Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@Nepia i think the sequels had recalibrated my expectation on how bad they could have been
As I've probably noted many times in this thread
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@Nepia and i have TFA similar to the prequels....i dont mind the fan service etc....didn't like never actually seeing the new republic....but both TLJ and RoS as miles below the rest.... a fever dream made by people that forgot they were contributing to at least a trilogy but really a much bigger universe
In general i just hate the sequels pretty much just made the original trilogy redundant...they took the best 3 films and just undid everything....in the first scenes of TFA we're pretty much back where we were at the start of aNH, bad guys have a whole army/navy and the good guys are a rag tag group of rebels....even leia....a fucking princess whole helped lead the rebellion...we never get to see her at her full power as one of the leaders of the new republic....we never see a new breed of jedi under luke...one that learnt from the arrogance of the past...not blinded to the dark side but looking for it....fuck the sequels
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@Nepia and i have TFA similar to the prequels....i dont mind the fan service etc....didn't like never actually seeing the new republic....but both TLJ and RoS as miles below the rest.... a fever dream made by people that forgot they were contributing to at least a trilogy but really a much bigger universe
In general i just hate the sequels pretty much just made the original trilogy redundant...they took the best 3 films and just undid everything....in the first scenes of TFA we're pretty much back where we were at the start of aNH, bad guys have a whole army/navy and the good guys are a rag tag group of rebels....even leia....a fucking princess whole helped lead the rebellion...we never get to see her at her full power as one of the leaders of the new republic....we never see a new breed of jedi under luke...one that learnt from the arrogance of the past...not blinded to the dark side but looking for it....fuck the sequels
Not to mention…..what happened to Han and Leias relationship ?
Why is Han such a loser ( I love the character but you know what I mean, still trying lame tricks to smuggle stuff after being such a hero in the OT )
What happened to Luke ? ( I’m not satisfied with a bunch of lame flashbacks )
How can the series introduce SO many god awful new characters……even the better ones like Rey and Ren only seem that way cos Finn, Rose ( especially ), Hux, DJ etc are so bad.
The “Somehow Palpatine returned” line is unbelievably lazy storytelling and an insult to the series.
Despite the griping I will concede it’s still Star Wars. Just not “good” Star Wars.
Although how anyone can try to convince me this is worse than the prequels is absolutely baffling.
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@MN5 agreed
although rose is another one i didn't hate anywhere near as much as others, she doesn't stand out as any worse than the movie she is in...and i actually liked her introduction...man the escape pobs and zap cowards, she just goes on the whole pointless side quest to find the hacker, the whole arc is shit....is it explained how one ship could escape?
like jarjar things like bombers in space...serious...no gravity so they must be propelling them "down"....if you can propel them then fire them from distance...it make fuck all sense....those things bug me more than character like rose
you DONT think "somehow palpatine survived" is worse than the prequels?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 agreed
although rose is another one i didn't hate anywhere near as much as others, she doesn't stand out as any worse than the movie she is in...and i actually liked her introduction...man the escape pobs and zap cowards, she just goes on the whole pointless side quest to find the hacker, the whole arc is shit....is it explained how one ship could escape?
like jarjar things like bombers in space...serious...no gravity so they must be propelling them "down"....if you can propel them then fire them from distance...it make fuck all sense....those things bug me more than character like rose
Star Wars on the whole ( and I mean right across the board ) is lacking a really good alien bad guy…..ROTJ introduced Jabba. He was amazing. TPM introduced Darth Maul…..ROTS General Grievous…..Snoke had promise but was ultimately wasted…….
Mando shoots a bunch of stormtroopers or ( insert alien species here ). Boba Fett the pike syndicate who were boring and ineffective ( Cad Bane was cool as fuck though, coulda done with more Hutts though ) Obi Wan only dealt with Storm Troopers and DV…….
I’m certainly not holding out hope that Andor will scrap with anyone non human, it isn’t that kind of show.
I hope whichever tangent is next introduces us to a new slimy baddie.
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@MN5 how about crimson dawn and maul, they intorduce them to the live action universe...and then forget them...fucking darth maul is out there at the head of an intergalactic crime syndicate....lets never mention him again
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 how about crimson dawn and maul, they intorduce them to the live action universe...and then forget them...fucking darth maul is out there at the head of an intergalactic crime syndicate....lets never mention him again
Given that the Solo movie wasn’t that well received it’s doubtful they’ll go there again. Surely Maul will pop up elsewhere though ?
Loads of good bounty hunters to bring in as antagonists as well.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 agreed
although rose is another one i didn't hate anywhere near as much as others, she doesn't stand out as any worse than the movie she is in...and i actually liked her introduction...man the escape pobs and zap cowards, she just goes on the whole pointless side quest to find the hacker, the whole arc is shit....is it explained how one ship could escape?
like jarjar things like bombers in space...serious...no gravity so they must be propelling them "down"....if you can propel them then fire them from distance...it make fuck all sense....those things bug me more than character like rose
you DONT think "somehow palpatine survived" is worse than the prequels?
Sorry, musta been getting very worked up while typing.
It’s FAR worse !
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@Crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
That was a great episode.
Post credit scene awesome!Indeed.
As good as the show has been you simply can’t beat a good tie in to the OT.
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I’ve never seen imperial troopers shoot with such precision before. Those basic stormtroopers were ruthlessly effective when gunning down the townsfolk.
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