Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher
#8826
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I'd be so much happier if they killed off Leia instead of Chewie.
#8827
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BB-8 IS luke skywalker!
(just realized the "eyes" are offset like the two suns in that scene)
(just realized the "eyes" are offset like the two suns in that scene)
#8828
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I'm surprised that so many people are anxious to see more footage of this, you already know you're going to see it, why ruin the pleasures that come with seeing things for the first time in context.
#8829
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Because we're addicts, man! We need our fix!
#8830
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Fair, too many instances where I've seen so much in a trailer that the actual movie underwhelmed because literally every key note was already shown in a 2 minute clip. And that initial appreciation for something is important when it comes to replays and remembering it for the long run.
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That reminds me of an old EU book which had monks killing themselves and having their brains implanted into droids so that they could live forever Robocop-style. I don't remember the name of that book or anything else about it. I just have always remembered that one specific detail because it was so fucked up, especially for a Star Wars story.
#8833
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That reminds me of an old EU book which had monks killing themselves and having their brains implanted into droids so that they could live forever Robocop-style. I don't remember the name of that book or anything else about it. I just have always remembered that one specific detail because it was so fucked up, especially for a Star Wars story.
There's a shot in ROTJ where you can see what looks like a giant mechanical spider with a brain jar attached. That's one of those monks.
#8835
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I've done the same thing with a lot of big movies lately. Only watched one trailer for Ant-Man. Only watched the first teaser for Spectre. Only watched the first teaser for Age of Ultron. It's so much better going in cold.
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I found a screenshot of it in ROTJ on google. Spoiler tag for size.
Spoiler:
I have seen ROTJ dozens upon dozens of times, and I never once noticed that mechanical spider there before. So is the monk brain thing its actual official story that Lucas came up with or was that just made up for the EU book? Is there anything in Jabba's palace that doesn't have an EU backstory?
#8838
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Pretty much all the background stuff in every movie is just random stuff that Lucas or some costume/set designer thought would look cool. The backstories are filled in by EU authors, because why not, people will buy it.
#8840
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#8841
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The problem with real locations is that you are then limited in what environments you can actually film in. In what real location could you possibly film a water world like Kamino or a volcanic world like Mustafar? Everyone wants a larger variety of environments and not another desert world like Tatooine/Jakku yet again for the hundredth time, but to do more environments you may have to CGI it.
#8843
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher
Honestly, they never meant much anyway--to me, it was just for fun. Some of those stories were pretty good. I doubt Disney will go in and redo an origin for those creepy monk spiders, so as far as I'm concerned, that's what they are.
I did think the Hammerhead back story was kind of lame--he was always one of my favorite figures as a kid and I had made him one of the top heroes when I used to play with them, because why not, but he had some weird story. He wasn't nearly the badass I had always imagined!
I did think the Hammerhead back story was kind of lame--he was always one of my favorite figures as a kid and I had made him one of the top heroes when I used to play with them, because why not, but he had some weird story. He wasn't nearly the badass I had always imagined!
#8844
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Lots of footage of BB-8 in this one! And kind of cool to see the Storm Troopers with the flame throwers--presumably, that is how they killed Luke's aunt and uncle.
#8845
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Of course they were, because them saying that gets people to buy it, which means they make money. Lucas didn't read and approve it himself and obviously didn't respect it, as he contradicted many things in the EU with the prequels.
Now the new novels are "canon", at least until somebody decides they want to make movie that contradicts them (and they will).
Now the new novels are "canon", at least until somebody decides they want to make movie that contradicts them (and they will).
#8846
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The huge advertising push of BB-8 makes me think R2D2 isn't going to make it.
I didn't spoiler it because I have no idea if that is a plot point or rumor.
I didn't spoiler it because I have no idea if that is a plot point or rumor.
#8847
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At one point I thought Disney restated Lucas' quote, about the droids remaining the one constant throughout the franchise.
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Of course they were, because them saying that gets people to buy it, which means they make money. Lucas didn't read and approve it himself and obviously didn't respect it, as he contradicted many things in the EU with the prequels.
Now the new novels are "canon", at least until somebody decides they want to make movie that contradicts them (and they will).
Now the new novels are "canon", at least until somebody decides they want to make movie that contradicts them (and they will).
Anyway, I don't think R2 is going to be replaced. More than likely R2 is going to remain Luke's droid like always, and BB-8 will be Rey's droid. So it's not really an either/or situation. Both can exist.
Hmmm, what if Rey built BB-8? Like grandfather, like granddaughter?
#8849
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The big reveal will be BB-8 is a female droid like her master. R2 will fall in love with her and finally get to use an attachment we have yet to be shown.
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