cartersDad26 wrote:Has there been any talk of Disney building a stand alone Star Wars theme park ar Disney World now? I have to think this is coming, and would be awesome. Universal currently has a little section but a whole park would rule. They have tons of land to do it.

mozartpc27 wrote:Is Joss Whedon kidding about the end of ESB? This is why he makes shitty movies.

"Empire committed the cardinal sin of not actually ending. Which at the time I was appalled by and I still think it was a terrible idea. Well, it's not an ending. It's a Come Back Next Week, or in three years. And that upsets me. I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesn't end I'll go to a French movie. That's a betrayal of trust to me. A movie has to be complete within itself, it can't just build off the first one or play variations."

Again, we stress that Whedon is a Star Wars buff, one only needs to watch Firefly to glean his affection for the franchise. The writer/director also feels that aside from the former's ending, Empire and The Godfather II are two shining examples of sequels done right.

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator was also asked about his take on the modern version of the vampire, not so much slaying, but often times loving, teen girl.

"A small part of you is like: 'Well, you know, I did that first. I liked that band before they were popular,'" Whedon reflected. "The thing about Buffy for me is - on a show-by-show basis - are there female characters who are being empowered, who are driving the narrative? The Twilight thing and a lot of these franchise attempts coming out, everything rests on what this girl will do, but she's completely passive, or not really knowing what the hell is going on. And that's incredibly frustrating to me because a lot of what's taking on the oeuvre of Buffy, is actually a reaction against it. Everything is there - except for the Buffy. A lot of things aimed at the younger kids is just Choosing Boyfriends: The Movie."

1 wrote:I'm surprised that moz has never seen Toy Story.

mozartpc27 wrote:Re: Joss Whedon

Never saw Cabin in the Woods, so I'll reserve judgement.

The Avengers was average, at best. All noise, no substance. Very expensive, emotionless cartoon. And I like cartoons.

Toy Story is fine, but paint-by-numbers. That kind of stuff writes itself. Puff the Magic Dragon, The Christmas Toy, etc. Same plot, same ideas, execution mildly better than the latter, mildly worse than the former (in that the former is 3 minutes long and makes its point and is actually about weed, so it's like, a metaphor, man).

slugsrbad wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:Re: Joss Whedon

Never saw Cabin in the Woods, so I'll reserve judgement.

The Avengers was average, at best. All noise, no substance. Very expensive, emotionless cartoon. And I like cartoons.

Toy Story is fine, but paint-by-numbers. That kind of stuff writes itself. Puff the Magic Dragon, The Christmas Toy, etc. Same plot, same ideas, execution mildly better than the latter, mildly worse than the former (in that the former is 3 minutes long and makes its point and is actually about weed, so it's like, a metaphor, man).

Woody wrote:lol moz

mozartpc27 wrote:

Woody wrote:lol moz

I can't help it if people like stupid things.

CalvinBall wrote:Adam Driver from Girls is playing one of the big villains in episode seven. Pretty interesting choice.