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Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Pfunk on March 31, 2004, 01:11:40 AM

Dunno if anyone has seen this already

(http://www.rickemerson.com/images/darth.jpg)

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Sandman on March 31, 2004, 01:17:16 AM

After the last abortion of a movie, it's hard to care.

Of course... I'll probably see it once Blockbuster puts it in one of those red boxes... For $4 on a weekly rental, the disappointment won't kill me. :)

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Tarmac on March 31, 2004, 01:17:22 AM

Whoa, cool.  What's the story behind that?

ed: that being the article/pic, not the story behind Darth Vader.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Sandman on March 31, 2004, 01:21:45 AM

But wait, there's more! For $8.50 you also get General Grievous!

(http://www.starwars.com/community/news/2004/03/img/20040315_3_bg.jpg)

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Tarmac on March 31, 2004, 01:30:02 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
After the last abortion of a movie, it's hard to care.

Abortion... that's probably the best word I've seen to describe the new ones.  

General grevous, count dooku, come on.  Try a bit harder on the names here, george.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: -tronski- on March 31, 2004, 03:15:07 AM

The ending of Episode 2 wasn't too bad, as was the duel at the end of Episode 1....

I'm counting the days till sept and the release of the boxset (even if it is the spec ed)

 Tronsky

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: mosgood on March 31, 2004, 08:06:35 AM

If it wasn't for the bad acting of Annikan and the never ending luv thing between him and princess Armadillo I think #2 would have been decent.  Thank GOD they didn't have that homosexual alien too much in #2 as well.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: gofaster on March 31, 2004, 08:13:27 AM

"Princess Armadillo"... that's pretty good.  Certainly makes it easier to remember her name.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: CyranoAH on March 31, 2004, 09:13:59 AM

I just hope they don't call it "The Creeping Fear" as it has been rumoured...

That would be the Worst. Title. Ever

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2004, 09:57:36 AM

please! Like attack of the CLonEs was not the worst?


Could he have come up with a more lame name?


Lucas has taken one of the joys of my childhood and soiled it with this ****  he calls episode I, II, III.

This third movie will be ****ty. Lucas can not direct worth a ****.

He ****ing sucks! You want good Sci Fi, go buy Firefly on DVD, you will not be disapointed.

God how I can not stand that man.... what a hack. A hack I tell you!!!

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: bpti on March 31, 2004, 10:19:47 AM

Padme was hot , but she looked too much like a Leia wannabe.
another thing Episode 1 and 2 lacked was a character like Han Solo, rough but brave and also funny.
George Lucas sucks :eek:

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Saintaw on March 31, 2004, 10:37:10 AM

^^I stand with what Gofaster said about Princess Dildo.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: LePaul on March 31, 2004, 10:50:05 AM

I dunno, I tend to skip Gto's posts lately.  The abundant use of asterisks gets a little old. :p

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2004, 10:51:50 AM

LOL
 Hmm well that sucks Lepaul.

 This really does make me angry though. I truely do feel the new movies have taken allot away from the 3 that were good.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Furious on March 31, 2004, 10:54:10 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Tarmac
Abortion... that's probably the best word I've seen to describe the new ones.  

General grevous, count dooku, come on.  Try a bit harder on the names here, george.

Was it ever any better?

Luke Skywalker
Leia Organa
Han Solo

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2004, 10:57:06 AM

Furious
 The names may not have been any better, but they had charecter, unlike the wooden uninteresting ones in the new movies.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: TheDudeDVant on March 31, 2004, 10:58:15 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Furious
Was it ever any better?

Luke Skywalker
Leia Organa
Han Solo

Maybe the names were just newer and represented more excitment at one time..

dude

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Furball on March 31, 2004, 11:12:18 AM

nerds.

Wheres that video of the little dog taking the piss outta star war geeks at when ya need it...

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: gofaster on March 31, 2004, 11:18:45 AM

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
This really does make me angry though. I truely do feel the new movies have taken allot away from the 3 that were good.

Yep.  Either that or my cinematic tastes have matured.  Or a combination of both.

Personally, if I were George, I wouldn't have sat on my hands so long.  I either would've made the next films "in cycle" (about 3 or 4 years apart, but no more) or not made them at all.  By waiting so long, he tried to introduce new characters to a new audience while alienating his old audience.  He would've been better off doing a completely new serial oriented to the kids and keeping the "Star Wars" tale in tune with an older audience.  For example, in Episode IV, Carrie Fisher provided a good dose of cheesecake in most of her scenes (such as in the scene where just before her home planet gets blasted, its quite obvious she's strutting around bra-less).  And in Episode VI we get the Slave Leia scenes which fueled the sex fantasies for most American males between the ages of 10 and 40 for the next 20 years.  But in Eps 1 and 2, George oriented it to the kids, and hence no bloody arms on the floor of a cantina, no half-naked Princesses, no green-skinned women dancers cavorting in the evil guys' lair.

If SW: Ep3 is released in the same summer as the new Batman film, I'll probably spend my cash on Batman.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: Frogm4n on March 31, 2004, 11:20:58 AM

they make the new star wars movies, but they cancel farscape. sad sad sad.

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2004, 11:23:07 AM

Gofaster!
 Right on target.

 Sadly, asking the kids he aimed the new movies at what they thought of them? None care? lol My girlfriends kids want Ugio and pokamon stuff, they got some starwars toys for xmas and STILL have not opened them.


LOL if lucas had aimed the movies at his real fan base the toys would have still sold, just not to kids! :D

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: CyranoAH on March 31, 2004, 11:38:49 AM

Anyone still got the link to the triumph vs. Star Wars nerds video?

Daniel

Title: For the Star Wars Geeks
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2004, 11:59:52 AM

They are hard to find now. I can't find them and I just looked. Whatever network owned the rights started warning pages that hosted the videos.

:(

Some funny stuff, I am glad I saved the files.... I think.