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Star Wars --- The Prophecy

Spartacus said:
Completely agree. If you start him out as a teenager, you can parallel the formula that worked so well in the originals. The whole third movie can basically become Return of the Sith. As it is, Vader is kinda a flop as a villain.

We're told in Star Wars that Vader hunted down and killed all of the Jedi. That's badarss. I wanna see that bad guy become a bad guy. Instead, what do we get?

Vader becomes Vader three-quarters of the way through the last movie, kills some children with the help of an army, and then . . . falls into lava when fighting his first real fight. He's an afterthought in the history of the creation of the Empire. At least Darth Maul took out a real Jedi before Obi Wan gets him.
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This is the saddest part of the prequels...that they could have been freaking awesome. Instead they cast the worst actor in history to be Anakin. Natalie Portman was tolerable, if barely, but what was with the ridiculous costumes? Liam Neeson was spot on however and Ewan McGregor pretty solid...if no Alec Guinness. But the dialogue....have mercy on us, never again.
 
HuskyHawk said:
She looked pretty good in the ripped up white suit.
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Yeah, but by far the dumbest scene was of her in that suit. The one in Number II where she picks herself up off the desert floor, countermands the stormtrooper, and runs of scene leaving a trail of footprints? That one is so bad, for reasons I can't quite articulate, that I laugh harder at it than the black guys "combing the desert" with a hairpick in Spaceballs.
 
Penfield said:
Agreed. But they also knew they would sell a ton of Ewok merchandise and I think that won the argument.
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Leave the ewoks alone! I loved my ewoks when I was a kid.
 
Penfield said:
I dont hate them as much as some people do (Loved them as a Kid), but replacing them with Wookies would have been pretty sweet.
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Either that, or giving the Ewoks at least technology. Even the Gungans had cities, vehicles and their own weird energy weapons.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
I'm still firmly in the camp that believes that Lucas should have stopped after wrapping The Empire Strikes Back.
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Man, when I was a kid, Return of the jedi was my favorite. Would have had a less happy childhood without it.

Lightspeeder scenes and half naked Leia are seminal.
 
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intlzncster said:
Man, when I was a kid, Return of the jedi was my favorite. Would have had a less happy childhood without it.

Lightspeeder scenes and half naked Leia are seminal.
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Pun intended?
 
That's no moon...

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Because the Death Star was so effective the first two times????
 
CL82 said:
Pun intended?
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Sort of. I wrote it up without thinking. But before posting, had a chuckle at the word play.

I guess that means it was subconscious. No coincidences here!
 
Big day for Star Wars with the 3rd and final trailer coming out today and tickets are going on sale, too.
 
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Mr. Conehead said:
Big day for Star Wars with the 3rd and final trailer coming out today and tickets are going on sale, too.
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Two months early, that is insane. They are going to sell out too. I'd prop bet on biggest opening weekend ever, if I lived in England.
 
Worst part about last night, having to watch a half of a football game featuring two teams that were really trying to loose at the same time.

So, its Rey Han's or Luke's daughter?
 
Spartacus said:
Tickets already acquired. I've got two months to train my four-year old daughter up. She's had a Darth Vader toy since she was six months, so I have a good head start.
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That's a good Dad :) I have 2 boys int eh house and all 3 of us are dressing-up in Star Wars characters for Halloween. The question remains though will my wife go Order 66 on us before December 18th because we are driving her nuts.
 
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Mr. Conehead said:
That's a good Dad :) I have 2 boys int eh house and all 3 of us are dressing-up in Star Wars characters for Halloween. The question remains though will my wife go Order 66 on us before December 18th because we are driving her nuts.
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Lol. I was worried I would get 2 months' push back from mine due to my daughter's age. Didn't happen. She probably realizes I'd of snuck my daughter out no matter what. There are some things a dad just can't compromise on.
 
I was debating whether it would be worth it to try to get opening night tickets. Just checked out the local theater and they still had seats for 12/17 at 7pm. Do I have to dress up?
 
Spartacus said:
Tickets already acquired. I've got two months to train my four-year old daughter up. She's had a Darth Vader toy since she was six months, so I have a good head start.
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So you are going Dark Side with her, huh? Interesting. Wouldn't have been my first choice, but to each his own. :)
 
Penfield said:
I was debating whether it would be worth it to try to get opening night tickets. Just checked out the local theater and they still had seats for 12/17 at 7pm. Do I have to dress up?
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Alternatively, you could do your best triumph the insult comic dog impression. Then post results on the boneyard.

 
Penfield said:
I was debating whether it would be worth it to try to get opening night tickets. Just checked out the local theater and they still had seats for 12/17 at 7pm. Do I have to dress up?
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Just bring a light saber and you'll be fine. I went to the opening night of one of the first three, can't remember which, and the costume folks actually made it fun. Only other thing I can say it was like was waiting in line for the stroke of midnight to buy Harry Potter books with a bunch of kids dressed like Hogwarts students.
 
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Spartacus said:
Just bring a light saber and you'll be fine. I went to the opening night of one of the first three, can't remember which, and the costume folks actually made it fun. Only other thing I can say it was like was waiting in line for the stroke of midnight to buy Harry Potter books with a bunch of kids dressed like Hogwarts students.
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Luckily I have reserved seats so I don't have to worry about waiting in line. I agree it will be fun to see it with the super fans -I did that for one of the special editions or Phantom Menace. I will have to swing by my parents house to see what is still laying around.
 
intlzncster said:
So you are going Dark Side with her, huh? Interesting. Wouldn't have been my first choice, but to each his own. :)
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It's one of those talking stuffed animals with an oversized head. If you're going to get a toy with lines from the movies, you just have to hear James Earl Jones. I used to love making him tell her "I am your father."
 
Penfield said:
Luckily I have reserved seats so I don't have to worry about waiting in line. I agree it will be fun to see it with the super fans -I did that for one of the special editions or Phantom Menace. I will have to swing by my parents house to see what is still laying around.
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As long as some idiot isn't whipping out their light saber during fight scenes during the movie.

Ahhh puns.
 
So no sight of Luke in any previews. Fueling crazy speculation that Luke=Kylo Ren This is gonna be a monster film
 
August_West said:
So no sight of Luke in any previews. Fueling crazy speculation that Luke=Kylo Ren This is gonna be a monster film
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No obvious sighting, but I think he's in the newest trailer too. Don't agree with that particular line of speculation.
 
Spartacus said:
No obvious sighting, but I think he's in the newest trailer too. Don't agree with that particular line of speculation.
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I dont really buy it either. But I wouldn't put it past JJ Abrams.
Really looking forward to this series. Going to blow the prequels out of the water. (well anything could, I guess. but anyway.............)
 
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