Star Wars in itself is a blunt story, so maybe I'm now expecting too much. the representation of evil for evil's sake is unnuanced and lacking in subtlely or depth. The best films don't show simply "evil" characters, they show the roots of evil, greed, ill will, delusion. It's funny with the Yoda buddhist influence in the prequels (fear leads to anger ...) non of it was present in the originals. Just, here's a bad guy, and here's good guys. This is inherent in western filmaking and thinking, eastern films consistantly show people as neither good nor bad, but obviously complex yeah. Haha!
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:35 (nine years ago) link
The dumb story was never a big problem to me though as it was cool enough in other ways to get away with such poor shallow writing. However, now it's not. JJ Abrams isn't a smart enough film maker.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:38 (nine years ago) link
But he has glasses.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
he has glasses of a fool
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
More proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpjVgF5JDq8
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
I mean, they don't give Ted talks to just anyone with a headset mic.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
Here he is, thinking smart things about Star Wars: http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/JJ-Abrams-Star-Wars-Episode-7.jpg
Well I'm convinced
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
Hoping C3PO dies in this one
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
Can dumb people do this?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i1pR1PbXda4/UQNdLI1L0dI/AAAAAAAAB4s/aUYxvsP1KLk/s1600/Abrams.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link
Raccoon tanuki what are your favorite eastern films
― 龜, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link
he's unbearable. listening to that he sounds more like an engineer than an artist.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
http://rlv.zcache.com/i_love_my_raccoon_laptop_bag-r6f749a99051341a8a3249da07ad25206_vxwp2_8byvr_324.jpg
― Punny Names (latebloomer), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
How does propulsion on the falcon allow for that sort of steering within a planet's gravity? All of the thrust is in the rear, isn't it?
Not sure how it would even turn in zero-g actually.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
― 龜,
kill bill, letters from iwo jima, ninja turtles (u should like that ;)), crouching tiger hidden dragon, rush hour etc
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
Ty
― 龜, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
http://mountainlake.org/downloads/2189/download/Best%20Western%20PLUS%20logo.jpg%3Fcb%3Df18ea98c9df40f46ec2b276882269899
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link
The best films don't show simply "evil" characters, they show the roots of evil, greed, ill will, delusion.
lucas tried to do this in the prequels and everybody hated them.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link
(b/c they were terrible IIRC)
http://mountainlake.org/downloads/2189/download/Best%20Western%20PLUS%20logo.jpg
anyway i think this is peak raccoon tanuki, time to stop
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link
"Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. "
lmao
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link
raccoon just admitted he liked the prequels so whatever man.
― akm, Saturday, 29 November 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link
"lucas tried to do this in the prequels and everybody hated them."
― I dunno. (amateurist),
I liked them. Visually, what more SW fan looking for?. the 1st one and the 3rd anyway. Acting from Hayden C in 3rd was sketchy at best but still, good flick.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link
but since when did bad acting ever stop SW being loved?
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
With current technology, they need to make a version of that dispenser that plays a sample of C-3PO saying "oh my!" whenever someone, er, pulls off a piece.
― just like Nietzsche but with jokes (snoball),
biggest LOL of my day
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:04 (nine years ago) link
I think I have identified RT
― valleys of your mind (mh), Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
yep, here he is:
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130505230626/starwars/images/a/a9/Crumb_btm.jpg
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
lol
― valleys of your mind (mh), Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
must say i am really glad to see the relative diversity of the cast render internet racists apoplectic
― pursuit of happiness (art), Saturday, 29 November 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6YfDBmh8
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:12 (nine years ago) link
so what is boyega doing before the trailer
what is he doing
can he possibly be doing anything other than crouching below a camera for an unknown amount of time
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Coming up an propulsor lift hidden in a ground
― ambergris shmambergris (silby), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:20 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ZbQnfG8.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:25 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/q1cOST1.png
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3khUwlCcAA6lgi.jpg
― painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture (DavidM), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:40 (nine years ago) link
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, November 29, 2014 8:03 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Fisher and Ford were both fantastic come on.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:42 (nine years ago) link
the trailer is fine except for the narration being clunky as shit
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
haha, Carrie Fisher in the first movie is EXACTLY like Debbie Reynolds' 19-year-old daughter in space.
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
which is excellent
― valleys of your mind (mh), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
better in Shampoo
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 November 2014 21:50 (nine years ago) link
^^ somebody get this walking carpet out of my way!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
"Fisher and Ford were both fantastic come on.
― Matt Armstrong, "
http://images.radiotimes.com/namedimage/Hear_Bradley_Cooper_s__most_real__authentic__hysterical__raccoon_laugh.jpg?quality=85&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv&url=/uploads/images/original/53712.jpg
― Raccoon Tanuki, Saturday, 29 November 2014 23:34 (nine years ago) link
i've been traveling up until now, so just saw the trailer. haven't read the thread so i'm assuming there's some shit talk but who among us can deny that they're pumped??
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Sunday, 30 November 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
I am not "pumped"
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 30 November 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
you're a SW7 denier. there is something fundamental and plain that you are suppressing!
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Sunday, 30 November 2014 03:03 (nine years ago) link
i stand with shakey
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Sunday, 30 November 2014 03:06 (nine years ago) link
I showed the trailer to my six year old son. He liked it. I didn't think to ask him if he's pumped.
― silverfish, Sunday, 30 November 2014 03:15 (nine years ago) link
He really likes the light saber. I think he might not have understood that those two short beams are supposed to be a hilt. He's imagining some sort of unwieldy triple light saber.
― silverfish, Sunday, 30 November 2014 03:19 (nine years ago) link
I'ts been thirty years since good star wars. I only watched first prequel in cinema, hate all three of them. Why on earth would i be 'pumped'? Are you guys actually going to watch this?
― Frederik B, Sunday, 30 November 2014 03:40 (nine years ago) link