bane Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, RedRaven said: *In the style of Sam Elliot* There's some mighty twisted knickers in this here thread. Ain’t that the truth! RedRaven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 13 hours ago, RedRaven said: *In the style of Sam Elliot* There's some mighty twisted knickers in this here thread. And a lot of minds REEEEEAALLLYYYY close to being changed. Just another dozen or so pages of masterdebation per day about TLJ should tip the fence-sitters over to one side or the other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 6 hours ago, fantastic_four said: And a lot of minds REEEEEAALLLYYYY close to being changed. Just another dozen or so pages of masterdebation per day about TLJ should tip the fence-sitters over to one side or the other! Someone wasting his time to lecture others about his opinion that they're wasting their time. Such sweet irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Namor Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, mattn792 said: Someone wasting his time to lecture others about his opinion that they're wasting their time. Such sweet irony. Exactly. If it’s such a waste of time, why is he wasting his time telling everyone? And if it’s such a waste of time, why should he have to tell everyone? Truth is, he’s one of these pompous forum blowhards that think they lord over everyone and have the final say. If anyone has their knickers in a bunch it’s him. HE’S the one jumping into a conversation to tell us we shouldn’t be having it. Like who TF is this guy? mattn792 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Did this get nominated for any Razzies? Harley Troy and I like pie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mcknowitall Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 That is it. EVERYBODY is on the mental ignore list. Signed: Francis. RockMyAmadeus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Mr.Mcknowitall said: That is it. EVERYBODY is on the mental ignore list. Signed: Francis. Lighten up, Francis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mcknowitall Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, media_junkie said: Lighten up, Francis. Straighten your knickers, junkie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) The Last Jedi was the worst movie that I've ever payed money to see. It's up there with Punisher: War Zone, which I didn't get past the first 10 minutes, because of how bad it is. Edit: As far as Episode IX is concerned, JJ Abrams is directing, and Mark Hamill is considering appearing (despite previously saying that he's done with Star Wars). There is faith... Edited September 4, 2018 by TwoPiece Harley Troy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 3 hours ago, TwoPiece said: As far as Episode IX is concerned, JJ Abrams is directing, and Mark Hamill is considering appearing (despite previously saying that he's done with Star Wars). There is faith... Are you saying Mark Hamill is your new hope? theCapraAegagrus and zhamlau 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 4 hours ago, TwoPiece said: ... Mark Hamill is considering appearing... This has already been confirmed. He's in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 You guys ares till talking about this turd of a movie? Just let it go. It was enough for me that the people involved lost a potential $1B. It's nonsense to believe Disney has the mindset that VII made $2B when only expected to make $1B, so it's ok VIII only made $1B. They don't save it in a "disappointments bank" for withdrawals. mattn792 and Harley Troy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 11 hours ago, I like pie said: You guys ares till talking about this turd of a movie? Just let it go. It was enough for me that the people involved lost a potential $1B. It's nonsense to believe Disney has the mindset that VII made $2B when only expected to make $1B, so it's ok VIII only made $1B. They don't save it in a "disappointments bank" for withdrawals. True. I remember that time that I bought a book for $0.50 and I hoped to sell it for $2, but I only sold it for $1 and I cried and cried and my shareholders just gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, valiantman said: True. I remember that time that I bought a book for $0.50 and I hoped to sell it for $2, but I only sold it for $1 and I cried and cried and my shareholders just gave up. Right. You can shrug off losing a potential dollar. A bit harder to swallow 1 billion. I don't think anyone is losing their job but they certainly weren't popping the champagne corks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 58 minutes ago, I like pie said: 1 hour ago, valiantman said: True. I remember that time that I bought a book for $0.50 and I hoped to sell it for $2, but I only sold it for $1 and I cried and cried and my shareholders just gave up. Right. You can shrug off losing a potential dollar. A bit harder to swallow 1 billion. I don't think anyone is losing their job but they certainly weren't popping the champagne corks off. Unless they had already spent that additional billion dollars like Enron or something, there never was another billion and there's no damage from not getting the extra billion. If they spent $500M and made $1B then this "loser" of a movie still did a lot better than Disney's standard 15% ROI. https://csimarket.com/stocks/DIS-Return-on-Investment-ROI.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) The definition of bias is comparing Episode VII's box office to Episode VIII's box office knowing that Episode V was a dropoff from IV and II was a dropoff from I. Everyone knew it would be a dropoff, the question was how much. Turns out the international dropoff from VII to VIII adjusted for inflation was about the same as the other two trilogies. Edited September 5, 2018 by fantastic_four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaven Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I would just like to see a well done sci-fi movie. Don't care about much else. Rogue One fit the bill. The first decent Star Wars movie since Empire. Still waiting for the next. I like pie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) I like all three prequels, particularly Revenge of the Sith. Most people seemed bored by the focus on Palpatine's political maneuvering, but I enjoyed it. And I REALLY love Ian McDiarmid's acting as Palpatine. It was slightly melodramatic, but it mostly worked well for that character. My favorite two moments in ALL the films are still Darth Maul vs. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gonn and Yoda vs. Dooku. Third is Vader clearing out that hallway at the end of Rogue One. Edited September 5, 2018 by fantastic_four Larryw7 and SkOw 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, fantastic_four said: The definition of bias is comparing Episode VII's box office to Episode VIII's box office knowing that Episode V was a dropoff from IV and II was a dropoff from I. Everyone knew it would be a dropoff, the question was how much. Turns out the international dropoff from VII to VIII adjusted for inflation was about the same as the other two trilogies. I just don't get how some people in here can't understand this. It's clear as day, and was even clearer to Disney before E8 was even released. There's zero disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, Chip Cataldo said: There's zero disappointment. I expect that both Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson aren't looking at it quite that way. Both are definitely pleased with the critical response but would prefer to silence as many of the hardcore fans as possible. Having said that, they're acutely aware they will never fully achieve that having watched fans pummel Lucas relentlessly for a full decade of the prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...