need2know
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Thanks buddy. I think I'm just gonna not come in here again until I see it. Friday night for me. Excited
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Star Wars The Last Jedi Episode 8 thread: this thread sucks, you should avoid it even after you've seen the movie (1 Viewer)
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tommyboy
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Type a left bracket [ ]I'm serious. I don't want to screw anything up for anyone else.
Type the word "spoiler" in between the brackets like so:
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Brunell4MVP
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My latest rankings. As an old guy, star wars junkie who saw the first film 5 times in the theater (there were no VCRs, Netflix, etc those days boys) ... I liked the originals where it was more about plot and locations than CGI and action scenes. I do have hope that The Last Jedi can crack my top 5.
1) Empire Strikes Back - Outstanding movie. Acted poorly in spots. But the scenes were great, the locations were great, the plot was great, and the action was great. Hoth. Dagobah. Cloud City. Luke Vader fight. Vader was still a bad a$$.
2) Rogue ONE - A phenomenal movie that did an excellent job filling the series plot. Some of the CGI stunk, but it was only for a few minutes. I thought Mads Mikkelsen was excellent in his role.
3) A New Hope - The rankings get less clear after the first two. This kicked off the whole series, and was excellent for its time. I can see how the younger generation may not like it. However, it created all the main characters and had some cool things for 1977. Obi Wan was a great character in this movie. The droid were a neat element. Sand People. Jawas. The cantina. Vader being a bad a$$.
4) Return of the Sith - I think it was very good. It lacked in spots. But this is where we really see the Sith Emperor and of course Darth Vader emerge. The dynamic between Anakin and Palpatine is very good. Why Anakin fell to the dark side Yoda is solid in this one. Not what he is in ESB, but still very good.
5) Return of the Jedi - I used to rank this one higher. Jabba the Hutt is sclassic. Leia in the outfit was yum for a 14 year old. Luke meeting the Emperor. The stupid Ewoks really annoy me now though. A lot.
6) Attack of the Clones - You know, the plot to this movie is decent. They hit a lot of places. I found the fight scenes kind of blurred together. But it's watchable.
I hated all the rest. Clone Wars, TFA, PM. I can hardly remember the characters or scenes. It's a blur. Maybe the Pod race. All the rest of these were terrible
I should add that the Family Guy star wars episodes even rank above those last 3. Vader: "Luke is on that ship". Emperor: "Can you sense him?". Vader: "No, I can see him right there through the window"
1) Empire Strikes Back - Outstanding movie. Acted poorly in spots. But the scenes were great, the locations were great, the plot was great, and the action was great. Hoth. Dagobah. Cloud City. Luke Vader fight. Vader was still a bad a$$.
2) Rogue ONE - A phenomenal movie that did an excellent job filling the series plot. Some of the CGI stunk, but it was only for a few minutes. I thought Mads Mikkelsen was excellent in his role.
3) A New Hope - The rankings get less clear after the first two. This kicked off the whole series, and was excellent for its time. I can see how the younger generation may not like it. However, it created all the main characters and had some cool things for 1977. Obi Wan was a great character in this movie. The droid were a neat element. Sand People. Jawas. The cantina. Vader being a bad a$$.
4) Return of the Sith - I think it was very good. It lacked in spots. But this is where we really see the Sith Emperor and of course Darth Vader emerge. The dynamic between Anakin and Palpatine is very good. Why Anakin fell to the dark side Yoda is solid in this one. Not what he is in ESB, but still very good.
5) Return of the Jedi - I used to rank this one higher. Jabba the Hutt is sclassic. Leia in the outfit was yum for a 14 year old. Luke meeting the Emperor. The stupid Ewoks really annoy me now though. A lot.
6) Attack of the Clones - You know, the plot to this movie is decent. They hit a lot of places. I found the fight scenes kind of blurred together. But it's watchable.
I hated all the rest. Clone Wars, TFA, PM. I can hardly remember the characters or scenes. It's a blur. Maybe the Pod race. All the rest of these were terrible
I should add that the Family Guy star wars episodes even rank above those last 3. Vader: "Luke is on that ship". Emperor: "Can you sense him?". Vader: "No, I can see him right there through the window"
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
I at least expect them to follow the general direction of the original three and have the bad guys "win" in this one.
Luke is almost certainly a goner.
strykerpks
Footballguy
Nostalgia kicks in. It's ok to admit it. ESB is the gold standard of the original trilogy. But technology, better writing, better acting all come into play. It's ok. We have a support group every Thursday night on google hangouts (obvs suspended this week).
AAABatteries
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Hov34
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Todem
Footballguy
ESB
ANH
Rogue One
ROTJ
That's my new order. Rogue is an awesome movie. But Empire Strikes back will never ever be matched. No freaking way. Too many incredible scenes, set pieces and environments. The acting is not nearly as wooden as ANH or ROTJ. It was great for it's time and has stood the test of time. Empire is my go to Star Wars movie forever.
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CletiusMaximus
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Had lunch with a guy yesterday - totally normal dude, mid 40's, kids, etc.
Has never seen a Star Wars movie. Completely changed my view of him, not sure what to think now, still trying to comprehend.
Has never seen a Star Wars movie. Completely changed my view of him, not sure what to think now, still trying to comprehend.
zoonation
Footballguy
very solid points. will avoid thurs-sat.Not trying to be difficult, but this thread has been open for two years. What else is there to talk about once the movie opens? Serious question, what would you come in to post, or expect to read, between the movie opening and when you have seen it? Its the thread about the movie, let’s talk about the movie. We’ll chat you up Saturday night after you seen it.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
If you want to type after the spoiler, type [/Spoiler] after the text you want in the spoiler, so you get something like this...tommyboy said:Type a left bracket [ ]Tony Jabroni said:I'm serious. I don't want to screw anything up for anyone else.
Type the word "spoiler" in between the brackets like so:
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Just a test!
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Rogue One IS almost as good as ESB for the very reason that ESB was good in the first place...
It assumes that, even if you're a kid, you're not a moron who needs fart jokes to laugh or have manic, SpongeBob-esque mayhem occurring every second of the show to keep you interested. It's not "boring" to allow the audience to catch it's breath from time to time.
TLJ fills me with trepidation for that reason. I think it's going to be derivative (can't take chances people won't like this!) and hyperactive.
It assumes that, even if you're a kid, you're not a moron who needs fart jokes to laugh or have manic, SpongeBob-esque mayhem occurring every second of the show to keep you interested. It's not "boring" to allow the audience to catch it's breath from time to time.
TLJ fills me with trepidation for that reason. I think it's going to be derivative (can't take chances people won't like this!) and hyperactive.
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Billy Bats
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Billy Bats
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Poor guy must’ve had a terrible childhood.CletiusMaximus said:
TheFanatic
Footballguy
It's not his fault. Blame his parents. Someone should slap the taste our of their respective mouths
Capella
Footballguy
Best scene. #### luke playing in the snow or whatever. That scene gave me goosebumps.
jamny
Footballguy
I'm not really a big Star Wars fan so don't kill me for the question.
Where does Rogue One fit into the storyline? I saw the original 3 and the first 2 newer ones after that, Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. I don't think I saw Revenge of the Sith and haven't seen any of the newer ones. Is Rogue One a completely different story that can be watched at any time?
Where does Rogue One fit into the storyline? I saw the original 3 and the first 2 newer ones after that, Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. I don't think I saw Revenge of the Sith and haven't seen any of the newer ones. Is Rogue One a completely different story that can be watched at any time?
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Happens before Episode Four (the original Star Wars) and after Revenge of the Sith. That's about all you need to know about it to enjoy the movie. Nothing else really crosses over to the other movies other than what you've already seen in Episode 4
Todem
Footballguy
What he said......and watch Episode III. Was the best of the prequels and it was not even close.
jamny
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
I was 13 when the original came out and I saw it in the theater. I wasn't as fanatic as some of my friends were about it but I liked it a lot and saw the next 2 in the theater too. I tried Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones and they were ok but I just kinda gave up on the series. I'll give III a shot.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Phantom Menace has the battle between Qui Gon and Darth Maul and a whole bunch of other crap around it. Attack of the Clones has the battle between Obi Wan and Jango/Boba Fett, an entire Jedi Order show up to fight in one place, Yoda fights with a light saber, and a whole bunch of crap. Revenge of the Sith has lots and lots of cool stuff.
There. I think I should stop being a grill blogger and start being a movie reviewer! That's gold right there. GOLD!
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Well think about it. The prequels are about Luke's parents. Han is not that much older than Luke. Not like a parent older, more like an uncle. So when 1, 2 and 3 happens, how old can Han Solo be? I would think that eventually the do an Obi Wan movie or three in that time frame. I've got to believe that Yoda sent him on a mission or two while was watching over Luke on Tatooine
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Saw the title of the one on CNN. Just said something like "Didn't Live Up to the Hype." I'll figure that out for myself.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Didn't they give the writer/director 3 more movies? I assumed if they did that, they were very happy with the product. Of course that doesn't equal critical acclaim, so I will see in a few days for myself.
Mile High
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
Hmm... All of the reviews I read yesterday were very positive. Sounds like a typical Star Wars movie then, reviews all over the place.
Capella
Footballguy
Mile High
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
The last movie seemed to have a lot of mixed reviews. When something is as big as Star Wars it will always have mixed reviews. So far I have mostly seen positive reviews for The Last Jedi.
Capella
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
Cool. I just remember reading a bunch of reviews from the movie right after it came out and they were all over the place. I may be thinking more of the fan reviews. I remember many were from metacritic.
Capella
Footballguy
I always feel like for these movies the more casual critic or fan enjoys them or is more fair criticizing them than the mega-Star Wars nerds.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
I agree. The major fanboys are not the ones I care to hear opinions from all that often.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
With something as big and mainstream as SW is, there's invariably the reviewer that has to trash it just to show how cool he is and smarter than the people making the movies which is ironic, because if he was as smart as the people making the movies, he would be a film maker rather than a critic. I'm just flat out ignoring the reviews until I see it.
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
I would like to see Daisy Ridley naked.
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tommyboy
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Otis
Footballguy
Down to 93% but still promising.Was 96% at rotten tomatoes like an hour ago, over a 100 reviews.
Billy Bats
Footballguy
Anyone purposely spoiling themselves?? I’ve read a few spoiler free reviews, doing my best to control myself from finding out everything. I’ve read on the twitter that even some so-called spoiler free reviews, variety in particular, inadvertently include some spoilers. Beware.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Nope, watched the first trailer and that's it. Will be avoiding pretty much everything until after we see it on Sat.
Capella
Footballguy
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
Going social media silent starting Thursday. Avoiding any potential spoiler material until then.
