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

[a-dev]

He's going to feel properly vindicated by the fan reaction. And holy **** there was like 50 new pages since I was last in here only last night. I skipped all of it, there was just no way. There'd have been 50 more as I tried to catch up.

 

[Lakhota]

I cant believe a property Disney bought for 4.1 BILLION dollars didn't have a plot treatment for all three sequels. Johnson WROTE and Directed TLJ, did they not see TFA or view it before starting on TLJ. You would think all three movies would have been discussed and plots planned out no matter what director was involved. Maybe Disney knew whatever was made regardless of quality was guaranteed 200 million dollar opening, hearing them praise the script and Johnson makes me think they really didn't have any involvement in it .

 

[Asta]

He's going to feel properly vindicated by the fan reaction.

 

[Shawpaw]

That picture really captures how we all felt.

 

[Adolfo]

Another negative thing not once did I feel emotional...not even lukes death...nothing...I felt lots more emotion during Lucas Star Wars

 

[Jme_c]

I find it interesting that Mark speaks so highly of Trevorrow and saying how they were on the same page, yet lesbian Kathy K fired his a$$.

 

[jye4ever]

I cant believe a property Disney bought for 4.1 BILLION dollars didn't have a plot treatment for all three sequels. Johnson WROTE and Directed TLJ, did they not see TFA or view it before starting on TLJ. You would think all three movies would have been discussed and plots planned out no matter what director was involved. Maybe Disney knew whatever was made regardless of quality was guaranteed 200 million dollar opening, hearing them praise the script and Johnson makes me think they really didn't have any involvement in it .

I am definately curious about that as well would make for a great book one day.

 

[Asta]

 

[Iam_Dabatman]

After seeing these vids of Hamill after the premiere, I feel so sad and even more pissed at RJ and the movie. He seems devastated. He's such a nice guy, he seems to be really fond of star wars and the character of Luke. He did not deserve to be stabbed in the back like he (apparently) was.

 

[klwn]

That picture really captures how we all felt.

In video form it's even worse (00:47):

 

[Khev]

I am definately curious about that as well would make for a great book one day.

I love the reactions to Astral Luke, Space Leia, Snoke, Rey...

I hope that the new HT Leia comes with one of those long bendy stands so I can have her hovering over the rest of the heroes.

 

[Adam1138]

[FONT=&]RELIVE THE BEST PORG MOMENTS FROM THE LAST JEDI

[FONT=&]

POSTED BY KENDALL ASHLEY ON DECEMBER 19, 2017

[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=&]Warning: Mild spoilers for The Last Jedi ahead. Read on at your own risk!

The Last Jedi‘s opening week is officially behind us.

While there are many things we might argue about in regards to The Last Jedi, there’s one thing we can all agree on: the porgs were a damn delight. Okay, maybe we don’t all agree on this… but at least most of us here at Nerdist do. While the trailer may have caused some to fear that the film would overuse the porgs to force the cuteness factor, the little fuzzballs ended up being mostly background characters to add moments of occasional comic relief. It was perfect!

So perfect, in fact, were the porgs that we’re inclined to take this time to break down some of the best porg moments from The Last Jedi. Join us!

THE PORG-SCREAM HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

Via Giphy

The above was the first glimpse we got of the porg community in any The Last Jedi trailers, and it was enough to endear us to the little guys. Depending on how you view porgs, this little shriek could be seen as a scream of terror or one of determination as it rode the Millennium Falcon out to battle.

Rian Johnson has said that a group of porgs is called a murder, so with a metal name like that, maybe this war cray is an example of unbridled porg ferocity. Regardless of what it the porg is actually trying to convey, this wee caw will forever have a place in porg-lovers’ hearts.

THE PORGS MOVE IN

When Rey and Chewie park the Millennium Falcon on Ahch-To, it doesn’t take the porgs long to sneak inside and get comfy. Bunches of porgs end up moving into the Falcon, building nests where they don’t belong, and generally driving Chewie crazy. While I’m sure Han would have been just as annoyed as Chewie was about a porg nest in his beloved ship, we couldn’t help but love it.

PORGS IN SPACE!

Via Giphy

While most of the porgs ultimately moved out of the Millennium Falcon, one brave little guy stuck around for the long haul. And despite his valiant scream that won all of our hearts, he didn’t necessarily keep his seas legs (or space legs) once the ship blasted off into battle. Much like BB-8 struggled to stay upright in the Falcon in The Force Awakens, this little porg clearly forgot to fasten his seat belt as Chewie zipped through the caverns of Crait.

PORGS FOR DINNER

While waiting for Rey and Luke on Ahch-To, Chewie got a bit peckish, and managed to make himself up a meal of one unfortunate roasted porg. Of course, as the film shows, Luke’s island is full of porgs, so our favorite Wookiee wasn’t able to eat his meal in peace. Instead, he found himself surrounded by a small crowd of porgs, looking in horror at the monster about to consume their fallen brethren. Though Chewie ended up scaring all of the porgs off, he ultimately felt too guilty to eat one of those big-eyed goofballs. Good choice, Chewie.

CHEWIE AND PORGS: FRIENDS…BESTIES, ACTUALLY

Via Giphy

Okay, so maybe Chewie would beg to differ, but one of the best things about porgs in the film was watching them interact with the Wookiee, who was transformed from a giant, growling predator to begrudging co-pilot and friend of the porgs. Watching Chewbacca act like a big grump around those adorable critters was nothing short of magical. Even though he wasn’t exactly enamored with the little guys, it was clear that he ended up on Team Porg. Here’s hoping we get a buddy-cop spin-off focusing on the exploits of Chewie and his new Porg Pal.


https://nerdist.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-best-porg-moments/
[/FONT]

Oh Jesus.... Is this really what SW has come down to for some people?! The world is *****ked.

 

[klwn]

 

[bunnyfreakz]

Leia Flying gonna be meme for a while now. **** so hilarious

 

[The Chaver]

https://youtu.be/6l9go9X1EbE


Luke was society’s white male!

[emoji23]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Ropen]

I love the reactions to Astral Luke, Space Leia, Snoke, Rey...

I hope that the new HT Leia comes with one of those long bendy stands so I can have her hovering over the rest of the heroes.

Have you read the comments on the HT page regarding flying Leia? They are hilarious


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Spazz]

Re: The Last Jedi OBJECTIVELY sucks. Your feelings are irrelevant.

He lost me when he made it political and started bashing the feminist

It’s entertaining reading though!

Let's see if I can "find you" again. This thread is about how we evaluate fiction. What constitutes a "good" or "bad" movie. I argue that there are different ways to assess a movie. Some are subjective, some are objective. The Last Jedi fails in light of objective criteria. You can say that you liked a movie, and give reasons in keeping with your subjective priorities. That's a perfectly valid thing to do, which has a functional purpose in terms of helping like-minded individuals find stuff they like. You can also admit to liking a broken movie. No problem there. What you can't do, is claim that a movie isn't broken, because you like it. That argument doesn't make sense.

Regarding the feminism, we could just as easily talk about book-burning right wing religious people. It's all the same. However, in this case I've noticed that a lot of people are defending the film based on what they perceive to be the virtues of the film, in keeping with their beliefs. The movie definitely had feminist undertones. Whether or not you're a feminist and like it, the movie had a feminist subtext. It also had a vegan subtext.

It's relevant to what I said, when people attempt to shut down a conversation falsifying ideas. It's relevant, because ideologues subscribing the EXACT ideas espoused in the film, engage in the EXACT same behavior out in the real world. I'm not right wing and I'm telling you, there are serious problems with each wave of feminism, as someone who advocates liberty for women (and everyone else). I won't argue it here. Point being, we should have a conversation about it, right? Pulling a fire alarm to empty a lecture hall, or trying to convince a Mod to shut down a thread that contributes to a new conversation (this does) is, in my opinion, anti-intellectual.

It's simple: The pursuit of knowledge requires falsifying your own ideas. Anyone refusing to do that, right wing or left wing, is opposed to the pursuit of knowledge. They're a threat to logic and reason. I'm seeing a lot of tantrums from people advocating for The Last Jedi, that reflect a pattern of behavior I'm seeing on the left.

I'm an athiest and a nihilist who dislikes authority. My father-in-law is a socialist-leaning Mormon bishop, and yet he and I can sit in front of each other and have a civil conversation specifically about religion and morality, despite disagreeing on nearly every aspect of our beliefs. I've tried to do the EXACT same thing with people on the left who are into identity politics. It ends in tantrums and tears. That's a problem. When you don't have the emotional strength or intellect to question your own perspective of the world, you're stunting your intellectual growth.

 

[MegaPrime33]

HT Leia better come with an alternate frozen head sculpt or else hard pass for me.

 

[Adolfo]

View attachment 383278

Holy sheet that's funny..LOL made my day

 

[Wor-Gar]

Benicio Del toro. .worst role of his career as a stuttering prick

This and his Marvel performance. He really makes bad choices for these kinds of films and no one seems to have the balls to tell him.

It's called the "Last Jedi", but contradicts itself by having Broom Boy at the end ...

THIS! A million times this! It's the simplest example of the failure of this film.

View attachment 383278

This is classic. I bet there's kids out there that actually want this. Kids will think Space Leia has the bestest powers 'cause she can fly in space.