy the New Republic looked? Seemed like they wasted 30 years doing jack shit if the First Order could whip their ass. From a Republic to a "Resistance?" Or is it just a group fighting the First Order as an off shoot of the New Republic to make it a fair fight?
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12-20-2015, 10:58 AM | #334 |
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http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=129146
Even if you're not familiar with the name, you'll know James Arnold Taylor's voice from his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars animated series. He and a number of other voice actors familiar with the Star Wars Universe (including Sam Witwer and Catherine Taber) provided vocals for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it turns out that Taylor's line as Obi-Wan was replaced when J.J. Abrams brought in the real deal; Ewan McGregor! That's right, the actor from the Star Wars prequels was the one who says "Rey" during the vision she has after touching Luke's lightsaber |
12-20-2015, 11:04 AM | #335 |
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The resistance is separate from the republic.Like I said, one of the minor flaws is that they never explain why it's seemingly just the resistance fighting the First Order.
Maybe The Republic just didn't take the First Ordet setiously, the saame way the empire underestimated the rebels in the first movies. SPOILER: show |
12-20-2015, 02:21 PM | #337 |
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so resistance is talibs!
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12-20-2015, 02:33 PM | #339 |
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Loved how "gritty" the movie looked.
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12-20-2015, 05:00 PM | #342 | |
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12-20-2015, 05:06 PM | #343 |
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Yeah, would be much better if he was just a regular mass murderer of adults. Now there's a guy I can get behind.
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12-20-2015, 05:44 PM | #345 |
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It was Grand Moff Tarkin's idea and the Emperor put him in charge not Vader. He couldn't disobey.
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12-20-2015, 05:46 PM | #346 |
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What are you on about?
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12-20-2015, 06:40 PM | #347 |
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That Vader didn't destroy Alderaan The Grand Moff Tarken did.
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12-20-2015, 06:58 PM | #348 |
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#AlderaanLivesMatter
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12-20-2015, 07:33 PM | #349 |
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Yeah, he's not like full on "I'll rip your face off" aggressive. Most of it comes from dialogue and not from actions. He's just overly threatening with his words and tends to act way more cocky than you'd expect from a Jedi. I mean that could just be because at the time Lucas hadn't established all the Jedi rules yet, but he does come across as much more threatening than most Jedi do.
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12-20-2015, 09:07 PM | #350 |
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I dunno about that. He tries to end the conflict with Jabba nonviolently several times, and tries to reason with Vader too. Theonly time we really see him cut loose is at the end of the fight when Vader says he'll turn Leia.
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12-20-2015, 09:12 PM | #351 |
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I don't have as much a problem withAnakin killing the younglings as I do about how fast he went from blubbering like a little baby about attacking Mace Windu to slaughtering children.
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12-20-2015, 09:19 PM | #352 |
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Yeah, I mean he totally does try to end it non-violently, but the way he does so isn't exactly super "Jedi-y". He flat out tells Jabba that he'll either surrender to Luke's demands or end up dead. I think the exact line is "you can either make a profit, or be destroyed". Death threats don't usually go hand and hand with the Jedi.
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12-20-2015, 09:21 PM | #353 |
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Agree 100% with this. Darth Vader being a cold blooded bastard that would kill children seems perfectly in character for him. It's just that Anakin from the prequels doesn't fit that bill. I think that's more of an issue with the prequels as a whole though. They didn't present Anakin the way they should have. He should have shown more violent tendencies from day one. Not killing kids or anything, but maybe show him being more aggressive in combat and like willingly (and joyfully) killing people despite Obi-Wan's protests would have been good.
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12-20-2015, 09:24 PM | #354 |
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To be fair he isn't a jedi at that point, and even then only had a small amount of training compared to spending his entire life training like the prequel jedi.
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12-20-2015, 10:11 PM | #355 |
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Well, yeah, Luke isn't a Jedi at that point, and I'd argue that he never really becomes one in the movies (haven't seen Force Awakens yet so I can't say there). I mean to be a true Jedi you have to follow all of their rules and teachings and Luke never does that. In fact he goes against the Jedi teachings quite a few times. That's why I think it's safe to say that even if Luke didn't/doesn't turn to the dark side he'll still never be a true Jedi. However, that's a good thing in my opinion. Honestly if you think about it the Jedi are more to blame for Darth Vader's rise than Palpatine is. If Anakin hadn't been told by the Jedi that he wasn't allowed to love he wouldn't have had to hide his thing with Padme, and if he hadn't had to hide it he probably would have come to Yoda or Obi-Wan way before he went to Palpatine for help. Really Anakin only went to Palpatine because he felt like he had nowhere else to go for help.
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12-20-2015, 10:30 PM | #356 |
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I am kind of staring to feel like everything that has happened from Episodes 1-7 has been a direct result of Yoda's declining mental and physical health. The Yoda we find in episode 5 is a mere shadow of his former self and I suspect that while Luke might have been "ready" to take care of himself he was in no way ready to be a teacher of anyone.
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12-21-2015, 03:43 AM | #358 |
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12-21-2015, 09:59 AM | #359 |
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Damn, $517M without China? That's pretty insane
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12-21-2015, 12:34 PM | #360 |
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I gues i must be an asshole, but i didnt love it.
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