Swashy wrote:Corsair wrote:Actually, Anakin brought balance to the force when the Jedi were hunted down and killed.
Before Anakin went dark, there were multitudes of Jedi and almost no Sith. By the mass hunting and death of Jedi, Anakin brought balance. Just not the way we thought.
I guess I never thought of it that way. I suppose in literal terms with Kenobi and Yoda being the two survivors of the Jedi lineage and Sideous and Vader being the two Sith it would make sense. I must confess that I didn't care much for The Force Awakens. It wasn't a bad movie but in A New Hope Luke couldn't even defend himself blindfolded against a probe shooting lasers at him. Yet Rey is this magnificent prodigy capable of bettering the Sith without even really knowing what the force is.
Because of this I can't take Kylo Ren seriously as an antagonist.
mightyleemoon wrote:Swashy wrote:
I guess I never thought of it that way. I suppose in literal terms with Kenobi and Yoda being the two survivors of the Jedi lineage and Sideous and Vader being the two Sith it would make sense. I must confess that I didn't care much for The Force Awakens. It wasn't a bad movie but in A New Hope Luke couldn't even defend himself blindfolded against a probe shooting lasers at him. Yet Rey is this magnificent prodigy capable of bettering the Sith without even really knowing what the force is.
Because of this I can't take Kylo Ren seriously as an antagonist.
This is a fun read:
http://imgur.com/gallery/7EhqwbF
Phantom Phenom wrote:J.J. ABRAMS TO WRITE AND DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE IX
mightyleemoon wrote:Swashy wrote:
I guess I never thought of it that way. I suppose in literal terms with Kenobi and Yoda being the two survivors of the Jedi lineage and Sideous and Vader being the two Sith it would make sense. I must confess that I didn't care much for The Force Awakens. It wasn't a bad movie but in A New Hope Luke couldn't even defend himself blindfolded against a probe shooting lasers at him. Yet Rey is this magnificent prodigy capable of bettering the Sith without even really knowing what the force is.
Because of this I can't take Kylo Ren seriously as an antagonist.
This is a fun read:
http://imgur.com/gallery/7EhqwbF
Phantom Phenom wrote:J.J. ABRAMS TO WRITE AND DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE IX
Teitan wrote:Glad to have JJ back
terrytate wrote:
I said the same thing about that bowcaster. That thing would have knocked over an AT-AT but Ren just rubbed some dirt on the wound and manned up.
However, it doesn't explain how Rey was able to instinctively throw a Jedi mind trick on Daniel Craig. Luke was supposed to be at least as much of a prodigy as Rey, yet he couldn't do that for three movies and untold amounts of offscreen training.
The simplest answer is the one I've been saying all along, Abrams is a hack who never respected previous works in an IP, he just throws crap at a very shiny wall and sees what sticks. He's Micheal Bay with better PR, or Zach Snyder.
MJW wrote:Teitan wrote:Glad to have JJ back
No flamin' here...honest question: Why?
mightyleemoon wrote:MJW wrote:
No flamin' here...honest question: Why?
I know it's impossible for you to see it. But, a whole **** ton of people just enjoyed the hell out of TFA. For a lot of us, the movie had all kinds of nostalgia, it sounded amazing, it looked amazing, and it did move a story along and brought us some great new characters.
Sure, it's hip and trendy to just hate the **** out of everything. But, some of us walked into that movie just hoping for a good time watching Star Wars stuff. And, for a lot of us, that's exactly what we got.
You should learn to be okay with that.
Mountaineer Buc wrote:Star Trek is better.
mightyleemoon wrote:MJW wrote:
No flamin' here...honest question: Why?
I know it's impossible for you to see it. But, a whole **** ton of people just enjoyed the hell out of TFA. For a lot of us, the movie had all kinds of nostalgia, it sounded amazing, it looked amazing, and it did move a story along and brought us some great new characters.
uscbucsfan wrote:Mountaineer Buc wrote:Star Trek is better.
JJ Abrams benefits either way.
Star Trek is the nerdy boring version of Star Wars.
MJW wrote:mightyleemoon wrote:
I know it's impossible for you to see it. But, a whole **** ton of people just enjoyed the hell out of TFA. For a lot of us, the movie had all kinds of nostalgia, it sounded amazing, it looked amazing, and it did move a story along and brought us some great new characters.
Okay...so what about JJ Abrams direction do you credit any of that for? That's kind of my question. What did he do that movie that any semi-competent director couldn't have done just as well? Shoot, I enjoyed the heck out of "Hooper" but I'm not going to act like Hal Needham was a good director.
Teitan wrote:I personally appreciated his passion for the project. Bringing back live sets, props, puppets, and the works. He could have easily **** out a CGI-fest like the prequels.
Teitan wrote:I personally appreciated his passion for the project. Bringing back live sets, props, puppets, and the works. He could have easily **** out a CGI-fest like the prequels.
terrytate wrote:Teitan wrote:I personally appreciated his passion for the project. Bringing back live sets, props, puppets, and the works. He could have easily **** out a CGI-fest like the prequels.
True, I'd have no problem with him doing the effects as long as someone competent was handling the story and directing.
Crocaneers wrote:Mrs. Croc just surprised me with advance reserved seats for 730PM Thursday show.....
Who's going to the premier ?
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