The New Star Wars Films

[Strontium]

Haven't seen a Star Wars film I didn't enjoy, although on reflection the prequels were absolute shite.

[Ian Sea]

Solo was good but suffered from TLJ being shit. I reckon loads of people didn’t go because steaming piece of turd was too fresh in their minds.

[Anubis]

So I don't need to know anything about Star Wars?

Rogue One is set immediately before A New Hope (or the very first Star Wars ever made if you're a young'un, all snot and Marmite). And, as others have said, it's ace.

[Special K]

Can someone explain the 'aceness' of Rogue One please?

 

I've watched it a couple of times and it's terrible. It makes no sense at all. It looks beautiful and has a bit of action in it but that's it

[Special K]

There's also a big rumour circulating that Disney is putting all future spin off films on hold

 

Don't know how true it is but it may have legs

[The Guest]

I thought Solo was good. I think that will partly be to do with how they fucked things up with the last jedi. After that it was nice to see a Star Wars film that stayed pretty true to the story and characters. That might be because my expectations have been lowered to the point I’m happy to put up with a drab film as long as it’s not something that trashes the storyline. I suppose I’ll be able to judge how good it is in a couple of years.

 

If Rhian Johnson had written this one though he probably would have had Han using a lightsaber to chop Kenobi’s legs off after beating him with his jedi powers, with Leia appearing in it pregnant to Mace Windu. Everyone would have loved it though because the action sequences were great and it was entertaining. We’d all be getting told to get over it. It’s just a film and it can’t just be the story you imagined it to be. That would be boring.

[Juniper]

Episode 9 stars filming next week. Announced this evening.

 

Luke, Leia and (the long rumoured) Lando return.

 

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-announced

[ZonkoVille77]

It's going to be fuckin shite

[Karl_b]

I had no desire to see Solo at the cinema. It's the first Star Wars film, that I was alive for, that I haven't been to see, which feels weird.

 

I like TFA, TLJ and Rogue One but Solo just doesn't interest me at all.

[Section_31]

Cast for the new film announced.

 

They like their posh English birds don't they?

 

Lando is back as is Luke, force ghost I imagine.

 

 

Star Wars: Carrie Fisher and Richard E Grant among Episode IX cast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44988541

[The Guest]

I had no desire to see Solo at the cinema. It's the first Star Wars film, that I was alive for, that I haven't been to see, which feels weird.

 

I like TFA, TLJ and Rogue One but Solo just doesn't interest me at all.

Solo was quite good. It’s more Star Wars than the last jedi although the premise of it seems like overkill it’s actually really well written and acted.

[Scott_M]

They were never going to be able to ignore Fishers death. I felt they were going to CGI her or use old footage of her from somewhere.

 

I imagine she’ll die early on in the film.

 

Is Andy Serkis back?

 

I can only imagine Richard E Grant will be playing a flamboyant homosexual.

[TheBitch]

I was fully expecting Solo to be shite but the first 15 mins aside it was a lot of fun. 

 

Far better than that shite with Kylo Ren.

[ZonkoVille77]

17 hours ago, TheBitch said:

I was fully expecting Solo to be shite but the first 15 mins aside it was a lot of fun. 

 

Far better than that shite with Kylo Ren.

 

I have to say, I was reluctant to watch Solo but I watched it a few weeks back and really enjoyed it, except for the 'Guest' appearance which I thought was a steaming pile of Pogba. Some good scheming in it and the dialogue was good too. 

[Paul]

I loved that appearance. Fucking great character with great possibilities for more films. Unfortunately there are question marks over what’s happening next due to poor box office. I’d love to see him feature more significantly in another film though. 

[ZonkoVille77]

Great character but the scene was tripe. Lighting up and closing the lightsaber for no reason. So contrived. We all know who he is, no need for that other than for visuals. 

[Scott_M]

Got Solo on DVD last week, need to arrange a work from home day so I can watch it with no distractions.

 

I am looking forward watching it. I’ve not really heard a bad word said about it. 

 

In other news, I’ve read today that the Boba Fett film has been officially scrapped, which is a shame IMO. I think they could have done a good job of that, or maybe he’ll be worked into Solo 2 (if they do one...).

[Paul]

41 minutes ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

Great character but the scene was tripe. Lighting up and closing the lightsaber for no reason. So contrived. We all know who he is, no need for that other than for visuals. 

I didn’t see it as contrived at all. I saw as him being unstable. He’s always right on the edge of losing it.

[Aventus]

[Lee909]

Well this should be 'interesting' 

 

 

[Skidfingers McGonical]

6 hours ago, Lee909 said:

Well this should be 'interesting' 

 

 

This actually intrigues me, in a good way.

 

There is a potentially great story to be told of this era.

 

 

[Strontium]

Looking forward to it too. The prequels were a good story executed poorly. The sequels were a poor story executed brilliantly. Hopefully this will have the best of both worlds. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

54 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Looking forward to it too. The prequels were a good story executed poorly. The sequels were a poor story executed brilliantly. Hopefully this will have the best of both worlds. 

A poor story with poor execution it is. 

[Section_31]

Don't mind the idea of McGregor coming back and seeing what he can do without having to act completely with green screens, but Christensen's shite, chartered accountants have more charisma. You'd also expect his version of Vader to go without his helmet then at some point otherwise there's no reason to cast him? 

 

I'd prefer a last of the summer wine in space style jaunt, Obi Wan and a couple of mates meander around Mos Eisley hankering after elderly women and building strange contraptions. 

[Lee909]

2 hours ago, Skidfingers McGonical said:

This actually intrigues me, in a good way.

 

There is a potentially great story to be told of this era.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Looking forward to it too. The prequels were a good story executed poorly. The sequels were a poor story executed brilliantly. Hopefully this will have the best of both worlds. 

My concern isn't the idea but casting Christensen again, as Section says a rocking horse is less wooden than he was