pukunui
Legend
I assumed they were cultists / followers of the Sith but not practitioners. Ultimately they were just there to look intimidating.
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Rise of Skywalker: The Seen It/Spoilers Thread
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Leatherhead
Possibly a Idiot.
It was an OK Star Wars movie, better than half of them at least. Which means it worth watching, though I would tell anyone who asks that waiting for it on Disney+ would also be ok, if you can manage to dodge spoilers for that long.
I have two nitpicks, well two and a half:
They spent a lot of time undoing the last movie. I didn't love the last movie. But every time they brought it up to fix some problem it had, it grated on my immersion.
There were way too many fake deaths. Chewie should have been actually killed on that transport. C-3PO could have still been backed up by R2 (that fits with the movie's theme of using part of yourself to heal someone else), but by the time Ben was tossed down that pit I was thinking to myself "Yeah, he's going to be coming back from that". Then Rey died, and Ben crawled out of the to heal her. Then Ben died again, and instead of it being a dramatic turning point I couldn't help but feel "Is this really where they stop passing around the death ball?" Then he force-ghosted his body and I felt a bit underwhelmed at a main character's death because I was so burnt out over it by then.
The last half-nitpick was, of course, Fin's romance arc (or lack thereof). I totally expected FinXRey to not be a thing, I just didn't expect the not being a thing part of it, to also not be a thing. A confession, a fallout, realizing he actually liked Rose or Poe, or having a special connection with the new defector. Just anything more than "I'll tell you later".
I have two nitpicks, well two and a half:
They spent a lot of time undoing the last movie. I didn't love the last movie. But every time they brought it up to fix some problem it had, it grated on my immersion.
There were way too many fake deaths. Chewie should have been actually killed on that transport. C-3PO could have still been backed up by R2 (that fits with the movie's theme of using part of yourself to heal someone else), but by the time Ben was tossed down that pit I was thinking to myself "Yeah, he's going to be coming back from that". Then Rey died, and Ben crawled out of the to heal her. Then Ben died again, and instead of it being a dramatic turning point I couldn't help but feel "Is this really where they stop passing around the death ball?" Then he force-ghosted his body and I felt a bit underwhelmed at a main character's death because I was so burnt out over it by then.
The last half-nitpick was, of course, Fin's romance arc (or lack thereof). I totally expected FinXRey to not be a thing, I just didn't expect the not being a thing part of it, to also not be a thing. A confession, a fallout, realizing he actually liked Rose or Poe, or having a special connection with the new defector. Just anything more than "I'll tell you later".
Argyle King
Legend
It was okay-ish, I guess. I might have leaned toward being upset had I been subjected to a full price ticket to see it; as something I was able to see discounted via reward points, I felt okay with it as a way to pass some time.
I often see reviews talking about the movie being too much fan service. I don't understand that criticism. I feel as though it's an accurate criticism of Rogue One, but for this movie? Fan service is supposed to be something that fans might want, right? Are there really that many people who are Palpatine fantatics? If so, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just simply something which I have a hard time wrapping my head around.
Speaking of that, the big reveal of the movie feels like a very lackluster attempt to recapture the magic of the Luke/Vader story. A lot of loud noises, special FX, and flashing lights look visually cool, but (IMO) do not translate into a good movie (and it could easily be argued that this movie -combined with TLJ- somehow manage to retroactively make the rest of the saga worse).
It does enough to fill the obligatory third movie in a trilogy. It will likely make money because of brand recognition. What else can I really say? It was a movie.
I often see reviews talking about the movie being too much fan service. I don't understand that criticism. I feel as though it's an accurate criticism of Rogue One, but for this movie? Fan service is supposed to be something that fans might want, right? Are there really that many people who are Palpatine fantatics? If so, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just simply something which I have a hard time wrapping my head around.
Speaking of that, the big reveal of the movie feels like a very lackluster attempt to recapture the magic of the Luke/Vader story. A lot of loud noises, special FX, and flashing lights look visually cool, but (IMO) do not translate into a good movie (and it could easily be argued that this movie -combined with TLJ- somehow manage to retroactively make the rest of the saga worse).
It does enough to fill the obligatory third movie in a trilogy. It will likely make money because of brand recognition. What else can I really say? It was a movie.
Nebulous
Legend
I can't really imagine that withered, cackling old man getting all sexy.
Mercurius
Legend
Well, based upon Rey's probable age (20ish), her parents likely age when she was born (20-30ish), that would mean Palpatine got down and dirty 40-50 years ago - safely after he got super-nasty in Revenge of the Sith.
Which leads us to the big question: Who was this unfortunate grand-mother of Rey?
But here's a serious thought: maybe after Vader was injured he decided to take steps to "create" Rey? Maybe he saw Vader as too flawed? So maybe he started impregnating concubines to breed children strong in the Force?
Which leads us to the big question: Who was this unfortunate grand-mother of Rey?
But here's a serious thought: maybe after Vader was injured he decided to take steps to "create" Rey? Maybe he saw Vader as too flawed? So maybe he started impregnating concubines to breed children strong in the Force?
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