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#1150872
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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Collipso said:

Rey kicking Kylo’s butt makes him seem very weak period. Plus there is no plausible explanation. But this thread isn’t the place for this kind of discussion.

You mean besides the fact that he was severely wounded and bleeding out from a shot to the torso that was previously established to carry enough force to toss multiple troops into the air? And a mental wreck after just murdering his own father?

But you’re right, wrong thread for this discussion.

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#1150183
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Last movie seen
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Mike O said:

The Chronicles of Riddick- A woefully misguided sequel to Pitch Black that tried to turn the whole thing into a big Star Wars-style space opera, but the thin screenplay doesn’t work when you stretch something so confined onto a wider canvas. Lots of already dated FX, a bunch of furious action scenes which don’t really work, and a bunch of babbling about a mythology that doesn’t make much sense. A well-designed but turgid misfire.

I couldn’t stand the theatrical version of this film but the director’s cut did a lot to salvage it.

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#1149225
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Doctor Who
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I thought the Christmas Special perfectly encapsulated why Moffat needed to go. His wishy-washy fairy tale take on the franchise is just awful. As is his over reliance on big manufactured emotionally manipulative moments. They’ve lost most of their impact from overuse. And he wasted almost the entirety of Capaldi’s run.

Bradley is a fine First Doctor even if he sounds nothing like Hartnell. He did well with what he was given and that’s saying something as the characterization of the First Doctor here was just terrible.

I was surprisingly taken with 13’s introduction. The cliffhanger ending has me intrigued.

Ultimately, I can’t wait until Capaldi joins Big Finish so he can finally be free of the Moff.

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#1146944
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Last web series/tv show seen
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Longmire (2012-2017)

I joined this series late. I had just finished season 3 when I learned that A&E was cancelling the show and that the showrunners were looking for a new home for the series. Thankfully Netflix stepped up and let this series go out on its own terms. Fantastic show that follows a dedicated sheriff who watches over a Wyoming county the size of Delaware with just three deputies. Wonderfully written show, the cast is fantastic with the likes of Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff and Lou Diamond Phillips. They all turn out stellar performances and really embody their characters. I also appreciate it for turning an eye toward native reservation life. All around great show, I highly recommend it!

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#1144285
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>NON SPOILER</em></strong> * THREAD
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MalĆ Strana said:

Not a surprise (the following weeks are going to be more interesting… many people aren’t probably going to watch it several times like they did with TFA)

Except I and a couple of friends have seen it twice now and I have another who is on his third. =P

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#1141333
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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Of the three rumbles in that clip, I’d recommend trying the last one before they cut to the Rebel soldier. Although I think just boosting the original one in the mix might suffice.

In other news, got another friend to check out the project:

Wow
Other than the starkiller base stuff I honestly don’t know what was changed because I only saw it once two years ago
But…you weren’t kidding
What I just saw was an incredible film
If that’s what I had seen in theaters, any nitpicks I might have felt would have been insignificant ones I kept to myself
I found myself absolutely enraptured throughout most of it
And not even doing the meta thing of thinking about how it was making me feel that way
It grabbed my attention so thoroughly that none of that mattered

If I recall correctly, one of his biggest nits about the original film after Starkiller was Artoo’s magical recovery. So congrats, again!