DieselDaisy 17,701 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I watched a couple of reviews on youtube which echoed my own thoughts - it is good to know I was not alone in disliking the finale. Dan Murrell's is spot on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rovim 5,076 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I love this show. episode 8 was great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Bond 5,172 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I'm excited for the Kenobi series. I've always thought that there was a story to be told there, and Obi-Wan is my favourite Star Wars character. McGregor is at the right age to play him in that time period, and Christensen is a bonus. Glad he gets to have a second go. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, DieselDaisy said: I watched a couple of reviews on youtube which echoed my own thoughts - it is good to know I was not alone in disliking the finale. Dan Murrell's is spot on. Yeah his review pretty much lines up with my own thoughts as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soon 8,141 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Fuck right off. It was awesome! The best way to be a star wars fan is to not talk to star wars fans? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marlingrl03 9,781 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, James Bond said: I'm excited for the Kenobi series. I've always thought that there was a story to be told there, and Obi-Wan is my favourite Star Wars character. McGregor is at the right age to play him in that time period, and Christensen is a bonus. Glad he gets to have a second go. I am SO EXCITED for this series!!! I agree with you about Hayden being a bonus...there were rumors he was going to be on and when the word came out it was official, I was thrilled. I love both actors, man I can't wait. I am just a little excited haha. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Powerage5 5,454 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I’m glad Boba Fett will be a separate series instead of Mando season 3. And co-produced by Robert Rodriguez? My body is ready. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soon 8,141 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I love how much of the cartoon vibe is maintained for Bo-Katan and Koska when they are wearing their helmets and in combat. Similarly how theres a mystical 'other-worldly' vibe to Ahsoka. Which is both comicbook style and also reminiscent, to me, of Yodas home on Dagobah. I think both are handled really well. Helps blend the live action and cartoon worlds. And why do away with some of those really awesome features from other mediums and storylines. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downzy 8,866 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Because of the stupid restrictions we have with respect to posting YouTube links, I couldn't share directly the deep fake video of Luke. Check out this article that has the video embedded: https://www.cnet.com/news/star-wars-fan-fixes-the-mandalorian-season-2-finale-with-a-deepfake-video/ Someone fixed the horrid job Disney did with Luke. Disney needs to hire this guy (or at least fire whoever did the original). 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DieselDaisy 17,701 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, downzy said: Because of the stupid restrictions we have with respect to posting YouTube links, I couldn't share directly the deep fake video of Luke. Check out this article that has the video embedded: https://www.cnet.com/news/star-wars-fan-fixes-the-mandalorian-season-2-finale-with-a-deepfake-video/ Someone fixed the horrid job Disney did with Luke. Disney needs to hire this guy (or at least fire whoever did the original). It is much better. The ''FMV'' texture of the skin is reduced and the eyes are superior. How on earth can a chap on the internet do better in a couple of weeks what Disney produced? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downzy 8,866 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: It is much better. The ''FMV'' texture of the skin is reduced and the eyes are superior. How on earth can a chap on the internet do better in a couple of weeks what Disney produced? It is kind of mind blowing when you think of it. The shit-poor job Disney did really took me out of the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jw224 471 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I think the Luke thing was clearly done rather quickly. It seemed very stiff looking and weird. It got the job done I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Even if the cgi was better it still wouldn’t make up for how that moment was nothing but empty fan service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I wrote a blog post a few days ago detailing why the Mando season finale disappointed me: https://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2021/01/mandalorian-made-me-mad.html?m=1 On the subject of starwars, I also published another blog post today on why I dislike the character of Poe Dameron, in particular: https://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-problem-with-poe-dameron.html?m=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Powerage5 5,454 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Watching the whole second season again, I think The Jedi is my favorite episode. But really as a whole this season knocked it out of the park. The Passenger and The Heiress weren’t WUITE up to par with the rest of the season, but that bar is so ridiculously high. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZoSoRose 9,048 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Powerage5 said: Watching the whole second season again, I think The Jedi is my favorite episode. But really as a whole this season knocked it out of the park. The Passenger and The Heiress weren’t WUITE up to par with the rest of the season, but that bar is so ridiculously high. As an episode, The Jedi is the best of the series imo. For badass crazy fanboy extravaganza apalooza, the finale wins for me (with The Tragedy close behind) This season ruled 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably also be The Jedi, yeah. I like how it was a blend of samurai films and spaghetti westerns (which makes sense, since one influenced the other anyways). It was cool to see a “samurai” and a “cowboy” working together. I also liked how stylized the episode was, with the yellow sky and all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I wrote another series of Star Wars articles (three this time) where I analyze each film and show one at a time. Here's Part 1 (there's a link to the next part at the end of each post): https://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-good-bad-star-wars-lucas-era.html?m=1 EDIT: For whoever is interested, I have now added a Part 4 to the series of blog posts above (sorry, couldn’t help myself). I go into detail about why I thought certain things in TLJ were justified (Luke’s arc, Finn’s arc, the Holdo maneuver, etc.), and also defend some other controversial moments in the franchise that even I don’t like, just for the sake of playing devil’s advocate. I promise that this is my last starwars blog post for awhile, so I’ll stop spamming this thread with my blog. Thanks. Edited January 26 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknroll41 2,442 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Gina Carano (who plays Cara Dune) has been fired from starwars and dropped by her agency after her controversial tweets: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy Edited February 12 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,475 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I've followed her situation closely for months. I expected her to be fired but I'm still disappointed that it actually happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jw224 471 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Not at all surprised and not really that bothered honestly. She was clearly given plenty of chances and this is all her own doing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldest Goat 8,430 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Pretty Orwellian of Disney to fire her for expressing a bit of her retarded political views on the internet. If only they'd fire people like Kathleen Kennedy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downzy 8,866 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, Oldest Goat said: Pretty Orwellian of Disney to fire her for expressing a bit of her retarded political views on the internet. If only they'd fire people like Kathleen Kennedy. I’ll agree with you the day Kennedy starts comparing Republicans with persecuted Jews during World War II 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldest Goat 8,430 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 11 minutes ago, downzy said: I’ll agree with you the day Kennedy starts comparing Republicans with persecuted Jews during World War II What? Is that what she said? That's so fucked up. I thought she just retweeted the Capital Building attack in support, which would also be fucked up. Does an actress being stupid and fucked up in the real world matter in the context of Star Wars though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jw224 471 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 It does to Disney and their brand yeah. Also don't think we should be rewarding rich people for expressing hateful and shitty takes personally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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