i got pretty teary a few times & then i legit bawled over the memoriam line for Carrie Fisher “Our Princess” in the final credits
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
...Luke Skywalker reaching his peace and becoming one with the Force and seeing the two suns and remembering what he's done and knowing this was the story of his life and he did okay has me getting a little choked up just typing about it.
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, December 20, 2017 6:46 PM (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I loved this scene and it made me well up. I'm of the "saw it in '77" generation and these characters - even 3PO bless him - are close to my heart for much the same reasons Jordan mentions upthread. "Just get 'em outta here and bring in the new blood" isn't a view I subscribed to with these new films but there's nothing for it now.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link
xxpost Yeah I'm rootin' for Rey but yawn these new "kids" def don't compare to the og characters. Even the new droid is grating after 90 minutes
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:09 (six years ago) link
Sorry, BB8 is an annoying little character.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:10 (six years ago) link
idk they're compelling, are acted reasonably well and have a good screen presence with one another. The magic of the OG series won't be duplicated, or even approximated, but I find them engaging and was happier to see Rey for instance than whenever Leia showed up.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:12 (six years ago) link
the new cast are almost scarily charismatic and movie-starry. i'm still not much interested in poe, and finn has been saddled with repeating his story from the first movie (if enriching his worldview along the way). but it was cool that they made poe's arc to be a dick who thinks his arc is he's the cool dick who shows the commanding officer how wrong she is, but actually he's wrong and learns he should stfu. anyway five new big lead type characters that i give a shit about is kind of amazing for a series this deep into its lifespan.
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:12 (six years ago) link
no way, poe gave him a belly rub like I'd do with my dog if my dog just rescued my buds off an enemy star destroyer xposts
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:13 (six years ago) link
I did like how Poe's scheme not only failed, but caused Laura Dern's plan to fail (by ultimately giving away the escape pods), and really just resulted in a whole lot of people dying. He definitely got off easy (because everyone else was dead).
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:17 (six years ago) link
i cannot compute not loving Poe he is an angel from heaven
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:24 (six years ago) link
I didn't say I didn't like him
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
i was talking to everyone else who has said as much
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 December 2017 00:40 (six years ago) link
poe's mutiny being permanent would have been an interesting direction to go in.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:18 (six years ago) link
other option: leia shooting him for insubordination and mutiny seriously wounds him, he gets a robot hand and is seduced by kylo ren who promises him unlimited opportunities to fly around and shoot things
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:33 (six years ago) link
"seduced" serving multiple persons in that sentence I assume
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:35 (six years ago) link
Related Q, how dirty does Adam Driver get in that Scorcese movie
― .oO (silby), Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:48 (six years ago) link
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, December 20, 2017 9:33 PM (nineteen minutes ago
the people demand it
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:54 (six years ago) link
"IS the dark side stronger?" "quicker. ea---" "sounds awesome i'm in
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 December 2017 02:56 (six years ago) link
just rewatched Force Awakens. for all the talk of the humor in Last Jedi (I actually like it), TFA's is way more out of place. Finn's comic relief is almost annoying. (though Poe's at the beginning is pretty great).
still enjoyed the rewatch though. really did not like the convos between Han and Leia though - mostly just exposition-filler lines.
also seeing teh unmasked Kylo throughout TLJ made me in retrospect not enjoy masked Kylo as much.
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 03:58 (six years ago) link
drew some kylo ren fan art pic.twitter.com/LtMung7Liu— what's even going on (@VagliArt) December 20, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 December 2017 16:33 (six years ago) link
kylo thicc
― dipso inferno (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 21 December 2017 16:34 (six years ago) link
just noticed in France this is called "les derniers jedi" for those still interested in parsing the plurality-or-not of the title
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 December 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
dirty and skeletal
(also write Scorsese on the blackboard 50x)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
haven't seen this but don't understand why you need good actors in SW, seems miscalculated
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2017 16:54 (six years ago) link
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:53 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
sry teach
― .oO (silby), Thursday, 21 December 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRWqY5eW4AI9ELE?format=jpg
― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Thursday, 21 December 2017 17:01 (six years ago) link
is there a specific reason ppl are freaking out about Adam Driver's chest? did 35 years of Tom Cruise ruin Hollywood masculinity permanently?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
people think his head was digitally shrunk relative to his pecs
― the pleather of pleather paul (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 December 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
yeah I think the disproportion is the main thing that shocked people
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 December 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
that sequence also stands out because franchise stuff has been so determinedly sexless
― Simon H., Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
There is no sex in the SW Galaxy,babies come from a cave
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
I'm talking about recent Disney/Marvel/DC shit.
― Simon H., Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
(With a couple of minor exceptions)
― Simon H., Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
amazing they went to a Casino so that this guy:
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NT72XsnUmKxwwxfnLHsYQ7TAUNA=/902x377/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2500058/john_boyega_official_star_wars.0.jpg
could learn that slavery is bad from watching these kids:
http://media.comicbook.com/2017/12/star-wars-the-last-jedi-ending-rian-johnson-1067286-1280x0.jpg
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7buirYcmV5nSwIRW/200.gif
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/oLNSkND.gif
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
lol nm i'm bad at this
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
God, you are such a moron.
He doesn't "learn that slavery is bad." He learns that beneath the bright, shiny surface of a planet of unimaginable largesse and beauty -- the kind that he's never seen before, given that this takes place literally days after previous movie, and for which he's tempted to lump the whole fight and stick around -- lies a corruption supported by war profiteering and abuse.
This shit is all there, on the screen and in dialogue. Hell, there are people in this thread complaining that it's too on-the-nose. And yet you somehow (somehow!) failed to get it.
― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
xxp
this seems like a worthwhile diversion
― dipso inferno (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
He should have known slavery is bad tho. Jedi Master Lincoln outlawed it.
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
Finn was raised by stormtroopers. I'd imagine he doesn't know much about the galaxy in general.
― Moodles, Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
Yea he makes sense as someone who is in touch with the galaxy, a few weeks ago he didn't have a name and had spent 20+ years wearing the same uniform
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
*not in touch
Like, if people don't like the movie, fine, don't like it. But to not like it just because you're incapable of understanding what's happening in it is your fault, not the movie's.
― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
Side question - what SW comics if any are worth reading
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
cognition-shaming itt rn
― dipso inferno (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
― dipso inferno (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
Doctor Aphra is good, too -- she's like a mostly-amoral space Indiana Jones. She was introduced in the prior Vader series and got her own title this year.
― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:35 (six years ago) link
Thanks!
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
http://www.nme.com/news/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi-porgs-origin-debut-puffins-2182100
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link