Kurtz versus Lucas

[Viking]

You guys are over thinking this.

You did not lose much nerd cred, for, God knows, you did not have much to lose; but you lost all you had.

[Razgovory]

Good.

[DontSayBanana]

You guys are over thinking this.

Dude, I'm paid to be a music and movie snob.  It's what I do.

[Syt]

A thousand nerd voices just cried out in orgasm.

No shit.

If I can't root for the guys killing Imperial Storm Troopers then it isn't Star Wars.

Well, the comic has the stormies as cannon fodder. There's a senior, competent commander (later killed), plus a few junior officers. The most junior one is competent, though without connections, so his incompetent colleagues (from wealthy families) scoff at him. The junior gets several battlefield commissions, but they're in the end revoked by high command, because the other surviving officers won't corroborate his story, and he's in fact reprimanded for the high losses and the near destruction of the unit. So there's a bit to hate on in the Imperials.

[garbon]

You guys are over thinking this.

Dude, I'm paid to be a music and movie snob.  It's what I do.

I haven't said anything lately, but this seems like an aspirational (gross?) mis-characterization.

[Camerus]

What does DSB do?

[Viking]

What does DSB do?

Dunno, In norway they work for disaster and terrorism preparednes as well as setting health and safety standards, while in Denmark they run the trains.

[garbon]

What does DSB do?

When I worked at Barnes & Noble, I was not paid to be a book snob.

[Viking]

What does DSB do?

When I worked at Barnes & Noble, I was not paid to be a book snob.

I suspect you did that for free....

[Caliga]

How is liking Star Wars "snobbery" in any way, shape, or form?

[CountDeMoney]

The first three movies were supposed to answer the question of how Anakin the good guy (as described by Alec Guiness in A New Hope) became Vader the bad guy. It didn't answer that question satisfactory to any level of credulity.

Nope.  Totally sucked. 

Could've been great on two premises:  kept Darth Maul around for the series, and actually made Anakin something other than a whiny little emo cutter fuck.

And filming the massacre of all the little Jeditos at the temple would've been cool.

Alas, we were stuck with a teenage romance, with all the drama of 6th period study hall.

[Viking]

The first three movies were supposed to answer the question of how Anakin the good guy (as described by Alec Guiness in A New Hope) became Vader the bad guy. It didn't answer that question satisfactory to any level of credulity.

Nope.  Totally sucked. 

Could've been great on two premises:  kept Darth Maul around for the series,

I disagree there, Darth Maul had to die. What was he going to do, Kill Qui Gong and then run away when, now, he was only fighting Obi Wan? It's Luke that escapes in the original movies, not darth vader.

and actually made Anakin something other than a whiny little emo cutter fuck.

I can't disagree with that.

And filming the massacre of all the little Jeditos at the temple would've been cool.

Nope, too many kiddies watching. I would rather have seen the jedi temple destroyed when Anakin was trying to save Padmé by saving poor palpatine who was being held by the power mad jedis who wanted to kill her by not letting palpatine save her life. That would have made more sense.

Alas, we were stuck with a teenage romance, with all the drama of 6th period study hall.

Jake Lloyd gets to be a little kid and Hayden Christensen gets to be an emo teen. Why an adult Padme would even think about having junior high hayden christensen schtup her isn't exactly magical.

[CountDeMoney]

I disagree there, Darth Maul had to die. What was he going to do, Kill Qui Gong and then run away when, now, he was only fighting Obi Wan? It's Luke that escapes in the original movies, not darth vader.

Nonsense.
Part of the attraction to Vader is that he had 3 films to develop a true identity of baddie evhulness.
Darth Maul would've been an awesome baddie to continue to develop over time.  Alas, he was a cookie cut-out.

[Viking]

I disagree there, Darth Maul had to die. What was he going to do, Kill Qui Gong and then run away when, now, he was only fighting Obi Wan? It's Luke that escapes in the original movies, not darth vader.

Nonsense.
Part of the attraction to Vader is that he had 3 films to develop a true identity of baddie evhulness.
Darth Maul would've been an awesome baddie to continue to develop over time.  Alas, he was a cookie cut-out.

Aw come on. Vaders baddie evhulness cred is established within 60 seconds of him first appearing on screen. Maul has a full scene of exposition where he is "commanded" to go after our heros.

[Viking]

BTW

C3PO: Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactors! We'll be destroyed for sure. This is Madness!
R2D2: Beep Beep Wee-Ooo [Madness? This is Sparta!]