even though i warmed up to tfa, i still cannot watch it without getting really pissed. the movie up until the falcon shows up is actually pretty good, and i still rewatch that half hour-ish from time to time. but oh boy… after that it’s just unwatchable to me, and it’s basically because of rey. i can’t watch the mind trick scene anymore, for example. or rey vs kylo. it just makes no sense. much like anakin destroying the donut in tpm (read: anakin in tpm) made no sense. so yeah, while tpm is still ‘enjoyable’ to me, tfa definitely isn’t, and i think it’s because qui-gon is the main character in tpm and the annoying ones are on the side. with tfa it’s the opposite. but i may still try to fanedit tfa to my liking - even though i don’t think i’ll ever be able to sit through the mind trick scene. ever.
tlj on the other hand might still get a big smile out of me (especially with darthrush’s fanedit that should be coming out in the next few months). my biggest problem with tlj nowadays is that the rey, kylo, luke and snoke plot is absolutely wonderful but feels like a completely different movie from the rest. and the rest… is not so wonderful.
all that said, both of the movies when they came out were absolute disappointments to me. tfa a lot more so than tlj. oh well 😦
i loved r1 though, and i’m looking forward to watching solo.
my current ranking:
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens