I haven't seen The Phantom Menace since it came out, but at least it tried something different
Because clearly Johnson tried nothing different in The Last Jedi and thats why it's controversial?
I haven't seen The Phantom Menace since it came out, but at least it tried something different
Because clearly Johnson tried nothing different in The Last Jedi and thats why it's controversial?
Only in the sense that he did lots of really stupid things. King core characters for no reason is a really dumb thing to do.
Humour is subjective but for all I thought some of the humour in TLJ felt a little flat or forced for me, it was nowhere near as bad as CGI animals farting.
Also, it looks incredible, I mean incredible. How anyone can say it didn't look good is beyond me. Some of the visuals are stunning. The hairs on my neck still stand up when I see the Holdo maneouvre.
To me The Phantom Menace is a 2/10 movie. A near total failure which at least tried.
The Last Jedi is a 1/10 movie.
I would give The Force Awakens a 5/10. I'm expecting the new one to be somewhere around a 5 as well.
6/10 for me. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't all that good. Far, far too much goofy comedy and cute CG creatures which will surely all make for very profitable merchandise. It was deeply into Ewok territory, if not worse.
Pointless side plots too which did nothing for the already bloated run time. It could easily have been half an hour shorter.
At least it wasn't a straight Empire remake, even with the numerous Empire callbacks.
The prank call, Luke throwing away the lightsabre, the lightsabre clobbering Ray on the head during the Snoke battle, those porg plushie things. It was all awful. The "humour" in the Phantom Menace was also awful.
Phantom Menace is a terrible movie, but it did at least serve a purpose in introducing young Obi-Wan, Anakin, the Jedi council and it showed the republic before the empire. It also introduced possibly the coolest Sith Lord in any Star Wars movie, it had the best light sabre battle in any Star Wars movie too. Plus it had a great score, I would argue the last great Star Wars score. Since then Williams has sadly been running on fumes.
To me The Phantom Menace is a 2/10 movie. A near total failure which at least tried.
The Last Jedi is a 1/10 movie. It simply doesn't work as a narrative. It has virtually no story and what little is there makes no sense.
So they're both utter disasters, but to me, The Last Jedi is the worst Star Wars movie. It was a struggle not the leave the cinema, and my recent painful rewatch did nothing to change my opinion. For what it's worth I would give The Force Awakens a 5/10. I'm expecting the new one to be somewhere around a 5 as well.
The prank call, Luke throwing away the lightsabre, the lightsabre clobbering Ray on the head during the Snoke battle, those porg plushie things. It was all awful. The "humour" in the Phantom Menace was also awful.
Phantom Menace is a terrible movie, but it did at least serve a purpose in introducing young Obi-Wan, Anakin, the Jedi council and it showed the republic before the empire. It also introduced possibly the coolest Sith Lord in any Star Wars movie, it had the best light sabre battle in any Star Wars movie too. Plus it had a great score, I would argue the last great Star Wars score. Since then Williams has sadly been running on fumes.
To me The Phantom Menace is a 2/10 movie. A near total failure which at least tried.
The Last Jedi is a 1/10 movie. It simply doesn't work as a narrative. It has virtually no story and what little is there makes no sense.
So they're both utter disasters, but to me, The Last Jedi is the worst Star Wars movie. It was a struggle not the leave the cinema, and my recent painful rewatch did nothing to change my opinion. For what it's worth I would give The Force Awakens a 5/10. I'm expecting the new one to be somewhere around a 5 as well.
He's right though (imo of course!) on the rubbish humour. I love the old trilogy, can't stand the prequels and feel ambivalent towards the new trilogy. There's still time for redemption with 9 and my god I absolutely adore the mandalorian. There is hope!Maybe you should find something new in your cinematic life, Star Wars is clearly doing nothing for you.
If I felt like you seem to, I would simply not bother. Also, coming here and spreading your negativity seems strange.
I don’t think many ‘people’ get Star Wars either, considering there has been 11 films; 3 excellent ones, 2 great and rest being completely average or poor.I don’t think Johnson fully got or understood the characters from the OT or Prequels and the ones he introduced weren't great. I don’t think he is a bad film maker, far from it. I would let him create his own trilogy in a galaxy not only far away, but far in the future from the events in the current series. This will allow him to create his own world and not be tied to the past (too much) and we could get something very good from it.
It’s a pity Disney wouldn’t sanction him doing a more adult filled Star Wars aiming for a 15 rating, more in the way Nolan’s Batman universe was compared to the other Batman movies.
It’s a pity Disney wouldn’t sanction him doing a more adult filled Star Wars aiming for a 15 rating, more in the way Nolan’s Batman universe was compared to the other Batman movies.
I don’t think many ‘people’ get Star Wars either, considering there has been 11 films; 3 excellent ones, 2 great and rest being completely average or poor.
New Hope, Empire strikes back and Rogue one as excellent. Return of the Jedi and Force Awakens being great.I wouldn't class Solo as great in any universe.
I say bring George back. He knows Star Wars better than anyone and I dare say he's learnt a lot since the prequels.
Yep, Filoni and Favreau all the way. Lucas and Filoni seem to talk and share ideas still but Lucas had his go.We have Dave Filoni now. He combines an understanding of George’s mindset with a true love of Star Wars, and good storytelling to boot. As long as he’s in the mix, we don’t need George.
I really enjoyed the Madelorian and Favreau is certainly a tried and tested talent and a brand builder.
Filoni I dont particularly have the same confidence in. A few good episodes of The Clone Wars in a 133 episode, 7 season run doesn't bring the confidence of someone i would want overseeing one of the most cherished franchises in cinema.
I really hope that never happens. Not every kids series needs to become "adult" and dark. Let Star Wars be Star Wars.
We have never heard fuel mentioned in Star Wars until the last Jedi, so it show Rian had this reality on his mind.