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#1153329
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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Matt.F said:

To me this set is fantastic. It wonderfully straddles that fine line of being ‘Star Warsy’ yet also giving us something we haven’t seen before. Great visuals.

A good chunk of Star Wars appeal to me is the sets and costumes. You don’t have to concentrate on what the main characters are doing or the plot, there is always some piece of set design or prop in the frame that will interest the eye.

Bit of Kagemusha, a bit of Flash Gordon. In the middle is Star Wars, so yes perfect.

Hopefully they can push it further in EpIX and have some Throne of Blood moments.

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#1153143
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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DrDre said:
Yes, to those kids he’s Santa Clause. I’ll agree with you on that. I wish I could still believe in Santa Clause…

Yeah it’s a real shame that when kids grow up they no longer believe in kindness, charity, and good will to all. They burn their false idols and never teach their own children about mythology to instil a sense of right on them.

Oh wait they don’t, and that was point of the movie.

[Adywan said:]
its fine that people don’t like this movie, but you cannot deny that a large section think they are on a crusade against anything that isn’t white powerful and male. It’s gotten a lot worse since a certain person was elected as now they think their beliefs are accepted. It just makes me sick what the fandom has become.

Yeah it’s kinda sad. If Rey was Ray there would be no discussion. The same people ignore the OT Alliance leadership to cry about it in TLJ. It’s the same with those lunatics who said TFA was eroding the values of same race marriage or something. Ew.

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#1152729
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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DominicCobb said:
There’s a difference between piloting a speeder and an aircraft. A speeder is more like a car, while an aircraft is like an aircraft. I don’t think it’s hard to imagine that Finn knew how to operate speeders (in fact he does so in one of the TFA deleted scenes).

Right, his training included hovercrafts and melee combat but not ships and turrets.

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#1151236
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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SilverWook said:

Mocata said:

TV’s Frink said:

Mocata said:

I hate to ask, but what the heck is that?

Jabba’s death scene. With extra choking. ROTJ by James Khan.

Keep in mind the novel also says Obi Wan and Uncle Owen were brothers. Old printings do anyway.

Yeah that makes too much sense for George to include.

Gaffer Tape said:
Ewok nipple clamp

This too.

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#1151193
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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SilverWook said:
I still don’t get why people have issues with Dexter’s diner. We had a sleazy bar in the first film. They probably have fast food in the GFFA too. Sentient beings like to go out to eat, no matter what galaxy they’re in.

It’s because Mos Eisley Cantina wasn’t like an obnoxious nostalgia bar for a period in Earth history with matching Earth robot accents. I could be wrong! Maybe it was all an elaborate Wild West fan club.

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#1151069
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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lovelikewinter said:
I’d have rather he said Palpatine. However, I’m thankful we didn’t get Hayden Christensen in this, so he’s not going to be in the Trilogy unless JJ pulls a 180 on his ideas of the Prequels.

He should have said that the Jedi were so blind that a simple senator took power, it be more powerful and less … cringey. Now we have to consider that Luke caught up with friends for a drink after the war in that 1950s diner.

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#1151060
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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DrDre said:
in the end all she got from Luke were a couple of incomplete lessons, and some books, and despite this her Force powers continued to grow to the extend, that she beat Luke in a duel, saved Kylo in their battle with Snoke’s guards, and moved a ton of rocks with ease. That’s where I checked out.

Well in theory the Force is something you just need to have faith in. Luke didn’t even know what it was while Rey had this grand idea of it in her mind already. She moved a few rocks, because she heard that was a thing. I don’t think anything she did came naturally, it was more imitation. As for the battles, I’d have to rewatch but it seemed with Luke he was old and without any Force connections, and in the throne room they were struggling by the end and had to work together.