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While its cool in theory, I think its a bit disingenuous with a franchise like this. If this was the 1st time we are introduced to the SW universe, then yea, you can whack a few scenes and it not make a difference. But in movies like this—where you are dealing with a long history of ships and other items that people know and have attachments to—one of the draws of this movie is to see specifically those things again. So while yes, it was cool that we got to see the Tie Fighter in the movie, I'm sure some people said at that teaser scene "Holy ####, look at that tie fighter ready to attack" b/c we've never seen a Tie Fighter appear that aggressive outside a ship vs ship battle.
Leaving out her sassy backtalk was a tremendous cut. Trying to make the hero out to be some rebellious spirit is such a badly overdone Hollywood cliche that it sticks out like a sore thumb in a movie anymore. Leaving it out made it her feel a lot more like a real person.
Presume there was more backstory to her and that though that got cut. Her and saw having cuts probably contributed to feeling as if no character development and Cassian moving to her side too fast. Also seems he missions may have made more sense. Whatever. The reshoots were done to make it feel more like episode 7.
So Fox owns all 6 of the original movies. They own episode 4 forever and the other 5 until 2020. Legally Disney couldn't do anything till then. Which would mean like 2025 or so before any remake was executed. By then it may not be worth their time when the majority of people that hate the prequels will all be 55 to 70 years old.jon_mx said:
I'd still buy my ticket for it today......especially if I can get a future early bird senior citizen discount.
From what I understand Fox owns the distribution rights(physical and digital) forever and the other 5 until 2020, but that is only the physical distribution for the other 5. Disney controls the digital distribution for all but #4 right now.
Come on now, most trailers are not like that. They may have a scene or two missing from the movie but 95% of that trailer was not in the movie. Again no big deal but stop twisting things.
Did you even read what I wrote
Did you read what I wrote? This happens with trailers All. THE. TIME. It's only because it's Star Wars that anyone is giving a damn. Star Wars is serious business.
I can't tell you an exact % but yeah watch the trailer, the great majority of it was either not in the movie or greatly altered.
It's not serious business to me. I didn't even know who general tarkin was or that he died.
Ok, I don't really "care" about things like this, but how do you just completely dismiss 3 major movies that grossed billions?
that's not dismissing it at all. It's turning money into MORE money.
Yea but those live action movies are pretty similar to the cartoons and even then they don't follow a 1-9 episodic line. I don't know how you already have a 1-3 that supposedly leads into the rest of the series and then just unilaterally dismiss that as it not existing in favor of a new set. Just seems weird.
It also helps that 15 years of computer advancement has taken place since then as well.
Take the basics of the plot lines. Toss the rest. Tons to play with there. Not saying they would, but seems it would be fairly easy to do.
Yes - the solution is to not watch the trailer of a movie you're going to see. Then you won't know which parts of the trailer aren't in the movie.
More Vader, more Saw, and more depth between Jyn and Cassian was alluded to in the trailers and would have helped imo.GregR said:
You didn't like the space battle? That bit at the end with the ramming of the Star destroyer was cool. Unique too.
Right. This is the better route IMO. A Vader movie and an Obi-Wan movie makes up for those and tells more interesting stories. I would bet this is the path they end up on.
Yep totally twisting things. 
