was gonna go to the 3d at 8pm but it was sold outll so i went to the 9:45 showing - whickwasnt 3dDefinitely enjoyed!
Much different than I expected. Seen it first thing opening morning and already want to see it again.
3D IMAX... pretty stellar!
*Warning Minor Spoilers if you haven't seen the film.
i saw the movie the THR night before opening day in 3D. I was hyped, excited but unlike I how I left the theater after seeing Rogue One I wasn't thrilled by the movie where I wanted to see it again. Interesting point previous poster brings up about the Finn subplot which I thought was fine as I enjoyed the DJ (Sicario -Benecio Del Toro) character and the battle on the big Dreadnought with Captain Phasma the most out of the whole film. If you had problems with the Canto Bight stuff I can understand that as I didn't really care for the casino planet either. John Bodega and Oscar Isaac's acting was on point however Daisy Ridely well she didn't have any memorable scenes too me. Luke ignored her pretty much whole time on the island. That dark cave part was absolutely horrible and a waste of screen time as it moved the story-line no-where but the Snoke body-guard battle scene wasn't bad.
What ruined it for me also was all the stupid hocus pocus ******* projection stuff that went too far with the Jedi powers. Ok now they can ghost beam themselves across the galaxy to other planets? Also I didn't like Luke's story line either as I wanted to know more about the Jedi Temple and why would he want to ******* Ben Solo and not leave him a choice like he did when he faced the Emperor from turning away from the Dark Side? Luke would be wiser than that from his own personal experience in battling the dark-side first-hand and flipping Vader back. That was a major crack and hole in the whole story-line. Even Mark Hamill has made public comments about his misgivings with the Luke character in this movie.
The movie was poorly constructed overall story wise imho. There are a whole series of other cracks - basically as a life-long star-wars fan whom my mom took me to see Return of the Jedi over 5 times, Im not even remotely interested in seeing IX now even with JJ Abrams directing as I wasn't a big fan of the ******* Awakens either. I can wait for the next one on cable TV. If the Han Solo movie doesn't rock - Disney has ruined StarWars for me and the love won't be easy to get back.
I read a good article with Director Ridley Scott (of SCI-FI Aliens, BladeRunner film fame) talking about why he wouldn't direct a Star Wars film. He said he didn't want to be under the creative control of Disney and they like to hire young Directors whom they can dictate hence why their films come out all fucked up and way over budget. He got some valid points there now that I reflect on what he said. Thats why the 1st Director for Last Jedi left and so did the one for Han Solo both get replaced which Vet Ron Howard took over for the Solo movie. But has Ron Howard done any SCI-FI before?
There is alot more I could say but I'll end the diatribe here for now. On the flip-side, Disney XD's Star Wars Rebels series has been fun to watch though. Last I can't help but plug how much I love Sicario (go see that now if you haven't already and I'm hyped for Sicario II - more than Star Wars EP IX).
"..and the ******* will be with you - always." Who made that quote and what movie for True Star Wars fans?
~BBB76
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Dam Disney and the Star Wars franchise got me locked in a Love:Hate relationship with them.
******* Awakens: Hated it
Rogue One: Loved it - saw it twice in the movie theaters at full price
Last Jedi: Meh - didn't really like it
Solo: Loved it - saw it last night (THR opening) in 3D and I'll be going to see it again sometime soon. Better than ******* + Last Jedi put together in my book.
For my StarWars Fans - the same guy who wrote Empire Strikes Back wrote the Solo movie - which I didn't realize till I saw the credits roll. It was a good story, it was original, it was action packed, it was humorous, it ROCKED!
Go see it Woody and Donald did their thing-thing in this movie but...
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@UKblackdude - my same exact feelings and this was their last chance as i was about to write the franchise off. Solo brought me back hence why i say it’s a love/hate relationship.TLJ left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth and my hype for Solo is super low rn. I might watch it on Monday though since tickets are cheaper then here
@UKblackdude - my same exact feelings and this was their last chance as i was about to write the franchise off. Solo brought me back hence why i say it’s a love/hate relationship.
You ever had a GF/BF you dump but then take back cause you still got some feelings or love for em and you want that old feeling back. That’s how im feeling right now, Solo brought that old thing back so im back with loving Star wars again.
These movies aren't really good. Every movie just seems like it's backing on nostalgia. The ******* Awakens wasn't original and Rey is a very boring lead protagonist. Finn's character is interesting, stormtrooper gone rogue, but they used him more for comedy relief especially in The Last Jedi. The big interracial romance with Rey feels very platonic and Rey had more sexual chemistry with Kylo Ren and Poe for those last few seconds. I don't like how they shipped Finn with a chubby Asian girl with an annoying personality. Kylo Ren and Snoke aren't threatening villains. The anthology films are okay, better then the sequels but that doesn't say much. It seems like Lucasfilm idea of being progressive is to empower the women, strip them of their femininity and write them as guys with the actual guys being doofuses. They didn't really do justice in portraying Mark Hamil's character as Luke and I have zero interest in the next film with all the original characters gone.