I have pretty low standards. I enjoy a good schlockfest. That said, the new Star Wars movies were awful. Genuinely awful. I watched the first two out of some sort of misguided loyalty to the franchise and hated almost every minute of both. Rey is possibly the blandest frontwomen in any movie, ever. She does nothing to earn her Jedi powers, and even less with them. Kylo Ren is a whiny baby with daddy issues. The first sequel tries so hard to be A New Hope, but just has none of the charisma or charm. It’s sad.
I did like Luke’s last stand, but there was so much else wrong with that movie, it was like putting fresh whipped cream on a cake made of shit. It’s been years now, and I’ve barely considered watching the third at all. I don’t think I have heard someone say a single good thing about it.
I’m trying to remember which ones I’ve seen, I think Rouge One and the first one with Rey? I remember the casino scene and horse thing rescue, which seemed just a bizarre thing to randomly throw in.
My brother went and saw Solo, and said it wasn’t terrible, just pointless.
I thought Rogue One wasn’t bad. It was pretty cool knowing the entire time exactly what it was leading up to and seeing how they got there. It was a smart choice to focus on characters we previously knew nothing about and not get bogged down in trying to appeal to nostalgia. Especially considering the whole premise really is hinged on nostalgia for the first film.
I have pretty low standards. I enjoy a good schlockfest. That said, the new Star Wars movies were awful. Genuinely awful. I watched the first two out of some sort of misguided loyalty to the franchise and hated almost every minute of both. Rey is possibly the blandest frontwomen in any movie, ever. She does nothing to earn her Jedi powers, and even less with them. Kylo Ren is a whiny baby with daddy issues. The first sequel tries so hard to be A New Hope, but just has none of the charisma or charm. It’s sad.
I did like Luke’s last stand, but there was so much else wrong with that movie, it was like putting fresh whipped cream on a cake made of shit. It’s been years now, and I’ve barely considered watching the third at all. I don’t think I have heard someone say a single good thing about it.
You could certainly skip the third. I hate to say it, the movies would probably be better without Ren and Rey.
I’m trying to remember which ones I’ve seen, I think Rouge One and the first one with Rey? I remember the casino scene and horse thing rescue, which seemed just a bizarre thing to randomly throw in.
My brother went and saw Solo, and said it wasn’t terrible, just pointless.
I thought Rogue One wasn’t bad. It was pretty cool knowing the entire time exactly what it was leading up to and seeing how they got there. It was a smart choice to focus on characters we previously knew nothing about and not get bogged down in trying to appeal to nostalgia. Especially considering the whole premise really is hinged on nostalgia for the first film.
Yeah, it definitely could have been worse.