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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Rhiannon on December 19, 2017, 12:14:27 PM

Title: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 19, 2017, 12:14:27 PM
Saw this last week. Absolutely loved it. Yes it’s flawed, but it’s still brilliant.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 21, 2017, 11:17:48 AM
Not everyone agrees

http://www.konbini.com/us/entertainment/star-wars-last-jedi-erased-from-history/
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Aruntraveller on December 21, 2017, 11:31:37 AM
Tis an odd thing that I love a lot of sci-fi/fantasy but Star Wars leaves me cold. The original did nothing for me and nothing has since.

I view them so badly that I would rather sit through Star Trek 5 - The Final Frontier. Although obviously I don't want to.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Anchorman on December 21, 2017, 01:10:57 PM
Hells' bells! Speaking as a Treekie who has everything from the animated series, through Enterprise, to all the movies, I'd agree, TV. The final frontier elevates 'hellish' to a new level of reality.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 21, 2017, 01:13:48 PM
From what I’ve gathered those who don’t like it object to the fact there are a) lots of women in positions of power and b) ... sorry, spoiler.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Aruntraveller on December 21, 2017, 01:19:42 PM
From what I’ve gathered those who don’t like it object to the fact there are a) lots of women in positions of power and b) ... sorry, spoiler.

Well not in my case. I just can't engage with it - the only way I can describe it is that it 'feels' cold to me. It's very odd, my friends who used to take me to see the films think I'm damaged in some way.  :(

This is not the only franchise that has this effect - LOTR is unmitigated tosh. Cue cries of horror from Tolkein aficionados.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 21, 2017, 01:39:46 PM
Well not in my case. I just can't engage with it - the only way I can describe it is that it 'feels' cold to me. It's very odd, my friends who used to take me to see the films think I'm damaged in some way.  :(

This is not the only franchise that has this effect - LOTR is unmitigated tosh. Cue cries of horror from Tolkein aficionados.

Gorgeous men with beards. What’s not to like?
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Aruntraveller on December 21, 2017, 01:46:13 PM
Gorgeous men with beards. What’s not to like?

And that's another thing. Beards. What's that all about? All of a sudden we have beards everywhere. Ban them I say, ban them. (Except for Gordon, obviously)
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Anchorman on December 21, 2017, 01:54:06 PM
Well not in my case. I just can't engage with it - the only way I can describe it is that it 'feels' cold to me. It's very odd, my friends who used to take me to see the films think I'm damaged in some way.  :(

This is not the only franchise that has this effect - LOTR is unmitigated tosh. Cue cries of horror from Tolkein aficionados.



This Tolkien addict (who has read LOTR and the Silmarrilion umpteen tmes and even managed to read "The sons of Hurin three times) was dragged to see "Fellowship" at the cineama and was almost ejected for screaming in rage.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 21, 2017, 03:25:50 PM
And that's another thing. Beards. What's that all about? All of a sudden we have beards everywhere. Ban them I say, ban them. (Except for Gordon, obviously)

There’s a dating site that matches people with beards with people that like to stroke them.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Shaker on December 21, 2017, 03:55:53 PM
Now that is just disgusting.

Just knowing about such a thing makes you depraved.
Well that's just nonsense.

I didn't know about it until half an hour ago and I was depraved beforehand.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Aruntraveller on December 21, 2017, 03:57:36 PM
Well that's just nonsense.

I didn't know about it until half an hour ago and I was depraved beforehand.

Well you can be depraved for more than one reason tha knows. ;)
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Anchorman on December 21, 2017, 04:48:55 PM
And that's another thing. Beards. What's that all about? All of a sudden we have beards everywhere. Ban them I say, ban them. (Except for Gordon, obviously)
 
   




'n me as well.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 21, 2017, 05:30:59 PM
And elves. LOTR has elves. And they are very pretty.

Admittedly the Last Jedi is less aesthetically pleasing.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 22, 2017, 10:15:33 AM
Well not in my case. I just can't engage with it - the only way I can describe it is that it 'feels' cold to me. It's very odd, my friends who used to take me to see the films think I'm damaged in some way.  :(

This is not the only franchise that has this effect - LOTR is unmitigated tosh. Cue cries of horror from Tolkein aficionados.

What I meant was that it appears those who don’t like The Last Jedi specifically are white males who are big Star Wars fans and who object to it no longer being almost exclusively theirs.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: jeremyp on December 23, 2017, 04:21:43 PM
Saw this last week. Absolutely loved it. Yes it’s flawed, but it’s still brilliant.
I'd say it's good, not brilliant. There's too much flab for it to be brilliant and too many gaping plot holes.

Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 23, 2017, 06:41:39 PM
I'd say it's good, not brilliant. There's too much flab for it to be brilliant and too many gaping plot holes.

Certainly they didn’t need the casino. Could have been much more tightly written.

Still loved it though.
Title: Re: The Last Jedi
Post by: jeremyp on December 23, 2017, 07:28:08 PM
Certainly they didn’t need the casino. Could have been much more tightly written.
Agreed.
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Still loved it though.
I enjoyed it but I didn't love it. I loved The Force Awakens, probably for the nostalgia.

One positive point though is it has got some of the hardcore fans riled up in anger.