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

[D.R.37]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

Got tix for opening wknd. TFA was good but let me down in so many areas. Going into this with mediocre expectations with a large side of "Hope" *Jyn Erso Voice*

 

[Ehollywood]

Spoiler

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLe...e_last_jedi_the_visual_dictionary_masterpost/

Someone took photos of The New Visual Dictionary with lots of info.

 

[JCFETT]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

I'll be seeing it that night too, but here in Cali.

Press or licensed costumer? Tell me what I've already known for some time now, you are a Lucasfilm licensed Jar Jar Binx costumer... tell me the prophecy is true haha

 

[JCFETT]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

How did you get that???


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[Wor-Gar]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

Press or licensed costumer? Tell me what I've already known for some time now, you are a Lucasfilm licensed Jar Jar Binx costumer... tell me the prophecy is true haha

My wife has good connections.

 

[cerealkeller]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

I will hopefully be seeing it the 11 also but at midnight. Disney lets the manager and a guest to "quality control" screen it before the premiere. I believe this is my best perk of managing a movie theater.

 

[cerealkeller]

Here's my expectation of fan reaction to TLJ Luke.

Opening weekend: "Wtf did they do to Luke, they ruined him, that wasn't Luke Skywalker, this is an insult to OT fans."

Week Two: "After seeing it again and taking it in more, it's very interesting to finally see Luke face tragedy in his life the same way we all do, I can't wait to see his optimism redeemed in Episode 9."

This. This is EXACTLY what will happen. I am guilty of it also. We go in having a lifetime (I'm 40 and Star Wars was always with me) knowing characters one way. To see them change is difficult to process. Having a tragedy struck Luke, not wanting to join the fight again, broken and feeling hopeless will be a major shock for most to process.

But after a couple of viewings the changes have time to process and will hopefully make sense for the character in the context of the story.

 

[kalzeth]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

I dress up as Boba Fett for fun and also for Disney/Lucasfilm. Comes with cool perks!

So jealous. I need to take a part time job like that


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[Wor-Gar]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

Do you guys know Snoke has magic slippers and a ring with special powers?

 

[JCFETT]

Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi SPOILER DISCUSSION THREAD

My wife has good connections.

Wife with perks > all

Nice man, enjoy the show!

 

[Otomofan]

I didn't see any of the reddit photos cause they were removed. Does any of it confirm Snikt's wild beliefs that Snoke is Gary Oldman's Dracula and Rey is Winona Ryder and they're millennia-crossed lovers, reunited at last?

Cause I have to say, and this is disrespectful and I apologize in advance for offending Snikt, but that's the flat out dumbest fan theory I have EVER read.

I guess back in 1991 Disney made a feel good movie about true love not judging a hideous beast by his appearance, but Snoke is a lazy slapped together design of a "scary old man bad guy overlord" straight out of central casting. You honestly think anyone involved with the Star Wars division of the Disney corporate empire had any intention to ever do something bold or thinking outside the box. This is cookie cutter, paint by number, fill in the blanks crap watered down to practically nothing for easy consumption by increasingly stupid American viewers and even stupider foreign audiences.

Snoke - ugly old white man bad guy. All he needs is a mustache to twirl while he cackles and explains his "big plan." I'll be surprised if he even had a back story at all, or maybe a few throwaway lines like the opera scene in Ep III.

Rey is the beautiful young sassy spunky perfect genius badass warrior woman with a heart of gold who never does anything wrong. So one dimensional her personality is paper thin.

That's what we're getting cause that's what DUMB audiences want to see. Rocking the boat and upsetting the millions of fans waving their plastic lightsabers in the air and whopping on opening night like they're at a rave club do NOT want to see anything that's gonna challenge their expectations in any way.

I'd love to be wrong, just for the sheer please of being SURPRISED by a Hollywood movie which hasn't happened in years. I 'd love for Snikt's increasing bizarre fan fic to be even a little bit true. But I think the chance of that is exceedingly remote.

We'll know for sure in a matter of days. I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I'd go all in on the exact same soulless corporate schlock that gave us TFA and the majority of the Marvel cinematic universe.

 

[Ropen]

Disney movie rewards has a freaking sweet ass promo with one more set of TLJ posters if you link an account like fandango or regal club to DMR, all you do is pay shipping or 19.99 to get the other two posters

The main poster is free plus 3.95 shipping, the other two are 19.99 in other words.
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[Sachiel]

This. This is EXACTLY what will happen. I am guilty of it also. We go in having a lifetime (I'm 40 and Star Wars was always with me) knowing characters one way. To see them change is difficult to process. Having a tragedy struck Luke, not wanting to join the fight again, broken and feeling hopeless will be a major shock for most to process.

But after a couple of viewings the changes have time to process and will hopefully make sense for the character in the context of the story.

I do not buy Luke Skywalker being a coward who abandoned his family and friends just because he was feeling depressed his nephew turned dark and destroyed his Jedi school. He's gone through tragedy before. What happened was devastating, undoubtedly. But putting his hands up, saying he's done and just disappearing?

Snoke, Kylo and the First Order are out there and Luke ran away leaving his sister, his friends, his family and even the New Republic vulnerable. Why would he think that was a good idea? WTF did he expect to happen? It's just completely out of character for the Luke Skywalker we have seen in the Original Trilogy.

That's what it hinges on for me. If they don't care about being faithful to the character, why should I care about their dumb movie?

I don't know the whole story, but what I've read in the leaks hasn't assured me.

 

[Otomofan]

There was an awful lot I hated about TFA, but the way they essentially destroyed our main characters as an afterthought was the worst of it for me.

Luke Skywalker, the hero of the trilogy that we've rooted for and related to and aspired to be like our whole lives....by the opening crawl it's established that he's a failure and a coward.

It's only going to get worse from here.

 

[ZaCHw117]

while I agree Rey is a very 1 dimensional character, on the other hand so is luke. i think that’s why i’m liking these sw disney flicks for the most part. they’ve kind of departed the way you everyone thought these characters would end up and went the opposite way. TLJ looks interesting with Rey and Kylo (presumably) teaming up, which is something unexpected and nice for SW. taking luke and making him a half shell of his former self is something i’ve never considered, as i always figured he’d always be a bad ass jedi, they’ve kind of turned the U upside down.

 

[cerealkeller]

I do not buy Luke Skywalker being a coward who abandoned his family and friends just because he was feeling depressed his nephew turned dark and destroyed his Jedi school. He's gone through tragedy before. What happened was devastating, undoubtedly. But putting his hands up, saying he's done and just disappearing?

Snoke, Kylo and the First Order are out there and Luke ran away leaving his sister, his friends, his family and even the New Republic vulnerable. Why would he think that was a good idea? WTF did he expect to happen? It's just completely out of character for the Luke Skywalker we have seen in the Original Trilogy.

That's what it hinges on for me. If they don't care about being faithful to the character, why should I care about their dumb movie?

I don't know the whole story, but what I've read in the leaks hasn't assured me.

Or maybe he disappeared because he realized this battle between the light and dark side of the Force is a cycle that will keep repeating itself until they find another way? The way I’m seeing it right now (I haven’t read any spoilers) is Luke went to the first Jedi temple to figure out a way to stop this cycle. The old teachings of the Jedi have clearly shown to be a failure and that’s probably how Luke was instructing his new generation of Jedi. I think doing what he did, sacrificing all he held dear (family and principle) shows great character growth because he wants to put an end to this eternal struggle.

Unless I’m wrong in which case I’ll eat crow and become a hating keyboard warrior who only goes on message boards to complain about how the filmmaker didn’t do exactly what I wanted them to do.


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[spindrift]

I didn't see any of the reddit photos cause they were removed. Does any of it confirm Snikt's wild beliefs that Snoke is Gary Oldman's Dracula and Rey is Winona Ryder and they're millennia-crossed lovers, reunited at last?

Cause I have to say, and this is disrespectful and I apologize in advance for offending Snikt, but that's the flat out dumbest fan theory I have EVER read.

I guess back in 1991 Disney made a feel good movie about true love not judging a hideous beast by his appearance, but Snoke is a lazy slapped together design of a "scary old man bad guy overlord" straight out of central casting. You honestly think anyone involved with the Star Wars division of the Disney corporate empire had any intention to ever do something bold or thinking outside the box. This is cookie cutter, paint by number, fill in the blanks crap watered down to practically nothing for easy consumption by increasingly stupid American viewers and even stupider foreign audiences.

Snoke - ugly old white man bad guy. All he needs is a mustache to twirl while he cackles and explains his "big plan." I'll be surprised if he even had a back story at all, or maybe a few throwaway lines like the opera scene in Ep III.

Rey is the beautiful young sassy spunky perfect genius badass warrior woman with a heart of gold who never does anything wrong. So one dimensional her personality is paper thin.

That's what we're getting cause that's what DUMB audiences want to see. Rocking the boat and upsetting the millions of fans waving their plastic lightsabers in the air and whopping on opening night like they're at a rave club do NOT want to see anything that's gonna challenge their expectations in any way.

I'd love to be wrong, just for the sheer please of being SURPRISED by a Hollywood movie which hasn't happened in years. I 'd love for Snikt's increasing bizarre fan fic to be even a little bit true. But I think the chance of that is exceedingly remote.

We'll know for sure in a matter of days. I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I'd go all in on the exact same soulless corporate schlock that gave us TFA and the majority of the Marvel cinematic universe.

 

[spindrift]

However Rogue 1 is not the kind of Disney SW I was expecting- so................

 

[Ehollywood]

Live from the Red Carpet World Premiere

 

[rushmore223]

Movie premieres, story points/leaks follow...


I'm out til I see it.