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Happy 5 Year Anniversary to the universally beloved, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
- Thread starter DrForester
- Start date
OP displaying an odd amount of insecurity by omitting a "didn't love" option to the poll, for such a universally beloved movie.
Best Star Wars film. Sadly it was followed by the terrible Rise of Skywalker, but Rian Johnson made a fantastic film that could have given a great perspective for the franchise.
There's also a TROS alien in the tribunal scene. I should have specified: no reference in dialogue / no reference aside from physical costumes reused for cost reasons.
it's universally loved so why would that even been an option?
Fucking fantastic movie. I don't think I'm ever going to get over the fact that fan reaction led them to "course correct" with the Rise of Skywalker. Really ruins this trilogy knowing that it leads...no where.
Stuff like this is why the one who are just lukewarm about the movie end up in arguments and on the side of hating on it. Not everyone that hates this movie is some bigot. I will argue against anyone who thinks this is the best SW movie, crazy take.
Loved it when I saw it in the theaters shortly after release; I was the only person in my group that enjoyed it at all. I still enjoy it today. The hatred towards the movie turned me off of Star Wars though. Made me realize how my enjoyment of the franchise did not line up with other fans.
I wish I liked this movie more than I did. I'm a Star Wars fanatic but that middle portion with the casino planet is just so bad and slow. This movie is probably a 6.5/10 I'd say.
I thought it had a lot of good (Kylo and Rey's arc, Rey's parentage, Luke) but it also had a lot of weird issues that were overly complicated and lead to nothing. Ultimately I thought it had a positive impact on the series in the end.
The Rise of Skywalker though? I've seen technically "worse" movies, but this "movie" was so insultingly stupid and self-indulgent that not only did it kill any enjoyment I had in the franchise (even retroactively to the good movies), but I literally can't wrap my head around people, ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS, who walk around and live a normal day-to-day life, who LIKE the movie. Who are these people? What's going on in their sick, twisted little minds?
Okay I'm being a bit dramatic at the end there, but seriously, I've never been ANGRY at a movie like that one lmao
The Rise of Skywalker though? I've seen technically "worse" movies, but this "movie" was so insultingly stupid and self-indulgent that not only did it kill any enjoyment I had in the franchise (even retroactively to the good movies), but I literally can't wrap my head around people, ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS, who walk around and live a normal day-to-day life, who LIKE the movie. Who are these people? What's going on in their sick, twisted little minds?
Okay I'm being a bit dramatic at the end there, but seriously, I've never been ANGRY at a movie like that one lmao
Never will like this film nor the rest of the trilogy. Seeing Andor made me realize that it makes these films even worse and I'm just gonna try and forget that they existed and that they wasted the old cast.
As someone who finally got round to watching all the mainline Star Wars films this year, it was certainly one of the better ones.
Didn't really like it outside of a few parts but the whole shit show and vitriol spit out for it and those involved just made me not bother discussing or reading about it. It's the best sequel trilogy movie though, which ain't saying much.
I was goofed up on edibles in the theater and this was the exact moment where I realized that I don't think any of these movies are actually any good, lol. It was a watershed moment.
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I liked it a lot. I was actually pretty dumbfounded when I realized it was so divisive.
Kind of sad that we won't see that Rian Johnson trilogy anytime soon but I'm glad that he's doing...better things
Kind of sad that we won't see that Rian Johnson trilogy anytime soon but I'm glad that he's doing...better things
I vividly remember my audience audibly groaning collectively when it was revealed that Rey was Palpatine's granddaughter.
This was the last movie I saw before the pandemic began and everything shut down. Talk about leaving a sour taste your mouth XD
This was the last movie I saw before the pandemic began and everything shut down. Talk about leaving a sour taste your mouth XD
I think it felt quite too silly and disconnected from other main films. Maybe it's just me neglecting my expanded universe homework by not consuming any expanded universe material outside films for like 15+ years, but the sequel films in general failed to make me understand their universe's internal logic, but then again it all was just machinations of a goofy space warlock again.
It was a very good movie and I truly wish the next one didn't betray all the good, risky story decisions Rian Johnson made.
It's a watershed moment in nerd culture, and separates the wheat from the chaff. ;)
The thing is it wasn't even unexpected for me so I couldn't even muster up much umbrage. Fans kept wanting Rey to be tied to an existing lineage and you just knew they'd do it, and there are only so many options from the actual mainline films, all of which are just terrible. That's one of the many reasons why by far the best option would have been to keep her a "nobody."
A lot of good ideas wrapped in a movie I hated. Thought we couldn't go lower, but then Rise of Skywalker came out. Womp Womp!
But its absolute worst contribution is all the chuds who came out of the woodwork to hate on Rey and Rose. The characters are the best part of the sequels! Jerks. Poisoned the well for anyone who just isn't a fan.
But its absolute worst contribution is all the chuds who came out of the woodwork to hate on Rey and Rose. The characters are the best part of the sequels! Jerks. Poisoned the well for anyone who just isn't a fan.
