tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post1590742263614936802..comments2023-09-12T06:18:38.552-04:00Comments on The World in the Satin Bag: Say What? J. J. Abrams and the Star Wars ShuffleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-68005718398153432812013-01-28T23:42:43.224-05:002013-01-28T23:42:43.224-05:00I thought Watchmen was OK. There were some issues...I thought Watchmen was OK. There were some issues I had with it, though the portray of Manhattan was pretty fascinating.<br /><br />I think it would be a grave mistake to refuse to use anything from the extended universe. There are too many great narratives to tell there.<br /><br />And while I agree that an Old Republic film might be interesting, I would like to see more stuff about the fall of the Empire proper. I think the gap needs filling, and there are a lot of great narratives to tell in the years following the Endor battle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-35064191748991757452013-01-28T20:22:22.510-05:002013-01-28T20:22:22.510-05:00Oh, don't get me wrong... I hate Snyder. The o...Oh, don't get me wrong... I hate Snyder. The only thing I've liked from him was Watchmen and you can't really go wrong with a movie that is almost scene for scene taken from the comics. (Well, you can go wrong, I guess... since people don't seem to like the movie.)<br /><br />I would love for the films to take a step back from the heavy FX of the prequels, but I have doubts that they will. Yeah, they have the nostalgia of those of us who have seen and loved the originals, but they'll be contending for the attention of a younger audience that grew up with the flash of the prequels. I have heard word that they weren't using anything from the EU, but I can't source that and could very well be wrong. Personally, I have always hoped for an Old Republic movie (as in KotOR, not Old Republic in general).<br /><br />I try to like Nolan, but I have slept through most of his movies. I feel bad about it, too, because he gets these great casts together and creates some fascinating stories, but his execution bores me.<br />Jameshttp://epbth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-37728133325772093562013-01-28T18:15:15.560-05:002013-01-28T18:15:15.560-05:00I'm not a big fan of Snyder. His work is high...I'm not a big fan of Snyder. His work is highly stylized, but not necessarily a good fit for Star Wars. Abrams is also highly stylized, but considering what Star Wars has been over the last decade, I think he is an OK fit.<br /><br />My personal choice would have been someone like Christopher Nolan, though he would probably not fit well into the franchise. I just think it would be great to go back to the darkness that existed in the original series (Empire in particular), with just a dash of the cutesy that we've come to love. The new ones are just too much CG overload for me, without the depth of character that Nolan might drag out from the source material and the extended universe.<br /><br />But even someone like Spielberg, who probably wouldn't take on the job because he's got his own work to think about, would do a great job. I'm surprised Spielberg didn't take the job (or was he not offered it?), though. He would work so well in that universe, bringing just enough nostalgia, beauty, and depth to make the films great works of entertainment (Attack of the Clones fails miserably on that front).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-9451002917934982262013-01-28T17:01:44.179-05:002013-01-28T17:01:44.179-05:00I got to be honest here, I was hoping for Zack Sny...I got to be honest here, I was hoping for Zack Snyder after initial rumors started popping up. The guy can't write to save his life, but he sure can make a good-lookin' movie. With someone taking care of that end of the deal, we might even have ended up with something half-decent.<br /><br />I'm not all that fond of J.J. Abrams and tend to come away from his movies with a less than positive opinion. I did like Star Trek (never watched the original, so obviously coming at this from an outsider's perspective), but that's about it. But we'll see how things go...<br /><br />And I'll be stocking up on booze for the lens flare drinking game. With all the lightsabers and lasers, there will be plenty of opportunity for Abrams to indulge his horrible, horrible habit. Jameshttp://epbth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com