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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 6982963" data-attributes="member: 53176">Went out and saw the movie, finally. It was OK, but I don't think I will put it in my machete order view list though. Though if I could take out the last parts of the movie featuring Vader and cut them into the beginning of episode 4, that would be ideal.The CGI didn't really bother me up until Leia was on screen, then it got really weird, though I suspect that had more to do with Carrie Fisher's recent passing. I knew the CGI was there, I suppose I am just more desensitized to it now.It did, in fact, remind me more of someones re-accounting of an Star Wars RPG group than a movie. Partly because of the precariously assembled rag-tag crew, partly because they couldn't get any help from the big-name &quot;NPCs&quot;, partly because there were some throw away plot points that went nowhere (like seriously, the mind-squid didn't have any impact on the story, wtf?), partly because the battles were the best parts. Though I have to say the &quot;Who are you?&quot; scene on the top of the antenna array was great. Most though, I would say it comes down to the character's deaths not stinging, as if the characters themselves were purposely crafted in such a way as to minimize the impact of their inevitable demise. It felt like textbook murder-hobo character building. Fun and quirky, yet disposable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 6982963, member: 53176"] Went out and saw the movie, finally. It was OK, but I don't think I will put it in my machete order view list though. Though if I could take out the last parts of the movie featuring Vader and cut them into the beginning of episode 4, that would be ideal. The CGI didn't really bother me up until Leia was on screen, then it got really weird, though I suspect that had more to do with Carrie Fisher's recent passing. I knew the CGI was there, I suppose I am just more desensitized to it now. It did, in fact, remind me more of someones re-accounting of an Star Wars RPG group than a movie. Partly because of the precariously assembled rag-tag crew, partly because they couldn't get any help from the big-name "NPCs", partly because there were some throw away plot points that went nowhere (like seriously, the mind-squid didn't have any impact on the story, wtf?), partly because the battles were the best parts. Though I have to say the "Who [I]are[/I] you?" scene on the top of the antenna array was great. Most though, I would say it comes down to the character's deaths not stinging, as if the characters themselves were purposely crafted in such a way as to minimize the impact of their inevitable demise. It felt like textbook murder-hobo character building. Fun and quirky, yet disposable. [/QUOTE]

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