theCapraAegagrus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 TLJ is so depressing. I mean, imagine watching Avengers: Infinity War, and Iron Man's fighting Thanos on Titan. However, when Thanos breaks off Stark's Nano Sword and stabs him, he wasn't actually in the suit. He was doing that thing he did in Iron Man 3 where he was remote-controlling it. And then he exerted himself so much that he passes out and dies... He doesn't get to live out the legacy of Endgame. Imagine Vision's stone being removed from his head, but then Vision Mary Poppins himself back to life (Idk how) and just takes the stone back (Idk how). (Idk how Leia did this, either.) Imagine Ant-Man going on a side quest to find Hank Pym because he's the only one that can remove his ankle monitor so he can join the fight, BUT, Pym turns him into the police instead. Then Adam Warlock just so happens to be a cop at the precinct and does it. But then Adam takes Lang to Ayesha. And then Lang steals some batteries and beats Adam up and Idk where this is all going (neither did Rian Johnson). I wanna KMS just typing all of this out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattn792 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Larryw7 said: So, the only real hope I have for this movie is the return of Palpatine. I know putting him in the movie is desperation from the producers, but Ian McDiarmid was one of the highlights of the Prequels and also ROTJ. Maybe his appearance will at least give the movie a touch of class and even some excitement. You highlighted the main problem -- the desperation. I still can't fathom how they let it get to this point. TFA is certainly not perfect, but seeing as how it set the US box office record, its hard to argue that it didn't give the franchise just a little bit of renewed vigor. TLJ was set up to make $3 billion, and instead we got 152 minutes of CSPAN. So now its just another nostalgia trip. "Hey look everyone - Emperor P survived his multi-story trip down the Death Star toilet! Isn't that so crazy and interesting??!?" Edited November 22, 2019 by mattn792 mutli, multi, who's counting? media_junkie, Larryw7, Catwomancomics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, mattn792 said: Hey look everyone - Emperor P survived his multi-story trip down the Death Star toilet! I tend to ignore people positing lines of thought that are the result of people skipping ideas already posted in a long thread resulting from lazily skipping to the end, but this one's developing enough life to make me try to head it off before it keeps going. He's far more likely to be in the film as a Force Ghost than as a living being, but who knows, I guess we'll find out. I definitely wouldn't just assume they've resurrected him in that awful way comic books have done since the death and resurrection of Superman. Edited November 22, 2019 by fantastic_four Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, fantastic_four said: I tend to ignore people positing lines of thought that are the result of people skipping ideas already posted in a long thread resulting from lazily skipping to the end, but this one's developing enough life to make me try to head it off before it keeps going. He's far more likely to be in the film as a Force Ghost than as a living being. So your telling me that you'd be surprised if the franchise that gave us cut-in-half Darth Maul robot legs and Flying Space Leia would suddenly trot out a fully living, breathing Palpitating Emperor in IX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 It certainly appears as though there will be a living, breathing, Emperor. I have no idea how. I'm just hoping that, if so, it makes a lick of sense. Mary Poppins Leia didn't make any sense. zhamlau, mattn792 and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antpark Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 22 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said: It certainly appears as though there will be a living, breathing, Emperor. I have no idea how. I'm just hoping that, if so, it makes a lick of sense. Mary Poppins Leia didn't make any sense. Something, something, "used the Force", something, something, "Climbed into a refrigerator", something, something, "Deep Meditation Force Sleep" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwomancomics Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 In the now Legend books by Timothy Zahn there was a clone Emperor from the series that also gave us Thrawn and Mara Jade. Is JJ going to borrow that idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Catwomancomics said: In the now Legend books by Timothy Zahn there was a clone Emperor from the series that also gave us Thrawn and Mara Jade. Is JJ going to borrow that idea? Probably, he has no original ideas of his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Catwomancomics said: In the now Legend books by Timothy Zahn there was a clone Emperor from the series that also gave us Thrawn and Mara Jade. Is JJ going to borrow that idea? 4 hours ago, bane said: Probably, he has no original ideas of his own. I still hope its his long lost twin brother, Steve Palpatine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 So, apparently the ending of Rise of Skywalker has leaked (again won't know if it is true until it hits theaters) but after reading what was leaked I just about cried because of the sheer stupidity of it. Catwomancomics and mattn792 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, media_junkie said: So, apparently the ending of Rise of Skywalker has leaked (again won't know if it is true until it hits theaters) but after reading what was leaked I just about cried because of the sheer stupidity of it. I had to take a peek myself. Yeah... Really hoping none of what I read is actually true. Edited November 24, 2019 by mattn792 caveat needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just finished reading it....well actually 5 minutes ago...just finished vomiting. That is totally ridiculous 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaven Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said: Just finished reading it....well actually 5 minutes ago...just finished vomiting. That is totally ridiculous link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, RedRaven said: link? https://cosmicbook-news.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/cosmicbook.news/star-wars-rise-skywalker-ending-leaks?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15745718662802&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From %1%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fcosmicbook.news%2Fstar-wars-rise-skywalker-ending-leaks 1950's war comics and RedRaven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaven Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Seems par for the course if true. Mr Sneeze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RedRaven Posted November 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2019 The shame is that Disney squandered all of the well written stories and plots from the books. In some better Universe we are celebrating Timothy Zahn instead of fretting over how the whole franchise has been mishandled by the House of Mouse. Catwomancomics, Mr Sneeze, Hollywood1892 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 3 hours ago, RedRaven said: The shame is that Disney squandered all of the well written stories and plots from the books. In some better Universe we are celebrating Timothy Zahn instead of fretting over how the whole franchise has been mishandled by the House of Mouse. Indeed. The link above doesn't work for me, perhaps thanfully, but like you I often ponder what could have been. Star Wars - in its original state - has always had something about it, something epic. The characters, names, settings - the whole thing is a once in a lifetime inspiration. It's part of the world, part of our fabric. So to see how it is handled today is such a shame. It's such a shame that the combined genius of the human race, with all that it now has at it's disposal from a film making perspective, can't contrive to add something to the original idea that actually blows people away. See also 'current Doctor Who'. Foley, Cozmo-One and Broke as a Joke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sneeze Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Well, it certainly reads like a JJ -script, so no surprises there. This is what is to be expected when you set out to conclude a story line that had already been concluded. And yet, who knows - I remember reading spoilers for Empire Strikes Back back in the day and it sounded terrible. Most importantly, thank goodness JJ has nothing to do with the Dune adaptation. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv horror Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: that actually blows people away. It was The Force awakens that blew me away and The Last Jedi that drove the last nail in.! Even if this new one is the greatest one of all (which I doubt) it would still end on a dud with the way it handled the original characters. I am dearly HOPING that they leave the Emperor dead Please please please and for goodness sake kill both Rey and Kylo as they are both dead wood already especially their acting? Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv horror Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 11 hours ago, RedRaven said: link? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't join the Darkside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...