Agreed, I'm quite impressed with the range of characters he's been playing. I didn't think he was a great actor during Star Wars but his voice jobs have shown quite a difference
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Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced
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Agreed, I'm quite impressed with the range of characters he's been playing. I didn't think he was a great actor during Star Wars but his voice jobs have shown quite a difference
I disagree. As I've been reading Star Wars novels for 20+ years I fear all that history will be cast aside.
Disney have already stated that only the original 6 films are cannon. The rest is just forgotten.
Of all the Star Trek movies, I thought the reboot was the best of them all. No accounting for taste.
I am not excited about seeing original cast members, who are now all old codgers. Maybe I'll be surprised with how they are portrayed?
Of all the Star Trek movies, I thought the reboot was the best of them all. No accounting for taste.
I am not excited about seeing original cast members, who are now all old codgers. Maybe I'll be surprised with how they are portrayed?
I agree with you that I enjoyed the reboots better than the originals.
I didn't much like the reboot of Star Trek, but JJ did a decent job of it. I'm hoping he can wipe out bad taste from Episode 1-3. I will forever call him Jar Jar Abrams if he can't.
Episode One is absolutist the worst of the bunch in my book. Two and Three are just ok. Here is hoping JJ can bring back the fond memories I had watching Star Wars again.
I liked the reboot of Star Trek, I didn't like the part two as much as I did part one of the reboots though. The Khan sequence wasn't bad it was the whole yelling of his name with the rolls reversed that killed it for me.
I liked the reboot of Star Trek, I didn't like the part two as much as I did part one of the reboots though. The Khan sequence wasn't bad it was the whole yelling of his name with the rolls reversed that killed it for me.
Star Trek and Star Wars are such rich universes there's no reason to rehash any old episodes or movies. Come up with a new story line for christ sake!
Agreed. However, there have been some excellent books written in the Star Wars universe that I wouldn't mind seeing being made into movies.
So true. The Thawn trilogy comes to mind. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-The-Thrawn-Trilogy/dp/1595824170
Never going to happen though.
I didn't much like the reboot of Star Trek, but JJ did a decent job of it. I'm hoping he can wipe out bad taste from Episode 1-3. I will forever call him Jar Jar Abrams if he can't.
He could start by killing off said Jar Jar. Not in any ceremonious fashion. Nah, just have a little bit in the background where he walks a little too close to a jet intake.
*Sadistic grin*
I didn't much like the reboot of Star Trek, but JJ did a decent job of it. I'm hoping he can wipe out bad taste from Episode 1-3. I will forever call him Jar Jar Abrams if he can't.
That's truly the most stinging epithet I've heard in a long time.
This trilogy is the only EU I've read and thought it was very good as well. But you're right that it'll never happen, considering IIRC that story takes place 5 years after ROTJ and the viewing public would never accept replacement actors for the original cast.
I'll say no. Lucas created the brand. While the first three cannot absolve him from the second three, the former still greatly outweigh the latter. Lucas didn't do his legacy a favor with the Jar Jar's, the Youngling Slaughter, Hayden Christensen, etc. But he did found the brand.
Yesterday, May the 4th, is now an acceptable holiday amongst geeks. That's rather telling of the passion and involvement of the typical Star Wars fanboy. I'm glad Lucas is done with the series, no doubt, but I think an Abrams miss could end the franchise entirely with the wrong movie. Who'd want to touch it after a new disaster? Star Wars would drop into B movie status. Spider-Man and Batman have been able to survive because their stories get retold. We can't get shocked again about the wisdom of Obi-wan, the lineage of Luke and Leia or the betrayal of Lando. A reboot would be disastrous.
If Star Wars is to survive, it will be with an expanded universe. IMHO, the only way it keeps expanding is with a compelling new tale. I'm not sure Abrams is as up to the task as maybe a Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan might be. Those guys can tell a story. Abrams' stories, from my experience, are shallow and gimmicky. I fear it will be a two hour battle with flashy effects, a chase, and some sort of surface love story.
I don't think Abrams has the skills to further the universe or expand the story and it could grind the once mighty franchise into the ground. I hope I'm wrong...
I'm interested to see it and hope they did a good job with it. I haven't seen anything yet about the plot though.
Geez, that long?
All those frivolous CGI background characters take time to render!