The reflexive hate for the prequels blind people to the best moments in them. There are iffy and problematic parts to be sure, but this post dismissing the ship-to-ship combat in them is a perfect example of it. By the opening of Ep III they were really nailing it and as much as the fleet action above Endor was one of…
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Spit on the prequels all you want, but III opening scene is one of the coolest Star Wars moments in screen. If only the rest was more of that and less of the rest
no gun kata no dice
Congratulations!
Open and shut case, Johnson!
Yub Yub, Commander.
If it’s a Battle of Wit, the Wraiths will always be victorious over everyone.
Nah. Bishop should’ve taken the Gigahorse to show she meant business:
Bless your heart, you’re in the wrong place. Tumblr’s this way.
Star Wars has something called the holonet, which you guessed it, is basically a holographic internet.
Lighten up.
I really had a lot of fun with Jupiter Ascending. It was dumb at points, but fun.
Reminds me of Medical Mechanica...
Took too long, if he did 100 push ups, 100 sit ups and 100 squats every play session, he would have taken Ludwig out with only 1 punch.
According to Shattered Empire, Poe was born before the Battle of Endor and therefore before the Damerons settle on Yavin. We don’t know (as far as I’m aware) whether he was born before or after the Battle of Yavin. My best guess is after.
The scene actually takes place in an area where a Hutt is collecting Jedi artifacts. While going to rescue Luke, R2 snatches up some of the sabers. They don’t keep them, it is only for a couple of pages.
I didn’t change my argument. I’ve said all along that if you want to recast Han Solo as Margaret Cho, go right ahead. Just don’t expect it to make gajillions of dollars.
The critical point of discontinuity occurs when you take a role that has been inhabited by one of the most iconic white screen actors of all time and recast it with an actor of a different ethnicity.