#ED Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 That was fucking awesome! Han Solo tho... The feels tho... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiraptor Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Can someone explain to me what the relationship is between the Resistance, the Republic, and the First Order? From what I understand, the First Order is the remnants of the Empire and the Resistance is the new Rebel Alliance. How does the Republic play into this (or did, considering they got obliterated)? The First Order destroyed the Republic with the Starkiller Base because they were supporting the rebels, but they supposedly had a substantial fleet of their own. Was the Resistance a third faction or more like a terrorist group in the eyes of the First Order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 3 minutes ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said: I don't want Rey to be Luke's daughter. It makes the universe too small. Good Luck explaining why Rey was badass so quickly then. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, Akiraptor said: Can someone explain to me what the relationship is between the Resistance, the Republic, and the First Order? Rian Johnson will I guess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonenash Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Baumer how do you like Stroke (the leader) i found him very good and menacing better than ultronbullshit ^^ Did you like it more than JW or the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawk the Hutt Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, The Futurist said: Good Luck explaining why Rey was badass so quickly then. I know. It's inevitable that it's going to happen. It just doesn't need to be that way. There are plenty of force sensitive people in the SW universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 That was a hella awkward pause at the end if she's not his daughter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh my god. It was actually great. I'm so happy it was actually great. I was sure they were going to screw it up, and they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I had to explain that to a guy walking out of the theater, that Rey had to be Luke's daughter. He said something like, "fucking awesome movie but Rey being able to beat Kylo was kind of stupid." I explained to him and his friend that she has the force in her and it's strong, which means that she has to be the offspring of one of the greatest Jedi's to live. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, Jayhawk the Hutt said: I know. It's inevitable that it's going to happen. It just doesn't need to be that way. There are plenty of force sensitive people in the SW universe. Maybe she s just her Padawan and she has a serious case of Michelle Rodriguez in the F&F franchise. When, where & with who Luke became a Man ? How I met your mother anyone ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Akiraptor said: Can someone explain to me what the relationship is between the Resistance, the Republic, and the First Order? From what I understand, the First Order is the remnants of the Empire and the Resistance is the new Rebel Alliance. How does the Republic play into this (or did, considering they got obliterated)? The First Order destroyed the Republic with the Starkiller Base because they were supporting the rebels, but they supposedly had a substantial fleet of their own. Was the Resistance a third faction or more like a terrorist group in the eyes of the First Order? Terrorist group. The Resistance was an organization that operated inside the systems controlled by the First Order. But the Resistance received their support from a faction of worlds which had broken away from the First Order. Those worlds being the Republic. Edited December 18, 2015 by Wrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 4 minutes ago, Bonenash said: Baumer how do you like Stroke (the leader) i found him very good and menacing better than ultronbullshit ^^ Did you like it more than JW or the same? I like it more than JW. I liked JW a lot, but this is another level imo. Don't ask me to rank this one right now compared to the other 6. Can't do it yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 2 minutes ago, The Futurist said: Maybe she s just her Padawan and she has a serious case of Michelle Rodriguez in the F&F franchise. When, where & with who Luke became a Man ? How I met your mother anyone ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 1 hour ago, dashrendar44 said: You don't have to be a geek about any movie subject to judge said movie as a movie. It's the director's task to make it entertaining and compelling to the audience whether the audience knows the technicality of an "hyperdrive" or not. SW is visual storytelling at the core so the mumbo jumbo is not really needed to get the crux of the story. So if some critics get bored by it, the mumbo jumbo is not actual reason, it's that the story and the presentation are not entertaining enough because knowing what is a Bantha or the difference between a T-67 and a T-71 won't change that. You nailed it, Dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 5 minutes ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said: I know. It's inevitable that it's going to happen. It just doesn't need to be that way. There are plenty of force sensitive people in the SW universe. Like who? Luke is the last JEDI. He tried to train others but to have the kind of skills Rey does so quickly, she has to have a very high mitichlorian count, and a lot of JEDI DNA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviesRus Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 5 minutes ago, Chewy said: That was a hella awkward pause at the end if she's not his daughter LOL yeah it's either an emotional father/daughter reunion or they were awkwardly falling in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 10 minutes ago, Bonenash said: Baumer how do you like Stroke (the leader) i found him very good and menacing better than ultronbullshit ^^ Did you like it more than JW or the same? I'm undecided on him. He really wasn't given much to do. Is he emperor strong? If so, how? Where did he get his training from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Chewy said: That was a hella awkward pause at the end if she's not his daughter Not at all. Luke's been in hiding for *decades* and someone shows up out of the blue and hands him his lightsaber? She could be Rhea Perlman and it'd be an incredibly dramatic moment. I think the reviews were spot on. Its not as good as ESB, but its about as good as A New Hope and miles better than everything else. Hmm, A New Hope might be a tiny hair better, but they're within rounding of each other. Its really good. There's no suggestion Luke's got kids, but he certainly has cousins who are also presumably very mitichlorian-gifted. Edited December 18, 2015 by Wrath 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 No TIE Defenders. No Star Wings. No E-Wings. No K-Wings. No V-Wings. No Rama and Mad Dog Lightsaber Martial Arts. No Luke severed hand falling from space. 0/10 The Flop Awakens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 For me, gun to my head, right now, this is the second best SW. But I can't say that definitively until I can process it a bit more. But right now: ESB: 10.5 TFA: 10 ROTS: 10 ANH: 10 ROTJ: 9.5 Clones: 9 TPM: 8.5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
