Star Wars: The Last Jedi – First Spoiler Free Reactions About the Movie!

(Beware, this article does not contain spoilers for The Last Jedi, but there might be spoilers in the comments section below)

The time has finally come! You can read our initial spoiler free reaction about the movie after the jump as well as the opinion of other fellow sites. Keep in mind that these are just broad impressions about the movie, but so far the feedback is overwhelmingly positive. The full (again spoiler free) reviews for The Last Jedi will start to hit on Tuesday.

 

First here’s what our own John Hoey thought about the movie:

 

 

 

And some more reactions from other people:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have yet to find any negative comments. This is going to be truly amazing and obviously not going the way we all think.

 

 

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187 thoughts on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi – First Spoiler Free Reactions About the Movie!

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:07 am
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    CAN”T WAIT!!!! STARWARS4LIFE BABY!!

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:11 am
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    Looks like all the people who snidely predetermined this movie to be an Empire remake are going to be disappointed.

    • December 10, 2017 at 12:48 pm
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      Oh don’t expect them to stop. Even when they do see it, all they’ll see are AT-ATs and it’ll forever be “The Empire Reboots,” or some dumb shit.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:14 am
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    Kent Kaliber messaged me to say that he attended the premiere and gave it a 10/10, with Rose being the best part. 🙂

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:21 am
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      I thought he already saw the whole movie back in 2016.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:44 am
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      That´s a good one! :)))))))

    • December 10, 2017 at 11:31 am
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      Naw, he’s too busy posing in the mirror wearing his latest goth outfit…

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:17 am
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    I’m seeing great reactions from people who loved TFA and from people who hated it. This is insane!

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:19 am
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    Great news… I’m even more jazzed about TLJ if I wasn’t enough already! Looks like American Ignorant will have some egg on his face.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:20 am
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    So, better than Attack of the Clones then.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:21 am
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      That aint too hard.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:22 am
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      Im pretty sure thats the lowest bar put…
      Now, if we are talkiing memes competition….It is a VERY BIG BAR..
      Its a course, and is everywhere in the prequels.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:44 am
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      Jar Jar is not Snoke?
      🙁

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:20 am
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    Good greif…As if i didnt already have huge expectations! Man! I cannot WAIT!

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:24 am
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    Brilliant news! Just a couple of days to go and the hype has gone through the roof!

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:26 am
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    I’m going to have to see if I can get Thursday off work.
    Can’t wait.

    • December 10, 2017 at 10:10 am
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      Thankfully my boss knows how much I love Star Wars and suggested a midday screening/long lunch. What a legend!

    • December 10, 2017 at 1:54 pm
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      You didn’t already do that months ago?!!!
      My only hope now is that the snow goes away.

      • December 10, 2017 at 6:18 pm
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        Ran out of holidays but we have a ‘annualized’ overtime system at work, where we get paid each month for doing OT but we have to have a week or so off unpaid and then work that back as overtime. The new year just started in Dec so I’m going to ‘bank’ a day if poss.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:29 am
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    I got teary eyed reading the freaking tweets! I’m doomed.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:52 am
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      “Must…temper…expectations.”

      • December 10, 2017 at 9:09 am
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        I know right? I immediately shut my brain down as to how it could be so awesome. If I start creating dream scenarios the movie can’t possibly live up to it.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:31 am
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    I dont remember, What were the TFA Tweet reactions like? COmpared to these.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:31 am
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      Same as these tweets: best ever! Best of all times! Etc, etc.

      • December 10, 2017 at 8:37 am
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        I think TFA reactions while positive, were also a lot of relief that this wasn’t going to turn out the prequels. “Star Wars is back!” and that sort of thing.

        That said, I liked TFA and will be satisfied if TLJ is of similar caliber.

        • December 10, 2017 at 8:42 am
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          TFA works for me too. Sure it’s far from perfect but my bar was set firmly at prequel levels. So even a spiritual remake of ANH was fine by me.

          To me these reactions seem to indicate that this movie is not only special but different. Something a lot of us wanted. So worried about another spiritual remake of Empire Strikes back.

          • December 10, 2017 at 8:44 am
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            My dad and I had the same conclusion for TFA.
            – Its gorgeously filmed But is a remake of New hope.
            – It was the safe entry point for general audience to come back to starwars
            – IF 8 is not a remake of emire, then TFA goes up in our eyes. If it is a remake..down.

            Looks like its the former!

          • December 10, 2017 at 9:08 am
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            Agreed. I thought going back to basics and familiar territory with TFA was the smartest move if this series was eventually going to take us in new and surprising directions.

            At the end of the movie I felt we were already in a new place. Instead of one protagonist on a hero’s journey alone like Luke or Anakin, we have two, Rey and Kylo Ren.

          • December 10, 2017 at 5:18 pm
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            The problem I had was never really that it’s a remake of SW, it’s that it’s a remake of large chunks of SW….and Empire…and Jedi, crammed into a single movie. None of the second half is earned because JJ and Kasdan didn’t do the foundational work necessary, didn’t have three films to let us get to know the characters, and glossed over all of the background that would have informed Han and Ben’s relationship and given that scene any weight apart from “Oh no! I like Han Solo from those OTHER movies, and now he’s dead!!!”.

          • December 10, 2017 at 5:56 pm
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            spot on!

          • December 10, 2017 at 6:08 pm
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    • December 10, 2017 at 8:35 am
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      The thing is people now have TFA to compare it to and they have the expierence of how the reactions to that movie changed with time

      • December 10, 2017 at 8:35 am
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        I was just thinking that.

      • December 10, 2017 at 12:42 pm
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        HUman action is notbon is not that reflective about history, hense why we Americans elected modern day Facist pig.

        • December 10, 2017 at 4:50 pm
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          Well thankfully we have Trump now to fix everything that pig fucked up.

    • December 10, 2017 at 5:13 pm
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      All amazing, JJ nailed it, Star Wars was back, best Maybe the best Star Wars ever, etc, etc. Guess what the twitter reactions at the Rogue One red carpet event were – go on, guess. You’ll never guess.
      Not saying this movie is NOT good (I won’t know until after Christmas…oh well), just that red carpet twitter reactions are worth exactly the weight of the electrons used to convey them.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:46 am
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    The hard work now is how to get away from spoilers more than 4 days in this era… :O

    • December 10, 2017 at 9:10 am
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      I’m going dark. Like probably right now. Goodbye for a few days! 😛

      • December 10, 2017 at 9:33 am
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        I don´t think this site will give spoilers before Thursday without advise.

      • December 10, 2017 at 10:13 am
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        Good luck! I’m going to try and do the same. It’ll be really, really hard, but it’s only 89 hours for me now, so I think I can make it!

      • December 10, 2017 at 11:04 am
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        Best idea is to go completely off. For Rogue One some git posted the ending in a non-spoiler forum. Many thanks to SWNN for making a spoiler free article.

  • December 10, 2017 at 10:20 am
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    found a single negative tweet on collider’s article… the guy says it was disappointing, and he could not believe he prefered TFA. Nothing more though, could be just a troll, or an ethernally unsatisfied purist.

  • December 10, 2017 at 10:45 am
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    What a negative comment… oh dear… This means this movie Most suck… I’m now off to burn my star wars collection. ( Just kidding ) I’ve never given a hoot about reviews. i don’t think I’ve ever read read one from start to finish.
    I like what i like and i like, sorry I stand corrected i love star wars 1 – 8
    STARWARS4LIFE! may the Force be with you all = )

  • December 10, 2017 at 11:17 am
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    I just saw TFA yesterday to get ready and had a good time with it. What makes TFA powerful is the characters it introduces. ìt’s far from being perfect in terms of script (which was a problem for years until they begun production), and I like what I hear from Ryan Johnson that “what he wrote was what it went to production”. I like the idea this is his vision and the fact they didn’t go through endless revisions makes me think it will be pretty honest. If, besides, he expands the mythology and makes us go to new frontiers, what else can we ask for?

  • December 10, 2017 at 11:30 am
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    I won’t get so easily tuned or fooled, the reactions of the vip guests for the TFA were similar and in the end it ended in the disaster. I don’t want to look like hater or something like that, but I will first go to see the movie by myself and then I will say wheter it is good or not, I won’t accept the fact that it is awesome based only on reviews made by directors friends, who even if it was bad would say so.

    • December 10, 2017 at 12:36 pm
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      YOURE RIGHT. The Force Awaken ticks me off and if her elites like this then im worried about what they did

    • December 10, 2017 at 12:41 pm
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      Doesn’t want to sound like a hater, sounds like a hater anyway. lol

      • December 10, 2017 at 1:23 pm
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        I didn’t know it is forbidden to have my own opinion about something

    • December 10, 2017 at 1:12 pm
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      TFA was judged positively by more than just the director’s friends. Like 93% of critics and 89% of audiences. If you considered it a disaster, then it looks like your opinion goes contrary to the vast consensus.

    • December 10, 2017 at 2:01 pm
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      A critical opinion and waiting to actually see films is great, but I have very serious doubts about TFA objectively ending “in the disaster (sic)”. The film was the darling of critics (not just the director’s darlings) and fans all round, and mellowing opinions of these same persons only mostly turned to “a good film but too evocative of A New Hope and whose backdrop is not really explained”. Hardly a disaster.

    • December 10, 2017 at 4:56 pm
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      “ended in disaster” HAHHAHAHAHAHAA

      • December 10, 2017 at 5:51 pm
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        see, I’m not the only one!

        • December 11, 2017 at 1:25 am
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          Yes, there are many people who are wrong about a great many things.

          • December 11, 2017 at 1:49 am
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            lol, oh yeah…only your opinion of Star Wars counts or is important. Pushing that Disney narrative like deathsticks aren’t you!

          • December 11, 2017 at 11:34 am
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            There are many people that don’t like TFA, but there are many more than do.

          • December 11, 2017 at 2:44 pm
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            you are correct.

          • December 11, 2017 at 7:18 pm
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            There are also a whooooole lotta people who chose MacDonalds over edible food. Even “Billions and Billions” as I understand it. Does that make them more right?

          • December 11, 2017 at 3:21 pm
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            To myself? Yes, my opinion is the one that matters most to me, yes. Just like yours matters to you.

            But the only one pushing a narrative here are the people, like you, saying The Force Awakens was “a disaster.”

            You don’t have to like the movie and it certainly has some flaws, but to call a movie that was critically and commercially successful to the degree that it was a “disaster” is a false narrative, supplanting the reality with your own opinion.

            So spare me the “Disney narrative” bullcrap when you are claiming your opinion over reality.

          • December 11, 2017 at 6:35 pm
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            No, in my opinion…it was a disaster and as time passes it sure seems that many more people are aware of it’s “short comings”. I can call the good out and the bad? I’ve yet to see that in you. Yes, I am a EU fan over anything that I have seen as to date from the new canon. Except Rogue One. Which was a home run in my opinion.

            So, I’m not pushing a narrative. I’ve stated my opinion from the beginning and have seen that many others have agreed, as the shiny new SW wore off and the movie had time to breathe. Watch, as more time passes …TFA will be viewed as a lesser in the line of movies, no matter how much money it made initially. But, I still have hope that Rian will give us a great movie…even if I personally feel that he will need to fix the flaws from the previous.

            So, try being a little more open instead of your point of view always being the correct one. I’m glad you liked TFA, but I didn’t and that doesn’t make either of us wrong.

          • December 12, 2017 at 1:43 am
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            Then you haven’t read the comments where I have criticized TFA so feel free to go through them all the way to 2 years ago. I don’t have to prove myself to the likes of you.

            Calling one of the most successful, popular movies of all time a disaster is a narrative.

            I never said it makes you wrong for disliking it. I said calling it a disaster is wrong because that is taking your own opinion and pushing a narrative based on it. I said you are free to dislike it.

            So…try to be a little open in reading comprehension.

          • December 12, 2017 at 4:18 am
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            it’s not a narrative….it’s an opinion. Admittedly, once pressed in the past you did admit to a few flaws of TFA.
            I don’t expect you to prove anything, but you trying to point out that everyone’s opinion but yours is wrong just doesn’t cut it. I’m perfectly fine to disagree with you. And I’m glad you like what you like. But, I don’t go out of my way to try and say you’re wrong in your opinion.
            I give….i try to cut up with you through sarcasm and our different views. Your too uptight, or on pay roll.
            I wish you a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy TLJ!

          • December 12, 2017 at 3:28 pm
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            Same to you!

  • December 10, 2017 at 11:36 am
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    I think these tweets are enough for me, must resist reviews till I see it on Wednesday

  • December 10, 2017 at 1:05 pm
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    Bye for now.

  • December 10, 2017 at 1:21 pm
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    Harloff wrote The Last Jedi is “ballsy”… If the spoilers (on reddit) are true, for me it’s not ballsy at all. Seems like a pretty predictable story, if you didn’t let the advertising fool you. But: let’s see…

    • December 10, 2017 at 5:50 pm
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      I’m hoping much of what was posted was false….scares me…

  • December 10, 2017 at 1:24 pm
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    3 More days….stay on target (and away from spoilers), i haven’t seen any of the TV spots and even skipping past movie news on Jedi Council so i’m going in fresh (unlike TFA asi basically knew the entire plot and Han’s death before i went it) so i can’t wait to see this movie…and when it comes to Episode 9 i’ll be doing the same.
    12:01 on 14th December cannot come quick enough now.

  • December 10, 2017 at 1:55 pm
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    I wish they would give it thumbs up or thumbs down and stop with the hyperbole like they do everytime. A movie can be great and enjoyable and not be the greatest SW movie ever. I still take these with a grain of salt because they said the same things about ROTS.

    • December 11, 2017 at 8:05 am
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      They legally can’t give a “review” since the film is under embargo, so any kind of ranking or scale beyond an initial thought of excitement would get people in trouble

  • December 10, 2017 at 2:03 pm
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    These little bites of Twitter goodness do make me hopeful for the film. But they are tempered by the fact that I read the same reactions to TFA and that to me was a big disappointment aside from making me like and care about the new characters.

    IF they take those characters and put them in situatuations where you’re rooting for them and provide an unexpected story on top of that I suspect that I’ll be writing some hyperbole of my own.

    A good TLJ will elevate TFA in my opinion.

    • December 10, 2017 at 3:17 pm
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      I completely agree. Almost every review I read suggested TFA was brilliant but it was an awful film.

      • December 10, 2017 at 4:55 pm
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        That’s not true at all

        • December 10, 2017 at 5:58 pm
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          Flimsy plot, wooden acting, poor editing, terrible script….

          • December 10, 2017 at 7:23 pm
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            I would call it “good,” but not great… With another set of eyes on the script TFA could have been without the plotholes and cheesy script (i.e. was it necessary for Han to take Chewie’s bowcaster twice?”)

          • December 10, 2017 at 8:00 pm
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            Par for the course with Abrams and oh goody, he’s back for episode 9, can’t wait.

          • December 11, 2017 at 3:30 am
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            There’s a definite sense of ‘karma’s a bitch, isn’t it?’ there though. You wanted to hint around at all kinds of awesome stuff, you wanted to skip over the boring ‘story’ stuff and get to the ‘splosions, and leave all that annoying ‘filmmaking’ for someone else to figure out JJ? Guess what, fucker, now it’s YOUR problem to sort the story out and come up with some kind of satisfying resolution to all the nonsense you left dangling. Good luck with that – I’d start praying Rian has done the bulk of the heavy lifting with this movie for you, dude.

          • December 11, 2017 at 1:24 am
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            Oh, you are talking about the prequels? My bad, I misunderstood.

        • December 10, 2017 at 5:59 pm
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          Thank god you were here to shoot down his subjective opinion on the film by correcting it with your own totally objective one ◔_◔ Once again, you’ve saved the day, Self-Unaware Man!

        • December 10, 2017 at 9:10 pm
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          Which part isn’t true? That he completely agrees with the OP or that almost every review he’s read put the film as brilliant but also an awful film?

          Only he can’t be wrong with agreeing with someone, as its simply showing his own POV. Then the whole issue of the reviews he’s read…….like have you inside knowledge on what he’s actually read? Is he being false and he’s read others that say different and you know those reviews?

          So many questions……but I guess the biggest is why are you being a troll?

      • December 11, 2017 at 2:27 am
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        You are entitled to your opinion, but the vast majority of critics and audiences clearly don’t agree with that assessment.

        • December 11, 2017 at 12:12 pm
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          It’s not a popularity contest.

          • December 11, 2017 at 5:51 pm
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            How we collectively feel about a movie is based on majority consensus.

          • December 11, 2017 at 6:23 pm
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            The majority can be completely wrong.

          • December 12, 2017 at 2:05 am
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            There is no “right” or “wrong” when evaluating movies or art in general, but there is a collective consensus based on how a majority felt about a movie. Why do you think we consider certain movies from years ago to be classics while forgetting about others?

          • December 11, 2017 at 7:09 pm
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            I didn’t realize ‘we’ collectively felt things at all. You’re…you’re not going to try and assimilate me now, are you?

          • December 12, 2017 at 2:03 am
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            Of course we do. It’s the reason we still talk about the Wizard of Oz 80 years later. Because the majority of people who saw it loved it and it became a classic. The culture collectively decided it was a good movie.

  • December 10, 2017 at 3:18 pm
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    Will troll the whiners and the haters next week.

    Until then, TTFN.

    • December 10, 2017 at 3:59 pm
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      Looks like you were dead wrong. The fantastic Rian Johnson pulled through with yet another hit, not the Empire knockoff you said it was going to be. But that’s just good news for us star wars fans.

      • December 11, 2017 at 4:43 am
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        Yes, yes, it did look that way for a time Arse, but apparently the news has just reported that the movie was very, very terrible and that there has been a great loss of life in a stampede, which was occasioned by the movie’s terrible terribleness. Sorry.

        • December 11, 2017 at 11:31 am
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          What? Where are you hearing this from?

        • December 11, 2017 at 7:08 pm
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          I like the cut of your jib, sir.

        • December 12, 2017 at 7:34 am
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          I don’t understand why you guys want this movie to suck? Do you guys seriously think Lucas is going to come back to making star wars movies?

      • December 12, 2017 at 6:02 am
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        MAYBE YOU SHOULD PAY BETTER ATTENTION TO WHEN I’M USING MY TROLL VOICE.

        IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS.

        #EMPIREREBOOT
        #JJSUCKS
        #BRINGBACKLUCAS
        #PREQUELSWERETHEBESTMOVIES

        • December 13, 2017 at 2:03 am
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          Now that it’s verifiable that the movie is amazing do you finally admit that you were wrong? LOL

          • December 13, 2017 at 2:56 am
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            YOU SEEM TO BE MISSING THE POINT, BRAH. I DON’T KNOW IF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER BUT YOU’VE BEEN TROLLED REPEATEDLY.

            ALSO NOTHING HAS BEEN VERIFIED UNTIL I SEE IT.

  • December 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm
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    “Best SW since Empire” is something I heard about R1, TFA, Sith and even,—good God—Clones, but I never heard anyone say the new SW film was the best SW ever. I’ve read that from multiple people now about TLJ.

  • December 10, 2017 at 5:11 pm
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    13.12. 2017. 22:00 a little bit more

  • December 10, 2017 at 5:28 pm
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    Also
    -Character choices that make sense from scene to scene?
    -Having characters earn their moments with real development, rather than “well, the script needs someone to defeat the bad buy now, so…uhhh…hmmmm…YOU, I guess you’re all-powerful now. Congratulations; take a lightsaber from the table on the left and a Force power from the pile on your right and head through the door.”?
    -Taking a moment or two to let the film “breath…just…breath”?
    -A climactic battle where I care about the stakes?
    -Photography that doesn’t make everything look like it was shot on a set built for TV?
    .
    You know, nit-picky things 🙂

    • December 11, 2017 at 12:47 am
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      “Character choices that make sense from scene to scene?” <<<< like Finn can't just kill anybody in the village, he finds that horrible: 10min later he's massacring an hangar full of old friends and he seems to be enjoying it 😀

      • December 11, 2017 at 3:24 am
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        Sing it. In any given scene, taken in isolation, he’s fine. You try to track his character over the film though and you just can’t.

  • December 10, 2017 at 5:34 pm
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    For someone from this site (SW hardcore fans) to say that is was “unfamiliar and different”, that worries me, but what’s the point, only four days

    • December 10, 2017 at 6:02 pm
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      So was Empire – drew TONS of critical ‘meh’s because of it back in my day, dagnabbit. “Unfamiliar and different” is why it’s worth making sequels. Hell, it may be the ONLY reason it’s worth making sequels.

      • December 11, 2017 at 5:29 am
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        What I mean, at the end, is, that if the guys from this site did not report “it is the best SW film so far”, then it certainly isn’t. And wondering why so, is like sand: coarse and irritating. One less day to go, though.

        • December 11, 2017 at 11:30 am
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          But can you really trust every fan to now what is good?

          Everyone has different opinions on what they think are good Star Wars movies. Some people like the PT more than the OT, some put The Force Awakens at the very bottom some put it at number 3 or 4.

          So, even if big Star Wars fans on here were saying that it truly was one of the best Star Wars films they’ve ever seen, and you trust their opinion. Then just remember there is always a chance the film might not match your expectations and therefore be considered not as good of a film as you thought it would be. It’s one of the negative aspects of hyping things up.

          • December 11, 2017 at 6:58 pm
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            Hell, some stupid people…cough…are only happy if a SW film features Vader. And butter. And bacon.

    • December 10, 2017 at 6:22 pm
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      Really? After 2 years of people bitching about not enough new things and original stuff?

      • December 10, 2017 at 7:09 pm
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        So true! I’ll decide for myself…

      • December 10, 2017 at 9:59 pm
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        There are different kinds of different, if that makes sense, and that’s waht fans of almost anything want, we want the same, but different.

        • December 11, 2017 at 12:40 am
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          Sounds oxymoronic to me. Either you want something familiar, or you want something new. But you can’t want something familiarly new.

          • December 11, 2017 at 5:21 am
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            You gotta admit that we SW fans, are some of the most complicated bunch of fans out there :p

          • December 11, 2017 at 6:53 am
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            I mean, don’t look now, but that’s the tightrope literally all sequels have to tread – people pay their two bits to see them because they liked the first one, so they want some of that experience again. But at the same time JUST doing that same thing again isn’t satisfying, and sequels have to challenge the audience with something unexpected to be successful. Unexpected and new, but within the boundaries of what’s been established already. Yes, it’s contradictory, and it’s a big part of why so many sequels are terrible or at any rate poor shadows of what came before.

          • December 11, 2017 at 8:00 am
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            People want something new within the context of familiar so it feels like a natural extrapolation of known data. If someone tells you they are looking for something different in a relationship, and you boil them in oil, that is certainly different, but they will likely not be pleased.

    • December 10, 2017 at 6:28 pm
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      That comment is hardly surprising. Lawrence Kasdan said RJ’s script was weird and the actors pointed out it was unexpected. That doesn’t mean it is not good, but that’s why I think it has the potential to be divisive or controversial.

  • December 10, 2017 at 6:25 pm
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    From the reactions, it seems to me it’s going to be divisive and not necessarily a crowd pleaser. Of course, early reviews from fanboys should always be taken with a grain of salt.

  • December 10, 2017 at 6:26 pm
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    These reactions are certainly promising, though I tend to prefer movies that are critically divided , such as Mother!. Still, I am looking forward to seeing Luke again!

    • December 10, 2017 at 6:52 pm
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      There are some leaks on the web already, but it’s hard to tell if they are true or false. IF they are true, I believe the reaction will be more mixed than those early reviews as, at least to me, it doesn’t sound so good on paper. Again, I haven’t seen the movie yet and won’t judge it by unverified spoilers.

  • December 10, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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    Get ready for another new round of star wars rankings.
    For me, I’m predicting mine will turn out to be this:

    A new Hope
    Empire strikes back
    The last jedi
    Revenge of the sith
    The force awakens
    Return of the jedi
    Rogue one
    The phantom menace
    Attack of the clones

    And then 6 months later Solo is supposed to come out. Could be higher than R1 or lower. I’m guessing lower

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:03 pm
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      Here’s my list with an obvious guess on TLJ;

      A New Hope
      Empire Strikes Back
      Return of the Jedi
      Revenge of the Sith
      The Last Jedi
      Rogue One
      The Phantom Menace
      Attack of the Clones
      The Force Awakens

  • December 10, 2017 at 6:54 pm
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    Had a chance to chat briefly with someone who was there, and who’s opinion I generally trust. Overall verdict was ‘some really, really good stuff, some kind of ‘meh’ stuff, some really, reaaaaaaaly bad stuff, the second act goes on long enough to be ‘too long’, but that it’s both surprising enough and good enough that it’s going to take a couple of viewings to really come to grips with the movie’. Conspicuously absent – anything approaching my concerns about TFA – breathless pacing, inconsistent writing, and poor character choices. Good enough for me to be a recommendation!

      • December 10, 2017 at 10:03 pm
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        When the entire film is played at the same breakneck speed without respite? Yes. Yes it absolutely is. It’s exhausting and numbing. Films need to ebb and flow in terms of pace, something Abrams doesn’t seem to understand.

        • December 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm
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          There was plenty of slower moments: intro of Rey, finns trek through the desert, meeting Han, going to see maz, kylo talking to Vader mask, etc etc etc. But even without those moments I prefer fast to a crawling pace like TPM or the first half of rogue one.

          • December 11, 2017 at 11:50 pm
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            There you go again: “The ONLY conceivable alternative to what we got in TFA is the prequels.” Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

    • December 11, 2017 at 7:54 am
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      I didn´t feel TFA breathless pathing, it was not slow obviously, but not breathless for me.
      I missed some explanations, Poe survival hidden for example to surprise us later didn´t work as they expected I think, but we could say the same about plot inconsistencies in Empire or ROTJ…
      I believe SW 5 and 6 is linked to our childhood and we have them mystified, it is beyond logic.
      Also now we watch many TV series with literally hours to explain the plot… that makes it more difficult to movies appear perfect built.
      Well, SW is like a huge serie too…

      • December 11, 2017 at 10:37 am
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        I’m coming from a place of having grown up in the 70s and 80s, so my default, while there are some I’ve really enjoyed, is not long-format TV. I also didn’t find it was an issue of missing anything, it’s just without any quiet moments, where people aren’t running around screaming, there’s absolutely no contrast in the film. With nothing to contrast with, the high energy, ‘constant delight’ the film is going for is just the default level, and I found it completely desensitising, and ultimately wearing and wearying.

        • December 11, 2017 at 2:29 pm
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          Yes I understand you, it is the 2 hours long video-clip / advertising feeling. No time to think.
          This is SW, not Tarkovsky or Bergman.

          • December 11, 2017 at 6:55 pm
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            YES! Exactly! Like a 2 hour trailer!! Except even the TFA teaser knew enough to start very quiet, build anticipation, then explode on the audience, then take a second to let Han have his “It’s true. ALL of it.” moment, then finish with a bang. I mean it’s almost like this is basic film-making or something.

  • December 10, 2017 at 7:19 pm
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    Gonna play Debbie Downer here and remind everyone that the reaction after Rogue One’s premiere was largely “best Star Wars ever” and for many of us, Rogue One turned out to be a sloppy, muddled, fan service film.

    I am sure Last Jedi will be great, but premiere are stocked full of known fans and allies to ensure positive reaction is transmitted broadly after the premiere event.

    I am very skeptical over hyperbolic twitter statements after a premiere, my goodness even Justice League was considered a triumph after its premiere, but the box office and movie goers clearly thought differently.

    Again, hopeful the film is amazing, but tweets like this mean nothing, except those that were invited to the premiere largely did what Disney expected them to do, which is why there were invited in the first place.

    • December 10, 2017 at 7:24 pm
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      To be fair, the negative reaction to JL was mostly in the US, where there is a clear anti-DCEU bias. In other countries, the movie had great reviews. And let’s not forget that Chris Terrio, who wrote BvS and JL, will write Star Wars Episode IX, so if you didn’t like the former, brace for the latter !

      • December 10, 2017 at 11:34 pm
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        To be REALLY fair….JL is not a good film. It’s better than most of the prior DC film offerings, but it’s not “good” by any stretch of the imagination.

        • December 10, 2017 at 11:57 pm
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          A bit of a hot take on my part: ‘Wonder Woman’ isn’t a great film. It’s just ok, but the bar has been set so low it is still the best DCEU film I’ve watched.

          The fact that Zack Snyder’s portion of ‘Justice League’ effectively pisses on what Patty Jenkins did for feminism with that film really speaks volumes about the former’s quality. And that is the least of its problems.

          Probably just my two cents, though.

          • December 11, 2017 at 3:17 am
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            I’d ABSOLUTELY agree with that take. WW wasn’t…completely awful? I guess? Aside from the ending, which was just all kinds of terrible on every conceivable level, but it’s still not good (whatever it supposedly did for ‘feminism’ and why I should care aside). Not like BvS kinds of ‘bad’, and still better than JL, but in terms of superhero movies, I honestly wouldn’t rate it like, leaps and bounds ahead of JL.

      • December 11, 2017 at 2:56 pm
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        “To be fair, the negative reaction to JL was mostly in the US, where there is a clear anti-DCEU bias.”
        American taste in movies is developing then…

    • December 10, 2017 at 7:43 pm
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      For me Rogue One is the second best star wars movie, because it is completely different than before and it’s characters have a story and aren’t heroes built from nothing, but thats only my opinion.

      • December 10, 2017 at 7:47 pm
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        Agreed

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:53 pm
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      No! Not for many “of us” at all. Only for Debbie Downer’s such as yourself. Go watch the OT and stfu.

  • December 10, 2017 at 7:37 pm
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    as much fun as it can be to get swept up in fanboy reactions, this all sugar with very little substance. and just like with sports, i really wish people would stop immediately saying something is the best ever right after it happens. let it marinate for a bit, see it a few times, then make that distinction. anyways, i’m sure it will be pretty good.

  • December 10, 2017 at 7:49 pm
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    Wow, gushing Californian type reactions all round, who’d have thought it.

    • December 10, 2017 at 8:35 pm
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      “Califorian type reactions?” What constitutes a Californian reaction, exactly? Effusive praise for something in a valley girl/surfer dude accent?

      • December 11, 2017 at 3:42 am
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        You constitute a Californian type reaction.

        • December 11, 2017 at 4:49 am
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          Oh, Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Makes perfect sense now.

          • December 11, 2017 at 1:46 pm
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            There you go again.

  • December 10, 2017 at 8:02 pm
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    Always will be haters, if its like OT, prequels or and if its takes too risk, what it seems TLJ is. If its nothing we have never seen in the saga, the bad opinions will be there for sure. I’ll sit and enjoy the ride as much as i can, and then give constructive opinions. Personally i can’t wait, and i don’t care if its a remake of something previous or if its completly new. Its SW, it has ships and characters I love. So, go for it! Really excited!

    • December 10, 2017 at 10:53 pm
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      One guy’s opinion. Just like the rest. I’m not getting carried away with these initial reactions. The only opinion that matters on the day, is our own.

    • December 10, 2017 at 11:47 pm
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      What’s a “Scott Mantz”?

      • December 11, 2017 at 3:51 am
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        An Italian calendar?

        • December 11, 2017 at 7:30 pm
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          No, that’s a “Ubaldo Calendari”. I think the Scott Mantz thing is a kind of Italian double-baked, dry and inedible cookie, primarily made and given as a practical joke.

  • December 10, 2017 at 9:49 pm
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    I saw the film, lets just say its not Empire good, but entertaining. Gets a little slow at times, and big reveal is kinda forced. Still leaves you with lotta questions…guess we gotta still wain til Ep. 9 to be satisfied

    • December 10, 2017 at 10:25 pm
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      All I need to know, is it better than Attack of the Clones?

      • December 11, 2017 at 9:22 pm
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        Most movies are better than Attack of the Clones. I happen to be of the opinion that even The Phantom Menace is better than Attack of the Clones. At least it has Liam Neeson and Clones doesn’t. Any more questions?

        • December 12, 2017 at 12:10 am
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          Have you seen it yet? It’s not hit Norge already has it?

    • December 11, 2017 at 5:24 am
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      Does Luke die?

    • December 11, 2017 at 11:39 am
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      If Empire came out today I think plenty of people would complain about it… dragging in the middle for example.

      • December 11, 2017 at 6:37 pm
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        bold statement…

    • December 11, 2017 at 10:29 pm
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      no you didnt….

  • December 10, 2017 at 11:37 pm
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    Sounding good so far. I was deflated after TFA initial hype, but looking forward to seeing what Rian’s created.

  • December 11, 2017 at 12:02 am
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    Can’t wait!!!

  • December 11, 2017 at 12:19 am
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    5 more months and still nothing about Solo…on the other hand I’m gonna see a test screening of TLJ Wednesday morning at 1am..Can’t wait!!!

    • December 11, 2017 at 3:34 am
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      Why would they risk pulling hype off of TLJ? Wait for late January and February – betting we’ll see the ramp up on Solo after TLJ has mostly left theaters.

    • December 11, 2017 at 1:56 pm
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      You don’t get people to spend money today by reminding them how much they will spend tomorrow.

  • December 11, 2017 at 4:32 am
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    Well, I seen it so I did, and c’mere till I tell ya, there’s dis fella, who looks like he’s been through the wars, an awful lookin craytur, and he wears a dress, a grand golden ting, very snazzy altogether, and he doesn’t like dis other fella, who also wears a frock, a far shabbier lookin yoke… ah anyway I won’t tell yis anymore, yis ill see it for yoursells when ye schlap the oul súile on te de big screen – ya know whah I mean like.

  • December 11, 2017 at 6:41 pm
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    Obviously those that know me on here, know that in my opinion TFA was terrible from a story perspective.

    I’m just hoping that Rian gives us a great story and can fix the flaws (in my opinion) from TFA. And can deliver a movie at least as good as Rogue One.

    I’m praying that we get some bad ass Luke Skywalker…praying some more…

    • December 11, 2017 at 7:32 pm
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      Not even going to pray for Luke – not going in with any preconceptions about what I want to see happen. I’m just hoping this thing is smarter than TFA and gives me some kind of stakes I can care about.

      • December 11, 2017 at 9:06 pm
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        I can get behind that statement!

    • December 11, 2017 at 9:53 pm
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      Sounds like your wish will come true. Reading Patton Oswalts brief review, he compares Luke to John Wick so, sounds like lots of action for our Jedi master.

      • December 11, 2017 at 10:31 pm
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        Luke….John Wick style! That would be amazing!

    • December 12, 2017 at 5:58 am
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      I think my opinion of the film will heavily depend on how Luke’s treated. If they dump on his legacy, then I’ll probably dislike the film. On the other hand, if he’s portrayed as doubtful, scared, but still emerges in the end as the noble warrior (as he was when he threw away his lightsaber and refused to serve the emperor), then I’ll be happy because I think Johnson will be able to cover the other bases.

      • December 12, 2017 at 6:25 am
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        just read the entire story line….and I thought TFA was divisive….good Lord, I’m not happy about sooo many things.

        • December 12, 2017 at 6:35 am
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          Yep, I’m reading some of them as well. I’m worried, but praying some of these plot/character issues are untrue or look better on screen.

          • December 12, 2017 at 6:41 am
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            I am sure he put together a good movie, probably just not one I agree with…if that makes any sense.

          • December 12, 2017 at 6:51 am
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            Makes complete sense. Star Wars Rebels has a few moments like that where it goes in a direction that I wouldn’t. However, if it has to go in that direction, then at least Filoni did a great job in doing it.

  • December 11, 2017 at 9:04 pm
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    Is it just me, or r u guys all terrified when u see the bad or just eh reviews?

    • December 12, 2017 at 12:41 am
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      I’ve seen 1 mixed review so far. ONE! I’m not too scared. 🙂

  • December 11, 2017 at 9:23 pm
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    Still haven’t seen any, “Was just like The Empire Strikes Back” yet, there must be hope… I mean if it was, there would be at least one person saying it, right? Or did the people who said TFA was just like ANH just not get a ticket?

    • December 11, 2017 at 11:46 pm
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      The people who attended the red carpet premier of TFA didn’t say it was a beat-for-beat copy of SW either.

      • December 12, 2017 at 12:59 am
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        Because it wasn’t.

  • December 12, 2017 at 6:10 am
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    I got to attend the premiere as well – its a bold step forward for the Star Wars Universe.

  • December 12, 2017 at 6:12 am
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    TLJ ranks up there with ESB and R1 – its unlike any other Star Wars movie, in a good way – unexpected and so many twists and turns you don’t see coming – but they all all feel right and they set up all kinds of possibilities for not only Episode 9 but beyond.

  • December 12, 2017 at 6:13 am
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    TLJ ir more character driven and less about the “big effects” and gratuitous references to previous movies. Its really good.

  • December 15, 2017 at 1:18 am
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    This movie did what I feared the most — DISRESPECTED Luke Skywalker the character and legacy. Hated it from start to finish.

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