SW - Episode 7: Mary Sue wakes up but there's no coffee. RAGE.

[HaemishM]

He can go fuck himself. After the prequels almost spoiled the franchise for me completely, I'm more than happy to not see the stories he wanted to tell on screen.

[Lantyssa]

Please, soaps have more advanced acting.

[Merusk]

Wife told me to avoid Facebook because something regarding Luke is trending and it's spoilery.  This does not make me pleased, I don't want shit spoiled for me.

[Samwise]

I heard that there's a time travel plot twist a la nuTrek and it turns out that Luke is Jar Jar's father.

[jgsugden]

I heard that there's a time travel plot twist a la nuTrek and it turns out that Luke is Jar Jar's father.

Well, Jar-Jar was Sith....https://www.reddit.com/comments/3qvj6w

[pants]

Wife told me to avoid Facebook because something regarding Luke is trending and it's spoilery.  This does not make me pleased, I don't want shit spoiled for me.

Yup, its getting into avoid-the-entire-internet territory soon.  You know the spoilering is going to make snapekilleddumbledore.com look like child's play.

[HaemishM]

I've started trying to avoid even the trailers anymore. I really want to see this thing as fresh as possible.

[Cyrrex]

I hesitate even opening this fucking thread.

[eldaec]

This is one thing I really don't trust Abrams with.

Make a cool star wars adventure with new characters? Sure.
Throw in a cameo role for old versions of OT characters? OK.
Make one of them the central twist of your plot or do something to challenge our view of Luke or Leia? Hmm, not convinced this team is going to be able to sell that.

The obvious possible twist based on those trailers.... I find it really hard to imagine a JJ Abrams film selling that, but not at all difficilt to imagine him trying.

[Merusk]

Kasdan and Arndt were also writers. I have hopes that if there is a twist Kasdan helped to craft it.

[Ghambit]

I wonder if Boyega's accent goes from British (imp) to American (reb) as the movie goes on.  And Rey's does the opposite.  That'd actually be kinda cool.

[eldaec]

Kasdan and Arndt were also writers. I have hopes that if there is a twist Kasdan helped to craft it.

I think we've done this in more detail earlier in the thread, but it has been 30 years since Kasdan wrote a good script. The guy has retired. So we can hope, but I'm going in with my script expectations set to 'Director wrote own screenplay as he went along'.

[angry.bob]

The Luke thing is less spoilery than watching any of the trailers.

[Venkman]

Been working on my kids subtly for a year and now their ready.

I've seen every version of the good three. But it's been a long while.

Which version now available, on media on streaming, has the best quality and is the closest to the original vision (ideally a Han-shot-first version).

Not so worried about future-proofing for 4K, but that would be a nice to have.

[Merusk]

None are available on legal streaming, you can find the SE versions a few places but they're only a takedown notice away from being gone. There's digital HD editions that came out in April but meh. I'm still a physical copy kinda guy. Plus it's $89 for the full set and at that price for digital media I say, "nay."

The HD digital and Blu-Ray set you can get on Amazon for $40 are the specialized blu-ray editions with Hayden Christensen as Anakin, and the HORRIBLE edit of Vader yelling "Nooooo" (dubbed from EPIII) as he rescues Luke from Palpatine.

Seriously. I wish I was fucking with you there.

No 4k editions have been released at all.

Only ONE set in the Post-VHS era has come out with the OT theatrical release alongside the Special Editions. You can find this set for ~$150 on Amazon via third parties but need to know which edition you're looking for: the 2006 version. It's the Gold limited-edition box with a bonus disk for each movie. It wasn't a boxed set, you have to find each individual movie. I've got it and it's the only copy I watch when I want a fix. I'm too worried my old VHS copies will crumble at this point since they're 25 years old.

[Venkman]

Awesome thanks, will take a look.

I'm ok with a digital version if it's 4K, but that doesn't sound like it's possible.

And I'm totally ok paying for it. Shit, did it in every other format that came along, might as well again 

Any idea if the one on Amazon Prime and iTunes is a) the same; and, b) the bullshit version with Christiansen? The part that always jumps out of me as just plain wrong is I think it's Ep 4 when Vader is tromping in the hallway. In the original he's all angry saying "bring my shuttle". In the new version it's some stupid longer speech where James Earl Jones sounded like he was trying to be scheme-y.

[Merusk]

The Prime and iTunes versions are the same, and yes it's the one with Christensen as Vader at the end of Jedi. That's the last version Lucas approved to be released so until he's dead that's all we're going to get as a retail release.

Yes, he sold the IP but he still gets final say over what editions of the original are out there. This is the reason Disney hasn't released a Blu-Ray of the unedited OT even though they KNOW it'd be money-hats.

I agree with the alteration of the, 'bring me my shuttle,' line. It doesn't fit the tone of the scene right as the more terse version displays how pissed Vader is. "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival" is far too thoughtful for that moment.  That it's been scabbed onto Empire with video* from Jedi makes it even worse because the exact same scene less than 30 minutes later if you watch them back to back.

* ed: Audio was overdubbed, it was the video I was thinking of. Though the audio IS terrible. It's apparently either a JEJ impersonator who also did Maul's voice or JEJ sounds much worse because he's 25 years older when the line was recorded.

[Draegan]

Go find a copy of the despecialized edition.

[Lucas]

Got my ticket for the 16th at 5.30pm. My local theater will also show it at 10.30am (yep, AM not PM  ; and by looking at the bookings, it's almost a full house at that time too) beside the usual evening slots.

[Draegan]

I got tickets for a dine in theatre on Friday in the afternoon.

[Evildrider]

Imax and both theaters in driving distance are sold out for the first 3 days, all shows.  That is fucking crazy.  We do actually have a lot of gamers and comic nerds in this area though.. but still. 

[MahrinSkel]

I am in west bumfuck, Kansas, and the local theaters are sold out until Saturday.

--Dave

[sickrubik]

Imax and both theaters in driving distance are sold out for the first 3 days, all shows.  That is fucking crazy.  We do actually have a lot of gamers and comic nerds in this area though.. but still. 

Star Wars excitement extends beyond the simplistic "gamers and comic nerds", hence why it's already breaking box office records without even opening yet.

[Merusk]

Breaking is an understatement.  It shattered the previous presage record by being 10x larger.

If you don't have a ticket by now the chances of getting one are slim.

[Cyrrex]

Got my ticket for the 16th at 5.30pm. My local theater will also show it at 10.30am (yep, AM not PM  ; and by looking at the bookings, it's almost a full house at that time too) beside the usual evening slots.

Hah, I'm gonna see it 10 minutes earlier than you sucka!

[Lucas]

Breaking is an understatement.  It shattered the previous presage record by being 10x larger.

If you don't have a ticket by now the chances of getting one are slim.

Yep, I purchased two one month ago, although SW hype here in Italy isn't comparable to US of A's one 

[Rendakor]

I'm excited but have no desire to deal with crowds of unwashed masses; I'll give it a week or so then go see it. Not really worried about spoilers since SW isn't really about clever storytelling.

[HaemishM]

My boss booked the three of us in our department to the 3:40 showing this Friday so I get to miss work AND don't have to pay for the ticket.

[01101010]

I miss the days when I was excited to be at the opening weekend of a movie... kinda like I miss that Xmas morning feeling, meaning the dead child inside my subconscious twitches when I think about it.

I honestly can't wait to see the sweeping reviews that give this movie the best ever review and the worst possible review in history - to which internet hordes will split off into their respective groups and write volumes of text to defend their group. 

[Engels]

My boss booked the three of us in our department to the 3:40 showing this Friday so I get to miss work AND don't have to pay for the ticket.

Now that's a Mensch of the Year award right there.

[WayAbvPar]

Tickets at 4pm on Friday. Plan to be in line by about 1:30pm to make sure we don't have to sit in the front row. Wife is going to drop my son off after school so he can join me in line.

I am just hoping I am not at the theatre that gets shot up by a madman. Because you know it is going to happen.

[Lucas]

Tickets at 4pm on Friday. Plan to be in line by about 1:30pm to make sure we don't have to sit in the front row. Wife is going to drop my son off after school so he can join me in line.

I am just hoping I am not at the theatre that gets shot up by a madman. Because you know it is going to happen.

That's the right attitude! 

[RhyssaFireheart]

Tickets for 11:30 Thursday night and the local theatre has assigned seating with the recliner chairs.  Oh yeah, so looking forward to this.  Boss just scheduled a PM team meeting for 1pm Friday though, which means I either dial in to the meeting or drag my ass out of bed and go into work.

[Viin]

After hearing a Ram 1500 radio commercial that started off (and ended) as a Star Wars commercial, I may just skip this movie as a protest against over-hyping.

Or I may just miss it because I have two small kids at home and a wife who doesn't really care for Star WarsTrek anyways.

[Malakili]

I fully plan on seeing it, but I figure I can just see it whenever.