I thought it was pretty terrible basically another prequel. Had all the flaws the prequels had. The didn't kill the franchise or anything but they took a major step backwards. The Force Awakens was like a contract with the fans. They basically said we know the prequels are shit here let us show you we can set Star Wars up for the future. Not going to do too much new but we are going to set everything up to be awesome. Then the dropped Rogue One and it was the shit. Total delivery for me, they knew how to handle this franchise. The Last Jedi they completely dropped the ball, right back to stupidity. Character arcs that just fall off cliffs. Plot lines that go no where. As soon as they set up that stupid chase bit with the fuel the movie was over. Rey had literally hours with Luke, the whole thing was pointless. Remember when Ben had to convince Yoda because Luke was too old. Now we are reduced to well we got some text books and a couple of hours. It was so silly. Is it learn to be Jedi for dummies?

My issues are not Star Wars lore or tone. It's just story and structure. Its like a Rocky movie that he spends a year searching for a trainer and finds him 48 hours before the fight and the trainer says, hit him more than he hits you, here is a text book on boxing. If you survive this fight give it a read.

Vader is never portrait as a military general, he is always a field marshal. Right from A New Hope he gets in their himself, he joins the battle. I don't remember the line but Leia calls him the Emperors attack dog or something like that in the opening sequence. Him getting his hands dirty is exactly his character.

He is literally boots on the ground with the Stormtroopers in many scenes. Flying a ship in lead formation with them. On the ground on Hoth, boarding Leia ship, goes after Obi Wan himself on the Death Star. He is actually the only ranking officer that is in the field. The generals stand around on their ships in suits.

I thought the whole "SJW" thing in Star Wars was a joke and mocking people that use the term. I can't believe anyone actually takes it seriously or cares.

I havent followed this much is that the dude playing Han? I just assumed it was like his childhood growing up that kind of thing? Is it supposed to be like just before a new hope?

I think people dont really understand how business works. You are expect to continually increase revenue and profit. The latest Movie has hurt the brand we wont know how much till the next movie drops. It is Star Wars and people are willing to waste money on the franchise. So most likely people will go see the next one not matter what. I myself will hold off, the latest one ruined my interest. The question is am I an insignificant minority or am I one of many.

I can't imagine his trilogy ever seeing the light of day. I suspect it will just die off with no announcement.

I always felt Han was a touch to the character Harrison Ford played in American Graffiti with the Falcon being his hot rod. If Solo has a little of that, I think it will suck me in. It needs to have the Falcon winning the race that is always referenced about how he did that run at whatever his time was. Give me a gear head, bad boy, gunslinger, car movie in the Star Wars universe and I will never be able to resist. Anything else and I'll pass. Episode 9 will be wait and see no matter how much hype they do, I just don't care. Flush it and start again.

I love how they didn't even know she was a women, I try not to get into this whole thing with Star Wars but I find it hard to believe they didn't know she was a women.

That ET Canada video is gold, pretty much my thoughts watching it.

You can tell he is in a tough spot in the other video. I'm sure he has seen it but he just in a position that he can't really say anything. He is complementary but also makes some faces that give away that he is saying what he has to say.

I don't get they whole he needs to be like Harrison Ford thing. Lots of actors play the same role and no one expects them to emulate each other. Ewan emulated a couple of mannerism of Alec but it's not like he didn't make the role his own. Ewan is a Scot and Alec is from London. At least Harrison and Alden are both American.

The destroyed sabre is a tip off that Luke is not real when he shows up with it and a hair piece at the end. For me it just made the ending even worse. It was like they were actively saying look how dumb this is.

I honestly think this looks all right and depending on the reviews of non film critics I may go see it. With the current state of Star Wars this will be relegated to cheap theater run for me.

He was not talking about you.

Did you guys here the latest on Lando, I'm sure that is going to go over well. It might be considered a spoiler but if you google "Star Wars Writer Confirms" you'll find the news.

Personally I couldn't care less what floats people's boat. My only issue is Lando was slick as fuck and cool. He was basically the token black guy but he just killed in the role and made the character an icon. Apparently if you that charasmatic it means you trying to sleep with the men and not just the women. Lando was not that type of flamboyant. If the feel they need that character in the movie don't be so lazy and write it.

They are just trying to bring in the LGBT crowd, look we care about you come see the movie. It's just marketing, I suspect it will be very subtle to non existent in the movie. I don't think Disney cares or has the courage to actually a put a character in the movie. Its going to be if you squint real hard it kinda looks like Lando might be into guys. It's just enough to piss of the fans and not enough to actually make any difference about equality. It's the way Disney half asses it and just fucks up all the characters that drives me nuts.

The only reason the Falcon is different is to sell toys, has nothing to do with the script or continuity.

Looks like Solo is not doing well, the 150 plus million opening is now being scaled to 80-90 million.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/heat-vision/box-office-solo-a-star-wars-story-thursday-previews-1114854?__twitter_impression=true

I broke down last night as one of my buddies wanted to go. It’s better than TLJ but it’s also very meh. The Lando thing is just odd and makes no sense, it’s not terrible, it’s just dumb. Glover does a good job, actually everyone does but there is just nothing in the script. It’s just a generic and predictable. There is a lot of moments that are meant for a laugh that fall complete flat. There are a couple of moments that work and remind how great it could have been they are pretty few and far between. They play Han as kind of a tween romantic that didn’t really work for me. Couple times I was like is this supposed to be Han or Edward from twighlight. It’s not terrible it’s just a lazy cookie cutter studio film for your teenage to tweens demographic. The kind of movie you watch when you have nothing better to do and forget when you walk out of the theatre.

It felt like that going into the theater. It is not doing well my buddy called me like an hour before showtime on Saturday night. I said if you can get tickets I'll go. We had great seats and it was only like 3/4 full, when I said yes I thought no chance he could get seats.

The problem is where can they go from here? They have no where to go? Does anyone care what happens with 9, I know I don’t. I figure they have one minor story when Obi wan kills Darth Maul and even that is wrapping up a pretty cheap plot line. They can’t have Han and Obi-wan meet and the can’t have Han and Darth Maul meet, but Obi-wan needs to kill Darth Maul. I take it back that story line is a complete mess now too. They have completed messed up the universe.

The first thing they need to do is stop making movies that take place on a weekend. Give the characters some time to grow have real struggles actually accomplish something. No idea why Star Wars takes place in the same amount of time as the Hang Over. This is more about TLJ but really other than a couple of pointless jumps Solo wasnt much better as far as time.

The thing people don't get about TFA and why people went to see it. Disney had to do a remake, we had been force garbage prequels and people were very jaded. TFA was a peace offering, it was just Disney saying we know what Star Wars is, here is the universe, here is our new cast, we know what people want to see. It wasn't perfect but it was a great start. TLJ just fucked everything up, if TLJ was not complete shit everything would be great. All they had to do is stick with the cast not add a bunch of nobody gives a shit characters. Make Rey over confident get her ass schooled by Luke, a little drama with Kylo and her learning the hard way she wasnt ready and everyone would have been ready for 10 more movies. Sure it would be similar in theme to Empire but that is the arc every character in every movie goes through, its what makes people give a shit.

Just read all Star Wars Story movies have been put on hold so they can focus on IX and a new trilogy. So both Obi-Wan and Boba Fett have been canned. At this point they might as well drop IX as well, the whole story line is pointless. Just start over with a whole new trilogy with new characters. Man did they fuck up this franchise.

Man they have worked themselves into a hole. I wonder what they will do with nine, will they completely half ass and low budget it, knowing its dead or will they actually spend time and energy to try and make something out of it. That ship is sinking they might as well just make it a turd and hope it's a cult classic of terrible movies. I can't imagine them getting any money out of it at this stage.

That was the highlight of the entire prequel trilogy. Nothing came to close to that sequence again.

This story is making the rounds everywhere, the actual paper only analyzes accounts that directly commented to Rian Johnson. No one actually reads it though they just spread the inaccurate headline.

Yes it was about Rian Johnson Twitter account.

Headline: "Last Jedi haters are alt-right trolls and russian bots"
Actual Data: "Twitter users who directly messaged Rian Johnson to troll Last Jedi are mostly alt-right and russian bots."

It can't imagine how tweeting the director has any impact whatsoever on a ticket sales.

Watch it it's killer, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, John directs. Its only has that budget because John and Emily did it for a fraction of what they would normally get.

Advice from Stern In all seriousness reviewers are just stupid, all proceeds are going to charity. How can you complain about a movie being rereleased and all profits going to charity at Christmas? It's F*ck Cancer but it too has been rebranded Fudge Cancer as part of the joke.

The whole thing is meant to be a bit of a joke, even Deadpool cleans up his act for Christmas. Also I they focus on children with cancer so they thought they would clean up the movie so kids could at least go see it.

Pretty sad when they release a movie so kids can support other kids dying of cancer and people are upset that it doesn't fit the character of a super hero and say it sucks, don't go see it.

I'm not offended at all, just kinda shaking my head at the people giving it a bad review. The internet rages because Starbucks cups are not Christmas enough and at the same time complain when Ryan Reynolds tries to raise money for sick kids over the holidays, with a special Christmas edition of his movie.

Star Wars as a brand is pretty poisoned right now they are trying to keep a low profile for sure. I can't speak to it but a quick google will tell you even the video games are getting shelved.

This iteration of Star Wars is beyond redemption. Just let this die and reboot the whole thing. This looks as terrible as the title. Star Wars is now Highlander that you just absorb the thoughts of everyone, its nonsense.

Yeah I have no issue with nonsense, just set the nonsense of the universe and then craft your story. This whole thing of just changing the rules and making it up as you go just does not work. It so frustrating because the damn structure is right there in the MCU. Make a bunch of movies focusing on interesting characters in the Star Wars Universe and bring it all together for an epic climax. The original characters should have been a little bit more than a Stan Lee cameo. Luke taking on an army single handed alone in the desert was really stupid and made no sense. Now Mary Sue is in the desert taking on Tie Fighters with nothing but her light saber its stupid 2.0. How could they not get the memo that people didn't like this shit in TLJ.

These are massive brands no one is going to just go see some new made up character with no history. Women have literally been fucked over and exploited in Hollywood for far too long. People think the solution is to not give them and good roles and just make up shitty new characters in some B rated bimbo franchises, yeah that is a good idea.

I know its a little off topic but I can not wait for the new black female Bond, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is fucking an incredible writer. Everything she does is fucking amazing. Well with one exception the stupid made up no one gives a shit droid in Solo was exactly what I don't want to see. She is a beautiful, powerful, super expressive women and they decide to make her a comic relief droid.

Fleabag, Killing Eve, Crashing are all amazing. Its her writing that sets her apart. I have no idea why they put in that role in Solo.

She is a progressive women, in the way that she will go right into the gutter like men do. So prepared for scenes like this.

I think its on Amazon, the show is critically acclaimed so you should have no trouble finding trailers. It's not all like that but she doesn't shy away from anything and can create huge laughs from dark messed up shit. You'll probably love it or hate it but no one does what she does better, she is killing it. There is no comparison to her and Amy Schumer not even the same sport let alone ball park.

Your thinking way too much about with a political agenda, its just a show and every character in it is completely mental. I never once saw as it as anything to do with gender or feminism. It's just an insane, hilarious, trainwreck that we get invited into. The fourth wall is just mechanism to invite the audience in, the show is based on a one person play, so that connection with the audience was required. It might not be for you, maybe try Killing Eve, its more of an insane spy assassin show, it also has female leads but I don't think its any kind of political statement, just a show written by a women has female leads.

She is just a flawed human being like the rest of us. The grief, guilt and depression is a dark beautiful trainwreck and its so on point you can't help but laugh. This style of dark comedy I don't think is for you. The name of the show is Fleabag which is defined as "a shabby and unpleasant person or thing". I never felt I was supposed to judge or critic her, it just felt like an honest portrayal of what life can do to any of us. I sympathized with her and loved every minute of the journey. If your looking for some kind of redemption or moral correction its not that kind of show.

Just thought I would pop in and mention between Fleabag and Killing Eve they are nominated for something like 20 Emmys. I don’t know if any one writer has been up for two shows in the same year, pretty crazy how on fire she is right now, can’t wait for Bond.

Its pretty common to lock people in to contracts to write scripts or develop projects. Its nothing for the studio to pay him, green lighting the trilogy and putting up a few hundred million to actually make the films is another matter.

I really don't think Rey is going to the dark side. Its just more nostalgia she is going into the tree to see herself as a Sith or some shit like that. Just like Luke did with Vader. I do agree the entire story line is dead, it's just a bad B movie at this stage. They need to start the whole thing over with the focus on a single character and build them up. None of this you become a Jedi in an afternoon garbage. The movies need to cover months and years not hours and days.

Wow that looks a lot better than I expected, he made quite the physical transformation for the role.

Sure DeNiro is getting old but he is still and amazing actor. Is this some social justice scandal?

Ah poor George they gave him six billion dollars and told him his ideas were shit. I wonder if he will ever be able to get over it. The funny part is they didn't even bother to come up with a plan or an idea, just figured they would pay directors to make it up as they go. George did his damnedest to destroy Star Wars and Disney gave him a mountain of cash and said hold my beer.

It didn't fit the opening of Star Wars but I loved that scene. It was like a Tarantino alternate reality. So awesome to see Vader actually in battle going full savage. Rogue One I did enjoy but it was plagued with rewrites and changes as well.

He is a grown man that signed on the dotted line selling Star Wars for billions. The only thing funnier than him whining about is the constant sympathy of his fanboys. It’s great that he is donating just stop whining that they won’t make your stupid the force is bacteria nonsense. No one is demonizing him some of us just find it hilarious when billionaires have pity parties for themselves. I’ll grant you American Graffiti was legit great and set the bar for nighttime exteriors.

This whole thing that people feel personally impacted is laughable. I do not know the man and we have zero impact on each other in any way. It would be completely delusional that he could do anything that I would need to forgive him for. The man has some creative ideas but has always needed someone else to guide him. He has not done anything meaningful in decades he is not a messiah, just a bit of a one hit wonder back in the day. The fans are the worst thing that happened to the franchise. He did not ruin anyone’s childhood people need to get a clue.

We had the beginnings of a strong female lead for about half of TFA. Since then she has been the ultimate Mary Sue and an embarrassment to strong female leads. She is literally the pretty girl that doesn't have to put in any work or effort and everything just magically goes her way. She is even swooning for the bad guy, it could not be a more laughable stereotype.

I think it's because they know they don't have enough content at launch, so they are dragging it out. They know everyone was just going to subscribe for a month, binge, quit and sign up again when they have more stuff.

Of all the characters the butchery of Han for me was the worst. Sure he was arrogant and self centered but he could never abandon a friend or let alone his own son. Then along came Solo and they actually made him a soldier in the Empire. Remember the scene in A New Hope when he is trying to pretend he is a soldier, Ah yeah we are all good here, situation normal. He is was no X marine, it is kinda ironic that Adam Driver actually is.

That anyone considers this show gritty or intense is very odd to me, and to in any way relate it to the Leone Trilogy is blasphemy. I don't recall torrents of baby merchandise packing the toy stores for the Good that Bad and the Ugly. I haven't seen the 3rd episode yet but so far this is on par with A Team or Knight Rider, gritty and intense it is not.
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After episode 4 I’m done, they went so hard with the fan service the AT-ST is basically a living thing. It’s not a military vehicle with a pilot it’s a monster in the woods with the eyes of a wolf reflecting back in the night. It’s also dumb as a post that pointlessly kills itself. The main character basically pushes a Star Wars stroller completely invincible while every bad guy is completely incompetent and he is endlessly rescued by secondary characters. This is a Mr Bean Babies R Us Star Wars commercial. Everything they set up they resolve in 2 minutes. This weapon is super rare use it as a last resort, two minutes later he uses it. It’s been decades since I took my helmet off, thirty seconds later I’m hungry takes helmet off in plain sight of everyone. I tried so hard to like it but it’s objectively terrible.

My teenage daughter and couple of her friends are sharing a sub, I have been watching it on that. Clearly they are the target audience.

After 4 I have given up on the show, I am still watching though. I'm just waiting to see Bill Burr, he can't be as horrible as everyone else has been so far.

I thought that scene was awesome, they finally let us see Vader off his leash, it tied in perfectly to the scene later when Leia says it to Tarkin. I don't know why so many people hated it. Rogue One was the best since the OT. I didn't mind TFA as I gave them a pass on the whole playing it safe and basically redoing the ANH. I thought they were just trying to earn a little trust give the fans what they wanted. I was super excited for TLJ and everything since has been complete garbage.

It's super tactical moment in Rogue One, he knows they have the plans and he needs them back. He is completely in control he is just a bad ass, he is not just killing them for fun, they are directly between him and his target. We don't see it after that because the Rebels learned their lesson, on Hoth when he is on the ground people get the fuck out of his way.

To be fair that is crashed on the ground inside the atmosphere. Not that I am defending this train wreck. My work has a special screening that's free and I'm still not going. A couple weeks from now when there is real word of mouth I may go see it.

I'm not trying to apply the laws of physics, just saying in the very loose rules of Star Wars that ship is on the ground, well its floating in water. There are plenty of other shots that its clear. There is more than enough wrong there is no need to use very selected picture to try and make it worse.

You searched for space horses and got the picture that looked like horses in space. I'll leave you to it's not like its a long wait till people actually see the movie and the internet space horse meme will end. It might not be a ship but a piece of the second Death Star on Endor.

Are the horses in space?

Saw it yesterday and all things considered it was pretty good. TLJ screwed things up so badly it was actually pretty impressive. It still had some real garbage that just should have been cut. It's funny everyone is pissed about how all the original guys are treated in this trilogy. Leia was no better she went from a take no shit, beautiful, powerful young women to a boring old spinster,. Leia was never going to go half monk and become a Jedi. Killing off Luke and Snoke didn't leave them any options. Hopefully in a few years they reset the franchise and take everything down about a thousand levels. This whole the force can do anything just makes it so uninteresting.

Did you guys see this, I know its a comic but they will change anything.

https://ca.ign.com/articles/star-wars-darth-vader-twist-marvel-comics-padme-returns-survived-anakin