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Of course, it is less likely that Disney would actually find a way to buy Macross, but you never know, desperate execs do crazy things.  But, little boys and girls,  wouldn't you like to go on VF-19 the ride in Disney World.  Think about what the business they could build, Disney branded VFs coming out like the old Yamatos or Chogokin, then have them mass produced in some sweat shop in SE Asia, Macross PS and Xbox games, wouldn't you like to be in the MMO of Macross online.   How much would you pay for all of that....  if suddenly, you could actually get this stuff at your local Target instead of something seriously marked up in some obscured local Japantown shop or shipped through Amazon.jp.

As for Disney develop original IP, yeah, I'm sure they could, but look at the crap they came out with over the last couple of years, do they actually think that would sell?

yep, that's how it starts, some small streaming rights, but before you know it, little old Mickey will have his paw mitts all over Misa and Sheryl.  After all, how much is HG worth?  Probably pocket lint as far as Disney is concerned, and Disney needs content.  If they thought they could get away with it, they'd buy Sunrise too. 

Dear Lil Bob, please do not F*** up Macross.  Most definitely do not do a live action version with US rewrites.   Hollywood has screwed up enough original material.

I just want the real king back.... King Ghidorah that is.

If we can build a sufficiently large bazooka for Kong, outfit him with a helmet, that'll be kind of cool

So, wait, the main enemy can't possibly be the red ape.  Seems like something Godzilla would just stomp over.

movie should mimic real life.  Moana 2,  Maui turns heel.  Goes and causes tidal waves cause his family has been disrespected by....  someone.

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Given that Maui is a demigod, and a board member, he doesn't need to go through a Royal Rumble to get ahead of the son of an American fat ass.  (included reference to real life as well as make believe, and yes, Dusty was a bit on the heavy side, and please a few new moves that isn't the same variation of the Stunner... insane elbow for example)

Tom Cruise sequels has typically tended to be successful, although in reality, he has had only one franchise, and his other effort hasn't been.  But you have my point, he shouldn't do it.

Ford has been very unsuccessful with his Jones sequels, and he has had two of those that were just horrid.

The hand of the mouse reaches far.

Tom should actually take a hint here, put Top Gun on hiatus for another 20 years, and then come back, sure, he'll be 80, but this way he won't screw up the legacy that he has built up with some of his more iconic movies.

What's next, "A Few Good Men, part 2"  but no Demi, no Nick, no Kifer...  This time, Caffey is actually sitting on the bench.

Agree that ep 5 and 6 was better, somehow Filoni pulled his head out of his ass after episode 3, which was a total stinker.

I am hoping Thrawn makes it back, there is a good part of me that hopes that this part of the universe wipes away the Disney trilogy.  In fact, the only thing good about the Disney era of Star Wars was Rogue One. 

Stormtrooper with a fake face was creepy somehow, please show some of Thrawn's genius, hoping for something  of a redemption here for SW under Disney.

The bad guys are still idiots.  But it's less obvious this round than the last.  But that's not exactly raising the bar that high.

And by the way, hero, if you wanted to stop the map, just lightsaber it like the Sith wannabe, heck, she wouldn't even have been disarmed doing that.  Or do a little force push to shove the ball into the ocean, you know, anyone of half a dozen things.  But whatever. 

13 minutes ago, mechaninac said:

Sure... Lets have Lucasfilm, the studio that, under the mismanagement of KK and Disney, has systematically ruined Star Wars for the vast majority of legacy fans, driving them away while miserably failing to attract any significant numbers of new ones, reboot the franchise from scratch with "current year" hang-ups and lack of creativity or narrative talent (even when, despite themselves, they create something relatively good, Andor, few care and fewer watch) tailored for -- the obviously nonexistent -- modern audiences.  What could possibly go wrong?

Personally, I'd love to see them do it... the massive ensuing trainwreck would be glorious.

See, you have the right idea, when it is obvious to even the blind that the Franchise you spent billions buying is going down the tubes, the only thing left to do is toss more money at the problem.  Desperate times... If it doesn't work, then well, Sideshow Bob wouldn't have lost anything by trying.  What are they going to do, fire him?

That would be like firing the Disney Jesus. 

Besides, Leia needs some updates anyway, I'm thinking a gender fluid character here.  Han can be a crook with a moral compass, such as when he shoots Greedo, he actually breaks down and sobs, cause how would Greedo's mom feel?  C3PO and R2 could constantly lecture all the characters about what is acceptable in polite society, and really, moisture farms, what will that do to the environment on Tatooine.  (yep, definitely needs an environmental message here... and the Empire could be busy ruining the galaxy with their wanton harvesting of whatever is the oil equivalent in that galaxy long ago and far away)  Luke can... well, actually Luke can stay like he is before, just import his cynical personality from The Last Jedi Luke.  Heck, you could make Palpatine into an evil CEO of a galactic corporation that came to be the power behind the government.  (gotta get the anti-capitalist bit in here)

And TA DA, modern Star Wars.

May be it's time to reboot all of Star Wars again.

literally, start with a new Episode IV again, all new actors and actresses, except James Earl Jones of course.  But with a modern touch.

The 3rd episode just jumped the shark for me.  Ashoka deflecting fighter blaster bolts is just utterly contrived and asinine.  You know, there is this whole area on this ugly looking ship they can shoot at, and they just all happen to focus on the one area where Ashoka happened to be standing, and oh, by the way, get close enough for her to light saber one of those ships.

Are they trying to outdo the Rey slicing off Kylo's tie fighter bit, which was equally pointless.  I think Dave should've stuck with animation, it was better that way.  Just like Disney to do live action and ruin the good stuff.  Speaking of which, when are they going to do live action of Toy Story, there is the whole Pixar lineup that they could pillage.

Can't wait for live action Bug's Life or Finding Nemo, those ought to be really good. 

nice..  I just listened to it, pretty good, remember watching May'n and Walkure do Bokura no Senjo, and Junna and May'n doing Diamond Crevasse. 

At least no Walkure singing my personal favorite: Iteza Gogo Kuji Don't be late

Really? May'n and Megumi did Ikenai borderline?  Wow, never new that...

yeah, I agree.  Frontier signers were just much better whenever you compare them, and May'n seem to be getting better with age.

ikenai borderline could possibly stay on the playlist, right?  it wasn't that bad.

I am kinda curious about the strike thing.  I mean the actor's guild I understand.  But would a production stop for a writer's guild strike?  Presumably the writing (meaning the script an variants thereof) for the movie is already done and ready, right?

only if they made F-19 for real...

Please no Gundamnization of Macross... ace pilots, yes,  one off custom mechs, no (color variations excepted)

Somehow, I'd like to have a grittier version of the pilot... another Dyson or Guld, may be.  Definitely not another Immelman.  

I suppose we could always have Max again, but he'd be pushing 80 at that point.

Thank God it doesn't have the same silhouette as the F-35 or the F-22.  Now one has to hope it isn't just a one engine bird. 

$5 show?  boy the crappy matinees around here are $12.

I think I'll save my money, I saw Indy 4, and it was just disappointing to see a 60+ Ford in action, I don't want to see a 70+ Ford trying to eek out one last paycheck.  I prefer to remember my heroes as they were.  Like Indy in Last Crusade, McClain in Die Hard 2 or may be even 3, Arnold in T2....  none of the later stuff in the 00s and 10s where they were clearly out to milk the franchise for whatever it was worth.   Call me old fashioned, but I liked the action heroes from the last millennium,  they seem to have more drive even if they'd all be throwbacks and booed out of the mainstream for their attitude today.

It's kind of odd, most of the singles movie in the current DCU wasn't that bad.  WW84 aside.  It's only when they try to add in the extras into the movie that things start to go weird.  Well, whatever.    Keaton batman wasn't bad, they should've had an opportunity to pull in the Balebat as well. 

Either way, it's what the Drinker said, they've milked the Superhero franchises to death at this point.   If they try to squeeze out more milk with the tits of Marvel and DC, they might start getting blood.   It was a great run while they had it.  Put the stuff on the shelf, give it twenty to thirty years, and then reboot.

uh... still a few more dollars to be rung out of the franchise?   You know, I want the real king back...  King Gidorah that is.