Star Wars - The Mandalorian
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My thinking was - worst soldiers in the history of SciFi. I wouldn't hire them to steward a football match.The old Empire Stormtroopers where meant to be very well trained soldiers and feared throughout the Galaxy, Obi Wan even says something like "Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise" referring to their shooting accuracy, except of course when our hero's get involved and plot armour kicks in whereby dozens of them can't hit a barn door.
These new one's make the old one's look positively competent though.
These new one's make the old one's look positively competent though.
FourWheelDrift said:
Jango was a human bounty hunter using Mandalorian armour, Boba his human clone.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jango_Fett
///Geekery engaged///https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jango_Fett
Jango and Boba Fett were both Mand'alor leader of the Mandalorians,
Just watched the first three, I really enjoyed them, I am not a Star Wars geek but I have a real fondness of it and some geeky knowledge.
In parts it made me feel like a kid, that sense of wonder I got back in the Seventies, the way it gave us some more insight into stuff like the Jawas and the Sandcrawler, the Bounty droid wowed me as well, the Blurgg things were hilarious as was the battle with the Mudhorn. Mini Yoda sort of reminded me of a Mogwai.
It felt like a good old wallow in the Star Wars universe, going for a pint in a Cantina, bit of time to linger and take it all in with only a fairly low key purpose to it, no saving the galaxy from the Empire.
I liked the main character though he definitely is basically Clint Eastwood, shades of Dirty Harry in there.
Loved the ship, the cgi was well done, everything had a realism and a heft to it, touches like the way the jet engines worked, variable vane thing and very real looking heat, I always love Star Wars for stuff looking battered, scorched and well used and this had it in spades.
Star Wars was always a bit silly, you sort of expect it, remember Max Rebo ? think you learn to accept some very weird stuff.
Overall, loved it.
In parts it made me feel like a kid, that sense of wonder I got back in the Seventies, the way it gave us some more insight into stuff like the Jawas and the Sandcrawler, the Bounty droid wowed me as well, the Blurgg things were hilarious as was the battle with the Mudhorn. Mini Yoda sort of reminded me of a Mogwai.
It felt like a good old wallow in the Star Wars universe, going for a pint in a Cantina, bit of time to linger and take it all in with only a fairly low key purpose to it, no saving the galaxy from the Empire.
I liked the main character though he definitely is basically Clint Eastwood, shades of Dirty Harry in there.
Loved the ship, the cgi was well done, everything had a realism and a heft to it, touches like the way the jet engines worked, variable vane thing and very real looking heat, I always love Star Wars for stuff looking battered, scorched and well used and this had it in spades.
Star Wars was always a bit silly, you sort of expect it, remember Max Rebo ? think you learn to accept some very weird stuff.
Overall, loved it.
Rick_1138 said:
can't find a source to watch ep 3 so far. heard spoilers already.
this is such a nightmare Disney not being able to have the service in the UK for months.
why bother paying for a service that's been massively spoiled all over Twitter, YouTube and FB by just glancing on these sites.
I don't want to get into torrents as bit ropey but can't 3ven find crap quality streams of ep 3
Buy a VPN, connect to U.S.A. Register for an Apple I.D. Buy an official Apple iTunes card in USA dollars, use that to charge the Apple I.D. Buy an official Disney+ Sub using your Apple I.D. Stream using a proper account in 4k Dolby Vision using a DNS bouncer like Overplay or SmartDNS.this is such a nightmare Disney not being able to have the service in the UK for months.
why bother paying for a service that's been massively spoiled all over Twitter, YouTube and FB by just glancing on these sites.
I don't want to get into torrents as bit ropey but can't 3ven find crap quality streams of ep 3
Regarding the Stormtroopers being crap, we don't know if these are the real deal clone troopers or, early first order under Admiral Rae Sloane (Star Wars: Aftermath).
They are weekly are they not?
Yeah i did the above, but with google play ID instead. simplez in the end - and i dont feel guilty because i am actually paying for the service.
TBH - a monthly VPN up until March + 3 month disney subscription is not much to binge watch all the movies and get Mandalorian - i'll cancel it all when it arrives in the UK.
Yeah i did the above, but with google play ID instead. simplez in the end - and i dont feel guilty because i am actually paying for the service.
TBH - a monthly VPN up until March + 3 month disney subscription is not much to binge watch all the movies and get Mandalorian - i'll cancel it all when it arrives in the UK.
croyde said:
When is no4 out?
Friday's in the US, so early Saturday morning in the UK.This show it's getting the arse pirated out of it, it's a disaster for Disney that they can only go live with D+ in 3 countries. Surely knowing the interest, demand, pirating and spoilers that are flooding the internet it would have been better for Disney to buy themselves out of the contracts they have with Sky etc? I really don't get why they haven't done so, would it really cost that much?
We have people on these forums from so many back grounds, it's a shame, there's no one that knows how much Sky would have paid for the exclusive rights to show the Star Wars movies.
Is this the only exclusive/launch/new show?
It seems like a crazy choice, they should have waited until a global or near global launch could happen. I think we said on page one this would have the s
t pirated out of it.
I wonder what they will do with the UK launch. Hold back and release week by week or have all available day one. If so and there is no additional new content I could see a lot of people doing a month trial and binning it.
It seems like a crazy choice, they should have waited until a global or near global launch could happen. I think we said on page one this would have the s
t pirated out of it.I wonder what they will do with the UK launch. Hold back and release week by week or have all available day one. If so and there is no additional new content I could see a lot of people doing a month trial and binning it.
I have watched a few yt vids on how the launch hasn't been smooth and this is the only new show they have? By the time it's in the UK it should be smooth. Also, before The Mando, Star Wars as a brand in is stormy seas, imagine if the Mando was released and it was another Last jedi, it'd be ripped to pieces and D+ would have a massive poop stain all over their launch, they probably didn't know how it'd go down, with the film division of SW apparently scrambling around like a cat on a hot tin roof fixing the issues in the film.
SlimJim16v said:
Yep, really enjoyed E3, great climax.
Maybe I've missed something, but if it was the now dead Empire that tried to wipe them out, why are the Mandalorians keeping a low profile?
Yeah I’m a bit confused about this. Maybe I've missed something, but if it was the now dead Empire that tried to wipe them out, why are the Mandalorians keeping a low profile?
The series is set after the empire has been defeated
Are the mandalorians a religious group like the Jedi and some of them like mando are “foundlings” who are adopted by the group?
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 27th November 10:07
El stovey said:
SlimJim16v said:
Yep, really enjoyed E3, great climax.
Maybe I've missed something, but if it was the now dead Empire that tried to wipe them out, why are the Mandalorians keeping a low profile?
Yeah I’m a bit confused about this. Maybe I've missed something, but if it was the now dead Empire that tried to wipe them out, why are the Mandalorians keeping a low profile?
The series is set after the empire has been defeated
Are the mandalorians a religious group like the Jedi and some of them like mando are “foundlings” who are adopted by the group?
Edited by El stovey on Wednesday 27th November 10:07
that's seems sensible, the empire was galaxy wide, but the further one travels from the inner systems then the less control and the slower change is.
EA seems to explain this answers quite well. The mando shows incredulity that whomever is in control who care about these outer systems?
Star Wars The Mandalorian Episode 3 - TOP 10 WTF and Easter Eggs
Emergency Awesome
https://youtu.be/Waeh3mF9b8s
EA seems to explain this answers quite well. The mando shows incredulity that whomever is in control who care about these outer systems?
Star Wars The Mandalorian Episode 3 - TOP 10 WTF and Easter Eggs
Emergency Awesome
https://youtu.be/Waeh3mF9b8s
FourWheelDrift said:
Why the Mandolorian looks so good, real sets, no green screens.
The Baby isn't CGI either, it's back to basics Jim Henson puppetry, remotely controlled though.
There is lots of CGI in it, just used well. The Baby isn't CGI either, it's back to basics Jim Henson puppetry, remotely controlled though.
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/58688-the-mand...
gregs656 said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Why the Mandolorian looks so good, real sets, no green screens.
The Baby isn't CGI either, it's back to basics Jim Henson puppetry, remotely controlled though.
There is lots of CGI in it, just used well. The Baby isn't CGI either, it's back to basics Jim Henson puppetry, remotely controlled though.
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/58688-the-mand...
Werner Herzog interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wreLS1luB8I
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