Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pre-release)
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jme3
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Aye, blood is always thicker than water! But wouldn't it have been interesting to see the Emperor throw Luke down that shaft...? :lol
His over confidence was his weakness
Aye, blood is always thicker than water! But wouldn't it have been interesting to see the Emperor throw Luke down that shaft...? :lol
RougeAvenger81
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
GL messed up, that's obvious. I believe JJ will redeem the Star Wars we all loved as kids with his own little twist. The issue I had with GL and the prequels, and he even admitted it in a behind the scenes, is that he became the big company he didn't want to work for. Since he got the power of being the head of the big business he took no advice from anyone and just did whatever popped into his head. As a film maker you have to be able to step back and have someone go, ya know, that might not be the greatest idea, or hey why don't we try it this way.
GL messed up, that's obvious. I believe JJ will redeem the Star Wars we all loved as kids with his own little twist. The issue I had with GL and the prequels, and he even admitted it in a behind the scenes, is that he became the big company he didn't want to work for. Since he got the power of being the head of the big business he took no advice from anyone and just did whatever popped into his head. As a film maker you have to be able to step back and have someone go, ya know, that might not be the greatest idea, or hey why don't we try it this way.
jme3
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Yes, and GL had the foresight to appreciate why he wanted to be independent from the studios in the beginning, that they were bureaucratic control freaks that he didn't want any part of, yet he fell prey to the very thing he hated. He of all people should have known better...
Yes, and GL had the foresight to appreciate why he wanted to be independent from the studios in the beginning, that they were bureaucratic control freaks that he didn't want any part of, yet he fell prey to the very thing he hated. He of all people should have known better...
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny...
:lol
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny...
:lol
rodneyfaile
Sr Member
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
JJ has learned much, but he is not a Jedi yet.
JJ has learned much, but he is not a Jedi yet.
jme3
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jme3
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
He's probably one moreso than GL. I'd wager JJ could tell you which of the graflex sabers was used in ANH vs. ESB; I'd be surprised if GL could.
He's probably one moreso than GL. I'd wager JJ could tell you which of the graflex sabers was used in ANH vs. ESB; I'd be surprised if GL could.
jlee562
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
And how is that in any way relevant to one's skills as a filmmaker?
And how is that in any way relevant to one's skills as a filmmaker?
RougeAvenger81
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Not skills as a film maker, but knowledge of the material and being a fanboy himself.
Not skills as a film maker, but knowledge of the material and being a fanboy himself.
jme3
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
I'm just saying that he's more a Star Wars "fan" than GL is of his own work. None of that is necessarily a prerequisite to being a good filmmaker, but I don't think there's any question that JJ is very much into Star Wars, which bodes better than not for what we can expect going forward. And although it's subjective, I don't think there's any question that he is a good filmmaker.
I'm just saying that he's more a Star Wars "fan" than GL is of his own work. None of that is necessarily a prerequisite to being a good filmmaker, but I don't think there's any question that JJ is very much into Star Wars, which bodes better than not for what we can expect going forward. And although it's subjective, I don't think there's any question that he is a good filmmaker.
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Interesting if true.
Zombie_61
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Now, J.J. is probably more likely to pay attention to the little details than Lucas because a) he is a self-proclaimed Star Wars fan, and b) he hasn't been directly involved with anything and everything that has to do with Star Wars for more than four decades like Lucas has. To J.J. Episode VII will be new and exciting; to Lucas it would be just another day at the office.
No disrespect intended, but this is an example of "fan perspective", something many of us are guilty of (myself included) from time to time. We each have our own particular fascinations with some aspects, characters, devices, or whatever, from the Star Wars universe, and we sometimes tend to exhibit obsessive behavior by studying the minutia of these things endlessly. And because we're fascinated by these things, we project this mindset onto George Lucas and expect him to know them as well as we do. The problem is that some fans expect Lucas to know everything about everything within the Star Wars universe, a task that is virtually impossible even for the most hardcore Star Wars fan. And Lucas isn't necessarily a fan--to him items such as lightsaber hilts are merely objects that help to tell the story in some way, and he really couldn't care less about what they're made from or how they work as long as they serve their intended purpose within the story he wants to tell.
Now, J.J. is probably more likely to pay attention to the little details than Lucas because a) he is a self-proclaimed Star Wars fan, and b) he hasn't been directly involved with anything and everything that has to do with Star Wars for more than four decades like Lucas has. To J.J. Episode VII will be new and exciting; to Lucas it would be just another day at the office.
Lost21stJedi
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
If she was older, a good fit for Mara Jade. Maybe as a nod to the fans, she can cover some of the songs off of the Holiday Special :lol
If she was older, a good fit for Mara Jade. Maybe as a nod to the fans, she can cover some of the songs off of the Holiday Special :lol
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
You, sir, win the "Most Tactful Way of Saying That We're All a Bunch of Nutters" award.lol
You, sir, win the "Most Tactful Way of Saying That We're All a Bunch of Nutters" award.
lol
Zombie_61
Master Member
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
At least I'm not so far gone that I can't recognize and acknowledge my own occasional obsessive behavior.
Stop me when I lie.You, sir, win the "Most Tactful Way of Saying That We're All a Bunch of Nutters" award.
At least I'm not so far gone that I can't recognize and acknowledge my own occasional obsessive behavior.
rodneyfaile
Sr Member
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
Fan is short for fanatic.
Fan is short for fanatic.
Bigdaddy
Master Member
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
When a friend of mine saw my wife and I had Jedi belts with lightsabers hanging from our bed posts he said "your becoming a fanatic". I said "becoming?" :lol
When a friend of mine saw my wife and I had Jedi belts with lightsabers hanging from our bed posts he said "your becoming a fanatic". I said "becoming?"
:lol
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
There are good fanatics, and there are bad fanatics
There are good fanatics, and there are bad fanatics
Father
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Re: Star Wars Episode VII
I'm guessing Kevin Smith could as well, but I wouldn't want him doing anything with the actual films.
How could JJ have been a SW fan and never watched Trek? Sounds suspect to me. Just saying.
I'm guessing Kevin Smith could as well, but I wouldn't want him doing anything with the actual films.
How could JJ have been a SW fan and never watched Trek? Sounds suspect to me. Just saying.
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