Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pre-release)

[Edwardowan]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I thought this thread was about episode VII? Maybe I'm missing something.

I'll steer it back... Episode VII will have ewoks in the senate arena .. they all chant Jub Jub in anger and throw spears when Supreme Chancellor Solo enters the senate chambers until Luke uses the force to float C-3po over to calm them and says "Threepio, tell them if they don't calm down, you'll become angry and use your magic!" :lol end scene. :lol

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

Yeah Wookiees would have been better, but I don't have a fit when I watch ROTJ. Ewoks don't ruin the movie. As for the Stormtroopers, they were never shown as a threat since Leia's ship was boarded. What ruins the movie is the SE Jabba's Palace singing crap they put in. The other thing that bugs me is they launched a handful of Rebel fighters against a station that could launch anywhere from 7,200-10,000 fighters. They should have added in more in the ROTJ SE.

I thought this thread was about episode VII? Maybe I'm missing something.

We reserve the right to veer in whatever direction we want. It usually comes back on course. :lol

 

[Edwardowan]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

Yeah Wookiees would have been better, but I don't have a fit when I watch ROTJ. Ewoks don't ruin the movie. As for the Stormtroopers, they were never shown as a threat since Leia's ship was boarded. What ruins the movie is the SE Jabba's Palace singing crap they put in. The other thing that bugs me is they launched a handful of Rebel fighters against a station that could launch anywhere from 7,200-10,000 fighters. They should have added in more in the ROTJ SE.




We reserve the right to veer in whatever direction we want. It usually comes back on course. :lol

or the fact that they had to shoot a photon torpedo into a 2 meter hole that was ray shielded and surrounded by laser canons on the first Death Star but the second one they just made huge access tunnels for ships the size of the Millenium Falcon to fly straight into complete with a path to the main power generator. Lets just make it really easy to destroy the second one! For Episode VII the 3rd death Star will just have a large red destruct button placed where the superlaser dish is and you just throw a Gungan at it!

 

[cboath]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

In fairness, it takes a really long time to build a deathstar. Decades at least. Plans had to be finalized well before that, so they couldn't really know the trench was that big a weakness until it was too late. The pathways to center were probably there with the first death star but the trench was a much easier target

 

[Edwardowan]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

In fairness, it takes a really long time to build a deathstar. Decades at least. Plans had to be finalized well before that, so they couldn't really know the trench was that big a weakness until it was too late. The pathways to center were probably there with the first death star but the trench was a much easier target

they coulda put some plywood over the hole. :lol

 

[Wes R]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I think this trilogy has a chance of not sucking as long as GL has nothing to do with it. The man is his own worst enemy.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

In fairness, it takes a really long time to build a deathstar. Decades at least. Plans had to be finalized well before that, so they couldn't really know the trench was that big a weakness until it was too late. The pathways to center were probably there with the first death star but the trench was a much easier target

Yet, they built more than half of the second one in a matter of years, which just makes the fact they started construction of the first one back in ep3 to be absolutely ridiculous. Nothing that big could be kept secret for that long. Solo would have known about it, if not everyone else too.

 

[Master Dahark]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I think this trilogy has a chance of not sucking as long as GL has nothing to do with it. The man is his own worst enemy.

Exactly how I feel- I'm totally open to seeing these movies. And this is coming from a guy that still hasn't seen any Clone Wars and only saw Episode III once

For the first time in a loooong time, I'm actually excited for Star Wars- especially if the romors are true and there may be a(n extended) cameo from the original cast!!

 

[Bigdaddy]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I always wondered why all the Imperial troops across the galaxy would just "give up" because the deathstar was destroyed. I love the end of RCSW III, it addressed this concept very well with 2 officers arguing about how they "still have tens of thousands of ships at our command"....."nope they blew up the death star AND killed the emperor, they had to do both so...they win" :lol

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

Well, if you view it as how things were in older times, then taking out the king or leader meant that you'd won. And seeing as everything in Star Wars plays out that way, then the death of the emperor means the end of the Empire. They lost regardless of how many are left.

 

[cboath]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I know the EU isn't canon, but the EU has it that the emperor controlled or influenced all the troops in the empire making them much better and more determined than they normally would be. They said that in ROTJ while the emporer was alive the imperials were wiping the floor with the rebels and the tide didn't turn until vader through the emperor down the shaft.

Far fetched in my book, but that was the story.

Sure, the remains of the imperial fleet could have 10's of thousands of ships or more. But if 7 picks up 30 years later, you'd think that they'd have dealt with the remains of the fleet since then.

Or, it could go mysterious I suppose. After the battle of endor, the rebels, new republic, thought they'd have to spend a long time mopping up the remains of the imperial fleet only to find that it had vanished without a trace.

 

[jme3]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

Exactly how I feel- I'm totally open to seeing these movies. And this is coming from a guy that still hasn't seen any Clone Wars and only saw Episode III once

For the first time in a loooong time, I'm actually excited for Star Wars- especially if the romors are true and there may be a(n extended) cameo from the original cast!!

It seems that people are more excited about the potential of Episode VII than they were all the prequels combined. I'm definitely in that camp. With or without the 20th Century Fox fanfare, this installment will be what the prequels couldn't.

 

[Master Dahark]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

^If only Disney took over in 1999.....

 

[jme3]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

^If only Disney took over in 1999.....

Ha! Just imagine!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

This is Disney we are talking about. Notorious for being very similar to Lucas in sense of cheesy. The PT would probably have come out exactly what they are and then people would have blamed Disney for it instead of Lucas.

 

[seelsa73]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

This is Disney we are talking about. Notorious for being very similar to Lucas in sense of cheesy. The PT would probably have come out exactly what they are and then people would have blamed Disney for it instead of Lucas.

I think they are renowned for making great movies for children and adults alike, with interesting, well developed characters and timeless stories. They are the go to studio for bringing old fairytales to life and making them relevant for today, not to mention a strong lasting power.

I think Disney is the best hope for Star Wars and it's fans beyond GL, bringing it to a new generation while satisfying the fans of the original. That's assuming, of course, that they keep up the good work. But after 90 years of consistent excellence, I would say there is little doubt of that.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I guess we have different Disney movies over here than they have where you live. Sure, they make some great movies. They also make a lot of crap. I'm not seeing them being too different in style to LFL - other than having made more movies.

 

[jme3]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

This is Disney we are talking about. Notorious for being very similar to Lucas in sense of cheesy. The PT would probably have come out exactly what they are and then people would have blamed Disney for it instead of Lucas.

Then that's an ominous foreboding for these sequels, isn't it...?

I'm going to remain in the hopeful camp and keep my fingers crossed that it will have just enough involvement from GL to keep it familiar, enough direction from Kathleen Kennedy & co. to keep it fresh and enough abstinence from any bean counters and/or control freaks at Disney to keep it something to have been worth waiting for.

 

[seelsa73]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

I guess we have different Disney movies over here than they have where you live. Sure, they make some great movies. They also make a lot of crap. I'm not seeing them being too different in style to LFL - other than having made more movies.

They are the same movies im sure...the quality of them is different for everyone. But 9 out of every ten Disney movies get high ratings around here is all i'm saying

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Re: Star Wars Episode VII

Yet, they built more than half of the second one in a matter of years, which just makes the fact they started construction of the first one back in ep3 to be absolutely ridiculous. Nothing that big could be kept secret for that long. Solo would have known about it, if not everyone else too.

I don't think the time between ANH and ROTJ reflects the time it took to build the second Death Star. I'm pretty sure something official said it was being built alongside the first or shorty after. The prototype or first version is always harder to build than the following versions also.

It could easily be kept secret. The hyperspace lanes are safe routes that pretty much all traffic uses to avoid accidents. You might have pirates or smugglers using little known lanes, but you have probably 90%+ of galactic travel away from the system you're building in. You also select a system that's dead or has no reason for anyone to go there. Inside that system you have your fleet set up a perimeter so anything that even thinks of jumping in system is dead before it gets back out.