Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pre-release)
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Edwardowan
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
my appoligies.. I realized that you were quoting him not me so I had edited my post to reflect that.. sorry about that.. and I do know you aren't taking this seriously... what you are stating is fun and I do agree and understand what you are saying.. which is why I put a worm in your ear about lumbering awkward walkers, artoo's inability to talk and hand held com links!
:lol not serious here at all, I just read Jedi-72's and saw Archie's expression next to it and it made me laugh and think of that quote from him.
my appoligies.. I realized that you were quoting him not me so I had edited my post to reflect that.. sorry about that.. and I do know you aren't taking this seriously... what you are stating is fun and I do agree and understand what you are saying.. which is why I put a worm in your ear about lumbering awkward walkers, artoo's inability to talk and hand held com links!
NAZGÛL
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I agree with what you say. It would most likely be a much better story this way. I still wonder if it will be and feel like Star Wars if they do. This is a really, really hard film to make. And since they made such a short time for the making of it, I have little hope for it turning out as good as we want. The kid in me is really glad theres a new Star Wars film being made at all, so hopefully they will succeed.
Anyone know why they rushed the date for release?
I agree with what you say. It would most likely be a much better story this way. I still wonder if it will be and feel like Star Wars if they do. This is a really, really hard film to make. And since they made such a short time for the making of it, I have little hope for it turning out as good as we want. The kid in me is really glad theres a new Star Wars film being made at all, so hopefully they will succeed.
Anyone know why they rushed the date for release?
seelsa73
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From what I've read so far from official statements, I gather that it has been in the works for a while before Lucas sold to Disney. It's not really being rushed if they've already started working on it.
From what I've read so far from official statements, I gather that it has been in the works for a while before Lucas sold to Disney. It's not really being rushed if they've already started working on it.
cboath
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It's not like Luke and Uncle went "Holy @#$^!! Look at these droids - they're awesome. Lets get these!"
They chose a newer R5 unit who blew up 15 feet after purchase. Looked closer to a junk pile of stuff than anything else to me. Scavengers don't see new up to date stuff. If they had top notch stuff, it would have been noticed by Luke/Owen.
They weren't sold as junk because they were old, it was only because they were "found" by the Jawas after escaping a battle. At the time both 30 yr old droids were in active service to a member of the galactic senate, and both seem fully capable of interfacing with computers of the OT era. So if we move ahead another 30 yrs in the story (a VERY cool idea) its going to take some effort on my part to ignore to 60 yr old tech in the corner
It's not like Luke and Uncle went "Holy @#$^!! Look at these droids - they're awesome. Lets get these!"
They chose a newer R5 unit who blew up 15 feet after purchase. Looked closer to a junk pile of stuff than anything else to me. Scavengers don't see new up to date stuff. If they had top notch stuff, it would have been noticed by Luke/Owen.
cboath
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Well, Luke doesn't know R2 worked for his mom and that his dad built 3p0. But he would hang on to them for sentimental reasons if nothing else. Besides, the way 3p0 talks to people, you'd probably come to consider him part of the family or a friend.
Well, Luke doesn't know R2 worked for his mom and that his dad built 3p0. But he would hang on to them for sentimental reasons if nothing else. Besides, the way 3p0 talks to people, you'd probably come to consider him part of the family or a friend.
MooCriket
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Darth Lars
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
One of the things I noticed when I watched TPM was that some of the things that R2-D2 "said" were the same that he had said in the OT, but in different contexts. The bleeps and blorts sounded like jibberish and not a real language...
Oh no.. I can see that before me. Small ũbercute doll-versions of wampas and rylothians standing side by side singing... The horror.
Edwardowan
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
right I know that luke wasn't aware of this.. just showing how interwoven the droids are to the main characters even if overly contrived. Luke kept them both around because he was attached to them Han and Leia could care less and would replace them without a second thought but Luke is different.
As for threepio Han doesn't consider him family or friend and would just as soon shut him down or shut him up! :lol They are always ready to leave the droids behind... and droids are always wandering around so it makes you wonder if many of them aren't really "owned" but just around if anyone should need their assistance.
Seems since Threepio has had his memory wiped and is still that annoying and talks so much he must be faulty. :lol Perhaps other protocol droids are more reserved. Other than a few quick run ins and TC-14 we just dont' get to see or hear from other protocols and I would like to see a new character in that department to go along with threepio.
right I know that luke wasn't aware of this.. just showing how interwoven the droids are to the main characters even if overly contrived. Luke kept them both around because he was attached to them Han and Leia could care less and would replace them without a second thought but Luke is different.
As for threepio Han doesn't consider him family or friend and would just as soon shut him down or shut him up! :lol They are always ready to leave the droids behind... and droids are always wandering around so it makes you wonder if many of them aren't really "owned" but just around if anyone should need their assistance.
Seems since Threepio has had his memory wiped and is still that annoying and talks so much he must be faulty. :lol Perhaps other protocol droids are more reserved. Other than a few quick run ins and TC-14 we just dont' get to see or hear from other protocols and I would like to see a new character in that department to go along with threepio.
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Yeah, if humanity survives until the 31st century...I can see Star Wars Day taking on a whole new meaning.:lol
Yeah, if humanity survives until the 31st century...I can see Star Wars Day taking on a whole new meaning.:lol
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Again, what Lucas has done himself contradicts your assertions. He has used the EU in both the Prequels and Clone Wars. Coruscant was not made up by Lucas or Lucasfilm. Aayla Secura was not made up by Lucas or Lucasfilm. A double bladed lightsaber was not made by Lucas or Lucasfilm. So yeah I bet he'll just ignore everything.
Again, what Lucas has done himself contradicts your assertions. He has used the EU in both the Prequels and Clone Wars. Coruscant was not made up by Lucas or Lucasfilm. Aayla Secura was not made up by Lucas or Lucasfilm. A double bladed lightsaber was not made by Lucas or Lucasfilm. So yeah I bet he'll just ignore everything.
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
I don't want them to do ANY EU stories whatsoever.
I guess we'll have to see when details start coming out.
I don't want them to do ANY EU stories whatsoever.
I guess we'll have to see when details start coming out.
Jannix Quinn
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
The EU stories have been done, in comics, novels and games.
Let's do new stories, not stories that already exist.
The EU stories have been done, in comics, novels and games.
Let's do new stories, not stories that already exist.
DARTH SABER
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Is Pixar still part of Disney?
If Disney wants to do a good Star Wars sequel series they need to simply hand it over to the guys who write the Pixar films and let them do their thing.
Nearly every single one of the Pixar films has that old movie magic that is missing in modern films....and I'm sure most of those Pixar guys are Star Wars fans.
Is Pixar still part of Disney?
If Disney wants to do a good Star Wars sequel series they need to simply hand it over to the guys who write the Pixar films and let them do their thing.
Nearly every single one of the Pixar films has that old movie magic that is missing in modern films....and I'm sure most of those Pixar guys are Star Wars fans.
OldKen
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Pixar Animation Studios, or simply Pixar (/ˈpɪksɑr/, stylized PIXAR), is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio is best known for its CGI-animated feature films created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface used to generate high-quality images. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder.[1] The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction which made Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.
Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story in 1995. It was followed by A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012). Twelve of the films have received both critical and financial success, with the notable exception being Cars 2, which, while commercially successful, received substantially less praise than Pixar's other productions.[2] The studio has also produced several short films. As of February 2012, its feature films have made over $7 billion worldwide,[3] with its $602 million average gross by far the highest of any studio in the industry.[4] Three of Pixar's films—Finding Nemo, Up, and Toy Story 3—are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and all of Pixar's films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with Toy Story 3 being the all-time highest, grossing over $1 billion worldwide.
The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and eleven Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Since the award's inauguration in 2001, most of Pixar's films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, with six winning; Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, and Toy Story 3. Up and Toy Story 3 are two of only three animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. On September 6, 2009, executives John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm founder George Lucas.
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Pixar Animation Studios, or simply Pixar (/ˈpɪksɑr/, stylized PIXAR), is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio is best known for its CGI-animated feature films created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface used to generate high-quality images. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder.[1] The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction which made Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.
Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story in 1995. It was followed by A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012). Twelve of the films have received both critical and financial success, with the notable exception being Cars 2, which, while commercially successful, received substantially less praise than Pixar's other productions.[2] The studio has also produced several short films. As of February 2012, its feature films have made over $7 billion worldwide,[3] with its $602 million average gross by far the highest of any studio in the industry.[4] Three of Pixar's films—Finding Nemo, Up, and Toy Story 3—are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and all of Pixar's films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with Toy Story 3 being the all-time highest, grossing over $1 billion worldwide.
The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and eleven Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Since the award's inauguration in 2001, most of Pixar's films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, with six winning; Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, and Toy Story 3. Up and Toy Story 3 are two of only three animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. On September 6, 2009, executives John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm founder George Lucas.
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Zombie_61
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
I didn't have a problem with the non-human Jedi in the Prequel Trilogy. What I did have a problem with was how the Jedi were represented in the Prequel Trilogy. I mean, the Jedi have been peacekeepers and warriors for generations, they're trained in use of The Force, and yet they're almost eradicated in the blink of an eye while barely putting up a fight because none of them saw (or sensed) Order 66 coming? Gimme a break!
rodneyfaile
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
I thought by now Disney would have cranked out another Tron movie with Garrett Hedlund vs Cillian Murphy. I hope they still do, but I bet the majority of their efforts are going to be set on $tar War$ for a while.
I thought by now Disney would have cranked out another Tron movie with Garrett Hedlund vs Cillian Murphy. I hope they still do, but I bet the majority of their efforts are going to be set on $tar War$ for a while.
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