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Star Wars - The Rise Of Skywalker
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stonemuse said:carly burn said:
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ForeverAddickted said:smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Says it all when the actors are coming out with comments like that
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/12/22/mark-hamill-admits-doesnt-like-luke-skywalker-last-jedi/
So unless it's on TV and I luckily spot it on a rare occasion I'm watching live TV, I probably won't see it.
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SuedeAdidas said:stonemuse said:carly burn said:
It'll make Rey's eyes water.1 -
Prequels were an amazing concept - the fall of a Jedi master into darkness, told with the backdrop of a democratic republic crumbling into an imperial despot - excecuted hilariously poorly.
I dont really know what the concept is for these new sequels, but my guess it’s that nobody is special, but can do special things. I’m guessing also the “rise of skywalker” is referring to a new order, that contains both light and dark and can contain people who aren’t necessarily force sensitive, called a “skywalker”.1 -
kentaddick said:Prequels were an amazing concept - the fall of a Jedi master into darkness, told with the backdrop of a democratic republic crumbling into an imperial despot - excecuted hilariously poorly.
I dont really know what the concept is for these new sequels, but my guess it’s that nobody is special, but can do special things. I’m guessing also the “rise of skywalker” is referring to a new order, that contains both light and dark and can contain people who aren’t necessarily force sensitive, called a “skywalker”.
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smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Mark Hamill's opinion is no more relevant than mine or yours.0 -
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SantaClaus said:2
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PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Mark Hamill's opinion is no more relevant than mine or yours.
There are elements I don’t care for in TLJ (some of the comedy beats in particular). I think Johnson struggled to give Finn any reason to exist, and that’s a problem with Disney treating the trilogy like a game of consequences. But I think Johnson’s decisions are all reasonable and logical. He had a list of loose ends JJ had left him and he made calls on them. Some were hard to accept because they weren’t the obvious thing. That doesn’t make them poor decisions, just not the ones some were expecting.
For instance, IMO the killing of Snoke was the best thing he could have done to break the cycle of repeating the previous trilogy, and it now means JJ has to do something far more interesting. If you want Snoke backstory then wait for the cartoons or whatever (that’s a different complaint entirely) because TLJ didn’t NEED to tell Snoke’s backstory to propel the story belonging to the heroes. It wasn’t about him. Ever.
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AddicksAddict said:SantaClaus said:
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JiMMy 85 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Mark Hamill's opinion is no more relevant than mine or yours.
There are elements I don’t care for in TLJ (some of the comedy beats in particular). I think Johnson struggled to give Finn any reason to exist, and that’s a problem with Disney treating the trilogy like a game of consequences. But I think Johnson’s decisions are all reasonable and logical. He had a list of loose ends JJ had left him and he made calls on them. Some were hard to accept because they weren’t the obvious thing. That doesn’t make them poor decisions, just not the ones some were expecting.
For instance, IMO the killing of Snoke was the best thing he could have done to break the cycle of repeating the previous trilogy, and it now means JJ has to do something far more interesting. If you want Snoke backstory then wait for the cartoons or whatever (that’s a different complaint entirely) because TLJ didn’t NEED to tell Snoke’s backstory to propel the story belonging to the heroes. It wasn’t about him. Ever.
I like a bit of mystery as much as the next person, but there wasn't even a twist (unless it comes in the next film).
Regarding the Jar Jar comment someone else made. I cannot be the only person in the galaxy to have liked him, he ended up being the fall guy, he was the Simon Francis of The Phantom Menace.
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I hope everybody can take a deep breath and weigh up the love or hate factor until they have seen TROS (whole series and sequel trilogy).
Totally respect everybody’s views and tastes btw and for what it is worth I really enjoyed TLJ for many reasons. Some set out above by others already.0 -
PopIcon said:JiMMy 85 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Mark Hamill's opinion is no more relevant than mine or yours.
There are elements I don’t care for in TLJ (some of the comedy beats in particular). I think Johnson struggled to give Finn any reason to exist, and that’s a problem with Disney treating the trilogy like a game of consequences. But I think Johnson’s decisions are all reasonable and logical. He had a list of loose ends JJ had left him and he made calls on them. Some were hard to accept because they weren’t the obvious thing. That doesn’t make them poor decisions, just not the ones some were expecting.
For instance, IMO the killing of Snoke was the best thing he could have done to break the cycle of repeating the previous trilogy, and it now means JJ has to do something far more interesting. If you want Snoke backstory then wait for the cartoons or whatever (that’s a different complaint entirely) because TLJ didn’t NEED to tell Snoke’s backstory to propel the story belonging to the heroes. It wasn’t about him. Ever.
I like a bit of mystery as much as the next person, but there wasn't even a twist (unless it comes in the next film).
Regarding the Jar Jar comment someone else made. I cannot be the only person in the galaxy to have liked him, he ended up being the fall guy, he was the Simon Francis of The Phantom Menace.6 -
The thing is, when Star Wars first come out, it was nonsense, but it was produced so slickly for the time and the actors played it with such belief, it became more than a story. It was special. Now, special effects don't blow you away and all the plot holes jump out from everywhere. Simply, it has lost its magic.
Yes, when you watch it, it is still Star Wars and you do get a sense of that, but it is also irritating. You often come out of the cinema thinking how much better it could have been.3 -
Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
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Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.0
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Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.0
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MuttleyCAFC said:Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
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PopIcon said:JiMMy 85 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:PopIcon said:smudge7946 said:I'm torn by this.
The last film was just an embarrassment.
I'll resent going to watch the next one at the cinema, but I'll go because if what star wars was, not what it has become.
When Disney took over they made a decent job of The Force Awakens, it was an enjoyable nod to the original.
Then Roogue One, the first Disney spin off was slow to start, but was one the best star wars films ever made. This set up big hopes for The Last Jedi.
The start was painfully unfunny. That girl they brought in as Finns girlfriend offered nothing. They decided Leah could fly through space. Snoke was killed off too early without fully telling his story. The whole casino thing was pointless and Luke's story was all wrong.
There were several points in the film that were setting up really good plots, but they were never followed through and the whole star wars universe was undermined
It felt that i was listening to a singer refusing to admit his best days were gone, convinced his new material was better than the classics that made his name.
The film was just embarrassing to watch, the hardest part was the prospect of a further film. Star wars shouldn't evoke these emotions.
I've only watched it once and didn't bother with Solo.
This has touched a nerve.
Mark Hamill's opinion is no more relevant than mine or yours.
There are elements I don’t care for in TLJ (some of the comedy beats in particular). I think Johnson struggled to give Finn any reason to exist, and that’s a problem with Disney treating the trilogy like a game of consequences. But I think Johnson’s decisions are all reasonable and logical. He had a list of loose ends JJ had left him and he made calls on them. Some were hard to accept because they weren’t the obvious thing. That doesn’t make them poor decisions, just not the ones some were expecting.
For instance, IMO the killing of Snoke was the best thing he could have done to break the cycle of repeating the previous trilogy, and it now means JJ has to do something far more interesting. If you want Snoke backstory then wait for the cartoons or whatever (that’s a different complaint entirely) because TLJ didn’t NEED to tell Snoke’s backstory to propel the story belonging to the heroes. It wasn’t about him. Ever.0 -
I said I hadn't seen TLJ. The plot holes and rubbish films had already killed it for me.0
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MuttleyCAFC said:Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
Leia is force sensitive and in a ‘canon’ novel, Aftermath, it explains how force sensitive mothers or babies can connect with emotion and the carriers’ experiences pre-birth. It is all sci-fiction, so I kind of just free my kind and go along with it anyway.
Special effects are used a fair it still, space scenes, obviously, but it if fans/film viewers had any idea how much is built and shot live, rather than green or blue screen, with explosives galore, stunties being propelled 6-12 feet in the air etc, I think more would be like, wow.
Anyhow, what I did not say earlier is that I was blown away by the teaser in April, Rey’s back flip over the Tie Fighter was a f*****g sweet moment. Most recent teaser looked great and poses a lot of questions while giving nothing away (other than the Emperor is still casting a shadow...).2 -
Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.0
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People need to chill out and just enjoy a burst of nostalgia every once in a while - that’s the most valuable thing I get from Star Wars.
Its not real life. It’s a bloody film! Stop worrying about the technicalities of X wing fighters (a fictional craft) bring able to do this and that and just enjoy the films for what they are.
Personally I have always enjoyed any Star Wars film - nice light hearted fun and will look forward to seeing this with my boy at Christmas4 -
kentaddick said:Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
Different ships, different needs!
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kentaddick said:Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
All three planets in ESB were in the Outer Rim and conveniently, admittedly, neighbour planets/regions, which explains how the XWing coped. The Resistance Cruiser was running low on fuel, because it was making multi jumps to light speed, stopping, not knowing initially that the First Order had been tracking them and catching up. Without being able to dock anywhere its fuel was running out.
I am not arguing btw, am just more confident that the creators of these stories and their production teams pay a lot attention to detail and plot, because they know that nerds like me would be all over them otherwise...2 -
Canto Blight was an interesting story on paper (introducing the grey area of villainy in a story that had to date been pure light and dark and expanding the world in a way Disney can make the most of) and I maintain that it was RJ struggling with Finn that made a mess of that plotline.Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
I think there are a few things that, while not holes, were illogical in TLJ. Like the 'bigger' ships being slower in gravity-free space. Not that that stuff bothers me at all - the physics of space has never made any sense in Star Wars! Fire and sound in particular. But that's the interesting thing about all this to me - stuff that is thrown at TLJ could be thrown at ANH or ESB, yet for some reason people went along with it back then (and still do).
For instance, Poplcon's comment about Snoke's story not making any sense. Palaptine didn't get any more backstory in Jedi than he Snoke did in TLJ, and I reckon they probably got the same amount of screen time. We knew all we needed to know about Snoke for the story to work. It wasn't supposed to be a mystery, it wasn't supposed to have a twist (although if you're looking for a twist, why ignore the fact that he got killed 1.5 movies earlier than you expected?).
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I found this trailer a disappointment, the last one was much better.5
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JiMMy 85 said:
Canto Blight was an interesting story on paper (introducing the grey area of villainy in a story that had to date been pure light and dark and expanding the world in a way Disney can make the most of) and I maintain that it was RJ struggling with Finn that made a mess of that plotline.Pavo said:Where are the plot holes in the new movies? I think that the expedition to Canto Bight in TLJ was more filler, than any value add to the plot, but as somebody who knows all of these movies back to front, I can’t call out one. If anything, the prequels and sequel trilogies have tried to fill in every hole in the story. The animated series even more so, explaining much more about the Jedi, for example.
I think there are a few things that, while not holes, were illogical in TLJ. Like the 'bigger' ships being slower in gravity-free space. Not that that stuff bothers me at all - the physics of space has never made any sense in Star Wars! Fire and sound in particular. But that's the interesting thing about all this to me - stuff that is thrown at TLJ could be thrown at ANH or ESB, yet for some reason people went along with it back then (and still do).
For instance, Poplcon's comment about Snoke's story not making any sense. Palaptine didn't get any more backstory in Jedi than he Snoke did in TLJ, and I reckon they probably got the same amount of screen time. We knew all we needed to know about Snoke for the story to work. It wasn't supposed to be a mystery, it wasn't supposed to have a twist (although if you're looking for a twist, why ignore the fact that he got killed 1.5 movies earlier than you expected?).2