Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Pre-release)

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

I like Star Wars because it has absolutely ZERO to do with Earth in the past, present, or future. I hope that aspect never changes.

DEFINITELY! If they ever try and make a tie (they never would) it would absolutely kill Star Wars for me.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Its a sitcom set on Tatooine. Ben tosses his hat in the air like Mary Tyler Moore in the opening credits. He is gonna make it after all!

sicksickpopcorn OK ....I'll watch

lollol

Ya, I'd watch too...

 

[Jeyl]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

I like Star Wars because it has absolutely ZERO to do with Earth in the past, present, or future. I hope that aspect never changes.

Amen to that.

 

[Timmythekid]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

it really is a "realistic" sci-fi show, no "magic" or mysticism (what the force used to be)

"bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish, that's the way we do things lad, we're making sh$t up as we wish..."

Trek really likes to pretend to be realistic, but in fact covers the exact same story-convenient 'magic' with techno-bulls$t, or declares that psionics and telepathy are "genetic mutations" instead of "the force". Same poop, different pile, and pretending that ST is 'scientific' is silly.

And no, no one (except Joe Johnston) wants to see Boba Fett star in a very special episode.

 

[Bigdaddy]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

"bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish, that's the way we do things lad, we're making sh$t up as we wish..."

Trek really likes to pretend to be realistic, but in fact covers the exact same story-convenient 'magic' with techno-bulls$t, or declares that psionics and telepathy are "genetic mutations" instead of "the force". Same poop, different pile, and pretending that ST is 'scientific' is silly.

And no, no one (except Joe Johnston) wants to see Boba Fett star in a very special episode.

I get what you mean, I put "realistic" in quotes to denote sarcasm. I'm not infering it is realistic, just that it portrays a universe of science by using "sciencey" sounding jargon rather than "hokey religions". Both serve the story in the same way, but each adds a very different flavor to the seperate universes

 

[seelsa73]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

And no, no one (except Joe Johnston) wants to see Boba Fett star in a very special episode.

That's not true, Kevin Smith does too.

'Star Wars VII': Kevin Smith Shares Advice - The Hollywood Reporter

 

[seelsa73]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

5 More Star Wars Characters That Deserve Spin-Off Films

Agree? Disagree?

The only one from this list I think could work would be Obi-Wan. Yeah, Darth Maul would be cool too, but do u really want to know his back story? I know many fans have expressed their distaste for knowing every detail of a villain's life.

 

[rodneyfaile]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

5 More Star Wars Characters That Deserve Spin-Off Films

Agree? Disagree?

The only one from this list I think could work would be Obi-Wan. Yeah, Darth Maul would be cool too, but do u really want to know his back story? I know many fans have expressed their distaste for knowing every detail of a villain's life.

An Ewok movie? There already is an Ewok movie.

Instead of a Han movie, or a Lando movie, I'd rather see a movie of Han and Lando together, played by younger actors.

Wedge standalone? Only if Admiral Ackbar is in it!

 

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

An Ewok movie? There already is an Ewok movie.

Hell, there's two! And one stars Wilfred Brimley... :lol

 

[Laspector]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

The problem with making movies that are about villians is that they usually get watered down to make you sympathetic towards them. I mean--everybody loves Hannibal Lector but when they tried to do that godawful Hannibal Rising movie they had to make it where you have to root for him instead of against him and that just hardly ever works. In order to keep the true spirit of a villian he must be a horrible person, someone you want to see lose in the end. Otherwise he is not a true villian.

That's also why I don't think a Han Solo movie would work. As someone stated before--up until ANH Han was probably not the type of person most people would care to be around. If he is done in a stand alone movie and is a hero, it totally deminishes his charactor arc in the original trilogy.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

That's also why I don't think a Han Solo movie would work. As someone stated before--up until ANH Han was probably not the type of person most people would care to be around. If he is done in a stand alone movie and is a hero, it totally deminishes his charactor arc in the original trilogy.

A self-serving character can do heroic things if it is in his own interest. The heroic act he did in the "known" backstory was that he saved Chewie from slavery or death, making Chewie pledge to serve him until the dept was repaid. Then they became friends and just hang around and take the work that pays a lot and go on risky joyrides across the galaxy.

You can absolutely root for a self serving character, as you know he'll later come around and become more than that in ANH - he just shouldn't do that in the standalone movie... he has to remain what he was prior to Luke and Leia running into him and changing his life.

Completely agree about the villainous character... Star Wars just isn't supposed to go that dark as such a character would require. It will only end up cheapening the character by making him likeable.

 

[Laspector]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Yes, I agree with you.

Was there ever an EU story that officially told the story of him meeting up with Chewie? I know we all know the bit you spoke of, but do we really know what happened? Do we know if Han was actually doing some respectful act in this wookie escape? Maybe he was there to steal something (or whatever the reason), a ruskus occured and during the fracas he somehow saves Chewie and then they are inseperatable. I know we never think of Han as a thief, but what exactly defines a pirate? What I'm trying to say is, we don't know that Han was on some mission to free slaves, doing this great honorable thing. It may have just turned out that way.

If there is an actual story then I concede. Right now I am only speculating. I do not read the EU.

 

[Riceball]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Yes, I agree with you.

Was there ever an EU story that officially told the story of him meeting up with Chewie? I know we all know the bit you spoke of, but do we really know what happened? Do we know if Han was actually doing some respectful act in this wookie escape? Maybe he was there to steal something (or whatever the reason), a ruskus occured and during the fracas he somehow saves Chewie and then they are inseperatable. I know we never think of Han as a thief, but what exactly defines a pirate? What I'm trying to say is, we don't know that Han was on some mission to free slaves, doing this great honorable thing. It may have just turned out that way.

If there is an actual story then I concede. Right now I am only speculating. I do not read the EU.

I seem to recall reading somewhere, maybe in the old West End RPG, that he freed Chewie way back in his Imperial days. Remember, Han wasn't always the rogue and scoundrel that we know/knew him to be, before that he was fairly respectable and served in the Imperial military. In his backstory the blood stripe that you see on his trousers in Ep IV was supposed to be a hold over from his academy/military days and was supposed to represent some honor or distinction and wasn't just there for show.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

5 More Star Wars Characters That Deserve Spin-Off Films

Agree? Disagree?

The only one from this list I think could work would be Obi-Wan. Yeah, Darth Maul would be cool too, but do u really want to know his back story? I know many fans have expressed their distaste for knowing every detail of a villain's life.

Other than the Ewoks, yes. I think they should do a Rogue Squadron movie with Wedge. They should set it either between ESB and ROTJ or after ROTJ when Wedge is a real bad*ss.

Was there ever an EU story that officially told the story of him meeting up with Chewie?

Yes. A.C. Crispin did a Han Solo trilogy which was very good. So if they ever do a movie they will have to ignore that.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Yes. A.C. Crispin did a Han Solo trilogy which was very good. So if they ever do a movie they will have to ignore that.

Not sure if it was the trilogy I read or not but I did read some "young Han Solo" stuff and I thought it was the best EU out there. Better than Thrawn.

 

[rodneyfaile]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Yes. A.C. Crispin did a Han Solo trilogy which was very good. So if they ever do a movie they will have to ignore that.

To be a Star Wars fan, you have to learn to ignore A LOT of things.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

To be a Star Wars fan, you have to learn to ignore A LOT of things.

Too true man... Too true... :sleep

 

[Too Much Garlic]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

To be a Star Wars fan, you have to learn to ignore A LOT of things.

Nah, just unlearn what you have learned.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Nah, just unlearn what you have learned.

Well played sir... Well played.

thumbsup

 

[rodneyfaile]

re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Nah, just unlearn what you have learned.

I might be too old to begin the training.