STAR WARS Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

[stansimpson]

That's awesome. I'm definitely gonna be sharing that over the next few weeks. My personal favorite mic drop for RT being a very flawed system is this:

[Cyrusso]

Yeah, critical reactions should by no means be a metric for deciding how good or bad a movie is. The ONLY exception to that rule is if a movie has a REALLY low score, like somewhere between 0 and 10%. If that's the case, it probably is a bad movie, but to be fair, that might also make it one of the "so bad it's good" variety.

[Pak-Man]

Star Wars has never really been one to play to the critics. If you start to apply any standard scoring system, Star Wars just isn't that good. But they're FUN. ALWAYS fun. Even Episode 1 was fun. I'm a simple man with simple needs. If I get to see lightsabers clash and spaceships explode- possibly one GIANT Space thingy exploding- then it's good Star Wars.

[Cyrusso]

I need something a little deeper. An emotional connection to the characters is always nice... and that's what I've always had with Rey... and now... interestingly enough, I have a reason to emotionally connect with Kylo Ren. It always helps a movie if I can feel what a character in a movie is going through.

[Kete]

I get why the critics are down on it, but it is certainly better than 58%.  The issues with it aren't with the movie itself, but with it's role in the franchise as a whole. Star Wars has always been this weird entity that makes it hard to review. Do you review the movie itself? Do you review it's role in the series? Do you review what this indicates for the future?  Based on those categories, I would give it 90%, 70%, and 50%, in that order.

[Kete]

My big problem with ROS is They tried something new with TLJ, they were rebuked by some vile trolls, and they made course corrections based on that feedback. They sloppily retconned TLJ. Will Star Wars ever try anything new or interesting in the future? I doubt it. It will only grow more stale from here on out. We'll have the same character types doing the same things, over and over.

[Cyrusso]

See Kete in my opinion even thought you might think they retconned everything from TLJ, in my opinion... everything still fits and works. Yes, Reys parents were STILL nobody... from a certain point of view.

[The Lurker]

My big problem with ROS is They tried something new with TLJ, they were rebuked by some vile trolls, and they made course corrections based on that feedback. They sloppily retconned TLJ. Will Star Wars ever try anything new or interesting in the future? I doubt it. It will only grow more stale from here on out. We'll have the same character types doing the same things, over and over.

I can't say I agree.  It sounds like it's just JJ Abrams making a JJ Abrams movie.  Dude's all about nostalgia pandering.  With him back in the saddle, it probably would have turned out the same even if TLJ had been better received
Last I checked, Rian still has his own side trilogy happening.

[Kete]

My big problem with ROS is They tried something new with TLJ, they were rebuked by some vile trolls, and they made course corrections based on that feedback. They sloppily retconned TLJ. Will Star Wars ever try anything new or interesting in the future? I doubt it. It will only grow more stale from here on out. We'll have the same character types doing the same things, over and over.

I can't say I agree.  It sounds like it's just JJ Abrams making a JJ Abrams movie.  Dude's all about nostalgia pandering.  With him back in the saddle, it probably would have turned out the same even if TLJ had been better received
Last I checked, Rian still has his own side trilogy happening.

I'll believe it when they start filming. We were supposed to get a Boba Fett movie and a Obi Wan movie too.  The Game of Thrones twins ditched their movie. As of right now, there are only promises of future movies.

[goflyblind]

we're getting a disney+ obi-wan show with ewan, aren't we? that wasn't a fever-dream i had, right?

[Kete]

Yes, we are.  But they aren't willing to commit a movie to it.  I think they'll reserve the risk taking for the TV shows.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Went to see it again tonight, enjoyed it more the second time, also got more emotional the second time.  Funny how sometimes when you know something is coming you feel it more.  Also noticed a lot more callbacks since I could pay more attention to the background stuff.

[F-Zero]

Went to see it again tonight, enjoyed it more the second time, also got more emotional the second time.  Funny how sometimes when you know something is coming you feel it more.  Also noticed a lot more callbacks since I could pay more attention to the background stuff.

I want to do that too!  But I'm restricting my diet so I have to avoid my ultimate trigger movie popcorn. 

Did you get any more insight on the Emperor's plan with a second viewing?

[RVR II]

Ordered my 4K Blu Ray from Amazon and it will be here Wednesday!
Also got the DVD version so I can do my re-author with the RiffTrax mp3

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Ordered my 4K Blu Ray from Amazon and it will be here Wednesday!
Also got the DVD version so I can do my re-author with the RiffTrax mp3

Amazon has it back in stock?  I tried to order it from Amazon before release day but it wasn't available, so ordered it from Target and got it Wednesday.  Still haven't looked at the Target exclusive disc, can't be HD since it's a DVD....  It did come in a nice box with a nice book.