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I don't think that franchise needs another auteur
But it's not getting an auteur. It's getting the guy who also wrote Toy Story 3, which I thought was very popular. He supplemented Brave, and is also writing Catching Fire, as well as another sci fi movie I don't know anything about.
Why is Little Miss Sunshine what's being held against him when his resume leans so strongly towards genre--were those other movies rife with inappropriate hip irony?
I can't drive myself to more than "meh" about this.
This. If the writing is interesting, I'll be happy. And I'm sure JJ will direct it with nice spectacle. But as mentioned earlier, the entire concept of Episode VII messes with my mind because that canon already exists in the Expanded Universe. Which until now has mostly been able to deal with the movie additions, but will likely be completely contradicted by any post ROTJ movie additions. Unless the screenwriter is a big fan or something, which might mean we get some Grand Admiral Thrawn or Kyle Katarn, which would actually make me pretty happy.
I am in the camp of actively DO NOT WANT. I will see the film of course, but I don't want it to exist so casting news, writing news, director news - none of it makes me happy. All my enthusiasm about the franchise is gone and I don't think it will come back.
the entire concept of Episode VII messes with my mind because that canon already exists in the Expanded Universe
Yeah, I don't know how they're going to deal with that.
Someone travels back from the future and blows up Tatooine prior to Episode IV?
Matt Taibbi's review of Zero Dark Thirty. He thinks is was great as movie, but that it is bullshit to say it was a depiction rather than an endorsement of torture.
I have not seen the film, so I will leave comments on this review to those who have.
Aw, damn, Matt Taibi--I really don't need to fancy you anymore, but you quote Philip Marlowe and I totally do. Bastard.
Why are these old guys I dislike making "I'm too old for this shit" movies, but casting people I like?
Jason Momoa looks *so* hot with that axe, but I'm clearly 100% on his puppy-kicking Scrabble-cheating side. PRETTY.
Just got back from Hansel & Gretel. It was fun, but not $9.50 for a matinee showing fun. I'd recommend people catch it on DVD if they're interested in it.
Sounds like a SyFy movie.