Quintus 5,424 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Jwfan2234 said: Some really good videos up on YouTube of the Force Awakens Phenomenal playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I really dig that concert version finale of Jedi Steps. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Yes, I immediately ripped the Youtube audio and have been listening The President's Own Star Wars suite for days now. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,261 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 The Garlick Awakens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,256 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Really wonderful performance, Jwfan2234 - thanks for these links. There are certain moments that I actually find more moving or impactful than in the original, particularly where the trumpets are concerned. Here we get to enjoy some of the punch and bravado that I just find to be a bit lacking in the TFA recordings. And I do like the concert ending, though the way the TFA credits end is just perfection. And to think I almost didn't bother watching! Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The timpani in The March of the Resistance is better as well! Makes me pine for a good alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwfan2234 59 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 There are More on their YouTube channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Well, I definitely agree with the general gist of this: http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/star-wars/254503/star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-still-no-return-of-the-jedi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Disagree. Much of ROTJ feels off, tired or forced. Its such a joyless film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,424 Posted April 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2016 Luke versus Vader and The Emperor is as good as anything from the first two movies. For me Jedi is a solid and rousing finale. And John's score blows his TFA work away. Sharkissimo, DarthDementous, mstrox and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 It's a massive step down from the first two films. Masked mostly by people's childhood sentimentality for it. But yeah the score is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Sentimentality will always play a big part in these things, but mine isn't childhood based since I didn't watch Star Wars as a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Then you should see it's mostly rubbish! A. A. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,305 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The first one doesn't work for me these days. There's something odd about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The only thing I might take issue with are the Ewoks, but they are easy to ignore really. It's Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Lucas apologist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The Ewoks were a crap idea all round. What else is wrong with it though? The Death Star Mk II thing never bothered me whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The Jabba stuff drags. Jabba's Palace, Ewoks! Makes it feel like The Muppet Show. And trees! This is not Star Wars for me and Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,304 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The Ewoks are what make the movie, along with implied Jabba/Leia beastiality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 For you and Drax, sure. I bet its your favorite of the films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,304 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 My favorite is Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 1 minute ago, E.T. and Elliot said: My favorite is Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Goodnight! Talk to you guys tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,632 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Ewoks are cuties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Stefancos said: The Jabba stuff drags. Jabba's Palace, Ewoks! Makes it feel like The Muppet Show. And trees! This is not Star Wars for me and Alex! I knew you were creeping around your mentor from the off, I'm not daft you know. It's always painfully obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 My men??? You 'aving a laugh? In all seriousness, when I watched ROTJ last year I was surprised how bored I was by it. For the most part it's quite anemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,632 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I've never seen anamorphic look so boring in a major film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 ROTJ was anamorphic? No way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,632 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It was J-D-C Scope, which was a Panavision knock-off. They also used it on Poltergeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Poltergeist looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: My men??? You 'aving a laugh? In all seriousness, when I watched ROTJ last year I was surprised how bored I was by it. For the most part it's quite anemic. Yeah but mate you watched Skyfall at the cinema seven times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Which is relevant how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 In that you obviously have 'quirky' and obsessive judgment affecting viewing habits! Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Quintus said: In that you obviously have 'quirky' and obsessive judgment affecting viewing habits! That's the sort of rationalization that Alex uses, and one that I presumed was beneath you. Pity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,256 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: My men??? You 'aving a laugh? In all seriousness, when I watched ROTJ last year I was surprised how bored I was by it. For the most part it's quite anemic. Anemic is a good word for it. I don't hate the film - it's elevated by things like the Emperor's presence and the resolution of Vader's story arc. It's also darker than it gets credit for...there are some very bittersweet overtones, especially as Luke loses another mentor and then his own father. All of that stuff works. But the film does lack the vigor and zest you find in its predecessors (and now TFA). It drags. And I never really care as much about the heroes as I do in the first two films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,892 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The movie tends to lose me a bit starting with Dagobah until the point when the (long) final battle starts. I think the last two times I saw the movie, I drifted off a bit in that section. So a really good chunk of the movie. And then the fun battle and the excellent Vader/Emperor/Skywalker ending make up for it, for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,797 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Everything that happens on the forest moon is pretty much a problem. I don't have an issue with Ewoks blot anything like that but Han and Leai's escapades are really irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. They need to dhutbdiwbvthe shield purely to give them something to do. The space battle and the lightsaber duel are far more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,261 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 20 minutes ago, Bilbo Skywalker said: They need to dhutbdiwbvthe shield purely to give them something to do. Shut down the shield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,368 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I bought the Blu ray of TFA, this morning. According to the back cover, JJ Abrams is - and I quote - a "visionary director". I laughed so much that I nearly snorted my double sausage and egg McMuffin out of my nose. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,261 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You need to move your thumb down more when trying to hit space to avoid that on your phone Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,797 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Jay said: Shut down the shield? Sorry yeah, on my phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,261 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Does that mean double sausage, one egg or double sausage, double egg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,368 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 That's 2 sausage, and 1 egg. Yum-yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwfan2234 59 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 #civilwarhype move over Force Awakens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I don't need your civil war It feeds the rich while it buries the poor. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 As much as I enjoyed TFA I still don't rate Abrams as a filmmaker. He's a pair safe hands. There is no mise en scene in his work. Visionary? Is he bollocks. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,389 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I don't even know why he bothered filming part of TFA in IMAX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,632 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 7 hours ago, Stefancos said: Poltergeist looks great! Oh it does! I'm not knocking J-D-C Scope. Like Panavision, it depends on who's behind the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,424 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 42 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I don't even know why he bothered filming part of TFA in IMAX. Another avenue they had at their disposal to close in on Avatar's box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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