Werthead Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 9 minutes ago, Fez said: Not really any more bland than every other Star Wars movie title. And is a pretty good parallel to 'The Empire Strikes Back.' On the other hand, it fits too neatly; so I'm guessing its a fake. It seems unlikely from where it was allegedly taken: stuff being prepared for the Lucasfilm European Star Wars Celebration. It's possible the dude created a graphic and stuck an audio track of lots of people over the top and filmed it, but it seems a bit elaborate for a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 45 minutes ago, Werthead said: It seems unlikely from where it was allegedly taken: stuff being prepared for the Lucasfilm European Star Wars Celebration. It's possible the dude created a graphic and stuck an audio track of lots of people over the top and filmed it, but it seems a bit elaborate for a hoax. I dunno, it seems like it'd be considerably easier to create than that fake Age of Ultron post-credit scene. Some people apparently think this sort of thing is worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Fez said: Not really any more bland than every other Star Wars movie title. And is a pretty good parallel to 'The Empire Strikes Back.' On the other hand, it fits too neatly; so I'm guessing its a fake. Say what you will about it (and I will as it's easily the shittiest of the 7 movies) Attack of the Clones is not a bland title. Regardless it seems real to me.. why? Disney has set out to make Star Wars as bland as it can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 36 minutes ago, Slurktan said: Say what you will about it (and I will as it's easily the shittiest of the 7 movies) Attack of the Clones is not a bland title. Regardless it seems real to me.. why? Disney has set out to make Star Wars as bland as it can. I dunno. My rule of thumb is, can the subtitle stand as a movie title on its own? And I don't think any of the Star Wars subtitles can. Maybe Attack of the Clones could. But compared to something like Ghost Protocol/Tokyo Drift/Dead Man's Chest/etc. it doesn't really hold up. With Star Wars, its always a pretty bland descriptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First of My Name Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It would be a poor title, and thus in keeping with the Star Wars tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Mm while I agree that none of the subtitles have ever been particularly inspired, I think this one sounds a bit too on the nose. I hope it's fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 io9 suggest it's a fake, although it's not been officially refuted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 48 minutes ago, Werthead said: io9 suggest it's a fake, although it's not been officially refuted. Thank goodness. (would be a good way to do trial balloons tho). My suspicion is that it'll be Force-related, because almost all the titles have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 17 hours ago, Fez said: I dunno. My rule of thumb is, can the subtitle stand as a movie title on its own? And I don't think any of the Star Wars subtitles can. Maybe Attack of the Clones could. But compared to something like Ghost Protocol/Tokyo Drift/Dead Man's Chest/etc. it doesn't really hold up. With Star Wars, its always a pretty bland descriptor. I think The Phantom Menace would work reasonably well as a title, shame about the film it is attached to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 A New Hope has been recreated entirely as one massive infographic. This is amazing. Well done Martin Panchaud! http://swanh.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Well a movie needs to stand on its own and not require people to watch the Blu ray extras in order to gain a better appreciation of it. So I will still say Ep VII was a let down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 1 hour ago, The Anti-Targ said: Well a movie needs to stand on its own and not require people to watch the Blu ray extras in order to gain a better appreciation of it. So I will still say Ep VII was a let down. And I think you're still in the minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen'ari Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 9 hours ago, The Anti-Targ said: Well a movie needs to stand on its own and not require people to watch the Blu ray extras in order to gain a better appreciation of it. So I will still say Ep VII was a let down. It was a let down, The First Order, Kylo Ren and Supreme Hologram were a pale imitation of greatness. http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/Galactic-Empire_ee15e2e7.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1200%2C675&width=768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 9 hours ago, Korvín-Corvinus said: And I think you're still in the minority. I know, but I'm also right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Lord Sidious said: It was a let down, The First Order, Kylo Ren and Supreme Hologram were a pale imitation of greatness. http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/Galactic-Empire_ee15e2e7.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1200%2C675&width=768 That was kinda the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Leap said: If you watched the special features or 'making of' documentary for the Godfather, it would probably allow you to appreciate it more. The fact that a film can be appreciated more by hearing the makers talk about it has no bearing on whether or not the theatrical release is good. How come you didn't like Episode VII? Because it's a blatant copy of episode 4 and uses fanservice to try and get you to like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 28 minutes ago, Leap said: Everyone's aware of that criticism, but most people don't hate the entire film because of the questionable story. Particularly when almost every other element of it is genuinely very high quality. I was asking why he didn't like it because although there are obvious criticisms that most people agree on, but differ on how serious a problem it is, it might be that he hated the acting or the visuals, or whatever. It's possible, but far less likely. It is a visually competent movie (the helicopter shot was eh though) but, at the end of the day, this is 2016 and not 1977. Such movies -at that budget- aren't as rare. Even if you do the expected a lot of people will still have story issues. I mean, Thor: The Dark World was visually competent, as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen'ari Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 3 hours ago, Pony Queen Jace said: That was kinda the point. Its like The disabled Lebowski, going around pretending to be a Millionaire, I bet Luke will be like, Ha!, look at these phoneys Rey, walking around pretending to be Sith Lords, and, to stick on the same comparison, they're fucking amatuers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 9 hours ago, Leap said: If you watched the special features or 'making of' documentary for the Godfather, it would probably allow you to appreciate it more. The fact that a film can be appreciated more by hearing the makers talk about it has no bearing on whether or not the theatrical release is good. How come you didn't like Episode VII? Because I didn't want to watch Ep IV again. I didn't really know anything about the plot going in, and as the movie kept hitting the Ep IV story beats over and over, I became less and less interested in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 If it bothers you that much, just consider it a soft reboot to bring in the next generation. It hit all the same Joseph Campbell beats that made Ep IV resonate and they wanted to give new kids (and people who missed that in the prequels) the same "new" thrill. I expect VIII and IX to be less copies, but with some similar resonance. Star Wars is like music. The recurring themes will continue to resurface and twist. Rey's parentage will be a "Darth Vader is Luke's father" reveal. Someone will probably be dead or in some dark place at the end of 8 and the good guys will be on the ropes. That doesn't mean they are just copies of the originals. Those are hallmarks of drama in a three act structure going back to ancient Greece. All of this has been copied before and all of this will be copied again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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