Azkaban Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 7 hours ago, I like pie said: Most of this is a load of . Might as well just say, "Because I said so." to each question. Yeah, sounds a lot like people talking themselves into going for a second and third viewing trying to trick themselves into thinking this movie wasn't bad almost just like the prequels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrjr Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) On 12/23/2017 at 11:35 AM, Bosco685 said: I never thought there would be a Star Wars where there would be responses like this. The prequels? The Force Awakens? If I recall, George Lucas killed many fanboys childhood and JJ Abrams did the same with The Force Awakens. Honestly, all this controversy seems par for the course, but maybe I am imagining all the fanboy rage every time a new Star Wars movie has been released since the Internet age. Edited December 25, 2017 by rjrjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 3 hours ago, rjrjr said: The prequels? The Force Awakens? If I recall, George Lucas killed many fanboys childhood and JJ Abrams did the same with The Force Awakens. Honestly, all this controversy seems par for the course, but maybe I am imagining all the fanboy rage every time a new Star Wars movie has been released since the Internet age. I'm seeing a much larger disparity from TLJ than any other Star Wars. Maybe that's just me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 4 hours ago, rjrjr said: The prequels? The Force Awakens? If I recall, George Lucas killed many fanboys childhood and JJ Abrams did the same with The Force Awakens. Honestly, all this controversy seems par for the course, but maybe I am imagining all the fanboy rage every time a new Star Wars movie has been released since the Internet age. First off, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Like Mr. Pie noted ( ), this feels much more conflicted for fans than before. Especially with the handling of one of the most cherished characters of the franchise. I like pie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 36 minutes ago, I like pie said: I'm seeing a much larger disparity from TLJ than any other Star Wars. Maybe that's just me though Compared to the difference between Jedi and Episode 1? Really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Gatsby77 said: Compared to the difference between Jedi and Episode 1? Really?? Even more so. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 this was posted by Comedy Film Nerds I gave The Last Jedi a second watch. See it twice you guys, whether you loved or hated it, way better the second time around. just like the prequels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, rjrjr said: The prequels? The Force Awakens? If I recall, George Lucas killed many fanboys childhood and JJ Abrams did the same with The Force Awakens. Honestly, all this controversy seems par for the course, but maybe I am imagining all the fanboy rage every time a new Star Wars movie has been released since the Internet age. I am very disappointed in Disney. I loved Episodes 4,5 and 6. I hated the prequels and then Disney spends 4 Billion dollars to acquire Star Wars. Their first attempt just was so disappointing: The Force Awakens was very simply a remake. The exact same story as A New Hope just changing the names. The friend I went with to see the film fell asleep! Just a terrible effort. One thing The Force Awakens did was setup new characters and (hopefully) new storylines. The Last Jedi has very literally destroyed everything that was done before it. Another awful effort/ movie. It is my opinion that if Disney wanted to do something new and completely original then they should have just made that movie. They did not need to destroy everything that came before it....unless they just wanted to excrete all over Star Wars? Was there ever something that happened between Disney/ Lucas that would make Disney want to destroy it all? Edited December 25, 2017 by Artboy99 WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Azkaban said: this was posted by Comedy Film Nerds I gave The Last Jedi a second watch. See it twice you guys, whether you loved or hated it, way better the second time around. just like the prequels Ok, if I absolutely hated it the first time I saw it, why in the world would go see it again? That is just stupid. "Man, I hated hitting my hand with a hammer, let me do it again cause I am sure it will not be as bad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 42 minutes ago, media_junkie said: Ok, if I absolutely hated it the first time I saw it, why in the world would go see it again? That is just stupid. "Man, I hated hitting my hand with a hammer, let me do it again cause I am sure it will not be as bad." Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 22 minutes ago, I like pie said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 On a positive note, I'm 3 episodes in to Rebels and it's so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Scott Mendelson's latest: How Can 'Star Wars' Recover From 'Last Jedi's Rave Reviews, Huge Grosses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post media_junkie Posted December 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2017 57 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said: Scott Mendelson's latest: How Can 'Star Wars' Recover From 'Last Jedi's Rave Reviews, Huge Grosses? I get it, he is saying it is still going to pull in a boat load of money, and it will. WB would have been tickled pink for JL to do the numbers that TLJ is going to do. However I think that the next installment will "pay the ferryman", due to the decisions Disney and Rain Johnson made for this movie. Am I saying the next one will be a flop? No, it will make Disney a pretty penny, but not as much as it could. You have a segment of fans like me who are completey turned off by this movie. Call it nerdrage, being to old to get it, or whatever else you want to, but this movie has lost repeat viewings from people like me, and the next movie will not get any revenue. Disney will be happy with the $1.3 to $1.5 billion this movie will make, but they would have been happier with $1.7 billion (or better), if they had not mess on Luke and all the other that is wrong with this movie. zhamlau, WolverineX, Bosco685 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Nah. You're right - it might only make $1.2 billion worldwide. You know, like Iron Man 3 did (spoiler: The Last Jedi will surpass Iron Man 3's $409 million domestic total tomorrow), and Disney's crying in their milk about that one. The Last Jedi did what was necessary for the franchise - and did it with style and panache -- and, contrary to many of the assertions by posters in this thread -- very little of what what shown in Episode VIII contravened anything shown in Episode VII, or was contrary to how a 30 years-later Luke might have behaved. Episode IX will do just fine. As I've noted before, better men than I have explained why and how The Last Jedi is brilliant from a story perspective in detail. Thus, I point y'all to Matt Prinke's answer on Quora to the question: Doesn’t “The Last Jedi" backlash remind you of Indiana Jones 4, which received a "Certified Fresh" critic score higher than that of "Gladiator" and "Interstellar" but was hated by fans? Edited December 25, 2017 by Gatsby77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Aside from the critics, I haven't heard many call it brilliant or amazing. It's either, "It was ok but had flaws." or hated it. I really hope Johnson is removed from any other SW projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) the absurdity in the defense of this movie has been far more entertaining that the 2+ hours I spent watching this poo poo ”brilliant”??? “Panache”??? Edited December 26, 2017 by jsilverjanet greggy, WernerVonDoom and bane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 References to Indiana Jones 4, Iron Man 3 and The Last Jedi in one post that tells you all you need to know sonicyouth1 and greggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 i'm confused about the BO comparisons to Rogue One. isn't this going to pass RO's worldwide BO by next Monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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