VIDEO: How To Make STAR WARS EPISODE VII Good

VIDEO: How To Make STAR WARS EPISODE VII Good

Screen Junkies have enlisted a couple of Star Wars experts to discuss the many problems of the prequels, and how J.J. Abrams and co. can avoid making similar mistakes with the latest installment in the franchise. Give it a watch after the jump..

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 13, 2013 10:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via Cinemablend

The Star Wars prequels have their share of fans, but I think it's fair to say that the majority of us feel they weren't up to scratch..not by a long shot. So how can Disney and J.J. Abrams ensure that we don't get more of the same with Star Wars Episode VII? Screen Junkies have brought in Upright Citizens Brigade member Justin Donaldson and reputed Star Wars critic Michael Barryte to discuss what they feel absolutely NEEDS to happen for this highly anticipated return to the galaxy far far away to be a success.

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JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 9/13/2013, 11:01 AM
Look there is no way any new SW movies are going to hold up to the original three.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 9/13/2013, 11:04 AM
Have the original cast return. That's how you make it good. Do not recast a younger Han Solo. That is how you lose all the old fans. That is how JJs career is ruined (as his fanbase is pretty much made up out of old-skool fanboys). That is how the world sees that they were right to worry, when they heard about the Disney sale.
Star Wars (and Lucasfilm) is quintessentially anti-establishment.
Disney is a megacorp.
JJ better tread lightly, not shit all over the potential of this opportunity.
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 11:07 AM
@JoeMomma29 I think after the prequels, most Star Wars fans will be looking for ANYTHING good.
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 9/13/2013, 11:07 AM
Sith Clones!!!!!!!
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 11:08 AM
They need to bring back old characters while creating likable new ones.

And make it dark enough to take seriously, without taking the fun that made the series great.
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 11:10 AM
And we need to action scenes that are great without lightsabers. I love lightsabers, but it would be nice to see something cool in Star Wars that involved more than ligthsabers.

Also they shouldn't ignore ALL the EU. If this is going to be set 20+ years after ROTJ, there would be enough time for Mara Jade to jump into the story.
MDC
MDC - 9/13/2013, 11:14 AM
Those dudes are all knuckleheads.

Don't want to see an older Luke swinging a lightsaber?! F that guy, I wanna see that shit!
gedafe
gedafe - 9/13/2013, 11:18 AM
Good lord, that video was just bad--no substance or good ideas whatsoever. Not really hoping for much for 7, 8 & 9, but maybe I'll be surprised.
fanDomX
fanDomX - 9/13/2013, 11:18 AM
How to make a good SW movie= Don't listen to any of these clowns. All JJ needs to remember is that he will not please everyone, something Lucas tried to hard to do. JJ just needs to do his thing. Those that enjoy it, great. Those that hate it, Who frickin cares.
JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 9/13/2013, 11:21 AM
Don't even dare link the prequels to this...in fact...it would be nice if they sort of pull a "Superman Returns". I mean in the way that they just forgot Superman III and IV ever existed...so...okay, prequels AREN'T canon and everybody will be happy...
Prequel lovers...give up already, you love those movies because you have no taste.
CoolantTech
CoolantTech - 9/13/2013, 11:35 AM
I would also like to see some type of warriors that aren't Jedi or Sith that are just as formidable as them or even more so, im kinda tired of the Jedi and Sith being the end all be all of fighters in the Star Wars universe they need to throw somebody like Khan from STID into the mix, ya'know a supersoldier, or somebody with some other kind of super powers that can literally kill Jedi and Sith
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 11:42 AM
@CoolanTech
Omega
Omega - 9/13/2013, 11:44 AM
@CoolantTech Well Grand Admiral Thrawn would be good,he is a brilliant military strategist ;)
Indy
Indy - 9/13/2013, 11:53 AM
I want see old cast that what made star wars awesome.
rjames8s
rjames8s - 9/13/2013, 12:28 PM
Please just no Time Travel in the SW universe!
Indy
Indy - 9/13/2013, 12:31 PM
no young Han!!!
animeex
animeex - 9/13/2013, 12:31 PM
Do the most popular and well known story where you bring back the original cast and DON'T do any time travel stories JJ.
SkywayTraffic
SkywayTraffic - 9/13/2013, 12:57 PM
You guys are insane. I don't want to see ANY returning characters. Why the [frick] would you want to see old balls Luke and saggy tits Leia? They're NOT going to get in shape for the film. They should move on from the Skywalker legacy completely and start fresh.
ralfinader
ralfinader - 9/13/2013, 1:02 PM
Had to stop watching after that tard from Upright Cit Brigade opened his mouth. To make 7 not suck ass, like the prequels and cartoons, they need to have JJ sit and watch the original trilogy, and try to recapture that serial cliffhanger style that moved the story along. No senates, no expository council meeting, no moody, dark, bullshit, and no [frick]ing ewoks or Jar-jars. Boba Fett sucks too, outside of a cool costume, he didn't do shit in those movies except die. Bossk rules!
Durango95
Durango95 - 9/13/2013, 1:04 PM
Skyway youre [frick]ing crazy. Luke would be rebuilding the jedi. Who wouldnt want to see that? I dont see why all the hate for the prequels. They werent THAT bad...
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 9/13/2013, 1:19 PM
Why don't we leave it to the filmmakers and not over opinionated fanboys who know next to nothing about making movies.
animeex
animeex - 9/13/2013, 1:58 PM
Leave it to the filmmakers... Yes because we all know they never make any bad films. Lol!
Bryanferryfan
Bryanferryfan - 9/13/2013, 2:41 PM
This is how you make them good.
1. NO [frick]ING KIDS!
2. NO SILLY ASS "JAR-JAR" CHARACTERS
3. NO DUMB-ASS DIALOGUE
4. MAKE EVERY SCENE COUNT
5. HAVE A COHERENT NARATIVE
6. HAVE NEW COOL-ASS VILLIANS
7. TIE UP LOOSE ENDS FROM THE RIRST 6 FILMS.
USAgent
USAgent - 9/13/2013, 2:49 PM
Not dealing with the novelized EU material is just outright stupid IHMO. If there's gonna be that big of a gap (30-40yrs) then there needs to be a nod to the material all those writers wrote and got paid for. We, the fan base, acknowledge these stories and aren't too kind to seeing things we've grown accustomed to messed with. So, with that said, take that into consideration JJ and Disney. Your fan base is mainly made up of the generations that grew up with the OT. We introduced our kids to Star Wars and saw where Lucas went with the PT and how much he changed things for it to work his way. Now, he no longer owns the IP because of all the backlash he got from us, his fans. So let's not repeat this same mistake again. There's tons of source material out there to draw from. Don't mess this up because you're Disney and think you can do whatever you want. Rome once thought this way. They thought they would last forever too, but history tells us differently...
nld3
nld3 - 9/13/2013, 3:35 PM
I hate any type of prequel movie. They never live up to expectations. Or they recycle stuff from the original movie. Too many nods & winks.
JumpinJehosaphat
JumpinJehosaphat - 9/13/2013, 3:37 PM
Ha! Michael Barryte says that, "nobody goes to the movies because they want a film to suck." He's never been to CBM.
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 4:01 PM
@JediPhilosopher I've listen to the audiobooks, I also got the Thrawn Trilogy comic book/graphic novel, and I agree it would be a HUGE mistake to leave Mara Jade out.
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 4:02 PM
nld3 Good thing this won't be a prequel
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 9/13/2013, 6:34 PM
@Jp W....What?
Panoramacon
Panoramacon - 9/13/2013, 7:07 PM
Star Wars is a dead corps and the story is told. This is an opportunity for rebirth and something new going forward and they should fully embrace that: A new galactic war, new villains, new heroes and fresh air but fallowing the tried and true story formula the originals were based on. To do otherwise didn't work out so well for Dr. Frankenstein and won't for Disney either. Oh and no shaky cam at all. Documentary style all the way.
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