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Let’s settle this: Did you like The Rise of Skywalker? (Poll)
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Yes, I thought it was a ton of fun, but cheesy at times. It's exactly what I expect to see when I watch a Star Wars film. It had some cool battles and gorgeous cinematography.
I also liked TLJ.
My all time favorite SW film is Return of the Jedi though, so I guess that that for what you will. 🤷♂️
I also liked TLJ.
My all time favorite SW film is Return of the Jedi though, so I guess that that for what you will. 🤷♂️
My personal belief is that the more you're seriously invested in the characters and the previous stories, the more you will be disappointed by TROS. The casual movie fan or even casual Star Wars fan on the other hand will probably like it
Ultimately no. I think the movie is a mess where the plot comes off as lazy and pandering. It felt like a shameless attempt at appealing to the fans that want to see the same shit over and over again in these movies.
They could've done so much after the end of TLJ, and they chose to go the lamest possible route with it.
They could've done so much after the end of TLJ, and they chose to go the lamest possible route with it.
Despite some serious flaws, I enjoyed it. I would say I like it more than TLJ. It's difficult for me to rank TFA because SO MUCH of it feels directly lifted from prior material.
Nope
Its has so many problems that are made worse by it being a terrible follow up to the best film in the franchise since Empire
Its has so many problems that are made worse by it being a terrible follow up to the best film in the franchise since Empire
Yes, very much so. All three films of the sequel trilogy are better than every other Star Wars movies.
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I enjoyed the ride for some of it but will have to see it again. Thinking about it now annoys me greatly. JJ films don't hold up in repeat viewings and I cooled on this while watching it especially at the end. I do honestly hate what the film does after seeing it though but I can appreciate a rollercoaster once through to some degree. Time will tell after seeing it again but just thinking of that reveal, I hate JJ with a passion.
Better than TLJ, worse than TFA. And TFA isn't very good to begin with. Hard for me to chose a bigger dumpster fire between this trilogy and the Prequels. Whoever allowed this to go into production without every aspect of the story written in stone should be shit-canned.
Yes, but with a big but, it wasn't as good as the other sequel trilogy films. I would still watch TROS 1000 times before I would watch a Prequel movie.
I will say this. I liked it and TFA but STOP giving JJ fuckin' Abrams films. Why do people hire this guy??
After enjoying TFA and absolutely loving TLJ, this one was a steaming turd. It's especially disappointing because there was so much to like about it. It was definitely made for a certain kind of Star Wars fan.
I enjoyed it.
I don't even care if they were just throwing nostalgia at me all over the place, I had a really good time.
It was campy nonsense.
I don't even care if they were just throwing nostalgia at me all over the place, I had a really good time.
It was campy nonsense.
YES! I really liked it! I liked Last Jedi a lot, but didn't like the Finn subplot. This one was better as a whole though.
I didn't dislike it, exactly, but it's the most juvenile, facile imaginable way to conclude the story, and fundamentally mishandles several of the characters to the point that I was almost impressed at JJ and Terrio's ineptitude. Tons of stuff happens but I don't care about any of it because the story isn't there and the characters don't feel like people. After the masterful The Last Jedi, it's a shame TRoS is basically a Saturday morning cartoon written overnight to a 10AM deadline, but my problems with TRoS have nothing to do with TLJ, or even Star Wars, really. It's a badly told story that didn't have to be that way.
As someone who loved TLJ, I thought it was okay. In sort of a "Eh, it's two hours of more cool Star Wars stuff to look at" sort of way.
Basically this.
Basically this.
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Another dumb course correction in response to a lot of outrage from a small group of detractors with loud voices. It dropped all of the plot threads from its predecessor, completely changed in tone, wrecked some of the more interesting and doubt-filled questions asked by the movie before it, was stupidly plotted with macguffins that made no sense and were never fully explained, and retconned the actual characters and how they behaved. In addition to that, the villain was poorly developed with little explanation as to why he was even there or what his plan was or how it was supposed to work. I truly felt the movie before it, widely reviled by fans, was far more interesting and brave, but all its merits were ignored and now we get this safe, mindless garbage.
Oh... wait a minute... I thought this was another Justice League thread! ;)
Oh... wait a minute... I thought this was another Justice League thread! ;)
He's a good director. Generally not a good writer though.
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