Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - SPOILER discussion

littlegreenman · December 2019

Headphones said:

Tosh, that might best be viewed with rose tinted specs and your favourite intoxicant.

Which is exactly why it was the best film I've seen this year.

LastMantra · December 2019

stickyfiddle said:

LastMantra said:

I wish they would make something for us old guys, the original fans. Was really hoping the mandalorion was going to do this, could have been really good...but nope.

I honestly don't know what you're expecting if The Mandalorian doesn't tick the box.

I have spoken.

smudge_lad · December 2019

Mandalorian - Episode 1,2,7,8 - great Star Wars viewing, although I did expect him to be a bit more bad-ass and a bit less vulnerable.

Rise Of Skywalker - liked the return of Palpatine, however didn’t like how it was announced in the opening crawl - would have been great if they somehow stumbled upon him at some point through the film. However, since they brought him back, I feel like they should have also brought back Anakin somehow - after all he was meant to the chosen one, bring balance etc.

I think Finn has been very under-used since TFA.

But that’s all me just being extra picky. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole film for what it was.

In Regards to TLJ, I think that Disney probably had the beginning and end of the trilogy decided, but over the 3 films the directors were allowed to write in/out/around the main plot/characters how they saw fit. I didn’t like a lot of Rian Johnson’s choices unfortunately (wtf was that chase scene with the camel-things??) but maybe going back to watch it as a trilogy now it will maybe make a bit more sense

TimmyO · December 2019

I really like this final episode - and say that conscious of the necessary willing suspension of disbelief inherent in being a fan of the series.

Re the 2nd one being apparently "off message" I actually really liked the "your parents were no-one" moment - I thought it was quite powerful.

Longtallronnie · December 2019

Me too, I was a little bit gutted Rey turned out being Palp’s granddaughter. I just don’t think she needed to be related to any existing characters.
As a whole I’ve enjoyed the sequel trilogy, they weren’t perfect but neither were the originals - they just don’t have 40 years of nostalgia behind them.

sticker · December 2019

Just back from watching it and ... well I just feel a little underwhelmed by the finale . I think I preferred the trailers with that magnificent music .... I still think Rogue One is the best StarWars film since Empire.

ICBM · December 2019

sticker said:

Just back from watching it and ... well I just feel a little underwhelmed by the finale . I think I preferred the trailers with that magnificent music .... I still think Rogue One is the best StarWars film since Empire.

This. Yes, maybe it was the music that made the trailers seem so impressive...

Some of the best imagery was given away there too - especially the destroyed Death Star and Rey as Palpatine with the double light sabre. (Which was totally wasted.)

Basically... watch Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Rogue One and you’re back where you came in and the circle is closed.

DiscoStu · December 2019

Just been to see it this morning.
There were people crying at the end but I didn't actually think it was as bad as that.

munckee · December 2019

They lost me riding furry horses on top of a space ship - jumping the shark springs to mind.

The whole film was a bit messy, agree they ran out of ideas for Finn after the first film.

They just needed to bring boba fettt back for the full house.

Hurling_Fruitmig · December 2019

CountryDave said:

Also, loved that Denis Lawson was in it.

Me too!

digitalscream · December 2019

ICBM said:

Basically... watch Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Rogue One and you’re back where you came in and the circle is closed.

Not only that, but if you want some backstory after watching those, then watch Clone Wars and Rebels instead of the prequel trilogy.

stonevibe · December 2019

Saw it last night and thought it was a massive clusterfuck of a forgettable film.

Just didn't have a decent storyline.

Should have killed off C3PO and Chewie rather than bring them back from wiping/death. Made no sense to have them survive, as neither did anything to further the storyline.

Plus, full of plot holes and massive cop outs.

Dumb film.

sev112 · December 2019

Watched it yesterday after hospital treatment so it was a good way of spending 2 and a half hours resting. I love all the debates and couldn’t care less whether it’s consistent with scene 14 of episode 45 or whatever

i did wonder how you breathe when standing on the outside of a spaceship?

the_jaffa · December 2019

I think “plot holes” must be one of my most hated phrases of the year.

littlegreenman · December 2019

sev112 said:

Watched it yesterday after hospital treatment so it was a good way of spending 2 and a half hours resting. I love all the debates and couldn’t care less whether it’s consistent with scene 14 of episode 45 or whatever
i did wonder how you breathe when standing on the outside of a spaceship?

They hadn't left orbit yet.

stickyfiddle · December 2019

littlegreenman said:

sev112 said:

Watched it yesterday after hospital treatment so it was a good way of spending 2 and a half hours resting. I love all the debates and couldn’t care less whether it’s consistent with scene 14 of episode 45 or whatever
i did wonder how you breathe when standing on the outside of a spaceship?

They hadn't left orbit yet.

Yep. It was literally the entire point that they were unable to navigate while in the planet's atmosphere.

ICBM · December 2019

littlegreenman said:

They hadn't left orbit yet.

They weren't even in orbit, they were supposedly hovering just above the surface and within the atmosphere.

They're very poorly-designed for something supposed to be a powerful interplanetary battleship though - not only can't they navigate by themselves, and the defensive guns don't have an interlock to stop them firing into their own command bridge, if you drop a grenade into a random hatch somewhere it causes a chain reaction that runs directly up to the communications tower and blows that up too.

stickyfiddle · December 2019

ICBM said:

littlegreenman said:

They hadn't left orbit yet.

They weren't even in orbit, they were supposedly hovering just above the surface and within the atmosphere.

They're very poorly-designed for something supposed to be a powerful interplanetary battleship though - not only can't they navigate by themselves, and the defensive guns don't have an interlock to stop them firing into their own command bridge, if you drop a grenade into a random hatch somewhere it causes a chain reaction that runs directly up to the communications tower and blows that up too.

To be fair, this is from the same regime that brought us the Death Star that can be blown up with a single torpedo down a poorly-designed vent

bbill335 · December 2019

it was a pretty crappy star wars, but an ok anime

thumpingrug · December 2019

chaps, please some perspective. It was a crap film, thats a given, but its Star Wars and therefore lives in its own little bubble of escapist pleasure that has been following some of us for the past 42 years. This therefore makes it an "experience" and it becomes beyond comparison with anything else.

I actually hope they will leave it a few years - perhaps 10 and let a new director have a go at it again, a bit like they do with batman from time to time.

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