Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)
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Will his force ghost be purple?
Will his force ghost be purple?
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A man in a suit/mask will always out do a cgi creature, there's just something missing there.
But back to Khev's point of ANH and ESB having little alien content outside the cantina and Bounty Hunter scenes, well what about the Ugnaughts at Cloud City? And the fact that if Lucas and Kirshner could've gotten the Wampa to work it would've had a significant role in the Hoth scenes, none more so than how Han, Leia and 3PO manage to get to the Falcon in time.
The reason there were fewer aliens in the first 2 films was pretty much down to the fact they didn't look or behave reallistic enough for Lucas. If you remember Han was originally a green skinned alien with gills, and if you take Lucas' initial thoughts of Vader. Lucas wanted the audience to wonder if Vader was may be a robot, it was only when he got to ESB that he had the meditation chamber scene to then hint to the audience that Vader wasn't a robot.
A man in a suit/mask will always out do a cgi creature, there's just something missing there.
But back to Khev's point of ANH and ESB having little alien content outside the cantina and Bounty Hunter scenes, well what about the Ugnaughts at Cloud City? And the fact that if Lucas and Kirshner could've gotten the Wampa to work it would've had a significant role in the Hoth scenes, none more so than how Han, Leia and 3PO manage to get to the Falcon in time.
The reason there were fewer aliens in the first 2 films was pretty much down to the fact they didn't look or behave reallistic enough for Lucas. If you remember Han was originally a green skinned alien with gills, and if you take Lucas' initial thoughts of Vader. Lucas wanted the audience to wonder if Vader was may be a robot, it was only when he got to ESB that he had the meditation chamber scene to then hint to the audience that Vader wasn't a robot.
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What's your point? That ESB would have been worse if Lucas and Kirshner had gotten the wampas to work? Because that's exactly my point. Thank God they didn't work.
What's your point? That ESB would have been worse if Lucas and Kirshner had gotten the wampas to work? Because that's exactly my point. Thank God they didn't work.
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I wouldn't mind Windu returning as a holocron.
I wouldn't mind Windu returning as a holocron.
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It depends on what it is, costumes and anamatronics are limited in materials and the animation capabilities. CGI is much less limited.
It depends on what it is, costumes and anamatronics are limited in materials and the animation capabilities. CGI is much less limited.
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I personally don't want ANYTHING from the PT coming into this. They already shoehorned a bunch of stuff into the OT to "connect them" and it was forced and needless. No SLJ as a Force Spirti or as a holocron please. I want this to look like the OT.
I personally don't want ANYTHING from the PT coming into this. They already shoehorned a bunch of stuff into the OT to "connect them" and it was forced and needless. No SLJ as a Force Spirti or as a holocron please. I want this to look like the OT.
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I'd rather see suits that have some minor CG tweeks than full on CG characters.
I'd rather see suits that have some minor CG tweeks than full on CG characters.
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Well Lucas thought people did, he say's so on the DVD commentary
Well Lucas thought people did, he say's so on the DVD commentary
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My point is that Cloud city works well with the alien content (Ugnaughts), about the Wampa...... if you mean that if the original 1980 Wampa had worked? then probably as it didn't look convincing which was why they only used the Wampa's arm and a shot of the Wampa from behind. But the 1997 Wampa is far more convincing and would've worked and the only reason for not restoring the Wampa scenes in the SE was pacing.
My point is that Cloud city works well with the alien content (Ugnaughts), about the Wampa...... if you mean that if the original 1980 Wampa had worked? then probably as it didn't look convincing which was why they only used the Wampa's arm and a shot of the Wampa from behind. But the 1997 Wampa is far more convincing and would've worked and the only reason for not restoring the Wampa scenes in the SE was pacing.
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What's with all the Ewok hate? I love the Ewoks.
Mind you, I was six when RotJ came out, but still. Still love 'em.
That's not completely fair. Wicket, and maybe Paploo (when he stole the bike) was childish, but the rest weren't. Not particularly. Logray and Chief Chirpa managed a certain level of gravitas, even. Not easy to do in a fur suit with no real lines.
And I don't really like the prequels, but SLJ was one of their better - and underused - elements. I'm not sure I'd mind him in the new movies, to be quite honest.
What's with all the Ewok hate? I love the Ewoks.
Mind you, I was six when RotJ came out, but still. Still love 'em.
That's not completely fair. Wicket, and maybe Paploo (when he stole the bike) was childish, but the rest weren't. Not particularly. Logray and Chief Chirpa managed a certain level of gravitas, even. Not easy to do in a fur suit with no real lines.
And I don't really like the prequels, but SLJ was one of their better - and underused - elements. I'm not sure I'd mind him in the new movies, to be quite honest.
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The CGI should be used to blend the practical effects and make them look reallistic not totally replace them, which is where most film makers are going wrong.
The CGI should be used to blend the practical effects and make them look reallistic not totally replace them, which is where most film makers are going wrong.
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I agree with you guys. Special effects should be a means to an end. This guy got it totally right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVq5QwMlaII
I agree with you guys. Special effects should be a means to an end. This guy got it totally right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVq5QwMlaII
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Ewoks > Jedi
Why?
Little fuzzy Ewoks slaughtered heavily armed and shielded Stormtroopers in ROTJ!
Stormtroopers slaughtered lightsaber weilding Jedi Knights with O66!
Ewoks > Jedi
Why?
Little fuzzy Ewoks slaughtered heavily armed and shielded Stormtroopers in ROTJ!
Stormtroopers slaughtered lightsaber weilding Jedi Knights with O66!
Re: Star Wars: Episode VII (2015) Discussion Thread
In which case it doesn't matter if it's practical or CGI as long as it works for the story
In which case it doesn't matter if it's practical or CGI as long as it works for the story
