the idea of this taking place amidst the debris + ruins of the originals is p irresistible to me gotta say. like cyclopean masonry. or all the ruined towers/cities/monuments in lotr. doubt there'll be any kind of tech downgrade but wouldn't it be cool if there were. the badly used future. anyway, i'll go to see some shipwrecks. also the x-wing novels were the only star wars books i read as a kid so if "rogue one" is felicity jones as hotshot xwing pilot ummmmmmm well fuck.
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 16 April 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
That being said - quite the sense of all out DOOM in this one, no? Bet the bad guys are gong to be extra nasty to our fave characters.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 16 April 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
"my father HAS it"?
― nate woolls, Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:30 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Well spirit Anakin is still around right?
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 April 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
doubt there'll be any kind of tech downgrade but wouldn't it be cool if there were
I would buy it - toppling the Empire brings freedom but not necessarily material improvements... splinter factions, ongoing civil war, supply lines are all screwed up, local capital is sketched out and plays it safe rather than investing in new planetary infrastructure, kessel runs are made on banks, galactic depression follows, etc. Trick is to pull it off without having it feel like the efforts of our heroes in the original trilogy were all for nothing.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
"my father HAS it"?― nate woolls, Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:30 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
!! didn't even catch this
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link
I hope there's some exploration of post-Imperial taxation on trade routes.
― what are tbey going to do to keep the laughs coming (Old Lunch), Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
"you kids are so spoiled - i used to BEG to get power converters, and I ask you to pick one up on your way back and you bitch!"
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
"you're a nerf herder just like your father"
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:21 (nine years ago) link
The ruined Vader mask reminded me of Lecter's mask in Hannibal. I imagine I'm on my own in hoping that this new SW movie has some of Hannibal's wayward black comedy.
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
chrometrooper looks like some of the crazy experimental armor prototypes from the Dark Forces video game
― mh, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:37 (nine years ago) link
Goosebumps. I barely remember seeing Return of the Jedi in a long-since closed local theater, it had a cool neon Pac Man sign above the arcade.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
anybody got some examples of a belated sequel that didn't suck? never saw color of money or blues brothers 2000
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Carrie
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
I was a bit surprised by "my father HAS it" too, but you know, ol' ghost Anakin loves to hang around parties, Luke's kids have probably have seen granpa's "vanishing act" magic trick on every birthday.
But speaking of Luke's kids, are we to assume the woman in the trailer is his daughter, the one he's talking to in the voiceover? Because even if Luke married a black woman, the Attack the Block guy doesn't look like he's his son, so I assume he's not related to the Skywalkers?
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
you mean this, forks? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rage:_Carrie_2
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
Before Sunset was 9 years after Before Sunrise, which I guess isn't *that* long, but I don't think anyone was expecting for a sequel, let alone for it to be as good as the original.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
And yeah, Color of Money is pretty great, though admittedly I've never seen the movie it's a sequel to.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link
The Rescuers Down Under is the only one coming to mind that I've seen and can say is basically a fine movie, as good as the first in some ways, better in some, worse in others. I've heard defenses of The Two Jakes, enough that it's on my to-watch list. I heard OK things about Tron: Legacy, and people rave about Toy Story 3.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link
Toy Story 3 is brilliant, the best of three movies. And Tron Legacy was okay, but I don't think the original Tron is a masterpiece either, they're pretty much on the same level.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
Abrams said in the panel that he wanted to tech to be even more used up in this movie.
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Thursday, 16 April 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
Tron Legacy is straight garbage, at least the original was inventive and cutely humourous.
― nashwan, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
I liked Goldeneye a lot when it came out.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
xp A tech downgrade makes sense. I'm glad they thought of that. The galactic economy has to have declined a lot following the collapse of the core of the Empire.
― jmm, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link
After the collapse of the Trade Federation and the heavy fascism of the Galactic Empire, I can imagine only oligarchs have access to advanced technology and everyone else is fighting over scraps.
― mh, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:14 (nine years ago) link
A coupla shots looked straight out of KotOR so I'm happy.
― Doktor Van Peebles (kingfish), Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Color of Money is pretty great, though admittedly I've never seen the movie it's a sequel to.
no, and it figures.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
oh man i hope the plot of this movie revolves around our heroes' efforts to rebuild the shattered Trade Federation, root out graft, and restore consistent inspection standards for interstellar produce shipments
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
most definitely
also a side-quest where they have to seek out an old robot factory to repair R2-D2's rocket thrusters
― mh, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
C3PO's skills with etiquette and protocol finally prove mightier than the Force, as it all comes down to an all-nighter negotiation over the future of spaceship part surpluses and the efforts of one Rebel faction to exploit Dagobah's abundant petroleum reserves.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:22 (nine years ago) link
Star Wars: Episode VIII: Tales of Fraud and Malfeasance in Stormtrooper Hiring Practices
― Your Favorite Album in the Cutout Bin, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:52 (nine years ago) link
man how great would it be if ford/hamill/fisher/chewie are only in the movie for like 20 minutes before the ship they're on gets blown up by the new big bad guy
― slam dunk, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
nothing about this is going to be great
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
Color of Money /is pretty great, though admittedly I've never seen the movie it's a sequel to./no, and it figures.
I've seen both and color of money is better and great. People got mad about a great director filming billiard balls and didn't give it the chance it deserved.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
Music was good. Cool motorcycle.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:59 (nine years ago) link
hoping just chewie dies and then the rest all yell "CHEWIE!" in unison at the explosion
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 22:01 (nine years ago) link
then han notes that shit just got real
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 April 2015 22:02 (nine years ago) link
New trailer is fine. We get that it's vader's helmet though, JJ
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 16 April 2015 22:02 (nine years ago) link
Watching that Celebration thing. I love the new cast, I'm pretty excited to see what they do. Also LOL @ Carrie Fischer she is always hilarious.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 16 April 2015 23:52 (nine years ago) link
They had the real soccer ball droid come out on stage it is pretty amazing feat of engineering. How does it work? Magnets?
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 16 April 2015 23:55 (nine years ago) link
dead star destroyer half buried in the desert was quite something. i hope that kind of thing is a pervasive backdrop throughout.
― head clowning instructor (art), Friday, 17 April 2015 00:10 (nine years ago) link
Doing a death star 2 run through the engines of a ruined capital ship >>>>>>>>>>>
― 龜, Friday, 17 April 2015 01:15 (nine years ago) link
龜 can we meet somewhere to watch this when it comes out? I feel our shared SW knowledge and love would enhance the experience
― mh, Friday, 17 April 2015 01:32 (nine years ago) link
Sure but I don't got no credits
― 龜, Friday, 17 April 2015 01:37 (nine years ago) link
I waited to watch the trailer bcz I didnt want to just peer at it on my phone
mr veg had it cued up on the big tv when i got home <3
fuck this was so rad, like more than i was hoping
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 April 2015 02:20 (nine years ago) link
ruined star destroyer on some ozymandias shit, so great
can imagine people capitalizing on the ruins of the war, living in and salvaging shit from starships crashed on to their planets
― mh, Friday, 17 April 2015 02:27 (nine years ago) link
FLYING YR MILLENNIUM FALCON THROUGH RUINED SHIPS
omg
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 April 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
Oh you mean there's gonna be new jawas xp
― 龜, Friday, 17 April 2015 02:31 (nine years ago) link
I've seen both and color of money is better and great. People got mad about a great director filming billiard balls and didn't give it the chance it deserved. --Matt Armstrong
Wtf. People didn't like it because it was mediocre sequel to a great film and it was before Scorcese turned to garbage. Filming billiard balls had dick to do with it. Next some moron will rep for Sting II.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 17 April 2015 02:46 (nine years ago) link
utinni!xp
― mh, Friday, 17 April 2015 02:50 (nine years ago) link