Old Man Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 It turns out the Ewoks are the real stars of Episode IX, even destroying the fifth and sixth Death Stars with their Stone Age tech and comedic antics. Also, every Ewok is Force sensitive and in the end they become the core of the new Jedi order. Or not. zslane and pinecone 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 30 minutes ago, Old Man said: It turns out the Ewoks are the real stars of Episode IX, even destroying the fifth and sixth Death Stars with their Stone Age tech and comedic antics. Also, every Ewok is Force sensitive and in the end they become the core of the new Jedi order. Or not. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 ***VERY MINOR SPOILERS BELOW*** Considering what this film was left to work with, it was better than expected. Basically ignores Last Jedi and you could pretty much get by without watching that mess. There were 2 or 3 legitimately absurd/badly handled moments, some bold decisions many people will hate (not me), A LOT of action and a fast pace help you stumble past the wonky moments, some crazy new force powers (one of which will be recognized by viewers of The Mandalorian), solid main ending ( although it kinda felt like there 2 or 3 endings after the big action scene ending). The final scene and dialogue were perfect and gave me the feels. 3 out 5 stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Old Man said: It turns out the Ewoks are the real stars of Episode IX, even destroying the fifth and sixth Death Stars with their Stone Age tech and comedic antics. Also, every Ewok is Force sensitive and in the end they become the core of the new Jedi order. Or not. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Starlord said: ***VERY MINOR SPOILERS BELOW*** Considering what this film was left to work with, it was better than expected. Basically ignores Last Jedi and you could pretty much get by without watching that mess. There were 2 or 3 legitimately absurd/badly handled moments, some bold decisions many people will hate (not me), A LOT of action and a fast pace help you stumble past the wonky moments, some crazy new force powers (one of which will be recognized by viewers of The Mandalorian), solid main ending ( although it kinda felt like there 2 or 3 endings after the big action scene ending). The final scene and dialogue were perfect and gave me the feels. 3 out 5 stars Well, after Last Jedi, I will never be fooled again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Badger said: Well, after Last Jedi, I will never be fooled again. Well that is true if you pick up your guitar and play just like yesterday and then you get on your knees and pray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 5:25 AM, death tribble said: No Ewoks means no Badgers. So a bad thing. Badgers? Badgers! We don't need no stinking Badgers! pinecone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker It's better then Cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Cats has always been some kind Uncanny Valley thing for me. Cant ever do it, nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Rey stinks! Seriously, she's had the same outfit for the entire trilogy, right? Thing has to be rank by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Cassandra said: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker It's better then Cats. From what I understand that isn't hard. Apparently the initial release of Cats was the wrong version--an unfinished cut that featured a slew of CGI errors and omissions that elevated an already disturbing film to one of true psychedelia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Badger said: Rey stinks! Seriously, she's had the same outfit for the entire trilogy, right? Thing has to be rank by now. Midichlorians are not found in the bloodstream, they are skin bacteria....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Badger said: Rey stinks! Seriously, she's had the same outfit for the entire trilogy, right? Thing has to be rank by now. Then think of how bad Palpatine must smell......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Yoda lives in a swamp, just saying. Luke lifted a space fighter After a long workout....there might be a reason he became a hermit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Riley Howell Is Now A Jedi Master ScottishFox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 1:12 PM, Cassandra said: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker It's better then Cats. Speaking of Cats, is there a reason anybody would want to see it, except for somebody who has a weird Furry/ Taylor Swift fetish combo Umm, wait, are there people who do? Do I even want to know? Armory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Badger said: Speaking of Cats, is there a reason anybody would want to see it, except for somebody who has a weird Furry/ Taylor Swift fetish combo Umm, wait, are there people who do? Do I even want to know? That sad part it's not a costume. pinecone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Well, I saw Cats live on stage. As a stage musical I found it fun and entertaining, in a light spectacle kind of way. But I think the costumes, makeup, dance numbers and so on probably work better on a stage, where there's some distance separating them from the audience. And of course there was no CGI, so no Uncanny Valley effect. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Badger said: Speaking of Cats, is there a reason anybody would want to see it, except for somebody who has a weird Furry/ Taylor Swift fetish combo Umm, wait, are there people who do? Do I even want to know? Gah....... Some mental images are just wrong..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Taylor Swift is in it for one song and then is gone. Swifties who go primarily to see her will be disappointed, I expect. Cats doesn’t really have a story. Instead it is two hours of (largely unrelated) “cat testimonials”, many of which won’t resonate with viewers, assuming viewers can make sense of those numbers at all. The creepy costumes and bizarre acting choices (as reported by many reviewers) are just further reasons to avoid it. I suspect that Cats is like Rent: a product of its time that hasn’t aged well and is unlikely to connect with audiences today without taking it apart and making something completely new with the pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 14 hours ago, Badger said: Speaking of Cats, is there a reason anybody would want to see it, except for somebody who has a weird Furry/ Taylor Swift fetish combo Umm, wait, are there people who do? Do I even want to know? Just wait for the Ewok mods to come out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 It's a theatrical telling of a book of poetry. I expect everyone here knows that it is TS Elliott's Old Possum's Book of Cats: a long series of cat-themed poems. But back to the point: It is a musical retelling of a book of theme poetry. Of _course_ it's not going to age well. Like Liaden, I enjoyed the stage show- enough that I've seen it twice. But there is not enough actual _substance_ to see it translate as a story to any other medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 43 minutes ago, Duke Bushido said: It's a theatrical telling of a book of poetry. I expect everyone here knows that it is TS Elliott's Old Possum's Book of Cats: a long series of cat-themed poems. But back to the point: It is a musical retelling of a book of theme poetry. Of _course_ it's not going to age well. Like Liaden, I enjoyed the stage show- enough that I've seen it twice. But there is not enough actual _substance_ to see it translate as a story to any other medium. Ok, I didn't know that. (but never previously cared about Cats enough to know anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 As I understand it, the new film includes a number of original elements that are not in the stage production and are highly disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 So anthropomorphised cats are not disturbing enough? Do any Cats shout “ThunderCats Ho!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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