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
11
18%
Liked it - it's Star Wars
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27%
Ehhh
21
34%
I miss the prequels
8
13%
 
Total votes: 62

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God....what if this sucks.....pearl jam's new album sucks...and trump gets reelected?

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I enjoyed it. But I'm not an entitled/jaded fan.

It was a well made and somewhat dark movie with many great moments. There were fuck all low points and it tied things together nicely while answering a few questions raised by the previous films.
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:I enjoyed it. But I'm not an entitled/jaded fan.

It was a well made and somewhat dark movie with many great moments. There were fuck all low points and it tied things together nicely while answering a few questions raised by the previous films.
IM an excitable fan and really looking forward to it.
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I thought it was awesome. One of the best.

Ren is an absolute beast.
Palpatine is awesome
Rey brilliant


About 3/4 of the way thru I thought this could be the best Star Wars ever.


Can not wait to see it again
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Coach wrote:Mixed bag spoiler free review from CNN.com

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/entertai ... index.html

Seems like there's a problem w/ the first 45 min setting up the plot and then too much "fan service" and corrections made from The Last Jedi. I liked TLJ!

No problem at all the first 45 minutes are brilliant imho
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Got Some wrote:
Coach wrote:Mixed bag spoiler free review from CNN.com

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/entertai ... index.html

Seems like there's a problem w/ the first 45 min setting up the plot and then too much "fan service" and corrections made from The Last Jedi. I liked TLJ!

No problem at all the first 45 minutes are brilliant imho
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:I enjoyed it. But I'm not an entitled/jaded fan.

It was a well made and somewhat dark movie with many great moments. There were fuck all low points and it tied things together nicely while answering a few questions raised by the previous films.
This may be the key thing. :thumbsup:
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Got Some wrote:I thought it was awesome. One of the best.

Ren is an absolute beast.
Palpatine is awesome
Rey brilliant


About 3/4 of the way thru I thought this could be the best Star Wars ever.


Can not wait to see it again

You give me hope. Just an hour to go
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Found this nestled into a review of TROS - I guess if you go in with this mindset, you'll enjoy it
Star Wars is rubbish.

From the moment you realised that Darth Vader – a man with "The Force" coursing through his veins like milk through a cow's teat, apparently – still couldn't recognise that the woman standing in front of him was his own daughter, then you knew, deep down, that Star Wars was rubbish.

And when does Vader meet Leia for the first time? About thirty minutes in to the very first film. That's when.

And that, really, is the whole point. That is why we love this series. Not because they are "good" films. But because they are joyously, exuberantly, rubbish.

The production design, the art direction and the special effects have always been cutting-edge. But the writing, the storytelling and most of the dialogue are – and always have been – awful. You become a true fan of Star Wars on the day you admit that to yourself and still understand why you love Star Wars anyway.
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Rangi Guy wrote:Found this nestled into a review of TROS - I guess if you go in with this mindset, you'll enjoy it
Star Wars is rubbish.

From the moment you realised that Darth Vader – a man with "The Force" coursing through his veins like milk through a cow's teat, apparently – still couldn't recognise that the woman standing in front of him was his own daughter, then you knew, deep down, that Star Wars was rubbish.

And when does Vader meet Leia for the first time? About thirty minutes in to the very first film. That's when.

And that, really, is the whole point. That is why we love this series. Not because they are "good" films. But because they are joyously, exuberantly, rubbish.

The production design, the art direction and the special effects have always been cutting-edge. But the writing, the storytelling and most of the dialogue are – and always have been – awful. You become a true fan of Star Wars on the day you admit that to yourself and still understand why you love Star Wars anyway.
Yes. The really only real problem with star wars now is that we are adults.
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I just hope it's enjoyable. I never take reviews to heart, but there calling the worst of the 9.
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Strat wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:Found this nestled into a review of TROS - I guess if you go in with this mindset, you'll enjoy it
Star Wars is rubbish.

From the moment you realised that Darth Vader – a man with "The Force" coursing through his veins like milk through a cow's teat, apparently – still couldn't recognise that the woman standing in front of him was his own daughter, then you knew, deep down, that Star Wars was rubbish.

And when does Vader meet Leia for the first time? About thirty minutes in to the very first film. That's when.

And that, really, is the whole point. That is why we love this series. Not because they are "good" films. But because they are joyously, exuberantly, rubbish.

The production design, the art direction and the special effects have always been cutting-edge. But the writing, the storytelling and most of the dialogue are – and always have been – awful. You become a true fan of Star Wars on the day you admit that to yourself and still understand why you love Star Wars anyway.
Yes. The really only real problem with star wars now is that we are adults.
This guy gets it.
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I think we're all with Dime right now in spirit.
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lowlight79 wrote:I just hope it's enjoyable. I never take reviews to heart, but there calling the worst of the 9.
Let’s be real: that would be impossible.
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I fully expect that it will be a mediocre fan service product with no inherent inspiration, a poorly structured plot, bad dialog, good acting, great music, and the special effects equivalent of a full Halloween bucket. The nostalgia, “event,” and thrill ride of it will lead to most people here really liking it, some even loving it, and then over the next two years that will normalize into a bit of a shrug.
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McParadigm wrote:I fully expect that it will be a mediocre fan service product with no inherent inspiration, a poorly structured plot, bad dialog, good acting, great music, and the special effects equivalent of a full Halloween bucket. The nostalgia, “event,” and thrill ride of it will lead to most people here really liking it, some even loving it, and then over the next two years that will normalize into a bit of a shrug.
Probably.
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Every Star Wars is a top three Star Wars ever made for at least a few weeks, no matter its actual worth. Such is the prophecy.
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Wow. I loved that movie. Can’t wait to see it in IMAX on Friday.
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Shut up, McParadigm. Shut the fuck up.

No matter how right you are.
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McParadigm wrote:Every Star Wars is a top three Star Wars ever made for at least a few weeks, no matter its actual worth. Such is the prophecy.
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