Star Wars Discussion Thread (Spoilers Inside)

[sturg33]

Seen for the 5th time tonight.

The more I watch the more I love Hamill's performance.

The more I watch the more pissed off I am at what they did to Luke's character.

This movie does not justify 5 viewings

[The Chosen One]

This movie does not justify 5 viewings

With MoviePass there's no downside. I've already seen all the movies in theaters currently I want to see. So I've been watching TLJ again just because the weather's been pretty crappy.

[Krgrecw]

Thought you couldn’t watch the same movie twice on movie pass? Also what prevents you from giving your friend your pass to watch a movie?

[sturg33]

With MoviePass there's no downside. I've already seen all the movies in theaters currently I want to see. So I've been watching TLJ again just because the weather's been pretty crappy.

Your time is more valuable than that

[The Chosen One]

Thought you couldn’t watch the same movie twice on movie pass? Also what prevents you from giving your friend your pass to watch a movie?

Nothing really.

You have to physically be at the theater though to check-in and buy a ticket. So if you wanna stand in line with your friend to buy the ticket for him and then leave you can. Your phone's GPS needs to be located within 100 yards of the theater for it to work.

You can watch the same movie as many times as you want. Just has to be a different calendar day.

[The Chosen One]

Your time is more valuable than that

I'm a movie enthusiast. Watch tons of different movies especially small-budget indies. And I love Star Wars anything. Even though I don't think TLJ is as good as previous star wars movies, I've watched just for Hamill and a bit of Fisher since it's her final bow.

Movies are my hobby to pass the time. Can talk movies for hours as much as I can talk politics, baseball, tennis.

[Krgrecw]

Ham solo teaser is supposed to drop soon. I imagine Disney will run it during some football game in the PM for ratings.

[Tapate50]

Just saw it yesterday. I’m with Sturg here on his issues. Phasma, Finn, etc all wasted. Finn is bad but Phasma was worse. Nothing to her?

The leia scene floating back into the ship was cringeworthy to the whole theater.

The wife and I enjoyed the movie but it wasn’t awesome like I’d hoped.

Driver is both good and bad in this for me. I can’t get passed him being so weird , but then again I guess Han and Leia make weird kids? Nah, not to me.

Also- doesn’t no one answering Leias distress code pretty much seal it? I mean if no one is coming for a senators daughter then it’s over... but they insist not.

I have a huge issue with calling the empire the first order and the rebellion the resistance when they are the same factions to the audience.

[The Chosen One]

I have a huge issue with calling the empire the first order and the rebellion the resistance when they are the same factions to the audience.

But zeets said this movie was about letting go!!

So instead of dropping the Resistance versus First Order we officially get the Rebellion 2.0 vs. First Empire?

[The Chosen One]

Never forget the Luke we needed and deserved but didn’t get. Stood toe to toe to two Sith Lords.

Instead we get the version of Luke that sees bad visions of his nephew and goes to slaughter him in his sleep and after that he quits on everything good that he stood for to exile himself.

[sturg33]

Never forget the Luke we needed and deserved but didn’t get. Stood toe to toe to two Sith Lords.

Instead we get the version of Luke that sees bad visions of his nephew and goes to slaughter him in his sleep and after that he quits on everything good that he stood for to exile himself.

Don't forget the Luke who can't beat an untrained teenage girl in a simple sword duel

[Tapate50]

Don't forget the Luke who can't beat an untrained teenage girl in a simple sword duel

Ugh

[jpx7]

Don't forget the Luke who can't beat an untrained teenage girl in a simple sword duel

He was self-imposed closed off from the Force at that point, which is both made explicit by Rey and accounts for his limited prowess.

[sturg33]

He was self-imposed closed off from the Force at that point, which is both made explicit by Rey and accounts for his limited prowess.

I read someone's criticism that the Rey is a modern-day millennial. All knowing and has everything she needs without hard work

[weso1]

I saw it and it may be one of the best examples of over inflated rotten tomato scores. The movie had some good moments, but overall I just thought it was ok at best. Too may plot holes and too many bland characters. I think Rey is a likable heroine, but her character is nonsensical. The same goes for Ren. The rest of the characters are bland and the forced sjw stuff is hard to watch on top of having to try to like these lame characters and questionable plots. Never go full sjw.

[weso1]

He was self-imposed closed off from the Force at that point, which is both made explicit by Rey and accounts for his limited prowess.

But why is she so talented in the force? That makes no sense to me. And this movie not only made no point to answer that question, but made the question more difficult to answer.

[The Chosen One]

I read someone's criticism that the Rey is a modern-day millennial. All knowing and has everything she needs without hard work

Nah. It's Disney's way of trying to recapture the "mystical magic" of the Force that people complained Lucas destroyed with Midichlorians. How Luke had little training but was able to guide a blaster to destroy the Death Star. The only problem is she's become way too powerful without her really having guidance.

Force Awakens made her rise look magical and somewhat believable. Last Jedi IDK though... we didn't even see Luke's third lesson only two.

[The Chosen One]

Rey was essentially non-existent in the third act. And I was pretty meh about her just being used as a plot device to further Kylo and Luke's storylines.

[Jaw]

Saw the movie on Christmas Day with wife, stepdaughter, step-son-in-law, and step-grandchildren (ages 6 and 8). Thought it was pretty good. I'm not as steeped in the lore as a lot of you are, so I am not astute enough to pick up any contradictions. But Luke's exit was similar (at least to me) as Obi-Wan's in that he sacrificed himself. Nice to see Yoda again (although in specter form). I think Rey being from humble beginnings is a good thing. Didn't have a problem with the Porgs. A marked improvement over Jar Jar Binks and the Ewoks. As for the humor part, think back to the first movie (now Episode 4) with the Cantina scene and the ride down and into the trash chute. One thing that I thought subsequent episodes lacked was the whimsy of the first movie and I didn't mind a bit of it coming back in this episode.

I agree that good humor is a requirement for a good Star Wars film. I just felt that most of the attempts at humor in The Last Jedi fell far short of being either good or humor. Chewbacca roasting the porg was wonderful. Luke brushing off his shoulder was awful.

[Jaw]

Seen for the 5th time tonight.

The more I watch the more I love Hamill's performance.

The more I watch the more pissed off I am at what they did to Luke's character.

I am just in shock that Luke Skywalker was turned into a pansy and then killed off. They kept him out of the first new movie brilliantly, building the suspense for his awesomeness in the second. And then turn him into a sissy before going down without firing a shot, using a lighsaber, or training a jedi. That's just terrible.