#363

just started watching this. don’t get why she thinks every character needs a story arc, real life isn’t like that
always feel with these reviews that the original films wouldn’t stand up to that level of scrutiny either

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#364

She’s just saying none of them do and that at least one should.

Her points are valid although I enjoyed the film in spite of most of these issues.

#365

Those were such good books, although I was young when I read them and they’re probably shit now. See also the original Dragonlance trilogy.

#366

They didn’t like you pulling everyone up on the canon / cannon spelling thing

#367

It was written last year to co-incide with the release of the film and is official ‘canon’.

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#368

The guy who did photoshop and is an effects wiz for Disney came up with the story for this film, and produced it. Make of that what you will

#369

@ninetyeightytwo seems to be the new thing to do as they had a similar prequel for The Force Awakans, AFAIK. I wasn’t really sure about buying it as it was pretty expensive for a book with a lot of 1 and 2 star reviews essentially asking if they hadn’t considered getting an actual writer to do it.

Catalyst seems to have mostly better reviews at least so I’m considering buying it. although I’m a bit loathe to buy anything that recognises the Prequel Trilogy as actual canon :wink:

#370

ha, I got that TFA prequel for Christmas last year and it’s been sitting gathering dust after I read the same reviews about the quality of the writing

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#371

I have a friend who lives and breathes this stuff and he’s always trying to get me to read something from the extended universe. I don’t turn him down because I feel like I’m above it - or whatever - but because at any one time I have up to 17 books vying for my attention and anything new will just have to get to the back of the queue!

#372

Haha :wink:

As I wrote in my SW-based biography: ‘We will get a lot of nostalgia with TFA but that particular comfort won’t last forever – original characters will eventually fade away and newer planets will surely become home to the action. All of this makes me think the prequels will assume even more the role of a younger sibling desperately tugging at the coattails of their chronological elders.’

I quite like that Catalyst doesn’t completely ignore the prequels - for example, the Geonosians are still involved in building the Death Star and Mas Amedda gets some page time. Nothing wrong with that, I want the films to be recognised, but it doesn’t have to mean Jar Jar pops up in Episode 8 or anything.

#373

Woody Harrelson added to Han Solo film cast! :heart_eyes:

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#374

Not terribly sold on the need for a Han Solo movie, it sure seems to have the potential to be a movie that could be full of callbacks and self conscious fan moments, but the cast so far has been good.

If they do the kessel run I’ll be fucking raging tho

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#375

Sure wouldn’t be like any of the other new movies then :wink:

Have you read the Marvel Han Solo comic? It’s a great little caper that isn’t the Kessel Run

#376

I only really had an issue with ones like the chessboard in TFA and the fellas from the cantina being on Jeddah, but Han Solo Solo just feels it could get a bit Sherlockd up.

Not read any comics in a looooong time, so much €€€. I do have a tablet now so in theory I could get them on the cheap

#377

Yeah those were real immersion breaking moments weren’t they?

Reading comics on a tablet is the shit.

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#378

Nah, the Marvel and DC apps are really good. The frame by frame path means reading on your phone isn’t that bad.

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#379

Yeah I know dude, I said ‘the shit’ as in a good thing :slight_smile: been reading loads on comixology recently, absolutely love guided view

#380

Oh yeah, sorry, missed the ‘the’ :smiley:

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#381

Massively disagree - sometimes the page is impressive/important as a whole and reading on a tablet cocks that up.
(I know you can switch to full-page mode, but you’re not going to unless you know it’s needed)

Look at these pages from Deadly Class, for example. Reading them panel-by-panel would give you the story, but seeing the whole page adds so much more.

640×980 376 KB

1138×878 549 KB

#382

Maybe it’s changed or maybe it’s highly dependent on the comic, but when I’ve used it, it gives you the whole page at least once, either right at the end or right at the start, although it may actually give you the whole page both ends of the reading.

I also think switching to full page mode is something I did a lot just to look at the pages, so it’s hard to judge on whether you wouldn’t know it’s needed.

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