Ah well, I’m sure my son was pretty bored by it too, so we’ll find something else to watch.
That was exhausting, just fighting to stay awake for 2 hours.
Felt exactly the same.
Absolutely loved that 🙂
So is there any back story to Palpatine’s son hiding his family? – they obviously were located and Mum & Dad captured but were able to withhold Rey’s location from a Sith – seems very underdeveloped in terms of storyline.
Doesn’t seem to be, tbh I saw them and though “oh that’s Luke’s Aunt and Uncle, maybe they had a kid after Luke left” then I remembered their charred corpses... saying that they’d only be about the 7th and 8th characters in the film who either died, or appeared to have died prior to them being on screen.
Anyway, there’s of course form in SW for the families of Sith Lords to hide from them.
The plothole I struggled with was where Rylo Ken got the Tie fighter he had at the end. He was left stranded, but seemed to have called and Imperial Uber to follow Rey. How?
He’s on a crashed Death Star. One assumes there’d be garages full of the things and at least one would have some petrol in it.
Well I loved it, full on IMAX to do duty to a film like that. I can't get all the hate, so it's got a few plot holes - ffs it's just a fun story take at face value and enjoy the ride and nostalgia.
Was the old lady on tatooine one of the original cast?
I've read a couple of things that seems to indicate the old lady may be Aunt Beru, but she is listed merely as "Tatooine Elder" in the cast list so maybe not.
Aunt Beru was one of the charred corpses mentioned by P-Jay above. I thinks shes just some nosey old woman.
Yup, not crispy enough to be Aunt Beru. Just read that the little chap that hacked into 3PO was voiced by Moaning Myrtle, too.
Having been a fan since seeing Ep 4 on the day I passed my cycling proficiency test in '78 I really enjoyed it for what it is - a proper Star Wars film.
Given what has come in this trilogy before it I thought it was about as good as it could be. Force Awakens was a bit shit, Last Jedi better but too befuddled. Still had no sense of worry for Rey or any warmth towards her, Kylo was far more interesting.
It would have been better if the last Jedi had revealed Rey's parentage and this one could have been a proper will she won't she join the dark side.
But that would have involved Disney actually planning all 3 movies in advance.
I love star wars, but I'm not an Uber fan and enjoyed it all on the big screen on face value. But I do feel that Disney have squandered the opportunity with what they've done with these three.
Rogue one however is my third favourite of all the films. I think that's great.
But that would have involved Disney actually planning all 3 movies in advance.
Seems staggeringly stupid that they didnt!
Aunt Beru was one of the charred corpses mentioned by P-Jay above.
Is dying in an earlier episode of Star Wars a hindrance to a later comeback these days?
I think it would have been a nice - if somewhat sentimental - ending to have a ghosted revisit of Luke from A New Hope on Tattooine as Rey surveyed it.
was ok up to the final battle. Its like hollywood can't do endings.
Still far far too many characters in the movies.
It was ok, quite entertaining, solid 7/10, but certainly not earth shattering like the original 3 films. Thought there was quite a nice circularity in the very final ending...
I'd echo the praise for Richard E Grant, a commanding screen presence despite the bit part.
Some of the derivative stuff satisfyingly well done (Ren/Vader redemption), but some of it/much of it painfully clumsy (e.g boardroom force choke, evil pointy toothed Rey).
For all that it will get criticised for being largely safe and formulaic, I did really like the innovation of the "force connection" element of the storyline between Ren and Rey, and also the way they expanded the dream sequence type stuff both in TLJ and this one. There's a certain degree of creative bravery there which has to be acknowledged.
Where did the yellow light saber come from at the end?
The way that major character Hux got dispatched in such an offhand manner was symptomatic of how ill thought through the three films hang together as a trilogy.
I heard that Lando and AWOL stormtrooper mammoth lady were going to be in a spin-off together? Hence the awkward scene between them and her strange facial expressions.
I’d heard Zorii Bliss was essentially spin-off prep but my Google fu is failing me.
Where did the yellow light saber come from at the end?
Temple guards in Rebels and Cline Wars cartoons. The Sith Temple with Palpatine was very reminiscent of the one in Rebels where Vader fights Asoka.
Where did the yellow light saber come from at the end?
Rey made it. And it's a completely new colour
Rey made it. And it’s a completely new colour
They are saving orange and indigo for future installments.
it’s a completely new colour
No it isnt!
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Rey made it. And it’s a completely new colour
In the films, anyway. In the fluff, it means you're a sentinel, which is a sort of Common Sense Jedi. Green means you're a nerd jedi and blue means you're a fighty jedi. Your lightsaber takes on its colour based on your own personality so basically the sorting lightsaber put Rey in Hufflepuff.
What's violet?
Bad ass?
Took the 9 year old (total fan boy, has more knowledge of the Star Wars storylines than me) and 6 year old (just loves the fighting and flying bits) on monday morning.
Both of them absolutely loved it and can't wait to see it again. I enjoyed it too but am aware that at 46 and having loved the original trilogy that this one is for my kids not for me.
Tough gig pleasing all the old gits who hang on to the originals as best and then bringing in a new audience too in a time when there is so much more competition for their attention.
Thought they did a great job of tying it all together. New ones have to be faster and contain more than the old ones.
No it isnt!
Ah. I haven't watched the animated stuff. Just knew the established colours from the films
Was pleasantly surprised, sneaked in after leaving work early and having a few hours to kill. I think they handled the Carrie Fisher parts well and, although there was a few plot holes and wasted characters (Hux etc), it rolled along nicely. Not amazing but a good 7/10 effort, much better than the previous one.
Ah. I haven’t watched the animated stuff.
You should watch Rebels, its very good.
Purple is for huge ego, Samuel L Jackson insisted on it so he stood out.
Well, I enjoyed it very much!
Heals a giant snake-worm, doesn’t heal Poe’s arm - selfish.
Otherwise it’s was very entertaining - just what you want from Star Wars. Although I would’ve thought with all the tech the Emperor wouldn’t have had to have been permanently hooked up to an embalming machine
Did anyone else think Richard E Grant was the spy?
I wonder if not seeing the trailer is the difference between enjoying or not, they set an expectation. I liked it and the return of palpatine worked because I didn't think too much about the plot. I thought rey was a Kenobi that was waiting for a reveal.
You would have thought that ghost yoda, Vader and kenobi would have told Luke at the end of Jedi that the Emperor had survived instead of watching the ****ing dancing Ewoks. lol
Also the kiss between Ben and Rey I,never got any romantic vibes between them from previous movies and couldn’t suss out if they were related or not
Disney innit
Purple is for huge ego, Samuel L Jackson insisted on it so he stood out.
Yes, yes, unleash your bitterness.
He asked, quite nicely according to Lucas and SLJ anyway, and Lucas agreed after a bit of persuasion.
There's no doubt some very geeky 'canon' way there's a reason, but it's because SLJ wanted one.
You would have thought that ghost yoda, Vader and kenobi would have told Luke at the end of Jedi that the Emperor had survived instead of watching the **** dancing Ewoks. lol
Haha!
The biggest stretch for me was that Palpatine had had a son with someone (no relationships mentioned in any other films) and that his son was so, well, affable and normal looking! He should have had evil pointy cheek bones and a prominent executive shnoz lol
Some good explanation here -->
If it wasn't for well placed ramps on the Imperial Star Destroyer outer surfaces football robot and tannoy on a wheel would have been stuck.
You would have thought that ghost yoda, Vader and kenobi would have told Luke at the end of Jedi that the Emperor had survived
You would have thought that real actual yoda and kenobi would have known that Palpatine, the bloke they were working for was a a sith lord too!!
Yoda, shittest Jedi ever!
Seeing Richard E. Grant reminded me of the following;</span>
(NSFW - sweary)
Yoda, shittest Jedi ever
Thats Count Dooku, plays No.2 to an evil Sith Lord, taking an active part in all the shenanigans, betrayals and bluffs and then acts surprised when his boss gets him killed.
You would have thought that real actual yoda and kenobi would have known that Palpatine, the bloke they were working for was a a sith lord too!!
Yoda, shittest Jedi ever!
Noob, the dark side clouds everything
Enjoyed it a lot but cant for the life of me see how this is the last one in the saga.
