Movies

[Graeme]

I saw The Last Jedi today. I quite enjoyed it (and had a free ticket to the IMAX), but the new films feel a bit like a facsimile of the original Star Wars trilogy.

I'd argue that Bladerunner 2049 does a better job of refreshing a franchise, and Logan does the burnt out hero better.

The new Black Panther trailer played before it, and I agree with @Chris that it looks fun.

[Snowy]

@sabergirl:

I'm going on Monday. Now to bury my head in the sand and avoid spoilers until then.

more apt than you could imagine ;).

I disliked it. Too disney, not enough lore/history for me. Not the target audience, didn't expect to like it. I've given up on movies. Thankfully I enjoy reading

[sabergirl]

Well, I thought The Last Jedi was fun.  Being a Star Wars fangirl since toddlerhood, I will basically like anything Disney comes up with, and then want the lunchbox.  I laughed, I cried, I got pumped about the space battles, I rolled my eyes about the cheesy stuff–in short, I Star Wars'ed.

[neph93]

Post of the day @sabergirl [emoji1434] I won’t see it until Friday or Saturday when I get to the UK, but that will be my attitude exactly.

[steelworker]

well said @sabergirl !

[Seul]

[sabergirl]

Hey, I love Die Hard, too.  Don't get it twisted.

[Seul]

I'm just busting balls 'n clits…

[Sage954]

@Seul

[Chris]

I think I've just found my Christmas card for next year.  And on the back, it will need to say, "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."

[Seul]

I'm just putting "Find me ze detonators"

[Dion]

If anyone's wondering, Hans Gruber should have said: ''Karl, schieß auf das Fenster!'' or ''Karl, zerschieß das Fenster!''.

[gaseousclay]

Life: 7/10

overall it was decent. It moved a little slow at first but once Calvin started killing everyone it became more interesting. Kinda saw the twist ending coming too. Thought it was cool that the guys who wrote the script for Zombieland and Deadpool are the same guys who wrote the script for Life.

[Seul]

DUNKIRK - well screw you guys, I loved it 

[Megatron1505]

Sorry true believers, I enjoyed the new Star Wars.

Looking forward to watching Bright on Netflix later too 

[Graeme]

I don't get the rabid hatred of The Last Jedi. It's got its flaws, but it's a long way from being the worst film released this year, and I really like the way it undercuts the audience's expectations throughout.

[neph93]

Saw it yesterday. It was great. In fact, the last hour or so was actually magnificent.

All the hate from so-called fans demonstrates a fantastic lack of perspective in my opinion. But I suspect nothing would ever be good enough for them.

[neph93]

@Graeme:

I don't get the rabid hatred of The Last Jedi….. I really like the way it undercuts the audience's expectations throughout.

Agreed totally. And the flaws were easily ignorable (uninspired, poorly paced second and third act).

[Graeme]

I agree about the rabid fans. I'm always really amused when they attack a director, whilst they have no experience in that line.

I've seen a few fan theories about how The Last Jedi might play out. Largely, I think that Rian Johnson's choices were better than any of the speculation I saw.

It's not just Star Wars, though. All the franchises have the same online communities, who hate it when their expectations aren't met.

[neph93]

@Graeme:

All the franchises have the same online communities, who hate it when their (ridiculous, unrealistic) expectations aren't met.