Ep III space battle [Medium Spoiler]

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-06-11 05:44pm

Robert Treder wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:The R rating only seems to warrant such a rating when there's sex or lots of blood.
Fun trivia: showing a kick to the head will automatically get you an R rating.

Well depending on the kick, I would say it would warrant it. For example in American History X when Norton's character had the other fellow open his mouth and put it on the curb, the he kicked/stomped on his head; I would say that easily warrants an R- rating.

BTW good info in the link thanks.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-11 05:47pm

SW.com actually had several pictures of ships like the Homeworld mothership (on its broad side) before Ep I rolled out.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-11 05:50pm

Axis Kast wrote:SW.com actually had several pictures of ships like the Homeworld mothership (on its broad side) before Ep I rolled out.

And...?

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-11 06:04pm

And maybe somebody knows something about them ...

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-11 06:29pm

Robert Treder wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:The R rating only seems to warrant such a rating when there's sex or lots of blood.
Fun trivia: showing a kick to the head will automatically get you an R rating.

Even if it's like the kick in The Matrix? The bloodless, unrepeated, perfectly respectable kick?

Towlie · Post by **Towlie** » 2003-06-11 09:33pm

Translation time:

"--Large Scale Space Battle at the beginning"

A few dozen [at most] Acclamators only [representing the entire Republic fleet] with similar numbers of fighters close in to <10 km with the Trade Federation battleships. The wussy TFBs actually manage to return some effective fire. But the Republic wins by some gay gimmick ripped off from the OT. Trekkies go wild by small TL detonations and call for more "ICS contradicted by canon" celebrations.

"--Most Lightsaber Battles ever in one movie"

A bunch of extras and lucky LFL employees/friends wave around lightsabers in ways that make the fat kid on all the internet movies seem skilled in comparison.

"--Mace Windu Battles a Sith Lord (?answer: "Possibly.......")"

And dies like a bitch, further wasting Sammy Jackson.

"--All battles will be of a very large scale (paraphrased: "bigger than Geonosis")"

And we won't know what the fuck is going on. And why is Bigger better anyway, if Lucas couldn't even handle Geonosis?

"--Episode III will bridge the gap between PT & OT"

They'll throw in some token OT 'retro' stuff.

"--Episode III will answer MOST unanswered questions."

Wow! Sidious is Palpatine! They memory-wiped the droids! Amidala ran away with the twins! Fuck, the prequels CREATED more questions than they will answer!!!

"--Episode III will be around 2 hours long"

Mostly filled by bullshit teary moments.

--Episode III will be rated PG

Yet it will be the "darkest" SW movie. [Heh, I guess that means Lucas will use dimmer lighting.]

--We will see A LOT of new worlds

For 5 seconds each, then the EU authors will pervert them horribly.

"--Hayden has really bulked up for the role. ("Arms as big as Rick's thighs")"

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to that.

"--Anakin will be doing some evil things"

No way! But will it be cool or "yeah I killed all the sandpeople and you didn't even GET to see the good stuff!"

--Anakin's transition to Vader will be "intense"

Yes, the intensity of Hayden trying to act.

"--Jar Jar has less screen time than AOTC"

Great news. It's like hearing "The cancer is in remission. We'll only have to remove one testicle."

Better news would be this: The intensity of Jar-Jar's death is what will make the movie so dark and controversial. [Like that's gonna happen]

Man, if something like that happened, I could just see the whole theatregoing audience stand up and cheer like they do in the commercials when the DS1 blew up.

--Anakin vs. Obi-Wan will be "awesome"

HIGHLY subjective.

"--Rick personally wouldn't let a 3 year old see Episode III"

So what? I wouldn't let a 3 year old see TPM.

"--Expect a lot of great changes like Clonetroopers to Stormtroopers"

Yaaaayy! Piss all over the EU! Let's say that ISDs and the Executor are the only Imperial capital ships while we're at it.

"--Episode III has a more adventure feel to it "

I'll bet money it won't even hold a candle to Indiana Jones. AOTC had a "30's pulp SCI-FI" feel. It can have any "feel" and still suck.

"--Christopher Lee is in great shape, ready to go for Episode III"

So I can watch his great body along with Anakin. My dream come true.

"--Ben Burtt's back as sound designer"

Ok, that actually is good news.

--There's a new bad guy. ("Yes, expect someone serious.")

Yeah, I'm holding my breath.

--The emperor or Anakin will make use of the darkside of the force...ex..lightning or chokes. ("Yes, and even more.")

Prompting yet more "Why didn't they use this in the OT" questions and awkward rationalizations.

"--We will see some nice glorious deaths in Episode 3. ("Absolutely. None of these whimpy fights with droids.")"

I can only hope so.

What I am saying is that this news is still ambiguous. Yeah, EpIII could possibly not suck, but there's still plenty of room for plenty suckage. I remain skeptical and cynical after TPM and AOTC. SW prequels aren't about hopeful expectations any more, they're more like "How bad is it?"

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-06-11 10:13pm

Congratulations, you're an idiot.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-06-11 10:23pm

Howedar wrote:Congratulations, you're an idiot.

Where the fuck did that come from? ~Jason

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-06-11 10:26pm

YT300000 wrote:
Robert Treder wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:The R rating only seems to warrant such a rating when there's sex or lots of blood.
Fun trivia: showing a kick to the head will automatically get you an R rating.
Even if it's like the kick in The Matrix? The bloodless, unrepeated, perfectly respectable kick?

Yeah, that's the best kick to the head in any movie. And yes, that automatically gets you an R rating.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-11 11:07pm

Howedar wrote:Congratulations, you're an idiot.

No kidding. Looks like a wanna-be n00b is trying to jump on the "Lucas is hack" bandwagon...

Mephistopheles · Post by **Mephistopheles** » 2003-06-11 11:20pm

I will be happy with Episode 3 as long as they don't go back on their word and have Windu and Dooku die with extreme ease.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-11 11:30pm

In Shatterpoint, Windu is the man.

They also raise the question of whether we'll see lightsaber duels by the force rather than actual combatants. You know, spinning 'sabers without people actually using them directly.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-06-11 11:35pm

Axis Kast wrote:In Shatterpoint, Windu is the man.

Because, of course, Matthew Stover is about the best EU author out there and *gasps again* actually writes GOOD Star Wars books! And isn't Shatterpoint written from the POV of Mace Windu's journal writings?

They also raise the question of whether we'll see lightsaber duels by the force rather than actual combatants. You know, spinning 'sabers without people actually using them directly.

That would be...weird...and sort of go against every other established lightsaber duel in SW history. I doubt it'll happen like that.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-11 11:44pm

Axis Kast wrote:They also raise the question of whether we'll see lightsaber duels by the force rather than actual combatants. You know, spinning 'sabers without people actually using them directly.

And what the hell would be the point of seeing that?

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-11 11:45pm

Stover does rock, yes. Although I hear people hatred Traitor.

Stover also tells us the size of the galaxy. He has Windu claim - as a general in the Grand Army of the Republic - that there are barely 1.2 million clone troopers.

By seeding their borders with 'droid starfighters and saving a ready-reserve of TF BBs and Geonosian Dreadnaughts, the CIS has more or less rendered itself unassailable for the time being.

Mace says that if the 1.2 million army was spread to everyone world in the Republic, barely thousands would be left. And that's to put one single man on every planet.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-11 11:46pm

And what the hell would be the point of seeing that?

Because it's cool in my opinion?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-11 11:49pm

Axis Kast wrote:
And what the hell would be the point of seeing that?
Because it's cool in my opinion?

Well, it's stupid and absolutely rediculous in my opinion.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-06-11 11:53pm

Axis Kast wrote:Mace says that if the 1.2 million army was spread to everyone world in the Republic, barely thousands would be left. And that's to put one single man on every planet.

It matches Tarkin's 1 million planets quote from the ANH novelization.

Because it's cool in my opinion?

Lets paint a picture here...

Two guys, standing at opposite ends of the room with their eyes closed and perhaps waving their arms about while a pair of blades fling around in the air really fast; there are no intricate maneuvers or generally showing off a Jedi's power. Just two sabers hovering in the center of the room smacking each other.

IMHO it would be excrutiatingly boring.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-12 12:03am

At close-quarters, it'd be sick. You just have to set up the proper scenario.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-12 12:09am

At close quarters, they'd just use their God damn hands, you loopy loon...

Face it, it's a damn stupid idea, Axis...

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-12 12:11am

At close quarters, they'd just use their God damn hands, you loopy loon...

First of all, who shoved the stick up your ass? Your attitude's gettin' real annoying real fast.

Second of all, I still think you're not viewing this under the same set of circumstances as myself.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-12 12:14am

I'm only this agressive when I go up against moronic ideas or the morons who spew them.

And why don't you describe these "circumstances" of yours?

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-12 12:21am

I'm only this agressive when I go up against moronic ideas or the morons who spew them.

And why don't you describe these "circumstances" of yours?

You become "aggressive" during an online discussion of what people would like to see in the upcoming films? Wow.

The "circumstances"? A large fight involving several dozen or hundred Jedi (Geonisis-esque), in the midst of which Dooku and Windu (with the potential "third" of Boba Fett) square off. Dooku opens by spinning a pair of lightsabers before him to ward off Windu's frontal attack and perhaps adds some nice lightening. Or perhaps Anakin uses his lightsabers as projectiles to "bring down" a room around Obi-Wan.

Oh! I also want to see ARC troopers.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-06-12 12:23am

Axis, don't be a jackass. Spanky's right; lightsabres fighting each other is patently retarded. It is pointless, awkward, and above all else, retarded. So quit while you're ahead, or at least while you're no further behind than you already are.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2003-06-12 12:29am

"A jackass?" Woah. You people have real problems if you can't just walk away from sharing your opinions with other people on Star Wars.

I don't think my idea would be stupid at all. You don't have to agree, you know.