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Title: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: AzT on January 23, 2017, 08:24:15 AM
https://twitter.com/starwars/status/823561256078548992

It's official. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is the next chapter of the Skywalker saga. This December. #TheLastJedi http://strw.rs/60198RpcU


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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: BadWolf on January 23, 2017, 08:47:20 AM
And the coloring is red instead of orange. This movie is going to be dark. It'll be the Empire Strikes Back of Star Wars! Oh wait...
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on March 08, 2017, 08:58:03 PM
Episode VIII intel, from the Disney shareholders meeting http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-star-wars-the-last-jedi-clip-reveals-1488996409-htmlstory.html

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A bit of "Star Wars" news dropped Wednesday at Disney's annual shareholders meeting in Denver: We've seen what happens after Rey (Daisy Ridley) visits Luke (Mark Hamill) at his secluded cliffside hangout.

Los Angeles Times reporter Daniel Miller was at the meeting and viewed the first clips from director Rian Johnson's new film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." But first, it all started off with a joke ...

- "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" clip is being screened. But it's a joke, sort of! We just got a few seconds of Rey handing Luke a lightsaber.

- We just saw more "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" footage. In it, Luke asks Rey, "Who are you?" Then we see her deftly handle a lightsaber.

- Also making appearances in "The Last Jedi" footage: Chewbacca, General Leia Organa and Finn.

- One last thing on the "Last Jedi" footage: We saw all sorts of settings -- mountains, oceans, forests, deserts. Look suitably epic, exotic.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Chris on March 08, 2017, 09:24:00 PM
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And the coloring is red instead of orange. This movie is going to be dark. It'll be the Empire Strikes Back of Star Wars! Oh wait...

Totally.  :)

I sincerely hope they don't CG Leia.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on April 15, 2017, 09:56:19 AM
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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: SamTurtledove on July 15, 2017, 02:58:51 PM
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Which word do you find more provocative: "Jedi" or... "Last"? #TheLastJedi #StarWars  Mark Hamill  (https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/886335965744082944)


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The General. #TheLastJedi  Star Wars  (https://twitter.com/starwars/status/886318550675214336)

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It's that time of year  John Boyega  (https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/886316411169251329)


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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on October 08, 2017, 10:02:41 AM
https://twitter.com/Newsarama/status/917017283628879872

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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI's Next Trailer (& Ticket Sales) Coming Monday http://www.newsarama.com/36825-star-wars-the-last-jedi-s-next-trailer-ticket-sales-coming-monday.html …

The next major Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer is scheduled to debut during Monday's Monday Night Football on ESPN. The game, between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears, is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. Eastern. Here is a teaser:

    Get ready. Trailer tomorrow. #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/woC9KF4GH8
    - Star Wars (@starwars) October 8, 2017

This coincides with the first availability of tickets to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi in theaters. Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres December 15.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: SamTurtledove on October 09, 2017, 05:47:32 PM
Theaters in town have online ticket sales open for TLJ.

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edit:  from JediTempleArchives (http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2017-10-09-fandango-tickets-now-on-sale/)

The Fandango VIP get a poster offer

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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Angology on October 09, 2017, 06:28:30 PM
I thought they weren't supposed to go up until after the trailer. Did they? We thought it was supposed to be at half time, but were surprised to see a posting of someone getting them. I missed out on Thursday night. We are going Friday at 1:10pm (have to take time of work-bummer! ;) )

Alamo had a pretty nice setup with the virtual queue.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: SamTurtledove on October 09, 2017, 07:07:32 PM
Tickets went up first.


https://youtu.be/Q0CbN8sfihY


I don't know, the post time is off, just posted at :15, not 7 minutes ago.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: debster on October 09, 2017, 07:08:05 PM
Got my ticket for Thursday night!
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: NCDS on October 09, 2017, 07:34:25 PM
For some reason the IMAX by my house only has an 11pm.  That has to be a mistake so I bought for the smaller theater and will have to stalk.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: mark on October 09, 2017, 07:35:24 PM
Fandango is using our old friend Queue-it but it's not going so well. It's been paused for a while. I missed when the queue went live for the SF Alamo Drafthouse so I was number 290 or something in line and all of the early shows were pretty picked over by the time I got to the front. Decided to be casual and grabbed our favorite seats for the next Saturday. The kids have finals on the week of the 18th anyway. Debating now whether I book something earlier just for me  >:D
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on October 09, 2017, 08:59:50 PM
:o

https://twitter.com/MairghreadScott/status/917581739798675456

Friends and I just bought 100 seats for Last Jedi at #arclighthollywood opening night. We effectively bought the theatre. #livingthedream
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: mark on October 09, 2017, 09:17:21 PM
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:o

https://twitter.com/MairghreadScott/status/917581739798675456

Friends and I just bought 100 seats for Last Jedi at #arclighthollywood opening night. We effectively bought the theatre. #livingthedream

Lol, when I read that I thought you were talking about yourself.

I don't know why I was bothering with fandango, after the 3rd timeout I went direct to the theater site and got me a ticket for Friday AM with no lag whatsoever. IMAX 3D :)
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on October 09, 2017, 09:21:35 PM
Night, won by Carrie's Gary:

garyfisher Just watched the new trailer of The Last Jedi and my mom looks more beautiful than ever.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaDQtHXhfAu/?taken-by=garyfisher
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Transmute Jun on October 10, 2017, 05:50:34 AM
Managed to get tickets for my husband. I'm going to give them to him on his birthday in a couple of weeks.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on October 10, 2017, 06:56:21 AM
Already got my ticket for Irvine, California for Thursday, December 14 at 9:30 pm for a 3D IMAX experience
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: TheOtherMel on October 11, 2017, 11:47:03 AM
Bought my tix for the fam for the first Sat.

Anybody else like the energy of major movies on the first weekend? I just enjoy the vibe, it kinda feels like a mini, mini Comicon waiting in line with like minded folks.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Angel_ on October 11, 2017, 03:26:22 PM
Got my tickets for a double feature The Force Awakens/Last Jedi event opening night with commemorative popcorn bucket and "other prizes." Cost $30 but heck yeah this sounds amazing. The theater has huge reclining chairs and the biggest theater screens in Hawai'i.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: BenEatsRice on October 11, 2017, 07:09:49 PM
I can't stop watching the trailer. I just keep watching it over and over.
 :o :o :o
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: mark on October 12, 2017, 09:48:22 AM
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Bought my tix for the fam for the first Sat.

Anybody else like the energy of major movies on the first weekend? I just enjoy the vibe, it kinda feels like a mini, mini Comicon waiting in line with like minded folks.

Totally, a good crowd makes everything better.  Even if it's not a new movie, we've been doing more of the special screenings at the SF Alamo Drafthouse (Sean of the Dead in a few weeks :) ) and the people that attend these are such great fans that, even though I've seen some of the movies a ton of times,  I enjoy it even more.

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Got my tickets for a double feature The Force Awakens/Last Jedi event opening night with commemorative popcorn bucket and "other prizes." Cost $30 but heck yeah this sounds amazing. The theater has huge reclining chairs and the biggest theater screens in Hawai'i.

I'm a big fan of this trend, especially when you can reserve the seats. One of the Cinemark theaters close to us just upgraded to recliners.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Angology on October 12, 2017, 03:16:09 PM
We got tickets for Thursday in a new AMC theater that just opened up less than a mile away from us. They have reserved seating and the recliner seats too. We think we got tickets because people didn't know it was already open. We got Alamo Drafthouse for Friday, but DH tried AMC and there were tons of seats left, even well after we bought ours. I am looking forward to checking out this theater (and the recliners!).
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: NCDS on October 13, 2017, 08:18:39 AM
Our AMC got remodeled also and so it was odd grabbing tickets.  Tons of showings but they are all small theaters.  I haven't been since they made it reserved so I wonder if the large theaters are still being remodeled.  I hope they kept them.  Imax doesn't have a showing until 11pm which is also odd.   So small theater for me the first time around.

I can't do Alamo Draft House for these films.  I want no interruptions, plus it's just too dam expensive for a movie there.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on November 21, 2017, 11:55:24 AM
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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: lilredrubi74 on November 29, 2017, 07:13:07 AM
We were able to snag tickets on the IMAX for Friday my daughter has finals that week so she didn’t want to go on Thursday night since she has Pre-Cal final Friday morning. We also have tickets at the Alamo Drafthouse for Sunday afternoon. I’m trying so hard to stay away from spoilers and its killing me 😂
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: mark on November 29, 2017, 07:56:12 AM
What is it with these movies coming out right when the kids have finals? :) We're in the same boat. I also realized that I had bought 4 Alamo tickets for Saturday but that I have my mom flying in that day for the holidays.  (I don't know if anyone else has this problem, I seem to make these different sorts of plans with completely separate parts of my brain, and end up with scheduling issues since they don't talk to each other :( )

So now I have to choose between being a bad father or a bad son. And I'm already bad since I bought a 9am Friday IMAX ticket just for me.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: SamTurtledove on November 29, 2017, 01:27:45 PM
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Our AMC got remodeled also and so it was odd grabbing tickets.  Tons of showings but they are all small theaters.  I haven't been since they made it reserved so I wonder if the large theaters are still being remodeled.  I hope they kept them.  Imax doesn't have a showing until 11pm which is also odd.   So small theater for me the first time around.

I can't do Alamo Draft House for these films.  I want no interruptions, plus it's just too dam expensive for a movie there.

Hopefully you get an AMC Prime out of the remodel, more of a major "sonic upgrade" to the smaller theater venue. Price about same as Imax showings.  I'm planning on doing an early morning Harkins showing with a group then solo at AMC Prime showing in the afternoon.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on December 04, 2017, 09:27:56 PM
This is an article that was just published tonight on the Los Angeles Daily News website.

Here's a link to the article:  http://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/04/heres-why-star-wars-the-last-jedi-star-daisy-ridley-says-rey-is-missing-han-solo-worried-about-finn

Los Angeles Daily News, Monday, December 4, 2017, 5:06pm PST

HERE'S WHY "STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI" STAR DAISY RIDLEY SAYS REY IS MISSING HAN SOLO, WORRIED ABOUT FINN

By ROB LOWMAN, Los Angeles Daily News

With less than 2 weeks until the opening “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Disney and Lucasfilm have kept the film tightly under wraps.

Castmembers got to see it last week, but the press won’t see director Rian Johnson’s film until Dec. 9 and are embargoed from reviewing it until the 12th. The official description of the movie is “an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.”

Still, despite the director and cast being extremely guarded about the film, we gleaned information about it from the press day for “The Last Jedi.”

Here’s the first:

Many of the character’s who were together in “The Force Awakens” won’t have as much screen time together in the new film.

Daisy Ridley, who plays the trilogy’s heroine Rey, says she was taken by the fact that many of the characters of “Force” are off on their own adventures.

At the end of “Force,” we see Rey arriving with R2-D2 on the planet where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has been hiding out. While either of them could be the “Last Jedi” of the title, it’s expected that, like in “The Empire Strikes Back” where Yoda trained Luke to become a Jedi knight, Luke will train Rey.

Hamill was coy about this. But when asked if his character would miss Harrison’s Ford’s Han Solo, who was killed at the end of “The Force Awakens,” John Boyega, who plays Rey’s pal Finn, indicated he would have other things on his mind.

“Rey is off training. She’s got stuff to do,” says Boyega. “Finn’s got stuff to do. I can’t think about Han at the moment.”

Ridley looked at it differently. She had earlier noted that “people had responded so well to John and I as a team” and that when she read the script for “Jedi,” “I was a little bit nervous about not being a team so much in this one.”

“For me, the film was a challenge because of the different combinations of people,” says the 25-year-old actress. “There are new people we’re learning about and meeting for the first time.”

While the others may not miss Han, Ridley’s Rey saw him as a father figure.

“The beauty of the storylines happening in tandem is that Rey is very much affected by (Han’s death),” she says. “In the first film, Rey has been alone for a very long time and she is really open to love and friendship when Finn comes along, and there is this amazing adventure.”

When Han enters Rey’s life, “Rey seeks something from him, because he’s a sort of figure she’s never dreamed of, and everything is new to her,” Ridley says. So she begins understanding things in a different way. “There’s an intimacy and there’s a sort of figure of something she’s never dreamed of for her that gets snatched away.”

Apparently alluding to the new film without letting out too much, Ridley says that Rey is trying to get grip on everything that’s going on “while everything is moving forward. She has some time to think about questions about what would lead someone to do that. So I’d say she’s a little more affected, at least emotionally, onscreen.”

Adding, “And she’s worried about Finn at home."

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens Dec. 15.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on December 05, 2017, 01:09:19 AM
I should add I noticed in the trailer there appears to be a light saber battle between Finn and Captain Phasma.  Gwendoline Christie appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" this evening and he asked her if she takes her mask off in the upcoming film.  She wouldn't say but alludes to the fight her character has with Finn.  Also at the end of the trailer, it appears Rey is tempted to allow Kylo Ren to coerce her to join him and the Dark Side.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on December 09, 2017, 05:16:19 PM
Good news, John Boyega will be at the Hollywood premiere after all.  He just won't have his luggage with him.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Post by: AzT on December 13, 2017, 01:03:30 PM
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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: alyssa on December 13, 2017, 01:13:22 PM
This thread is now labeled as ***spoilers***

Feel free to discuss the movie! & don't peak if you don't want to be spoiled
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: perc2100 on December 14, 2017, 11:28:56 AM
Yoda cameo, huh?  Will be curious to see if that spoiler dropped in a TV morning show interview with John Boyega is a legit spoiler revealed a few days early of just Boyega and the interview being goofy
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: perc2100 on December 14, 2017, 10:25:20 PM
Great movie!!  A little bit of fun, a little bit of emotions, and overall well made film.  I loved the character development between Rey & Ren; where Johnson took Luke (w/advice from Yoda); and that there was NOT resolution of Leia via Ms. Fisher's death.  I both loved and was bummed with the brother/sister reunion via visions.  I was bummed we didn't get a legit show down between Luke & Ren but I loved the way that entire confrontation transpired.  I cheered out loud when Ren and Rey were kicking serious butt together and was bummed they didn't get to spend more time as partners (I really want an entire movie of "Rey & Ren: the ass-kicking wanderers").  I'm a fan of Rian Johnson's (and hung out with him at a bar the year he was at Comic-Con for LOOPER) and he did an incredible job with our established characters and taking their character arcs in great directions; the characters we were introduced to all seemed to have depth & found myself wanting to spend more time with them.  I look forward to a Rian Johnson-created Star Wars trilogy and I think LAST JEDI is at the top of the All-time Star Wars movies
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: brand4d2 on December 15, 2017, 12:16:04 AM
I read all the spoilers last week and on paper a lot of what happens did not sound enjoyable.   On a fansite, I even saw that some were cancelling their tickets because the spoilers made them so upset. 

But then that’s why story tellling is an art form...very glad I watched it tonight!   I actually never finished watching Looper but will for sure look forward to the Rian Johnson trilogy.   

Was worried that Nien Nunb might not make it but he lives to become the new Wedge!   
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: DaveG on December 15, 2017, 03:35:12 AM
Absolutely loved it.  The trailers had me a little worried, but I didn't need to be.  I think the most emotional part for me was when Luke kissed Leia on the forehead.  Just knowing what would happen in real life made that whole scene more emotional.  I loved the fight scenes.  And yes, watching Ren and Rey fight together was fun, but I was more happy that she held to her promise and didn't let Luke down.  In all, I really have no complaints about the movie and plan to see it again.  I also don't know where they go next from here, but I expect to see the next movie on opening night as well.  And while this is not a complaint, I couldn't help but think that some of the cute creatures were inserted into the film primarily for merchandising.  But they were pretty cute.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: rabbitwarren on December 15, 2017, 08:39:50 AM
Took the day off from work and watched the 8:30am showing. All in all, a great movie and looking forward to watching with my family over the holidays. I felt that while Force Awakens was an homage to ANH, this one deconstructed all the tropes of the original trilogy. The plucky heroes failed in their missions, Kylo Ren did not turn from the Dark Side...   The seemingly cowardly bureaucrat was simply a pragmatist and not a foolhardy hothead.

There are things to nitpick, like how Rey got control of the force so quickly and how she got back on the Falcon, but I think this should be enjoyable. .

Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: perc2100 on December 15, 2017, 10:05:10 AM
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Took the day off from work and watched the 8:30am showing. All in all, a great movie and looking forward to watching with my family over the holidays. I felt that while Force Awakens was an homage to ANH, this one deconstructed all the tropes of the original trilogy. The plucky heroes failed in their missions, Kylo Ren did not turn from the Dark Side...   The seemingly cowardly bureaucrat was simply a pragmatist and not a foolhardy hothead.
YES!  And that's one of the things I LOVED about this film!  It didn't go as I thought it would, and I LOVED that I found myself thinking "damn that just happened" at times.  I loved how they set up Ren as striking down look ala Vader striking down Obi Wan only for Luke to pull a "psych!"

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There are things to nitpick, like how Rey got control of the force so quickly and how she got back on the Falcon, but I think this should be enjoyable.
* I assume Rey was already strong with the Force and just needed a little bit of guidance on what to think/envision/focus on.  I'm maybe being apologetic, but Rey is clearly more badass as a Jedi than Luke was in his youth.  It makes more sense to roll with that other than bog the movie down with a training montage or something
* I assumed she made her decision to go to Ren and high-tailed it out w/Chewie ASAP (not unlike Luke on Dagoba)
* I was more wondering WTF is up with Leia floating through space: that's the one aspect that is kind of hard for me to reconcile, even knowing Leia has clearly been one w/the Force going back to EMPIRE (BTW I really dug the visual framing near the beginning with Ren on the attack and Leia sensing her son: framed VERY similar as Luke/Darth at the end of EMPIRE).
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: DRWHO42 on December 15, 2017, 11:37:39 AM
I saw it Thursday night and enjoyed it immensely. There were subtle humor embedded which worked well and the tone may appear darkish but it had the underlying them of hope which flourished at the end of the film.

Cast was superb.

Will watch again next week.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: mark on December 15, 2017, 01:47:57 PM
Just got back from an AM showing. Work has been such a pain these last months and it was nice to blow it off for a morning. Really liked the movie, especially the deconstruction aspects that [member=448]rabbitwarren[/member] mentioned.  I managed to stay spoiler free, which I am happy about. Of course now I have to keep my big mouth shut until the rest of the family sees it.

Will post more thoughts later since now I have to catch up on work  :( but

No trailers! I don't know if that's everywhere but the movie just started right away. Loved it.

The last scene was the most perfect thing, I wonder how many people caught that little detail with the broom.

Holdo might end up being my favorite part, a great character story done in just a few scenes, and in a way that kept you guessing.

One thing I didn't realize until just now was that if they hadn't gone off to find the slicer then Holdo's plan to escape would have worked and they wouldn't have lost as many lives.  Right now only Finn and Rose know that, (plus DJ and the bad guys, not certain about BB-8.) Seems like an important thing.

Biggest audience reaction was the applause at the little tribute to Carrie Fisher in the credits. R.I.P.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Angel_ on December 15, 2017, 04:15:55 PM
I'm such an emotional wreck.  Goodness.  I'll just do a bullet point rundown of things I loved and things I did not love.

Loved:

Things I didn't like:

I'm going to see it again Saturday. I loved it!
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: LB42 on December 15, 2017, 04:17:48 PM
Rian Johnson did what Jar Jar Banks couldn't and made me hate a Star Wars movie. He also damaged the franchise in my opinion.  Bottom line: I HATED IT! There are more plot holes and irrational choices than The Room.  Seriously, this thing has an audience score on Rotten Tomatoes that's lower than E2 Attack of the Clones and Last Jedi actually earned a score that bad.  I am having an apoplectic attack.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: chocolateshake on December 15, 2017, 06:50:11 PM
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There are things to nitpick, like how Rey got control of the force so quickly and how she got back on the Falcon, but I think this should be enjoyable. .

I liked it. Not as much as Rogue One which is my favorite but definitely a good Star Wars movie. IMO, the biggest nitpick was when the Republic cruiser went hyper and knocked out the First Order fleet.

1) Things in hyperspace shouldn't run into anything in normal space. That was firmly established in the original movie.

2) Even if it did, why wouldn't the Republic just regularly take out Star Destroyers left and right with x-wings going to hyperspace. It was a great effect but just isn't supported by canon.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: brand4d2 on December 15, 2017, 11:09:31 PM
Now that I’ve had nearly 24 hours to think about it, Twin Suns 2.0 and its super super poignancy will be what definines TLJ for me and certainly enough to make up for the stuff I did not like so much. 


Very random notes:

Billie Lourd’s character is one of the first we see and thanks to AHS, I went into instinctive fear mode. (Face of evil!!!!   Don’t trust her!!! Snoke is her brother!!! )  ;)

There are people who refuse to see this based solely on what they read from spoilers which isn’t necessarily the best way to go.  They can tend to be incomplete plot points without complete context and even I was wondering beforehand if Rey might end up carrying the “idiot ball” and acting out of character just to facilitate the Kylo Rey scenes. 

I think what may happen in Ep 9 is that the force bond becomes so problematic that Rey finds she needs to learn to cut herself off from the Force.   
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Angology on December 16, 2017, 07:10:37 AM
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I read all the spoilers last week and on paper a lot of what happens did not sound enjoyable.   On a fansite, I even saw that some were cancelling their tickets because the spoilers made them so upset. 

But then that’s why story tellling is an art form...very glad I watched it tonight!   I actually never finished watching Looper but will for sure look forward to the Rian Johnson trilogy.   

Was worried that Nien Nunb might not make it but he lives to become the new Wedge!
So, I wasn't the only one that was happy to see Nien Nunb in the final scene. He has been my favorite side character since I first saw him in RotJ! It helps to ease the sting from the loss of Admiral Ackbar (RIP  :'()

We saw it twice, and it held up both times. The first time you got all the surprises (I had seen no spoilers). You thought maybe Kylo was a good guy for about a minute, and then not so much (yes, I am an idealistic sap sometimes). You didn't know what a b*tthead DJ turned out to be. Etc, etc. The second time, you can settle in and get deeper into the story. Like, okay-Snoke sensed the conflict was gone in Kylo-because he had decided to overthrow Snoke. What took Holdo so long to figure out the lightspeed thing? Was she trying to decide if it would even work (I am on the side of it not working, but it was a great moment)?

I loved the Porgs. Do I think they were there for merchandising for the kids? Yes. but I don't care. You need a little cuteness in with all of the sorrow. I also loved Rose. Will definitely be picking up a Pop of her character. As always, I am not great at expressing in written word my feelings on the movie, but this Star Wars fan is very happy.

Evidence of my love of the Porgs (yes, I am a grown woman that took a plushie to the movies. Sigh...)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BctCEhdj0Qp/?taken-by=angology
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Transmute Jun on December 18, 2017, 05:56:48 PM
Have you guys seen this?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/theres-a-last-jedi-easter-egg-in-rogue-one?bftw&utm_term=.pcWVx05ogZ#.jq7NBw9nZK
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: TheOtherMel on December 18, 2017, 06:19:57 PM
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I liked it. Not as much as Rogue One which is my favorite but definitely a good Star Wars movie. IMO, the biggest nitpick was when the Republic cruiser went hyper and knocked out the First Order fleet.

1) Things in hyperspace shouldn't run into anything in normal space. That was firmly established in the original movie.

2) Even if it did, why wouldn't the Republic just regularly take out Star Destroyers left and right with x-wings going to hyperspace. It was a great effect but just isn't supported by canon.

^^^^^^This, I whole heartedly agree with!

Also I couldn’t get down with “Space action Leia”

Did I like it, sure. Is it the best one, not by a long shot but man did I love the banter! “Do you think you got him?”
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Post by: perc2100 on December 19, 2017, 11:16:16 AM
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^^^^^^This, I whole heartedly agree with!

Also I couldn’t get down with “Space action Leia”

Did I like it, sure. Is it the best one, not by a long shot but man did I love the banter! “Do you think you got him?”
OK, I've given this more thought since seeing it a fourth time yesterday, as well as reading some interviews with writer/director Rian Johnson:
* Kathleen Kennedy (head of Lucasfilm) mentioned to Rian that we hadn't seen Leia utilize the Force after the revelation in JEDI that she is a Skywalker, and the hints in EMPIRE and JEDI that she was definitely Force sensitive.  She brings up a great point. 
* We didn't see much of Leia in THE FORCE AWAKENS, so we really haven't spent much time with Leia from the Endor dance party to the escape in LAST JEDI.  Meaning, we have no CLUE what she's been up to the last several decades as far as The Force is concerned: who knows what she's been doing since then
* the crew on her ship watching out the window as she floats through space back to safety didn't exactly have a look of "WTF is going on here: WTH is she doing?!"  but more of a "she's alive lets bring her in and help her to the medical ward."  Poe looks more shocked than the rest but for the most part the looks seem to be more of a relieved 'she's alive' than 'WTF is Leia floating through space?!"  That might be telling
* from a storytelling perspective it's actually a pretty cool way to mess with the audience.  I know at the time I kept thinking "What the hell: Leia is already dead within the first reel of the movie?!  Without her reuniting with Luke?!?! TOO SOON!!!" and when she flew back w/the Force I was relieved that we'd see more of Liea after all.
* the over-arching theme of this film is that ANYONE can be a hero: ANYONE can utilize the Force.  Not just people who are descendants of Jedi Masters; not just people 'abducted' as toddlers to be trained in the Force; not just folks who commit to the rigid Jedi way (or anarchic Sith way).  Anyone.  I personally think this theme was introduced in the very early scene when the bomber crew member was able to grab the launch controls under stress, maybe pain, and in a very difficult predicament.  I think that was her reaching out and channeling The Force.  We see this in the last scene with the stable boy and the broom.  Early in the film I think this theme and moment is a bit confusing and makes more sense later in the film: or w/a bit more reflection.

It's still jarring, but it works for me and I appreciate the scene.  THE LAST JEDI got me thinking that maybe Luke wasn't the uber powerful BAMF Jedi we all assumed he was (obviously he was to an extent).  Rey and Ren could be more powerful (though not wiser/more experience); Leia could've been more powerful.  Who knows.

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I liked it. Not as much as Rogue One which is my favorite but definitely a good Star Wars movie. IMO, the biggest nitpick was when the Republic cruiser went hyper and knocked out the First Order fleet.

1) Things in hyperspace shouldn't run into anything in normal space. That was firmly established in the original movie.

2) Even if it did, why wouldn't the Republic just regularly take out Star Destroyers left and right with x-wings going to hyperspace. It was a great effect but just isn't supported by canon.
1) if we're being honest, SW has NEVER come even remotely close to adhering to physics (see literally the opening shot of A NEW HOPE).  To counter your point, it IS firmly established in ANH that there needs to be very precise and careful calculations to jump into hyperspace so one doesn't run into a planet or other massive object ("jumping through hyperspace aint like dustin' crops" afterall  ;) )
2) your argument seems to be "if we haven't seen it before, it must not be possible."  We've already seen ships crash into other ships strategically (ROGUE ONE) so there's zero reason to think this is not a (albeit incredibly desperate) strategy
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Chris on December 19, 2017, 12:18:34 PM
::Covers eyes::  Going to see it tonight.   Can't read thread yet.   ::Runs away::
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: tsnyder on December 19, 2017, 12:48:02 PM
Have been avoiding all spoilers and info and finally got to see it last night.  Its pretty weird because there were a ton of things that I didn't like but overall I loved the movie.  My brain wants to reconcile that I shouldn't have liked it because my con list is pretty long but doesn't matter, I loved it :)

FAVs:
-Poe, Poe, Poe, and more Poe.  Thought the space battle scenes were awesome and really liked his character arc
-The disheartened Luke storyline was cool
-Rey and Ren fight with guards
-Visually I thought it was pretty great.  CGI didn't seem to distract but to add to which is what it should do
-I really really like Fin and Rey as actors and their characters seem very well done to me. 
-Actually liked the Porgs with Chewie
-Just seeing Luke fighting with a lightsaber again made the kid in me scream for joy
-New AT-AT design and dreadnaught looked amazeballs!
-This is going to be on both lists- jump to hyperspace destroys the fleet.  Loved the sacrifice and style wise those were some AMAZING shots

Cons:
-Jump to hyperspace again  ??? That would be my go to weapon for every battle.  Why fire torpedoes and lasers??? Just launch small drones that jump to hyperspace at anything you want to destroy.  Don't even have to lose a pilot.  Great moment movie wise but my brain doesn't like it :)
-Leia space flying......ughhh
-Snoke when out like a chump.  After force awakens I wanted to know so bad who he was and what his story was in relation to the timeline as he obviously has been through the ringer and appears older than any of existing characters so was around in original trilogy.  We get nothing! Its like this movie completely erased every plot point in Force Awakens that was important like Reys parents as well
-Phasma and Fin fight.  I really really want to hate phasma and have her be an awesome villain.  Last movie she lowered the shields which seemed very lazy/lame and thought the fight and her possible end was underwhelming this movie.
-At some points found the humor to be more distracting and didn't like.  Was weird, liked the Porgs, fish caretaker people, BB-8 slot machine but some of the other ones seemed very out of place for a star wars movie.
-To be honest the whole find the codebreaker trip could have been cut out and I wouldn't have minded or at least filmed it differently.  I see how it tied into the rise of the new rebellion and needed the betrayal of the code breaker story wise but not a fan of that planet overall. 
-Is it me or is the First order leadership pretty dumb?  How many times do they get tricked.
-Probably my biggest hangup for both movies is how did we actually get here again with the First Order from the Empire?  I had to read up after Force Awakens so I understood the First Order, Republic, and Resistance but still don't quite get how the First Order could have built their fleet, the Starkiller base, etc without that getting shut down from the entire Republic well before we got to where we are now.

Anyway, tons of complaints but you know what..........doesn't matter! I loved it and gonna go back again and see it again tomorrow  :P :D
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: perc2100 on December 20, 2017, 08:44:04 AM
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Have been avoiding all spoilers and info and finally got to see it last night.  Its pretty weird because there were a ton of things that I didn't like but overall I loved the movie.  My brain wants to reconcile that I shouldn't have liked it because my con list is pretty long but doesn't matter, I loved it :)

FAVs:
-Poe, Poe, Poe, and more Poe.  Thought the space battle scenes were awesome and really liked his character arc
-The disheartened Luke storyline was cool
-Rey and Ren fight with guards
-Visually I thought it was pretty great.  CGI didn't seem to distract but to add to which is what it should do
-I really really like Fin and Rey as actors and their characters seem very well done to me. 
-Actually liked the Porgs with Chewie
-Just seeing Luke fighting with a lightsaber again made the kid in me scream for joy
-New AT-AT design and dreadnaught looked amazeballs!
-This is going to be on both lists- jump to hyperspace destroys the fleet.  Loved the sacrifice and style wise those were some AMAZING shots

Cons:
-Jump to hyperspace again  ??? That would be my go to weapon for every battle.  Why fire torpedoes and lasers??? Just launch small drones that jump to hyperspace at anything you want to destroy.  Don't even have to lose a pilot.  Great moment movie wise but my brain doesn't like it :)
-Leia space flying......ughhh
-Snoke when out like a chump.  After force awakens I wanted to know so bad who he was and what his story was in relation to the timeline as he obviously has been through the ringer and appears older than any of existing characters so was around in original trilogy.  We get nothing! Its like this movie completely erased every plot point in Force Awakens that was important like Reys parents as well
-Phasma and Fin fight.  I really really want to hate phasma and have her be an awesome villain.  Last movie she lowered the shields which seemed very lazy/lame and thought the fight and her possible end was underwhelming this movie.
-At some points found the humor to be more distracting and didn't like.  Was weird, liked the Porgs, fish caretaker people, BB-8 slot machine but some of the other ones seemed very out of place for a star wars movie.
-To be honest the whole find the codebreaker trip could have been cut out and I wouldn't have minded or at least filmed it differently.  I see how it tied into the rise of the new rebellion and needed the betrayal of the code breaker story wise but not a fan of that planet overall. 
-Is it me or is the First order leadership pretty dumb?  How many times do they get tricked.
-Probably my biggest hangup for both movies is how did we actually get here again with the First Order from the Empire?  I had to read up after Force Awakens so I understood the First Order, Republic, and Resistance but still don't quite get how the First Order could have built their fleet, the Starkiller base, etc without that getting shut down from the entire Republic well before we got to where we are now.

Anyway, tons of complaints but you know what..........doesn't matter! I loved it and gonna go back again and see it again tomorrow :P :D
And that's the approach we should all have about all art.  Artists make creative decisions that we may not be expecting (such as "Snoke is not important to the big picture story so lets get him out of the way to progress Ren's character arc"), or maybe that are radically different from what I personally built up in my mind.  For me, after my first viewing Thursday evening, there were a myriad of things I was expecting that Rian Johnson subverted: Luke & Ren's showdown; Luke's reaction to Rey handing him his lightsaber; Snoke dying in Act 2; Luke & Leia's reunion, etc.  I personally loved all of those things but walking away I was sort of "huh" about what I had built up in my mind vs what Rian Johnson gave us.  I still loved the movie a lot, and nothing really bothered me: it was just "different."  On 2nd viewing (and 3rd and 4th) I've come to absolutely LOVE what he did.  There are extensive interviews online at EW where he discuss pretty much ALL the more 'controversial' stuff (why he had Leia flex her Force muscles in that way; Phasma's fight (FWIW Rian Johnson thinks Phasma should be the Kenny of the SW world, dying in every movie/property she's in - like, always landing in garbage or something  :P ); why he decided Snoke wasn't important to the story; Rey's parents being nobodies; why he brought back Yoda, etc) that is a nice way to get into the creative driving force that drove this movie.  After reading his thought process stuff that I wasn't keen on the first time (like Leia doing her best Starlord impression) made me understand his thought process.  For the Leia in space thing (oooh: say "Leia In Spaaaaaace" like Pigs in Space for added effect) Kathleen Kennedy had talked to Rian that we've not seen Leia use the Force after learning she's a) a Skywalker and b) in tune with the Force.  So Rian came up with that sequence to explore her Force usage.
Check out the plethora of articles from the extensive Q&A here:  Mark Hamill, costume designer, editor, and some other production crew members also partook in the Q&A
http://ew.com/star-wars/
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: NCDS on December 20, 2017, 08:27:56 PM
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Evidence of my love of the Porgs (yes, I am a grown woman that took a plushie to the movies. Sigh...)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BctCEhdj0Qp/?taken-by=angology




So did I!!!!!

Here he is buckled in the car on his way to see the movie! Safety first!

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Here he is after the film in his new bucket
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Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Chris on December 22, 2017, 10:41:42 AM
So what is with the Empire never putting a handrail on walkways that go over gaping pits in their spaceships?   Clearly, this is a safety hazard.  :P
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Post by: Transmute Jun on December 22, 2017, 10:56:08 AM
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So what is with the Empire never putting a handrail on walkways that go over gaping pits in their spaceships?   Clearly, this is a safety hazard.  :P

It's natural selection. If someone is stupid enough to fall over, then you don't want them working for The Empire...
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Post by: perc2100 on December 24, 2017, 03:39:49 PM
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It's natural selection. If someone is stupid enough to fall over, then you don't want them working for The Empire...
The Imperial and First Order soldiers who don't go over the side get promoted to officer status
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on December 25, 2017, 07:24:56 PM
Just saw the movie this evening.  I didn't understand why Poe felt the need to be trigger happy and to cause a mutiny.  Didn't he not realize he was jeapordizing everyone around him?  Is he going to go Anakin Skywalker in Episode 9?
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Post by: The Gossamer on December 26, 2017, 07:59:43 AM
Poe truly believed in his way of doing things and getting it done as displayed at the first attack of the bomber run that went bad. Poe was hot headed as noted by his command. The secret plan he had so much faith in backfired and almost cost everyone's lives. Poe's mutiny was just his single minded way of thinking he knew best for the Resistance. These are the pivotal points I believe that led his character development to realize that  his way was not the right path for success. Poe calling off the attack run with the speeders at the end shows that in order to protect lives and to fight again another day. I do not think Poe will become a crazed berserker in EP IX. Poe will become the next great leader of the Resistance because he learned valuable lessons and sacrifices. Just my 2 cents.

One another note I thought the Yoda scene was the best part of the movie. Glad they went with the original puppet Yoda from ESB.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Michaelnaut on December 28, 2017, 10:11:22 AM
I gotta throw this in here...the whole Leia flying in space thing?  It was at that moment I was like "what am I watching, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2.5??"  I was able to enjoy a lot of the other parts (definitely want go go and see again just for the Kylo/Luke battle where you see Kylo's shadow but not Luke's, same with their movements on the salt/ground) but that singular moment really kinda pulled me out of the movie...

Oh, and the whole Poe "calling and holding for Hux" call...c'mon man!
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Post by: Pyramid on January 07, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
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I gotta throw this in here...the whole Leia flying in space thing?  It was at that moment I was like "what am I watching, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2.5??"  I was able to enjoy a lot of the other parts (definitely want go go and see again just for the Kylo/Luke battle where you see Kylo's shadow but not Luke's, same with their movements on the salt/ground) but that singular moment really kinda pulled me out of the movie...

Oh, and the whole Poe "calling and holding for Hux" call...c'mon man!

Same.  Part of me couldn't help but wonder, if she was that strong with the Force, why get sucked out into space in the first place?

Beyond that, I enjoyed TLJ immensely.   This film had me geeking out with Snoake being sliced in half (though I didn't like all the build up for Snoake only to have him die) Kylo's stabbing a Palace Guard in the eye and Luke projecting himself across space was amazing IMO. 
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Post by: brand4d2 on January 08, 2018, 08:42:45 PM
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I have Porgs as well!

Finally got around to seeing it a second time and it’s actually more enjoyable.   Also I feel Kylo was lying about Rey’s parents being nobodies.   

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Post by: Chris on January 09, 2018, 08:38:44 AM
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Also I feel Kylo was lying about Rey’s parents being nobodies.

Yup yup yup.  :)
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Post by: ocwankenobi on January 11, 2018, 10:21:52 PM
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Yup yup yup.  :)

cool picture.  my kids love the porgs.  i havent been around.  do people think the ice wolves are a not subtle tip of the hat to filoni who loves wolves ?
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Post by: dcuodust on January 19, 2018, 06:56:36 PM
Finally went and saw this yesterday. What a boring turd of a movie. Convoluted story. Hamill, Fisher, Dern, and del Toro deliver awful performances. (Though I am sympathetic to Dern and del Toro since there characters were so poorly conceived.) Even the action sequences were lacking. I don't think that Star Wars movies are all that good, but they have always been "cinematic" and I understood why people enjoyed them. This did not give me the same "cinematic" feel and I don't understand its appeal. This is just bad filmmaking. 
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on January 22, 2018, 07:59:47 PM
So is Kylo Ren, aka Ben, going to be Snoke's successor in Episode 9?
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Post by: perc2100 on January 23, 2018, 08:43:23 AM
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So is Kylo Ren, aka Ben, going to be Snoke's successor in Episode 9?
Who knows; by the end of THE LAST JEDI he took over as Snoke's successor so odds seem to be good that he will. 
THAT is the beauty of him killing Snoke at the end of act 2.  At that point and through the end of the film at least, Ren really did finish what his Grandfather had started: surpassing the Emperor/Supreme Leader and becoming the top being with the Empire/First Order - going from apprentice to master.  I personally think it would be fascinating to spend more time with Ren as the Supreme Leader: he certainly seemed to blow his first big moments at the end of TLJ, and it would be maybe fun to see him way overzealously coming back at the remaining Resistance in 'revenge' of being made to look foolish.
But who knows what JJ will have in mind for Ep. 9
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Post by: Xircuits on January 24, 2018, 09:30:57 AM
I'm a little late to the party. I actually saw this movie during the last week of 2017 at Alamo Drafthouse (my first time at an Alamo Drafthouse). The experience is pretty great and I think I'm going to be make this theatre my go-to from now on.

I didn't like that the movie kept Leia alive even though they knew full well probably in Post that Carrie Fisher would not be able to reprise her role in future films. They should have changed the ending to keep Luke alive and allow Leia to die. This way, future films could have helped focus on Luke training Rey because as my brother put it, in the past, it takes years to hone The Force.

I'm not too thrilled at the placement of the humor in this film like when Luke dusts his shoulder off, or when he threw the lightsaber over his back (I still laughed, but it seemed off somehow). I originally had a "huh?" moment with Leia sailing through space, but I guess between finding out that she's a Skywalker and now, she's been practicing using the Force?? I guess that's plausible.

I know a lot of people love Poe and I loved Poe in Episode 7. But this episode made him look like a lovesick puppy fawning after Leia. Like starting a mutiny with Laura Dern, but when Leia sided with Dern, he didn't object because he's that loyal to Leia, but if he trusted Leia that much, why question her decision to put Dern in charge?

I did love the new creatures and I'd go on to say that the Porgs are fun, but the caretakers on that island were the best. I loved the crystal foxes. Looking back, the scenes between Rey and Luke on the island have been pretty funny. Especially since whenever she looked back, it was always of Luke storming up the stairs like a grumpy old man. The resentment is real. I wonder if we'll get a full movie only focusing on the flashbacks (Probably not, but I'd still go see it in the theatres).

I guess I disliked more things than I really liked, but it was still good fun. It was visually appealing. I really liked the red salt. I kind of liked Rose, but she's pretty forgettable, which is bad. When I think back on the movie, it's pretty easy to look over her scenes, but I hope she'll stay and they'll give her something to make her more memorable for me.

I'm not as big of a fan of Star Wars as my brother is. He's pretty upset about this movie and has said that it completely broke him. (Although, if it were up to my brother, the movie would have lasted 15 minutes.) I'm really just here for a good time. If the movie was just the opening scene with text scrolling and the horns blaring, I'd be happy too. I wish there were more lightsaber battle scenes. My takeaway from the last scene with the kid and the broom is that The Force is neutral. It's part of nature regardless if you try to harness it with good or bad intentions. I want to see characters with The Force be good and bad within themselves.

What is going on with Rey, Finn, and Rose?
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Post by: SamTurtledove on January 24, 2018, 10:29:21 PM
https://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-the-first-footage-from-the-last-jedi-deleted-scen-1822394925

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A few weeks ago, we reported what Luke’s third lesson to Rey would have been, if it hadn’t been cut out of the film. You can read all about it here, but to summarize, it was Luke playing a trick on Rey about the Caretakers being terrorized by bandits.

https://youtu.be/52L2HML5O1k?t=3m3s
The Last Jedi Novelization to Feature Deleted Scenes, Star Wars Day at Sea, and More!
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Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on February 20, 2018, 08:09:50 PM
I just pre-ordered my Blu-ray copy of "The Last Jedi."  It's coming out March 27.
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Post by: mark on July 03, 2018, 04:26:00 PM
New "manlier" version of the movie poster by Fernando Reza. I do believe that's a Duke Nukem inspired pose :)

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Storefront:  http://www.frodesignco.com/shop/ (http://www.frodesignco.com/shop/) currently running a 20% off special with code KIDZODIAC.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: Andrew Costa Mesa on July 27, 2018, 02:55:46 PM
"Star Wars Episode IX" will feature Carrie Fisher using unused footage from "Episode VIII: The Last Jedi."  Also, Billy Dee Williams will be reprising his Lando Calrissian role as well.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-2018-star-wars-episode-ix-will-officially-1532724188-htmlstory.html
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: accelerate on July 27, 2018, 03:32:09 PM
I wonder if they'll use that unused footage and dub over her voice, because there's almost no way whatever lines she spoke for VII will work for IX. Unless it's just vague one liners here and there.

They integrated unused A New Hope footage in Rogue One (mainly the X-Wing pilots), so this plan CAN work.
Title: Re: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ***SPOILERS***
Post by: SamTurtledove on July 27, 2018, 03:47:04 PM
Shouldn't this be it's own movie thread?

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-announced


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Star Wars: Episode IX will begin filming at London’s Pinewood Studios on August 1, 2018. J.J. Abrams returns to direct the final installment of the Skywalker saga. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio.

SW corrected to add Keri Russell.