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Forums - Bricks in Motion » General Film Discussion » DISNEY BOUGHT LUCASFILMS AND STAR WARS EPISODE VII!
if anything, I think we can expect an Heir to the Empire movie, or someting around that period.
Wishful thinking, including me. But alas, it may not happen.
http://www.eonline.com/news/358685/star … ilm-source
Well, at least this movie might not be as predictable as the last three then. I just hope they don't ditch the EU material.
Part the reason for my shock at the news was because now this guy, whoever he is that had been spouting these Episode 7/8/9 rumors, heresay, and other nonsense for years, can rub it in our faces.
I'm really not happy about this. As if Star Wars hasn't already been milked enough they're going to make another trilogy? God, it was bad enough having to witness the prequels. Episode 6 pretty much ended on a way that would tie up all loose ends of the series, unless if they're going to base the next movies of the Star Wars books or something.
The ONLY way I'd look forward to these movies is if they'd have more input from the actual guys who did most of the original trilogy, but George Lucas has pretty much taken over Star Wars now.
Of course, this is all coming from a guy who actually enjoyed the prequel trilogy.
*spits out coffee* Seriously? O__o
I'm with ANP here; shouldn't we wait for more information and a teaser or trailer before passing any judgment? We know absolutely nothing about the new film, so I refuse to talk of the "ruining" (or non-ruining) of Star Wars until we have some more info.
(In fact, if you read what some people--not necessarily on this topic or site--wrote, you'd think SW has already been "ruined" by the Prequels.)
And yes, I did actually enjoy the Prequels, or at least found them passable. They do have several flaws (especially the terrible acting and weak plots), and certainly don't capture the charm of the Original Trilogy, but they aren't the worst thing ever, either.
Olsonstudios wrote:^ Dude, Attack of the Clones was by far the worst... Phantom was OKAY...
Nah, Phantom was almost entirely composed of politics and talking, Clones at least had more action and that Geonosis sequence.
On the other hand, Attack of the Clones has the dubious honour of being the only film that I've ever seen which has acting that I found physically uncomfortable to watch.
...but George Lucas has pretty much taken over Star Wars now.
He created Star Wars, and has been in charge since the beginning, so I don't see what you're talking about.
I must way in and say that I also enjoyed the Prequels. Sure, the original three were better, but I think the others were good too. I think sometimes people hate on the prequels because they think its the cool thing to do... George Lucas didn't "milk" the Star Wars film series for all it's worth. It's his story and he wanted to tell what happened before the original films. Must we hate him for his love of the story? There is great opportunity in this deal for success and failure. Only time will tell what will come of it. Besides, no need to hate on this... in the famous words of Yoda:
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." 
(Yes, I know that's a prequel quote, so it might not be relevant to some who discount those films.)
He created Star Wars, and has been in charge since the beginning, so I don't see what you're talking about.
Yes, but there were more people who had influence in the original trilogy, whereas Lucas was much more in charge of the prequels.
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they edited Coulson's death scene, first taking away the end of Loki's spear that comes straight through his chest, and then all the bloodstains, so that in his big pondering scene with Captain America, Tony Stark is just looking at a blank wall
Little off-topic here, but this is interesting- I hadn't heard about these specific changes before. Given that they allowed it in the theatrical release, I'm tempted to venture that it was a retcon. Didn't Whedon decide that
Coulson is coming back for the Shield TV series?
It would have been pretty odd if some movies came out called episodes 4, 5, and 6 with no prequels ever being made.
I'd also like to point out that the original trilogy was one of the most fantastic set of movies ever made. Saying something isn't as good as the the original Star Wars films (to me at least) applies to almost every single film ever made. I'm sure there are plenty of people who have films that they enjoy but don't consider them better than that.
Now, I'm interested to find out more stuff about this, such as who will direct, what the storyline is going to be, who's in the cast, and that sort of stuff.
Worst case scenario: Directed by Micheal Bay, starring Kristian Stewart.
It's not that they weren't as good, they were awful. So much of the story made no sense, Anakin was a really unlikeable character, continuity errors, all sorts. I'm sure that most people here have seen Mr Plinkett's reviews, I'd like them if Hurricane Sandy hadn't stopped their videos from working. :I
Jargon wrote:I'm bracing myself for the sudden dismissal of 34 years of EU continuity. It's sure going to be a thing. And that thing will be stuff. Total stuff.
I hope that doesn't happen. I doubt it will, though, since KOTOR, TOR and TFU have been such huge mini-franchises for the company, and are so easily recognised by the current generation of fans. Besides, they've confirmed it all as official canon stuff - if anything, I think we can expect an Heir to the Empire movie, or someting around that period.
My guess is, given the context of the link Lech posted, we'll probably end up seeing two different timelines, ala Star Trek. One for the existing EU and another for the new set of films.
George Lucas didn't "milk" the Star Wars film series for all it's worth. It's his story and he wanted to tell what happened before the original films. Must we hate him for his love of the story?
Eh. I don't think a love of the story motivates many of George's decisions anymore. Just look at the amount of rereleases these movies have had and tell me it's not a cash-grab.
It would have been pretty odd if some movies came out called episodes 4, 5, and 6 with no prequels ever being made.
I really hope you know that they weren't called Episode 4, 5 and 6 when they came out...
It still would've made sense without the prequels.
Infact it makes even less sense now WITH the prequels
Why?
Repelling Spider wrote:George Lucas didn't "milk" the Star Wars film series for all it's worth. It's his story and he wanted to tell what happened before the original films. Must we hate him for his love of the story?
Eh. I don't think a love of the story motivates many of George's decisions anymore. Just look at the amount of rereleases these movies have had and tell me it's not a cash-grab.
While this may be true, when he first started to produce the prequels, I doubt he was simply milking it for what it's worth. Sure, once the prequels were done he has done a lot of stuff like re-releases, box collections, blu-ray specials, 3d movies, etc. etc. At least he drew the line at creating a 7th movie... and so on.
I must way in and say that I also enjoyed the Prequels. Sure, the original three were better, but I think the others were good too. I think sometimes people hate on the prequels because they think its the cool thing to do... George Lucas didn't "milk" the Star Wars film series for all it's worth. It's his story and he wanted to tell what happened before the original films. Must we hate him for his love of the story? There is great opportunity in this deal for success and failure. Only time will tell what will come of it. Besides, no need to hate on this... in the famous words of Yoda:
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
Don't get me wrong, I also enjoyed the prequel trilogy (though they were nowhere as good as the originals, and a lot of the acting was terrible, as was most of the plot), but I don't know that the world's ready for a new movie yet. I think the live-action TV series would be a much better may to get the ball rolling again.
Oh, and whoever suggested a timey-wimey retcon thing a la Star Trek, I want to hug you. That's a great idea, although many would still hate on SW as ST has just done it.
AnnoyingNoisesProductions wrote:It would have been pretty odd if some movies came out called episodes 4, 5, and 6 with no prequels ever being made.
I really hope you know that they weren't called Episode 4, 5 and 6 when they came out...
Actually, they were. Although A New Hope wasn't initially called "Episode IV" when it was released, when Empire Strikes Back came out, it was called Episode V. Same with Return of the Jedi.
Lucas wrote:AnnoyingNoisesProductions wrote:It would have been pretty odd if some movies came out called episodes 4, 5, and 6 with no prequels ever being made.
I really hope you know that they weren't called Episode 4, 5 and 6 when they came out...
Actually, they were. Although A New Hope wasn't initially called "Episode IV" when it was released, when Empire Strikes Back came out, it was called Episode V. Same with Return of the Jedi.
Nooo no no no, Episode 4 was not even called A New Hope, it was just called Star Wars. Empire Strikes Back was only called Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was called "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi". None of them had numbers until George changed it all and also added "A New Hope" to the original one
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