Author Topic: Rogue One Trailer (Read 4528 times)

B E C K · « **Reply #30 on:** Sep 21, 2016, 07:57:05 AM »

I'm just trying to imagine some exec's head-space here: "We need gritty, but family friendly. Dark, but light... in tone. Not in color. Those should all be desaturated shades of gray. So... I want the movie to be really edgy, but we still need to sell posters and ~~dolls~~ action figures at Target so, yeah, don't really harp on death or even mention sex or politics. I mean, this is St*r WarzzZZ ffs. Can we put more quips in this? It'd be great if we can make a few of these jokes 'go viral,' as the kids say. Yeah, give them to Alan Twodicks. He's a funny chap and the franchise really needs a smart ass robot. Ooh, I know. We can end the movie with a twist. Don't put in any hints, that way no one will see it coming."

B E C K · « **Reply #31 on:** Sep 21, 2016, 08:01:19 AM »

Oh, so apparently, the two Asian guys in this movie are friends. Of course they are. There can't be two Asian characters in this movie that are complete strangers. That would just be weird, amirite?

B E C K · « **Reply #32 on:** Nov 11, 2016, 07:17:18 PM »

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/rogue-one-writers-subtly-protest-trump-with-rebellion-safety-pin-logo-195929517.html

Heh... hahahaha. Oh man, I find this shit funny. Look, I hate Tr@mp, 'k, but even I smell the bullshit here. These writers could've just made their avatars safety pins and made their personal statements against Big Orange w/o dragging in SW. Their statements make things worse. Oy vey.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #33 on:** Nov 11, 2016, 10:47:33 PM »

I wasn't planning on seeing it to start with, but if I were that would have been the end of it. I don't care what anyone believes, feels, or expresses politically, but when you parade your opinions through consumer media I'm actively turned off. I walked out of a gospel concert and demanded a refund once because the promoters allowed a conservative political candidate on-stage for a plug when he was first running for governor. I'm a conservative, but that was the end of the show for me. Furthermore, I made it a point to never vote for him. I hope he runs for something after his governorship is over just so I can not vote for him again.

B E C K · « **Reply #34 on:** Nov 12, 2016, 02:58:10 AM »

The comments in the article are a lot of Tr@mp supporters saying they're not gonna see it now. I'm even more interested in the box office numbers for this film now. But fuck, if Rogue One actually flops, I'm gonna be forced to accept Dump's numbers as legit. Because only a massive amount of defection could cause a SW-anything to bomb,

B E C K · « **Reply #35 on:** Nov 19, 2016, 02:15:18 AM »

There's a Special Edition "Nissan Rogue One." Because what better way is there to show yer a rebel than by selling out to the man and driving a Nissan? Sometimes I think "shit, Disney's really whoring out St*r WarzzZZ big time" because any piece of crap you can put your hands on has a St*r WarzzZZ edition. But then I see dumb things like a furry Chewbacca gift box at the grocery store and I'm all "ha ha, that's awesome. I want to get a gift in a brown shag box wearing a non-functional bandolier."

jonhammstein · « **Reply #36 on:** Nov 19, 2016, 09:57:02 AM »

https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/chicken/go-rogue-festive-special
https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/rotisseriebeef/go-rogue-festive-rotisserie-beef-special
https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/chicken/go-rogue-festive-1-3-rack-combo-special

Look, they even made the rogue/rouge mistake in the description on all three items -- truly an internet staple!

Anyway, are there Swiss Chalets anywhere in the US? I have to assume they're strictly Canadian. I wish I could find the actual TV ads they've been running for their St*r WarzzZZ promotion, because they are all kinds of "Where am I? What is this?" surreal.

B E C K · « **Reply #37 on:** Nov 20, 2016, 04:26:54 AM »

"Rouge One cup." Pfft.

I thought you were making a joke with Rogue being in the name of the special by coincidence but it's a legit tie-in. Jesus Louise-us. I've never heard of Swiss Chalets but then again, nothing named "Swiss Chalet" is gonna make it in a bibles-and-guns state like mine.

Not really Rogue One related but SW-related as this is the new defacto SW thread, I guess: In my book, this is awful fucking news... As if squinty Han weren't enough, Emilia Clarke has been cast in the Han Solo solo flick. Another fuckin' petite British brunette. Because Amidala, Rey, Felicity Jones weren't fucking enough. The collective hard-ons from GoT keep trying to make Emilia Clarke a thing and won't accept that she has all the chops and poise of a sack of coal. She has better actors and CG dragons around her to make her look good ffs.

Looking shit up, apparently Donald "white people please looooove me" Glover is Lando. When the fuck did that happen? I guess they could do worse. I wish they had picked someone with more charisma.

Anyway, I was concerned that Emilia's part was the same part that was supposed to go to a non-white woman but people online are saying that it's probably not because the part is question is actually one that's been made canon already in the comic books and that character's clearly black and as un-Emilia Clarkey as possible. But shit. If they wanted another British woman, couldn't they pick Katie Leung, Indira Varma, Archie Panjabi, Gemma Chan, or someone like that. Nathalie Emmanuel was in GoT, you could've picked her. They can't use the whole "we need a bigger name" nonsense on something like SW because there are waaay bigger names than Emilia Clarke that I'm sure would pay to be in a SW film. And "Han Solo" is already the big name of the film. They could cast a bunch of debut actors in it and it would still rake in teh millions.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #38 on:** Nov 20, 2016, 09:06:08 AM »

Emilia Clarke was fucking awful in that Terminator movie, holy shit. I mean, not to single her out, she was definitely in good company there.

I've never really thought of Donald Glover like that before, but now that you mention it, he is kind of Wayne Brady-ish, isn't he?

B E C K · « **Reply #39 on:** Nov 21, 2016, 04:17:14 AM »

Ha ha, yeah, I've seen people describing him as the new Wayne Brady. Being casted as a black Republican that sleeps with the main character in the show Girls helps nothing. I've seen some of this stand-up, too, and he totally has the vibe.

Also, laughing at this:

jonhammstein · « **Reply #40 on:** Nov 21, 2016, 10:11:37 AM »

Yeah, that's kind of messed up. They do both seem a tad diminutive. I'm thinking of Glover next to Joel McHale in Community, and Ehrenreich next to Brolin or Fiennes in Hail, Caesar!

But that can be adjusted through film trickery. Remember that Hutcherson kid in the Hunger Games movies? Jen Lawrence towers above him IRL.

B E C K · « **Reply #41 on:** Nov 21, 2016, 05:05:00 PM »

They can use shoe lifts (a.k.a. man high heels) and a phone book like Tom Cruise.

B E C K · « **Reply #42 on:** Nov 28, 2016, 03:14:18 PM »

They really want to beat this force thing into our heads, don't they? "The force..." "The force..." "The force..." I don't suppose we could get a SW story without the goddamn force, could we? I'd imagine that could be the Han movie, but already betting they're gonna shoehorn the force, the Death Star, and Vader into that one, too.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #43 on:** Nov 28, 2016, 05:51:08 PM »

Seriously. "The Force" is supposed to be a Jedi thing, and the common people are supposed to view the Jedi as fairy tale-spouting kooks at this point in the timeline, aren't they?

It's like if... during the Vietnam War, all the American soldiers greeted each other with shit like, "Jesus loves you!" or "God is good!"

No. Fuck that shit. These "rebels" shouldn't be spewing religious nonsense at each other. Perfect example of the story serving THE HALLOWED FRANCHISE and not the other way around.

I bought my tickets today.

B E C K · « **Reply #44 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 03:47:20 AM »

Quote from: joerammstein on Nov 28, 2016, 05:51:08 PM

Seriously. "The Force" is supposed to be a Jedi thing, and the common people are supposed to view the Jedi as fairy tale-spouting kooks at this point in the timeline, aren't they?

Yeah, it's supposed to be all mystical and shit. Like two degrees from being a fuckin' wizard. Instead, it's become some sort of psuedo-Christianity archetype where everyone knows about. Don't they realize that by everybody always harping on about the force, it loses its specialness and mystery? Nah, of course they don't because it's probably a bunch of suits grabbing at stacks of money. George Lucas must be rolling around in his grave. Oh, wait, he's still alive. Did I just jinx him?

Quote from: joerammstein on Nov 28, 2016, 05:51:08 PM

I bought my tickets today.

Be sure to tell us all about it. I hope Rama hates this one even more than TFA. He only half-delivered on the rantyness last time.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #45 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 10:53:43 AM »

Quote from: B E C K on Nov 29, 2016, 03:47:20 AM

...it's become some sort of psuedo-Christianity archetype where everyone knows about.

People would freak out if the movie was inundated with the plan of salvation and Gospel preaching. Which I'd personally rather hear than this eastern mysticism shit, but in a movie about massive space stations and cyborg enemies and dogfights...why do you need to hear them prating on about a an ancient religion that the vast majority of in-universe folk supposedly think is malarkey?

B E C K · « **Reply #46 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 11:38:00 AM »

I didn't mean "pseudo-Christianity" in that it's similar to Christianity's tenets but becoming similar to me in its in-universe prevalence. I liked the force being a flavor for a sci-fi fantasy, not a concept at the forefront that keeps getting thrown at the viewer. We already have two characters connected to the force in this movie and I wouldn't be surprised if there were more. Rogue One was the perfect opportunity to pull away from the force shit for a while and explore other concepts.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #47 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 01:50:31 PM »

I'm just saying it'd be funny to have Jawas running around with Jack Chick tracts and shit.

B E C K · « **Reply #48 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 02:03:47 PM »

I always saw Jawas as being like little Jehovah's Witnesses. I bet they don't celebrate birthdays either.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #49 on:** Nov 29, 2016, 09:26:22 PM »

I'm sure a buch of them sure could have used a blood transfusion in that first film.

Rama · « **Reply #50 on:** Dec 01, 2016, 01:27:31 PM »

So maybe the Stormtroopers shot up the Sandcrawler because they were trying to shove Watchtowers down their throats.

B E C K · « **Reply #51 on:** Dec 01, 2016, 01:44:39 PM »

I've taken the Watchtower so many times but I can't said I've ever read it. I just do it to be polite. Or maybe in the hopes that they don't return and in greater numbers.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #52 on:** Dec 02, 2016, 01:01:42 PM »

One time I flipped through it for kicks, and they were talking about the Whore of Babylon, complete with illustration, and I was like, "Damn, Watchtower! You're alright."

Although nothing beats her SMT depiction:

B E C K · « **Reply #53 on:** Dec 03, 2016, 02:38:01 AM »

Hmmm, could be whore-ier, I suppose.