*** STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ***

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In reply to TCTTS • 2:22p, 12/4/19
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Yeah, I think the thing that struck me last night is that the Finn/Rose stuff really doesn't take up as much screen time as it felt like it did the first couple of times I watched it.

I'm definitely not saying this movie is one of the best or anything, but watching it last night, at the end I was like 'you know... this is better than I remember.'

I've said this before but it's a lot like the Return of the Jedi where there's two movies in one.

There's a good movie: Rey/Kylo/Luke/Snoke : Luke/Darth/Emperor
And there's a crap movie: Finn/Rose/Holdo/Poe : Han/Leia/Ewoks

And last night the bad movie didn't take away from the good one as much as it did the first couple of viewings.
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In reply to bobinator • 2:23p, 12/4/19
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That's a good comparison. I like that.
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In reply to bobinator • 2:28p, 12/4/19
AG
Well said.

I've been a proponent of TLJ since it was released, but even I'll admit the Rose/Finn/Poe stuff isn't great (although I don't think it's as bad as others make it out to be...prequel stuff is far worse IMO).

The 3rd act is some of my favorite stuff in the saga and masterfully done IMO. Of the sequel trilogy, they've delivered two amazing acts: Act 1 in TFA and Act 3 in TLJ. Interestingly, I think both movies so far have really struggled with the 2nd act.

Here's to hoping TROS puts it all together.
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In reply to Saul Goodman • 2:31p, 12/4/19
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In 100% agreement with this.
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In reply to TCTTS • 2:32p, 12/4/19
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TCTTS said:
No one will ever be able convince me that the Finn/Rose and Holdo/Poe plot lines are good, but I do admit that the spine of the movie - the Rey/Luke stuff - grows on me more and more. That, and as I've said before, I think the final act - from Rey arriving to confront Snoke, all the way to the end - is remarkable. Basically, I've gone from "It's a bad movie with good parts" to "It's a good movie with bad parts."
I'm on record here about my feelings on TLJ so there's no reason to rehash that, but I absolutely loved the look and cinematography of TLJ. Visually it might be the best Star Wars movie yet, and it has me really excited for this movie.
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In reply to Belton Ag • 2:58p, 12/4/19
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TCTTS said:
No one will ever be able convince me that the Finn/Rose and Holdo/Poe plot lines are good, but I do admit that the spine of the movie - the Rey/Luke stuff - grows on me more and more. That, and as I've said before, I think the final act - from Rey arriving to confront Snoke, all the way to the end - is remarkable. Basically, I've gone from "It's a bad movie with good parts" to "It's a good movie with bad parts."
I'm on record here about my feelings on TLJ so there's no reason to rehash that, but I absolutely loved the look and cinematography of TLJ. Visually it might be the best Star Wars movie yet, and it has me really excited for this movie.
Please present the notarized record.
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2:59p, 12/4/19
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I agree - the Rose / Finn scene felt like forever in the theater, but it goes a lot faster when I can hit the fast forward button at the house.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 3:04p, 12/4/19
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MuckRaker96 said:
Belton Ag said:
TCTTS said:
No one will ever be able convince me that the Finn/Rose and Holdo/Poe plot lines are good, but I do admit that the spine of the movie - the Rey/Luke stuff - grows on me more and more. That, and as I've said before, I think the final act - from Rey arriving to confront Snoke, all the way to the end - is remarkable. Basically, I've gone from "It's a bad movie with good parts" to "It's a good movie with bad parts."
I'm on record here about my feelings on TLJ so there's no reason to rehash that, but I absolutely loved the look and cinematography of TLJ. Visually it might be the best Star Wars movie yet, and it has me really excited for this movie.
Please present the notarized record.
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3:21p, 12/4/19
AG
It's interesting that most of you are saying the Finn/Rose/Poe stuff was the bad parts of TLJ. Friends I have that hate the movie and most of the interwebs still seem to hate what Rian Johnson did with Luke...

I still actually really like the movie and was one of the few defenders after release. Only have issues with some of the Finn/Rose/Poe/Holdo stuff
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In reply to FTACO97 • 3:35p, 12/4/19
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I can get that people don't like the way Rian went with Luke, but that's more of an expectations thing than it is a problem with the movie itself. It not being the movie you wanted is, to me, different than it being a bad movie.
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In reply to bobinator • 3:43p, 12/4/19
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Well said.
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In reply to FTACO97 • 3:45p, 12/4/19
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FTACO97 said:
It's interesting that most of you are saying the Finn/Rose/Poe stuff was the bad parts of TLJ. Friends I have that hate the movie and most of the interwebs still seem to hate what Rian Johnson did with Luke...
You think!!!

Waits 30+ years... Opening crawl "Luke Skywalker has vanished"... Waits 2 more years... enter depressed hermit Luke who cut himself off from the force.... waits 1.5 hours... holy crap yes, yes, yes... there he is... there he and he's gone.

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In reply to TCTTS • 3:56p, 12/4/19
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TCTTS said:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/rise-of-skywalker-new-force-powers
because Mary Poppins in space was not enough?
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In reply to agracer • 4:05p, 12/4/19
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agracer said:
TCTTS said:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/rise-of-skywalker-new-force-powers
because Mary Poppins in space was not enough?
the ability to disappear without dying
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4:08p, 12/4/19
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She will go Super Saiyan
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4:09p, 12/4/19
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New force powers are going to be related to Luke, imo.
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In reply to The Collective • 4:16p, 12/4/19
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I Have Spoken said:
New force powers are going to be related to Luke, imo.
Rey: What......oh my....it's you. Master Luke, you're back! How?

Luke: Rey, there are great powers in this universe that can not be explained......

Rey: The Force! You mean the Force!

Luke: Disney Board of Directors.

Rey: oh

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In reply to The Collective • 4:22p, 12/4/19
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I Have Spoken said:
New force powers are going to be related to Luke, imo.
Possibly, but almost definitely Palpatine.
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5:56p, 12/4/19
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Being able to return from the Force in physical form.

Cheap? Maybe, but I don't care, if it means Luke is back in the flesh.
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6:20p, 12/4/19
Electric Boogaloo
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7:39p, 12/4/19
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Something I've been pondering.

We have seen a red eyed "dark" Rey.
Any thoughts the cloaked figure sitting on emperor throne isn't palpatine but dark Rey?

Sort of a force dream like Luke had of his face inside Vader mask? This is Rey's force dream of her as evil emperor? Could explain her perplexed expression in trailer?
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In reply to TCTTS • 8:59a, 12/5/19
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TCTTS said:
No one will ever be able convince me that the Finn/Rose and Holdo/Poe plot lines are good, but I do admit that the spine of the movie - the Rey/Luke stuff - grows on me more and more. That, and as I've said before, I think the final act - from Rey arriving to confront Snoke, all the way to the end - is remarkable. Basically, I've gone from "It's a bad movie with good parts" to "It's a good movie with bad parts."
you've been seduced by the dark side..forever will it dominate your destiny!!!
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9:56a, 12/5/19
Variety article says we get some of finn's origin. New commercial has finn saying "they've taken enough of us. Now we take the war to them." Stormtrooper uprising ?
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11:52a, 12/5/19
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And this is why you shouldn't believe most of what you read on the internet, especially when it comes to this movie.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 11:53a, 12/5/19
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Well that's embarrassing.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 11:55a, 12/5/19
AG
So funny. Was just about to post that. Jason Ward bugs me so much.

That said, re: believing the internet, the reddit plot leaks, at least, have been proven right time and again, especially with each new TV spot and interview lately. So while Ward's reporting has been spotty as hell, reddit has indeed been spot on...
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12:04p, 12/5/19
Right now I do not care about the plot, I just want to hear more of Williams' score for the movie. I need music leaks so I can stop listening to the "Adventure" tv spot over and over
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 12:08p, 12/5/19
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MuckRaker96 said:
Stormtrooper uprising ?
Oooooh, I like this a lot. Presumably joining the resistance would immediately up their blaster accuracy by at least 85%.
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In reply to tk for tu juan • 12:12p, 12/5/19
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Well you've got 8 soundtracks you can go through. Then there's remixes on youtube.
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12:42p, 12/5/19
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1:06p, 12/5/19
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Another good interview with Chris Terrio...


https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/2019/12/5/20996444/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-ending-chris-terrio-interview-skywalker-saga
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1:13p, 12/5/19
AG
I'm not a huge Jason Ward fan either. The success of his site seems to have gone to his head (bigly).

On trailer / tv spot music, is that music even done by Williams?

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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 1:15p, 12/5/19
Brian Earl Spilner said:


And this is why you shouldn't believe most of what you read on the internet, especially when it comes to this movie.
Reminds me of Chris Broussard dead set that LeBron was staying in Miami right up until the time the Sports Illustrated article came out that he was going to Cleveland.

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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 1:21p, 12/5/19
AG
Btw, I just read the article itself and even Trevorrow couldn't write something that bad. Rey's mom as the Solo's former housekeeper? And the final, climactic fight between Rey and Kylo at the old Solo household? Who comes up with this stuff?
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In reply to TCTTS • 1:26p, 12/5/19
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TCTTS said:
Another good interview with Chris Terrio...


https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/2019/12/5/20996444/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-ending-chris-terrio-interview-skywalker-saga
Came here to post this as well. Good article

A few things from the article to start to make your mind wander to what he could be referring to:

Response: "There's always been this line in Empire Strikes Back, and I always think about that line. What do you think that means?" We could sort of play in that world for hours and hours and hours and debate and argue and grizzly-wrestle about certain points.


Question: You mentioned identifying loose ends from throughout the saga. How daunting does it become getting everything into a single movie?
Response: I think that, by my last count, there were 24 character arcs in the movie. Twenty-four characters whose stories had sort of beginning, middle, and end.


What line is he talking about, and what character arcs...
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