Star Wars

EUbits: Mocking the mockable, Vader delayed, Stackpole on ‘Sues,’ Ostrander on Legacy, comic previews

source: Club Jade

Embrace the pain. Inspired by the latest in transparent rumor-mongering, Cracked puts their well-worn Wookieepedia bookmark to use to come up with five reasons the Star Wars sequels would be worse than the prequels. As an EU fan, I say… Well, yeah. It’s easy to be hard on the prequels, but we c...

Published Sat, Oct 24

The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade

source: io9

One thing jumps out at me: There were apparently no budget busting movies in 2000, 2001 or 2002. Apparently the first X-Men movie, which came out in 2000, had a budget of only about $75 million. And the Star Wars prequels, hideous though they were, were apparently on the cheap side, costing ar...

Published Mon, Sep 21

10 Movies That Really Ruined Our Childhood

source: blog.spout.com

By the time the Star Wars prequels arrived, George Lucas had already ruined our childhoods with his re-release of the original trilogy, each film updated with ill-fitting special effects, remastered soundtrack and some plot alterations in order that the trilogy could be “the way it wa...

Published Tue, Aug 4

Ridley Scott to Helm a Disappointing Alien Prequel. Today in Film Bloggery 07/31/09

source: blog.spout.com

John at The Movie Blog agrees that prequels aren’t cool, but he’s more optimistic now that Scott’s at the helm: ones were let downs. With prequels, you already know certain things will happen… and certain things won’t happen… which takes a lot out of a story for me…

Published Fri, Jul 31

Natalie Portman Joins Chris Hemsworth in Thor. Today in Film Bloggery 07/13/09

source: blog.spout.com

The most interesting thing about Natalie Portman’s casting in Thor isn’t just her chance to redeem herself from the Star Wars prequels — it’s what her role tells us about the Thunder God’s surprising status in the movie…this probably means we’ll be seeing a lot of Thor’s human alter ego, D...

Published Mon, Jul 13

Multimedia storytelling in support of TVs and movies

source: The Wertzone

But then things started changing. It's difficult to pinpoint where it started. For many, it was when George Lucas started using elements from the comics and novels whilst writing the Star Wars prequels. 'Coruscant', the Republic/Imperial capital, was first named by Timothy Zahn in the 19...

Published Sat, Jul 11

Opinion: Real, Fictional Fanboys Descend on Melrose

source: Wired

Review: Fanboys Might Have Been Funny 'A Long Time Ago'It's a Wrap! Ernie Cline Has Written the Ultimate Star Wars Fan MovieStar Wars Tribute Fanboys Delayed Until 2009Sci-Fi Satire Fuels Fanboy's Funny Star Wars VideosHow Star Wars Changed the World

Published Wed, May 20

Star Trek Review

source: Gizmodo

Bonus: there's a four-issue Star Trek: Countdown comic series that prequels the movie. Though, you might want to wait until after you watch to read, since it gives away a few plot points. To tell you more would be to spoil too much. It's too much even to tell you what KIND of fans would like the com...

Published Fri, Apr 24