Buzzetta

Lucas had a vision. People criticize the prequels but I think they would have no matter what was made. Prequels are the hardest story to tell since we already know where we are going in the story. Obi Wan, Chewbacca, Yoda, Anakin / Vader, Palpatine, R2, Threepio and even Bail Organna were NEVER in any danger in any of the prequels. Yet, Lucas did do something unexpected and different and provided a sense of a backstory to the story that he wanted to tell. Years later and especially compared to the sequels, the prequels have aged a little better, especially Sith. Sequels are an open road... However, I do agree that Disney should have allowed Lucas to be on set and consult more than it is alluded he was. Supposedly he stopped by to offer advice here and there.

You should see my ASM 14 hoard. 6? 7 Copies?

Congrats !!!

I am avoiding them as I want to walk in blind. I want to like it and I feel as if I know what happens first then I will put too much thought into it.

You cannot have any of my three copies 😈

My Hulk 181 was graded a 6.5 by PGX. After a press and resub CGC gave it a 9,0. This was from the same time period as the Cap was graded.

I still contend that 7 is the weakest. I honestly cannot stand lazy storytelling and even JJ when called upon it has said that he did a 'fan service'. Puh-leeze. If anything it has tainted a lot of other work that JJ has done as I cannot help but look at his worth through the filter of, "where did this come from?"

You can always weigh in on the PGX GA Cap 45 I just bought in the CLink auction and what will happen after a press and a resubmit under CGC.

He never 'was' his Skywalker. First he was Lucas' and then he was Disney's. I will always concede though that as a collective narrative viewed as a collection of trilogies, that if I had to rank them: Original, Prequels, then the Sequels. The sequels lose points as they are somewhat (not entirely, but somewhat) outside of Lucas' vision as well as painfully derivative storytelling of Episode 7.

Sometimes though, that is all we had. If anything I liked how both Han AND Luke lost their way but both redeemed themselves in the end. I don't know how old @theCapraAegagrus or the rest of you are, but at 44 I do think of certain life choices that I have made and wonder if it is worth. I work in a career path where the majority of us in my specific location are terribly unhappy and cannot wait to get out. I personally get Luke. Sadly, I know a lot more TLJ Lukes than I know ANH Lukes. I liked how RJ portrayed this. Maybe I saw what he was trying to do by making the audience identify and relate with the characters in that heroes can become broken and then redeem themselves. I know of a couple of people that hated TLJ because they did not like the aspect of Luke losing his faith. One such person was the cop that lost his marriage over the job. TO ME... Johnson boiled the TLJ down to one thing, that no matter what the odds, no matter who has lost their faith, no matter how bad it gets, there is always hope. This is demonstrated with the end narration and the scene with force sensitive kid and the broom. The overall movie was actually very good in my eyes. I agree that there were cringeworthy and hokey elements such as the Jedi Breast Pump. But I loved the casino scene. I loved Del Toro's character and how he shrugged off 'sides' of a conflict as the good guys are the good guys one day and the bad guys the next. There is a lot of great stuff in TLJ for me and the more we talk, maybe I can offer more insight as to why I hold it in such high regard... at least from my perspective.

He trusted his instinct... Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. There are many instances in Star Wars where people went on instinct and broke from the plan. Why, one time this scrappy kid from this desert planet, got behind the controls of a starfighter and shut off his targeting computer when attacking this space station.

I can understand that. However in my experiences, what breaks someone can be perceived as minimal to others in comparison to what that person has already overcome. I had no problem with Luke losing his way. I agree with you that after losing his parents, Aunt and Uncle, his hand, discovering his lineage and bearing responsibility for his father death, he still persevered and maintained hope. However he did that because he believed that what he did was for the greater good. Then when that greater good seemingly crumbled he realized the greater good was not what he thought it was. When Ben turns, it was all for nothing... This is what breaks Luke. That made sense to me. Heroes are fallible and they should be. Otherwise it does not create a compelling story. In the last few years I reconnected with a childhood friend over facebook that made a certain career path. They sacrificed and lost a lot because of this career path. Then, something happened within the career that made them say that the career was not what they believed it to be. He lost his faith. He was clergy. I know of PD and FDNY that have sacrificed their marriages, love of their children, watching their children grow up all the while believing in the calling that they have undertaken. Then they see something that sours the job for them. They have become broken. For one friend who was a 9/11 1st responder it was discovering that he had brain cancer and him telling us that he did not know how long he really had left and that he wasted so much time with a job that at the end of the day was not worth the sacrifice. People no matter how strong they are... can become broken. Even our greatest heroes can break. It's allowed. They are human. Luke broke. This was interesting to me.

My favorite comic internet show is @PeteFromPetesBasement Basically a bunch of Brooklyn guys talking about comics and stuff... oh... and Pete likes to curse... a lot.

On that note... it is going to be a busy week. So if I do not response in a timely fashion to anyone it is not because I am abandoning the response but I want to take the time to write a proper response.

Explain.

The first part is a good point. However, killing Snoke made no difference to me than killing Dooku in the opening moments of RotS. The only difference the audience was the audience had the benefit of already knowing that Palpatine was the main baddie to begin with. For all we know JJ might have wanted Snoke to be a disposable villain to begin with. When TLJ came out and they introduced Snoke it was assumed that he was a disciple of Palpatine in some fashion. If that is true then his character does not really matter whether he is dead or alive, because JJ had Palpatine pulling the strings from the beginning even in death. I am sure given McDiarmid's involvement in Star Wars over the years, from Angry Birds to Rebels that it was an easy call to make to get him involved again. I mean, look at Ewan McGregor. He just revealed that he knew he was coming back as Obi Wan for Disney+ or in the movies since he came back to record some lines for JJ in TLJ. I am assuming here that Ian McDiarmid was also told five years ago, 'Get ready."

I actually enjoyed how Luke was a broken hero. He was a man who had lost his faith. It happens. No matter his past accomplishments I did not want to see Luke just emerge from exile and save the day and was pleasantly surprised to see the 'hero' lose faith and have to learn what it is all about again that makes him who he is. Luke became a broken man. When I raised that point to a friend he said that Obi Wan never lost his way. That was a good point. To counter, I suggested that when comparing fictional characters: Obi Wan never faced the burden that Luke did. Obi Wan received proper training that Luke never did.

I think you grossly misjudge your opinion as fact. Here is my 'opinion'. Let's go through it. "People are probably still speaking with their wallets after TLJ as they did with Solo." I think you grossly misjudge your opinion as fact. Here is my 'response'. TLJ did not have as great as an impact on the box office for Solo as you want to believe. People voted with their wallets not based on how a vocal group felt about TLJ but because Harrison Ford was not playing Han Solo. There are instances where actors become bigger than the movie they are in and actually become the movie. Why did a Kristin Wiig Ghostbusters fail? It did not fail because they rebooted it with women. It failed because Bill Murray is not playing a Ghostbuster. When you think of the Ghostbusters, you think of Bill Murray. When you think of Han Solo you think of Harrison Ford and no one can replace that. People did not want to see Solo because Ford was not in it as Solo. Watch what happens if they try and recast Indiana Jones while Ford is still alive. You will have the same issue and it is NOT because of KOTCS. "Look at it from the perspective of the people who think it's an abomination." I have. However, whenever I view a person's thoughts I like to see motivation. There are many out there that criticize TLJ that are also criticizing Captain Marvel, loosely throwing about the term SJW, and cannot deal with things that may strike too close to being outside their personal comfort zone. I look at the language that they use to see if it is objective or tainted by their emotion in regards to it being too outside their personal comfort zone. You use the word 'abomination'. The last thing I would call TLJ is an abomination. "The fact that I could get opening weekend tickets (at 2 of the highest-profile theaters) more than a week after they went on sale is a big red flag to me." Now I am being serious here because I do not know where you live or what you are used to. Even here in the NYC / Long Island area it was very possible to get tickets for opening weekend well after a week after the tickets went on sale. Avengers Endgame went on sale and the internet went into a frenzy locking down opening DAY. However, friends of mine waited more than a week and still scored tickets for that opening weekend at a theater near them. They wanted to go with their kids. I fail to see why that raises a flag. Seriously. But, like I said, I do not know how many theaters you have in your area. We have a lot around here. "I understand that you like the movie. Many - very many - do not." There are many that enjoyed it immensely. I will say though that people who have a negative experience are always far more vocal than those that have a positive experience. Want proof? Go back to the main forum of Comics General. Please let me know where I can find all the threads that detail all of the positive interactions and transactions that they have had over eBay.

I'm waiting to see if certain books appear.

Let's revive and bring it to $7.50 per individual books or $50 for the lot.

One day I am going to start collecting some drek myself.

I forget this but recognize it... what was this involved in again? Isn't there a name change or something too?

Feelgood Funnies from 1972 What goes? Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood

The Notorious BIG - Hypnotize

Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome