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[mredman]

2 minutes ago, Rman823 said:

The fact I’m hearing best since Empire on one end and worse than TPM on the other shows how over the top some fans can be on their reactions. 

no it shows its divisive

[Elessar]

7 minutes ago, Noctis said:

Have you seen it?

 

Visuals in TLJ far outclass its predecessors it's not even funny. Performances are also great here. Ridley, Driver, Hamill, and Dern were fantastic. Direction is actually very strong, but my biggest problem was with the damn pacing. 

I thought you were talking about the prequels lol

[Sal]

I mean I love Star Wars, but let's be honest here... very few of the Star Wars movies have had good pacing, so that being an issue doesn't shock me at all.

[Rman823]

3 minutes ago, mredman said:

no it shows its divisive

It’s obviously divisive but there are still fans that are overreacting. 

[Noctis]

2 minutes ago, Elessar said:

I thought you were talking about the prequels lol

Oh fuck no. TPM is one of the worst blockbusters ever created in my eyes. It's shocking how bad and boring it is. AoTC is really bad, too, and the dialogue is even worse but it has more comedic value. 

 

I'll never forget watching AoTC in theaters as a kid and the entire room bursting into laughter when Anakin and Padme played with the giant sheep.

 

RoTS is decent. The last act is a lot of fun and the mythology is far more interesting than it was in the other two films. 

[Noctis]

@Chewy what did you think of the film?

[Ozymandias]

11 minutes ago, Noctis said:

but my biggest problem was with the damn pacing. 

Clunky pacing like Man of Steel or smooth and steady like Bladerunner 2049?

 

 

[Elessar]

2 minutes ago, Noctis said:

Oh fuck no. TPM is one of the worst blockbusters ever created in my eyes. It's shocking how bad and boring it is. AoTC is really bad, too, and the dialogue is even worse but it has more comedic value. 

 

I'll never forget watching AoTC in theaters as a kid and the entire room bursting into laughter when Anakin and Padme played with the giant sheep.

 

RoTS is decent. The last act is a lot of fun and the mythology is far more interesting than it was in the other two films. 

I was with you until you said RoTS is decent.

 

EDIT:

Actually, as much as i shit on the prequels, i wouldn't call TPM one of the worst blockbusters ever.

Edited December 15, 2017 by Elessar

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Noctis said:

@Chewy what did you think of the film?

 

I don’t think he’s seen Ferdinand

[ddddeeee]

Obligatory 'RotS is the worst one' post.

[SoSaysI]

9 minutes ago, Noctis said:

Have you seen it?

 

Visuals in TLJ far outclass its predecessors it's not even funny. Performances are also great here. Ridley, Driver, Hamill, and Dern were fantastic. Direction is actually very strong, but my biggest problem was with the damn pacing. 

I agree with this.  Hamill was legitimately incredible in this and I loved the other performances you mentioned.  You also have 3 of the coolest scenes in all of Star Wars IMO.  There was a certain storyline that if you cut 10 minutes off of takes nothing away from the plot but tightens up the movie and that alone fixes most of the pacing issues (I didn't have as much of an issue with pacing as most but there was some fat that could have easily been trimmed).

[Rman823]

Just now, Elessar said:

I was with you until you said RoTS is decent.

 Compared to the first 2 it is. 

[Ethan Hunt]

That's also a decent Friday number. Seems like this star wars movie might do alright 

[CoolioD1]

prequels still aren't good but i'm ok with saying ian mcdiarmid in Sith is the best performance across all 9 movies.

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[Rman823]

Just now, CoolioD1 said:

prequels still aren't good but i'm ok with saying ian mcdiarmid in Sith is the best performance across all 9 movies.

[Ragnar]

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[LonePirate]

What was the last mega blockbuster that was largely loved by critics but outright hated by hard core fans? Has there ever been one? Usually both groups either love or hate the film or in some cases, critics hate the film but hardcore fans love it.

[Fancyarcher]

1 hour ago, grey ghost said:

January looks like a dumping ground.

 

Chances are, it got dumped.

January IS the dump month. Den of Thieves is a flop waiting to happen. 

[Rman823]

1 minute ago, Ragnar said:

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Edited December 15, 2017 by Rman823