Star Wars 7 shit talk

Super Bears reminds me off the times Shoneys would have guest appearance by kids' tv knockoffs like the "Power Turtles"

http://nerdist.com/mark-hamill-confirms-rumor-about-star-wars-episode-viii/

Do I want to avoid that link?

nah, it's a non-spoiler

Just confirming the long-rumored ascension of Lobot to primary protagonist status.

***DRUDGE SIREN****SPOILIDAD***

Mark Hammill grew a beard

it's more that he's... growing a beard again

There is another.

the beard stays

you go

Abrams, Fisher, Ridley, Boyega, and Driver were on Kimmel last night. As expected, nothing was revealed; Driver even asked Abrams on set if he was allowed to say whether he appears in the film without a mask or not. Kimmel asked Abrams what the first word in the film is, and before responding Abrams paused and asked "Spoken?" which I guess is a tacit nod that they're sticking with the formalism of the opening crawl. Apparently the first spoken word in the movie is "This."

no crawl = Rite of Spring-style riot

Opening shot is of star destroyer passing 'Tattooine welcomes careful drivers' spaceboard.

There's a rear shot of Driver in one of the trailers with hood off, hair a-blowing. I can't see any way the studios controlling a 2015-ish franchise blockbuster would dare not succumb to the need to show the badguy's face during the climactic sword fight.

I should probably stop watching these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e813AnfX0Y

PG-13 bummer for my five yo, I think.

Yeah I feel like the trailer barrage is becoming a bit much. I'll be taking mental notes on what I haven't already seen by the time I get to redeem my ticket

despite that, there clearly is a ton of stuff we haven't seen. Including one pretty important main character

They will have Men in Black available at each theater to mind wipe you beforehand.

Jar Jar?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-ca-hc-star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-20151206-story.html

Did you go back at any point and watch the original trilogy to get it fresh in your mind?

It's pretty much in my head — I guess it's part of my DNA at this point. But I don't think it's that relevant because we're doing a new thing. And it's so different.

I don't know if people recognize it or not, but the saga is this big tapestry that's cut into sections that are defined by the directors. George made one very George-y movie, and if you saw "American Graffiti," you're not surprised to see the ebullience that's in "A New Hope." Then for "Empire," he said, "I want this next chapter to have Irvin Kershner's quality to it." And it's dark and serious and scary and treats the characters differently. Richard Marquand was a lovely man, and "Jedi" has a kind of easygoing "this is going to be the happy ending" quality that he brought.

Just jump over the prequels for a second, where George was doing what George was doing and fulfilling his own desires. Now with J.J., you get a whole new generation with a kind of dynamic mastery of camera and effects put together by someone that has a strong personality himself. He's a really decent guy, and he makes movies the way I try to make movies, which is that it's a privilege to make a movie and no one should be miserable. You're spitting in the face of luck if you're not having a great time. And that's infused in the movie. So what you're going to get is very much the J.J. Abrams movie.

These movies will all be so different. Rian Johnson is a friend of mine — he's going to make some weird thing. If you've seen Rian's work, you know it's not going be like anything that's ever been in "Star Wars." You couldn't have three more different people than J.J., Rian and Colin. Those movies will have the "Star Wars" saga as their basis, but everything else will be different. Then Phil Lord and Chris Miller are going to make the Han Solo film and I can't guess what that will be like — and I'm writing it!

lol at his tactful dismissal of the prequels

we're doing a new thing. And it's so different.

lol

http://i.imgur.com/snmyg9H.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s0DYAv5FOo

i'm starting to loathe the promotion for this now

I stopped (or "stopped", since it's in your face and p much unavoidable) paying attention after the first trailer. Aside from noting how much merchandise there's been for individual characters to whom the public has still not been properly introduced (e.g. the Adam Driver Christmas ornament I saw this weekend).

aside from a few web articles, and a couple fall trailers, i've seen nothing. No TV, haven't go shopping.

So is it going to be possible to see this not in 3D?

yes, I'm seeing it not in 3d.

I pre-ordered a 2D ticket deliberately (this is in London)

I remember obtaining a "Revenge of the Jedi" action figure months before the movie came out - it has always been thus! Advance merchandising of characters you have no idea about is a crucial part of the Star Wars experience!

I guess Morbz doesn't visit the makeup counter: http://www.covergirl.com/cosmetics/starwars-collection

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Ok, does anyone know where in NYC there are 2D showings?

"So is it going to be possible to see this not in 3D?"

This is 3D? I thought it was just IMAX...

did you look at fandango or a similar site? it really looks like almost every movie place that has multiple theaters showing the movie has at least one where it's not in 3d

even the place near here that does the food/beer/movie thing has three options: 3d/mx, mx, and regular

it's also in imax 3d! although that one is only at imax theaters

I see most of my crappy blockbusters with one particular friend who always demands that we see them in 3D. This time I held firm, 2D or nothing.

But again it's not actually a 3D film, right? They didn't shoot it in 3D so at best there is some post-production gimickry...

it's a conversion job yeah, but pretty much everything is these days

kinda baffled that this latest 3D fad has lasted as long as it has

I think at this point the majority of people are just indifferent to it, but the theatres like it because they can charge more

I have seen three films that actual did 3d well
Drive Angry (bad movie with Nicholas Cage, but basically made for silly 3d)
Fury Road
Love (thanks, Gaspar Noe)

btw for real star wars shit talk, I strongly urge you to embrace the christmas spirit and google "star wars caganer"

I found 3D very uncomfortable in Fury Road -- that plus the overloud sound really killed my enjoyment even though it was a great flick.

Although the guitar-at-you-face payoff almost made it worth it.

I was thinking of maybe going to see this at BAM because I trust a *cinephile* theater to at least not blow out my eardrums.

(but only 3D afaict)

3D in Fury Road was a waste of time.

I have misremembered, I did not actually see it in 3d, I just heard it was done well by friends. I saw it in glorious non-3d

so we're down to Nicholas Cage and ppl boning for my "essential 3d picks"

I'm taking my kid to see the 3D version on opening night. Not sure why I made that decision. Start Wars ticket buying was such a fucking panicked reaction: "when are they on sale? I can't fall asleep. What - they're on sale NOW??? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

So I'll report back on that. Last movie I saw in 3D was Last Airbender though, so I don't have a good frame of reference for the technology.

It'll be fine! Opening night - exciting!