Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

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Well?

Loved it - among the best Star Wars Movies
5
8%
Really liked it, but not one of the best
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18%
Liked it - it's Star Wars
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27%
Ehhh
21
34%
I miss the prequels
8
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What was your take on the trailer, Spike? Did you already tell us?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I really love JJ Abrams. And I have full faith that he's put a lot of care and thought into this thing. Whether or not it sings, I firmly believe he tried to make a great final chapter to a story that is super meaningful to him.
Yes, and I think a core part of why I hate TFA (and expect to hate this, though it’s possible I won’t) is because what makes the OT meaningful to him does not seem to be what makes it meaningful to me. We both grew up on those movies, but they seem to mean different things to us. Or at least his approach to recapturing or expanding upon that meaning seems misguided to me.
I totally get that.

I've never had an issue with your dislike of modern Star Wars. I don't agree with all of your feelings/takes, obviously, but they are logical and well articulated.

These movies weren't terribly meaningful to me growing up. Certainly not to the level that they were for you or JJ or many, many others. I think that's probably why my reaction to the ST has been so different from yours. Though the things I do like about the OT and whatever they did/do mean to me is probably closer to what they mean to JJ than to you.

For what it's worth, I fully expect that you'll hate this movie. And I think that's reasonable and I can't imagine how anyone could honestly hold it against you. But I love that you'll give it a shot, even a reluctant shot.
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durdencommatyler wrote:What was your take on the trailer, Spike? Did you already tell us?
i guess it was just okay. i've only watched it once, which is telling.

but it's just the initial teaser, so it doesn't lessen my excitement or expectations for IX.
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spike wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:What was your take on the trailer, Spike? Did you already tell us?
i guess it was just okay. i've only watched it once, which is telling.

but it's just the initial teaser, so it doesn't lessen my excitement or expectations of IX.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I really love JJ Abrams. And I have full faith that he's put a lot of care and thought into this thing. Whether or not it sings, I firmly believe he tried to make a great final chapter to a story that is super meaningful to him.
Yes, and I think a core part of why I hate TFA (and expect to hate this, though it’s possible I won’t) is because what makes the OT meaningful to him does not seem to be what makes it meaningful to me. We both grew up on those movies, but they seem to mean different things to us. Or at least his approach to recapturing or expanding upon that meaning seems misguided to me.
I totally get that.

I've never had an issue with your dislike of modern Star Wars. I don't agree with all of your feelings/takes, obviously, but they are logical and well articulated.

These movies weren't terribly meaningful to me growing up. Certainly not to the level that they were for you or JJ or many, many others. I think that's probably why my reaction to the ST has been so different from yours. Though the things I do like about the OT and whatever they did/do mean to me is probably closer to what they mean to JJ than to you.

For what it's worth, I fully expect that you'll hate this movie. And I think that's reasonable and I can't imagine how anyone could honestly hold it against you. But I love that you'll give it a shot, even a reluctant shot.
i don't think he's truly giving it a shot.
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Threads been derailed again?
By the same one does it every time Star Wars does anything?

You’d have to wonder why bother at all
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The force awakens...the last Jedi...the rise of Skywalker


So they’d did kind of make the joke

Which one though
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the unintelligible dime posts are a much bigger problem than any derailing in these SW threads
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You can both fuck all the way off buzzkills both :)
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:You know what Abrams movie is really good? Mission: Impossible III. Man I was really impressed by how well that held up when I revisited recently. Kinda scared to watch Super 8 again though.
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spike wrote:the unintelligible dime posts are a much bigger problem than any derailing in these SW threads

I’ll explain cos you weren’t to know.
The joke was they’d name this one ‘from a nap’ following the last two titles.

They’ve pretty much done that, but using other words.

Hope you’re both cleared up on that now.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:You know what Abrams movie is really good? Mission: Impossible III. Man I was really impressed by how well that held up when I revisited recently. Kinda scared to watch Super 8 again though.
it doesn't hold up.
Sad to say, Burt's right. I didn't love it as much. Still a fun watch though
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The only good MI is the first one.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
spike wrote:the unintelligible dime posts are a much bigger problem than any derailing in these SW threads

I’ll explain cos you weren’t to know.
The joke was they’d name this one ‘from a nap’ following the last two titles.

They’ve pretty much done that, but using other words.

Hope you’re both cleared up on that now.
how did i not get there
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:You know what Abrams movie is really good? Mission: Impossible III. Man I was really impressed by how well that held up when I revisited recently. Kinda scared to watch Super 8 again though.
it doesn't hold up.
Sad to say, Burt's right. I didn't love it as much. Still a fun watch though
Just the opposite for me. Didn’t like it at all when it came out but now I like it a lot
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spike wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
spike wrote:the unintelligible dime posts are a much bigger problem than any derailing in these SW threads

I’ll explain cos you weren’t to know.
The joke was they’d name this one ‘from a nap’ following the last two titles.

They’ve pretty much done that, but using other words.

Hope you’re both cleared up on that now.
how did i not get there

If I have to explain all my posts to you, maybe that’s on you, and you don’t need to be a dick about it?
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