Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As long as we recognize Lucas is washed up and most TV sucks, we'll all get along fine.
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3rd viewing today... I'm all done now... a 5pm Saturday show was 90% full.
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Maybe he'll make a new movie next time.
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Lucas apologizes for "white slavers" comment.
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SHUT UP LUCAS NOBODY CARES!!

How can a name that I still associate with one of my favorite games ever(Dark Forces) be such a humongous douchenozzle?

Seriously though, I woke up early on my birthday morning in 1995 and my parents had bought/installed Dark Forces and I got to play before I caught the bus. Shit was the bomb. Still remember the Lucas logo in gold sitting in my pajamas.



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X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max ... christ, that name carried weight for a few years.
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Not sure which one I played first. Tie or Dark Forces.
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Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle bring back great memories. I look forward to the DotT remake coming soon.

Also loved the underrated Zak McKraken.
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Troy wrote:Not sure which one I played first. Tie or Dark Forces.
I played X-Wing when it was still the only one, and "Rebel Assault" before that, which was a railed shooter, and which featured the first new Star Wars footage filmed since Jedi. That was a big deal back then.
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Will take Avatar's place in box office records today.

Finally! Avatar being up so high was an embarrassment for this country.
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Nice. I had my fingers crossed.

Go go white slavers!
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Leisher wrote:Will take Avatar's place in box office records today.

Finally! Avatar being up so high was an embarrassment for this country.
Still haven't seen it.
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TheCatt wrote:
Leisher wrote:Will take Avatar's place in box office records today.

Finally! Avatar being up so high was an embarrassment for this country.
Still haven't seen it.
Same.
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Did you see Aliens?
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Leisher wrote:Did you see Aliens?
Does R Kelly like water games?
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Leisher wrote:Did you see Aliens?
Does Malcolm enjoying thinking about R Kelly and water games?
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Ignoring Malcolm's love of water sports, Avatar stole a LOT of the plot elements from Aliens. (That was also a Cameron film.)

I'm pretty sure something was posted about this in the Avatar thread.
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Yeah I made a list of plot points, and challenged you to say if they were from one movie or the other. Answer: both.
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J.J. has publicly confirmed that the shiny aluminum trooper (Phasma) was inspired by the flying silver spheres from Phantasm. Nice.
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There is a fucking change.org petition to have Lucas direct Episode IX.

Fuck those people.

We should start a petition to have Tolkien direct the next Lord of the Rings movie. It'd be the same level of logic.



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If only you knew the power of the dark side.
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