So, the movie will either be good and fans will be happy, or it will be bad and people don't have to watch it if they don't want to. Why not? I liked the prequels.
Star Wars Episode 7
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All of which are entertaining if you fall into their target demographic. All I'm saying is that for all the mediocrity Disney more often than not hits it out of the park, and really we should give them a chance.Mycroft Holmes said:
I felt a great disturbance in the Internet... as if millions of fanboys cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I feel something terrible has happened.
Jokes aside, I liked the prequel films for what they were - Flashy action movies strung together by poorly edited exposition and almost completely carried by Liam Neeson (in the first one) and Ewan McGregor (in all three).
As long as George Lucas isn't the one leading this film, it could end up being half-decent. At the very least, it would take a lot of work for it to be the worst thing we've seen in the Star Wars universe.
Jokes aside, I liked the prequel films for what they were - Flashy action movies strung together by poorly edited exposition and almost completely carried by Liam Neeson (in the first one) and Ewan McGregor (in all three).
As long as George Lucas isn't the one leading this film, it could end up being half-decent. At the very least, it would take a lot of work for it to be the worst thing we've seen in the Star Wars universe.
I don't know what to make of this; it seems like Disney has helped companies like Pixar and Marvel. Though Disney seems to be more of a company that tells its holdings "make money, and we will help you in any way we can; as long as you make money"; from what I can tell there are creative stuffs happening (mostly slated for 2015) but sequels are aplenty in Pixar's future and Disney has helped Marvel with Iron Man 3, and seeming to take a hands-off approach as long as the above statement holds true.
Here is some interesting articles from different points of view:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/03/21/is-disney-killing-pixar-and-marvel/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/business/02stewart.html?pagewanted=all
http://seekingalpha.com/article/691341-disney-s-marvel-acquisition-continues-to-pay-off
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/176664521.html?page=1&c=y
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/discuss-is-the-golden-age-of-pixar-over-20120717?page=1#blogPostHeaderPanel
Here is some interesting articles from different points of view:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/03/21/is-disney-killing-pixar-and-marvel/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/business/02stewart.html?pagewanted=all
http://seekingalpha.com/article/691341-disney-s-marvel-acquisition-continues-to-pay-off
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/176664521.html?page=1&c=y
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/discuss-is-the-golden-age-of-pixar-over-20120717?page=1#blogPostHeaderPanel
I'm really on the fence about this. On one hand, there should not be any more movies. If there's one thing that NEEDS not to be modified, it's the Star Wars film canon. The games, merch, kids shows, etc. are all peripheral to movies I-VI. They can dick around with the peripherals as much as they want because to me, they're not part of the STAR WARS SAGA. You can write a Jesus fanfic, but you can't add it to the canon (the bible). That's how I feel about Star Wars. I suppose I could just ignore the new ones, but that doesn't make the problem go away. Let the good things be good and don't fuck with it.
Well, at least you know that after they re-re-re-release the first 6 films for the 2015 launch of ep 7, they'll go back in the Disney Vault for the next 10 years. Honestly, I guess I'm the only one hoping they do either the Thrawn trilogy or the Dark Empire set (where Mara Jade shows up).Roxor said:
Lucas's meddling with the series goes that far back. The original theatrical release of what is now called Episode 4 did not express that fact at first. The VHS copies were changed to reflect that.Rangerboy87 said:
I have the "special features" disk of one of the recent re-releases on DVD. The special feature is the original films, unedited (or restored), and it does not state the episode number. However, Empire and Jedi are called 5 and 6 respectively. One of the many theories I've heard is that Episode 4 is the only arc in the story that can stand on its own in the whole series, so that's the one that got written out into a script and shot first.
OT: The only way I will be excited for this is if they do the Zahn novels as the next trilogy. If not (which I don't expect them to), I will be avoiding this new movie beyond a rental. Disney's decision to buy Lucasfilm wasn't a creative one, but a business one. I was done giving George my money, I see no reason to give Disney that business either without them bending over backwards to prove themselves.
OK, so here's what I think is likely about episode 7
It'll have spaceships lightsabers droids Jedi Sith and the Force
It'll be set after the defeat of a totalitarian regime (though I don't remember the Empire itself actually being that bad, just one or two planet blasting psychos who worked their way up within the system, which can happen in just about any government.
It'll pander to fans by bringing back some previous characters, like Luke and Leia, due to reality writing the script they'll be old, so for the sake of fashion they'll just be minor supporting characters.
This resulting time skip will conveniently skip over some of the initial issues raised by the success of the revolution
There'll doubtless be people who miss the old empire, and hey, this is post 9/11, so the bad guys will probably be Sith-directed terrorists working to claim territories, force them to keep the old empire "traditions", and "tax" them for funds, naturally the good guys will want to stop them, but the bad guys will use Sith mind-tricks and epic lightsaber skillz to wreak havoc in "good guy" held territories, to keep the good guys in check, trying to find the sith and stop their attacks.
If I'm right, I'm kinda looking forward to it.
EDIT: I meant Sith mind-tricks, not Sith-mind tricks
It'll have spaceships lightsabers droids Jedi Sith and the Force
It'll be set after the defeat of a totalitarian regime (though I don't remember the Empire itself actually being that bad, just one or two planet blasting psychos who worked their way up within the system, which can happen in just about any government.
It'll pander to fans by bringing back some previous characters, like Luke and Leia, due to reality writing the script they'll be old, so for the sake of fashion they'll just be minor supporting characters.
This resulting time skip will conveniently skip over some of the initial issues raised by the success of the revolution
There'll doubtless be people who miss the old empire, and hey, this is post 9/11, so the bad guys will probably be Sith-directed terrorists working to claim territories, force them to keep the old empire "traditions", and "tax" them for funds, naturally the good guys will want to stop them, but the bad guys will use Sith mind-tricks and epic lightsaber skillz to wreak havoc in "good guy" held territories, to keep the good guys in check, trying to find the sith and stop their attacks.
If I'm right, I'm kinda looking forward to it.
EDIT: I meant Sith mind-tricks, not Sith-mind tricks
DrRockor said:
well they just did george won't be directing it
OT:all in all I think this is a good thing but it may just be an attempt to beat on a dead horse some more.
Thought one: Oh god, not another decade of whining. Disney, I will do anything if you shove this franchise in the Disney vault for 50 years until all the nerd rage ends. Please, no more bitching, it's driving me insane.
Thought two: It would be awesome if it started Mickey Mouse.
Thought three: I want some bacon. I wonder if there is Star Wars bacon... probably.
Thought four: It'll be better then the Christmas special. Say, why does no one ***** about that?
Thought five: I'm going to wait and see how this turns out. Probably badly.
Thought two: It would be awesome if it started Mickey Mouse.
Thought three: I want some bacon. I wonder if there is Star Wars bacon... probably.
Thought four: It'll be better then the Christmas special. Say, why does no one ***** about that?
Thought five: I'm going to wait and see how this turns out. Probably badly.