The Galactic Senate

Cassus Fett wrote: ↑

July 1st, 2018, 5:27 pm

Yeah agreed, think its too easy not to tie them all in

Though I am concerned now about some of these standalones not being a sure thing (Kenobi, Fett). Sounds like Rian Johnson's trilogy is the only definite right now.

You beat me to it... :D Yes, Star Trek is getting Marvelized and I'm not on board with it and Stewart will undoubtedly be the token old Trek actor just as Nimoy was in the reboot. Anyway, here's the link to the original story: Variety Hadn't heard the Patrick Stewart detail. If there's any chance o...

FIVE DAYS of Star Wars!! Celebration 8! 5-days passes sold out in record time, two days. Saturday is sold out, too. Only Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday day passes are left. I went to my first convention ever last year (Star Trek) and my focus this year was again on Star Trek Las Vegas, so the...

Master Magnus wrote: ↑

June 18th, 2018, 2:47 pm

I do hope that to be true. I guess we'll know soon enough as filming is set to start next month.

Though based on the treatment the OT has gotten thus far in these new Episodes, I'm kind of worried about him.

Master Magnus wrote: ↑

May 25th, 2018, 2:45 pm

Not the best of the SW movies, but still darn good.

And it certainly come across much better compared to TFA and TLJ.

I've seen a few episodes but I need to catch up on the show. Does Vader face off with Maul on the show? SPOILERS . . . . . The original plan was for Vader to face Maul and kill him, but I think they ended up feeling they had too much going on already and, additionally, that there wasn't enough emot...

Being that this is a spoilers allowed thread, if you haven't seen the film yet be warned, big spoiler about to be mentioned.... . . . . . . . . . . Maul. So he's alive, and apparently the real boss running Crimson Dawn. Now that Maul has been introduced into the live-action continuity, if more sequ...

1. This may not be Han and Lando's only interaction pre-OT This. "Solo" apparently takes place 10 years before ANH. Almost certainly, the plan was for "Solo" sequels. Despite the box office, I think that happens. So we'll definitely be seeing more of Han and Lando together. 2. Never got the feeling...

Master Magnus wrote: ↑

May 25th, 2018, 10:17 am

A stand-alone Boba Fett movie is to be directed by James Mangold: THR

I'm not that interested in Boba Fett, but James Mangold as director has me very interested.

Borgmatrix, everyone I've discussed it with all describes it as enjoyable. That is the feeling you get left with. Not "it was fantastic with you being left on the edge of your seat and need to see it again". There is very little to complain about, but also very little that gets you excited. Well, s...

It was decent. The guy playing Han did a passable job, and Donald Glover was quite good as Lando, I thought. I liked Woody Harrelson in this movie more than I expected I would, and I liked how they handled the Kira character as well. It was cool to see that Kessel Run that Han was on about in ANH, ...

Here's my review: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" - There was a lot of doubt about this one; in large part, I'm sure, due to someone other than Harrison Ford playing Han Solo. Other factors included franchise fatigue and production drama (original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired due to "creativ...

thepepgal wrote: ↑

May 25th, 2018, 4:26 pm

I think this is still very much alive but I'd have give spoilers to explain.

Yeah, I'll second this. I'm sure you're thinking about the same thing I am, and it's hard for me to envision them missing the opportunity.

thepepgal wrote: ↑

May 11th, 2018, 5:43 pm

Ewan McGregor was spotted on the Solo red carpet.

Rumors are spreading the Kenobi film will commence shooting in January 2019 for a 2020 release.

And is it the expectation it'll likely be Ewan in the role? I know its seems like a no-brainer, but I'm worried about them going with someone else.

So I think I've seen a few more movies since I've last posted in this thread. Let's see... A Quiet Place - I really loved the theater experience with this one. It was so quiet at times, I was reluctant to eat my popcorn. Great use of tension. I don't know that I'll be revisiting this one, but I also...

- The so-called "humor" in the movie, from the beginning to the end, is awful. The worst is the awful treatment of General Hux, who went from a very young, but still menacing, Fascist-like military leader to a joke. From the ridiculous "General Hugs", "I'll hold" and "Your Mother"-'joke' to the sce...

Not unless you enjoy being bored and wasting your time. After the big build-up to last season's finale, they pulled back, way back this season, and it was mostly sub-standard monster-of-the-week episodes, at least a couple of which had ideological axes to grind. I know I've commented on The X-Files...

For TLJ, I was unable to get to the theater for more than one viewing, although I absolutely wanted to because I felt that it required multiple viewings to absorb it all, but fuck....I've watched JUSTICE LEAGUE three times since I've had it and I'm nearly more tempted to watch that again rather go ...

I bought it on Wednesday here in the states and I haven't felt an urgency to watch the film itself, which I found very strange, considering I only saw it once in theaters and knew it required multiple viewings for me to get a real good handle on it. That bothers me....hell, I watched the extremely ...

Lord Tesla wrote: ↑

March 29th, 2018, 3:40 pm

Saw the film Tuesday afternoon, as soon as I could clear time to spin the disc. I have six or seven pages of notes I'm working up into a proper post for the proper thread.

If anyone is interested. If not, well, that's cool, too.

6-7 pages?!?!? Eagerly awaiting your essay.

Lord Tesla wrote: ↑

March 29th, 2018, 3:46 pm

Yeah, I was really underwhelmed.

After the first, 6-episode event series, I felt done. Sounds like there's no reason for me to jump back in.

So where is everyone buying the DVD? Which store has the best exclusive content? I think Best Buy has an exclusive steelbook, so if I was buying (I'm not), I'd probably get that one. I think Walmart has interchangeable covers and Target...I think like a collector's book/booklet of some kind. Not su...

And I still haven't seen another film. Drat. I saw London Has Fallen on tv last night. As far as action thrillers go, pretty solid. At the theater over the last month, I've seen: Game Night - Didn't find it as funny as most seemed to and didn't think they milked nearly enough out of the premise bef...

Although I liked a few of the MU episodes, I think it was far too early: One must learn to know the characters a bit more. I also found that the portrayal of the MU was inconsistent with the rest of the shows (when was people from the MU shown to be sensitive to light?). Would it surprise you that ...

And the last episode of the season was a rush job... There were a few episodes I liked, but overall the series is... uneven is a kind word for it. They should have set it at least 50 years after Voyager instead. Yeah. I thought the series found more stable footing in the middle with episodes 5 thro...

I have the kindle version, but haven't started it yet. I loved his original trilogy, and hope Thrawn comes across as the same character. Reviews were mixed from what I recall, though I don't remember what specifically was being criticized. Maybe the opposition for him being somewhat weak?

So I dived back in this weekend with a binge of episodes 4 through 10 (plus the corresponding "After Trek" episodes). I was pleasantly surprised given my low opinion of the first three episodes. SPOILERS below. I tried to figure out spoiler tags, but apparently don't know what I'm doing there. Episo...

You ain't wrong. I know this entire trilogy is partly a farewell to the original trilogy heroes, but I still see them getting far too little screen-time. Han dominates the film pretty much and even he didn't show up until the 40 minute mark (IIRC). Leia has a small role in the film and doesn't show...

I'm not sure I'm going to get the DVD either. It's so strange that I've only seen this flick 2 times in the theater. Hell, I saw TPM over a dozen times in the theaters and it had its faults. I saw TLJ 3 times, which for me is a lot, and almost saw it a 4th time but just had no enthusiasm/interest t...

thepepgal wrote: ↑

February 20th, 2018, 2:04 pm

Digital release of TLJ is 13 March with 4k, bluray and dvd on 27 March.

I doubt I'll be picking it up. Unless I hear there's a very compelling commentary track from Rian Johnson explaining his creative choices.