Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec 15th, 2017)

[YoNoSe]

Oh man I hope you went into Lucas’s home and stole stuff.

 

[crows]

I wonder if he loved the last jedi...

oh wait, he did love batman v superman... OF COURSE he loved this movie

 

[Khev]

My admiration for Khev grows daily. He's like what I was in the schoolyard during the OT era - kicking *ss and taking names of any SW detractor, or more commonly those poor souls who just got it wrong.

You know I'm just saying this all in good fun though right? (Hopefully our unfriendly exchanges from last year are a thing of the past, I much prefer being one big group of friends whether we agree with each other or not.) That said, I bet it stings just a little bit that I've been right about RO all along...For that reason you might want to give a little more weight to my endorsement of TLJ. It's definitely no RO though.

I even went toe-to-toe with GL buddy Walter Murch's son when I was staying in Marin County in 1980, and I hadn't even seen the as-yet-unreleased ESB at that point and he had (and had unreleased Kenner SW toys direct from "Uncle George" that blew my mind).

Let me guess, he told you what would happen in ESB and you argued that it was all "stupid and not SW at all."

 

[Khev]

I wonder if he'll love the last jedi in four years (two for good behavior)

Fixed...

 

[Prime Clone]

But the genetic reaction to anything DIS does seems more visceral than anything GL did....maybe he gets a pass for being the creator.

I went into the PT with the attitude that it was George's story and he was letting us in on it. Maybe that's a free pass, but it helped not to have preconceived ideas about what should happen.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Logan - 1

TLJ - 0

 

[Wor-Gar]

it was George's story and he was letting us in on it.

That excuse basically stops in 1983 about the time George truly catered to audience approval and merchandizing.

I'll never forget an interview where George said he wanted his Ewok to replace the Teddy Bear and have one in every child's hand. And you guys think he created the Ewoks as the ultimate underdog against the Empire. That was a cleverly developed justification after the desire to replace the Teddy Bear.

 

[YoNoSe]

Yeah, nobody knew Ewoks were a marketing ploy.

Any word on the Cold War?

 

[Otomofan]

So most people who hated TLJ single out Rose for particular hate for being a "bad" character...if she is such a terribly written character why is 99% of the criticism targeted at either her race or her weight? You would think that there would be plenty of material to work through before you would ever get to her ethnicity or waist line...There are some interesting Star Wars "fans" out there...

Because she sucked. Jabba was fat and ugly too but we loved him cause he had character.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

 

[jye4ever]

Striped shirt too.

 

[TaliBane]

Oh man I hope you went into Lucas’s home and stole stuff.

No, but some ILM staff members gave me some SW toys/merchandise which was really cool.

You know I'm just saying this all in good fun though right? (Hopefully our unfriendly exchanges from last year are a thing of the past, I much prefer being one big group of friends whether we agree with each other or not.) That said, I bet it stings just a little bit that I've been right about RO all along...For that reason you might want to give a little more weight to my endorsement of TLJ. It's definitely no RO though.

The problems I had with RO still stand - it's just in the context of something with so few redeeming qualities as TLJ that I have been more willing to overlook or just deal with the flaws in RO (and frankly, having hung out with Gareth for a few hours several years earlier made me far more inclined to like RO going in.)

Tbh, the thing that I always thought was a key weakness in RO - that most of what was good about it was solely attributable to the fact that it's literally set INSIDE ANH - is actually a huge plus that should be repeated with ESB and ROTJ hard prequels.

While I was pretty lukewarm on TFA (fine enough Friday night entertainment, but about as memorable, resonant and culturally important as an episode of General Hospital) TLJ nose-dived my interest in the ST totally.

I, like everyone (both TLJ fans and haters) have no burning questions whatsoever - plot developments, character revelations, relationships or outcomes (all staples of episodic SW films) - that need answering in Ep IX. Whether you loved it or hated it, there's no story or character momentum to make you want to see IX - the story is dead in the water at the end of TLJ. This makes it way easier to walk away from the ST.

Let me guess, he told you what would happen in ESB and you argued that it was all "stupid and not SW at all."

Well, from memory, the ESB novelization was released a MONTH before the movie came out, so no surprises in the "what would happen" department. I guess embargoes were only used by Arab oil nations back then.

And no, he didn't seem to like it (Yoda? YODA?! WTF?!) and just said weird **** - described ATAT's as "like these big dogs". His SW toys were cool though - I had never seen some of the designs at that time. I think GL was literally like an uncle to him.

 

[Adolfo]

Lost in Space (any which way) > TLJ

 

[Wor-Gar]

One thing about the TLJ is that I now could care less what they do in the final episode. I actually want them to go hog-wild now. Go Disney crazy. Go places where no man has gone before.


I know I speak for everyone here when I say I'd like to see Kylo nail Rey, since she's a nobody anyway and not his sister.

I want to see Snoke with mech spider-legs.

I want Phasma to return one last time, say another silly cruel line, then die quickly once again -- a kind of running joke.

I want to see Force Ghost Luke shoot lightning all over Hux... and see that ginger scream like a baby.

I want to see a great villain... That won't happen, I've gone too far.

I want to see Poe and Finn get it on too. Hell with it -- go Disney, do it, I dare you. I double-dare you.

I want to see Leia in the entire movie again, moving like she's on a sled, mouth barely moving as she yells commands... and forgets to hug R2 over Luke's death.

I want to see Holdo survive the crash, and actually have arrived at the other side of the galaxy in time for tea.

And I want to see those Knights of Ren do a musical number -- the first musical number in a Star Wars movie, but not the last.

 

[Adolfo]

One thing about the TLJ is that I now could care less what they do in the final episode. I actually want them to go hog-wild now. Go Disney crazy. Go places where no man has gone before.


I know I speak for everyone here when I say I'd like to see Kylo nail Rey, since she's a nobody anyway and not his sister.

I want to see Snoke with mech spider-legs.

I want Phasma to return one last time, say another silly cruel line, then die quickly once again -- a kind of running joke.

I want to see Force Ghost Luke shoot lightning all over Hux... and see that ginger scream like a baby.

I want to see a great villain... That won't happen, I've gone too far.

I want to see Poe and Finn get it on too. Hell with it -- go Disney, do it, I dare you. I double-dare you.

I want to see Leia in the entire movie again, moving like she's on a sled, mouth barely moving as she yells commands... and forgets to hug R2 over Luke's death.

I want to see Holdo survive the crash, and actually have arrived at the other side of the galaxy in time for tea.

And I want to see those Knights of Ren do a musical number -- the first musical number in a Star Wars movie, but not the last.

100% agreed...and Khev will still love it...me personally I hope the entire rebel scum to die...that's it

 

[Vault Boy]

The craziest thing about the TLJ debacle is that if Lucasfilm announced that they're de-canonizing TLJ and that Abrams' Black Diamond is actually the real Episode VIII, 99% of the internet would like, positively comment and share said announcement on their respective social media platforms. Basically everyone would approve.

It'd be both hilarious and fascinating.

QFT.

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[crows]

Attention people, New waifu coming through!!!

 

[Prime Clone]

And you guys think he created the Ewoks as the ultimate underdog against the Empire.

Nah, even as a 14yo I knew the Ewoks were a marketing ploy. Didn't ruin the film for me tho.

 

[SNIKT1950]

I've been gone for some time. Who here still thinks this is a good movie?

 

[Adolfo]

I've been gone for some time. Who here still thinks this is a good movie?

I think its one of the greatest snuff films I've ever seen.....I've never seen murder like that on the big screen...