Star wars....when fandom goes too far....? by SuzFromOz

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Star wars....when fandom goes too far....?

POSTED BY: SUZFROMOZ
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 04:37
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Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:35 AM

Hi Folks,
My Dh just showed me this video online - ok, perhaps these guys need to get a life, but they have done a pretty good job.....

http://www.holylemon.com/StarwarsFans.html

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:00 AM

NUCLEARDAY

Well, who hasn't wanted to have a lightsaber duel? :) Say what you want about Lucas, lightsabers frelling rock.

Actually, have to say they did a pretty good job with the choreography and whatnot. Certainly better swordsmanship than I could have pulled off.

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

VINTERDRAKEN

Very nicely choreagraphed, and the effects were way better then most other "fanmovies" ive seen out there. Must have taken a while to get it all to work. Have to say I liked it actually ;)

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

VINTERDRAKEN

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

VINTERDRAKEN

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

VINTERDRAKEN

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:36 AM

VINTERDRAKEN

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:59 AM

ADAMWANKENOBI

Come on guys. As Firefly fans, we should know that fandom NEVER goes too far!

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:39 PM

MONKSDAD

that was cool, you can never go to far.

"And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community."

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:34 PM

SIMONB

I don't think fandom can go too far! lol - fan comes from 'fanatic' after all. Besides, I own (and am willing to 'fess up to) several starfleet uniforms, tons of star wars memorabilia and also lots of Firefly stuff too - and am proud of it! lol

This video was cool. you should check out the ones on Theforce.net

some are terrible, some bewildering - but some are good. Check out the 'saber fight on Contract of Evil (shame about the acting), or the French-made Star Wars film 'Versus' for some of the best IMHO.
http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/index.asp

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:07 PM

REDLAVA

Fandom might not go too far, but it can go horribly, horribly wrong though.

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 5:08 PM

SUZFROMOZ

yeah, I thought the guys did a good job too, the title was meant with tongue firmly in cheek. The fighting was quite well done (My DH fights in a medieval Recreation socirty and he thought they were ok - he's pretty picky) and the effcets were pretty seamless. It just boggles my mind that people have that much time on their hands...maybe it was a uni/college task?

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 10:36 PM

SINGATE

That was pretty damn good. The effects are about as well done as any movie. It must have taken a hell of a lot of practice to choreograph. It didn't look like there were many cuts and that is impressive. That bit with them fighting on the floor was quite original. I also liked seeing someone fight using a reverse grip on the lightsaber, always wondered why that technique wasn't used in any of the movies.

I also tried downloading that movie recommended by SimonB at Force.net but to no avail. Yes, I do have broadband. Everytime I would start to download it would inexplicably get hung up around 15% with no progress for several minutes. Oh well.

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Monday, May 22, 2006 7:49 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

I thought it was shiny. Great fight and sword choreography. Loved the ending.

Now we just need some serious Firefly / Serenity fan vids.

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Monday, May 22, 2006 8:32 AM

ADAMWANKENOBI

Check out the fanfilms Broken Allegiance and Revelations over at TheForce.net. They are, IMO, the two best fanfilms ever made.

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Monday, May 22, 2006 11:16 AM

SIMONB

Quote:
Originally posted by Redlava:
Fandom might not go too far, but it can go horribly, horribly wrong though.

good point, and a vigourous head nod to that!

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

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Monday, May 22, 2006 11:31 AM

CHRISISALL

The choreography was better than in Phantom Menace, and those guys got paid a lot!

Impressed Chrisisall

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Monday, May 22, 2006 5:21 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

Oh I loved it I loved it. I agree that choreography was better than the fights in the prequels, it reminded me of the fight between Vader and Luke. Now if they'd put on full costumes and did it in front of a blue screen or even a painted backdrop it would rock. I absolutely loved it, thank you for finding it.

I loved the last touch in the end, all that fight to get the saber and he buys it with a touch of the force, though I wasn't sure about the very end if he was supposed to be a clone.... ok, this has made my Star Wars fandom giddy. Imagine if Lucas had taken pains to do even a halfassed job on his films... *sigh* This was great, thanks again.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

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Monday, May 22, 2006 5:37 PM

EMBERS

I'm impressed...
good fight scene with a great ending!

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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse
have you checked out this thread?:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816

and listen to 'I'm Going To See Serenity':
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0
c814e1229742ce77ed4497cbf4631c

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:37 AM

CHRISISALL

After Phantom Menace, peeps said "The movie kinda sucked, but the Darth Maul fight was good."
To those I would show this short : speedy, well edited and predictable lameness is no match for fluid creativity!

Fightmaster Chrisisall

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