A24 4,331 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Otherwordly? Like a desert? Or the European looking cities of Naboo? Star Wars hasnt really done a lot of really "alien" landscapes. Maybe it's just not that kind of sci-fi. Then you never understood Star Wars. 1 hour ago, Drax said: I'd love to see a Canadian forest. You will, after they did an massive air battle in L.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 hours ago, crumbs said: The superlaser disc was already built into the rest of the Death Star structure at the end of Episode 3. Unacceptable continuity error, this movie is dead to me. Well, none of these Disney Star Wars films are canon anyway. They trashed Lucas' sequel trilogy outline and continue to stray further and further from his original vision. The only spinoff films that are canon are the Ewok movies, which Lucas was actually involved with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,135 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I can't wait for the CGI water splashes when the AT-AT's walk in the water. And how about those sexy CGI corridor extensions. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 52 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Well, none of these Disney Star Wars films are canon anyway. They trashed Lucas' sequel trilogy outline and continue to stray further and further from his original vision. The only spinoff films that are canon are the Ewok movies, which Lucas was actually involved with. Are you suggesting that Lucas sold the rights to "his original vision" under duress? Somebody held a gun to his head and made him take the $4 billion? Poor guy, George Lucas was wronged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Poor George! The mouse put the pressure on him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Then you never understood Star Wars. It must be exhausting being the only one who understands a work as complex as Star Wars. Guess the rest of us simpletons will just go on actually enjoying these new movies without you, flaws and all. Koray Savas, crumbs and Sharkissimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 21 minutes ago, amh1219 said: It must be exhausting being the only one who understands a work as complex as Star Wars. Guess the rest of us simpletons will just go on actually enjoying these new movies without you, flaws and all. It’s good you know your place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 "Alien" doesn't necesarily mean "not reminding you of Earth". The beach is okay. It's an entire galaxy, water is common, we've seen loads of planets with 1g, breathable atmosphere and normal surface pressure, and I'm pretty sure terraforming is possible for these folks. It fits. The imposed technological limitations in the SW movies seem more about time travel, teleportation, anti-aging technology and a sort of technological stasis where things look a bit different every time but they work the same. Those are the limits of the sandbox more or less. Inside the sandbox, you can do almost anything. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 12 hours ago, amh1219 said: It must be exhausting being the only one who understands a work as complex as Star Wars. Guess the rest of us simpletons will just go on actually enjoying these new movies without you, flaws and all. I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks! I suppose that when they finished the computer generated imagery the movie will end up looking less earthbound than it does now. The first teaser of TFA also looked like it was taking place on Earth. I still see other problems though. For instance, that girl, her acting looks really woody and bad. And it's about the Death Star again. Why is the new Star Wars so uninspiring? Zzzzzzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I yearn for a SW time travel movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks! I suppose that when they finished the computer generated imagery the movie will end up looking less earthbound than it does now. The first teaser of TFA also looked like it was taking place on Earth. I still see other problems though. For instance, that girl, her acting looks really woody and bad. And it's about the Death Star again. Why is the new Star Wars so uninspiring? Zzzzzzz! You must be a big fan of Revenge of the Sith's Felucia then? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Why are there never zero gravity planets in Star Wars?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Not only that. There doesn't seem to be zero gravity anywhere in the Star Wars universe. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 What about black holes? There's so much creepy dark matter in the universe, surely the First Order could go searching for something ancient and powerful, even moreso than the Force. An anti-Force if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, crumbs said: What about black holes? There's so much creepy dark matter in the universe, surely the First Order could go searching for something ancient and powerful, even moreso than the Force. An anti-Force if you will. The expanded universe mentions black holes. In fact the place where the initial prototype of Death Star was built was called The Maw Installation which was situation in the middle of several black holes. From the all-knowing Wookiepedia: Quote Maw Installation was an Imperial research center established by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin for the creation of superweapons. It was built from asteroids in the midst of the Maw Cluster, a virtually unnavigable cluster of black holes. Several battles have taken place on the research base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 13 minutes ago, Incanus said: The expanded universe mentions black holes. In fact the place where the initial prototype of Death Star was built was called The Maw Installation which was situation in the middle of several black holes. From the all-knowing Wookiepedia: People need to stop drawing attention to the fact that the Jedi Academy Series was a thing. mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 20 minutes ago, Incanus said: The expanded universe mentions black holes. The expanded universe that is no longer canon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 2 hours ago, crocodile said: You must be a big fan of Revenge of the Sith's Felucia then? Personally I prefer this to Draxian Stargate forests or waving palm trees. Your Felucia pic is too Avatar-ish for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Degobah is the only somewhat "alien" looking environment in the OT. It's quite a-typical of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Eh... you really are crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Deserts, ice fields, forests... All very "earth". Would you say Raiders looks other worldly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted April 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2016 Say what you will about Lucas, but he was good at coming up with wacky shit. DarthDementous, Brónach and Bilbo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Desert planets, ice planets, cloud cities, Death Star space stations, space, underwater cities, Ocean cities, Yoda's swamp planet... almost every frame of Star Wars is purposefully exotic designed not be be like Earth meant to take the viewer to other places like the Flash Gordon movies Lucas loved to watch. Your claim that Star Wars is meant to look very earthbound is bogus, just like the many monsters and creatures are not meant to be 'Earthy'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,649 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 On 4/8/2016 at 4:05 PM, Sharky said: The "I rebel" contained no menace or intent. This should have been an actress like Marine Vacth or Chloe Grace Moretz. Someone with a street edge. I'm reserving judgment until I see the movie, but I do wish that Tatiana Maslany (who was originally heavily rumored for the part) had gotten it just because I think she's so great. She has that edge to her. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 6 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Desert planets, ice planets, cloud cities, Death Star space stations, space, underwater cities, Ocean cities, Yoda's swamp planet... almost every frame of Star Wars is purposefully exotic designed not be be like Earth meant to take the viewer to other places like the Flash Gordon movies Lucas loved to watch. But these are just terrestrial biomes applied to an entire planet, like the following. Naboo - Temperate deciduous/Mediterranean forests and grasslands Endor - Temperate rainforest New planet in Rogue One - Tropical rainforest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Planets of rock and sand (Mars) or ice (Pluto) are generally accepted depictions of other planets. For instance, to me, the water planet in Solyaris is without a doubt another example of an alien environment. When thinking of other planets, I doubt few people have a Vietnam panorama in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Naboo is not near 'mediterranean forest' at all! Alex...felucia predates Pandora by 4 years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 13 minutes ago, Luke Skywalker said: Naboo is not near 'mediterranean forest' at all! The vistas in the Lake Como bits are. 17 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Planets of rock and sand (Mars) or ice (Pluto) are generally accepted depictions of other planets. For instance, to me, the water planet in Solyaris is without a doubt another example of an alien environment. When thinking of other planets, I doubt few people have a Vietnam panorama in mind. Fair enough. I see what you're saying, but Mars and Pluto are uninhabitable rocks without breathable atmospheres. Tatooine is the Sahara desert x 50. Not exactly otherworldly, considering we'd already seen it in The Flight of the Phoenix and countless war movies from the 50s. The only differences between Tatooine and earth are cosmetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,276 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Rumor Mill: Is Alexandre Desplat still scoring Rogue One? Quote There’s some business issues. At this point there is no contract in place and it is a bit contentious. They’re looking at two other composers for the film should it go another way. Kloser/Wanker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Beltrami/Sanders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Sounds wanky for sure. Desplat had no problems closing deals for approximately 200 motion pictures and now 'business issues' on something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 32 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Rumor Mill: Is Alexandre Desplat still scoring Rogue One? Kloser/Wanker? JunkieXL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 John Williams? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Does it mean two separate composers or a sort of duo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Your guess is as good as mine. I bet they mean two other potential candidates. Karol Bilbo and leeallen01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 John Powell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hansu!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 John Williams has a pretty big hole in his schedule for the rest of this year. Just sayin'! But surely this is a beat-up. Desplat will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Mr. Big said: John Powell? Well, he's been doing a *secret* project, so maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Ooooh, a trustworthy source close to the activity you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,059 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 a duo of composers would be more exciting than just Alexandre Desplat. I yearn for a day where people stop judging a character or an actor's ability based on less than a minute of footage and a staggering 5 lines at most. its almost as bad when some people wrote off Kylo Ren as a character because they thought the lightsaber design was dumb. is it even possible to have meaningful speculation at this point? I feel like I should just wait until we hear a snippet of score before returning to the discussion, its either claims that its boring with no explanation, picking out at the tiniest details that won't even register when you go to see it (I know this from past experience from following TFA), or just fanboy things like 'ooo Deathstar and original designs' that you know were in there to tickle the nostalgia of everyone who watched it. I hope to God they have some kind of restraint and don't show Vader at all, seeing as how the rumours suggest its a near impossibility for him to not be present in Rogue One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 4 hours ago, nightscape94 said: Ooooh, a trustworthy source close to the activity you say? Jason on MSW isn't going to reveal his sources (quite rightly) but he doesn't make stuff up. He must have been 95% correct about everything he said about TFA in advance. Anything he got wrong was generally a cut scene or unused concept. I trust him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Rogue One is listed on the official Kraft-Engel documents as a Desplat project (page 4). That's his agent so... I'll just go with that then. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We already knew he was scoring it, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He said it in one interview, I think. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,135 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'll start panicking when I hear an official announcement. I'll be damn disappointed if they replace Desplat, but at least they have plenty of time to do so. Perhaps the printer used for the contract is out of ink and they are trying to find a compatible ink cartridge asap. Or maybe Desplat saw how much Williams was paid for TFA and said "I want double!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He deserves it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'll be listening to Godzilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,649 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Maybe Desplat heard that I thought his music was boring, so he graciously stepped aside. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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