Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,668
    a local theater is screening every SW, ever, babk to back to back to back, etc.

    your $100 ticket gets you all that plus a special blanket, pin, popcorn tub and unlimited popcorn and soda. another $40 gets you three meals and a midnight snack.

    woot! geekfest! dorkapalooza! dorkcon!
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
    do you get a diaper change with that too?
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,023
    I'm in for that.  Long bathroom break for episodes 1-3 though...
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I'm in for that.  Long bathroom break for episodes 1-3 though...
    i'd just straight up leave during Clones. I'm currently watching all the movies with my daughters. 4-6 done. Not looking forward to that one. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,620
    Get there for the start of IV, stay for V, VI, VII and R1, skip everything else. 
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,300
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    I guess it was a well-made/shot movie for the most part....  

    But IMO, the story was a whole lot of nothing.  A slow-speed chase.  Characters, story, etc bored me and threw me off the Star Wars train.  Not even looking forward to IX, but will see it.  I am not vested at all in Kylo or Rey.  I dislike Finn and Rose Tico leaving VIII.  Poe is OK, but he was completely neutered and annoying in VIII.  I was very interested in the all-powerful, frightening Snoke.... but he perished in the equivalent of slipping on a banana peel.  Hux went from a menacing First Reich styled formidable leader to the butt end of jokes and hijinks.
    The whole obvious theme of empowered women was eye-rollingly blatant. 
    All this among other story-breaking things, such as using hyper-space for 1 craft to obliterate a star fleet.  
    And the main antagonist for the series just disintegrates while meditating for some reason.  

    And I am one of the minority who accepts I - III for what it is and I rarely crap on those movies.  Solo was just pointless, but I didnt hate it.  VIII on the other hand bothers me.  Complete botch job.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,023
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    Critics really don't...
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,620
    I think there are a lot of critics out there who were stunned by audience reactions and wish they could have their TLJ reviews back. 
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,300
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    There no fucking way....better then Empire? cmon man, put the pipe down

    Its a clunker
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,023
    CROJAM95 said:
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    There no fucking way....better then Empire? cmon man, put the pipe down

    Its a clunker
    Rotten Tomatoes score = 91%

    Audience score = 44%

    That is a whole lot of disconnect...
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,974
    Last Jedi is a good movie.
    But as part of the Star Wars saga it has no place.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    CROJAM95 said:
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    There no fucking way....better then Empire? cmon man, put the pipe down

    Its a clunker
    I think after seeing The Force Awakens, my immediate reaction was something along the lines of, I've already seen this film. I thought new life was going to be breathed into Star Wars, but it was largely the same damn story and black-and-white worldview as Episode IV. And as much as I prefer Rey to Luke, I was disappointed overall.

    So I went into The Last Jedi expecting the same damn story as Episode V and was thrilled to be proved wrong. It was a massive correction, in my opinion, to get away from the tired lineage bullshit and to get deeply into the unknowable gray area that Episode V mildly approached but didn't have the fortitude to explore. The characters were much more developed emotionally, and it was easier to identify with their glimpses of humanity. Shit, the best character in Episode VII was goddamn BB-8.

    I'm also a fan of deliberately paced films (Lynch, Kubrick et al.). I mean, why build this awesome world if the camera doesn't allow the viewer to even take it in.

    D.J. is probably my favorite Star Wars character ever. And Holdo was a badass, too.

    Seeing the trailers and online leaks from The Rise of Skywalker, it basically looks like a repeat of Episode VI. Disney does love its formulas.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,023
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    There no fucking way....better then Empire? cmon man, put the pipe down

    Its a clunker
    I think after seeing The Force Awakens, my immediate reaction was something along the lines of, I've already seen this film. I thought new life was going to be breathed into Star Wars, but it was largely the same damn story and black-and-white worldview as Episode IV. And as much as I prefer Rey to Luke, I was disappointed overall.

    So I went into The Last Jedi expecting the same damn story as Episode V and was thrilled to be proved wrong. It was a massive correction, in my opinion, to get away from the tired lineage bullshit and to get deeply into the unknowable gray area that Episode V mildly approached but didn't have the fortitude to explore. The characters were much more developed emotionally, and it was easier to identify with their glimpses of humanity. Shit, the best character in Episode VII was goddamn BB-8.

    I'm also a fan of deliberately paced films (Lynch, Kubrick et al.). I mean, why build this awesome world if the camera doesn't allow the viewer to even take it in.

    D.J. is probably my favorite Star Wars character ever. And Holdo was a badass, too.

    Seeing the trailers and online leaks from The Rise of Skywalker, it basically looks like a repeat of Episode VI. Disney does love its formulas.
    The spice must flow!!!!

    Ooops wrong movie....

    The money must flow!!!
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,675
    Wobbie said:
    a local theater is screening every SW, ever, babk to back to back to back, etc.

    your $100 ticket gets you all that plus a special blanket, pin, popcorn tub and unlimited popcorn and soda. another $40 gets you three meals and a midnight snack.

    woot! geekfest! dorkapalooza! dorkcon!
    35mm or DCP?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,675
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    Yada yada. The Last Jedi was still shit (as a movie in that specific trilogy all green-lit at the same time, following the movie that it did)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,668
    JimmyV said:
    Get there for the start of IV, stay for V, VI, VII and R1, skip everything else. 

    skip ‘em all!
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    edited October 2019
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    dankind said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Fuck The Last Jedi.  Thats the worst one
    Last Jedi one of highest/ if not the highest  critically reviewed star wars films.....fans hate it

    Joker....Bunch of self righteous critics at the end shit on it, bringing its critical rating down......everyone I know who saw it, loved it

    Critics don't know jack shit
    The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film.

    I refuse to see Joker.

    Maybe I should be a critic.
    There no fucking way....better then Empire? cmon man, put the pipe down

    Its a clunker
    I think after seeing The Force Awakens, my immediate reaction was something along the lines of, I've already seen this film. I thought new life was going to be breathed into Star Wars, but it was largely the same damn story and black-and-white worldview as Episode IV. And as much as I prefer Rey to Luke, I was disappointed overall.

    So I went into The Last Jedi expecting the same damn story as Episode V and was thrilled to be proved wrong. It was a massive correction, in my opinion, to get away from the tired lineage bullshit and to get deeply into the unknowable gray area that Episode V mildly approached but didn't have the fortitude to explore. The characters were much more developed emotionally, and it was easier to identify with their glimpses of humanity. Shit, the best character in Episode VII was goddamn BB-8.

    I'm also a fan of deliberately paced films (Lynch, Kubrick et al.). I mean, why build this awesome world if the camera doesn't allow the viewer to even take it in.

    D.J. is probably my favorite Star Wars character ever. And Holdo was a badass, too.

    Seeing the trailers and online leaks from The Rise of Skywalker, it basically looks like a repeat of Episode VI. Disney does love its formulas.
    No matter what, The Force Awakens had to mimic A New Hope.  You had to have a genesis/birth/growth story, introduce a character who was unaware but gifted with force ability, a major oppressive galactic empire/threat, and the growth/evolving of the new character to give a body blow to the evil galactic empire at the end to set up the rest of the trilogy.  Force Awakens gets a lot of flack for being 'recycled', but I thought it did an excellent job with the First Order, showing Finn/Phasma and a first person view into Storm Troopers, and the Snoke/Kylo/Solos dynamic did not exist in A New Hope.  All the characters introduced (Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo, Snoke, etc) were strong and broke independent of the previous films and were poised to break new ground.

    No matter what, Episode VIII was going to break away.  Im not even sure how they could re-create Empire Strikes Back more than Last Jedi did.  We still had a scene similar to the Hoth battle scene/escape (although at the end).... some deceit in there... and the whole overarching theme is can/will Rey turn Kylo who is showing glimmers of being "good".  You also had Rey leaving the group to go train with the master for an extended period of the movie.  

    I just thought Last Jedi was a sloppy movie and it didn't seem to break any sort of remarkable new story ground.  Johnson seemed to do things just because he can.  I have no idea why they don't have 1 person write and direct the whole trilogy, as opposed to handing the baton off.  Just the opening scene with Poe "pranking" General Hux was terrible.  Hux went from Hitler to a boob and the butt of everyone's Jokes.  2 Other compelling antagonists with potential died with very little effort (or justification) (Snoke and Phasma).  
    And the side-story to the casino planet?  
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