I had to teach Thursday, is it wrong I stayed up until 1am to binge watch the original trilogy? LOL
Saw it last night in 3D. My official verdict: good flick.
Several questions answered.
Several more left unanswered.
Some satisfying deaths. Some unsatisfying deaths.
Great bomber scene that felt like an homage to World War 2 bomber crews.
A new love story.
Learned some things about the Force.
I was left wondering how a couple of things happened, like how DJ had time to get caught and make a deal with the First Order. I also wasn't clear about the tracking of the Resistance Fleet. Hus made it sound like there was a device on one of the ships that they were tracking.
Several funny moments with Chewbacca, Luke, and R2.
A poignant tribute to Carrie Fisher at the end.
Definitely worth seeing though.
About a minute in, I think. It was a dedication to "Our Princess." I think it was after the cast and before the crew.
Luke and Chewie have one interaction together, as do Luke and Leia. So many years have passed and so much has happened that they needed more than that.
Remember when Han died in TFA and Leia felt it, as far away as she was? Well, why didn't Luke sense the death of his brother-in-law, or the anguish of his sister? Why did he have to ask where Han was after Chewie kicked the door in?
You may have noticed that the audience rating on sites like Rotten Tomatoes is weirdly low compared to critic scores and CinemaScore (which is the reaction of audiences leaving the theatre first weekend). Apparently the "deplorables" have decided that The Last Jedi is a bastion of progressivism, and is rattling over the internet giving 1/10 ratings and writing rants that "this is the worst movie EVAR!"
I found a number of commentators on twitter who appear to be bots attacking the film. They have names like "Deborah12234442," they have no personal tweets, and very few follows/followers. Many include #MAGA or #Foxnews as their follows. It wasn't until one mentioned the magic code "full of SJWs" that I understood why Putin hates Star Wars.
I think the porgs have a better chance against Chewbacca than the trolls have against Star Wars.
We live in the weirdest timeline. A lot of the negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are from users with only one review to their names. Oddly well written in the style of much plaintive nerd rage, which makes me think they're being written by actual people, but I wouldn't put it past the troll farms to unleash the bots.You may have noticed that the audience rating on sites like Rotten Tomatoes is weirdly low compared to critic scores and CinemaScore (which is the reaction of audiences leaving the theatre first weekend). Apparently the "deplorables" have decided that The Last Jedi is a bastion of progressivism, and is rattling over the internet giving 1/10 ratings and writing rants that "this is the worst movie EVAR!"
I found a number of commentators on twitter who appear to be bots attacking the film. They have names like "Deborah12234442," they have no personal tweets, and very few follows/followers. Many include #MAGA or #Foxnews as their follows. It wasn't until one mentioned the magic code "full of SJWs" that I understood why Putin hates Star Wars.
I agree as to their chances, although the movement seems to have inspired a certain number of newswriters to start calling Jedi "divisive," apparently thinking it's a genuine clash of opinions about the quality of the movie.
I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan - and I find myself liking it more the more I think about it. I liked the playing with expectations. I liked the plot twists. (Why does everyone have to be the child of someone important?)
Who really is the villain?
I'm considering a re-watch.
I'd definitely getting a porg.