[Augustus_Cole]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

Fans in general dislike Finn. He strikes a negative chord similar to that of Jar-Jar.

Where TF did you get that from?!?!?

[StarGirl]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

Fans in general dislike Finn. He strikes a negative chord similar to that of Jar-Jar. I gather that the 12-inch figure by Hot Toys is the weakest seller in the line. We're unlikely to see many more figures based on an unpopular character. Lucasfilm is in a bit of a jam, as they signed actor John Boyega to play him for at least one more film.

You're wrong about that. No one I know or even online HAS EVER SAID THAT. You're probably in the very, very small minority of one on that one. Finn is one of the best things about TFA. (I'm not too crazy about TFA overall but..) Finn and Rey were the best things about the movie in terms of a new generation. The original trilogy cast being there was more than what you could have ever hoped for. I have my little gripes about how I wish Han Solo stayed around but I let it go for now. I'm interested where Rey and Finn will go next, etc.

[StarGirl]

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Originally Posted by Ventus

Iam new to the Star Wars Series, i did not like the first 6,
but when i saw The Force Awakens, i thought "wow what a good damn Movie"
I hated the first 6 Movies, because in my Opinion the stupid Story
was to complicated; everyone was lying to everyone, and all these intrigues...
never liked that shit.

In FA, you know who the Villain is right from the Start, the entire Movie
is made easy and funny

You mean you didn't like 4, 5 or 6? And you know TFA is basically a rehash of Episode 4. Some differences but it was a tribute to the OT (Original trilogy).

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

Where TF did you get that [some in the fan community disliking Finn] from?!?!?

Friends, discussion boards, pop culture website chatter... Some of it is just racist.

Lucasfilm itself has been criticized for some of the same reasons that it took heat for Jar-Jar:

Despite What You've Heard, Disney's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Is Racist (thestreet.com, 30-Jan)

For my part, I like John Boyega as an actor, but agree that Finn's characterization needs work.

[Jeddostotle7]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

Friends, discussion boards, pop culture website chatter... Some of it is just racist.

Lucasfilm itself has been criticized for some of the same reasons that it took heat for Jar-Jar:

Despite What You've Heard, Disney's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Is Racist (thestreet.com, 30-Jan)

For my part, I like John Boyega as an actor, but agree that Finn's characterization needs work.

Although I'm far from the type to complain about people "calling everything racist", I do think this article is kinda reaching in some places, or at least, not representative of the entire "black community"'s opinion on Finn (I hate when people act as if there's one monolithic "black community" whose members all share the same opinions). Again, this is one person's opinion, and while they do raise good points for discussion, they don't firmly "prove" the movie is racist (especially because of the stuff they got factually wrong that some of those points are built on), they just generate discussion on whether those elements are racist or not. But again, they did get some things definitely factually wrong, like saying that Poe is white (he's not, he's Latino) and using Maz Kanata as an example of Disney not wanting to put black women in the movie (which would be a perfectly reasonable supposition, except for the fact that Lupita has said that she chose to be a motion-capture character, as after 12 Years A Slave being such a "physical role" as she said, she wanted a role that "wasn't at all about her body") As far as I can tell, general consensus amongst Star Wars fans of color (specifically in the group that people would complain "complain about racism too much") is that Finn's a good character.

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

(I hate when people act as if there's one monolithic "black community" whose members all share the same opinions).

I agree strenuously with your dislike of oversimplification.

Maz Kanata is the most interesting character in TFA, imo.

[Jeddostotle7]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

I agree strenuously with your dislike of oversimplification.

Maz Kanata is the most interesting character in TFA, imo.

Yeah, I love Maz. I hope we see a lot more of her in Eps 8&9.

[Joe Moore]

Star Wars SH Figuarts Chewbacca and Anakin Skywalker - The Toyark - News

[Dr Kain]

Whne does Chewbacca go up for preorder?

[deecee4]

man, that anakin looks great! almost makes me wish i gave a shit about the prequels.

[Bo Ttef]

Not really feeling Chewbacca... he looks a little too stout. But that Anakin is awesome- absolutely need to get him!

[Joe Moore]

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Padme Amidala SH Figuarts - The Toyark - News

[EvilMonkeyPope]

Now we need a Nexu.

[ufnovaes]

Good work, Tamashii.
Still wating on Rey or Erso, btw

[Cyclopswc]

Why does Amidala looks like she has micro-dots on the face? The flesh on the rest of the figure, like the arm and abs does not have that "fuzzy dots" look. Is that just the promote photo? Real figuarts Star Wars figures doesn't look like that, do they?

[RamenRider]

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Originally Posted by Cyclopswc

Why does Amidala looks like she has micro-dots on the face? The flesh on the rest of the figure, like the arm and abs does not have that "fuzzy dots" look. Is that just the promote photo? Real figuarts Star Wars figures doesn't look like that, do they?

It's because the faces are printed on, not painted in the traditional way. I haven’t bought a Star Wars Figuart but from the people that do I hear that this problem of seeing the pattern only exists in promotional and high-res pictures, in-hand it's a lot less noticeable apparently.

[ufnovaes]

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Originally Posted by RamenRider

It's because the faces are printed on, not painted in the traditional way. I haven’t bought a Star Wars Figuart but from the people that do I hear that this problem of seeing the pattern only exists in promotional and high-res pictures, in-hand it's a lot less noticeable apparently.

Yeah, recently I got my S.H.figuarts Tony Stark and I couldn't see these dots. I think it's just in the pics.

[rooker]

sh figuart padme face look very terrible or not??

[backfromthedead]

Figuarts figures just look like that in the HI Res close ups but in person the dot matrix printing makes the faces look eerily realistic in hand. I suppose if you hold the figure about 2 inches in front of your face you can make out the dots but just in regular handling and display you can't tell.

[Dr Kain]

Why Padme and not Leia?

[Marvelfangirl]

Is it me or is her likeness way off?
Edit: One of her headsculpts to me look off. But the first one I think looks like her

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Marvelfangirl

Is it me or is her likeness way off?
Edit: One of her headsculpts to me look off. But the first one I think looks like her

The Figuarts likenesses usually look better in the final production versions compared to the initial promo pics.

[Marvelfangirl]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

The Figuarts likenesses usually look better in the final production versions compared to the initial promo pics.

Ah I see what you mean. I was watching a review and they looked great in hand!

[Zealwing]

Looks great but damn I want a leia version so bad.loving my farm boy Luke amazing figure the face is even better in person then in the photos.

[Wonderful Toys]

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Originally Posted by StarGirl

You mean you didn't like 4, 5 or 6? And you know TFA is basically a rehash of Episode 4. Some differences but it was a tribute to the OT (Original trilogy).

Maybe I'm wrong, but it sounds to me like he's judging all six movies as a single entity and as a result, the flaws of the prequels count against the OT. That's what the "overly complicated, everyone's lying" criticism makes me think of.