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[Reynard]

This should probably go in the confessional thread buuuut, I dont think Rogue One is all that good of a movie. I think its a good Star Wars movie becasue it looks and feels like a Star Wars movie presence that I hadnt felt since....

Rogue One has a narrative seam in it that you can't ignore. You can literally see the reshoots and re-edits in the final product. That is bad.

 

[Ryujin]

I liked Return of the Jedi. I always enjoyed that and Empire more than a New Hope (though I liked all three)

What made the first star wars trilogy work in my opinion was how music driven it was. Obviously the effects were very important too, because you need to believe in the world being created, but it was the very simple human drama and adventure cast starkly through music that always won me over with it. Even when they got the same crew together for the prequels, there was quality music there by John Williams, but I think something was missing from the experience (and I think the newer films too don't quite capture this either for me). I think maybe there is just a difference when something come out, it is new, and forging new ground, and when it becomes more self referential and a brand. But I am old and have old tastes

Simple stories, well presented, can be very entertaining. When you get right down to it the stories in movies like Star Wars, or The Fifth Element, are quite simplistic and it's the presentation that makes them great.

 

[Bedrockgames]

Simple stories, well presented, can be very entertaining. When you get right down to it the stories in movies like Star Wars, or The Fifth Element, are quite simplistic and it's the presentation that makes them great.

Fifth Element is another that has a similar effect on me

 

[Bedrockgames]

This should probably go in the confessional thread buuuut, I dont think Rogue One is all that good of a movie. I think its a good Star Wars movie becasue it looks and feels like a Star Wars movie presence that I hadnt felt since....

I never saw it, so I can't weigh in on its quality. But I just was never able to summon the interest in a storyline like that.

 

[Ryujin]

Fifth Element is another that has a similar effect on me

They did an exceptionally good job of glossing over the schlocky "love conquers all" resolution.

 

[payn]

They did an exceptionally good job of glossing over the schlocky "love conquers all" resolution.

 

[Bedrockgames]

You can literally see the reshoots and re-edits in the final product. That is bad.

A lot of the newer star wars stuff I have seen looks... glitchy. Even all the edits Lucas has done really started to make the old ones look a bit glitchy too. On thing I liked about Last Jedi was it has the best overall look. I could be way off but it feels like the special effects are sent off to some third party who doesn't care about how it impacts things like the way shots are framed or something (I can't put my finger on it and know too little about the industry to do anything but wildly speculate, but I feel like I see a lot of big budget movies these days that look pretty darn ugly for the amount of money that was invested in them)

 

[Bedrockgames]

They did an exceptionally good job of glossing over the schlocky "love conquers all" resolution.

The embrace of the schlock and trying to make it beautiful is what made that movie I think. And I have to say, Ruby Rhod also made the film. It doesn't make sense without a character like him in it.

 

[overgeeked]

Being the role player in a min-maxing group is no fun.

Being a referee for a min-maxer/optimizer is no fun.

 

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