Star Wars (1977 - present)

Master_Dahark

You know, I might just have to pick up the Poe Dameron trade paperback....

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

bondjames

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

Once every three years would be a good spacing I think. Something like the original trilogy. These are truly event films after all, which blow the top off the box office stateside. So a longer gap between releases could work better for them.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

bondjames wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

Once every three years would be a good spacing I think. Something like the original trilogy. These are truly event films after all, which blow the top off the box office stateside. So a longer gap between releases could work better for them.

Yeah the earlier trilogies were something that I certainly looked forward to, and something to build towards as a fan. The ongoing trilogy has clearly not been planned out particularly well, the cohesion between episodes 7 and 8 is poor and quite amateurish.

bondjames

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

bondjames wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

Once every three years would be a good spacing I think. Something like the original trilogy. These are truly event films after all, which blow the top off the box office stateside. So a longer gap between releases could work better for them.

Yeah the earlier trilogies were something that I certainly looked forward to, and something to build towards as a fan. The ongoing trilogy has clearly not been planned out particularly well, the cohesion between episodes 7 and 8 is poor and quite amateurish.

I agree. I suppose it's fine to throw curveballs at the audience but the last two didn't hold together well as you said. It's like night and day - a nice setup and a limp follow through. I still have hope that Abrams can tie it up nicely next year, but he has his work cut out for him.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

bondjames wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

bondjames wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

Once every three years would be a good spacing I think. Something like the original trilogy. These are truly event films after all, which blow the top off the box office stateside. So a longer gap between releases could work better for them.

Yeah the earlier trilogies were something that I certainly looked forward to, and something to build towards as a fan. The ongoing trilogy has clearly not been planned out particularly well, the cohesion between episodes 7 and 8 is poor and quite amateurish.

I agree. I suppose it's fine to throw curveballs at the audience but the last two didn't hold together well as you said. It's like night and day - a nice setup and a limp follow through. I still have hope that Abrams can tie it up nicely next year, but he has his work cut out for him.

J.J. knows how to make fast paced action and I expect him to paper over the cracks or take the trilogy where he envisioned it to go, I think the trilogy is damaged pretty badly and I have pretty much given up on the overall narrative though I have faith part 9 will be a fun blockbuster finale.

Murdock

Making The Last Jedi all a bad dream Luke had would help. ;)

JamesBondKenya

bondjames wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/disney-to-slow-down-how-often-it-releases-star-wars-movies

Wise decision

Once every three years would be a good spacing I think. Something like the original trilogy. These are truly event films after all, which blow the top off the box office stateside. So a longer gap between releases could work better for them.

Especially since there has been a “dip in quality”

Mendes4Lyfe

Wrong thread.

Getafix

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/04/after-russian-trolls-tarnished-the-last-jedi-is-it-safe-to-like-star-wars-again

CraigMooreOHMSS

Getafix wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/04/after-russian-trolls-tarnished-the-last-jedi-is-it-safe-to-like-star-wars-again

Talk about mountains and molehills.

jake24

Getafix wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/04/after-russian-trolls-tarnished-the-last-jedi-is-it-safe-to-like-star-wars-again

As if there aren't any genuine criticisms of the film.

bondjames

Getafix wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/04/after-russian-trolls-tarnished-the-last-jedi-is-it-safe-to-like-star-wars-again

Idiots.

Thunderfinger

I only read half of that, but glad I learned it was Putin who made the film disappointing. I must give it another chance.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/star-wars-the-mandalorian-directors-first-look-1202969766/amp/

There is some real talent working on this show.

“After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe,” read his post, in the style of a “Star Wars” opening crawl. “The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.”



Awesome

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RUMOR OF THE DAY: IS EMPEROR PALPATINE RETURNING TO STAR WARS: EPISODE IX?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.syfy.com/syfywire/rumor-of-the-day-is-emperor-palpatine-returning-to-star-wars-episode-ix?amp

Murdock

I'd be up for it. You can never have enough Ian McDiarmid.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Murdock wrote: »

I'd be up for it. You can never have enough Ian McDiarmid.

He is the best thing about the prequels, Ian is insanely brilliant in Revenge of the Sith

SharkBait

And Luke in TFA and TLJ was his clone..

Master_Dahark

Dew it.

Thunderfinger

Murdock wrote: »

I'd be up for it. You can never have enough Ian McDiarmid.

And if he is busy, this man is available now.

patb

IF JJ can get the series back on track it will be a small miracle IMHO. I did not realised I cared so much about Star Wars until I saw TLJ.

SharkBait

I didn't know before tlj and solo, that I could ever be fed up with star wars. But there you go. Lesson learned. Thank you Mickey for this education.

Murdock

SharkBait wrote: »

And Luke in TFA and TLJ was his clone..

This.

DarthDimi

One good film is all it takes to get a series back on track:

- Batman Begins
- Casino Royale
- Mad Max Fury Road
- X-Men First Class
- ...

But then these were soft or hard reboots.

JamesBondKenya

DarthDimi wrote: »

One good film is all it takes to get a series back on track:

- Batman Begins
- Casino Royale
- Mad Max Fury Road
- X-Men First Class
- ...

But then these were soft or hard reboots.

Some would even say reimaginings

RogueAgent

I would dearly love to see Palpatine again! Brilliant character played by an outstanding actor!!

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/za.ign.com/mark-hamill/126089/news/mark-hamill-reconfirms-he-will-appear-in-star-wars-episode-9?amp=1

boldfinger

He better be, after bragging to Kylo Ren, "See ya ´round, kid". I´m just a Little afraid that it´s going to be merely as a force ghost teaching Rey or some other kid, instead of showing off some real Jedi badassery.

Thunderfinger

boldfinger wrote: »

merely as a force ghost.

What other kinds are there?