Star Wars Megathread

[The Minsky Moment]

The Last Jedi was a trainwreck of a movie begging for serious editing, but there is no question that it dealt with the Rey parentage issue in the right way. 

[viper37]

I enjoyed the episode and the westerness of it. This show is a strange animal, I like westerns a lot so this feels like your washed up favorite band from the 1980s playing covers from your favorite bands from the 1960s. There's absoultely nothing new here, but it's frankly enjoyable.

I've finally binged watched all the 5 episodes so far yesterday night.
Very good show.

However, there was something a little off... I know Pedro Pascal is playing the part.  Well, I assume it's him, there's no way to confirm his identity... it could very well be an impostor! 
Joking aside, in GoT, I thought he had a slight spanish accent with a touch of britishness, here, it seems plain old american/yankee accent. 

And the more I listened to it, the more it reminded me of Clint Eastwood in his Sergio Leone movies.  The stance, the way he walks and stalks, it really reminds me of his character.

Also, there was a nice "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" moment with the Jawas

[Sheilbh]

I liked the Last Jedi quite a lot - more than Force Awakens

[Syt]

I liked the new movies so far, but I also enjoyed the prequels. I don't come to this series for deep, involved storytelling on the level of Breaking Bad, but rather for escapism in a cool universe.

[Sheilbh]

I'm not a fan of the prequels - I think they're quite boring.

Also couldn't get into Solo only watched about half an hour and gave up.

Of the new ones though I love Rogue One the most

[Syt]

Rogue One was really good, but I thought Solo was fine. Fun little heist movie.

[Valmy]

I kind of envy you guys, I find them all very cringey I just cannot enjoy them at all. The little annoyances in the original trilogy become much bigger in the later movies. They are also movies that the longer they sit in my mind after viewing the more I dislike them, never a good sign.

Ah well. I will always have KOTOR and KOTOR II.

[Syt]

I had my Star Wars peak in the late 80s/early 90s, when Star Wars was not big, and the EU didn't exist yet (except the old Marvel comics which I loved), so I'm just happy if new stuff comes out. There's of couese stuff that I like more or like less, or dislike, but overall I tend not to be overly critical of the franchise. I guess I'm in the same spot as people who watch every new Transformers movie, or Marvel movie, or the Fast & Furious franchise.

As said, it's mostly escapism for me. I love the universe, and I like seeing more of it (or returning to familiar places, like on The Mandalorian last week).

[Habbaku]

I liked the Last Jedi quite a lot - more than Force Awakens

Same here, but I recognize that TLJ doesn't really mesh well with what came before, and likely won't with what comes after.

[Habbaku]

Fun little heist movie.

You son of a bitch! I'm in.

[Sheilbh]

I liked the Last Jedi quite a lot - more than Force Awakens

Same here, but I recognize that TLJ doesn't really mesh well with what came before, and likely won't with what comes after.

Yeah - I don't know. I thought it was kind of going somewhere so Force Awakens was just classic-y Star Wars to me; then Last Jedi was confounding those expectations. Then you are free to move on to something else, but it sounds like it's going back to classic-y Star Wars. So it'll end up being a little weird in context, if fun on its own.

Real shame was that it became some massive Gamergate-esque pop culture war flashpoint which made having any conversation about it a little bit fraught

[Syt]

Yeah, I stay out of those discussions.

I'm just glad that there's new generations of SW fans: https://gfycat.com/idioticsinfulgalapagostortoise

[HVC]

Rogue One was really good, but I thought Solo was fine. Fun little heist movie.

Solo would have been better as a sci-fi  heist movie. The stars wars nods get annoying fast.

[viper37]

Ah well. I will always have KOTOR and KOTOR II.

with the Sith Lord restored content mod, I hope? 

[Valmy]

Of course!