Title: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on June 13, 2017, 07:29:49 AM I just had a thought. Could Supreme Leader Snoke actually be Emperor Palpatine and he didn't die when Vader tossed him over the balcony ?
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on June 13, 2017, 10:34:14 AM There are guesses wondering if it's actually Palpatine's master or an actual clone of Palpatine himself.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on June 13, 2017, 11:44:52 AM Yeah, I heard a rumor he was the first "clone"
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on June 13, 2017, 11:51:10 AM He does kind of look like those creatures that created the clones.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 15, 2017, 10:45:37 AM No spoilers here but I just saw this today at the 9:30 AM showing.
Good movie with loads of early problems (for me), but still ... a very good movie. Lots of very good acting/emotional scenes, decent comedy and a few very powerful "HELL YEAH!!" moments. My initial, still buzzing from the soundtrack reaction places this as easily a top 3 SW film. Maybe even ... hell ... right now, at this moment, it may be my favorite. I am sure that after the new and shiny glow removes itself from my eyes I will drop it down a tad to where it will and should end up ... right at #3 right after Empire and New Hope, but yeah, I think at this moment ... it may be my favorite and that is ONLY based on a couple very impactful, emotional moments. Adam Driver is the shit!! Yeah, my favorite. Just for now. ;D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on December 15, 2017, 02:05:28 PM Not sure when I'm going to get to the theater. As a family we'll go over the holiday's but I want to see it before I'm spoiled. Might have to find a way to sneak out and see it on my own.
Funny thing happened at work today. I was on a conference call with about 30+ people. At the end of the call when everyone was saying their good bye's and hanging up this one lady said "May the force be with you!" :D :D :D :D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 15, 2017, 06:31:13 PM Seeing online that a lot of people are hating on this movie.
I just don't get it. Again, I had a couple issues early on, but well below the problems I had with Rogue One, say. And it did, even with more flaws, get better for me at each turn. Hope Jimmy doesn't hate it. Because if I like it ... and the way our luck seems to go ... he may not. ;D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: jedicow on December 15, 2017, 09:14:44 PM i'm still just in utter SHOCK.....
that Perry saw a movie in the theaters before I did. ;D going tomorrow morning. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on December 16, 2017, 12:15:27 AM i'm still just in utter SHOCK..... that Perry saw a movie in the theaters before I did. ;D going tomorrow morning. :o. I am stunned by that too! Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Wringer on December 16, 2017, 08:47:39 AM and Opening Weekend !!!! must be "mirror/mirror" Perry :)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 16, 2017, 10:52:52 AM I KNOW!!!
And on a Friday at 9:30 yes, I figured would be a good time for a "less than packed" house, but once again only about 10 peeps in the entire theater the day after release? I love this theater!!! And again, I do have some issue with this movie, but yeah, it is fun!!! Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 16, 2017, 04:30:00 PM For me?
I thought it was okay. Pretty good. Some AWESOME moments; no doubt!! :D :) :) But not my favorite. I'll write some editorial later. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 16, 2017, 07:22:09 PM If you put it anywhere close to those damn prequels Jimmy, my head is going to explode. IF you put it close to Rogue One, my head is going to explode. So at worst, it better come in at your 5th favorite or ... well, you know
:D Even after my eye thrill has lessened, I still say it is very much in my top 3 ... easily. Better than Return by a decent, but not large margin and better than 7 by just a tad. Even with that huge problem I had towards the 3/4 mark Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 16, 2017, 07:50:42 PM I've only seen Rogue one once so I don't even consider that in a top any rating for me.. Last Jedi is probably fifth for me.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 17, 2017, 03:25:08 AM Can't wait to see why 8) :) (EDIT - but glad my head is safe :D)
I do know that the ... and I have tried to avoid spoilers as not to entice Jeff ;D but ... Just a couple of the things I didn't enjoy, and I will hold off on the three moments that made heart flutter, made my hair stand up and made me smile like a 10 year old when I saw them. ;D but for the most part, yeah, I thought it was pretty damn fun. :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 17, 2017, 07:53:39 AM Perry...that moment...I actually loved. ;D
Full blown review much later than opening weekend is what I'm doing. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 17, 2017, 05:36:33 PM Perry...that moment...I actually loved. ;D Well of course you did :D :D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Mitch on December 19, 2017, 11:03:25 AM Saw it this past weekend and greatly enjoyed it. I'm with Perry - easily ranks with the original trilogy. Other than some of the humor feeling a bit forced in places and the usual little things that just come with the Star Wars territory (e.g. stormtroopers that can't aim and the obligatory cute Happy Meal characters), I can't think of much I didn't like at the moment.
One aspect of the movie that I found interesting and refreshing was the way they subverted an extremely common trope in movies... Also, I'm really enjoying Kylo Ren's character. He's probably my favorite Star Wars character of all which is saying something as a fan who grew up on Star Wars from age 5. .....well, maybe a close second or tie for first place. Forgot about R2 for a minute there. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on December 19, 2017, 12:45:52 PM So I snuck out of work a little early for lunch and went to see this. Really wanted to see it before reading any spoilers.
I liked it. It wasn't without it's problems and I wanted more from a certain character - or at least a setup for more in the next one. But that aside I think the good outweighed the bad. And wow. It made me like Kylo Ren. I didn't think that would be possible but I'm so glad they developed him more. I like his character a lot now. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 20, 2017, 05:19:31 PM My very, very, very long thoughts:
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: jedicow on December 22, 2017, 08:48:50 AM my brothers and parents are coming down here for Christmas on Sunday and we are all going to go see it together just like the OT. I will post my thought after seeing it for the second time. I was going to post about it but work started hopping and i was working late and just didn't get around to it.
Actually, i still can't comprehend that Perry saw the movie before I did. ;D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 22, 2017, 04:47:14 PM Actually, i still can't comprehend that Perry saw the movie before I did. ;D I did it very similar to the way Luke did at the end :D :) :D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: jedicow on December 24, 2017, 09:35:02 PM Ok, we went and saw it again today. I still stand by my comment of it being my 2nd favorite of the saga.
I'm going to take this one by one, with spoilers, natch. PHEW! gotta get some sleep now. Merry Christmas to all my fellow Realmers and may the force be with you all! Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 25, 2017, 08:55:58 AM I agree,
I still say Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 25, 2017, 09:16:45 PM I don't believe I'll really ever rewatch this movie that much.
I'll see it again at some point...but no time real soon. I've watched Rogue One once...and have no intention to actively ever watch it again. This movie may move into that realm for me. But I love the discussion of it. ;D I'm glad it reaches people in any manner...boredom or dismissal of it would simply have been the worst!! ;) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on December 26, 2017, 09:58:24 AM I’ve seen it twice. No real opinion change after seeing it again. My daughter and nephew loved it. If it does for them what the original did for me when I was 10 then I consider it a success. I wanted more for Luke (and apparently so did Mark Hamill) but in the context of what they were doing I can live with his part of the story.
On a side note, what’s with the hate for Rogue One? I thought that was a great stand alone film with fun characters. I even own my own copy. ;D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 26, 2017, 11:05:00 AM On a side note, what’s with the hate for Rogue One? I thought that was a great stand alone film with fun characters. I even own my own copy. ;D Not hate, at least from me, but it is just not that great a movie. One based on seemingly on complete happenstance most of the time and one of those movies that every other scene is one that makes no sense what-so-ever. Just a couple examples, of the countless ones in the movie, that make me go "really?" - Why does Kreenic's ship land soooo far away, in that huge open field, from the home of Galen Erso? Why not land, oh, I don't know, right next to it? Why are the controls to the dish realignment on a platform, so far away from everything else? We got the "what a strange place" in New Hope, but at least that was in a spot that made a little sense. A tad at least. Any and everything to do with Saw Gerrera :-\ :D It was also like 6 different writers wrote the movie, and they kept all the ideas as it was quite disjointed at times. I could go on, and again, I don't hate the movie, it isn't trash in my eyes, I like it better than the awful prequels by a good bit, but it isn't as good as the other 5 for me, so 6th place it is. Although without Tudyk ... It would have been closer to those damn prequels. :o Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 26, 2017, 11:39:30 AM I border on hating Rogue One, but it's really not worth my personal effort to invest that kind of emotion to it, so I just call it a nothing movie that sits on the 'highly uninteresting' aspect for me.
What really REALLY turned me against the movie? The Rebellion calling it quits. Learning about the Death Star, and what the Empire can show, and they just throw in the towel. THEN the next scene they tell the Rogue One group that they can't have the Empire shuttle that they stole! WTF! I'd tell command to piss off right then and there. Oh, then the Rebellion finds their heart after the next scene to attack on the rescue mission of the data. Big deal. ::) The entire video game ending of retrieiving the data, the stupid climbing and jumping, then the DAMNED STUPID WALKWAY 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL. I don't expect to see Microsoft windows OS on these movies, but there has to be at least some engineer that goes 'well, that was dumb.' No, I don't like Rogue One. I'd rather watch Revenge of the Sith any day over that-willingly. I may watch 'Revenge' over 'Last Jedi.' I know people are calling the inclusion of the character Rose as an amazing <Asian> character, and another woman of strength, but all I saw was a mouthpiece that continued to remind Finn to stay on the correct path-and then fulfilling her role in the movie by falling in love with Finn. She could have been a grasshopper or a ridiculous magical snowman and fulfilled that Disney role. This typing sounds like a lot of vitriol, I guess. ...and maybe it is....so....ignore everything as you like. :D :D :D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 27, 2017, 11:37:05 AM Thoughts on this guys opinion? Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jeff on December 27, 2017, 12:05:26 PM That was hilarious. I think he has a good point and his argument on Luke may have won me over. It also reinforces what I was trying to say above. It isn’t what I wanted but it was still a good movie. And I’m ok with that right now. Star Wars has always been for that starry eyed 10 year old and I think this will create a new generation of fans. I know it worked on my 10 year old. Her favorite characters are Rey (of course) and Finn.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Jimmy T on December 27, 2017, 07:49:30 PM I didn't mind watching that. :)
I, too, hate the extreme haters (this isn't MY Star Wars!), but I also don't agree with those that believe in burning it all down to build it back to something new so it grows. I'm curious if anyone thinks me a hater on this. ;) I would hope everyone caught on to the theme that everyone is a failure, but it's how you respond to that is important. Luke is still, and always will be, my hero. :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 28, 2017, 05:12:38 AM I'm curious if anyone thinks me a hater on this. ;) I certainly don't. Just because you are not as much a fan as me (or others) doesn't make you a "hater". Your opinion is just as valid as anyone else. :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: jedicow on December 29, 2017, 07:20:39 AM I'm curious if anyone thinks me a hater on this. ;) a hater? certainly not. a HATA'....maybe. ;D Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Mitch on December 30, 2017, 09:44:36 PM Reading Jedicow's comments about Rey reminded me of something
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on December 31, 2017, 04:15:57 AM Reading Jedicow's comments about Rey reminded me of something Well THATS a scary as hell thought, my man. :o Good catch/idea, but crap. Now I have to worry about that for two years. ;D Reading Jedicow's comments about Rey reminded me of something And I as well !!! :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Mitch on January 02, 2018, 10:40:25 AM Went again and saw it with my sister yesterday and I still love the movie. A couple of new observations, some general and some specific.
1) First of all, I was feeling nostalgic and watched Empire Strikes Back over the weekend. Y'know to be honest, Hamill, Fisher, and Ford are much better actors now than when they were back then. Maybe it's because I've grown up along with them, but I really like their older characters as they are now as much as I did their younger versions back then. Maybe more. 2) I get a kick out of being able to hear little traces of Joker in Hamil's seasoned voice now that aren't there in 1980s Luke. 3) 4) 5) Pay close attention to the cast in the end credits. A prominent actor had an extra role. Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on January 02, 2018, 06:40:00 PM 5) Pay close attention to the cast in the end credits. A prominent actor had an extra role. Without truly know of whom you speak ... ;D I hear that Prince Harry and William were the two troopers that .... crap ... I forgot which scene now. I think in the elevator scene .... no, no ... I think they were the two troopers that took the three "heroes" away after getting busted trying to break the security on the ship. I think Tom Hardy was in that scene as well :D There are also a lot more famous people in Star Wars outfits, including more Stormtroopers, that really just wanted to say they were in a SW movie 8) Not sure who got a credited scene though ... spill, man, spill :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Mitch on January 02, 2018, 07:47:45 PM 5) Pay close attention to the cast in the end credits. A prominent actor had an extra role. Not sure who got a credited scene though ... spill, man, spill :) Title: Re: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Post by: Perry on January 03, 2018, 11:47:21 AM 5) Pay close attention to the cast in the end credits. A prominent actor had an extra role. Not sure who got a credited scene though ... spill, man, spill :) Ahhhhh ;D |