Rogue One | Page 3 | The Boneyard

Rogue One

progrocks said:
Is it weird that I am in my 30'snand am more amped for the new season of rebels than R1?
Expand ...
Rogue 1 looks awesome, but if you loved the Zahn books, the idea of Thrawn in Rebels is pretty awesome. Also, the end of that season, with Maul/Vader/Ahsoka/Kanan/Ezra, was pretty awesome.
 
Ant One said:
The Zahn books were amazing! Thrawn was an awesome Star Wars villain!
Expand ...

Thrawn and Mara Jade were my favorite two EU characters and Zahn created them both. Fingers crossed that Jade or at least a facsimile of her also makes the crossover.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Thrawn and Mara Jade were my favorite two EU characters and Zahn created them both. Fingers crossed that Jade or at least a facsimile of her also makes the crossover.
Expand ...
They're bringing Thrawn in...that means there's a good chance some version of Mara Jade makes an appearance. Maybe not married to Luke or anything, but I could definitely see her as the Emperor's hand.
 
.-.
Also Zahn is writing a new Thrawn book. maybe I will read a star wars book again. It has been a long time.

BTW just finished the Lando comic and it was actually really good. I would recommend picking it up. The other comics have been so-so. Vader has been better than the others, but Lando is the best of the bunch so far.
 
progrocks said:
Is it weird that I am in my 30'snand am more amped for the new season of rebels than R1?
Expand ...
So amped for Rebels S3. Looks amazing. For those who are worried about the story group creating their own version of Thrawn in the new canon - Timothy Zahn actually sat down and worked with Filoni and the story group so that they could have his 'stamp of approval' on the character. I've only read the beginning of Heir to the Empire, so I am not as attached to the EU version of Thrawn as others might be. But it makes me feel much better that Zahn himself is basically encouraging his appearance in Rebels. Makes me feel like he wants what is best for the Star Wars story.

I will definitely read the new Thrawn book when it comes out. Have read a lot of the new canon books recently, and have enjoyed them all. The TFA Novel, Bloodline, Lost Stars, Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, and am currently reading Lords of the Sith. Can't wait for the Ahsoka novel to come out - that is going to be a must read as soon as it's released.
 
Penfield said:
Also Zahn is writing a new Thrawn book. maybe I will read a star wars book again. It has been a long time.

BTW just finished the Lando comic and it was actually really good. I would recommend picking it up. The other comics have been so-so. Vader has been better than the others, but Lando is the best of the bunch so far.
Expand ...

I really enjoyed the comics that I have read. The Vader ones with his homicidal droids were great.
 
FeedTheDove said:
So amped for Rebels S3. Looks amazing. For those who are worried about the story group creating their own version of Thrawn in the new canon - Timothy Zahn actually sat down and worked with Filoni and the story group so that they could have his 'stamp of approval' on the character. I've only read the beginning of Heir to the Empire, so I am not as attached to the EU version of Thrawn as others might be. But it makes me feel much better that Zahn himself is basically encouraging his appearance in Rebels. Makes me feel like he wants what is best for the Star Wars story.

I will definitely read the new Thrawn book when it comes out. Have read a lot of the new canon books recently, and have enjoyed them all. The TFA Novel, Bloodline, Lost Stars, Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, and am currently reading Lords of the Sith. Can't wait for the Ahsoka novel to come out - that is going to be a must read as soon as it's released.
Expand ...

Heir to the Empire was the only book I read, and it was great.

Michael Stackpole wrote some good ones "Rogue Squadron?" and I liked his books in another series so I might have to pick that up.
 
.-.
As if after all these years Han would have never taken the crossbow out for a spin.
 
IRT Rogue One... Am I the only one here who has seen the trailers and feels less than thrilled? It's always hard to tell from a trailer, but this one seems to be missing the right feel to it.
 
ZooCougar said:
IRT Rogue One... Am I the only one here who has seen the trailers and feels less than thrilled? It's always hard to tell from a trailer, but this one seems to be missing the right feel to it.
Expand ...
If the 'feel' you're looking for is typical Star Wars feel, you're most likely not going to get it from Rogue One. This movie has been talked about for being a 'different, gritty, war-like' movie ever since it started production.

Personally, I loved the trailer. The shots were beautiful. The Star Destroyer sitting above the city on Jedha? Amazing. X-wings swooping through canyons in the dark - there was some really great cinematic stuff happening in that trailer. My favorite part of the trailer is when Jyn is walking out on the catwalk of what looks to be some sort of communication tower, and a TIE comes up from underneath. Of course there's the sneak preview of Vader at the end (this movie is NOT about him. I expect 4 minutes of screen time of him at the absolute most.)

I could be biased because of my passion for Star Wars, but I thought it was an awesome trailer. And I can't wait for December. I am really bummed though, that Alexandre Desplat is not doing the score for the film anymore. I thought his work in the Deathly Hallows prt 1/2 was outstanding, and perfect for a dark, gritty, war-film like Rogue One. Unfortunately, because of the re-shoots, his schedule didn't line up well enough and my dreams were shattered.

Michael Giacchino will now be composing Rogue One. You can look him up but he's done movies like the Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Inside Out, and Cars 2... Needless to say, I wish Desplat was still scoring this film. Ugh.
 
FeedTheDove said:
Michael Giacchino will now be composing Rogue One. You can look him up but he's done movies like the Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Inside Out, and Cars 2... Needless to say, I wish Desplat was still scoring this film. Ugh.
Expand ...

Cars 2? He should be fantastic.
 
FeedTheDove said:
If the 'feel' you're looking for is typical Star Wars feel, you're most likely not going to get it from Rogue One. This movie has been talked about for being a 'different, gritty, war-like' movie ever since it started production.

Personally, I loved the trailer. The shots were beautiful. The Star Destroyer sitting above the city on Jedha? Amazing. X-wings swooping through canyons in the dark - there was some really great cinematic stuff happening in that trailer. My favorite part of the trailer is when Jyn is walking out on the catwalk of what looks to be some sort of communication tower, and a TIE comes up from underneath. Of course there's the sneak preview of Vader at the end (this movie is NOT about him. I expect 4 minutes of screen time of him at the absolute most.)

I could be biased because of my passion for Star Wars, but I thought it was an awesome trailer. And I can't wait for December. I am really bummed though, that Alexandre Desplat is not doing the score for the film anymore. I thought his work in the Deathly Hallows prt 1/2 was outstanding, and perfect for a dark, gritty, war-film like Rogue One. Unfortunately, because of the re-shoots, his schedule didn't line up well enough and my dreams were shattered.

Michael Giacchino will now be composing Rogue One. You can look him up but he's done movies like the Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Inside Out, and Cars 2... Needless to say, I wish Desplat was still scoring this film. Ugh.
Expand ...

I don't mean to sound like a smart ass but expecting a Star Wars feel from a Star Wars movie is asking for much. And The Empire Strikes Back had a pretty gritty beginning and pretty much epitomizes Star Wars.

One guy I work with is the biggest Star Wars geek I know. He's read every book, watches all the Star Wars cartoons religiously even though he's 40 etc. And he has the same fears I do.

I'm not going to pass judgement on a trailer, but I've got a bad feeling about this.
 
.-.
ZooCougar said:
I don't mean to sound like a smart ass but expecting a Star Wars feel from a Star Wars movie is asking for much. And The Empire Strikes Back had a pretty gritty beginning and pretty much epitomizes Star Wars.

One guy I work with is the biggest Star Wars geek I know. He's read every book, watches all the Star Wars cartoons religiously even though he's 40 etc. And he has the same fears I do.
Expand ...

Understood. Listen, we're entering an era of Star Wars where we are going to see a Star Wars movie every single year. That is absolutely absurd to think about. And it's even more absurd to think that every movie they make is going to be awesome. There are going to be hits, and there are going to be misses. They will go into different directions with some projects. This one, in particular, will have no Jedi, and will probably have little mysticism involved that other Star Wars movies typically have to offer. I have high hopes for Rogue One, as I do and will for any Star Wars movie. But if Rogue One flops and turns out to be a mediocre Marvel style movie, so be it. We still have the saga, and we still have another spin-off film every other year.

I, too, am like your friend at work. I'm almost as excited about season 3 of Rebels (5 days!) as I am Rogue One. I've read every canon SW novel out there (started too late to get into the EU). I have a more optimistic view than him, but I'm not blind to the warning signs everybody else sees. The re-shoots, director changes, and now composer changes. I'm just holding out hope that Lucasfilm gets it all together.

ZooCougar said:
I'm not going to pass judgement on a trailer, but I've got a bad feeling about this.
Expand ...
Hah.
 
FeedTheDove said:
Understood. Listen, we're entering an era of Star Wars where we are going to see a Star Wars movie every single year. That is absolutely absurd to think about. And it's even more absurd to think that every movie they make is going to be awesome. There are going to be hits, and there are going to be misses. They will go into different directions with some projects. This one, in particular, will have no Jedi, and will probably have little mysticism involved that other Star Wars movies typically have to offer. I have high hopes for Rogue One, as I do and will for any Star Wars movie. But if Rogue One flops and turns out to be a mediocre Marvel style movie, so be it. We still have the saga, and we still have another spin-off film every other year.

I, too, am like your friend at work. I'm almost as excited about season 3 of Rebels (5 days!) as I am Rogue One. I've read every canon SW novel out there (started too late to get into the EU). I have a more optimistic view than him, but I'm not blind to the warning signs everybody else sees. The re-shoots, director changes, and now composer changes. I'm just holding out hope that Lucasfilm gets it all together.


Hah.
Expand ...

I'm like you in that I want it to be awesome. At the same time, from a production perspective they can't use the A Team because they have to work on the main saga.
 
Excalibur said:
To be fair, the scores for Inside Out, Up, and The Incredibles were all fantastic. They don't exactly scream "Star Wars" though . . .
Expand ...

What about Cars 2 tho?
 
.-.
Excalibur said:
Only because they can disclaim "Planes" despite being heavily involved . . ..
Expand ...

That was supposed to be direct-to-video, but I think they saw a little gap in the summer schedule and decided that making $250,000,000 might be a better idea. It's one of the few Disney movies my daughter had no interest in seeing.
 
View attachment 16145
k14rke6sctojwnvkpfau.gif
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,470
Messages
4,576,387
Members
10,485
Latest member
Cman


Top Bottom