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**DaneMcCloud** · 01-20-2016, 03:28 PM

For all things Episode VIII related info including spoilers.

The release date is now December 15, 2017.

The Official Synopsis from Star Wars.com

“In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017.”

New footage in Japanese Trailer

BigCatDaddy · 12-22-2017, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

Fun fact Michael Clarke Duncan wanted to be batman so much before he died.

Could you still call him The Dark Knight and not be labeled racist?

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-22-2017, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Could you still call him The Dark Knight and not be labeled racist?

Reported.

Keep your political opinions in the proper forum.

BigCatDaddy · 12-22-2017, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Reported.

Keep your political opinions in the proper forum.

I'm not going to side track this thread with a pissing match but I was discussing media in the media forum. Politics and media tend to overlap at times.

**Tribal Warfare** · 12-22-2017, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I'm not seeing it. Why are you choosing this to trash? Your clearly wrong.

Spoiler!

yes, in the movie he looked soft. In comparison to a touched up picture.

Great Expectations · 12-22-2017, 09:23 PM

Clay has owned this thread. When we first watched A New Hope we thought that Obi-Wan was our only hope; the only one who could beat Vader. Then Vader kills him and Luke rises up. We learned all about the galaxy and how our pre conceived notions were wrong as we watched the rest of the trilogy and all the other cartoons/books.

The magic of the firsrt three has been lost with all the cartoons/comics/books. Now there is no changing preconceived notions. If you walk into any star wars movie past or present thinking you know everything about the galaxy far far away the movie will suck. The reason they were so great is that they let our imaginations run wild.

Now a bunch of us 40 year old men have lost our imaginations and the movies aren’t as good. Of course my young boys who have watched all the other films, including the crappy ones thought the movie was great just as i didi when i was their age.

Hammock Parties · 12-22-2017, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Great Expectations

Clay has owned this thread. When we first watched A New Hope we thought that Obi-Wan was our only hope; the only one who could beat Vader. Then Vader kills him and Luke rises up. We learned all about the galaxy and how our pre conceived notions were wrong as we watched the rest of the trilogy and all the other cartoons/books.

The magic of the firsrt three has been lost with all the cartoons/comics/books. Now there is no changing preconceived notions. If you walk into any star wars movie past or present thinking you know everything about the galaxy far far away the movie will suck. The reason they were so great is that they let our imaginations run wild.

Now a bunch of us 40 year old men have lost our imaginations and the movies aren’t as good. Of course my young boys who have watched all the other films, including the crappy ones thought the movie was great just as i didi when i was their age.

It was always going to be impossible for TFA and TLJ to live up to expectations because the EU gave us ****ing 50 movies playing in our heads. But you can't shoot any of that because the leads are too old.

Other than the fact that JJ Abrams got a LITTLE too close to the ANH mark with TFA (not ideal, but forgivable since the crux of the movie wasn't Starkiller base but rather Rey/Kylo), I fully believe we've gotten the best Star Wars sequels we were ever going to get.

Disney has had an an almost impossible task and they have managed to deliver experiences as a moviegoer the prequels never even came close to delivering. I don't even want to watch those movies again, but I downloaded a shitty cam of TLJ just to watch that Luke scene over and over again. I ****ing love it as much as I love ANYTHING from the OT.

Fanboy, OUT.

WhiteWhale · 12-22-2017, 09:55 PM

Saw it.

Hated it.

Disappointing since I never expect to dislike these films. I don't really take them seriously enough for that, but here I am.

**Tribal Warfare** · 12-22-2017, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Saw it.

Hated it.

Disappointing since I never expect to dislike these films. I don't really take them seriously enough for that, but here I am.

53% on Rotten Tomatoes

**Ragged Robin** · 12-22-2017, 10:50 PM

finally saw it, ****ing dumb and bad

Hammock Parties · 12-22-2017, 10:52 PM

It's made $610 MILLION dollars in a week.

**Ragged Robin** · 12-22-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

It's made $610 MILLION dollars in a week.

Britney Spears sold a ton of records too but her music is actually shit

**Bowser** · 12-22-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Saw it.

Hated it.

Disappointing since I never expect to dislike these films. I don't really take them seriously enough for that, but here I am.

Give it a week and see it again. I practically guarantee your opinion will change.

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Originally Posted by Ragged Robin

finally saw it, ****ing dumb and bad

You literally never like shit. If you aren't a 70 year old bitching about how movies were great back in your day, then you should be.

**Ragged Robin** · 12-22-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

You literally never like shit. If you aren't a 70 year old bitching about how movies were great back in your day, then you should be.

fair

okcchief · 12-22-2017, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Not a Hollywood fan boy. Who did Rogue One? Thought that sucked as to. It was all White Old guy bad/ minoritys good. Totally shit on my ability to enjoy the movie with the politics injected. About walked out of the damn thing.

JFC

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**Ragged Robin** · 12-22-2017, 11:18 PM

couple of things that bothered me the most:

1. Fin's entire subplot is completely pointless. They sneak off, go to the other planet, sneak on all for nothing. Oops all for nothing except to inspire the stupid kid at the end that no one actually cares about. Pointless. Seemed like the writers wrote the general plot and was like "oh **** we forgot about Fin, what kind of lame stupid thing can we write in to make him seem relevant but actually result in nothing that affects the main story?" Although that's not entirely true, they actually got a bunch of people killed as a result of them bringing on the hacker guy or whatever because he's the one that tells the imperials about the shuttles.

2. Luke's death. I was fine with him dying a heroic death. He should have just died like Obi Wan the moment the lightsaber hit him. That would have tied in perfectly with the scene before when R2 convinces him to help by reminding him Obi Wan did the same. But nope, the writers wanted to feel like they're clever so they pull a "NOPE he he didn't die... NOPE AGAIN HE ACTUALLY DOES BUT NOT THERE!!" Wow. Ruined an otherwise epic scene.

There was a lot of "GOTCHA! DOUBLE-GOTCHA" things written in the movie that had little to no payoff, predictable, and ultimately undeserved. It was happening so often it felt like a complete parody of itself.

01-20-2016, 03:28 PM
DaneMcCloud Supporter DaneMcCloud's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA	Star Wars Episode VIII SPOILERS thread For all things Episode VIII related info including spoilers. The release date is now December 15, 2017. The Official Synopsis from Star Wars.com “In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past. Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017.” New footage in Japanese Trailer Last edited by DaneMcCloud; 10-31-2017 at 02:08 PM..
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Great Expectations MVP Great Expectations's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO	Clay has owned this thread. When we first watched A New Hope we thought that Obi-Wan was our only hope; the only one who could beat Vader. Then Vader kills him and Luke rises up. We learned all about the galaxy and how our pre conceived notions were wrong as we watched the rest of the trilogy and all the other cartoons/books. The magic of the firsrt three has been lost with all the cartoons/comics/books. Now there is no changing preconceived notions. If you walk into any star wars movie past or present thinking you know everything about the galaxy far far away the movie will suck. The reason they were so great is that they let our imaginations run wild. Now a bunch of us 40 year old men have lost our imaginations and the movies aren’t as good. Of course my young boys who have watched all the other films, including the crappy ones thought the movie was great just as i didi when i was their age.
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12-22-2017, 09:55 PM	#2527
WhiteWhale Bring it on Ahab! WhiteWhale's Avatar Join Date: May 2011 Location: Doo-Dah	Saw it. Hated it. Disappointing since I never expect to dislike these films. I don't really take them seriously enough for that, but here I am.
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Ragged Robin Supporter Ragged Robin's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Seattle, WA	finally saw it, ****ing dumb and bad
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Hammock Parties I'll be back. Hammock Parties's Avatar Join Date: Nov 2002	It's made $610 MILLION dollars in a week.
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12-22-2017, 11:18 PM	#2535
Ragged Robin Supporter Ragged Robin's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Seattle, WA	couple of things that bothered me the most: 1. Fin's entire subplot is completely pointless. They sneak off, go to the other planet, sneak on all for nothing. Oops all for nothing except to inspire the stupid kid at the end that no one actually cares about. Pointless. Seemed like the writers wrote the general plot and was like "oh **** we forgot about Fin, what kind of lame stupid thing can we write in to make him seem relevant but actually result in nothing that affects the main story?" Although that's not entirely true, they actually got a bunch of people killed as a result of them bringing on the hacker guy or whatever because he's the one that tells the imperials about the shuttles. 2. Luke's death. I was fine with him dying a heroic death. He should have just died like Obi Wan the moment the lightsaber hit him. That would have tied in perfectly with the scene before when R2 convinces him to help by reminding him Obi Wan did the same. But nope, the writers wanted to feel like they're clever so they pull a "NOPE he he didn't die... NOPE AGAIN HE ACTUALLY DOES BUT NOT THERE!!" Wow. Ruined an otherwise epic scene. There was a lot of "GOTCHA! DOUBLE-GOTCHA" things written in the movie that had little to no payoff, predictable, and ultimately undeserved. It was happening so often it felt like a complete parody of itself.
Posts: 2,641