Larry Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, TK said: I think someone at Disney musta pitched it as Cap'n Jack Sparrow....but in SPACE! And I can see the cash cow doing at least 2 more Solo flicks whether they're any good or not. Oh, back when Disney bought the franchise, and they were looking for ways to monetize the thing, my suggestion was: After Star Wars (but before any other movies), Lucas was looking for spinoff money. And he allowed an author to write three Star Wars books, based around what I call "Han Solo, Space Bum". Han and Chewie, before Star Wars. (One line I really liked was when this book's girl asks "Do you always shoot first and ask questions later?" Solo: "I prefer shooting first. As opposed to shooting second.") And I believed (and still believe) that you could create a really great Star Wars series build around Han and Chewie and the Falcon, just flying around the galaxy, stealing things. (And, maybe, once a year or so, doing a Good Deed. If it pays well.) No Force, no Jedi, nobody who we've seen later. (Yeah, I might miss not having Darth Vader. But I could also see having him not appear till Star Wars.) Just a couple of small time crooks trying to keep up with the maintenance costs on the Falcon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 @Larry Go pick up a copy of Scoundrels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Finally saw The Last Jedi... I avoided all discussion because I didn't want to be spoiled. The consensus was that it kinda sucked, am I right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Finally saw The Last Jedi... I avoided all discussion because I didn't want to be spoiled. The consensus was that it kinda sucked, am I right? Rey and Ren's relationship saved the movie, they jumped the shark otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Finally saw The Last Jedi... I avoided all discussion because I didn't want to be spoiled. The consensus was that it kinda sucked, am I right? Huge disappointment. Part of it was some of the story decisions for me, plus there were so many plot holes. I thought the writing was pretty poor. Edited April 20, 2018 by MisterPinstripe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Finally saw The Last Jedi... I avoided all discussion because I didn't want to be spoiled. The consensus was that it kinda sucked, am I right? Critically it's loved. Fan boys were pretty pissed about Luke's arc in the movie and pretty much everything else. Childhoods across the world were ruined. I still loved it, despite it's flaws (and there are some big ones). Rey and Kylo are the two most interesting and well written characters the series has produced Edited April 20, 2018 by Momma There Goes That Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 20 hours ago, Larry said: No Force, no Jedi, nobody who we've seen later. (Yeah, I might miss not having Darth Vader. But I could also see having him not appear till Star Wars.) Just a couple of small time crooks trying to keep up with the maintenance costs on the Falcon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 This isn't a terrible idea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Since Rebels ended.....more at link. https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-resistance-is-the-next-lucasfilm-animated-ser-1825546331 After Star Wars Rebels came to an end earlier this year, we knew the next chapter of Star Wars animation was close, and now we know exactly what it is. And it’s extremely exciting. The new chapter in Lucasfilm’s world is leaving behind the age of the Rebellion to tell a new saga set in the run-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Announced by Lucasfilm today, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels producer Dave Filoni’s next project will be Star Wars Resistance. Set in what is described by the company as an “uncharted time frame prior to The Force Awakens,” the “anime-inspired” Resistance will follow a young pilot named Kazuda Xiono, recruited by General Leia Organa’s burgeoning Resistance for a top-secret surveillance mission to survey the growing power of the First Order. The series will focus on Kazuda and a cast of ace pilots, but will also feature familiar faces from the sequel trilogy in the form of BB-8, Poe Dameron, and Captain Phasma, with both Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie reprising their respective roles for the series. According to Filoni—who will executive produce the series alongside Rebelsveterans Athena Portillo and Justin Ridge, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Brandon Auman—the series will focus on the high-flying, high-speed adventures of the galaxy far, far away’s daring pilots: Edited April 26, 2018 by The Evil Genius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Here's how this will go. 1. I'll definitely watch. 2. My wife will make fun of me for watching cartoons. 3. I'll continue to ignore everything she says and remain happy. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 4. Even though I will strongly like the films, the animated tv shows will still be the best star wars material produced. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Use the force for good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 May the schwartz be with you, fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) This is so for you, Riggo. ? http://www.empirestripsback.com Edited May 4, 2018 by The Evil Genius 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 A "Burlesque Parody?" Is that what we're calling it now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mournblade Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 "Solo" getting a 7 out of 10 from IGN. Uh oh. If the Last Jedi got a 9.5 out of 10 from IGN, and Solo only gets a 7...in Star Wars venacular... "I have a bad feeling about this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Most of the early review I’ve seen have been extremely positive. But I thought the TLJ was awesome so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: Most of the early review I’ve seen have been extremely positive. But I thought the TLJ was awesome so... Script is by Lawrence Kasdan, and people who've seen it say it was great. I'm going to give the movie a shot. I just hope its better than that Thor: Ragnarok crap (that everyone on THIS forum raved about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 We just watched TLJ last night with the kids. Over the past few weeks we've watched the OT and 7 and 8 with them on Friday nights. The wife and kids loved TLJ. I thought it was so-so. I don't regret watching it, and the action scenes are good, as they have been with all the new movies, but that's about the best they have going for them. I recognize that even in ANH the idea of a ragtag band of rebels destroying the Death Star pushed the limits of what was reasonable to believe, but they never took it anywhere near as far as they did in TFA and TLJ. A planet (Starkiller Base) that eats up suns and uses that energy to destroy multiple star systems at once from across the galaxy? That's just a bit much, and there's no reasonable way to believe that a resistance movement that's down to a couple cruisers' worth of troops has any way of resisting an entity with that level of resources. Don't get me started on Poe single-handedly destroying all the laser batteries on a single ship without the First Order already having launched TIEs. Or these weird WW2-era bombers that require a crew member to push a button on a remote control? Come on... TLJ also just dragged on. It didn't need to be as long as it was. At least 30 minutes could have been cut out of the middle of the movie here and there. As some others have pointed out the writing was also pretty cheesy in places, but if we're honest with ourselves that's been true about Star Wars from the beginning. On the other hand, I thought Luke's character development was decent. The scenes between Rey and Ren were good. The action scenes were fun to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I liked TLJ. Solo looks awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I've got a feeling that Solo is going to try to do too much. Introducing Solo, I'm good with. But trying to cover Solo, Londo, the Falcon, and Chewie, all? Assume we're going to intro Jabba, and The Kessel Run, too? Maybe even "sometimes even I get boarded"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, dfitzo53 said: That's just a bit much, and there's no reasonable way to believe that a resistance movement that's down to a couple cruisers' worth of troops has any way of resisting an entity with that level of resources. That’s the point of TLJ particularly the Luke stuff. They had lost and were defeated. It was over, just a matter of moments. Until Luke returned and sparked the rebellion thru this new legend. Hence, the final scene with the boy. The rebellion is inspired again including a new generation across the galaxy. They have hope again because of Luke 39 minutes ago, Larry said: I've got a feeling that Solo is going to try to do too much. Introducing Solo, I'm good with. But trying to cover Solo, Londo, the Falcon, and Chewie, all? Assume we're going to intro Jabba, and The Kessel Run, too? Maybe even "sometimes even I get boarded"? Pretty sure the plot is based around the kessel run. Which was predicted by most when this was announced Edited May 19, 2018 by Momma There Goes That Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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