Shenmue Dojo

Would love to have seen the original cut the director gave to the executives, as its probably the true version of the film, and the one I would enjoy the most. Anyone else think this goes a little further than it not being merely "classic starwars" but and/or not "classic disney" or some new version of "classic starwars" according to disney? Disney can be a love/hate relationship in regard to starwars...

Just cause Force Awakens ripped off certain story aspects of ANH doesn't mean it was "tonally similar" to the original trilogy or even the prequel trilogy. It felt more like Abrams Star Wars fan fiction instead of an official entry for a variety of different reasons (namely the absence of Lucas).

That being said, Rouge One is not an official entry in the main series. Therefore I can actually accept it being a different take on the mythos from that basis alone. It sounds nice that execs think they want to make it more like the OT to fit in (no matter how pessimistic your viewpoint is on that) but here's the thing...they will NEVER EVER EVER EVER make it like the original OT unless they go back to using ALL the original film equipment and techniques used to make the OT back in the late '70s - early '80s.

That's the very basis for the "feel" of the OT in the first place, the technology that was used at the time. Otherwise it's just a painfully hollow imitation of those "really old movies" (Spiderman ftw).

Here is the justification of the reshoots from that article "The goal of the reshoots will be to lighten the mood, bring some levity into the story and restore a sense of fun to the adventure." I dont think they mean classic as in the original trilogy time period, but certain aspects of the Ep 1-7 (the main film entries) that make the franchise what it is thats always been there.

Sonikku wrote: Meh. I remember when Disney bought Star Wars everyone was hailing it as the best Star Wars news in years. But Disney is just a profit machine. They see the medium of film making as nothing more than a mechanism for generating ever greater wealth. They care nothing about innovation, constantly looking to the past for ways to squeeze more money out of ancient properties while doing their damnest to extend copyrights beyond what the laws consider typical. This is a studio used to playing it safe and resting on its laurels instead of pushing the medium to its limits.

Word. And the internet at large proclaims them as this amazing media studio that can do no wrong? They suck, I'm sorry. It's fine if you enjoy mediocrity and fanservice, I guess. But for the rest of us? Meh.

is rogue one apart of a trilogy or just a one off, star wars film?

Sonikku wrote: It's a stand alone star wars story. Rumor is a Han Solo movie is next which is kind of lame

It's not a rumour, the "young Han Solo" movie was officially announced about a year ago. They cast Alden Ehrenreich (who was pretty great in Hail Caesar) for the leading role.

*Just trying to be a smartass here

"R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Dies at 81"

So the reshoots just added hair.....