Star Wars 8 shit talk

hamill was p wonderful in this movie i thought

^ yeah but also the IV-V period is the only (?) one currently being explored in canon, so appearing in more media is probably not likely.

I loved that the force montage came shortly after Luke fucking around with Rey when she literally reaches out.

Enjoyed this piece -- talks about the Bolivian location used for Crait.

https://earther.com/the-amazing-earth-science-behind-the-last-jedis-new-min-1821429894

the first of the new Vader comics was between IV and V, current one takes place between III and IV

i demand Porg One: A Star Wars Story

out as a six-part comic book and ios game in april 2018 iirc

I managed to not see any previews for this and my only spoiler was that Dern was in it, so it was great fun not knowing what was going to happen. I was very glad they didn't make ESB 2 and managed to get the story beyond itself. I was only turned off by Casino Planet and the horseback escape because it seemed like something closer to the prequels and all the creatures looked like they came from Harry Potter. Other than that my only complaint was them scrapping Kyle's helmet - I thought that was a quality look. Acting from Driver, Hammill & Ridley was terrific- the three of them were the highlights for sure.

I love Laura Dern but she had quite an odd affect in this, like every line had a smile behind it. It made her character seem high af.

I was bummed she was a one & done.

Also I think anyone on this thread who doesn’t like the new kids is off their rocker.

During the first Snoke-Kylo scene Snoke asks him "how's your wound?" and it sounds a lot like "hows you?" which I far prefer.

realizing i missed what was evidently everyone's least favorite scene -- the skype-ing (?) before the casino. was it that bad?

Btw I really enjoyed this movie. I don't think about Star Wars except when I'm watching a Star Wars movie, but these new ones are an embarrassingly emotional experience. Like, I find myself wanting to cry more than at any other movie (which I don't of course, because crying at Star Wars would be ridiculous).

It's not about whether they're well-written or not. Something to do with having watched the original trilogy over and over as a kid + repressed childhood emotions + hearing the sound fx and themes at loud volumes + seeing the original actors as much older people.

prob the lowest point of the movie for me too, but idk it just kinda happened and then it was over xp

because crying at Star Wars would be ridiculous

yeah I mean it's not Pixar

My friend didn't even try to conceal his weeping at the end

I'm 50/50 on the kids but 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.

I mean that is like the Big Fish ending of forty-year space epics, right there.

Well said

What's so special about the little Coke Commercial Kids ( assuming this is who you mean)?

no sorry I mean Finn, Rey, Poe etc. the new cast. I had my fill of SW toddlers in the prequels. Sorry for the confusion

i got pretty teary a few times & then i legit bawled over the memoriam line for Carrie Fisher “Our Princess” in the final credits

...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.

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

Sorry, BB8 is an annoying little character.

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.

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.

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

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).

i cannot compute not loving Poe

he is an angel from heaven

I didn't say I didn't like him

i was talking to everyone else who has said as much

poe's mutiny being permanent would have been an interesting direction to go in.

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

"seduced" serving multiple persons in that sentence I assume

Related Q, how dirty does Adam Driver get in that Scorcese movie

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), Wednesday, December 20, 2017 9:33 PM (nineteen minutes ago

the people demand it

"IS the dark side stronger?"
"quicker. ea---"
"sounds awesome i'm in

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.

drew some kylo ren fan art pic.twitter.com/LtMung7Liu

— what's even going on (@VagliArt) December 20, 2017

kylo thicc

just noticed in France this is called "les derniers jedi" for those still interested in parsing the plurality-or-not of the title

Related Q, how dirty does Adam Driver get in that Scorcese movie

dirty and skeletal

(also write Scorsese on the blackboard 50x)

haven't seen this but don't understand why you need good actors in SW, seems miscalculated

(also write Scorsese on the blackboard 50x)

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:53 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sry teach

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRWqY5eW4AI9ELE?format=jpg

is there a specific reason ppl are freaking out about Adam Driver's chest? did 35 years of Tom Cruise ruin Hollywood masculinity permanently?

people think his head was digitally shrunk relative to his pecs

yeah I think the disproportion is the main thing that shocked people

that sequence also stands out because franchise stuff has been so determinedly sexless

There is no sex in the SW Galaxy,babies come from a cave