One and Only Star Wars Geekiness Thread

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Grievous 'collects' the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi he has slaughtered as symbols of his victory. He does not, in any way, use the Force though. However, he is one bad ass lightsaber fighter with, like I said before, four arms to weild sabers in.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Grievous 'collects' the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi he has slaughtered as symbols of his victory. He does not, in any way, use the Force though. However, he is one bad ass lightsaber fighter with, like I said before, four arms to weild sabers in.

Plus he's had training from Dooku/Tyranus

[LessonInMachismo 0]

I will wait a few weeks to see it, just to avoid the annoying liberals who seem to flock to events such as Star Wars movie debuts...

What does political affiliation have anything to do with it? It's not like people are going to be starting partisan debates in their stormtrooper uniforms.

 

Besides, don't you live in Northern California? You'd pretty much have to deal with mostly liberals anywhere you go, it'd seem...

No, I moved to northwest Arkansas almost seven years ago, and it's more liberal than where I lived in California. The bay area = liberal. The valley and farmlands in Cali = conservative. California is not the liberal bastion that some think it is. Check out a county breakdown of the 2004 elections.

 

And I was just joking...some of my best friends are lib whackjobs.

 

The real reason I will wait is because I am in no rush to see it after being turned off by the prior two prequel movies. It'll be there in a week or two. Some of these people act like it's a "one day only" thing. Plus, it'll give me time to finish the novelization, which thus far I've only been reading on the shitter.

[Guest SpiderFan]

Grievous 'collects' the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi he has slaughtered as symbols of his victory. He does not, in any way, use the Force though. However, he is one bad ass lightsaber fighter with, like I said before, four arms to weild sabers in.

Plus he's had training from Dooku/Tyranus

And, I believe it's stated in the EP III book, that his parts move so fast that he can keep up with any Jedi in lightsaber combat, that's why Obi-Wan has to resort to what he does to defeat him

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Grievous 'collects' the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi he has slaughtered as symbols of his victory.

That first Jedi must have been pretty sad, then, to lose with the Force and everything else on his side.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I called 610 WIP Sports Talk in philly this afternoon, and they were asking Star Wars trivia.

 

Got the questions right and the producer guy told me to call in tomorrow for some Star Wars contest.

 

Hmmm...

 

TOMORROW NIGHT WOOHOO!!!

[Guest Vitamin X]

I will wait a few weeks to see it, just to avoid the annoying liberals who seem to flock to events such as Star Wars movie debuts...

What does political affiliation have anything to do with it? It's not like people are going to be starting partisan debates in their stormtrooper uniforms.

 

Besides, don't you live in Northern California? You'd pretty much have to deal with mostly liberals anywhere you go, it'd seem...

No, I moved to northwest Arkansas almost seven years ago, and it's more liberal than where I lived in California. The bay area = liberal. The valley and farmlands in Cali = conservative. California is not the liberal bastion that some think it is. Check out a county breakdown of the 2004 elections.

 

And I was just joking...some of my best friends are lib whackjobs.

 

The real reason I will wait is because I am in no rush to see it after being turned off by the prior two prequel movies. It'll be there in a week or two. Some of these people act like it's a "one day only" thing. Plus, it'll give me time to finish the novelization, which thus far I've only been reading on the shitter.

Oh, I'm quite aware of how the politics in California break down, considering I grew up and lived in the suburbs of L.A. most of my life. The more expensive neighborhood I lived a long time in (Santa Clarita/Valencia.. most people will know it as where Six Flags Magic Mountain is) was strongly conservative; in fact my best friend and I were probably the only liberals out of the whole group. Everyone else I knew just went along with the conservative ideals/thoughts their parents told them, but really weren't as passionate with it as my best friend and I were.

 

OK, that's enough going off-topic. I'm going tommorrow night to see it, although I don't know how far in advance I should be in line. I get off work at 9:30, and am probably bringing a couple mags with me to keep me busy for the time I'll be waiting in line. When I went to go see Spider-Man 2, I got there 40 minutes or so before showtime and I wasn't that far back in line, but this could be a lot worse.

[LessonInMachismo 0]

Besides, I have to work at least until Saturday. I go in at 14:30, so there is no way I can see it. Sunday would be the earliest, unless they add it to the schedule and I have to work. Whatever. I am reading the book.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Let's see...where else to go...

 

Oh, I know. Trippiest moments in Star Wars.

 

For me...the transition in Episode 1 from the somber funeral for Qui Gon Jin to, as I like to put it...SUPER HAPPY FUNTIME VICTORY CELLEBRATION WAI!

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

Leia sucking face with her brother Luke.

[NoCalMike 0]

One more day. I have to work, and then go to class until approx 9pm, but I have friends that will be getting into line as early as 6pm(if need be).

[spman 0]

I saw Episode 3 in the wee hours of this morning, and it definitly lives up to the hype. The dialouge was still corny as hell, but the action and storytelling were top notch, this one is totally up there with Empire. Im sure most of you guys don't want spoilers before it opens tomorrow night, but if you guys have any questions, I'll try and answer them as best I can without spoiling anything.

[CBright7831 0]

I'm off on 5/19 and I didn't even ask for that day off.

 

Perhaps it was fate.

[LessonInMachismo 0]

I'm off on 5/19 and I didn't even ask for that day off.

 

Perhaps it was fate.

When you're the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, arranging for a day off isn't too hard...

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

If lightsabers are weapons of the Jedi, who are attuned to the Force, then how is a droid using lightsabers? Is it using the Force as well? What is going on here?

I'm under the impression that anyone can use a lightsaber. If you're not Jedi/Sith, then you won't be very skilled in doing so, but it won't prevent you from using one.

[CBright7831 0]

I'm off on 5/19 and I didn't even ask for that day off.

 

Perhaps it was fate.

When you're the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, arranging for a day off isn't too hard...

[Tawren 0]

Despite the fact I am thinking this movie will be a huge letdown, I'm going to hope it will live up to the hype and reviews and I am heading to a midnight showing tomorrow with some friends.

 

PLEASE be good.

[The Metal Maniac 0]

If lightsabers are weapons of the Jedi, who are attuned to the Force, then how is a droid using lightsabers? Is it using the Force as well? What is going on here?

I'm under the impression that anyone can use a lightsaber. If you're not Jedi/Sith, then you won't be very skilled in doing so, but it won't prevent you from using one.

Just to toss it out: On that thing someone posted a few pages back about how Lightsabers work, it says that in order to properly construct a lightsaber, you have to arrange some crystals in a very specific way; if you fuck it up, then your lightsaber will explode and kill you as soon as you turn it on.

 

The only way to properly place the crystals is to have some mastery over the Force, so it can guide you to putting them in the right place, or something.

 

So, while anyone could use a lightsaber (though they probably wouldn't want to; your average person isn't quick enough to use one to deflect blaster shots) only a Jedi/Sith can actually BUILD one.

[cabbageboy 0]

Well, my friend Chris called today and told me some dude he knows got a couple of tix...at Stonybrook. I figured as much. He also said that he was probably going to see it AGAIN on Thursday, maybe I'll go then. At the latest I'll go see it this weekend at the actual good theater, the Showcase Deluxe 16.

[spman 0]

I dunno if it's true for every theater, but the twelveplex where I work is running six screens of the film, so getting tickets won't be a problem at all, even the midnight shows, we have two theaters sold out, but there's still plenty of seats available for anyone that wants to come see.

[Mole 0]

I hate all of you.

[Anakin Flair 0]

If lightsabers are weapons of the Jedi, who are attuned to the Force, then how is a droid using lightsabers? Is it using the Force as well? What is going on here?

I'm under the impression that anyone can use a lightsaber. If you're not Jedi/Sith, then you won't be very skilled in doing so, but it won't prevent you from using one.

That is true. Han used Luke's lightsaber in ESB to open up the Taum-Taum.

[CBright7831 0]

What collimated nearly two and a half years ago is about to end.

 

Just one more day!

[Lord of The Curry 0]

This is nuts. The crew I'm running with is basically a massive social circle of people around my area of town. Hope it doesn't fail me.

[Art Sandusky 0]

24 hours from now we're all going to be posting how incredible it was.

[LessonInMachismo 0]

I'm posting now how incredible the novelization is.

 

After I see the movie, I will be posting how the directing, acting and writing ruined what could have been a good movie.

[Guest Vitamin X]

More likely about how disappointing it was.

 

Come on, no matter how good a Star Wars movie is, fans always seem to find a way to complain about them...

[Art Sandusky 0]

"The day we stop believing Star Wars is good is the day we lose it."

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

If lightsabers are weapons of the Jedi, who are attuned to the Force, then how is a droid using lightsabers? Is it using the Force as well? What is going on here?

I'm under the impression that anyone can use a lightsaber. If you're not Jedi/Sith, then you won't be very skilled in doing so, but it won't prevent you from using one.

That is true. Han used Luke's lightsaber in ESB to open up the Taum-Taum.

Tauntaun! It's spelled TAUNTAUN!

 

*revels in his Star Wars geekiness*

 

21 hours, 45 minutes until show time. I'm dyin' over here.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I FINALLY got to borrow the OT DVDs from a friend, and the sound guy is the most boring person who has ever lived. I could listen to Lucas talk about OT stuff forever though. All I've ever heard until recently was PT interviews and stuff, with the exceptions of the interview scraps on the OT Special Edition VHS tapes.