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After suffering through The Last Jedi, I am done with Star Wars until the producers, directors, and writers show up at my door with fine wine, red roses, and a personal apology plus those hours of my life back. The Last Jedi made my skin crawl.
I used to be a Star Wars guy.
People that take great franchises and produce vomitous sequels need to swing - and not on the dance floor.
I agree. The last few suck. but, I was pleasantly surprised by Solo. Not as good as the originals, but better than most of the newer ones.
I agree. The last few suck. but, I was pleasantly surprised by Solo. Not as good as the originals, but better than most of the newer ones.
This is what I was talking about earlier about the Star Wars universe being wide enough for all kinds of genres.
Solo was a "heist" movie (like Rogue One was a "war" movie). They were both fine for the genres, although Solo hadn't been directed as clearly to its genre as Rogue One had been.
There's even room for a comedy--Rebels had a quite good comedy episode of a droid mission.
What a crappy movie. Very boring as well even with all the actions in the movie. Something was missing. Did not care for anyone in this movie. Rogue One is the best new Star Wars movie as far as I am concern.
What a crappy movie. Very boring as well even with all the actions in the movie. Something was missing. Did not care for anyone in this movie. Rogue One is the best new Star Wars movie as far as I am concern.
I agree that Rogue One is the only recent SW movie that had me leaving the theater in a positive high emotional state. My feeling leaving Rogue One was: "Best. Star Wars. Movie. Ever." At least I would then--and still would now--put it among my top three.
Solo was so-so. As I've said before, they could have turned it into a six- or eight-part "evolution of a scoundrel" television mini-series that could have been much better.
They should have set out with the goal of telling the story of a good-hearted young man who is twisted by life experiences under an evil empire into a cold-hearted scoundrel. That his name was "Han Solo" should have been only incidental to crafting a good story about a good-hearted young man who is twisted by life experiences under an evil empire into a cold-hearted scoundrel.
And even if they'd ended that series on a down note--a nice guy turned by bad life experiences into a nasty and untrustworthy Han Solo, it would have been okay as a prequel because we already knew he'd turn out okay in the end. Having him still a basically nice guy at the end of this story was a mistake.
Solo was so-so. As I've said before, they could have turned it into a six- or eight-part "evolution of a scoundrel" television mini-series that could have been much better.
They should have set out with the goal of telling the story of a good-hearted young man who is twisted by life experiences under an evil empire into a cold-hearted scoundrel. That his name was "Han Solo" should have been only incidental to crafting a good story about a good-hearted young man who is twisted by life experiences under an evil empire into a cold-hearted scoundrel.
And even if they'd ended that series on a down note--a nice guy turned by bad life experiences into a nasty and untrustworthy Han Solo, it would have been okay as a prequel because we already knew he'd turn out okay in the end. Having him still a basically nice guy at the end of this story was a mistake.
Agreed on all counts.
It's perfectly evident that Lucasfilm wants STAR WARS to be for kids only. I am totally okay with a "kid friendly" STAR WARS. It should be kid friendly. But the Lucasfilm suits seem to have a seriously low estimation of kids' emotional intelligence.
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