Star Wars - Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

[MillionMilesAway]

The reason why I dislike 2 the most is because they were pushing this Anakin/Padme love story so much and I just wasn't buying it. I'm not sure if the dude who played teenage Anakin was just a poor actor or if the lines he was fed were just that bad. Probably a bit of both. The overall premise of 1 was fine for me, but again, the acting, the over the top CGI stuff just ruined it. I also don't think we needed a whole film dedicated to a 9 year old Anakin.

Lucas cannot write, and yes, Christensen is wooden as hell.
Then merchandising interests drowned the whole thing with CGI and it got steadily worse.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Solo has some good twists -- you just have to get it out of your head that this isn't Harrison Ford. Woody Harrleson is great in it too.

I like Rogue One because it's gritty. It's about moral conflict and sacrifice -- and actually has something to say about it. Yet still has some good characters, some funny lines, all the action, bad guys you don't like, etc. And it ties so neatly into IV.

I guess a big problem, other than Ford's shadow, is that you know Solo can't die.

The campaigning robot annoyed me more than anything else.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

My favourite was actually the dude who played Kylo Ren, mostly because he was the character with the most depth. We got to know his background, watched his conflicting emotions - he played that part really well. I didn't mind Rey's character, and Finn was fine too, I just needed more depth to them, which we only started getting with Rey towards the end of 9. I try not to criticise films to deeply and get nit-picky with them, but I can't imagine how frustrating it must have been to be a Star Wars fan in the last 40 years, having spent so many years waiting for these films.

Yes, it was his story, with suddenly invented Force powers appearing all over the place which were just silly.

I find Driver quite a cold actor, but he's miles ahead of the others.
I didn't think Rey had a character, apart from sticking her chin out defiantly! The number of times she runs off to do something alone, despite all the talk and previous experience...
Finn had nothing to do for two films, and might have been better served if General Phasma had killed him (just before SuperDroid beat up an entire platoon). His sole purpose in the last film was because someone thought "cavalry on a spaceship!".

I thought IX was going wrong at the crawl - introducing the return of Palpatine in the crawl was lazy in the extreme. Show, don't tell.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Looks like you got there first regarding the Mandalorian!

I think there is the basis of a really good trilogy there with the Prequels. Despite the terrible writing and some cringe-inducing acting, there are some plots (particularly Palpatine's arch) which are really good. I think they also did a good job of showing the corruption and hypocrisy of the Jedi in the late Republic era.

The question I ask anyone after they have watched the Sequel trilogy is: are we in a better position at the end of Rise of Skywalker, than we were at the end of Return of the Jedi? There is only one answer to that.

Well, the Emperor is dead, and we have only Gold Jedi, and some mulling about what the hell the title meant.
There's also an incredible amount of scrap metal on Exegol.

 

[mrbelfry]

The reason why I dislike 2 the most is because they were pushing this Anakin/Padme love story so much and I just wasn't buying it. I'm not sure if the dude who played teenage Anakin was just a poor actor or if the lines he was fed were just that bad. Probably a bit of both. The overall premise of 1 was fine for me, but again, the acting, the over the top CGI stuff just ruined it. I also don't think we needed a whole film dedicated to a 9 year old Anakin.

He basically says weird creepy inappropriate things to a really hot chick and they have babies. It's basically someone living out a fantasy

The stories are Lucas would keep directing them to deliver their lines so woodenly. Plus the script is terrible.

 

[Paul1970]

I watched Rise of skywalker last night and although I enjoyed it for all the effects what really annoyed me was the fact that the most powerful sith ever was smashed by a young girl who hardly could control her power. The film was so corny in the end it got a bit embarrassing. Growing up I was a big fan but now it has left a sour taste in my mouth .

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I guess a big problem, other than Ford's shadow, is that you know Solo can't die.

The campaigning robot annoyed me more than anything else.

Her accent was WANK.

 

[inchy14]

The Mandalorian is set a few years after Return of the Jedi. 'Baby Yoda' is merely one of Yoda's species, who have never been officially named (in order to maintain the mystery around Yoda). People just call the child 'Baby Yoda.'

As it is set after ROTJ, the Stormtroopers and Moff Gideon are one of the Imperial Remnants that formed in the political vacuum after Palpatine's death (yes, he did die on the Second Death Star, regardless of what Disney would have us believe). Moff Gideon must have been a high ranking Imperial official, as he has a version of the title that Tarkin had in A New Hope and Rogue One (Grand Moff).

Interestingly - *spoiler alert* - it has been linked in the past few days that Disney have hired Temuera Morrison (the actor who played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones) to play Boba Fett in the second season of The Mandalorian. So, he evidently got out of the Sarlacc pit at some point!

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[fulabeer]

Until i got Disney+ i had never heard of the Mandalorian.
So didn't need or want to watch it. Watched it and thoroughly loved it.
Thought the Mandalorian was cool with a great voice.
Then he removed his helmet and the illusion was destroyed!

 

[Big-P]

Say what you want about the prequel series but it actually added something, had clear direction with the story it wanted to tell despite the somewhat clunkiness of its delivery.
The sequel trilogy went in blind, force awakens was ok and could have been a good set up movie but they literally dropped everything set up in it in the last Jedi, because they hired that charlatan Rian Johnson, who should never work again for his character assassination of Luke. This left the final movie trying to solve problems and they shoehorned palpating in, which makes the whole prequel and original trilogy pointless.

The sequel trilogy is NOT canon in my head and I hope they wipe it from canon and try again with a decent story. Or do it in tv.