Author Topic: Dear sweet fluffy Jesus on a felt-covered pogo stick... (Read 7100 times)

AZRedhawk44 · « **on:** October 30, 2012, 05:00:38 PM »

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

Star Wars VII in 2015.

Say it ain't so.

<binks>Meesah gonna guess thisa gonna be bombad awful!</binks>

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:28:02 PM »

Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 30, 2012, 05:00:38 PM

<binks>Meesah gonna guess thisa gonna be bombad awful!</binks>

Can't be any worse than Jar Jar Binks... or the awful "cleanup" additions done for the re-releases... or Greedo shooting first... or Ewoks... or Christian Haydensen...

Brad

roo_ster · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:30:40 PM »

In my reality, only episodes 4-6 were made.

Ben · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:31:11 PM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on October 30, 2012, 05:28:02 PM

Can't be any worse than Jar Jar Binks...

GAH! How many times do I have to say that mentioning that name on APS is a ban-able offense!!!

MechAg94 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:39:26 PM »

Maybe they could do Star Wars VII: Attack of the Gungans

Then we could see an older luke and the rest of them fight back and slaughter all the Gungans. That might be fun.

erictank · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:39:57 PM »

Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 30, 2012, 05:00:38 PM

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

Star Wars VII in 2015.

Say it ain't so.

<binks>Meesah gonna guess thisa gonna be bombad awful!</binks>

Let's be fair - they're doing pretty damn well with their Marvel properties, and their Pixar stuff has always been top-shelf (even if I didn't like the Cars movies myself). It's quite possible that they can manage Star Wars, which they've had a strong association with for YEARS, in the same sort of "Do your thing, and make it good" manner.

Cautiously optimistic here...

birdman · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:40:14 PM »

Given disney's typical iron hand of control, perhaps they will be able to keep Lucas at arms reach and make it good. I want to see the Thrawn arc be made into a trilogy. Maybe Peter Jackson or (fingers crossed) Kevin smith directing?

roo_ster · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:41:20 PM »

OK, if I were to admit this reality...only for a short time, mind you...I have a challenge for you all.

I will have none of this happy talk about Marvel & Jackson.

Think of what horrifying cross-overs are now possible!

I bet you can't help but think of one or two...

bedlamite · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:41:44 PM »

Machete order works.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:43:52 PM »

Quote from: roo_ster on October 30, 2012, 05:41:20 PM

Think of what horrifying cross-overs are now possible!

'Mater and Jar-Jar's Goofy Movie

Brad

mtnbkr · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:47:09 PM »

The next Disney Princess will be from Alderaan. :D

Chris

MechAg94 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:48:22 PM »

Are any of you worried that Disney will remove the Jedi and the Force from furture movies? I mean, they have a reputation for taking religion out of all the stories they turn into movies.

bedlamite · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2012, 06:04:17 PM »

drewtam · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2012, 06:22:24 PM »

Imagine a world where Joss Whedon directs Episode 7.

charby · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2012, 06:46:38 PM »

Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 30, 2012, 05:00:38 PM

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

Star Wars VII in 2015.

Say it ain't so.

<binks>Meesah gonna guess thisa gonna be bombad awful!</binks>

You know last time I checked you don't have to buy a ticket, rent a DVD, or even watch it on TV.

lee n. field · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2012, 07:07:53 PM »

Quote from: bedlamite on October 30, 2012, 06:04:17 PM

That could be an interesting story. Minnie dies tragically, giving birth to a small litter. Rodent 1 and Rodent 2 get sent away to be raised by Donald Duck and Pluto. ....

seeker_two · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2012, 09:53:51 PM »

Quote from: birdman on October 30, 2012, 05:40:14 PM

Given disney's typical iron hand of control, perhaps they will be able to keep Lucas at arms reach and make it good. I want to see the Thrawn arc be made into a trilogy. Maybe Peter Jackson or (fingers crossed) Kevin smith directing?

Now you're talking!.....

Quote from: mtnbkr on October 30, 2012, 05:47:09 PM

The next Disney Princess will be from Alderaan. :D

:D

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:26:26 PM »

This seems appropriate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns1m_aXJa58

(Yes, it's the "Han Shot First" complaint for the umpteenth time)

T.O.M. · « **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:46:09 PM »

I'm in the cautiously hopeful group. Loved the original trilogy. Hated most of the next, even though it had such tremendous potential. The rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker is such a platground for the imagination. Lucas apparently ran out of good creativity in the 80's, though, and gave us a bunch of crap.

What we've seen out of Disney in the recent past is a real drive towards excellence. The Pixar films were by and large, awesome. Great stories told well. If this same mindset is applied to Star Wars, the possibilities are great. And, I don't know what the actual contract said, but knowing how much of a control freak the Disney Empire is, I can't see Lucas having any say in anything they put out.

To borrow the title of Episode IV, there is "A New Hope."

K Frame · « **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:48:46 PM »

"GAH! How many times do I have to say that mentioning that name on APS is a ban-able offense!!!"

Meesah say yousah too uptite, boss!

Regolith · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:00:20 PM »

Quote from: Chris on October 30, 2012, 10:46:09 PM

I'm in the cautiously hopeful group. Loved the original trilogy. Hated most of the next, even though it had such tremendous potential. The rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker is such a platground for the imagination. Lucas apparently ran out of good creativity in the 80's, though, and gave us a bunch of crap.

What we've seen out of Disney in the recent past is a real drive towards excellence. The Pixar films were by and large, awesome. Great stories told well. If this same mindset is applied to Star Wars, the possibilities are great. And, I don't know what the actual contract said, but knowing how much of a control freak the Disney Empire is, I can't see Lucas having any say in anything they put out.

To borrow the title of Episode IV, there is "A New Hope."

There's a pretty good argument that Lucas's creativity only extends to coming up with good ideas, and he sucks at actually refining and executing them, and that it has always been so. The first two Episodes (IV and V), were good precisely because Lucas didn't have total control over them. He wasn't writer, director and executive producer, so there were people there who could tell him "no" and make it stick. Basically, he had some creative feedback that he had to listen to.

That started changing around Episode VI, which is how we wound up with Ewoks. By Episodes I-III, Lucas had total control over the project as writer, director and executive producer, which is why they sucked so hard.

Perhaps with Lucas taking a backseat Episode VII won't be so bad.

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:12:57 PM »

Quote from: Regolith on October 30, 2012, 11:00:20 PM

There's a pretty good argument that Lucas's creativity only extends to coming up with good ideas, and he sucks at actually refining and executing them, and that it has always been so. The first two Episodes (IV and V), were good precisely because Lucas didn't have total control over them. He wasn't writer, director and executive producer, so there were people there who could tell him "no" and make it stick. Basically, he had some creative feedback that he had to listen to.

That started changing around Episode VI, which is how we wound up with Ewoks. By Episodes I-III, Lucas had total control over the project as writer, director and executive producer, which is why they sucked so hard.

Perhaps with Lucas taking a backseat Episode VII won't be so bad.

I pointed that out to my friend who told me about this. Of course I immediately noted that as a Disney production the likely-hood is high that the film will be oriented to an even younger audience than Episode 1 was.

Regolith · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:24:43 PM »

Quote from: kgbsquirrel on October 30, 2012, 11:12:57 PM

I pointed that out to my friend who told me about this. Of course I immediately noted that as a Disney production the likely-hood is high that the film will be oriented to an even younger audience than Episode 1 was.

Maybe, but as I've seen pointed out elsewhere Disney also owns the Marvel Comics franchise, and they've been pretty good about not doing that with the comic book movies so far.

Marnoot · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:28:23 PM »

Quote from: kgbsquirrel on October 30, 2012, 11:12:57 PM

Of course I immediately noted that as a Disney production the likely-hood is high that the film will be oriented to an even younger audience than Episode 1 was.

The Iron Man movie franchise is a Disney property, and they've not pandered to younger audiences with that. Though I suppose the temptation for them to do so with Star Wars may be higher.

Edit: Oops, Regolith beat me to it. Disney has done pretty well in segregating their properties to various age groups, rather than reducing everything to kiddie fodder. The question for this is what they're going to file Star Wars along with. In the little kids' file, or the teen+adult file.

BobR · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:47:38 PM »

Target the 8-10 year old group, that way you should be able to get up to Star Wars 37 (or so) before they grow too old to continue watching. The you just start all over.

bob

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