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Supreme dealer.
From the Tu Bakku system.
RC-001 is his arch Nemesis. =))
And we can't forget Robocop's humanoid partner in crime, Nick Otine.
Every time I think of Jake Lloyd's Anakin, it's the "yippee" line that first comes to mind. George Lucas really screwed the pooch with the prequels.
Haha, same here.
Get well soon Carrie
I hope she recovers.
I have to admit I was very saddened to hear this news (more than any celebrity this year), and I've been constantly checking for an update
http://dorksideoftheforce.com/2016/12/23/carrie-fisher-reportedly-suffers-massive-heart-attack/
Really? Cause Diego Luna made the guy look like James Stewart.
Bulls**t. I saw the Original Trilogy movies long before I saw the Prequel films. And I spent my thirties watching the 1999-2005 movies for the first time and instantly became a big fan.
I've also noticed that many STAR WARS fans have spent more energy bitching about the Prequel movies than talking about the other films in the saga. My least favorite film is "The Force Awakens" and yet, I haven't spent that amount of energy complaining about it.
The prequels, which drove many a Star Wars fan into blazing fury, were largely criticized for their convoluted plots, dull or even stupid characters, over-reliance on CGI, lack of familiar faces, names, places, tools, vehicles, and the absence of a good tie-in with the original trilogy. Rogue One tells a simple enough story, as do the original three films, has some pretty cool characters, takes the "used world" approach and in doing so isn't entirely about green screen acting, does provide many of the familiar faces (and here I agree that the CGI isn't always that good), brings familiar vehicles, situations and whatnot AND provides a neat tie-in with the original trilogy. We knew where this story was going to take us and how it was going to end. There was never any other way for this film than to come up with a "best of" of Star Wars goods and give us the pre-Star Wars thrills that we've been hearing about since '77.
Great, epic plots with possible threads to pick up on for further movies is something they need to reserve for Ep. VIII, IX, ... . Rogue One is about the last couple of weeks (?), days (?) before Ep. IV. And in my opinion, they were wise to keep it simple, familiar, exciting. Yes, fan service all the way. But man, is it good, no great fan service!
In the mid 90's George Lucas had become SO popular after the Special Editions were released on VHS and in theatres, with so much renewed interest in the series and especially all the new kids being introduced for the first time (myself included). All of a sudden people were foaming at the mouth when it was announced that Episode I was going to be made.
George Lucas was directing this new trilogy but he was missing something important: someone with the guts to tell him NO.
Think about it: He directed A New Hope but he also had other people providing input. For example, if George had his way, in the climax Han shows up to save Luke a good ten minutes before taking his shot to destroy the Death Star-- and I also read Luke misses the first time and flies around to try again! There were people there who saw this in the script, and would say 'No, George, that's stupid. Here's how you do it.'
But with the prequels he was surrounded by 'yes men'. Nobody would speak up! Oh if I could be a fly on the wall during filming; I can picture George pitching an idea and everyone rolling their eyes, but saying 'wonderful!!'
George Lucas is a talented guy, and a good guy from what I read about him. He absolutely is capable of directing a good movie. BUT, during the prequel era he had gotten a bit too big for his britches, and some input from other talent would have improved all 3 movies greatly.
Anyone agree/disagree, or have anything to add?