I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
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Just watched it a second time and it keeps getting better. Really focused on Rey's saber at the end and I'm pretty sure it is a double blade. That's based on the size alone. It looks about twice as long as Luke's. Anyone else notice this?
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That's what I think as well.Yoda said:
I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
Also I forgot to mention I like how the duel that led to Anakin's fall took place in fire and lava and the duel that saves Ben is in the water. Not sure if that balance was intentional or not but I love it.
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One last semi-poetic point on this movie. Not a criticism, as is said I enjoyed it. Apologies if it is overly sentimental or nerdy, just a final thought on the 42 years of it all.
One of my favorites moments watching the original trilogy as a kid countless times is the very end, the semi triumphant music that crescendos and then goes into the rousing score right as the screen wipes and "Written and Directed by George Lucas" comes up.
I was looking forward to that for the final time here, which of course we had. But as the screen wiped and the music started it was Abrams' name, which took me by surprise, even though it shouldn't ever have. Probably because I had watched the ending of ANH earlier in the day.
And on the one hand it kind of saddened me, because it was the final reminder that these weren't the movies from my childhood, but at the same time, it also means that those original movies can still stay there as that unique childhood experience that stand alone in their own special way. Doesn't matter much what happened in 1-3 or 7-9, 4-6 will always be what they were then, which for so many of us from that age group, Magic.
So thanks George for creating that world that so many of us fell into for so long.
One of my favorites moments watching the original trilogy as a kid countless times is the very end, the semi triumphant music that crescendos and then goes into the rousing score right as the screen wipes and "Written and Directed by George Lucas" comes up.
I was looking forward to that for the final time here, which of course we had. But as the screen wiped and the music started it was Abrams' name, which took me by surprise, even though it shouldn't ever have. Probably because I had watched the ending of ANH earlier in the day.
And on the one hand it kind of saddened me, because it was the final reminder that these weren't the movies from my childhood, but at the same time, it also means that those original movies can still stay there as that unique childhood experience that stand alone in their own special way. Doesn't matter much what happened in 1-3 or 7-9, 4-6 will always be what they were then, which for so many of us from that age group, Magic.
So thanks George for creating that world that so many of us fell into for so long.
Awesome dude that's what this thread is for. We had the traditional wedding music switch to the medal ceremony music at the recession of our wedding
PatAg said:That's what I think as well.Yoda said:
I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
Luke's home on Tatooine, right?
DannyDuberstein said:PatAg said:That's what I think as well.Yoda said:
I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
Luke's home on Tatooine, right?
That would be my guess.
George Lucas remains in my top five people that I want to have (many) beers with. Just once.
Ben's little smirk/shrug when he pulled the lightsaber from his back reminded me of Han's smirk/shrug on Endor. I wanted to get a comparison shot and it seems reddit got a comparison pic.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/eenrmx/another_like_father_like_son_spoilers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/eenrmx/another_like_father_like_son_spoilers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
2nd death star throne room makes more se6as an indoor set, plus we saw the homestead again in 2 and 3
boogieman said:
Ben's little smirk/shrug when he pulled the lightsaber from his back reminded me of Han's smirk/shrug on Endor. I wanted to get a comparison shot and it seems reddit got a comparison pic.
Solid call - it felt familiar, but I didn't place it until now
Kevin Smith looks like he got his head shrunken by the witch doctor in Beetlejuice.
boogieman said:
Ben's little smirk/shrug when he pulled the lightsaber from his back reminded me of Han's smirk/shrug on Endor. I wanted to get a comparison shot and it seems reddit got a comparison pic.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/eenrmx/another_like_father_like_son_spoilers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
His physical acting from kylo to ben reminded me of Christopher Reeve goin GB from Clark Kent to superman. Even when he jumped onto the giant TV chain on exogol and says ow!
I liked the party on the planet that only happens once every 42 years. 1977-2019 SW4 - SW9.
That would be a good guess. Especially if they really went through an actual door.Yoda said:
I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
A more memorable set for me would be opening the cockpit of the Falcon. That would be incredible.
The ultimate for me personally, it would the perch of rocks that Luke watches the two suns. I'm assuming that you can watch one sun set there in real life. That would be even more poignant since Rey ends the series from the same rock outcropping.
But I am pretty sure the Lars homestead is a real place/set built in Tunisia. That's what leads me to believe it had to be a fully interior set that at the time of filming was considered a secret.Junkhead said:DannyDuberstein said:PatAg said:That's what I think as well.Yoda said:
I saw a Kevin Smith interview moths ago discussing his set visit. He talked about a secret set that J.J. told him would blow his mind if he walked thru that door. Said it would make him cry. Do we know what that set was? I've been assuming it was the Emperor's throne room ruins.
Luke's home on Tatooine, right?
That would be my guess.
Actually, this site tells us the dome is in the desert, but the pit where you can see the family rooms, including kitchen table, are over 100 miles away in a place that is now a hotel. Cool.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lars-homestead
This, you can pretty much watch 7 and 9 and skip 8 and really not miss anything. Saw it tonight and really enjoyed it. Didn't like the recycling if the planet killing weapons ( thats 4 movies with that plot point!), but thought the rests was well done. A little hurried in places bc JJ had a lot to fix but he did a nice job of wrapping up the series.Dr. Horrible said:
Once I realized that they had to spend the first 45 min fixing TLJ, I enjoyed it more and really liked it by the end of the movie. Looking forward to watching it again.
"I know" was my favorite moment in the movie. So good.
Someone already hit on it, but I wouid like to reiterate: CHEWIE FINALLY GOT HIS FRIGGIN MEDAL! That he stood there like a chump while Luke and Han got their medals has bothered me for decades. Side note, Hallmark made a full size Medal of Yavin ornament, got one for Christmas and it's sweet.
https://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Star-Wars-Ornament-Culture/dp/B07R8ZPDC2?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07R8ZPDC2
https://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Star-Wars-Ornament-Culture/dp/B07R8ZPDC2?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07R8ZPDC2
Rey is not literally a Skywalker.
Depends on your point of view. She died and Ben transferred his life essence to her through the force. Maybe that could be considered the equivalent of a Jedi wedding.I Have Spoken said:
Rey is not literally a Skywalker.
The phantom menace bad guy was in there. His name is palpatine
Saw it last night and loved it. My wife cried through most of it and loved it too.
It was insane, epic, and awesome. It did walk right up to the line of ridiculous fan service, and maybe stuck its toe across the line, a few times, but that honestly made me enjoy it more. The whole scene on Acho-To was just the perfect way to redeem Luke's arc from TLJ, especially when his ghost caught the lightsaber and said "This should be treated with more respect".
It was insane, epic, and awesome. It did walk right up to the line of ridiculous fan service, and maybe stuck its toe across the line, a few times, but that honestly made me enjoy it more. The whole scene on Acho-To was just the perfect way to redeem Luke's arc from TLJ, especially when his ghost caught the lightsaber and said "This should be treated with more respect".
Darth Maulnosoupforyou said:MuckRaker96 said:
The phantom menace bad guy was in there. His name is palpatine
The red and back faced guy with dual lightsaber - can't remember his name...
I saw so many great references:
Indiana Jones - the dagger showing the location
Lord of the Rings - Mordor compared to Exegol
The Calvary - classic movie device
Well, at least I remember three.
Indiana Jones - the dagger showing the location
Lord of the Rings - Mordor compared to Exegol
The Calvary - classic movie device
Well, at least I remember three.
Junkhead said:
So the Leia scenes. I read that they re-purposed footage shot for the last film but was any of it actually used in TLJ? Or was it all unused material?
Philo B 93 said:
I saw so many great references:
Indiana Jones - the dagger showing the location
Lord of the Rings - Mordor compared to Exegol
The Calvary - classic movie device
Well, at least I remember three.
Independence day with the star destroyers crashing
MuckRaker96 said:
Independence day with the star destroyers crashing
Alright you sith azzholes.
The more I listen to the TROS soundtrack the more I LOVE it!
Track #3. The Rise of Skywalker seems to be the most genuine new theme here and is played throughout other songs.
LOVE it.
Track #3. The Rise of Skywalker seems to be the most genuine new theme here and is played throughout other songs.
LOVE it.
It was all unused footage from TFA as I understand it.
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yeah, as soon as I saw the jungle-ish set for the base scenes that would involve Leia, I assumed they were using footage from TFA where her scenes were in a similar setting.
In the original Star Wars book they explained the Chewy got his medal later because he did not like people putting things around his neck.Sq1dvm said:
Someone already hit on it, but I wouid like to reiterate: CHEWIE FINALLY GOT HIS FRIGGIN MEDAL! That he stood there like a chump while Luke and Han got their medals has bothered me for decades. Side note, Hallmark made a full size Medal of Yavin ornament, got one for Christmas and it's sweet.
https://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Star-Wars-Ornament-Culture/dp/B07R8ZPDC2?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07R8ZPDC2
I have to say I had anxiety going to see it on Saturday after all the critics panning the movie.
I really enjoyed most of the movie. To me this was a movie for the fans, and JJ managed to fix a ton of plot holes and storylines from 7 & 8. It seemed more like a throwback to the originals as opposed to some of the other more recent movies. The characters really finally meshed as a team in the movie.
My mother loves the very first movie and I hear stories of them sitting through bit twice in a row with my sister who was little at the time. That said my mom doesn't really get most Sci-fi (on other threads I have mentioned her affinity for Hallmark movies) and my mom really enjoyed the movie. She usually goes with us to the Sci-fi and adventure movies but rarely does she actually enjoy them very much.
I want to thank JJ for making a movie that did justice to Lucas creations and ended the Skywalker Saga on a good note.
I really enjoyed most of the movie. To me this was a movie for the fans, and JJ managed to fix a ton of plot holes and storylines from 7 & 8. It seemed more like a throwback to the originals as opposed to some of the other more recent movies. The characters really finally meshed as a team in the movie.
My mother loves the very first movie and I hear stories of them sitting through bit twice in a row with my sister who was little at the time. That said my mom doesn't really get most Sci-fi (on other threads I have mentioned her affinity for Hallmark movies) and my mom really enjoyed the movie. She usually goes with us to the Sci-fi and adventure movies but rarely does she actually enjoy them very much.
I want to thank JJ for making a movie that did justice to Lucas creations and ended the Skywalker Saga on a good note.
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