[SOILERS] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Thread

[Big_Japan]

when I think about it, I have never cared for Star Wars that much, even the original 3. Obviously there have been a lot of decent Star Wars branded products like the N64 game, x wing tie fighter, and some of my old action figures, but if I'm being honest with myself I give zero fucks about the lore, could not give less of a fuck about any of the characters since the writers behind them are complete hacks (I kinda like yoda), and I consider the movies all pretty boring.

Possibly the only reason I even saw Star Wars as a kid in the first place was the theatrical re-release barrage in the 90s before Phantom Menace. And even then I'd say it made much less of an impact on my childhood than silly popcorn monster movie Jurassic Park, which somehow still manages to feel more like cerebral hard sci fi than the Force universe.

The whole franchise is a case study on how to use the power of Jewry to funnel all of childrens' interest in hard science, space travel, and scifi into an idiotic and hamfistedly political soap opera about race mixing where everything sciency might as well be powered by magic.

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

It's just not a very interesting setting. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of interesting things that happen but none of it really matters, planets and star systems blow up and then become forgotten. There's always an evil empire in one form or another and when it's defeated by heros another one replaces it in a few decades. That's 40,000 years of star wars history in a nutshell.

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by KagatobLuvsAnimu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's just not a very interesting setting. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of interesting things that happen but none of it really matters, planets and star systems blow up and then become forgotten. There's always an evil empire in one form or another and when it's defeated by heros another one replaces it in a few decades. That's 40,000 years of star wars history in a nutshell.

Huh? So what, really? You can't have interesting characters in this setting?

I thought Shadows of the Empire was a good story, as did many non-fans.

Along with the Thrawn trilogy, which fans and non-fans agree really should have been episode 7 8 and 9. Huge missed opportunity to create some classic Star Wars movies in 2016 ala the original trilogy that people would be talking about for the next 30 years. They would have been serious and dark ala The Dark Knight, not the SNL skit with the Eddie Murphy storm trooper. And extremely dramatic. You know, the fucking space opera that Star Wars was meant to be? Yeah pal.

Fans lost out bad on this one to Zion, I mean Disney.

I'll only be watching this for trainwreck factor to see if they can pull all 3 movies off with video-game cutscene pacing and vomit-inducing editing. And for Kylo Ren, the only moderately interesting character Star Wars has ever had since 1980.

[iruinedyourday]

The original trilogy is and always will be a cinematic masterpiece but all the other shit I could live without, except games. Glad there are the games.

http://youtu.be/U49VvGYZr98

[Jarlon]

This star wars was quite a bit better than all of the others, especially the old 3. The original 3 had pathetic fight scenes , wording and graphics. No one cares that it was ahead of its time except people with shitty lives who like to relive nostalgic moments.

[AzzarTheGod]

Thrawn trilogy versus The Force Unleashed. No brainer.

Oh that was a good pun. Unleashed had no brains.

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Along with the Thrawn trilogy, which fans and non-fans agree really should have been episode 7 8 and 9.

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Ok, you can sign me up for this, however I'd consider it an exception to the rule. Much like Veers, who I would also love to see.
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[iruinedyourday]

From general to admiral between empire and return. I'd watch a Patton style movie for him sure why not.

[AzzarTheGod]

Fuck yeah. That brings me to another meta talking-point on the whole Star Wars legacy.

Given Lucas penchant for epic since the prequels, had he retained control of the franchise, that would have been as close as we could get to a Thrawn Episode 7. I read all of his ideas for 7 were discarded and thrown out by JJ and the writers, then terminating Lucas consultant position on the production shortly thereafter.

Who would have ever thought a director would come along and make the Prequels infinitely more appreciable by accident?

The prequels look pretty damn good right now in light of this Dave Chappelle comedy sketch bullshit. This HAS to have even diehard prequel haters turning over and rewriting their opinion on Lucas.

If I'm Lucas, I am pretty damn pleased with myself right now. My stock has gone up and its poised to boom, with a very possible complete and total legacy vindication coming on the horizon after 8 gets delivered.

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I'm Lucas, I am pretty damn pleased with myself right now. My stock has gone up and its poised to boom, with a very possible complete and total legacy vindication coming on the horizon after 8 gets delivered.

Dunno, Looper was pretty good all around and was the exact kind of 'sci-fi minus the technobabble' (fantasy) type of movie that Star Wars is supposed to be. 9 to be directed by the Jurassic World director seems to have even greater potential IMO, even though all but Chris Pratt's character were absolute shit, the story/setting/presentation was absolutely beyond amazing.