I have a bad feeling about this.

[Commando]

what about Ant man? that looks like it is going to be really good.

I think they are walking on egg shells promoting it. Lots of self-referential dialogue in the trailer about how it's a dumb name for a superhero, etc. I notice they are kind of comparing it to Guardians of the Galaxy, though, too like: "hold on this is weird, we know, but just give us a second..." I guess they basically have to make an Ant Man movie since he was one of the original Avengers in the comics and plus they need to keep new Avengers coming since Robert Downey Jr. and Co. will undoubtedly be asking for too much money to keep being in the movies.

[Eddie]

It'll be interesting to see what is done with Bobba Fett if they do a story about him.

There seem to be a lot of holes in the story, that could be interesting and a fun watch if done right.

The idea of the mandalorian culture, battle suits, etc. Then you've got Bobba Fett being the cloned and orphaned son of a mercenary - so where does he go after daddy dies, what training does he get, and his added hate for jedi since watching one kill his dad are all potentially intriguing.

But they could also make it all pretty stupid if done wrong.

[Commando]

That is one area that Lucasfilm and co. have been immeasurably assisted by 30 years of expanded universe novels, comics, games, and writing. Without that- mandalorian what? You'd have these poor screen writers lamely interconnecting these characters whose origins and setting would be severely underdeveloped and shallow, leading them to resort to emotional manipulation/trickery to advance the storyline. Speaking of which, John Williams is back on the rostrum for the foreseeable next few sequels. :rockon2:

[Eddie]

...You'd have these poor screen writers lamely interconnecting these characters whose origins and setting would be severely underdeveloped and shallow, leading them to resort to emotional manipulation/trickery to advance the storyline...

Ha! That's about as good a description of episodes 1-3 as I've seen.

[TripletDaddy]

That is one area that Lucasfilm and co. have been immeasurably assisted by 30 years of expanded universe novels, comics, games, and writing. Without that- mandalorian what? You'd have these poor screen writers lamely interconnecting these characters whose origins and setting would be severely underdeveloped and shallow, leading them to resort to emotional manipulation/trickery to advance the storyline. Speaking of which, John Williams is back on the rostrum for the foreseeable next few sequels. :rockon2:

ha, that is great news because the music in Star Wars seems to change dramatically from movie to movie.

[MartyFunkhouser]

what about Ant man? that looks like it is going to be really good.

It has Paul Rudd in it, which means that I'll watch it.

[Commando]

ha, that is great news because the music in Star Wars seems to change dramatically from movie to movie.

Admit it- Star Wars w/out his score would be as watchable as Buck Rogers.

[TripletDaddy]

Admit it- Star Wars w/out his score would be as watchable as Buck Rogers.

i love the star wars music. I just dont see why having John Williams involved at this point matters much. The theme song and usual suspects are the same. What is he actually scoring for this new movie?

If you want me to show some real enthusiasm, sign up the Mex Rebo Band to do a reboot of "Lapti Nek."

[MartyFunkhouser]

Will Paul Rudd be in any of the Star Wars movies?

[Donuthole]

Right- lots of clunkers- (Green Lantern, the first Wolverine origin movie, Fantastic 4, X Men 3, etc.) which probably goes to the point that the producers at disney in particular have shown how to keep the dice rolling pretty well- (the Guardians of the Galaxy movie being the unbelievable ace up the sleeve as a non commonly recognized property that performed extremely well). I liked all of the Hulk movies, but they haven't performed to satisfactory levels for studio heads I guess. All the Avengers movies have killed it, despite them being roundly criticized on this forum.

When I saw the preview for the new Fantastic Four I had to look up the last one. I couldn't believe it has been 10 years since that clunker. Feels like 1-2 years. Even still, 10 years isn't long enough for a remake, even if the movie was awful.

what about Ant man? that looks like it is going to be really good.

My kids think this looks awesome. :sadface:

[MartyFunkhouser]

When I saw the preview for the new Fantastic Four I had to look up the last one. I couldn't believe it has been 10 years since that clunker. Feels like 1-2 years. Even still, 10 years isn't long enough for a remake, even if the movie was awful.


My kids think this looks awesome. :sadface:

It has Paul Rudd in it. Given his track record of being awesome, good chance your kids are right.

[falafel]

It has Paul Rudd in it. Given his track record of being awesome, good chance your kids are right.

You like the strangest things.

[TripletDaddy]

My kids think this looks awesome. :sadface:

My kids are 10 which means old enough to drop off at movies and pick up afterwards :thumbsup:

[Color Me Badd Fan]

That scene in the trailer where he's running along with the ants looks pretty entertaining.

In all seriousness, it looks like they have a good cast and there's going to be a lot of humor judging by who wrote much of the screenplay and Ruud as the main star. I'll wait for the reviews.

[Commando]

i love the star wars music. I just dont see why having John Williams involved at this point matters much. The theme song and usual suspects are the same. What is he actually scoring for this new movie?

If you want me to show some real enthusiasm, sign up the Mex Rebo Band to do a reboot of "Lapti Nek."

The scoring was one of the highlights of the prequels that Williams handled with the composition of the Duel of the Fates motif in particular. I expect the new trilogy will have its own motifs and I suspect each character will have their own "theme" similar to the other movies, with a different take on a new imperial march, etc. I guess the main Star Wars theme during the crawl won't be any different, but the rest of it will, with the occasional interpolation or reference to past bits when those characters make an appearance, like Leia's theme, Luke's theme, etc.