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by Gazdakka Gizbang
Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

I mean, I'd probably be hard pressed to find anyone that has a particularly strong connection with any Star Wars films post 1983, so yeah. I wouldn't call ANY of the Sequel Trilogy good, per sé. I'd actually describe them as being the "Anti-Prequel Trilogy." The Prequels had a very clear ...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:24 am
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

if you really need J.J. specific reasons as to why he’s a bad, terrible, no good writer, remember that TROS is the second space-opera sequel he’s ever directed (the first being Star Trek Into Darkness), and in both space-opera sequels he wrote in a way to cure death, minimizing the stakes for any f...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:20 am
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

IE. Johnson killing off Snoke is pure. I think his Wine Tasting film gave away what he'd do with the plot beforehand: https://youtu.be/5S4Ss5bK-ws In all seriousness, my views on both films generally fall around the vicinity of those shared by the likes of RedLetterMedia and MauLer. However, Snoke ...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

Your argument was that Ep 8 squashed all of the arcs that were established in Ep 7. Since questioning the legitimacy of the prophecy was never established in Ep 7, you’re argument about Ep 8 missing the ball in that regard holds little water. Your argument was that the trilogy would have been terri...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:21 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Terminator General! (2018 onward)
Replies: 35
Views: 26709

Re: Tim Miller's Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

In my view, the better scenario would have been to make the cast 50/50 gender and turn the new leader rebel character into his wife just a different version from the T3 version due to altered timeline since by default the butterfly effect can change your look and appearance even your ethnic origin ...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

So, the sequel trilogy was gonna suck regardless of which plot lines were kept from TFA. I mean, really sit down and think about it. Anakin is born, prophesied as being the one to bring balance to the Force, which he does by defeating the Sith in Ep 6. Now regardless of whether or not the big bad S...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Terminator General! (2018 onward)
Replies: 35
Views: 26709

Re: Tim Miller's Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

From the Star Wars topic: That was the reason I couldn't bring myself to sit through it, like its bad enough seeing kids die on screen (Outside of horror) but he was a character which I grew up with he was a character I watched grow in the second movie and I just didn't want to watch him get gunned ...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:02 am
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

Terminator: Dark Fate was always doomed. The FOURTH attempt at making a good Terminator 3 in a row - especially one so closely after a universally hated film like Genisys - was never going to pull in an audience big enough to support the $200 million + production budget that film was given. The mis...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:18 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel
Replies: 109
Views: 30487

Re: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel

Here's the chain of events: The kid is wearing the Predator's mask and gauntlet as a Halloween costume. He goes up to a house to trick or treat, but nobody answers. As he's walking away, this guy steps out onto the balcony. I thought this was one of the bullies but now that I get a better l...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:51 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel
Replies: 109
Views: 30487

Re: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel

I see some of the action movie tropes being turned on their head but I just don't see the outlandish parody aspect of it especially in the 1st film. Dutch & his crew are much more grounded (hand held mini guns aside) compared to Commando's Matrix or FBP2 Rambo, they have to use genuine team wor...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:12 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel
Replies: 109
Views: 30487

Re: Shane Black & Fred Dekker to make PREDATOR Sequel

I thought the movie was a dumpster fire, personally. It struck me as a case of, "What if Marvel made a Predator film?", though that might be since he also directed Iron Man 3. - AUTISTS ARE THE NEW X-MEN! Yeah, you're not kidding anyone with this. In some ways the film seemed like a ch...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

Carrie Fisher will return for episode IX using unseen footage from Force Awakens is among the many announced returning cast members: https://www.hypable.com/star-wars-episode-9-announces-cast-including-carrie-fisher-mark-hamill-and-billy-dee-williams/ Last I heard they weren't going to use CGI work...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:30 am
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

Swimming: Infants can swim instinctively. Incorrect. What you're referring to is the Diving/Swimming Reflex, the most important thing of which to note is that infants cannot swim , but up until 6 months they exhibit reactions that increase their survivability when submerged. https://en.m.wikipedia....
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Film and Video
Topic: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread
Replies: 539
Views: 158539

Re: Star Wars Episode II - A New Thread

That said, part of the problem here is that no matter how the producers intended Holdo to be read -she is pretty badass, and has one of the most visually striking heroic moments in the entire franchise- the audience is insistent that she's a diversity hire. The same as Rey is a Mary Sue. I disagree...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:32 pm
Forum: Everything Else Evangelion
Topic: What directors would you like seeing tackle Evangelion in the future?
Replies: 20
Views: 8906

Re: What directors would you like seeing tackle Evangelion in the future?

...and Anno even mentioned he'd like Eva to become the next Gundam Oh dear... Part of me is fine with nobody else picking up Evangelion and simply letting the franchise survive on its existing merits and the fantastic efforts of everyone involved in both the original and the Rebuild as well as Anno...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Rebuild's Strongest Aspect(s)
Replies: 13
Views: 4221

Re: Rebuild's Strongest Aspect(s)

I always enjoyed Shinji's character in the original series, and he was by far my favourite. However, I also liked how his character was made easier to identify with in the Rebuild version, and that was one of the best changes as a whole. He became more active and willing to change while also becomin...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:40 am
Forum: Video Games and Gaming
Topic: Your Game of the Year 2014
Replies: 42
Views: 9025

2014's been a pretty moot year in terms of gaming, imo...

...Dark Souls 2, maybe? It wasn't quite as good as the original, but was still fun to play.

Anyone have a list of what came out this year? I didn't end up buying much and revisited most of my backlog.
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:37 am
Forum: Video Games and Gaming
Topic: [MULTIPLAYER] Games Evageeks Play
Replies: 80
Views: 50692

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by Gazdakka Gizbang
Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:25 am
Forum: Video Games and Gaming
Topic: Street Fighter 5 announced for PS4 and PC
Replies: 106
Views: 23986

Probably going to wait for the next variation to come out in a year or so. Unlike the jump from 3rd Strike to 4, there isn't anything amazing about this transition that's selling it for me yet. Frankly, I would have been happier having skipped Vanilla and Super IV in favour of Arcade Edition...
by Gazdakka Gizbang
Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:23 am
Forum: Video Games and Gaming
Topic: Video Games you love that nobody else has heard of
Replies: 66
Views: 14069

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors - Totally underrated game for what it was worth. A rare gem for the original XBox by From Software in which you played between 6 characters drawn from Japanese mythology. through third-person. Of course you went around laying the smackdown on demons, but the graphics and ...

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