Wojo

My turn...

Jedi is stronger than the prequels. One thing I love about it is the reprisal of themes introduced throughout the trilogy. The prequels did NOT do this. You got the force theme, Imperial March, the Emperor and Yoda's themes. But those are themes that have existed since the originals. TPM's Anakin and AOTC's Love were the only major recurring themes introduced in the prequels and they took a back seat in the subsequent scores. Jedi has thematic overload, new and old. It's loaded with the typical JW whimsy, romance, drama and action of the era. It may be over-scored, but **** it.
So many spectacular moments that I feel are unmatched by the prequels. The start of The Droids are Captured is more dramatic than anything I've heard in those. Vader's theme at the end of Faking the Code is surely one of JW's coolest moments ever. Brother and Sister is some of his most dreamy enchanting stuff. Yoda's Death, The Emperor Confronts Luke, first appearance of the Ewok theme, the 30 minutes or so of action and resolution. The Final Duel, which Williams busts out of nowhere, the Emperor's theme during his climactic moments, Vader's eerie death...this is great Williams music.
The prequels are generally good, but comparatively forgettable.

I only stay for the credits if it's a Star Wars movie or if I know that Marvel or POTC tacked something on after the end credits.
Weird. I know it's weird.

Spaceballs >>>>>>> Prequels

Great game!

Well, that was uninteresting, but at least you tried, so there is that.
Here, I give you my half-a-pity-point.

A lot can happen between now and 2015. We have to get through the Mayan calendary thingy, remember?

Here's hoping for a Zombies Ate My Neighbors movie. It could be really fun if done right.

Captain Obvious award goes to Wojo today.

An autograph makes an otherwise mundane artifact instantly more rare than what most other people can buy, which can make it a very sentimental collector's piece, if you're into that sort of thing. If not, then it wouldn't hold any fascination.
Sometimes people seek the autograph just for the story of how they stood a long time in line or got to meet the person holding the pen, which in and of itself is often more valuable than the signed memorabilia. Especially if they managed to get a photograph with that person. The journey, not the destination, so to speak.
Other times, like with getting an autographed soundtrack from La-La-Land Records, it's a personal quest to be one of the first people to buy the item, and be rewarded with a signature. Especially if you would never be in the same time zone as the individual signing the item.

Now, now, there's no need to damn anybody.



It's a good article.

Buy movie theater popcorn? Screw that. Dollar store candy in coat pockets is where it's at.

Sure, fine, ok, so art has become a diluted term in recent years. That's obvious. When the "bourgeoisie" was busy defining what words did and did not mean, and what labels could and could not be applied to, "artists" were in short supply. By that, I mean people who produced works of...ok, I can't use "art" to define artists. People who composed new music and wrote plays and made sculptures and painted paintings and murals and wrote poetry often did so at the request of nobility for a commission...ok, even ignoring the finer economic nuances that I'd like to gloss over, people made "art" for a living. It's how they earned their keep. There were limited numbers of wealthy benefactors and patrons and upperclass people with deep pockets to finance such "artistic" ventures, and so what qualified as "art" had to live up to the standards of what would get paid for.
The playing surface has become far more open and level in recent years because of the large number of movie studios, recording labels, game companies, and book and magazine publishers that allow anyone with an idea and the upfront money to make a creative work. And the internet has really pushed the envelope to let anyone with a blog or camera to put their voice out there for all to see, sometimes for money and more often for not, but hopefully to seek that special audience.
But what publicist wants to ask with an open mind but extreme prejudice is, do all of these creative works qualify as "art?" Should they be held to the same standards as a 15th century painting or a 19th century sonata? Or is it enough to claim that simply because its creator and a few other key people and some paying audience "like" it, is that enough to make it art?
I have no idea.

How about Kevin Smith? You know Jay and Silent Bob would make great Jedis.

Yes, we've known this since 1999.
Have you discovered the dark side theme in Empire yet?

An experimental Star Wars film?
You could argue the prequels were experimental because Lucas didn't seem to know what the hell he was doing.

Assholes. I'm surrounded by assholes!

There seemed to be some confusion on the matter yesterday!

Across the Stars is a heartbreakingly gorgeous theme.
The heartbreaking thing is the despicable waste of a movie that inspired it.

Can't vote Williams here in this forum, I would say Boyle.

I didn't think it was possible to have 10 favorite tracks from Attack Of The Clones.

Apparently Disney has leaked some footage.

Have we all forgotten that Shore used the first seven notes of the English music appropriated for the Christian hymn "This Is My Father's World" verbatim for Shire music?