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Post by ROcK! on Apr 26, 2019 11:32:02 GMT -5
Some knucklehead at work spoiled "Endgame's" ending for me, I won't do that here except to say that it will be satisfying for most fans....it definately makes me smile & want to see the film..... Haha! I saw those Endgame ending spoilers online too. Dang It! I knew that I shouldn't have clicked on that "Endgame" You Tube video!  |
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Post by ROcK! on Apr 27, 2019 7:38:30 GMT -5
Mark Hamill Shares What Could Have Been with Original Star Wars Cast
"Mark Hamill continues to lament the fact that he never had a proper reunion with his Star Wars co-stars in the latest trilogy. The first footage for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was just released and it features the voice of Hamill's Luke Skywalker as he says, "No one's ever really gone." Hamill famously didn't appear in The Force Awakens until the very end, well after Harrison Ford's iconic Han Solo was killed and the actor wishes they would have had time to reunite on the big screen to this day." |
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Post by ROcK! on Apr 27, 2019 9:26:36 GMT -5
Ooh! I almost forgot to tell you...
I bought myself a cool new Star Wars Rebel Alliance resistance cap for this Summer! My daughter said that it looks a lot like a Pokemon hat! Hahaah! After that I was almost afraid to wear it out in public. But, I spent a few hours at a local mall while wearing it recently and nobody looked at me funny. So, I think that I will just keep on wearing it.
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Post by ROcK! on Apr 27, 2019 9:37:15 GMT -5
Next up... I am seriously thinking about getting me some Star Wars Rebel Alliance patches next to sew on my leather jacket.
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Post by ROcK! on Apr 28, 2019 8:34:17 GMT -5
Some pretty nice butts on those Stormtroopers! The Emperor is pleased. Empire Strips + Welcome To The Jungle #Parody
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Post by Roman85 on Apr 28, 2019 17:50:51 GMT -5
Oh, what could have been....Disney wants to re-make "Star Wars" in their own image, that is why we didn't get that reunion......apparently these dummies at Lucasfilm don't believe in making films for anyone over 30.
That is a sweet video.
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Post by ROcK! on May 1, 2019 11:38:39 GMT -5
Hahaah! I almost forgot about this old classic...Darth Vader in Love
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Post by ROcK! on May 3, 2019 14:47:17 GMT -5
R.I.P. Peter Mayhew! "Star Wars" Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Dies at 74 | Daily Pop | E! News |
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Post by ROcK! on May 4, 2019 8:17:17 GMT -5
Mark Hamill on friend Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca actor
"Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca in Star Wars has died aged 74, his family have said.
The 7ft 3in actor, who played the iconic Wookiee in five Star Wars movies, passed away "with his family by his side" at his Texas home.
His family did not reveal what the cause of his death was.
In a statement family and friends hailed the actor as a "gentle giant and a very quiet, shy and beautiful person"." |
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Post by ROcK! on May 4, 2019 8:33:52 GMT -5
May the Force be with you, Star Wars fans! |
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Post by Roman85 on May 4, 2019 15:11:29 GMT -5
Peter Mayhew's passing has kinda bummed me out.....I remember seeing him at my local cinema back in 1997 when the "Star Wars" "Special Edition" release was in theatres.....he was there signing autographs & I was too timid to approach him.....I wish I had now.
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Post by Roman85 on May 8, 2019 7:12:05 GMT -5
Well, it has been announced that we will get a "Star Wars" film in 2022, 2024 & 2026, no word yet on the films themselves, however that moron Rian Johnson is still attached some of them.......further proof that Kathleen Kennedy is a stupid idiot.....she didn't learn a single thing from Steven Speilberg.....personally I like many fans don't care anymore....Kennedy & Johnson do not & never will understand this Universe & lore...
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Post by Roman85 on May 11, 2019 7:31:20 GMT -5
This is somthing George Lucas forgot to do with "A New Hope" Special Edition.....this re-imagined lightsaber battle between Darth Vader & Obi-Wan on the Death Star is somthing that needs to be inserted in future releases, it is a sad day when fan-made stuff out perform a multi-billion dollar company like Disney, whoever put this together has the passion us fans crave & that Disney severly lacks......this lightsaber fight has more emotion & the call-back to their fight in "Revenge of the Sith" makes it even more of a powerful scene. www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k |
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Post by ROcK! on May 11, 2019 9:00:01 GMT -5
Whoa! Now that is an epic battle! I always thought that the original lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan and Vader was kinda weak. This battle does both Obi-Wan and Vader justice.
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Post by Roman85 on May 11, 2019 9:09:52 GMT -5
Lucas may not have had the technology to pull off this kind of fight in 1997, but in 2004 with "Revenge of the Sith" in post-production he could have pulled off a fight like this for the DVD release......such a missed oppurtunity, just like the "Darth Maul" video, imagine what these fans could do with a million dollar budget.
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Post by ROcK! on May 12, 2019 8:10:55 GMT -5
Hey, do you remember back in 2012 when they released The Phantom Menace in theaters in 3D and the plan was to eventually release all of the Star Wars movies in theaters in 3D? I went to go see TPM 3D the week that it was first released and I really enjoyed it. I still have my special Darth Maul 3D glasses that came with the ticket purchase. I thought that it was pretty cool. The 3D conversion did not look too bad at all in my opinion. Some scenes looked better than others in 3D but it was just exciting to see the original Star Wars movies back on the big screen again. I could hardly wait for the rest to be released in the theaters, but because of lack of box office sales Disney decided to cancel the 3D releases of the rest of the Star Wars movies. I was so bummed out. I was really looking forward to seeing The original Star Wars, and The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen again, this time in 3D. Now, I know that some people do not like 3D movies, especially older movies that have been converted over to 3D format, but I don't have a problem with that. I think that Disney missed out on a great opportunity. I think that once the 3D Star Wars releases got around to showing Revenge of the Sith, and especially the original Star Wars movie, that ticket sales would have started to skyrocket. What really sucks is that to this day Disney has never released a Blu-ray version of TPM 3D for fans who enjoyed it to be able to watch at home. It's like it never even existed now. Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace 3D "Whether you're an old fan or new, there's no denying that seeing Star Wars on the big screen is an event not to be missed -- especially when it's the first Star Wars movie to ever be presented in spectacular 3D! The duel with Darth Maul, the harrowing Tatooine Podrace, the first meeting of Artoo and Threepio, and the introduction of the Star Wars Saga's tragic hero, Anakin Skywalker, are all back in an all-new 3D presentation of Episode I, an experience that promises to truly surround you with the Force! In cinemas February 2012." |
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Post by Roman85 on May 12, 2019 14:46:11 GMT -5
Seeing "The Phantom Menace" in 3D I missed out on, I was definately planning to see "Revenge of the Sith", "A New Hope" & "The Empire Strikes Back" for sure & possibly "Attack of the Clones" as well.....but Kathleen Kennedy wanted to re-brand "Star Wars" with identity politics.....there is a cartoon of "A New Hope" where they are trying to change the events....uuuggghhhh!!!!!......I truly believe they want to re-make the first six movies with their crap-identity politics......they just haven't converted us all yet......I will say it again....this woman has got to go!!!!
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Post by ROcK! on May 13, 2019 12:05:13 GMT -5
Haha! Yeah. I can just picture Kathleen Kennedy's Star Wars OT Special Editions now... "Star Wars: A New Hope & Change" featuring campaign posters of Barack Obama plastered on the sides of the imperial senate ships. "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Black" featuring a more diverse cast of people of color. "Star Wars: Return of the Liberals" starring a wide-ranging cast of Hollywood's most prolific and all-inclusive ensemble of gays, lesbians, trannies, feminists, muslims, and SJW's!  |
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Post by ROcK! on May 14, 2019 9:03:52 GMT -5
And just wait until they start messing around with the Marvel movies! It will turn out that the Hulk is gay and finally smashes his way out of the closet to reveal it to the entire world, giving all new meaning to the quote, "Hulk Smash! The Black Widow is secretly a tranny. Iron Man is a big advocate for gun control. Captain America converts to Islam. Hawkeye is a vegan. And Thor, well, Thor will remain the same because nobody fucks with Thor! |
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Post by Roman85 on May 15, 2019 7:30:53 GMT -5
And just wait until they start messing around with the Marvel movies! It will turn out that the Hulk is gay and finally smashes his way out of the closet to reveal it to the entire world, giving all new meaning to the quote, "Hulk Smash! The Black Widow is secretly a tranny. Iron Man is a big advocate for gun control. Captain America converts to Islam. Hawkeye is a vegan. And Thor, well, Thor will remain the same because nobody fucks with Thor! It doesn't matter what they do with Marvel now, with Iron Man & Black Widow not coming back or Captain America, I will likely not care what they put out now...... Thor Skywalker gives us a good analysis of what Marvel did right on "Endgame" vs what Lucasfilm has done wrong on "Star Wars"......I thought he did a good job of explaining what I think we all feel.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N20XrCn0wg |
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Post by Roman85 on May 18, 2019 7:31:28 GMT -5
Everone is going on about how bad this last season of "Game of Thrones" is, this is one show I haven't followed, but why people are acting like this is somthing new is beyond me, most shows lose their magic in the end because the writers either run out of ideas or they get lazy......either way this is nothing new...these people need to get a grip, "Game of Thrones" is not the first to go south & won't be the last....what is sad is the show's producers are now going to be in charge of the new "Star Wars" trilogy announced a few weeks back......lord help us.
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Post by ROcK! on May 18, 2019 8:59:10 GMT -5
I have yet to watch a single episode of "Game of Thrones". Who knows, maybe I will one of these days? I have heard that it's pretty good. But, I did just hear about the recent hoopla over a cup of Starbucks coffee being spotted in a segment on one of it's last episodes! |
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Post by Roman85 on May 20, 2019 6:26:33 GMT -5
The "Starbucks" thing is probably a film flub....a "ooops" moment....I heard they killed off Emilia Clark's character  ......I did watch the first four episodes of Season 1 a few years back, but found it boring...may try again if I get my cable & HBO back. |
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Post by Roman85 on May 20, 2019 6:32:36 GMT -5
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Post by Roman85 on May 24, 2019 5:45:23 GMT -5
This is not a good sign, although Jeremy does not mention this, Darth Kennedy is quoted as saying that what we expected of "Star Wars" in the 70's is not what we expect today....."says who?".....this is code for "we need to continue with the Identity Politics"........the below video with "Geeks & Gamers" is quite comical...I feel "Rise of Skywalker" will be more of the same.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap9iKdHahIo |
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Post by ROcK! on May 24, 2019 8:32:09 GMT -5
This is not a good sign, although Jeremy does not mention this, Darth Kennedy is quoted as saying that what we expected of "Star Wars" in the 70's is not what we expect today....."says who?".....this is code for "we need to continue with the Identity Politics"........the below video with "Geeks & Gamers" is quite comical...I feel "Rise of Skywalker" will be more of the same.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap9iKdHahIoYeah... I have to agree with both you and Jeremy about this movie. To quote Han Solo: "I've got a bad feeling about this." |
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Post by Roman85 on Jun 17, 2019 9:27:00 GMT -5
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Post by Roman85 on Jun 17, 2019 9:33:03 GMT -5
Regarding Ep 9.....here is my take on what J.J. Abrams has done with it.....
I call it the "Die Hard" syndrome....J.J. is going to pull a John McTiernan on us...
"Die Hard with a Vengenence" saw the return of original "Die Hard" director McTiernan, who makes reference to his film, the first one, but totally ignores the events of "Die Hard 2"
I think J.J. Abrams will follow a similar pattern.....he will make references to "The Force Awakins" & totally ignore "Last Jedi"
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Post by ROcK! on Jun 17, 2019 9:52:43 GMT -5
Disney just needs to get over it already. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. That's a little thing called LIFE! So stop your bitchin' and griping why your movie failed and move on already! Sheesh! Disney is taking this harder than Hillary did losing the 2016 election! |
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Post by Roman85 on Jul 6, 2019 20:23:17 GMT -5
As I prepare to move, I have been packing some of my "Star Wars" collectable items that I have acquired since 1999 when the "Phantom Menace was in theatres.....my passion for collecting was re-ignited that year, I have amassed quite a collection in 20 years.....some cool stuff came out during the "Prequel" era (1998-2006)...2007 saw a lot of cool stuff in honor of "Star Wars" 30th Anniversary, 2008 & 2009 also saw many cool stuff, Hasbro for a time in 2008 released "Indiana Jones" items too to tie in with that year's "Crystal Skull".....that line however didn't last, 2010 saw more cool stuff in honor of "Empire's" 30th Anniversary...2011 saw many "Expanded Universe" stuff released as did 2012, however since Disney's purchase of "Lucasfilm" the cool stuff is no more...since 2013 everything has been mediocre at best, with the exception of "Rogue One".....Hasbro it seems has lost their enthusiasm as has the fans.....I was in "Target" yesterday & the "Star Wars" section was downright pathetic....as an avid collector for 20 years, it was a sad sight, "Wal-Mart" SW section isn't any better....when I think back to 15 years ago & I look at the shelves now it saddens me, I looked at a lot of stuff that I have & was sad that cool stuff no longer exist for collectors.....Hasbro has made an effort to entice us collectors with some Vintage Carded figures, there are 3 I don't have & 2 are coming....but are nowhere to be found, however the shelves at Target & Wal Mart have plenty of "Snoke" figures.....he just isn't in demand....gee..I wonder why??
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......I did watch the first four episodes of Season 1 a few years back, but found it boring...may try again if I get my cable & HBO back.