Suprisngly, the acting in Clone Wars is superior to any of the acting you saw in the prequels. It makes Anikin's turn to the dark side even more heartbreaking. And the clones aren't just cannon fodder. You being to care about them.
Plus, they're only about 22min an episode. You could watch it on the toilet.
Appleseed wrote: Suprisngly, the acting in Clone Wars is superior to any of the acting you saw in the prequels. It makes Anikin's turn to the dark side even more heartbreaking. And the clones aren't just cannon fodder. You being to care about them.
indeed.. clones or not, they all have their own unique personalities. You can also tell how the Jedi that command them care about their safety just as much as their own. Unlike storm troopers, they really are considered "people"
Went to see it today. Don't hate me, but I actually fell asleep for a few minutes. I haven't done that since "The English Patient".
On The Clone Wars(second, CGI series), how does it work with the timeline? The first Clone Wars cartoon filled in between 2 and 3, but what I have seen of the second one doesn't seem to fit with the movies.
If watched in order as presented, they are not in chronological order. It's weird.
watched it today. Did not expect EVERYONE to die. Felt like watching TESB all over again because it was so dark.
Bobzilla wrote: watched it today. Did not expect EVERYONE to die. Felt like watching TESB all over again because it was so dark.
sadly, they had to die. It was the only way to save the continuity with New Hope. It also explains why in New Hope they let a farm boy with no fighter experience (aside from flying the T-16) take an X-wing into battle against the Death Star, they simply did not have any more pilots. With the Fleet also decimated, they could not evacuate Yavin 4
mad_machine wrote:Bobzilla wrote: watched it today. Did not expect EVERYONE to die. Felt like watching TESB all over again because it was so dark.sadly, they had to die. It was the only way to save the continuity with New Hope. It also explains why in New Hope they let a farm boy with no fighter experience (aside from flying the T-16) take an X-wing into battle against the Death Star, they simply did not have any more pilots. With the Fleet also decimated, they could not evacuate Yavin 4
Oh, I knew it had to be... but thought they could salvage someone!
Okay, we finally saw it. I realize it's almost March and the move came out in December but, hey, we've been busy.
Like some others here, my brother and I saw the first movie in the theater. It definitely left a mark. This is more than a movie.
Okay, back to Rogue One: Yeah, dark, dark movie. I went in knowing how it was going to end (I mean, we all know about the Death Star, right?) but didn't expect it to all end like that. Ow.
Also, is it me or is there stuff in the trailers that isn't in the movie? Like the dude in the white cape walking through the water? And the handcuffed Rebel pilots? And the TIE fighter coming face-to-face with Jyn the end of that walkway thing? And her line of "I rebel"? Or did I just miss all that stuff? (I admit, it's been a couple of late nights in a row.)
Here are the trailers:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wji-BZ0oCwg
https://www.youtube.com/embed/frdj1zb9sMY
Okay, for me, at least, the coolest part of the movie: seeing my friend's name in the credits! And he wasn't in there with a bunch of other people--he got some real space. He's been the music editor on a ton of movies, from Tank Girl though a bunch of block-busters, but this is Star Wars.
We were both involved with our student union's movie theater in college, and he kinda took me under his wing--plus he had a car, meaning we could go to Atlanta to see Akira. (Another life-changing movie.) At one point soon after graduation he was at the right place at the right time and said, Um, sure, I can be your music editor. As they say, the rest is history.
I liked anime when I was young but I saw Akira when I was 9 and feel in love. Glad to see that movie still has its affects on us as adults.
I believe the Blu-Ray is coming out in April, so feel free to fast forward and rewind as much as needed to look for those missing bits.
David S. Wallens wrote: Also, is it me or is there stuff in the trailers that isn't in the movie? Like the dude in the white cape walking through the water? And the handcuffed Rebel pilots? And the TIE fighter coming face-to-face with Jyn the end of that walkway thing? And her line of "I rebel"? Or did I just miss all that stuff? (I admit, it's been a couple of late nights in a row.)
I read an article where the director talked about this, I just can't remember where I read it. The director said that many times they took an hour at the end each day of filming to just shoot random things that may or may not have anything to do with the story, simply because the director thought it might look cool. When the marketing team came looking for footage to use in the trailer, some of this random stuff ended up in the trailers.
yupididit wrote: I liked anime when I was young but I saw Akira when I was 9 and feel in love. Glad to see that movie still has its affects on us as adults.
Yeah, it's a way cool movie. The first time I saw it, it was a Japanese-language version on VHS. Based on where I remember watching it, this had to be during the 1988-'89 school year. Even in Japanese, it blew our minds.
Okay, so I'm not the only one who saw stuff in the trailers that's not in the actual movie.
Whew.
And I'll add, that "I rebel" line is pretty powerful. Wish it made the final cut.
David S. Wallens wrote:yupididit wrote: I liked anime when I was young but I saw Akira when I was 9 and feel in love. Glad to see that movie still has its affects on us as adults.Yeah, it's a way cool movie. The first time I saw it, it was a Japanese-language version on VHS. Based on where I remember watching it, this had to be during the 1988-'89 school year. Even in Japanese, it blew our minds.
That was about the time it first came out. I was born in 89 
Princess Mononoke is another amazing anime movie with great production. Even the English dub version has amazing voice acting (Billy Bob Thornton, Claire Danes, John DiMaggio). The movie was hand drawn and cost 24mil to make. Grossed almost 150mil in Japan alone!
Side note: Naussica of the valley of the wind was the first anime I ever saw. It was the bastardized version called Warriors of the Wind, but, it made it's mark. I drew Ohmu for weeks. It's the only DVD I bought the day it cam out.
Princess Mononoke and Naussica are done by Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli -- pretty much everything he's done is awesome. When anime first came to the US there were really badly done adaptations, like that "Warriors of the Wind" and a dub of Tonari no Totoro that made a huge mess of it. There was a long period when the only Miyazaki films you could get here were fan-subtitled versions, and it took Disney to convince them to allow someone to try again. Disney has really treated the material with respect and has done a great job in adapting it to English.
I saw Akira around 1991 when it had a run in some small art-house cinemas here in the US. I dunno, the animation was well done but I never actually liked the movie all that much.
Another Rogue One thought: How tragic that someone is killed by a weapon designed by their father? I mean, that's deep.
Thinking more about Akira. Yeah, I'm old. It was freshman year that I saw it on VHS, so that's 1988-'89. Not sure where my friend got that Japanese-language copy. I'll ask. We saw it in theaters that same year. I didn't have a car freshman year, so I remember it being a big deal that I was going all the way to the big city of Atlanta.
So, original dub or later dub? I guess since I first saw the original dub, I'm a fan of that one. Plus it has the best line: Men, we're going to the Olympics.
I always thought it was:
"KAN-EEEE-DAAAA!"
"TET-SUUUU-OOOO!"
David S. Wallens wrote: Another Rogue One thought: How tragic that someone is killed by a weapon designed by their father? I mean, that's deep.
Rogue One was meant to convey the feeling that rebellions are often losing propositions. Even if you win, lots of people die.
mad_machine wrote:David S. Wallens wrote: Another Rogue One thought: How tragic that someone is killed by a weapon designed by their father? I mean, that's deep.Rogue One was meant to convey the feeling that rebellions are often losing propositions. Even if you win, lots of people die.
Yep.
War is hell.
And now we've got the Hans Solo Story coming up.
Will that be before or after Episode 8?
In reply to pheller:
After. Episode VIII is this year, Han Solo is next year. Disney is alternating canon and "stories".
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