STAR WARS, INDY , HOWARD THE DUCK DEUCE; AND MORE

[gravedigger]

I really liked it but wouldn't call it great. I thought all of the action was awesome but came at the expense of character development for everyone except the Jedis. That said, I did get the emotions at a couple points

  Spoiler: Porg Island 

when Yoda showed up, as a practical effect!, it caught me by surprise and I was so happy. And the binary sunset at the end got me. I was right there with you, Billy.

I don't need everything explained but I really wanted to know what the deal was with Snoke. Ren will be a much more compelling villain for the endgame but I still wanted to know what the big deal was about Snoke.

Thank Pesci Trevorrow got bounced out because whoever is wrapping up the trilogy has a shitload of work ahead of them, storywise.

[Abraham Smashington]

I think we can all agree this was the best part of the movie

  Spoiler: moist spoilers 

[gravedigger]

Hahaha, so gratuitous.

[FilmNerdJamie]

So are we more or less pumped for Rian's trilogy?

Less.

[FilmNerdJamie]

The more it sits on me, the less I like it.

  Spoiler: Fuck Porgs 

Wants to have it both ways. Be different... but not too different. Be like Empire Strikes Back (desperately, in fact)... but without the nostalgia callbacks... until it does, in fact, dip into the nostalgia callbacks (including one of two "What. the. FUCK?!" decisions by bringing back Yoda - the other being Leia going full-on Superman in space).

Killing off Snoke like that is a giant leap to take and I applaud them for doing it. Until Johnson & Co. decides that wasn't enough and the film goes on for another hour.

Kind of a wet-fart of a ending, especially that last shot. As much as I loved the new leads and wanted to see where The Last Jedi would take them off the strength of The Force Awakens and its closing moments, the same can not be said about Episode IX. I don't care. We all know it's going to be a glorified Return of the Jedi retread with some twists. One of them I fully expect to be Luke returning from the other-side.. in human form. I'm calling it.

[Captain Russ]

Green titty milk is the key to all of this.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Don't see myself ever going back to this trilogy, let alone anything Disney-era after an initial viewing (if that, in the event the quality continues to dip into stale nostalgia porn as it has).

The original trilogy tells a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. It still works and resonates to this day, for a reason. Like the Ghostbusters, Matrix and Robocop sequels, I honestly won't acknowledge these.

[Abraham Smashington]

Still one of the best scenes in the movie

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[Abraham Smashington]

I love the way Kylo fights.

[gravedigger]

That was my favorite part of the movie. I think what I liked most was some trash pile of a human being deciding that was the perfect time to start clipping their nails.

[Matt]

I love the way Kylo fights.

He's all about the wild, brutal swing.

[Abraham Smashington]

Yep. Some real weight and heft in his movements which makes it very interesting to watch.

[Matt]

Yep. Some real weight and heft in his movements which makes it very interesting to watch.

he swings his lightsabre as if it were a broadsword...put as much weight behind it as you can to smash through the opponent's defense. Rey is more like a samurai: everything is controlled and elegant.

[FilmNerdJamie]

An emo samurai.

[Captain Russ]

he swings his lightsabre as if it were a broadsword...put as much weight behind it as you can to smash through the opponent's defense. Rey is more like a samurai: everything is controlled and elegant.

Her stance and moves reminded me of another great jeddy master.

The Star Wars kid.