Post by: piemancoder on Wed, 16 December 2015, 22:24:18
A note about spoilers or theories: If you're saying a spoiler, or a theory, please clearly say it's a spoiler/theory and please put it in a spoiler box
Post by: neverused on Wed, 16 December 2015, 22:29:27
Post by: Sinanju on Wed, 16 December 2015, 22:40:55
A note about spoilers or theories: If you're saying a spoiler, or a theory, please clearly say it's a spoiler/theory and please put it in a spoiler boxCannot stress that point enough.
Anyways, I always loved anything Clone/Storm trooper related. Anything w/ mandalorian armor too. Liked how some units had their own different colors, or armor to differentiate each other.
In my opinion: Phase II Armor > Storm Trooper > Phase I Armor
(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/5/57/Clone_Troopers_Phase_II.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070422175536)
Looking forward to the TFA as the new storm trooper armor looks awesome.
Post by: RoastPotatoes on Wed, 16 December 2015, 23:14:49
I'm hyped up.
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 17 December 2015, 03:54:48
The next 3 were too artificial, too politically correct.
I'll probably see the new one anyway. Eventually.
Post by: raymogi on Thu, 17 December 2015, 04:00:26
So far I'm liking ep V the most.
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 17 December 2015, 04:13:27
Once I worked out what he was saying, he was amusing, for a while. But kinda grates on the nerves eventually.
Post by: Jokrik on Thu, 17 December 2015, 04:28:09
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 17 December 2015, 07:25:55
Impression of Jar Jar Binks? Is there anyone actually likes him?
Once I worked out what he was saying, he was amusing, for a while. But kinda grates on the nerves eventually.
I was also slightly amused for a few minutes, until I realized that he was not going to be a minor disposable character.
That #1 film had the potential to have been very good, Qui-Gon was a great character, but the cartoonish aspects like having an 8-year-old penniless slave boy build and pilot an insane racing vehicle were just too ridiculous, Force or no.
Post by: piemancoder on Thu, 17 December 2015, 07:40:06
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Post by: rowdy on Thu, 17 December 2015, 15:17:22
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 18 December 2015, 01:25:54
Ahhhh memories of Scribble Jam...
Post by: livingspeedbump on Fri, 18 December 2015, 01:28:49
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 18 December 2015, 01:29:31
Sitting in the IMAX booth now. I can tell you all exactly what happens....
Can you just FaceTime it to me, plz? Thanks.
Post by: raymogi on Fri, 18 December 2015, 02:52:57
Post by: Zeal on Fri, 18 December 2015, 04:08:29
Use your phone as a lightsaber to control your computer screen. :))
https://lightsaber.withgoogle.com/experience
Post by: livingspeedbump on Fri, 18 December 2015, 04:16:23
You won't regret watching this. I promise.
Post by: filphil on Fri, 18 December 2015, 07:34:33
Spoiler
Like how they imply that Rey is part of the skywalker lineage and now the name of solo's son is ben(but Darth Caedus was always solo's son)? Or maybe I read that scene wrong. It's been a while since I read up on the lore.
Dear god spoiler
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 18 December 2015, 14:34:19
Impression of Jar Jar Binks? Is there anyone actually likes him?I do Star Wars costuming sometimes, in a semi-professional group. We have a guy who dresses up and acts as Jar-Jar Binks. Believe it or not but he is always very appreciated by the public.
Post by: piemancoder on Fri, 18 December 2015, 16:41:01
A while back I wiki'd some parts of the star wars novels since I don't read for pleasure. From what I remember the story has been somewhat altered? I thought the movie was a great watch but if anyone wants to talk about differences I'd be down.
Spoiler
Like how they imply that Rey is part of the skywalker lineage and now the name of solo's son is ben(but Darth Caedus was always solo's son)? Or maybe I read that scene wrong. It's been a while since I read up on the lore.
Dear god spoiler
Don't look at the spoiler. Don't look at the spoiler. Just 2 more weeks. You can do it. Come on Me, don't look at the spoiler.
Post by: filphil on Fri, 18 December 2015, 19:18:35
A while back I wiki'd some parts of the star wars novels since I don't read for pleasure. From what I remember the story has been somewhat altered? I thought the movie was a great watch but if anyone wants to talk about differences I'd be down.
Spoiler
Like how they imply that Rey is part of the skywalker lineage and now the name of solo's son is ben(but Darth Caedus was always solo's son)? Or maybe I read that scene wrong. It's been a while since I read up on the lore.
Dear god spoiler
Don't look at the spoiler. Don't look at the spoiler. Just 2 more weeks. You can do it. Come on Me, don't look at the spoiler.
Destroy your computer bruh. The Internet is full of vermin looking to spoil you.
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 18 December 2015, 19:34:32
Believe it or not but he is always very appreciated by the public.
Humor and comic relief are essential. Geeks and nerds are far too serious most of the time anyway.
Post by: demik on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:03:33
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:04:50
Post by: Jokrik on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:18:24
i've never seen any of the star wars
you what.... :'(
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:26:18
i've never seen any of the star wars
you what.... :'(
yeah man
my coworker has been trying to get me to watch the machete order, but i just haven't gotten around to downloading them all (minus ep. 1)
Post by: piemancoder on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:55:46
i've never seen any of the star wars
you what.... :'(
yeah man
my coworker has been trying to get me to watch the machete order, but i just haven't gotten around to downloading them all (minus ep. 1)
It's completely worth it. For me at least, but I know very few people who didn't like it.
There was an order (not the first order :p) that I heard about, but I forget it's name. I believe it went 4-5-2-3-6. It might be the one you mentioned, since I know it excluded Episode 1. Also, has anyone here heard about The Phantom Edit? It was a fan remake of The Phantom Menace that fixed quite a few bad things. I've heard good things about it, but I haven't watched it yet.
One last thing, whatever you do, DO NOT WATCH THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL. When it came out it was terrible, and it still is terrible.
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 18 December 2015, 20:57:54
4-5-2-3-6
that's the order
i should really add them to my download queue...
Post by: piemancoder on Fri, 18 December 2015, 21:02:35
Show Image(https://d1u1p2xjjiahg3.cloudfront.net/3b3d5668-4982-440a-9306-70c1342dd45a.jpg)
For me, yeah probably.
A while back I wiki'd some parts of the star wars novels since I don't read for pleasure. From what I remember the story has been somewhat altered? I thought the movie was a great watch but if anyone wants to talk about differences I'd be down.
Spoiler
Like how they imply that Rey is part of the skywalker lineage and now the name of solo's son is ben(but Darth Caedus was always solo's son)? Or maybe I read that scene wrong. It's been a while since I read up on the lore.
Dear god spoiler
Don't look at the spoiler. Don't look at the spoiler. Just 2 more weeks. You can do it. Come on Me, don't look at the spoiler.
Destroy your computer bruh. The Internet is full of vermin looking to spoil you.
I must destroy ALL THE COMPUTERS! Goes to hack Steam and make a fake Half-Life 3 page which when discovered, will make the internet crash because of all the excitement
Edit: fixed stupid formatting mistake
Post by: filphil on Fri, 18 December 2015, 21:07:08
4-5-2-3-6
that's the order
i should really add them to my download queue...
You could watch the force awakens without any prior knowledge of star wars but you just won't have the appreciation for the little eggs and nostalgia goggles would mean nothing to you.
IIRC there was a very quick but in your face scene where fin grabs the automatic droid that trained luke skywalker how to parry beams with his light saber and tossed it to the side.
Post by: raymogi on Fri, 18 December 2015, 21:09:11
I *think* I get the gist of the story and that's all I need anyway. Don't wanna get too deep into the whole universe.
Post by: piemancoder on Sat, 19 December 2015, 09:41:40
4-5-2-3-6
that's the order
i should really add them to my download queue...
You could watch the force awakens without any prior knowledge of star wars but you just won't have the appreciation for the little eggs and nostalgia goggles would mean nothing to you.
IIRC there was a very quick but in your face scene where fin grabs the automatic droid that trained luke skywalker how to parry beams with his light saber and tossed it to the side.
Spoiler!
Post by: piemancoder on Sun, 20 December 2015, 18:02:49
Post by: FLFisherman on Sun, 20 December 2015, 18:32:56
So who here has seen the new movie? Is it worth watching?
Me and yes. You shouldn't have to ask us that. :D
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 20 December 2015, 18:44:11
So who here has seen the new movie? Is it worth watching?
Me and yes. You shouldn't have to ask us that. :D
i loved it. :) it was better than cats.
Post by: romevi on Sun, 20 December 2015, 19:00:12
But yes, TFA is fantastic, warts and all.
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 December 2015, 19:12:23
Post by: romevi on Sun, 20 December 2015, 19:17:20
I find the venom that is spewed towards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_I:_The_Phantom_Menace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_I:_The_Phantom_Menace) to be pretty silly and seriously misplaced. Yes, it would have been far better without the retarded Jar-Jar and the infantile Anakin, but it is not really much more childish than the rest of them. And I thought that Qui-Gon was an excellent character that was killed off and squandered early.
I thought Phantom Menace was fine other than Jar-Jar; well, the kid who played Anakin too. When I first saw the film I was a teenager and didn't mind him. Even the second time I saw the film, when I was in college, I thought he was okay.
It was when I got the Blu-ray set and watched it the third time that I couldn't stand him at all. He was annoying to no end.
That child actor always got on my nerves. I thought he was whiny when I first saw him in Jingle All the Way, and found him annoying ever since.
Post by: WolfTickets on Sun, 20 December 2015, 21:28:29
So who here has seen the new movie? Is it worth watching?
I really enjoyed it. It stayed true to the first trilogy... Maybe a little too true...
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 20 December 2015, 21:41:43
Post by: njbair on Sun, 20 December 2015, 22:03:23
Jar Jar is a little annoying but the whole idea of a single planet co-occupied by two sentient species was a really cool idea that I thought was explored really well. Darth Maul is often accused of being a hollow, pointless character, but you had to have someone there to wield the enemy lightsaber. And he wasn't even the real villain.
The one "fan edit" I really advocate is, if you own the official releases, go ahead and download the Despecialized Editions of episodes 1-3. They are likely the closest thing to an HD release of the original theatrical releases that we'll ever get to see. I happen to be lucky enough to own the discontinued DVDs which include 480p theatrical versions--the highest quality officially available--but most of the time I watch the Despecialized Editions on Plex instead.
Post by: heedpantsnow on Mon, 21 December 2015, 06:20:03
Wasn't there another Star Wars thread recently? I thought I posted yesterday. Anyway, I think Machete Order is a neat idea, but release order is fine for newbies. Episode 1 is not that bad.
Jar Jar is a little annoying but the whole idea of a single planet co-occupied by two sentient species was a really cool idea that I thought was explored really well. Darth Maul is often accused of being a hollow, pointless character, but you had to have someone there to wield the enemy lightsaber. And he wasn't even the real villain.
The one "fan edit" I really advocate is, if you own the official releases, go ahead and download the Despecialized Editions of episodes 1-3. They are likely the closest thing to an HD release of the original theatrical releases that we'll ever get to see. I happen to be lucky enough to own the discontinued DVDs which include 480p theatrical versions--the highest quality officially available--but most of the time I watch the Despecialized Editions on Plex instead.
I have the Definitive Collection on laserdisc, but my laserdisc player gave up the ghost years ago
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 21 December 2015, 06:48:38
One last thing, whatever you do, DO NOT WATCH THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL. When it came out it was terrible, and it still is terrible.
It's not even funny-bad... :|
Post by: SploogeFactory on Mon, 21 December 2015, 07:11:26
So who here has seen the new movie? Is it worth watching?
I really enjoyed it. It stayed true to the first trilogy... Maybe a little too true...
Lol, the throwbacks, so many throwbacks.
Post by: Pwner on Mon, 21 December 2015, 07:15:07
A while back I wiki'd some parts of the star wars novels since I don't read for pleasure. From what I remember the story has been somewhat altered? I thought the movie was a great watch but if anyone wants to talk about differences I'd be down.
Spoiler
Like how they imply that Rey is part of the skywalker lineage and now the name of solo's son is ben(but Darth Caedus was always solo's son)? Or maybe I read that scene wrong. It's been a while since I read up on the lore.
Dear god spoiler
Not technically a spoiler but I'll tag it as such just in case:
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon, Leia and Han had twins, Jacen who was Darth Caedus and Jaina who was a Jedi. Luke Skywalker had a son with Mara Jade who's name was Ben.
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 21 December 2015, 07:50:32
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon [...]
I didn't realize until yesterday that the expanded universe was even considered canon... :-[ In my mind I'd always written them off since it wasn't George Lucas that wrote them; and to be honest, calling it "Expanded Universe" kind of implies that it's something 'beyond' the original story arc.
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 21 December 2015, 08:03:49
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon [...]
I didn't realize until yesterday that the expanded universe was even considered canon... :-[ In my mind I'd always written them off since it wasn't George Lucas that wrote them; and to be honest, calling it "Expanded Universe" kind of implies that it's something 'beyond' the original story arc.
It's not. "Canon" is, always and forever, only that which is included in the films. The only time canon can change is through the addition of new films, or, by revisionist editing, through new releases of the original films.
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 21 December 2015, 08:08:01
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon [...]
I didn't realize until yesterday that the expanded universe was even considered canon... :-[ In my mind I'd always written them off since it wasn't George Lucas that wrote them; and to be honest, calling it "Expanded Universe" kind of implies that it's something 'beyond' the original story arc.
It's not. "Canon" is, always and forever, only that which is included in the films. The only time canon can change is through the addition of new films, or, by revisionist editing, through new releases of the original films.
In my googling, I read an "official" statement that Disney had de-canonized the books. Was their initial canonization a sham? If it were up to me, I'd agree with exactly what you wrote, but I don't think I get to pick the rules here so I'm not sure how it works. :P
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 21 December 2015, 08:18:15
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon [...]
I didn't realize until yesterday that the expanded universe was even considered canon... :-[ In my mind I'd always written them off since it wasn't George Lucas that wrote them; and to be honest, calling it "Expanded Universe" kind of implies that it's something 'beyond' the original story arc.
It's not. "Canon" is, always and forever, only that which is included in the films. The only time canon can change is through the addition of new films, or, by revisionist editing, through new releases of the original films.
In my googling, I read an "official" statement that Disney had de-canonized the books. Was their initial canonization a sham? If it were up to me, I'd agree with exactly what you wrote, but I don't think I get to pick the rules here so I'm not sure how it works. :P
Disney, being Disney, seems to have tried to co-opt the definition of what is canon. But I think most sane people would still hold to my original definition.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Canon
Quote
As of April 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six Star Wars films and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series and film, while the Expanded Universe is no longer considered canon[1] and was re-termed as the "Legends" brand. Most Star Wars material released after April 25, 2014—with some exceptions—is composed in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Story Group, making it part of the "new canon."
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 21 December 2015, 08:39:10
In the expanded universe, which most is now considered non-canon [...]
I didn't realize until yesterday that the expanded universe was even considered canon... :-[ In my mind I'd always written them off since it wasn't George Lucas that wrote them; and to be honest, calling it "Expanded Universe" kind of implies that it's something 'beyond' the original story arc.
It's not. "Canon" is, always and forever, only that which is included in the films. The only time canon can change is through the addition of new films, or, by revisionist editing, through new releases of the original films.
In my googling, I read an "official" statement that Disney had de-canonized the books. Was their initial canonization a sham? If it were up to me, I'd agree with exactly what you wrote, but I don't think I get to pick the rules here so I'm not sure how it works. :P
Disney, being Disney, seems to have tried to co-opt the definition of what is canon. But I think most sane people would still hold to my original definition.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/CanonQuoteAs of April 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six Star Wars films and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series and film, while the Expanded Universe is no longer considered canon[1] and was re-termed as the "Legends" brand. Most Star Wars material released after April 25, 2014—with some exceptions—is composed in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Story Group, making it part of the "new canon."
I should have thought to check the wiki, that explains things pretty nicely. :thumb:
Post by: piemancoder on Fri, 22 January 2016, 14:28:35
Post by: romevi on Fri, 22 January 2016, 14:31:01
Kinda bumping an older thread, but episode 8 has been delayed :'(
Meh. I actually liked having Star Wars closer to the holidays. It was something else to look forward to what with all the festivities, and I could talk about it with family during the vacation.
Plus, I hope this extra time allows for some more polishing.
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 04 May 2016, 12:48:05
**** was good. I laughed, I cried. 1-3 were total **** and I'd never watch them again. TFA is rewatchable about once a year.