Many Bothans Died To Bring You THE STAR WARS THREAD

[Lautrec-]

Abrams seems to like his tentacle monsters. See: Star Trek.

He also likes fake lens flares.
Just wait until he remasters episode 7.
The CGI lens flares will overwhelm you.

The upcoming Jedi will use the lightsaber glare as a disarmament technique. The creator and tutor of this technique will be no other than JJ Bothans who will die at the end of the movie.

You heard it here first.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

[Alekseandrea]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

It's not really bad.
But, it becomes hilarious when you pay attention to it.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

It's not really bad.
But, it becomes hilarious when you pay attention to it.

I guess.

[Zanera]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

It's not really bad.
But, it becomes hilarious when you pay attention to it.

"Dammit! Abrams' lens flares knocked out all our electronics again!"

[Alvecia]

So, other than introducing Han and Chewy, what was the point of that monster/gang fight scene in TFA.

Introducing the obligatory tentacle monster for each new star wars film. TFA had those, Rogue One had the mind reading jellyfish. Can't wait to see what TLJ's tentacle monster will be.

[Eol Sha]

So, other than introducing Han and Chewy, what was the point of that monster/gang fight scene in TFA.

Introducing the obligatory tentacle monster for each new star wars film. TFA had those, Rogue One had the mind reading jellyfish. Can't wait to see what TLJ's tentacle monster will be.

Don't forget RotJ and the Sarlacc Pit.

[Novoserbistan]

So, other than introducing Han and Chewy, what was the point of that monster/gang fight scene in TFA.

Because that scene has the 2 actors/martial artists from the movie The Raid Redemption. Abrams likes that movie a lot and he wanted to include its cast in his future works, but in the end all he did is give them pointless cameos.

[Alvecia]

Introducing the obligatory tentacle monster for each new star wars film. TFA had those, Rogue One had the mind reading jellyfish. Can't wait to see what TLJ's tentacle monster will be.

Don't forget RotJ and the Sarlacc Pit.

The inspiration for the recent rash of tentacles, I'm sure.

[Cymrea]

Don't forget RotJ and the Sarlacc Pit.

The inspiration for the recent rash of tentacles, I'm sure.

Plus the dianoga from the Death Star trash compactor...in case that wasn't mentioned yet.

[Cymrea]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

Lens flares were pretty ubiquitous back in the Eighties. Younger folks don't remember them (as much), so instead of providing a touchstone to earlier films, it's an entirely novel trend for them.

[Alvecia]

The inspiration for the recent rash of tentacles, I'm sure.

Plus the dianoga from the Death Star trash compactor...in case that wasn't mentioned yet.

Fuck me, I was joking but this is actually starting to sound more and more like a thing.

[Cymrea]

Plus the dianoga from the Death Star trash compactor...in case that wasn't mentioned yet.

Fuck me, I was joking but this is actually starting to sound more and more like a thing.

Does the giant space slug count...or the thing that snags Artoo in the swamp on Dagobah?

[Alvecia]

Fuck me, I was joking but this is actually starting to sound more and more like a thing.

Does the giant space slug count...or the thing that snags Artoo in the swamp on Dagobah?

Nah. Neither are really tentacley, just monstery.
Did have to go back and rewatch that Dagobah scene.

[Eol Sha]

The inspiration for the recent rash of tentacles, I'm sure.

Plus the dianoga from the Death Star trash compactor...in case that wasn't mentioned yet.

Haha. Holy shit. The pattern is actually pretty frickin' obvious.

[Grenartia]

Honestly i dont think the whole lens flare thing with Abrams is as bad as some people make it out to be.

I only really noticed it as a problem during the first Trek reboot movie.

[Novoserbistan]

Good news!
Someone uploaded the ending of Rogue One on YouTube again, so now I can watch Darth Vader killing rebels for free a few hundred times until that video gets removed!

[The first Galactic Republic]

Possible Rogue One sequel?

[Alekseandrea]

Possible Rogue One sequel?

Not pictured:

• crappy acting
• cheap drama
• pointless cameos
• every Alderaanian that matters being off-planet
• nature shots
• gratuitous sex scenes
• unlikeable main characters
• decisions that got someone in the honorable mentions of the darwin awards
• an annoying and moralistic narrator

If it's the kind of movie it looks like, it should be all in there.
All of it.

[Eol Sha]

Thoughts?

Honestly, I'd never thought about this, but it is quite interesting and it makes sense that the Death Star's equatorial ring is not where the trench run took place.

[Cymrea]

Thoughts?

Honestly, I'd never thought about this, but it is quite interesting and it makes sense that the Death Star's equatorial ring is not where the trench run took place.

Huh. That's kinda cool, actually, and makes sense.

[Alvecia]

Thoughts?

Honestly, I'd never thought about this, but it is quite interesting and it makes sense that the Death Star's equatorial ring is not where the trench run took place.

I remember this being brought up on the Star Wars Reddit page fairly recently.
I mean. I don't think I ever stopped to consider where the trench on the Death Star actually was, but it's fairly conclusive just looking at the attack plan breifing when it zooms in on the trench that it's running up to down.
Only way I can really think that you'd think otherwise is if
A) You haven't seen it in a while (the brain, as a rule, tends to be pretty shit at remembering things and makes up a lot of stuff if it seems reasonable).
B) You weren't paying attention.

[Anywhere Else But Here]

Thoughts?

Honestly, I'd never thought about this, but it is quite interesting and it makes sense that the Death Star's equatorial ring is not where the trench run took place.

Well...yeah. I didn't think this would be a revelation to anyone.

[Uinted Communist of Africa]

Anyone else hate how on Star Wars battlefront 2(on the PlayStation two!!!!!!!!!) the commands you give the troops around you get ignored?

Me: Follow Me
Random stormtrooper: Pffffttttt I don't care if you have the rank of general... im going to roll of this cliff!!!!
Me: *shoots him before he can make it*
Announcer: We are loosing reinforcements!!!!

[Alvecia]

Couple of interesting gifs I pulled from the FXRant blog post.

It's noted that R2's plans have the dish on the equator.


Here's the blog for the explaination. It's an interesting read, even if it, along with several other places, assumes (incorrectly imo) that the majority of Star Wars fans assume the trench was on the equator.