Veltigar Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Corvinus85 said: The Praetorians. Unfortunately, sometime after the release of the movie, a glaring error in the fight choreography was pointed out, and I can't unsee it now, so this fight is diminished in my eyes. (The fight choreography isn't really that great, but there is a lot of emotion) Same, at first that fight scene was my favorite part of the film (it's really impressive in a theater setting), but once the flaws are pointed out it does lessen the impact a bit. Still a great fight due to the emotion involved, but it's not an A+ anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Did that kid just use the force to get his broom? I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 And that's the TLJ done. I would give it a B+ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 In loving memory of our princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Palpatine's back? He's going to crush Kylo Ren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 And here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: Alright we are in the credulity-stretching subplot. We do get some good character development for Rose, who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite characters. I enjoyed this sub plot but don't think it works/fits in the context of the film. A shame. And now you have reached the film which I do not like. *Sigh* such a waste. Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley as Kylo Ten and Rey are probably my favourite parts of the new trilogy, both acting wise and in terms of their characters and relationship with one another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Kylo Ren acquires a green jewel. Am I watching the right movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Kylo Ren acquires a green jewel. Am I watching the right movie? No, you're not, but we can't fix that anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Palpatine offers Ben Solo all the Kingdoms of the world, and all he has to do is kill Rey. A little too good to be true methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Chewie is kicking ass in interstellar chess. Which leads me to the obvious question for this thread: does anyone own a SW chess set? It might make a good gift for my SW obsessed nephews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: In all seriousness tho, to have Ben Solo choose to face Luke mano-a-mano (which we all expected all along) is made much less powerful when it's clear he's not doing so based on the Jedi code but simply because the alternatives have failed. Vader was evil but Ben is a nihilist. 6 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: Luke's fate is well done. As is the symbolism of "the Last Jedi". I like the homage to Obi-Wan. That whole sequence - where we are told for a whole movie that the confrontation is pointless (but we really want it anyway), then we actually get it and it's fucking awesome, and then it turns out that Luke is still staying true to his moral code and his viewpoint that this kind of confrontation is pointless is amazing. It's a great sendoff for Luke, as you said, and ties well into his choices of pacifism and nonviolence in the face of anger and hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Meanwhile using Vader's curiously deformed skull Ben reestablishes contact with Rey offering tantalizing hints of Rey's parentage. If Anakin is her grandfather I would assume her parent was fathered after Vader went to the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 So Leia is Rey's master now? I don't quite like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 The Final Order. Yikes. Where is the Lucasian poetry and gift for evocation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Man, I need to rewatch this movie. I forgot about the final order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Was the introduction of Palpatine as the Final Big Bad an afterthought for the third movie? Because it seems like a clumsy piece of retconning. But it would be even worse if this was the plan from the beginning and they did nothing to seed the plot twist for the first two movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Was the introduction of Palpatine as the Final Big Bad an afterthought for the third movie? Because it seems like a clumsy piece of retconning. But it would be even worse if this was the plan from the beginning and they did nothing to seed the plot twist for the first two movies. JJ claimed it was thought of at the time of TFA. A lot of retcon went into this one. And just with Palps, but other stuff, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I think "Clumsy retconning" is a pretty solid two word review of Rise of Skywalker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 58 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: The Final Order. Yikes. Where is the Lucasian poetry and gift for evocation? All the poetic energy went into the line "I wanna see your brains in the snow." A thing that should never be said on Star Wars. Ever. 47 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said: JJ claimed it was thought of at the time of TFA. A lot of retcon went into this one. And just with Palps, but other stuff, too. Yeah, too bad he's a fucking liar. Benedict Cabbagepatch IS NOT KAHN, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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