Star Wars: Episode VII: The Nerd Rage Awakens
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My belief is that Cameron is absolutely insane to be making Avatar 2 and 3, but as I just mentioned, he has made a career of defying expectations and making quality films that are unbelievably successful and enduring. The Abyss is still one of my favorite sci fi films and it was totally supposed to bomb.
I'm also very curious to see how the Avatar sequels do. But if anyone knows how to make an amazing sequel that defies expectations and improves on the original, it's Cameron. Aliens. Terminator 2. Avatar 2/3/4.
It certainly doesn't hurt that Avatar is getting its own brand new land at Disney World.
It certainly doesn't hurt that Avatar is getting its own brand new land at Disney World.
It will be interesting to see what the response is once they start really working on Avatar 2/3 and when we start getting trailers and such. Usually I wouldn't expect to much since it's been so long since the first one came out, but at the same time the wait could have just raised the anticipation and actually make them an even bigger deal than they would have been if they came out sooner.
It will break the U.S. record, unless there is massive bad weather on opening weekend.
I heard something in a department store that I'd not heard in a long, long time.
Star Wars music. Playing in a regular public space in rotation with the normal songs you hear everywhere. The original main theme and ending from A New Hope, and later, the Imperial March. I hadn't heard Star Wars music in a normal place since the Prequels ended, and that was only because the places I heard it were selling music or the older audio books and radio dramas.
Star Wars music. Playing in a regular public space in rotation with the normal songs you hear everywhere. The original main theme and ending from A New Hope, and later, the Imperial March. I hadn't heard Star Wars music in a normal place since the Prequels ended, and that was only because the places I heard it were selling music or the older audio books and radio dramas.
You realize I was actually making fun of people who think that way when I said that, right?
The only thing that will hurt the numbers is that Star Wars isn't quite the international phenomenon, it's more popular in the US. The Prequel's international grosses were only 55%, 52%, and 53%.
International money is where the big numbers come from nowadays. Jurassic World did 60% of its business internationally. Ultron did 67%. Furious Seven did 76%!
International money is where the big numbers come from nowadays. Jurassic World did 60% of its business internationally. Ultron did 67%. Furious Seven did 76%!
The name of the SD has been revealed as Finalizer.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Wars-Force-Awakens-Star-Destroyer-Has-Terrifying-Name-79827.html
I am good with the name. Real world navies have named their ships with names that seem silly upon first reflection. The Royal Navy had HMS Supply and HMS Arrogant.
(I do not consider the name of a ship as a spoiler. I believe it is assumed that the ship has a name, and the existence of the ship has been known since its appearance in the trailer.)
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Wars-Force-Awakens-Star-Destroyer-Has-Terrifying-Name-79827.html
I am good with the name. Real world navies have named their ships with names that seem silly upon first reflection. The Royal Navy had HMS Supply and HMS Arrogant.
(I do not consider the name of a ship as a spoiler. I believe it is assumed that the ship has a name, and the existence of the ship has been known since its appearance in the trailer.)
I think Finalizer is a great name for something with that much fire power that Kills things.
I guess I'm naïve, I assumed that Star Wars was going to be the highest grossing movie this year and break all of the records for opening, length in the theater, grosses and what have you.
I guess I'm naïve, I assumed that Star Wars was going to be the highest grossing movie this year and break all of the records for opening, length in the theater, grosses and what have you.
The original premier was suppose to be this summer. Which would guarantee a bigger opening. Supposedly the lack of a script and Abrams going with Kasdan is what forced a delay. So I guess they can blame Abrams if the movie underperforms.
Hit the brakes--if Star Wars was bigger, then E.T. would have failed to outperform each of the original trilogy films--back at a time when Star Wars was more culturally relevant (as a new event in film).
If SW was the biggest thing, then all of the fantasy franchises mentioned yesterday would fail to leave SW in the cultural / financial dust. The number of films doing this removes the idea of fluke or coincidence. Only die hard SW fans argue the opposite. Again, the Nolan Bat-films, Avatar, the Marvel movies, and most of the LOTR out performed the prequels (ex. Return of the King beyond the most successful prequel--The Phantom Menace).
This is not 1977-early '82 when SW had an edge, and until E.T., everyone else was playing catch-up on capturing the majority of audiences interested in big-screen fantasy/sci-fi film making.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6plXGDtM67o[/yt]
I like it, but I have to admit the first thing that popped into my head was that it sounded like a bad parody of The Equalizer.
martok2112 said:
If that material predates the "Great Decanonization", it isn't official anymore.
Venardhi said:
When they "make the jump to lightspeed" that's when they go into hyperspace. Thus ".5 past lightspeed" does not refer to something accomplished by the non-hyperdrive ( aka sublight ) engines.
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