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WonderCon: THE CLONE WARS! GET SMART! 10,000 BC! Footage! Actors! Quint takes in WB's panel! (That's What She Said!)

First! by hypnotron	Feb 24th, 2008 03:14:05 AM
Or am I?
Second! by hypnotron	Feb 24th, 2008 03:14:32 AM

Clone Wars in 3d, please? by gotilk	Feb 24th, 2008 03:14:46 AM
Please!?
Third by hypnotron	Feb 24th, 2008 03:14:50 AM

Wow, Camilla Belle looks good in those pics. by Playkins	Feb 24th, 2008 03:17:17 AM
She's grown up quite a bit since Lost World.
..And Anne Hathaway looks six sides of awesome, too. by Playkins	Feb 24th, 2008 03:18:00 AM

Quint takes in WB's panel.... by leobloom	Feb 24th, 2008 03:25:01 AM
but AICN takes it up the ass. Sorry, couldn't resist.
"Should have been in the movies." by Retlaw Kciuq	Feb 24th, 2008 03:26:52 AM
And too bad you aren't George, Quint. Yeah, sure, maybe Episode I should have a direct start to the more direct conflict of the Clone Wars (wait, it was... Naboo was a direct cause for the war)... I guess if you wanted more of a cartoony approach to the conflict, then by all means, that's your choice. But in my opinion, Lucas got everything right for this 22 year old.
I guess Anakin was a Jedi Knight in "Sith." by Hercules	Feb 24th, 2008 03:27:20 AM
More than a learner, less than a master.
If Man of Steel does happen... by Shermdawg	Feb 24th, 2008 03:40:26 AM
...I hope Singer comes to his senses, and replaces Bosworth with Hathaway.
Retlaw by Quint	Feb 24th, 2008 03:41:47 AM
You think the prequels are less cartoony than the Clone Wars toons? Maybe in execution, but certainly not in tone. But I'm glad you loved the prequels. I wish I could. I just get more and more sad that they ended up a huge missed opportunity the more distance I get from release. But that's me and I never claimed to be the end all be all of opinion on Star Wars.
The prequels? by JimCurry	Feb 24th, 2008 03:44:44 AM
Why - WHY - are we still talking about those movies? Jesus CHRIST people - we were all served shit on a plate... End the denial - the prequels were awful, and that fraud of a "director" deserves no more attention from us.
And Herc by Quint	Feb 24th, 2008 03:45:13 AM
You're probably right. I stepped shot right over Knight to Master. I'm sure someone would have called that out within Lucasfilm eons ago if that was BS... but then again, Yoda was supposed to have been Obi-Wan's master... you can try to explain that away, but everybody knows when they heard that in Empire they thought Obi-Wan was learning directly and only from Yoda. Anyway, I got so much more to do. I'll try to calm the offended Star Wars fan inside me a bit and get the nose to the grindstone...
Retlaw by leobloom	Feb 24th, 2008 03:46:21 AM
What do you mean MORE of a cartoony approach? Wasn't the PT pretty cartoonish as it was?
So let's get this straight.... by Kirbymanly	Feb 24th, 2008 03:47:35 AM
You got to see Kristen Bell, Camilla Belle AND Anne Hathaway? Live. In person. Three cat's meows. Wow. That's all I gots ta say. You're a very lucky man.
Quint hasnt had pussy since pussy had HIM!!! by Mike_D	Feb 24th, 2008 03:52:54 AM
its a fact Harry!! ;)
Live action please by manuk666	Feb 24th, 2008 03:53:20 AM
Cartoons are nice, I want to see a darker SW tho, transformed, cruel, NEW. Anything starship related looks great on the trailer
That exact same Clone Wars video... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 24th, 2008 03:53:30 AM
...has been on the Star Wars site for at least a month.
Quint by Retlaw Kciuq	Feb 24th, 2008 04:01:09 AM
I didn't mean to offend you in anyway. I enjoy reading you. However, there comes a time when people need to let go of their hatred and disappointment for the trilogy and simply move on.
leobloom by Retlaw Kciuq	Feb 24th, 2008 04:08:13 AM
That entire micro-episode of Mace facing off against the Droid Army of the Confederacy was above and beyond more of a cartoon than Episode II & III. I is a different beast entirely but I look past those snippets and enjoy the story as a whole.
shit, shit, shit by bacci40	Feb 24th, 2008 04:28:35 AM
so comic con gets the a-list movies and wondercon gets shit...the comic convention on the west coast is dead...wonder what shit wizard is gonna have
Yoda trained Obiwan by _SnakePlissken_	Feb 24th, 2008 04:33:33 AM
when he was small a boy (just like he does all the "younglings in Ep II) up until late teens, then Liam Nelson took over. He then took him for his last few years to hone his skills better. So i'd is justified to say Yoda was Obi-wans master and trainer
my dream would be by _SnakePlissken_	Feb 24th, 2008 04:36:06 AM
for Lucas Films to do the Timothy Zahn trilogy set few years after Jedi, do it with realistic computer generated movies and with the real actors voices.. that would kick ass
A Clone War does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Feb 24th, 2008 05:22:55 AM
Word on the street is that THE CLONE WARS features TIME-LAPSE CLOUD FORMATIONS. If this rumour is true, then i'm sure we could agree that would be completely, and utterly inappropriate.
Hayden Christensen... by jackalcack	Feb 24th, 2008 05:23:11 AM
...shouldn't have been in the movies
Good grief by Pipple	Feb 24th, 2008 05:43:15 AM
I just am not getting this obsession with Prequel EU here. There's nothing to explore. We know how it all ends. What kind of dumbass would set a story then? At least with the little clone war toons we didn't get to see Revenge yet. Oh well toss your money in the trash kids. sad...
Snake by Quint	Feb 24th, 2008 05:44:08 AM
It might be justified, but it's still a cop-out.
So does this dismiss the clones wars cartoon? by lex romero	Feb 24th, 2008 06:03:23 AM
I thought the CGI ones were more of an extended remake of the cartoon but from the sounds of it it's a completely different series.
Zahn Trilogy by Sprout	Feb 24th, 2008 06:03:27 AM
It might help if they adapted all the comics that the Zahn trilogy refers to first.
"It should have been in the movie" IT IS-the movie is CLONE WARS by mr_sinister7381	Feb 24th, 2008 07:02:43 AM
Why should it have been in the live-action movies? The movies told the tale of Anakin-they followed his story. This is an expansion, and doing a NEW MOVIE makes sense.
Hyper space by Shoegeezer	Feb 24th, 2008 07:51:18 AM
It may not sound like a big deal, but the absence of the stretching stars jump to light speed in the prequels was a great example of how Lucas stuffed things up. All the original movies have it, a simple yet always crowd pleasing effect, yet conspicuous by its absence in the prequels. Nice to see it back, that's all.
I could watch Clone Wars all day long by GodMars	Feb 24th, 2008 07:57:59 AM
But seriously, people are going to pay to see this Get Smart movie? There is a joke in there, somewhere...
I thought Sith was good for what it was. by TomBodet	Feb 24th, 2008 08:06:33 AM
Lots of this actually shoulda have been in Klones, not Sith, if you think about it. That and Menace. Quint you'll prob. never be happy w/ the prequels, which is fine. That's how it goes. I ZERO interest in the Get Smart re-do, just because it Doesn't Need To Be Made, ya know? W/ or W/out a Giant Hiemy Robot, by the way.
Supes Returns is the REAL missed opp here. by TomBodet	Feb 24th, 2008 08:08:58 AM
THAT-was all wrong for all the wrong reasons, the farther from release I get from that, the more I think-GAG. You KNOW Mikey_Bay would have been an improvement on whatever Singer gave to is, and then some.
ya' know The Rock.... by Big Dan	Feb 24th, 2008 08:18:43 AM
could pass for Captain Marvel or Black Adam. Tough call there.
why should it have been in the movie?? by theycallmemrglass	Feb 24th, 2008 08:21:28 AM
The Clone Wars was a back drop to the main storyline of Anakin's descent into darkness (or murderous psychotic madness, if you will). Thats why there were superb short cartoons of the back drop Clone Wars to fill the gap (which wold have dragged in the main movies. Personally, i dont give a flying frak about the new Cone Wars cartoon because its story doesnt grab me. We all wanted to know Darth Vader's and Obi Wan' story and that what Lucas gave us and I for one was grateful to have the enjoyable prequels. I just now wish they could give us something fresher like a Knights of the Old Republic storyline (like an ancient china 3 Kingdoms scenario). Or perhaps if they are scared to go that far back then give us an enjoyable background story of a Rogue Scoundrel, could be Han Solo's father. I can think of some great story lines of such setting. I'm sure they can. But most star wars fans were crying out for more WAR...they listened, they're giving you more Clone Wars. Thats not what I cry out for.
Should Have Been In The Movies Indeed! by LaserPants	Feb 24th, 2008 08:26:58 AM
Of all the problems with the prequels, the fact that the major conflict of the entire goddamn thing is in the background is, for me, the #1 problem with the whole series. Yes, worse than Jar Jar, worse than midichlorians (which actually don't really bother me all that much), and slightly, just slightly, worse than Anakin as 8 year old moppet in the nearly unwatchable TPM. The entire prequels should have focused on Anakin's descent into madness as a result of living through the horrors of war. Specifically, The Clone Wars. Oh well. I still think ROTS is totally f*cking awesome. Easily the best since ESB.
Oh, And I'm Really Excited For This by LaserPants	Feb 24th, 2008 08:42:22 AM
Of course its a money-grab and a way to expand the franchise to new audiences, but I don't care. I love Star Wars and think this show has a lot of potential.
Hyperspace... by BizarroJerry	Feb 24th, 2008 09:00:47 AM
I believe it was purposely left out of the prequels to let ANH have that exciting first reveal of inside hyperspace.
Camilla Belle, that shorty has a tight body! by captboulder	Feb 24th, 2008 09:21:58 AM
She is a fine piece of ass! And to think she starred in that Disney movie! I hope someone was smart enough to ram her on the casting couch! What a shame if nobody got to fingered that!
Anne Hathaway by Maegnarval	Feb 24th, 2008 09:36:32 AM
I think Anne has been looking to getting a part in the next Superman movie already. Also, she may be looking to get like the reporter part in Godzilla Vs. Deathla!
Clones is the worst of the prequels. by rbatty024	Feb 24th, 2008 10:26:12 AM
I'm pleased to see people have come around to this point. I remember shortly after the film, when I was in awe of how absolutely terrible it was, and hearing people talk about how much better Attack of the Clones was than Phantom Menace. I couldn't understand it. The Phantom Menace had some bad moments but nothing worse than the unconvincing love scenes and talk about sand. There's almost nothing redeeming about that movie.
Yes! Anakin can have a Padawan! by arloflores	Feb 24th, 2008 10:35:48 AM

The Last 30-45 Minutes Of AOTC Is Pretty Kewl by LaserPants	Feb 24th, 2008 10:36:42 AM
The problem with AOTC lies in the first 90 minutes, which is really pretty awful. TPM awful. I liked the part where Anakin freaks out about his mom, though and starts choppin' up Tuskens. Even offscreen, you get the deal. But, ultimately, none of that matters, because everything good is packed into ROTS which is clearly the only prequel worth watching, and the third best of the Star Wars movies after ESB and ANH.
Yes! Anakin can have a Padawan! by arloflores	Feb 24th, 2008 10:38:23 AM
There are three levels of the Jedi: Padawan, Jedi Knight, and Jedi Master. If I am to understand the storyline this takes place AFTER Anakin is made a Jedi Knight. If you'll remember from TPM after Yoda told Obi-Wan he had been made a KNIGHT he agreed to let him take on Anakin as his padawan. Yes, it is possible for Anakin to have a padawan.
Clones by Lazarus Long	Feb 24th, 2008 10:40:11 AM
Nothing redeeming? I thought the whole Obi-Wan detective story aspect of the plot was a refreshing change of pace, culminating in a pretty cool fight in the rain with Jango. I don't know how you write that off. And the whole arena section...I guess you buy it or you don't. I thought the creatures were done better than anything in Lord of the Rings, with some great humor involved in their interaction with the heroes, and while the Clones/Jedi/Droid battle often threatened to descend into a CGI mess, it would get back to our characters and raise the stakes. I don't think I need to defend the Yoda scene at the end, either. I've never heard a crowd cheer louder than when he walked around the corner to face Dooku. What I also like about Clones is that it spins the threads from the first film into a pretty labyrinthine web. Some people are bored by the whole Palpatine/clones conspiracy plot, I loved it.
"I never claimed to be the end all be all" by Jeff Albertson	Feb 24th, 2008 10:53:10 AM
That's good... if you're gonna be stupid you should at least be humble about it.
The ultimate Star Wars experiment by deathbird	Feb 24th, 2008 10:53:21 AM
Find a creative, extremely sheltered 20 year old who knows nothing about Star Wars. Show him ROTS/ANH/TESB--generally considered the best three--and tell him they never got around to making I, II, and VI. Ask him to write some story outlines on what he think happened. Odds are his beginning and ending would be better than Lucas's.
"Sith" is one of the best in the series by Razorback	Feb 24th, 2008 11:12:15 AM
Stop pretending it isn't.
"Sith" rocked. Period. by deathbird	Feb 24th, 2008 11:21:57 AM
There's something amiss when a SW film receives more praise from critics than Internet geeks.
Exactly. I think Sith is good. by TomBodet	Feb 24th, 2008 11:29:50 AM
I donno what the whining is about. So Herr King Jorge Lucas didn't give you the Trilogy You wanted. WAH!!! He made the one HE wanted. I am NOT saying that either Menace or Klones were all that great-but c'mon. That's life. It's his money, those were his toys, he could do what he wanted.
Get Smart still sounds like SHIT!! by rectalscan	Feb 24th, 2008 11:38:55 AM
I like reading your columns Quint, but why suck up to these people? Segal a\has stated before that he DISLIKED Get Smart. He is SCREWING IT UP. Not funny. We want smart writing, NOT butt-jokes and ad-libs. Stop being a hollywood whore Quint and just be NEUTRAL until you see the flick please??!! And I don't mean snuggling up with the director in the editing room. Ghee Whizz!!
Sorry guys, ROTS is indefensible by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 11:59:47 AM
From the Jedi going down like a bunch of bitches, to Lucas directly contradicting the OT, to boiling ANakin's descent to the dark side to a random hunch (which when it comes true he inexplicably doesn't follow through on), to the horribly shot lightsaber duels, to Hayden Christensens wretched acting (FAR worse than Mark Hamill. The film gets just about EVERYTHING wrong.
ALL YOUR SEQUELS ARE BELONG TO US by Mr Spork	Feb 24th, 2008 12:08:44 PM
That's what she said.
Quint's Apprentice Question by JTStarkiller	Feb 24th, 2008 12:14:58 PM
Anakin was not an apprentice during a lot of the clone wars, as is indicated by the episode when he is knighted. You can also tell by his hair in the pics from the new series that he's not an apprentice. As for the master thing, he never was a Jedi Master, but that doesn't mean you can't be a master to a student, to an apprentice. Jedi Master isn't a rank for those with students, but when you reach a level when you've "mastered the force." Confusing, I know.
AOTC is the best prequel by far by bullet3	Feb 24th, 2008 12:21:38 PM
I can't believe everyone defends Revenge of the Sith, after the opening 20 minutes, that movie was a complete travesty. Anakin turn to the dark side is a joke, and they keep, and the end fight scenes were oddly uninvolving and kinda boring. Attack of the clones, minus the 20 minute romantic sub-plot, had the awesome city chase, the fight with Obi-Wan and Jango, the asteroid chase, and the entire last 30 minutes. It's by far the best of the prequels.
Great panels with some idiot geeks in the Q&A... by Zardoz	Feb 24th, 2008 12:24:17 PM
One lame-ass, who was trying to kiss-up to Carell by saying, "I thought you should've been The Joker..." got his mic cut immediately and the audience of at least 4,000 geeks sounded like they were (justifiably) gonna lynch the guy right then and there. (C'mon man, even if you really believe that, there's an appropriate time and place to say something like that, and that wasn't it: in a room full of comic geeks who are psyched to see Heath Ledger IN HIS FINAL ROLE as The Joker!) Two other a-holes tried to get Carell to pose for pics with them and get autographs. Both were booed by the audience, and Carell, after politely saying "Sure", hilariously back-tracked and started mock-yelling, "No! Absolutely not! How dare you!" to the guys. Seriously fanboys, stop wasting everyone's time with your plaintive idolatry. Anyway, the vibe I got on all of the films was exactly the same as Quint's, but I'm really psyched to see "Get Smart" now, as it looks very fun and funny. Oh, and Camilla Belle and Anne Hathaway are charming and beautiful, and I think they seemed genuinely surprised to hear people tell them exactly how beautiful they are...
I'm bored with the prequel era. by Premiere Warlord Bush	Feb 24th, 2008 12:24:31 PM
Tartakovsky's Clone Wars ruled-ass and covered the whole war-era pretty well. I say bring on a Knights of the Old Republic movie.
What's wrong with the Jedi going down like bitches? by deathbird	Feb 24th, 2008 12:26:18 PM
It was a corrupt religious order that sold out its principles by participating in a manufactured war. The galaxy was doomed regardless; it was only because of Qui-Gon the maverick, and his "discovery" of Anakin/Luke/Leia, that allowed for Palpatine's fall. Great story if you ask me.
Corrupt religious organization? by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 12:32:01 PM
It's shit like that I'm talking about. This is how people misconstrue the story because of Lucas' terrible prequels. And the character of Qui Gon wasn't even supposed to exist.
The problem with the fall of the jedi is... by bullet3	Feb 24th, 2008 12:36:13 PM
The problem with the fall of the jedi is they somehow don't see it coming. I hate to cite maddox of all people, but he kinda nailed the problem with the story. The Jedi are all-seeing, and can sense feelings, and see all these premonitions, but they miss a galactic conspiracy involving millions of troops? I just don't buy that.
Also bullet... by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 12:47:53 PM
it is said in the OT that Darth Vader "hunted down and murdered" (or something like that)the Jedi. Now I'm not sure what hunting down is to George Lucas, but it isn't just speaking an order to an entirely separate army. And hunt implies that there was some actual searching to do, not that the killers all happened to be standing right fucking next to the Jedi when the order went through. By doing it the lazy way, Lucas also robs Vader of the 10% of the badassery he had left after Christensens whiny stilted performance.
Yeah thats the worst part by bullet3	Feb 24th, 2008 12:53:35 PM
Taking one of the greatest villains and making him into a complete, whiny, bratty, idiot. Ya, the progression started in attack of the clones, but ROTS could have saved it, and really made him into a great villain. Why not have the jedi somehow accidentally kill padme, anakin gets pissed, and just starts hunting them all down or something. I don't know, anything would've been better than a stupid dream.
all that shit was "in the movies" by sith_rising	Feb 24th, 2008 12:55:00 PM
we saw Anakin being a hero and a failure, we saw his strained relationship with Obi-Wan, and we saw at least 3 seperate Clone Wars engagements. don't be a prick.
We didn't see any of that Sith_Rising by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 12:58:56 PM
We heard it mentioned and we saw it briefly glossed over, never dealt with. I never saw a thing that would make me think Obi-Wan and Anakin ever even liked each other, let alone the greatest of friends. And we saw the beginning of the Clone Wars, we never got to see anything that would give us the breadth of wartime. You're filling in the blanks with the jumbled pieces Lucas gave you, blanks HE should have filled in if he had any sense of what good storytelling is.
"Qui-Gon wasn't even supposed to exist?" by deathbird	Feb 24th, 2008 01:10:16 PM
Who are you, Gary Kurtz?
Hyperspace maybe got a bit faster by pokadoo	Feb 24th, 2008 01:10:26 PM
...in the 20 years or so between trilogys, thus the streatchy stars in eps 4-6. In the 3rd trilogy, they will have Tartan coloured "Ludicrous Speed"!
Prequel EU... by maxwell's hammer	Feb 24th, 2008 01:44:45 PM
... has some good story-telling potential. And I know i'll probably get flamed for bringing it up, but some of the EU novels set in this era are pretty good...most notably, the Clone-Trooper novels, which actually give the clones some depth, and make them into sympathetic characters. All the prequels are a little more interesting knowing what I know about them from the books. And the last book in that particular series (entiteld "Order 66) will show how the newly developed and sympathetic clones react when they're given the order to assassinate all the Jedi. Knowing the ending of the war can add weight to the stories that take place during it, if done correctly.
Bummer, No WATCHMEN at the panel? by grievenom	Feb 24th, 2008 01:57:29 PM
I guess next Wondercon, though that would be only a week or 2 before the release of the movie. Hopefully there will be some Watchmen stuff at Comic-Con this summer.
Industry Killer has Spoken---All others-DIE! by Gamerra_Presley	Feb 24th, 2008 02:21:18 PM
Oh SHADDAP IK. Okay? You are the one that is indefensible. Send in your fucking fan-fics to ILM or whatever for crissakes and be done with it.
They said Anakin was a Knight in Sith by skywalkerfamily	Feb 24th, 2008 02:39:36 PM
But he could not serve on the Council.
Gamerra and the like by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 02:46:33 PM
Anytime you guys care to back up your points, which I have done ad nauseam, instead of just throwing flagrant personal attacks, I'm all ears.
Precuelitis by MirageIII4ever	Feb 24th, 2008 02:51:27 PM
One of the things i don´t get (and there are many) is why George Lucas believes that 30+ year old fans (i´m one of them) want to see a cartoon. I don´t. SW is alive for morons like me who can pay dvd´s and such and were kids when the OT were released. I want 10-50-100 years after Endor and stuff like that, new things.
so basically by livahd	Feb 24th, 2008 02:57:57 PM
emmerich ripped this movie off the discovery channel, and then saw the 2012/ mayan/ end of the world special on the history channel last month, and figured he'd do it again. HACK.
Episode 2 should've been Ep1....and so on. by Playkins	Feb 24th, 2008 03:13:40 PM
Ep3 would've been a good Ep2, and we needed an Episode 3 with Darth Vader in full-badass mode. Fuck the series, Lucas. Just give us Episodes 2.5 and 4.5 and fix up all the wierd inconsistencies.
If the Cartoon doesn't suck like the EU by skywalkerfamily	Feb 24th, 2008 03:27:27 PM
I'll be fine.
I Like Some Of The EU by LaserPants	Feb 24th, 2008 03:40:41 PM
But alot of it is PU. Get it?! OMG!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! No, but seriously, some of the EU is good. I dig the Legacy comic and Legacy of the Force novels.
You guys expected a badass Vader? by deathbird	Feb 24th, 2008 04:02:16 PM
C'mon, that ROTJ redemption story is absurd enough as it is; the last thing we needed was an entire movie chronicling more of Vader's war crimes.
The PT had everything we needed to see by sith_rising	Feb 24th, 2008 04:11:20 PM
Follow EU if you like, but it's not needed. the prequels show Anakin's rise and fall, how the Clone Wars begin and end, the rise of Sidious and the Empire, how Anakin was seduced, how the Jedi were blinded, corrupted by their clinging to tradition, and destroyed by their lack of trust in Anakin, who could have been their savior. Don't blame Lucas because some people wanted to see 6 hours of Boba Fett disintegrating people and a suited Vader fighting random, nameless, faceless Jedi who have no importance to the story. The PT was fine as it is. You know it, I know it, and that's why we all saw it opening night and then bought the DVD, so don't act like you hated it. For the record, I hate the EU, but I'll watch the show anyway.
You're right Sith_Rising by IndustryKiller!	Feb 24th, 2008 04:24:12 PM
That stuff is in the prequels, unfortunately it's told so amatuerishly that it's impossible to believe, or it directly contradicts what we are told in the OT, OR it shows the unimportant parts and the most dramatic stuff is left offscreen. And don't act like I'm pretended to dislike the prequels, it's been chronicled over and over again what the problems are by myself and many many others. I'll tell you what I told everyone else, you want to defend the prequels, stop being general, cite some examples of how it succeeds.
who invented erica spencer? by HtownActor	Feb 24th, 2008 04:34:13 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zzm MnaXzEgQ
The PT was the best SW EU by skywalkerfamily	Feb 24th, 2008 04:55:34 PM
I mean really people.
Exactly by bullet3	Feb 24th, 2008 04:59:14 PM
The "basic" story is fine, it's just handled really badly, and the motivations are extremly unbelievable. And Vader killing random Jedi would be much more important to the story and interesting than 95% of Phantom Menace, so don't even try to go that route.
MORE SW FOR FANS TO BITCH ABOUT! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 24th, 2008 06:04:23 PM
Bring it on GL!
sithrising: "The PT had everything we needed to see" by Playkins	Feb 24th, 2008 06:27:41 PM
Uhhhh....., except inspired direction and acting,evenly-paced scripts, and consistent effects. Really, man- It's sad to go back and watch them in order and rediscover that "Phantom Menace" LOOKED the best out of all of them. 2 and 3 look like Pixar films.
Consistent effects? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 24th, 2008 06:29:22 PM
The prequels looked pretty damn awesome. Why do people want shitty models and crap bluescreen work.
The Zahn trilogy is shit by I Dunno	Feb 24th, 2008 07:03:39 PM
furry worms that absorb the Force? Clones with extra vowels in their name?
you tell em' skywalkerfamily by sith_rising	Feb 24th, 2008 07:55:31 PM
Playkins was there at midnight to see ROTS. we all know it.
SCREW LUCA$. NO ONE CARES ANY MORE. by uss cygnus	Feb 24th, 2008 08:16:29 PM
Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader. We get the fucking point. Enough. Mommy, make it stop.
Prequel Trilogy.... by Quake II	Feb 24th, 2008 08:51:53 PM
It's amazing how Lucas took a 3 hour story, stretched into 7 hours and still left out the majority of the plot about how Anakin turned to the dark side...Instead of getting to the meat of the story, he introduces 25 new characters that do little to nothing to further the story.
People still care about Star Wars by SlickyVonBoner	Feb 24th, 2008 09:32:39 PM
nearly $1 billion in domestic grosses for horribly reviewed flicks, show that people still care. The point is that Lucas needs to hand the reigns over to more capable people. He royally fucked the prequels. I hope the live action show survives his first few scripted episodes and better writers take over. That's why the original miniseries Clone Wars cartoons rocked so much... Lucas didn't write them.
it's easy to make a two minute cartoon awesome by sith_rising	Feb 24th, 2008 11:10:06 PM
those animated shorts sucked. I don't see how anyone can attack Lucas and Prequel Trilogy, yet defend Mace Windu surfing a droid, or Yoda dropping a huge Federation landing craft like it's nothing. He struggled to pull a fighter out of a swamp. Oh, I forgot, "THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THE TOP!" Whatever.
and yes, by sith_rising	Feb 24th, 2008 11:11:54 PM
i know Anakin surfed that big fat pig-tick in AOTC. but if that Tartovsky fucker tried to make a 6 hour saga out of his gay little animated shorts, you guys would all be in for a very gay, Powerpuff-inspired ride.
This is me by Solrider77	Feb 25th, 2008 12:11:03 AM
I'm the one who asked: - Someone asked about the possible connection between 10,000 BC and STARGATE. Emmerich said that there is no direct connection, no cross-over, but there is a similar backbone, namely the Lost Civilization theory, that the Egyptians didn’t build the pyramids. I'd seen it actually here during an early discussion of 10,000 BC last year.
SlickyVonBoner by JLo III	Feb 25th, 2008 12:29:48 AM
You are right! turn it over to someone who cares and is hungry and will make it dark. Just take it back to the tone and feel of ANH and TESB. Lucas still has good ideas but man it's time to do something for the fans. I know a lot of you out there love the PT and are very happy with it but for me there is just to much sillyness going on. I know there was humor in 4 and 5 but there is such a fine line and I think they crossed way over it. I dont' know about the rest of you but I still have an itch to see a really really bad ass Star Wars movie on the big screen. ROTS was close, I like that one a lot but it wasn't a home run for me. I believe if there is a demand at some point Lucas and company will meet that demand. All I can say is keep posting on these sites, if you love it or hate just keep making noise and eventually someone will take notice. By the way this little trailer makes Clone Wars look like it might be good. Should have been cover more in the PT but anyways looks like it might be good.
SlickyVonBoner by JLo III	Feb 25th, 2008 12:33:48 AM
You are right! turn it over to someone who cares and is hungry and will make it dark. Just take it back to the tone and feel of ANH and TESB. Lucas still has good ideas but man it's time to do something for the fans. I know a lot of you out there love the PT and are very happy with it but for me there is just to much sillyness going on. I know there was humor in 4 and 5 but there is such a fine line and I think they crossed way over it. I dont' know about the rest of you but I still have an itch to see a really really bad ass Star Wars movie on the big screen. ROTS was close, I like that one a lot but it wasn't a home run for me. I believe if there is a demand at some point Lucas and company will meet that demand. All I can say is keep posting on these sites, if you love it or hate just keep making noise and eventually someone will take notice. By the way this little trailer makes Clone Wars look like it might be good. Should have been cover more in the PT but anyways looks like it might be good.
What made the Clone Wars good by SlickyVonBoner	Feb 25th, 2008 12:39:54 AM
was that the CARTOON characters actually had... well, character. Yeah, some action was over the top, but story had more depth and meaning. That scene with the Shaak-Ti and the other two Jedi defending the Chancellor from Grevious was better than most scenes in the prequel trilogy. You actually care about the characters, and feel the suspense. Grevious was a bad-ass, Jedi-terminator for the Jedi to fear, even though they shouldn't know fear.. but in the movies he's turned into some coward that hits-and-runs every chance he gets. Anakin trying to do the right thing by saving the aliens being experimented on, but pushing himself dangerously to the darkside to do it... THAT's what the entire prequels should have been about. That writer got Star Wars right in 10 minute shorts, what Lucas could not do in 3- 2 hour movies.
One more thing... by JLo III	Feb 25th, 2008 12:42:40 AM
If anyone out there thinks that Lucas doesn't respond to the fans then just take a look at how much screen time Jar Jar had in Episode I and how much screen time he had in Episode II and III. They do listen, so keep posting.
Thanks JLo by SlickyVonBoner	Feb 25th, 2008 12:47:44 AM
I don't hate the PT, just think it could have been so much more. I'm excited for anything new 'cause I would like to see what some fresh new writers could do with the universe.
by captboulder	Feb 25th, 2008 01:27:42 AM
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Chrissake, there's pics with Camilla Belle and Anne Hathaway... by captboulder	Feb 25th, 2008 01:33:51 AM
And all you guys can do is bitch about SW?! AICN must be a full-fledge goddamn geek community! At least nerds can be horny bastards, like myself!
can we get an prequel with a burly 35-yr-old Anakin? by George Newman	Feb 25th, 2008 02:07:03 AM
Darth Vader is a big barrel-chested beast in the original trilogy. In SITH he is no thicker than a bean pole. Surely he doesnt just pack on the pounds, stuffing his face with donuts and whatnot. ALSO, the whole age bracket was off in the prequels. The 18-year time gap between Ep. III and 4 would set Anakin in his 30s-40s and Obi Wan in his 50s. You can't tell me that in 18 years Obi Wan ages from Ewan to Alec. Or Hayden ages into Robert Shaw in that brief a time.
Why not focus on a better age, after Anakin became Darth by ricarleite	Feb 25th, 2008 06:17:55 AM
And when Tarkin was ruling out everything, make the CGI movie about the Death Star plans being stolen or the beginning of the Rogue Squadron. Why is GL in love with the crappiest part of the whole SW universe?
ricarleite by INWOsuxRED	Feb 25th, 2008 03:12:32 PM
Isn't that the supposed live-action TV period of time?
I'm a creationist in one sense. by C.K. Lamoo	Feb 25th, 2008 03:22:42 PM
I prefer to have dinosaurs in my caveman movies.

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