Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pre-release)

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Just imagine the awesomeness of that scene: Our Heroes' backs are to the wall, they're fighting a desperate last stand, more Imperial transports land -- reinforcements, it's presumed, more stormtroopers... well... storm out -- and start shooting at the First Order troops. "Well, don't just stare at us -- help out or get in tha transports! We can't rescue you if you just stand there like a bunch of nerfs chewing your cud!" *CHOOM! CHOOM! CHOOM!*

--Jonah

 

[Axlotl]

When they first mentioned this film I had hoped to see this begin with General solo in command of a flag ship. But then as the bad guys take over, we have a great segment of him and chewy escaping in the falcon....that's been sitting unused for 30 years. How awesome would that be? A single take shot of Han and chewy running down to the flight deck, up the falcon ramp and into the cockpit....The shot could end with them going into hyperspace with their tails between their legs after getting their asses handed to them by some new regime.

I already like this better than anything I've seen so far

 

[Hanslow]

I already like this better than anything I've seen so far

You really don't like any of the footage you've seen?!

 

[Axlotl]

I'm reserving judgement, but no - not really.

I like what astroboy said. In fact, I want to drag out my old action figures and ask him if he wants to come over and play.

 

[Hanslow]

I'm reserving judgement, but no - not really.

I like what astroboy said. In fact, I want to drag out my old action figures and ask him if he wants to come over and play.

Hope you don't mind my asking, but, why is that exactly? You are probably the first person I've noticed that hasn't lived what they've seen (keep in mind I haven't paid close attention to a lot of forum threads) but still, it's interesting.

 

[Axlotl]

I can't put my finger on it. I guess maybe it's the scale of it. Huge massed armies and dozens of characters and all.
I know it's called "Star Wars", but ANH and ESB were kinda small and personal, ya know?
I don't want another fustercluck like the prequels.

That said, I have the utmost confidence that the new films can't be any worse than the prequels.
I just hope JJ understands Star Wars - because he clearly didn't understand Star Trek.

 

[astroboy]

I can't put my finger on it. I guess maybe it's the scale of it. Huge massed armies and dozens of characters and all.
I know it's called "Star Wars", but ANH and ESB were kinda small and personal, ya know?
I don't want another fustercluck like the prequels.

That said, I have the utmost confidence that the new films can't be any worse than the prequels.
I just hope JJ understands Star Wars - because he clearly didn't understand Star Trek.

I agree. and yes I can admit that the prequels were a cluster****. But I also think the clone wars were brilliant. So to me, the PT was more of them learning how to do this. And the Clone wars were the fruition of that exercise.

Which is why I was sad that Lucas sold it. It's true that we are getting a lot more star wars than we ever would have,. But if the cone wars team got to create another series of films I would have been all aboard. And yes, the Star trek films were beyond awful

 

[Axlotl]

I haven't watched The Clone Wars, or Rebels, or anything Star Wars since the prequels.
I sold or gave away all my Star Wars stuff and turned my back on it.
Star Wars is "Star Wars" (1977), and "The Empire Strikes Back".
I will reluctantly include ROTJ, but I didn't really care for it all that much.
I'm finally over my anger at Star Wars (re: George Lucas), and now I'm at a point where I just don't care.
I won't be standing in line to see the new one. I'll wait for reviews.
I imagine it will probably be nothing more than another JJ Abrams summer blockbuster.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Check the writing credits for Clone Wars. The weakest episodes were the ones written by George or Katie, for the most part. Yeah, he had overall creative control, but Dave was doing everything he could to circumvent his dictates. Dave is the reason Clone Wars had the good moments it did, and you can see in Rebels what he does without George's interference.

--Jonah

 

[astroboy]

Check the writing credits for Clone Wars. The weakest episodes were the ones written by George or Katie, for the most part. Yeah, he had overall creative control, but Dave was doing everything he could to circumvent his dictates. Dave is the reason Clone Wars had the good moments it did, and you can see in Rebels what he does without George's interference.

--Jonah

Well then Dave is the man who should be producing these new films.

Anyone who could bring back darth maul into such a successful story arc like that deserves praise.

 

[seelsa73]

I haven't watched The Clone Wars, or Rebels, or anything Star Wars since the prequels.
I sold or gave away all my Star Wars stuff and turned my back on it.
Star Wars is "Star Wars" (1977), and "The Empire Strikes Back".
I will reluctantly include ROTJ, but I didn't really care for it all that much.
I'm finally over my anger at Star Wars (re: George Lucas), and now I'm at a point where I just don't care.
I won't be standing in line to see the new one. I'll wait for reviews.
I imagine it will probably be nothing more than another JJ Abrams summer blockbuster.

If you've turned your back on Star Wars and don't care a lick about these new movies, what are you even doing in a Star Wars thread?

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Meanwhile, I hated that arc. Bringing cyborg-Maul back made for a nice Infinities story, but I found it absurd for canon. Plus a brother named Savage Opress. Plus the whole Nightbrother thing. Plus tying Ventress to the Nightsisters. Plus having the Mother talk like Bela Lugosi's Dracula... Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh. Factional conflict in the Death Watch? Mandalore taken over by outside interests? Sure. Maul and Savage being the ones doing it? No.

P.S. That's the arc Katie Lucas said "Writing science-fiction is hard" about. I counter that any genre one hasn't internalized will be hard to write, and one probably shouldn't. At least, not without a lot more practice in a less-public arena.

--Jonah

 

[Axlotl]

If you've turned your back on Star Wars and don't care a lick about these new movies, what are you even doing in a Star Wars thread?

I knew it was only a matter of time before I got this highly original response.
Don't get your panties in a bunch, guy - I'm not here to rain on your parade.
How about you worry about you, and I'll worry about me, okay.

 

[seelsa73]

I was asking a perfectly natural, perfectly innocent question. It's honestly curious to me why anyone who's not into something would be in a thread about that something they're not interested in. It would like me going into a this sports team vs that sports team thread and saying I don't care either way, I'm not into sports. It's just not logical. I meant no offense.

 

[astroboy]

If you've turned your back on Star Wars and don't care a lick about these new movies, what are you even doing in a Star Wars thread?

If anyone has never gotten into clone wars, or has been turned off by what they saw, I always say that they should watch the mandalorian/darth maul arc. It's wonderful space opera.

So check out these episodes in this order!
The mandalore plot
Voyage of temptation
Duchess of mandalore
Night sisters
Monster
Witches of the mist
Massacre
Brothers
Revenge
Revival
Eminence
Shades of reason
The lawless

 

[Axlotl]

I was asking a perfectly natural, perfectly innocent question. It's honestly curious to me why anyone who's not into something would be in a thread about that something they're not interested in. It would like me going into a this sports team vs that sports team thread and saying I don't care either way, I'm not into sports. It's just not logical. I meant no offense.

I've been a Star Wars fan since 1977. I grew up with Star Wars. I LOVED Star Wars.
I joined this forum 14 years ago when it was called "The Star Wars Replica Prop Forum".

Do I have your permission to be mildly interested in a new Star Wars movie?

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

I'm glad you're here, Axlotl. It's good that you at least have some remaining ember of hope and interest.

--Jonah

 

[seelsa73]

Do I have your permission to be mildly interested in a new Star Wars movie?

Relax, will you? I wasn't yelling at you or attacking you, I asked a simple question that you have blown up into some sort of personal assault against you. I assure you, that is not what I was doing.

For the record, it was you who said you presently have no interest, mild or otherwise, in TFA, it's not as if I pulled it out of the air.

 

[Jaitea]

Meanwhile, I hated that arc. Bringing cyborg-Maul back made for a nice Infinities story, but I found it absurd for canon.
--Jonah

Me too,.....robo legs.....LOL

J

 

[astroboy]

The thing is, if you can accept that a Sith lord could survive that by using the force, then the rest of the arc follows wonderfully. especially when you bring the nightsisters and mandalore into the fold.


And who doesn't love that, "Maul must really want you dead" moment?