Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

SatansFuton

kw18 wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

I work with a guy, I think he's 23 or so, who has never seen the originals, but has seen the prequels. I did a spit take when I heard that. And he loved the prequels, so I don't understand why he didn't see the originals. I would at least want to know how things turned out.

Ugh. That sort of ruins the original three, doesn't it? I mean, while it was interesting to see the path Anakin takes to become SPOILER ALERT Darth Vader, knowing that ahead of time makes the originals lose a bit of shine and mystic. And part of the storytelling with the first movie was using Luke as a proxy for the viewer ... he knew about as much of the force and Jedis as the rest of the audience, and you lose that when you go into the original trilogy with knowledge of midichlorians and Mace Windu.

I think so too, but I'm sure a lot of young people probably make that mistake. Most times you don't start with the 4th movie of a series. And yeah, the whole spoiler of Darth being Luke's father and all of that gets lost watching it that way. But you never know, if they really know nothing about Star Wars, one could argue that the original series is a spoiler for the fact that Anakin does turn. I'm sure there were at least some people who were surprised by that.

I would imagine somebody watching the films for the first time that way would think Obi-Wan was kind of a dick in Ep IV. Lying about his father, conveniently leaving out the part where he chopped off his limbs, etc.

BinauralJam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQBB4YICwM

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SatansFuton

BinauralJam wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQBB4YICwM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ__Q-_QLj4

polaris_x

BinauralJam wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQBB4YICwM

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pretty absurd they couldn't take that guy out 2 on 1 ...

Wobbie

rival. wrote:

i've always said that never watching star wars is the equivalent of never listening to the beatles.

listening to who? :?

BinauralJam

polaris_x wrote:

BinauralJam wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQBB4YICwM

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pretty absurd they couldn't take that guy out 2 on 1 ...

Ya, if the 50 guys with guns would have just opened fire to begin with... :fp:

polaris_x

BinauralJam wrote:

Ya, if the 50 guys with guns would have just opened fire to begin with... :fp:

two jedis and a small troop against one darth maul ... let's even the odds by taking the troops and going the "long way" ...

SatansFuton

polaris_x wrote:

BinauralJam wrote:

Ya, if the 50 guys with guns would have just opened fire to begin with... :fp:

two jedis and a small troop against one darth maul ... let's even the odds by taking the troops and going the "long way" ...

Especially considering Obi-Wan ended up just taking him out by himself anyway.

BinauralJam

Just Sayin

rival.

imalive wrote:

rival. wrote:

i've always said that never watching star wars is the equivalent of never listening to the beatles.

listening to who? :?

the beatles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beatles

Wobbie

rival. wrote:

imalive wrote:

rival. wrote:

i've always said that never watching star wars is the equivalent of never listening to the beatles.

listening to who? :?

the beatles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beatles

oh, those guys. mccartney's band before wings

BinauralJam

I'm reading Harrison Ford is open to the idea of playing Han Solo again.

Wobbie

BinauralJam wrote:

I'm reading Harrison Ford is open to the idea of playing Han Solo again.

will he be needing a walker?

Wobbie

I heard all the other has-beens are open to reprising their roles, as well. duh.

BinauralJam

imalive wrote:

I heard all the other has-beens are open to reprising their roles, as well. duh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPBt4IuQEbw

madtowndave

If they do 7-9, I think it would be interesting to see them use Timothy Zahn's books to adapt as screen plays

BinauralJam

madtowndave wrote:

If they do 7-9, I think it would be interesting to see them use Timothy Zahn's books to adapt as screen plays

This is the dream, but i'm hearing to not going to happen :(

SatansFuton

BinauralJam wrote:

madtowndave wrote:

If they do 7-9, I think it would be interesting to see them use Timothy Zahn's books to adapt as screen plays

This is the dream, but i'm hearing to not going to happen :(

Yeah, they would be cool. They're arguably the best Star Wars material to come out since the original trilogy. I say that having not read any other books though, but they do seem to be held as the gold standard of expanded universe stuff.

As cool as they'd be, I think I might rather have a new trilogy of films that I don't know the ending to before they even begin filming.

madtowndave

Yeah, they would be cool. They're arguably the best Star Wars material to come out since the original trilogy. I say that having not read any other books though, but they do seem to be held as the gold standard of expanded universe stuff.

As cool as they'd be, I think I might rather have a new trilogy of films that I don't know the ending to before they even begin filming.[/quote]

These are the only Star Wars books that I've read, and I think they would make killer adaptations.

Though, there would be something to be said for an entirely new storyline!

BinauralJam

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/59635

2 - 3 new Star Wars movies a year.... :shock: