All Things Star Wars Thread (Spoilers)

[PolishDomer]

It's why I'm pretty firmly in the camp of saying the only truly good Star Wars movies are ANH and ESB. People rightfully bag on RotJ for the Ewoks and Han having nothing to do but Leia being Luke's sister is such a stupid plot twist/contrivance. I get that it comes up during the duel with Vader but it reeks of fanfiction and shrank the universe so much.

Dont get me started on the Expanded Universe bs that Disney pulled as "Legends"...so many good storylines there

 

[stlnd01]

It's why I'm pretty firmly in the camp of saying the only truly good Star Wars movies are ANH and ESB. People rightfully bag on RotJ for the Ewoks and Han having nothing to do but Leia being Luke's sister is such a stupid plot twist/contrivance. I get that it comes up during the duel with Vader but it reeks of fanfiction and shrank the universe so much.

Rogue One is excellent. The third best and could stand alone as a compelling movie. And I actually liked The Last Jedi, though it’s not nearly at the level of New Hope and Empire. And of course exists mainly in response to them.

 

[calvegas04]

Rogue One is excellent. The third best and could stand alone as a compelling movie. And I actually liked The Last Jedi, though it’s not nearly at the level of New Hope and Empire. And of course exists mainly in response to them.

Rouge One and Andor together is top tier Star Wars

 

[greyhammer90]

Dont get me started on the Expanded Universe bs that Disney pulled as "Legends"...so many good storylines there

Oh my sweet darling Grand Admiral Thrawn and Mara Jade

Rogue One is excellent. The third best and could stand alone as a compelling movie. And I actually liked The Last Jedi, though it’s not nearly at the level of New Hope and Empire. And of course exists mainly in response to them.

I'll die on the hill that Rouge One is garbage but I get why people like it. You get major cred points from me for recognizing that tLJ, while a very flawed movie, is clearly the best of the new trilogy. Poor Rian Johnson took the hit for JJ's bullshit.

 

[GATTACA!]

Fuck the last jedi.

Abrams made a solid, albeit safe, foundation for the sequels. The plot was a rehash but the characters were good and had interesting avenues to develop. Johnson took it all and threw it in the trash just for the sake of being subversive. He ruined Luke. Completely misunderstood the entire character. Wasted Finn by turning him into a lame pointless sidekick. Gave us his subplot/love story with cringe Rose. Canto Bights was prequel quality. Turned Poe into a retard. Flying around making yo mamma jokes. The first order is now a complete incompetent joke. Wasted Domhnall Gleeson. Practically had him turning to the camera and winking his shit was so cheesy. Marry Poppins Leia. In the end not even having the balls to turn Rey to the dark side.

FFS I fucking hate that movie. Cracked the door wide open on me not giving a shit about Star Wars anymore.

 

[Notre Dame Joe]

Oh my sweet darling Grand Admiral Thrawn and Mara Jade

I'll die on the hill that Rouge One is garbage but I get why people like it. You get major cred points from me for recognizing that tLJ, while a very flawed movie, is clearly the best of the new trilogy. Poor Rian Johnson took the hit for JJ's bullshit.

That is because Rogue 1 isn't a Star Wars movie. It's a war movie that takes place in the Star Wars setting.

 

[stlnd01]

Fuck the last jedi.

Abrams made a solid, albeit safe, foundation for the sequels. The plot was a rehash but the characters were good and had interesting avenues to develop. Johnson took it all and threw it in the trash just for the sake of being subversive. He ruined Luke. Completely misunderstood the entire character. Wasted Finn by turning him into a lame pointless sidekick. Gave us his subplot/love story with cringe Rose. Canto Bights was prequel quality. Turned Poe into a retard. Flying around making yo mamma jokes. The first order is now a complete incompetent joke. Wasted Domhnall Gleeson. Practically had him turning to the camera and winking his shit was so cheesy. Marry Poppins Leia. In the end not even having the balls to turn Rey to the dark side.

FFS I fucking hate that movie. Cracked the door wide open on me not giving a shit about Star Wars anymore.

I don't have strong feelings about most of the third-trilogy characters but will agree to disagree on that one. The notion that Luke - who let's face it has seen A LOT of shit he never asked for - might be burned out on the entire Jedi enterprise and just done with all of it, is one of the most human and relatable things about that character.