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Stevie
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posted January 04, 2016 12:14 AM |
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Edited by Stevie at 00:15, 04 Jan 2016.
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Needless to say I feel the same as Sal does. There were so many moments of pure facepalm that I felt ashamed other people in the room were watching that baloney at the same time as I did. Like the moment when Rey or whatever decided to use force meditation right in the middle of parrying the enemy's lightsaber. Like, lolwut? Or the moment she used the force to counter that shmuck's mind reading, then persuading the stormtrooper, then fighting like a pro jedi, all in ONE single freaking day lol. Not to mention the uber cheesiness of the family affairs and all that crap which begged so much belief that I felt I had to lose 3 digits of IQ to be able to accept it. Events just happening at the precise time when it's needed. Unmemorable villains and heroes. The same plot as with the Deathstar almost to the letter. Are you for real now lol.
A rating? 3/10 for the boom, flash. Spiritually, psychologically, human relations, poetic feeling, all a big fat ZERO. This is the very same reason I absolutely despise the current american cinematography, for erasing any kind of depth and incentive to relate. What a bunch of pretentious nonsense.
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Pawek_13
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posted January 04, 2016 01:20 AM |
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Rey's lightsaber fighting style was bad. The fact that she destroyed Kylo's lightsaber and scarred his face was more because of the support from the Force she got. If it wasn't for the whole planet going "boom!", then she might not have been so lucky.
Speaking of "events happening at the precise time they need to happen" - this is how movies work. Their plots rely on convienient coincedences and always have. Luke Skywalker would still remain a farm boy if R5-D4's motivator wouldn't have got broken. Marlin wouldn't have found Nemo if he hadn't found Dory swimming at that exact spot of the Paciffic Ocean at that specific time. "Psycho's" wouldn't have happened if Marion Crane had stopped in a different motel. Does it mean these are bad movies? No, they're not. Examples of such convieniences are countless, they are also in novels and no cares about them, so why should we start doing so now?
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blizzardboy
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posted January 04, 2016 01:26 AM |
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If you want to dislike something, you will succeed.
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Corribus
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The Abyss Staring Back at You
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posted January 04, 2016 04:17 AM |
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I had the opportunity to go see the movie in the theater yesterday. Over all I'd give it a 6/10. It was better than Episodes 1-3, but that's not saying much, and at least those movies can be applauded for trying to do something different. I won't lie and say I wasn't entertained throughout, but after the credits rolled I couldn't help but think I was served a helping of cheese puffs - tasty while eating, but ultimately made of mostly empty space and making me feel a little guilty for enjoying such hollow junk food.
For the first thirty minutes I was liking it quite a bit; especially the visual reminders of the fallen empire were nice touches and I was excited to see how that would play out. Ultimately it would be a wasted opportunity, as the Empire's replacement had very little to distinguish itself from its predecessor (nor, for that matter are we ever told how this new order emerged from the ashes... and frankly the Nazi resemblance of it is a little cliché at this point, isn't it?). Moreover, as the movie went along, it became more and more apparent that the movie was just a jumbled redo of virtually every plot element of Episodes 4 and 5 smooshed into one. At points I admit I was rolling my eyes, and the big shocking reveal of Han Solo's relation to the villain had no impact whatsoever - much less Solo's untimely demise. Throw in a sublimely unbelievable final sequence where the young heroine suddenly becomes a Jedi master, and it became clear that this episode, while visually appealing and certainly fun, was content to play to nostalgia rather than actually trying to do anything really interesting.
In short it meets expectations but is too afraid to try to surpass them. I hold out some hope that Episode 8 will explore some of the political complexities of the SW universe that were touched upon in Episodes 1-3 (without those movies' woeful characters, acting, and dialogue, of course) and dare to challenge us with something more intellectually challenging than the caricatured good-versus-evil mush we've been served so far, but given Hollywood's track record of not risking a easy cash cow, I am not overly optimistic.
(As a side note, I found the characters to be undeveloped and uninteresting, and especially I was perplexed at the total lack of chemistry between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.)
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted January 08, 2016 05:52 PM |
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A question for you "old" Star Wars fans. I saw the original films as a kid on television, before even knowing there were prequels to be. Ignorance is bliss. 
I did see episodes II and III at the cinema eventually, but that's beside the point. Anyway:
Q: Did you believe that Kenobi's name was really Ben, as Luke always called him that ? I did, and I always assumed Obi Wan was his "Jedi name", like "Darth Vader" was a Sith name.
But in the prequels, they always called him Obi-Wan.
I still prefer to call him Ben Kenobi. Qui-Gon Jinn makes a bit more sense as a name, but "Obi-Wan Kenobi" as a proper name just sounds weird.
I'm a fan. I nitpick. 
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blizzardboy
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posted January 08, 2016 06:05 PM |
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Obi-Wan Kenobi is probably the coolest make-believe name ever. It has an almost musical ring to it.
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted January 08, 2016 06:09 PM |
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Yeah, which is why I prefer it to be his "codename" and call him Ben otherwise.
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Maurice
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Part of the furniture
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posted January 08, 2016 06:56 PM |
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Ben Kenobi was likely his cover name, to hide the Obi Wan Kenobi name.
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted January 08, 2016 06:57 PM |
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Maybe. But Luke called him Ben. And I like that.
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blizzardboy
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posted January 08, 2016 08:28 PM |
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Maurice said:
Ben Kenobi was likely his cover name, to hide the Obi Wan Kenobi name.
A pretty crappy cover name too.
Imperial Officer: Lord Vader. We have heard rumors of a hermit on Tantooine called "Ben Kenobi"
Darth Vader: Seems legit.
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted January 08, 2016 08:44 PM |
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Anakin must not find out he has children alive.
So let's name the girl Leia Organa and the boy Luke SKYWALKER.
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