Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Pre-release)
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wuchi01
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Thought the same when we first saw the footage. But said this pages ago when action figure released-looks to be just Imperial Ground Forces.
http://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product...w-figure:43CCF51E-5056-9047-F5AB-FECBA725DCCF
With light sticks, think aircraft landing crew. Way less exciting, but when the schiesse hits the fan as Rebels attack bet they magically become Gunner personnel.
Underrated character. Love these supposed Pilot rejects.
DarthJ
Sr Member
I hope they got the Vader costume fixed before the release, as from what I can tell from the trailer it is not accurate to ANH.:facepalm Armor is painted in wrong scheme, and the inner robe is supposed to be over the armor not under it. If this is to be just before the Tantive IV scene in ANH, then shouldn't it be the same costume look? Maybe I am just anal, but it kind of bothers me if they don't have these accurate details. OK, I'm off my soapbox now.. :lol
Still can't wait to see it! I'm working with my theater to do Vader for the premiere, so fingers/toes crossed..
Still can't wait to see it! I'm working with my theater to do Vader for the premiere, so fingers/toes crossed..
Riceball
Master Member
The thing is, the mass majority of the viewing public won't know the difference, nor care. And if by paint scheme you mean the highlights on the helmet here and there, you do know that those were only meant to be highlights so that the helmet showed up better on film. With better lighting and HD cameras you don't need them and they'd be much more noticeable now a days, noticeable to the point that it would be distracting and people who aren't total Vader nerds will find them odd.
As far as his robes go, there's precedence for their positioning changing. Besides, who's to say that Vader changes his mind every now and again on how he wants his robes or maybe he can't quite make up his mind whether he prefers them over or under his armor. Either way, is it really that important to the character how his robes sit? So long as they don't change any major details and he looks, sounds, and acts like the Vader we've seen previously then minor details really don't matter.
Just finished Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. No spoilers.
I really enjoyed this!!!! As a set up for the film, based around the history of some of the key characters and the development of the Death Star , its a damn good read. It may layout the history and the political powerplays a bit too thickly for some (at the expense of being a SW actioner novel) but I was drawn by that, simply because it ties up so many things that happen in the timelines between the prequels and the OT and it VERY successfully explains alot of questions people have had ,like why the Clones were replaced by STs.
I could not pick many holes with it at all, it seems to have been very well thought out and plotted and finishes well before the events of Rogue One , and as such it leaves a huge number of issues open as to what exactly happens to the characters immediately in RO ,whilst expanding the system history of the SW universe very successfully. In that sense its made me even more desparate to see the film. If they continue to tie in characters and histories into new storylines for more SW films like this I will be very impressed!!
PS I really liked what they did with the Kyber crystals in this ,as being a stronger part of the whole Force mythology, that was great. But I don't think not reading this will in anyway make watching RO any worse or much better because it deals mainly with characters well before Jyn leads in RO but it will be a much stronger preparation for your expectations and understanding for it. I think RO is going to be a bit of a hard hitter in ways I didn't think as well as really impacting on the whole SW mythology as a whole.
I really enjoyed this!!!! As a set up for the film, based around the history of some of the key characters and the development of the Death Star , its a damn good read. It may layout the history and the political powerplays a bit too thickly for some (at the expense of being a SW actioner novel) but I was drawn by that, simply because it ties up so many things that happen in the timelines between the prequels and the OT and it VERY successfully explains alot of questions people have had ,like why the Clones were replaced by STs.
I could not pick many holes with it at all, it seems to have been very well thought out and plotted and finishes well before the events of Rogue One , and as such it leaves a huge number of issues open as to what exactly happens to the characters immediately in RO ,whilst expanding the system history of the SW universe very successfully. In that sense its made me even more desparate to see the film. If they continue to tie in characters and histories into new storylines for more SW films like this I will be very impressed!!
PS I really liked what they did with the Kyber crystals in this ,as being a stronger part of the whole Force mythology, that was great. But I don't think not reading this will in anyway make watching RO any worse or much better because it deals mainly with characters well before Jyn leads in RO but it will be a much stronger preparation for your expectations and understanding for it. I think RO is going to be a bit of a hard hitter in ways I didn't think as well as really impacting on the whole SW mythology as a whole.
nwjedidave
Sr Member
anyone at the LA Auto show? Costume pictures!!!!!
http://blog.caranddriver.com/nissan...ter-to-the-l-a-auto-show-and-it-was-glorious/
http://blog.caranddriver.com/nissan...ter-to-the-l-a-auto-show-and-it-was-glorious/
Reelo
Sr Member
Remade my Jedha wallpaper, trying to upload it via PC now, as opposed to Tapatalk, so I hope the quality will be better. It's in 1920*1080
Enjoy!
Here's the link to the download file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lweybjbehr6y0ye/Jedha wallpaper.png?dl=0
Enjoy!
Here's the link to the download file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lweybjbehr6y0ye/Jedha wallpaper.png?dl=0
JiminSTLouis
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I wonder how many people buy a Nissan because a Tie Fighter was there. I would guess zero. I heard it looked good from afar, but pretty rough up close. I'm sure it's better than I could have done though.
Riceball
Master Member
Except 35mm film stlll has more resolution than "HD cameras" of today
True, but the old projectors didn't project things at HD quality though, so while 35mm may have more resolution you weren't able to take advantage of that resolution before.
I'm wondering about the Rebel Alliance timeline because in that last clip posted, it sounds like it might not have officially came out until this strike. I would have thought the alliance would have been in the works since the time of Rebels and THEN officially took responsibility for the Rogue One shenanigans. I say that because the ANH crawl says "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire." Obviously we know from Rebels that this isn't their first victory, but it might be the first official victory where the Rebel Alliance took credit instead of just random rebels.
Huh? Not true. The only advantage of digital cameras are that they are cheaper and faster to shoot with and the images are easier to reproduce for digital home theater releases. The resolution of 35mm is better or equal to current digital resolution when projected. A lot of people say the props etc. are made symmetrical and better looking for current films than props from the film era because of the higher resolution and quality of digital cameras, but that is based on a flawed presumption. The only reason they make props better now is because it is easier and cheaper because of 3D technology. If you film an asymmetrical helmet and a symmetrical helmet for an action scene on digital HD the audience still will not be able to tell the difference because the helmet is moving around in the scene so fast. The only time when people started to see the flaws in the original Star Wars films was when they were able to freeze frame the films at relatively high resolution on their home cinemas which started with the advent of DVD.
Actually,on my Blu-ray home theater I find that movies shot on film and that are properly mastered look better than movies shot natively on digital cameras.
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DarthJ
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It has nothing to do with lighting on the things I was bringing up. The shoulder armor is not the correct paint scheme it is closer to ESB/ROTJ than ANH. Also if it is similar to the SS statue the the robes are totally wrong and not accurate at all with all the pleats. There isn't one scene in ANH with Vader showing his robe any other way than over the shoulder armor, so that theory doesn't make any sense. I guess we will see in less than a month..
Even though this film is set just before ANH I didn't know there was a law they had to make a strictly ANH only Vader. He has proven to change/or swap his armor and outfit in all the other movies anyway. So why the hell can't he in this one? I understand he wears cloak both over and under the armor in this movie. When he walks toward Krennic he's got the innercloak running over the armor and that may be how he finishes out the movie. The chestbox is spot on ANH, amber-like lenses are back, as are is the same ANH like gloves. He looks MORE like ANH Vader overall in my opinion.
"Down to the pleats"....talk about OCD. If they were actually inserting a scene into ANH you might have more of a case to nitpick.
"Down to the pleats"....talk about OCD. If they were actually inserting a scene into ANH you might have more of a case to nitpick.
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I rewatched ANH last night . There is not one scene there where you get that bobble head neck gap as is glimpsed in the RO trailer except at the very end when Vader (in his TIE) twists his head upwards. All the shots from the side, particularly when he is on the Blockade Runner show how bulky Prowse was so that the neck seal edge is always tucked in close into the body. I agree there are changes to the outfit throughout ANH but body shape wise the glimpses we have had of Vader in RO looks like a younger more athletic man rather than the bulky heavy set villain we get in ANH. It was the ONLY thing that immediately caught my attention as being "Off" in everything else I have seen. Its not a hanging offense BUT if they are hoping to deliver a near perfect film to please OT fans then getting Vader even slightly wrong is going to provoke criticism. Personally I like the idea the battered scuffed Vader we see at the beginning of ANH is as a result of the fact he has been fighting hard in Rogue One and then quickly chasing after Princess Leia, so he hasn't had time to change his armour.
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Thinking EVERYONE will be happy with anything is an exercise in the impossible/futility.
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