Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
OMG!
...better bring your "A game"
OMG!
IMO, China will be one of the few markets where it will match or exceed TFA.Anyone want to hear about the chinese box office outlook?
Becuse we can almost see the final tally and those disney traders are gonna be THRILLED!!!
Give Johnson, kennedy, and Abrams a raise...
My feelings of sympathy for people isn't me trying to convince myself of anything or me being patronizing or something. It's legit. Some posters here and in other forums I read have come across as legitimately distraught over this and it reminds me of my brother who was practically suicidal after seeing TPM. It REALLY had an impact on him and he went into a bit of a depressive spell for a while afterwards. It was like his childhood was ruined for real. Maybe you just don't know a lot of people who sympathize with how not liking a Star Wars movie can affect a person. I've lived it.
Yeah, I agree. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this is all headed. I mean, there are things I would have done differently if I were in the director's chair. But I love what we got.It's really something to see a movie affect some people that much. It's tough to have a civil conversation with them. Part of you wants to smack them around and another part feels sorry for them.
The fact is that Disney didn't buy Lucasfilm to make a trilogy and be done with it. They are going to make dozens of films and to do that they had to expand the universe. You can't continue making films like TFA, which was just a fan service movie. I'm not saying it was a bad film, but you can't copy the same formula over and over and keep them coming back.
They needed a film like TLJ. They needed to open up more possibilities of who can be special so they can tell more types of stories and appeal to more people. Disney knew it and why they rewarded Johnson with his own trilogy to develop. This is the smart long play even if it ticked off some hard core fans in the process.
I was 11 when TPM came out so I was able to enjoy it for what it was. If it came out today I probably wouldn’t know what to do with myself.My feelings of sympathy for people isn't me trying to convince myself of anything or me being patronizing or something. It's legit. Some posters here and in other forums I read have come across as legitimately distraught over this and it reminds me of my brother who was practically suicidal after seeing TPM. It REALLY had an impact on him and he went into a bit of a depressive spell for a while afterwards. It was like his childhood was ruined for real. Maybe you just don't know a lot of people who sympathize with how not liking a Star Wars movie can affect a person. I've lived it.
Low blow. He has a different opinion of a movie franchise and you compare him to flat earthers? Because of your “evidence”?
Yeah the prequels are definitely not my favorite in the series, but there were some pretty cool moments to be found, even in TPM (the score, the designs, Obi-Wan, Darth Maul, Qui-Gon, the expanded Force powers, etc.) that allowed me to enjoy them for what they are despite things like JarJar and the Midichlorian debacle...for me anyway. I mean I would have done things a lot differently, but I'm not going to give anyone a hard time that likes them. And I had a blast watching them with my kids when they came out on DVD and when they were young they preferred them to the OT. Now that they are older they prefer the OT, then the sequel movies and finally the prequels in that order.I was 11 when TPM came out so I was able to enjoy it for what it was. If it came out today I probably wouldn’t know what to do with myself.
What TLJ does within the Star Wars universe can certainly be debated, but it seems obvious to me that it is a very well-made, engrossing film. If someone has never seen Star Wars before, I would totally recommend TLJ to them. I would not tell them to pop in a blu ray of a prequel for their first SW experience.
Anyway, was anyone in WDW for New Years? I’ve never been for a NYE and keep going back and forth as to whether that would be a lot of fun or the worst idea of all time.
I had to look up who Ahsoka Tano is....she's not in the movies so I wasn't aware of her existence, that's not good for continuity in the movie franchise
Qui-Gon's Force ghost makes perfect sense...because he's a lover, not a fighter.So, you're OK with Rey's father being the Force ghost of Qui-Gon Jinn, but it's Ahsoka Tano you have a problem with??
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My feelings of sympathy for people isn't me trying to convince myself of anything or me being patronizing or something. It's legit. Some posters here and in other forums I read have come across as legitimately distraught over this and it reminds me of my brother who was practically suicidal after seeing TPM. It REALLY had an impact on him and he went into a bit of a depressive spell for a while afterwards. It was like his childhood was ruined for real. Maybe you just don't know a lot of people who sympathize with how not liking a Star Wars movie can affect a person. I've lived it.
IMO, China will be one of the few markets where it will match or exceed TFA.
TFA: $124 Million
R1: $69 Million
So when does the Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru prequel movie come out?
What in hell makes you think that people are depressed or distraught? Can you point out these posts? Because I'm not seeing them.
You certainly are projecting a lot on people who are discussing a film, however passionately. Your post after post talking about people like they are mentally ill or their lives are somehow deeply affected by this *is* coming across as very patronizing, no matter how passive-aggressively you are couching it with the "I just feel so bad for you..." stuff.
When the majority of what you have posted in regards to the film in this and other threads is about the people making the comments, and what you think they feel or why they hold the opinions they hold, and not the film itself, it is difficult to not think that you are trying to convince yourself more than anyone else.
It will be an art film in co-production with Disney*Fox Searchlight. It will be an 80 minute low-budget psychological drama where Owen and Beru have lengthy distraught conversations about Luke and we see with subtle signs how that impacts their relationship leading them into a deep depression. It will be entitled...
BLUE: A Star Wars Film
IMO, China will be one of the few markets where it will match or exceed TFA.
TFA: $124 Million
R1: $69 Million
If Stitch finally closes, I hope this thread finally gets back on track.
I'm not being passive aggressive at all. I've expressed how I feel about the matter and why. But feel free to judge and misinterpret my intentions and posts all you want. Makes no difference to me.What in hell makes you think that people are depressed or distraught? Can you point out these posts? Because I'm not seeing them.
You certainly are projecting a lot on people who are discussing a film, however passionately. Your post after post talking about people like they are mentally ill or their lives are somehow deeply affected by this *is* coming across as very patronizing, no matter how passive-aggressively you are couching it with the "I just feel so bad for you..." stuff.
When the majority of what you have posted in regards to the film in this and other threads is about the people making the comments, and what you think they feel or why they hold the opinions they hold, and not the film itself, it is difficult to not think that you are trying to convince yourself more than anyone else.
I'm not being passive aggressive at all. I've expressed how I feel about the matter and why. But feel free to judge and misinterpret my intentions and posts all you want. Makes no difference to me.
lol! No, you misunderstand. I'm interested in what people have to say. I just couldn't care less what you think of me or my intentions and this is primarily because you have a tendency to insult people as soon as you disagree with them. But you do you.Yeah, you are doing a really good job convincing us that what people say makes no difference to you, ROFL.![]()
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