The Last Jedi

[Butch Manly]

Lukes force hologram I can just about by into but then it’s not entirely consistent with the old movies. If Jedi can do this why didn’t Obi-Wan use it against Vadar?

And now force ghosts can interfere in the real world too. If that’s the case why didn’t Yoda help Luke against Vadar then? Or Obi-Wan? In an early version of Return of the Jedi this idea of force ghosts using their powers in the real world existed but it was jettisoned from later versions unsurprisingly. Why? Because it’s not a very good idea. You couldn’t have Luke against Vadar and the emporer with Obi-Wan and Yoda hanging around. It had to be just Luke.

Don't forget that Qui-Gon Jinn taught Yoda how to materialise as a force ghost. Before that Yoda didn't know how to do it so it is totally reasonable that Luke discovered or developed new ways to use the force over a period of (what?) 20 years.
I agree about Leia, but I was actually pleased that this wasn't her death scene.

Lads, lads, it's ALL totally far-fetched. Dogfights in space? Battleships literally metres from each other. Erm... the Force....?

I loved it though it's also clearly shite.

[Butch Manly]

The chances of a new Star Wars being considered as good as episodes 4 and 5 are virtually nil. You get what you get. These films are not made with middle aged people in mind anyway.

Not that I'm disagreeing with you, Matt, but it was interesting how Nat and I took a nine year old girl, who'd never seen a SW film before, to see The Force Awakens and she loved it but when she then watched A New Hope the next week, albeit on TV at home, she found it really dull. Stupid kids.

[Dr Markus]

[ how Nat and I took a nine year old girl, who'd never seen a SW films.

You knew this Young girl right? You or your better half?

[Butch Manly]

[ how Nat and I took a nine year old girl, who'd never seen a SW films.

You knew this Young girl right? You or your better half?

Yes, of course, she's the daughter of a close friend.

[Matt Wilson]

The chances of a new Star Wars being considered as good as episodes 4 and 5 are virtually nil. You get what you get. These films are not made with middle aged people in mind anyway.

Not that I'm disagreeing with you, Matt, but it was interesting how Nat and I took a nine year old girl, who'd never seen a SW film before, to see The Force Awakens and she loved it but when she then watched A New Hope the next week, albeit on TV at home, she found it really dull. Stupid kids.

No, I get that. My nine-year-old's favorite Star Wars movie is episode 2. Go figure.

[Toby]

The chances of a new Star Wars being considered as good as episodes 4 and 5 are virtually nil. You get what you get. These films are not made with middle aged people in mind anyway.

Not that I'm disagreeing with you, Matt, but it was interesting how Nat and I took a nine year old girl, who'd never seen a SW film before, to see The Force Awakens and she loved it but when she then watched A New Hope the next week, albeit on TV at home, she found it really dull. Stupid kids.

My son adores IV. He's not seen VII or VIII yet as he's too young, but I'm hopeful that he sees the OT as the best ones.

[Butch Manly]

Well, that's good to hear!

[fange]

I went with my girls (14 & 12) and they really liked it, more than i did to tell the truth. The movie's style really appealed to them.

[Deebank]

My wife loved it - and she has no time for SF or fantasy as a rule. She was raving about it when we came out. Lots of strong female characters may perhaps have helped. The kids loved it too of course.

I liked it a lot - good fun and the time didn't drag at all. But as an adult I find SW films pretty much go in one ear and out the other without leaving much of a trace... Apart from Phantom Menace which was all negative.

[pcqgod]

Another by-the-numbers Star Wars movie. My girlfriend fell asleep twice during it, lol.

[Darkness_Fish]

I saw it this afternoon. As a film, I think it probably hangs together better than the increasingly casual/uninvolving Marvel franchises, but there doesn't seem to be much point to Star Wars anymore. Did this drive the plot along any more? Is there an over-arching plot? Why should I care? A bit too much silly green-screen CGI, which The Force Awakens handled much better. It didn't drag for all of it's 2 1/2 hours, but it's not something I'd choose to watch again.

[harvey k-tel]

It's "Vader", you morons, not "Vadar".

[Sneelock]

You say Tomader, I say Tomadar.

[Dr Markus]

Good as any place I suppose.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180129-the-star-wars-posters-of-soviet-europe

[Toby]

Watched it again.

Some good moments, but I'm starting to feel that how the Last Jedi sits within the canon of the Star Wars films will be determined by the quality of Episode IX.

[clive gash]

[Darkness_Fish]

Y'know, when I saw the Last Jedi DVD in Tesco this week, I genuinely had forgotten the existence of the film, and wondered how I didn't know there'd been another. It might say a lot about my precarious mental state, but it probably also says a lot about the long-lasting impact of the film.

And while I'm here, wait for this, it's worth a bit of build up.














Star Wars: Solo?












About as welcome as a drum solo!



Right lads?
Lads?

[clive gash]

*wonders if it’s woth taking D_F off ignore, I mean, he’s obviously saying something beastly about Steely Dan*

[harvey k-tel]

Solo, or: Dude, Where's My Millenium Falcon

[Penk!]

Han and Chewie go to White Castle