The 'Star Wars' Thread

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[namkcuR]

This is in the book that there's a Qui-Gon moment? I might actually have to read it just for that.

When I saw Phantom Menace I was 12 and even then I remember being bored enough with the Podrace scene to leave the theater and check to see if it had started storming yet (I used to be terrified of storms). That being said, I still like the movie, I just HATE the podrace scene

The pod race scenes rule all. They even inspired the N64 game 'Star Wars: Racer', AKA the greatest racing video game ever not named Mario Kart.

 

[Lancemc]

Star Wars Racer for the N64 almost makes The Phantom Menace worth existing.

 

[LMP]

Apparently OK Computer syncs up with Return of the Jedi:

http://www.synchronicityarkive.com/node/261

 

[Lancemc]

One night last semester, my friends and I stayed up until 8 AM, and we were watching The Avengers on HBO (Ralph Finnes, Uma, Connery). I told my buddy to play some music, and I suggested Holst's The Planets: Mars. Wouldn't you know that the music fucking synced up MIRACULOUSLY to the film? It started syncing around the battle with Eddie Izzard on the weird weather bubble thing, all the way to the end credits when the music ended. It was the absolute craziest thing, and I swear to god it worked better than Dark Side/Wizard of Oz. MUCH better. I was nearly scared out of my mind by how freaky and totally fucking badass it was.

Try it.

 

[LMP]

But that means I have to watch The Avengers again

I'm watching a terrific Alice in Wonderland / The Wall sync right now.

 

[Lancemc]

I was just so amazed that out of the blue like that we discovered such an amazing film/music sync. With two of the most unrelated things you could possibly think of.

 

[LMP]

I was just so amazed that out of the blue like that we discovered such an amazing film/music sync. With two of the most unrelated things you could possibly think of.

That is awesome, you'll have to do this if I do your Avengers thing:

http://leightonjonesy.googlepages.com/synctemplate19

 

[Lancemc]

I wouldn't try the Avengers thing though in reality, because I really don't remember exactly when we started the music. Now that I think about it more, it might have been a little bit earlier in the film than I said. I do remember though the the climax of the composition, with the storming percussion and orchestra hits synced PERFECTLY the the exact moment Connery was defeated/killed/whothefuckcares, then the score goes quiet, and the film goes quiet.

I suppose one could try reverse engineering it that way to find the starting point.

 

[bono_212]

Was the Avengers as bad as everyone said? I tried to watch it once when I was on a Ralph Fiennes kick, but I kept falling asleep in the first ten minutes :\

Oh yeah...Star Wars

Has anyone played Lego Star Wars II? I love that game

 

[Lancemc]

The Avengers really IS that bad.

But Gustav Holst makes is friggen amazing.

 

[bono_212]

Curses...I do so love Connery and Fiennes

You know we really should have a general movie discussion thread, almost every movie thread always ends up like this

 

[LMP]

We really should, but it would be anarchy.

I'll let you guys know how Jedi / OK Computer turns out.

 

[bono_212]

We really should, but it would be anarchy.
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Who doesn't love a little bit of good anarchy now and then?

 

[LMP]

Who doesn't love a little bit of good anarchy now and then?

As the great Scottish band once said, "What's wrong with a little destruction?"

I think the Interland Movie thread has become the hub for movie talk now.

 

[bono_212]

As the great Scottish band once said, "What's wrong with a little destruction?"

I think the Interland Movie thread has become the hub for movie talk now.

Agreed LMP you are in fact victorious

 

[dazzledbylight]

I watched Episode I for the first time in awhile recently...reminded me just how bloody awful the thing is. The only thing that redeems it is the light saber fight at the end and possibly the pod race.

I like TPM alot just fine!


OMG u2 dem.i didn't even realize it was YOOU posting

something we don't agree on!
how r ya?



my fave is ESB
#3 is 2nd fave


BTW FYI.............

saw SW a few weeks after it's original debut..serious SF lit & media fan..


done a slew of SW fan Ilos in Print zines
and alot of stuff for my own enjoyment since 83 - 95 not much sinse but hope to in a few yrs



what was scary was seeing ROTS......IN ............ the same thearter i saw ANH in originaly

 

[dazzledbylight]

Same here, it was in the novelization of the movie. Yoda speaks to Qui-Gon, apologizes for not respecting him enough when he was alive, and pledges to be his apprentice before he goes to Dagobah.

Some fan-edits of Sith have Liam Neeson dialogue at the end of the movie, it's really interesting.

ooohh cool.....never got to read the prequal novelswill have to look for them second-hand!


'ooooooooo EVEN COOLER love to see THOSE fan films!

 

[dazzledbylight]

How about this story:

I'm a dork, so, was anticipating Menace big time. At work, 3 of us would watch the 2 trailers....every day. No joke. So, 2 days before we're gonna go see it, a friend gives me a free copy of the soundtrack. I'm pleased, want to give it a listen, etc. I'm by now familiar with some of the new names in the film, most especially Quai-Gon Jin. Looking forward to seeing Neeson as a Jedi. Anyway, I look at the back of the CD, at the song titles. What's the title of one of the final songs? "Qua-Gon's funeral march (or song)". Fucking great. Now I know he's gonna die. I mean, I knew he'd die at some point in the prequels, but, was not sure of when. That sucked.

BBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


Nsw

almost had one as bad!!!!!!!!!!

i was reading Cinemafastique????


they gave something very major away in either ESB or ROJ.....I think it was ROJ..............but I swerved away from the OFFENDING paragraph JUST in time!!!!!

THEN I boycoted the mag for close to ????10 years??? r MORE!!!!

 

[bonocomet]

what was scary was seeing ROTS......IN ............ the same thearter i saw ANH in originaly

Lucky! I would have loved to see the final movie in the same theatre I as a 15 year old sat and watched the first in at it's release in 1977. Sadly all the beautiful old huge movie theatres in my city are long gone.

 

[annie_vox]

I guess I'm one of the few fans whose favourite is TROTJ. My second favourite is "Sith". I didn't think I was going to like it so much when I went to the cinema.

 

[Blue Room]

I guess I'm one of the few fans whose favourite is TROTJ. My second favourite is "Sith". I didn't think I was going to like it so much when I went to the cinema.

Nope, your not alone. Its my favorite as well. The space battle at the end is why its my favorite. If Lucas had made the Ewoks Wookies (as was originally written) it would be near perfect for me. The only drawback in ROTJ is the Ewoks. I know I'm one of the few fans whose favorite isnt Empire. Its actually 3rd on my list.

I agree what a few others have said about The Phantom Menace. The only good part was Darth Maul and the duel at the end. I think about half of Attack Of The Clones is good. Revenge Of The Sith is the only one out of the three that stands up with the originals to me. I think the prequels should have started about where Attack Of the CLones did. Insert Darth Maul and the Darth Maul duel into that one or in Ep 2. Then have episode 2 deal with Obi Won and Anakin's adventures together and the Palpatine slowly manipulating things in the background. Also would allow a slower transformation of Anakin to evil that way. It seemed to quick in Revenge Of The Sith.

Was anyone else yawning when they saw Phantom in the theater while they were on Tatooine? BORING up until Darth Maul came in at the end when they were leaving.

OK, Star Wars nerd hat is off.

 

[No spoken words]

You can never remove your Star Wars nerd hat. It's forever attached.

Jedi with Wookies instead of Ewoks.....

 

[LMP]

You can never remove your Star Wars nerd hat. It's forever attached.

Jedi with Wookies instead of Ewoks.....

Here's another what if:

Coruscant instead of Endor
Lando/Han and the gang recruiting mercenaries, smugglers, scoundrels to fight against the 2!!! Death Stars.

Nope, your not alone. Its my favorite as well. The space battle at the end is why its my favorite. If Lucas had made the Ewoks Wookies (as was originally written) it would be near perfect for me. The only drawback in ROTJ is the Ewoks. I know I'm one of the few fans whose favorite isnt Empire. Its actually 3rd on my list.

I agree what a few others have said about The Phantom Menace. The only good part was Darth Maul and the duel at the end. I think about half of Attack Of The Clones is good. Revenge Of The Sith is the only one out of the three that stands up with the originals to me. I think the prequels should have started about where Attack Of the CLones did. Insert Darth Maul and the Darth Maul duel into that one or in Ep 2. Then have episode 2 deal with Obi Won and Anakin's adventures together and the Palpatine slowly manipulating things in the background. Also would allow a slower transformation of Anakin to evil that way. It seemed to quick in Revenge Of The Sith.

Was anyone else yawning when they saw Phantom in the theater while they were on Tatooine? BORING up until Darth Maul came in at the end when they were leaving.

OK, Star Wars nerd hat is off.

You're completely right, Episode I is near pointless other than establishing the Force is tiny bacteria in your bloodstream.

 

[bonocomet]

You can never remove your Star Wars nerd hat. It's forever attached.

I love that. And it's so true. I've been wearing it for 30 years. I was 15 and absolutely obsessed with it. I saw the movie so many times and talked about it constantly til my family would run if they saw me coming. I finally had only my 4 year old brother to drag to the movie again and again, and talk his ear off about it. He grew up to have one of the most awesome Star Wars collections I've ever seen tho, and we can still discuss it in detail now and drive our family nuts.

 

[Canadiens1131]

 

[bonocomet]

nice pic tho!

 

[LMP]

That reminds me of when Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was messing with Star Wars nerds waiting for Episode II and he brought a guy dressed as Spock to flick them off.

 

[bono_212]

I saw that LMP

At the beginning of this last school year here I thought that my Star Wars nerd hat had finally come off and I didn't really love it as much as I once did, until we were sitting at lunch one day, and out of no where I laid down my plans for building a real working lightsaber...it was that day I accepted myself for the Star Wars nerd I truly am

 

[U2democrat]

I like TPM alot just fine!


OMG u2 dem.i didn't even realize it was YOOU posting

something we don't agree on!
how r ya?

There's a first time for everything

I'm doing fine thanks.

I think ROTJ is my favorite...it goes back and forth between that and A New Hope. When I was little Empire scared me a bit, but now that I've gotten older I realize how freakin awesome it is.