Star Wars - Impressions, no spoilers, just impressions!

Started by Berkut, December 16, 2015, 11:21:17 AM

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How good is the new Star Wars flick overall?

Awesome! A: Best Star Wars movie yet, Abrams and Co. found the right mix of action and story!
8 (14.3%)
B: Very, very good! Probaby not up there with the best of the series, but vastly better than any of 1/2/3, and mostly met our lofty expectations!
30 (53.6%)
C: Solid. Better than the 1/2/3 disasters, but missed on the story in some ways, not as good as 4/5/6 overall
11 (19.6%)
D: Uggh. Are we sure Lucas wasn't involved?
1 (1.8%)
F: I miss JarJar
6 (10.7%)

Total Members Voted: 55

Admiral Yi

How is the determination made if something is canon or not?  Is there a governing body?

garbon

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Quote from: Barrister on January 24, 2017, 01:49:48 PM
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The relevant part of his body still seems to be there...  ;)



I wonder if he can still get it up.

The Brain

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Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 24, 2017, 03:00:21 PM
How is the determination made if something is canon or not?  Is there a governing body?

Disney
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MadImmortalMan

Yeah. There's a committee for that and Kennedy is in charge.
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Dunno why Star wars types want to bolt on a continuity to a storyline that doesn't have it and doesn't need it.  Peter Jackson made six successful Lord of the Rings movies and didn't worry about continuity.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BPrs3UFlHXv/

Josh Gad questions Daisy Ridley about the title. Have you guys already discussed if Jedi in the title is plural?
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Quote from: Liep on January 26, 2017, 04:09:38 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPrs3UFlHXv/

Josh Gad questions Daisy Ridley about the title. Have you guys already discussed if Jedi in the title is plural?

Yes. I think it is.

I mentioned it somewhere before but Disney in Canada always releases titles in both French & English at the same time. For Last Jedi, they didn't release a French name.

It would give away whether Jedi is plural or not. Le Dernier Jedi / Les Derniers Jedi.
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Liep

That gave me an idea, from imdb.com:

Germany   Star Wars: Der letzte Jedi
Italy   Star Wars: Episodio VIII - L'ultimo Jedi

I don't know Italian but the German at least seems singular.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

celedhring

It's singular in Italian. No official Spanish title yet, but "Return of the Jedi" was singular over here.

The Larch

Quote from: Liep on January 26, 2017, 08:59:57 AM
That gave me an idea, from imdb.com:

Germany   Star Wars: Der letzte Jedi
Italy   Star Wars: Episodio VIII - L'ultimo Jedi

I don't know Italian but the German at least seems singular.

In Italian it's singular and masculine, so it'¡s obviously about Luke.