The New Star Wars Films

[Hades]

I went to see Rogue One this afternoon. Bought my ticket, settled down with my popcorn and left the cinema just as the film started. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

 

Sick of daytrippers like you taking a seat away from hard-working locals. 

[Guest]

I went to see Rogue One this afternoon. Bought my ticket, settled down with my popcorn and left the cinema just as the film started. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Was it salted or sweet?

[Tony Moanero]

Was it salted or sweet?

Sweet. Salted is for bastards.

[Guest]

Sweet. Salted is for bastards.

I don't understand why they make salted popcorn, let alone sell it. It is disgusting. There must be bastards who buy it though. Maybe they buy it to throw it.

[Tony Moanero]

I wish I'd bought some Butterkist Toffee from the supermarket and took it in with me.

[Scott_M]

Just got back from going early doors this morning.

 

Absolute quality.

 

Not sure if I think it's as good as TFA, I didn't think it had the same Star Wars feel as that film, but it is very, very good.

 

However, unlike the other prequels, it looks and sounds like a Star Wars film - dirty & run down ships & worlds. Amazing how far Lucas was away from his original template for his prequels and how the 2 new ones have nailed it.

[ZonkoVille77]

Salted popcorn is the business

[Cardie]

Just got back from going early doors this morning.

 

Absolute quality.

 

Not sure if I think it's as good as TFA, I didn't think it had the same Star Wars feel as that film, but it is very, very good.

 

However, unlike the other prequels, it looks and sounds like a Star Wars film - dirty & run down ships & worlds. Amazing how far Lucas was away from his original template for his prequels and how the 2 new ones have nailed it.

 

To be, begrudgingly, fair to the prequels it was set pre-war and focused on royalty and governments, you wouldn't expect to see many dirty run down ships and worlds. The resistance was put together by stealing and salvaging decommissioned empire ships and hidden on outlying planets where resources were rare 20+ years after Phantom Menace.

 

Even if it wasn't CGI heavy and they had more practical sets I imagine you'd have seen a similar aesthetic.

[Mark M]

Really enjoyed it and I'm already looking forward to seeing it again over the xmas.

It felt like a Star Wars film should and is a perfect sit back and enjoy with popcorn type of movie.

[Scott_M]

To be, begrudgingly, fair to the prequels it was set pre-war and focused on royalty and governments, you wouldn't expect to see many dirty run down ships and worlds. The resistance was put together by stealing and salvaging decommissioned empire ships and hidden on outlying planets where resources were rare 20+ years after Phantom Menace.

 

Even if it wasn't CGI heavy and they had more practical sets I imagine you'd have seen a similar aesthetic.

I remain unconvinced but the ships, storm troopers & Aliens from TFA & Rogue One all look like from the original Star Wars films - they fit the theme and you can definitely say they are all from the universe.

 

Hardly anything in the other prequels looks like it belonged in the Star Wars 'universe'. Everything looked clean, shiny and new.

 

And shite.

 

Anyway, I digress, Rogue One was ace. Even though I greatly enjoyed it, it maybe didn't need Darth Vadar going bezerko at the end.

[SilverSong]

Anyway, I digress, Rogue One was ace. Even though I greatly enjoyed it, it maybe didn't need Darth Vadar going bezerko at the end.

I loved Vader going berzerko. For me it actually tied the character to the prequel and original trilogies brilliantly. It even lessened the hate I had for "Nooooooo". Easily led mighty powerful dickwad frustrated at not getting his own way.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

I've spent most of the week watching all the Star Wars movies and I'm not that convinced Phantom Menace and the other two prequels are that bad anymore.

 

But I have been drinking a lot of Jack Daniels.

[RJ Fan club]

I've spent most of the week watching all the Star Wars movies and I'm not that convinced Phantom Menace and the other two prequels are that bad anymore.

 

But I have been drinking a lot of Jack Daniels.

How many barrels have you stuck away?

[Skidfingers McGonical]

How many barrels have you stuck away?

You'd think based on my judgement, about 120.

[RedKnight]

I think they're worse than I initially thought they were.

[KMD7]

Just saw it this evening. Really enjoyed it. Better than TFA I thought even

[dave u]

I think they're worse than I initially thought they were.

 

Me too. Much, much worse, so much so that I've now decided to just pretend they don't exist.

[Juniper]

For me The Phantom Menace is bad but it's not the shite fest that is Attack of the Clones.

 

Revenge of the Sith at least makes up for the other two (ignoring some awful dialog) and it was good to see a nod to it in Rogue One with the planet Vaders castle was set on - same planet Anakin "died" when fighting Obi Wan.

 

Attack of The Clones can fuck off though. Shite fest

[Lee909]

I rewatched attack of clones a revenge of the sith the other day. As bad as some of the scting is,they had little hope with the scripts given to them

[Tony Moanero]

Watching paint dry > the prequels

[redheart]

Rogue One was very enjoyable.

 

Peter Cushing was odd. The CGI simply isnt there yet. If the whole film had been CGI characters of that quality it might have been an impressive achievement but next to humans you can tell it was CGI and that ruined it. And Princess Leia looked awful. A bit like Gena Davies does now

 

[Red Dawn]

The last hour was pretty good and the ending was superb. It was a pretty decent effort to be fair.

They shouldn't have bothered with the CGI for that particular character. Wasn't needed and didn't look great.

 

I don't think its better than TFA though.

[Guest]

I've spent most of the week watching all the Star Wars movies and I'm not that convinced Phantom Menace and the other two prequels are that bad anymore.

 

But I have been drinking a lot of Jack Daniels.

The light saber dual between Darth Maul, Qui Gon Jin and Ben Kenobi in Phantom Menace is one of the great scenes from all the movies. It's just the rest of the movie is like a video game setup. Also the opening scene of Phantom Menace is also very good.

[setreal]

If the prequels hadn't been released under the SW label, but rather as random sci-fi flicks - the scripts could be de-starwar-fied very easily - nobody would give a single fuck about them. They are Battlefield Earth bad. 

[Hades]

Is it on Kodi yet?