tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post2940701814133315998..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-42624125252938771392019-12-23T08:35:21.615+00:002019-12-23T08:35:21.615+00:00Hi Simon,
For me the new trilogy introduced some ...Hi Simon,<br /><br />For me the new trilogy introduced some new ideas but the execution was patchy to say the least. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed both films and will do so with the finale but for sure there will be holes to be picked!<br /><br />I genuinely believe that the Star wars phenomena is now too large to fail so even if the box office takings are a little lighter than expected I suspect that Disney will not be overly concerned.<br /><br />I wonder how long before we see an original trilogy reboot!?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-76676520152821087492019-12-23T08:31:20.201+00:002019-12-23T08:31:20.201+00:00Hi Geordie,
Kate Bush eh?
And to you and yours o...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />Kate Bush eh?<br /><br />And to you and yours old chap - see you on the other side!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-16906048941599860662019-12-23T08:30:10.662+00:002019-12-23T08:30:10.662+00:00Hi Mark, Man of Tin,
There are some telling pints...Hi Mark, Man of Tin,<br /><br />There are some telling pints there old chap and by and large I can see where you are coming from. For me the whole background was key and the films after the original trilogy seemed to expand this. I believe that had George Lucas had any say in the latest trilogy we may well have seen some very different films.<br /><br />It is not high art but it is hugely entertaining.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27865233622753458592019-12-22T20:56:03.965+00:002019-12-22T20:56:03.965+00:00Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens lower than ...Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens lower than Force Awakens and Last Jedi at box office<br />Interest in the new trilogy has evidently waned. <br /><br />Headline in the pressSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791963346486185268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-3229642458848883992019-12-22T01:23:25.381+00:002019-12-22T01:23:25.381+00:00Completely agree with you David
The Circle is and...Completely agree with you David <br />The Circle is and will be complete my childhood fantasies of three LOTR films and 9 main Star Wars films are done<br />I am not mentioning the Hobbit<br />And I am resigned that Kate Bush fascination was "just a phase" I went through<br /><br />Have a great Xmas and New Year and I am looking forward to the next time we meet up already! Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26318763279133955022019-12-20T16:50:23.616+00:002019-12-20T16:50:23.616+00:00I saw the first film on the original cinema releas...I saw the first film on the original cinema release as a child and was wowed by the grungy cowboy film ness of it all - I collected the action figures and the too large spaceships to the detriment of my Airfix budget and still have most of them https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/farewell-chewbacca-may-the-4th-be-with-you/<br /><br />I followed the first three films. I liked the first two, IV and V . The middle three films I II and III were lacklustre and disappointing. The final three? So far film 7 and 8 are each overlong but better by having a more diverse cast and good in parts. <br /><br />Rogue One is probably my favourite, after the original film. Not so much 'work' having to notice "trilogy significance" all the time ...<br /><br /><br />Interested to watch the short Palitoy documentary (how sad the British toy industry keeps dying off) and the longer BBC 4 one 'The Galaxy That Britain Built' on how lots of it was filmed and built in Britain. One Star Wars Uniform designer was John Mollo the military historian and there are interviews him with his costume sketchbooks, many of the uniforms inspired by / based on military / historical periods: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct4zfgMark, Man of TINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485063133593455522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27534491191833778742019-12-20T11:39:34.446+00:002019-12-20T11:39:34.446+00:00Hi Simon,
Before I go to see the final chapter I ...Hi Simon,<br /><br />Before I go to see the final chapter I have revisiting the previous 8 films plus both the spin off movies - Rogue 1 and Solo. I have dome this put the final film into context and from 'a certain point of view.' The original trilogy is the best but even then contains a few flaws. The later offerings build on the story and add a degree of continuity leading us to where we are now. Are they perfect? Of course not - there are plot holes and discrepancies and some questionable acting for sure BUT it is what it is, no more and no less. From my perspective it offers a wonderful universe to set games in of a space opera nature and in the vein of a Saturday morning cinema style film.<br /><br />There has not been the advertising frenzy but to be honest I believe that the phenomena has gotten so large that to a certain extent advertising is largely redundant - it is Star Wars and Star Wars sells. My grandson (who is 9) loves it and has enjoyed all the films with me and owns a modest collection of Star Wars Lego from the latest trilogy.<br /><br />Is the latest trilogy any good? Well I would answer that by saying it is rather like the curate's egg - good in parts! <br /><br />As for the acting well sprinkling the films with highly regarded actors alongside previously unknowns always presents some challenges but given the nature of the content - we are not talking Shakespeare here - I don't see that as much of an issue.<br /><br />Much as I enjoyed the original trilogy I remember thinking that the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi smacked of running out of ideas but the film itself was stunning, Ewoks notwithstanding!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1531361896465160052019-12-20T10:59:40.802+00:002019-12-20T10:59:40.802+00:00The first three films released were excellent, the...The first three films released were excellent, the others not so. I thought Rogue One was great and I did not mind Solo, the others uuurrghhh.<br />This latest Trilogy fails to capture the imagination, look at all the toys on sale at a fraction of the RRP. The scripts needed to be better, it’s the same old, same old. Ren is a wannabe Vader, of look it’s another Death Star, some of the so called ‘stars’ are at best mediocre actors. The guy that plays Kylo Ren (Adam Driver?) is truly awful. Even Mark Hamil, well he has done a lot of work ‘not’ between Star Wars films. I have noticed that there has not been much of the usual sensation adverting of the new film. I can wait to watch it, none of us here will be rushing out to experience it.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791963346486185268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-53824376802347048922019-12-20T10:23:30.547+00:002019-12-20T10:23:30.547+00:00Hi Steve J,
I probably would not go so far as to ...Hi Steve J,<br /><br />I probably would not go so far as to describe some of the films as awful although there were definitely elements that were questionable, to say the least! I will certainly look out for the 'Making of' documentaries as I enjoy that kind of stuff (although not with a professional perspective).<br /><br />I have enjoyed them all but for me the it is the backdrop that is far more appealing as it really is bigger than the sum of the parts.<br /><br />The original (and best) film trilogy was as you rightly say way ahead of its time and this is why I believe it had such a lasting impact - there was simply nothing like this at the time. CGI is a great thing but is so impersonal and when overused reduces films to video game proportions in my opinion.<br /><br />For the record I tend to class Star Wars as Science Fantasy rather than Science Fiction.<br /><br />Rogue 1 was excellent.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36761430030222486452019-12-20T10:05:37.765+00:002019-12-20T10:05:37.765+00:00Hello there, (did you see what I did there....?) M...Hello there, (did you see what I did there....?) Maudlin Jack Tar,<br /><br />To this day when ever anything that is eaten in our house that is described as 'chewy' mu daughter will let out a log suffering Wookie type howl.<br /><br />And she is 24....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-8204620077710532472019-12-20T09:56:29.358+00:002019-12-20T09:56:29.358+00:00I liked the first film as it was visually stunning...I liked the first film as it was visually stunning and way ahead of anything at that time. The other films never really grabbed me to be honest (other than visually again) and some were down right awful IMHO. Heresy I know to many, but that's just me and I'm not really a Sci-Fi fan, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise. We have recently watched Rogue One as it was on ITV and this was pretty good I must admit.<br /><br />I did watch the Star Wars episode from The Toys That Made Us on Netflix and that was fascinating and I will watch the two Star Wars programmes on BBC about the making of the films. As a professional designer and modelmaker this stuff fascinates me. I remember a year or so after the original film was released in the '70's, the BBC showed a documentary on how they made the film as I was simply blown away by it and still am to be honest. Sadly CGI has taken away a lot of the skills used then, but they do appear in films now and then.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31121605937548723972019-12-20T09:45:59.520+00:002019-12-20T09:45:59.520+00:00" WWWWWWWGGGGHHHRRRRW." Chewbacca. " WWWWWWWGGGGHHHRRRRW." Chewbacca.Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.com