This is how I feel about Kirk, Spock and the rest of the TOS characters.
Me too.
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Nerd Rage Awakens
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Me too.
I wouldn't describe my feelings about TFU as "tepid", but other than that I agree completely. I saw ANH at a drive-in with my family during it's first run (I was three and a half years old), and I, too think of those characters as friends. It's going to be very special for me to see them again.
Yeah I wrote "tepid" because I couldn't find the right word. "Tepid" isn't quite it, but it's close. I still can't wait
I was 11 when the special editions came out and thought the changes were bullshit even then. Apparently my bitterness was ahead of the curve.^^Eh, from my experience Star Wars fans were a pretty docile bunch during the re-releases in 97 and even up to the release of The Phantom Menace. It was only after that moment they turned into a bitter, hate filled bunch of Trekkies who miss the glory days.
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Some think that he already has, at least vocally, in the most recent DVD and Blu ray versions of Return of the Jedi. George's digital team inserted a voice that sounds an awful lot like Watto yelling something that ends in "Everybody!!!" during the Tatooine celebration sequence that was added to the movie during the 1997 Special Edition.
It happens just a moment before the scene wipes to show Coruscant.
Some think that he already has, at least vocally, in the most recent DVD and Blu ray versions of Return of the Jedi. George's digital team inserted a voice that sounds an awful lot like Watto yelling something that ends in "Everybody!!!" during the Tatooine celebration sequence that was added to the movie during the 1997 Special Edition.
It happens just a moment before the scene wipes to show Coruscant.
The only work of fiction that I've ever been bitter about was the ENTERPIRSE finale.
I was even okay with the Star Wars prequels, and seeing all those countless fanboys being so mindbogglingly butthurt over those movies always made me feel genuinely sad for them.
Maybe not Lando or Han, but I have known a few Leia's in my lifetime. (Although, it was pronounced LEE-AH rather than LAY-AH).
If anyone - namely film directors - wants me to pay with my time and money. Yeah, I'll be bitter.
If the public shouldn't criticize any work of fiction (or non-fiction, for that matter) why put it out there for public consumption?
I walked out of a midnight showing of "Resident Evil: Afterlife" upset my time was wasted with a thin story and shoddy direction.
In regards to the prequels: Even if one wasn't a "Star Wars" fan, the characters are inconsistent and not very charismatic, the story is kinda predictable...and the special effects at various times don't look as 'special' as they should.
Movies are expensive to watch. And, even if one was to watch a film on DVD, that is time being spent. One expects to be entertained, not insulted. (A reason I decided to watch the three hour "Wolf of Wall Street" again was because I like dialogue, performances, the way the film draws you into the cocky loser who thinks he's untouchable....until reality hits).
For those of us whose passion is film directing, writing, and/or acting....those films that have the viewer thinking 'TARBUN' or 'FUBAR' become even more noticeable to those 'passionate' individuals.
If you're gonna waste your money on straight2video-tier garbage like the Resident Evil series, then don't complain about movies being expensive to watch.
The worst thing that some aspects of the Prequels did to me is disappoint and annoy, and that's about it. I expected more and wanted more out of them, but they are what they are and as subpar and downright idiotic as some part of the films are they're not the childhood-raping hazardous waste spills that many fans think they are.
At the end of the day, they're the backstory to the OT and as inferior as I feel they (generally) are to the original movies they're more entertaining and better films than some fanboys and critics like to paint them. Frankly, as stated above, the Enterprise finale was much worse and a bigger turkey than most of what's shown in any of the Prequels.
At the end of the day, they're the backstory to the OT and as inferior as I feel they (generally) are to the original movies they're more entertaining and better films than some fanboys and critics like to paint them. Frankly, as stated above, the Enterprise finale was much worse and a bigger turkey than most of what's shown in any of the Prequels.
Yeah I will agree that the prequels were really no better or worse than the typical summer blockbusters, and were entertaining enough diversions in their own right.
The problem for me is that the OT was just at a whole other level from the typical blockbuster, and was an instant classic that blew pretty much everything else out of the water at the time. I wanted to see the prequels at least try to approach that level of quality, but they never even came close, except for a some very brief moments here and there.
For me it's just not enough that the prequels are "pretty good" movies or "better than their reputation." When we're talking about freakin Star Wars, I kinda expect a LOT better than that.
The problem for me is that the OT was just at a whole other level from the typical blockbuster, and was an instant classic that blew pretty much everything else out of the water at the time. I wanted to see the prequels at least try to approach that level of quality, but they never even came close, except for a some very brief moments here and there.
For me it's just not enough that the prequels are "pretty good" movies or "better than their reputation." When we're talking about freakin Star Wars, I kinda expect a LOT better than that.
Well Lando is a surname. (Actor Joe Lando is the only example off the the top of my head). Han is a Chinese name.
The reason people would feel tepid is because despite bringing back most of the original cast, the teaser decides not to show a frame of footage of any of them. The closest thing to a familiar sight is the falcon, and it's rendered with shaky cam and a bit of lens-flare. So it really does not evoke any warm fuzzies whatsoever.
I think you actually missed the point I was trying to make.
It's ok.. it's hard to convey ideas through text
It's ok.. it's hard to convey ideas through text
I hear this was near the set as they were getting ready to do pick-up shooting
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDw9LRcA7I[/yt]
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDw9LRcA7I[/yt]
"...and it's coming to your galaxy - next summer!"
Movie patron (as overheard by Mark Hamill): "Yeah, and it's coming to late night TV about two months after that!"
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbRKtQ[/yt]
Movie patron (as overheard by Mark Hamill): "Yeah, and it's coming to late night TV about two months after that!"
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbRKtQ[/yt]
