Star Wars: Episode VIII (December 15, 2017)

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#303
So just got home and here's my take.

I'm in the middle. It's not the worst SW movie; not even close. It's still better than all the prequels. But those saying it's the best and better than ESB....please. Just stop with that nonsense. I don't even think it's better than TFA or Rogue One.

Most of the spoilers I read turned out to be true or mostly true, but on screen they played out better than when I just read them. There are a few facepalm moments in a way and speaking of the prequels, there were a few sequences that reminded me way too much of them.

Overall I'll give it a 7/10. I'm seeing it again Christmas Day.
 
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AustinMem said:
I do agree, they did kill off MY Star Wars. I honestly don't know where this will go, and I feel somewhat less vested in where it IS going after this movie.
Now, taking away my years of Star Wars fandom, and seeing it through an 11 yr old and 6 yr old's eyes, I thought the movie was great. They loved it. You get Finn, Rey, Kylo and Poe, each doing their own thing. The movie tells its own story, and has little throwbacks to the old movies, but it goes off it its own direction. It is just that, that direction is not the way I had it in my head it should go. Does it have a MacGuffin, and things that don't make sense to me? Yes. My kids didn't really care nor think that deeply about it. Also, they have never seen Battlestar Galactica, which this felt like at times.

I think Kylo says it best. Let the past die. Kill it.
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Lol, that's putting it extremely mildly.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
So just got home and here's my take.

I'm in the middle. It's not the worst SW movie; not even close. It's still better than all the prequels. But those saying it's the best and better than ESB....please. Just stop with that nonsense. I don't even think it's better than TFA or Rogue One.

Most of the spoilers I read turned out to be true or mostly true, but on screen they played out better than when I just read them. There are a few facepalm moments in a way and speaking of the prequels, there were a few sequences that reminded me way too much of them.

Overall I'll give it a 7/10. I'm seeing it again Christmas Day.
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Fair and balanced mini review
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
So just got home and here's my take.

I'm in the middle. It's not the worst SW movie; not even close. It's still better than all the prequels. But those saying it's the best and better than ESB....please. Just stop with that nonsense. I don't even think it's better than TFA or Rogue One.

Most of the spoilers I read turned out to be true or mostly true, but on screen they played out better than when I just read them. There are a few facepalm moments in a way and speaking of the prequels, there were a few sequences that reminded me way too much of them.

Overall I'll give it a 7/10. I'm seeing it again Christmas Day.
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I scored this one a 6.5 out of 10. Force awakens was a 3 for me. Depending on the future of original characters will decide if disney writers of star wars are complete rancor fodder or only partial bantha poodoo.
 
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#308
Saw it last night. My thoughts are mixed. There's some things I liked, but there's a lot of things that I didn't like.

Those that have seen it already probably know.
 
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gordonr24 said:
Saw it last night. My thoughts are mixed. There's some things I liked, but there's a lot of things that I didn't like.

Those that have seen it already probably know.
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Yeah, the rap battle between Rey and Ren is kind of weird, and Ren clearly won but since Luke was the judge he was biased.
 
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SandoVOL said:
can we talk about spoilers yet or should i start a seperate thread? I need to vent... Lol
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Hell, start a separate thread and we can merge them later. It does make for slower posting using the spoiler tag when you are on mobile. Just make sure the title of the thread designates spoiler
 
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Godfatha said:
Damn I was kind of excited about this movie. Now, not sure I'm even going to bother.
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I think it's still worth watching if you're a SW fan. I'm not as negative about it, but at the same time I can see why people don't like it. And again, I laugh at anyone calling this better than ESB; not even remotely close.
 
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#313
You all are crazy, hands down probably the best movie ever made.
 
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joevol33 said:
You all are crazy, hands down probably the best movie ever made.
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I can at least understand if someone says they like it but this is not the best movie ever made. Hell its not even the best movie in the franchise.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I think it's still worth watching if you're a SW fan. I'm not as negative about it, but at the same time I can see why people don't like it. And again, I laugh at anyone calling this better than ESB; not even remotely close.
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I am going to see it. Prob a decent popcorn flick at least with great special effects. Won't expect anything more than that. Hell, Episode 1-3 killed my infatuation with Star Wars.
 
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Burhead said:
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I can at least understand if someone says they like it but this is not the best movie ever made. Hell its not even the best movie in the franchise.
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Actually, I haven’t even seen it. I just wanted to make someone spill their drink 😬
 
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i actually thought phantom menace was decent. Liam neeson was solid and the action/fight at the end of the movie was good. Was plain to see it was headed down hill with jarjar and the clown show in the senate tho. Force awakens just took to the pc high road way too early and started to kill off my childhood without letting me down easy. Disappointing doesnt describe...
 
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SandoVOL said:
i actually thought phantom menace was decent. Liam neeson was solid and the action/fight at the end of the movie was good. Was plain to see it was headed down hill with jarjar and the clown show in the senate tho. Force awakens just took to the pc high road way too early and started to kill off my childhood without letting me down easy. Disappointing doesnt describe...
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I agree on Phantom Menace. I think it's better than Attack of the Clones, which is the one I think is the worst. Yes Jar Jar is terrible and Jake Lloyd's acting is awful, and de-mystifying the Force and making Anakin have a virgin birth was stupid. But the pod racing was cool and the Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul lightsaber battle was worth it. Plus at least Lucas used real sets and locations; he screwed that up going full video game in the next 2.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
So just got home and here's my take.

I'm in the middle. It's not the worst SW movie; not even close. It's still better than all the prequels. But those saying it's the best and better than ESB....please. Just stop with that nonsense. I don't even think it's better than TFA or Rogue One.

Most of the spoilers I read turned out to be true or mostly true, but on screen they played out better than when I just read them. There are a few facepalm moments in a way and speaking of the prequels, there were a few sequences that reminded me way too much of them.

Overall I'll give it a 7/10. I'm seeing it again Christmas Day.
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Right there with you. It wasn't top tier, but it was fine for advancing the story. People need to calm down.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I agree on Phantom Menace. I think it's better than Attack of the Clones, which is the one I think is the worst. Yes Jar Jar is terrible and Jake Lloyd's acting is awful, and de-mystifying the Force and making Anakin have a virgin birth was stupid. But the pod racing was cool and the Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul lightsaber battle was worth it. Plus at least Lucas used real sets and locations; he screwed that up going full video game in the next 2.
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I think they delved too much into the lovey-dovey in AOTC. However, ROTS was damn good IMO. Except the horrid acting by Hayden Christensen and the all too convenient and quick way Anakin/Vader converted to the Dark Side.
 
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#323
Saw it. Liked it.

It's got issues but none that I care enough about to trash it.

Star Wars fans are too busy trying to have their minds blown to enjoy it for what it is.

Rogue One was better though.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I think they delved too much into the lovey-dovey in AOTC. However, ROTS was damn good IMO. Except the horrid acting by Hayden Christensen and the all too convenient and quick way Anakin/Vader converted to the Dark Side.
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It wasn't just Christensen, the dialogue by almost everyone in Episode 3 was terrible. Lucas almost had to try to make McGregor, Portman, and Jackson all seem to act that badly.

ROTS is the best of the prequels by far, but still had a lot of bad.
 
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