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Remember when Lucas left..

posted 5 years ago by Interlepos (1818)
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The franchise, and finally someone with capable filmmaking hands would take over and make some great Star Wars films? The excitement for the new trilogy was immense. Well, about 5 years later... it didn't happen at all.

Although Lucas failed with the prequel trilogy, these new directors and writers ain't bringing it either. Except perhaps for one flick.. Solo. It was the only film that was able to modernize Star Wars, while at the same time keep the classic SW feeling.

Most of us doubt that JJ will be able to salvage anything with this film, but I'm hoping for a miracle.

[–] Galactus03 (4406) 5 years ago

Rogue one was good ..

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Solo was a HORRIBLE pile of shit that I walked out of during my second viewing, I just thought the Kessel Run was SO STUPID.

Rogue One, on the other hand, is practically CLASSIC material.

[–] Interlepos (1818) 5 years ago

Rogue One = overrated. In addition, didn't feel like SW. Connecting it to A New Hope was not earned and tonally all wrong.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Solo = overrated. ...

There, fixed it for you.

[–] Interlepos (1818) 5 years ago

Solo has a 7 rating on IMDB. Rogue One has a 7.8.

Fixed that for you.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That's hardly a ringing endorsement of your favourite movie, now is it?

[–] Interlepos (1818) 5 years ago

It should be higher, much higher. To tell you the truth it's not a ringing endorsement, but I know what I saw, and I trust my take on it. Sometimes good movies fail to hit a nerve, this is one such occasion. It is underrated.

That you saw it two times, and walked out the second time is very peculiar. Kessel run was fine, why walk out?

[–] Keelai (36157) 5 years ago

Lando having a romantic or sexual relations with a robot is so wrong. Not Star Wars.

[–] Interlepos (1818) 5 years ago

Is that seriously the complaint?

[–] Keelai (36157) 5 years ago

One of many. Can you defend it at all?

"You're alone so I'll give you the name Solo." LOL! What crap writing!

[–] TaRaNRoD (1579) 5 years ago

'' "You're alone so I'll give you the name Solo." LOL! What crap writing! ''

HAHAHA yes!!! That was SO lame. I stopped caring from that point and felt asleep...

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 5 years ago

It's a legitimate complaint. It felt like Disney shoving their weird leftist sexual politics into the film.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

So wrong.

[–] TandyMan (11351) 5 years ago

If they had made a total fan service movie like Rogue One with the original cast, just giving everybody one more ride in ultra HD with cutting edge effects, then get on with their dumb trilogy, everything would have gone over a lot more swimmingly.

[–] MoviesSuck (964) 5 years ago

Lol, during your SECOND VIEWING. Why the fuck did you pay for it two times if it was so horrible?

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 5 years ago

It was so horrible that you went to see it twice? The fuck?

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 5 years ago

The prequels had their issues but overall I enjoy the PT more than the OT, and I think that Revenge of the Sith is the best film in the franchise.

Also, Solo was boring. Rogue One is the best of the Disney SW films.

[–] Interlepos (1818) 5 years ago

>>I think that Revenge of the Sith is the best film in the franchise.

This is a comedy routine right? You think the bland Return of the Sith is better than the magnificent, brooding and brilliant Empire Strikes Back?

Let me try to be as funny as you.. my favorite Back to the Future film is.. the third one!

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 5 years ago

Empire is #2. It could be #1 if it didn't drag in the middle.

There are points in Empire where I just get straight up bored.