Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

[radiator]

Usually it's happy meals or burger king stuff, but not noticed anything this time around

As I understand it, Disney doesn't do fast food tie ins any more.

[Steve Green]

Hmm - googling it sees some articles about them cutting ties with McDonalds in 2006, but looks like they had some tie-ins with Subway for TFA.

[Woolly]

Saw this last night and loved it!
I agree it was maybe 20 minutes too long, and the 'find the locksmith' plot thread was a bit weird (the casino scene bothered me a bit - reminded me of the 50s diner in AOTC), but everything else was a blast.

Star Wars is finally fresh and new again, and that is a very very good thing.

[JOE SOAP]

If there was one moment in this film that I loved above all others, it was [spoiler]milking the Quadboobseal.[/spoiler]

Everyone assumes they're boobs.

[sheridan]

Anyway, I really enjoyed that film. It had its faults, but I think the good stuff far outweighed the bad. A bit sad most here seem to dislike it, or are they just the most vocal?

After you've had a quick succession of negative reactions people who reacted more positively might feel a bit less likely to pipe up.






It had its faults but I liked it, by and large.

[sheridan]

Saw this last night and loved it!
I agree it was maybe 20 minutes too long, and the 'find the locksmith' plot thread was a bit weird (the casino scene bothered me a bit - reminded me of the 50s diner in AOTC), but everything else was a blast.

Star Wars is finally fresh and new again, and that is a very very good thing.

The implausibility of leaving an active battle scene to go off to a civilised planet and back bothered me, but I knew I wouldn't be able to rationalise it so looked on it as an excuse for special effects and a sub-plot.

[sheridan]

I like the space battles, which were exciting with things exploding and stuff. 

I don't think you're taking this seriously enough.

It is NOT POSSIBLE to take Star Wars too seriously!

[Woolly]

Saw this last night and loved it!
I agree it was maybe 20 minutes too long, and the 'find the locksmith' plot thread was a bit weird (the casino scene bothered me a bit - reminded me of the 50s diner in AOTC), but everything else was a blast.

Star Wars is finally fresh and new again, and that is a very very good thing.

The implausibility of leaving an active battle scene to go off to a civilised planet and back bothered me, but I knew I wouldn't be able to rationalise it so looked on it as an excuse for special effects and a sub-plot.

Absolutely, and it was all pretty thrilling stuff. Just a bit drawn out i guess.

[sheridan]

Arguably the crystal foxes appeared in the film for a single use and could have been replaced with any number of single use plot devices for finding an exit to the caves the caves.

However I can't see why this means they shouldn't have been used over any other type of plot device. and personally I like the crystal foxes.

Not responding to you specifically, just on the general subject of crystal foxes.  Has nobody here seen Star Wars: Rebels?  They reminded me of Ezra's Loth-Cat allies...

[Tiplodocus]

My word! Wasn't that just fantastic?

Adam Driver and Mark Hamill were stupendous.

[sheridan]

There's even a petition to get Disney to strike The Last Jedi from canon, push back Episode 9, and re-make Episode 8 the way these "fans" want it.

I mean...I can't imagine what is going on in the minds of these people.

Because that worked so well for Superman Returns

[Mardroid]

My word! Wasn't that just fantastic?

Adam Driver and Mark Hamill were stupendous.

Thank you! More positivity. Not to knock the rest of you. It's just nice to see a bit more balance in the force, I mean, thread.

By the way those lovely crystal animals reminded me more of lynxes than foxes, but I guess they're kind of in between.

[von Boom]

My word! Wasn't that just fantastic?

Adam Driver and Mark Hamill were stupendous.

I agree. I didn't particularly like Adam Driver in TFA, but he's improved greatly. Of course Mark Hamill was going to give it his all.

I've realized that TLJ was the best when they were focused on the Jedi. The Resistance portions were weaker and overly long. If they'd cut about 20 minutes from the Resistance storyline I think the film would have been much stronger.

[Mattofthespurs]

My thoughts exactly.
Loved the bits with Rey and Luke.
The rest...Not so much.

[Colin YNWA]

Just come out of the film and before I look at commonly held opinion thought I'd give my raw, should probably see it again before commiting thoughts.

Bloody loved it.

Best I've felt leaving a Stars Wars film in like years. Really like 34 of um.

There are so many bit's that U should he scoffing, but I just can't unlike any of the prequels, unlike TFA or R1 it sweep me along and made me feel like the giddy kid it's target audience should be.

It had the courage to be new and different and seemed to deliberately sweep away the past. Good example of what I mean is introducing the Laura Dern character when you'd think the others would have played it with Admiral A norally blown aside quickly.

New world's, fresh environments, fresh feel while still being classic Star Wars.

It was only over  long but the problem with saying that I'd there's next to nowt I'd remove.

Need to see it again for a more sober view. But as of this moment the only film I'd consider rating alongside original three.