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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

myrrh ken

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See the thing with Holdo acting weird, not letting on about her plan and stunning the mutiny etc is that it put the audience in 2 minds. Was she the traitor feeding back info to the Empire or not? You had to do that with a blow in, not Ackbar.

I think the premise was fine but people just didn't like the execution - or the purple hair. I think it must've worked too well at the start because people still didn't like her.

Maybe Ackbar could've stayed on the ship with her. They can fix that in the inevitable redux version
 

Generalzod

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See the thing with Holdo acting weird, not letting on about her plan and stunning the mutiny etc is that it put the audience in 2 minds. Was she the traitor feeding back info to the Empire or not? You had to do that with a blow in, not Ackbar.

I think the premise was fine but people just didn't like the execution - or the purple hair. I think it must've worked too well at the start because people still didn't like her.

Maybe Ackbar could've stayed on the ship with her. They can fix that in the inevitable redux version
It's more than just a redux that is needed to fix TLJ...
 

bileduct

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See the thing with Holdo acting weird, not letting on about her plan and stunning the mutiny etc is that it put the audience in 2 minds. Was she the traitor feeding back info to the Empire or not? You had to do that with a blow in, not Ackbar.
While watching the film I thought Finn was the reason they were able track them through hyperspace. I figured there was something about him being a former stormtrooper that allowed it. I never once thought it could be Holdo.

In fact I can't even remember the reason they gave for the tracking ability.
 

Timbo

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See the thing with Holdo acting weird, not letting on about her plan and stunning the mutiny etc is that it put the audience in 2 minds. Was she the traitor feeding back info to the Empire or not? You had to do that with a blow in, not Ackbar.

I think the premise was fine but people just didn't like the execution - or the purple hair. I think it must've worked too well at the start because people still didn't like her.

Maybe Ackbar could've stayed on the ship with her. They can fix that in the inevitable redux version

Whilst I get that, it doesn't make sense in universe - it only makes sense if the characters know they're in a movie and need to create suspense for the audience.

It's bad writing.
 

Mr Spock!

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Does anyone know who snoke was apart from a dumb bad guy who got killed by the good girl and another bad guy working together????? ?
 

Mr Spock!

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Hopefully that awesomely evil character captain phasma returns to die another stupid death.

Man there is so much I hate about that movie.
 

jargan83

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Hopefully that awesomely evil character captain phasma returns to die another stupid death.

Man there is so much I hate about that movie.

I really don't get why that character got so much air time when promoting the movie when she has about 5 minutes air time in two movies.
 

Timbo

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I really don't get why that character got so much air time when promoting the movie when she has about 5 minutes air time in two movies.

I think they were trying to go for Boba Fett but missed their mark badly.

Also, why cast a well known actor in the role if that's how you're going to treat them. The only other role I can remember Jeremy Bulloch in other than Boba Fett was as Q's assistant in two of Roger Moore's Bond movies.
 

Bazal

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I really don't get why that character got so much air time when promoting the movie when she has about 5 minutes air time in two movies.

Meh. She looked cool, no other reason. Happens all the time.

The coolest scenes from the Infinity War trailer weren't even in the movie. It's all just bait to get people in the doors.
 

KeepingTheFaith

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Holdo, Rose, Leia Poppins, Mary Sue Rey, Phasma - girl power, blah, blah, SJW's , Kathleen Kennedy, money money, equality, blah blah, men scared of women, JJ Abrams, blah blah.

TFA was fun nostalgia, but almost 6 years on does anyone even really give a shit? Point is, it was hardly memorable.

TLJ sucked hard.

We'll see how this one goes, but it's going to have to be damn good for this trilogy to be redeemed.
 

nöyd

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Kevin Smith's prediction for the reason why "Skywalker" is in the title, is because it has now transcended the term "Jedi", in that Luke was The Last Jedi, however anyone now being trained in what we know as the Jedi ways will be known as Skywalkers.

Rey may end up being a Skywalker by "trade" so to speak, not by name.

Eh...
 

KeepingTheFaith

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Kevin Smith's prediction for the reason why "Skywalker" is in the title, is because it has now transcended the term "Jedi", in that Luke was The Last Jedi, however anyone now being trained in what we know as the Jedi ways will be known as Skywalkers.

Rey may end up being a Skywalker by "trade" so to speak, not by name.

Eh...

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Matua

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Man the hatred for TLJ is strong on this thread.

Seriously people, the prequels, all three of them are utter garbage that are unwatchable twice. Even with the stuff you don't like TLJ is a better film than any of the prequels.

I actually enjoyed TLJ more the second time I watched it. So. looks like I'll be the 'one' from this thread looking forward to the new movie. :D
 

hineyrulz

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Man the hatred for TLJ is strong on this thread.

Seriously people, the prequels, all three of them are utter garbage that are unwatchable twice. Even with the stuff you don't like TLJ is a better film than any of the prequels.

I actually enjoyed TLJ more the second time I watched it. So. looks like I'll be the 'one' from this thread looking forward to the new movie. :D
Hi Rian.
 

Mr Spock!

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Man the hatred for TLJ is strong on this thread.

Seriously people, the prequels, all three of them are utter garbage that are unwatchable twice. Even with the stuff you don't like TLJ is a better film than any of the prequels.

I actually enjoyed TLJ more the second time I watched it. So. looks like I'll be the 'one' from this thread looking forward to the new movie. :D
The Phantom menace shat all over TLJ and it was awful.
 

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