Now there's a fucking low bar.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Sep 2023, 21:34,
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It's not even the best star wars prequel.
I'd rank it slightly higher than the Ewok TV movies and the Holiday Special.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 22 Sep 2023, 15:46,
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It's the only one that actually looks remotely like Star Wars
Shame there was this massive spoiler that came out in 1977. Oh hell yes, those Rebel spies just managed to steal plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR! Never saw that one coming! You'll be telling me next the Titanic sinks. And Bruce was a ghost, he died at the start. I mean Luke.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Fri 22 Sep 2023, 16:29,
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it's the only one that I might watch bits of whenever it appears on freeview
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custard, Fri 22 Sep 2023, 18:29,
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Tarkin and Leia only look right if you've taken acid.
A galaxy-wide adherence to the ANH aesthetic makes no sense and only adds to the small galaxy syndrome.
A galaxy of millions of populated star systems should have astonishing aesthetic variety. Not all ships should be falling apart and ridiculously anti-aerodynamic . Not all hairstyles and clothing should be disco era.
Looking right is not as important as having a worthwhile story to tell. A good story is rarely one that's shoehorned in between saga episodes, in which every known character wears plot armour, every new character is killed by the end, and nothing consequential is allowed to happen.
The Death Star being deliberately sabotaged in the design stage only cheapens the rebel victory in ANH and diminishes the threat of the apparently incompetent Empire.
Truly terrible film.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 23 Sep 2023, 16:54,
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none of that matters to me, except perhaps the death star sabotage being unnecessary (pandering to people who think the death star having any vulnerability is a plot hole), so I liked most of it
there's a moment in it that really annoys me because some interesting drama was thrown away, probably because of studio interference, but whatever
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custard, Sat 23 Sep 2023, 20:27,
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The missing Jynn Vs TIE Fighter scene from the trailer?
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sun 24 Sep 2023, 21:10,
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not that, but I think there was a missing scene where Jyn is being reprimanded for trying to save her father too
I think the trailer version would have spent longer dealing with Jyn being pissed about the rebels ordering a hit on her father, which I would have preferred instead of a scene I hated with lots of people standing in a circle and arguing about what to do about the death star
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custard, Sun 24 Sep 2023, 23:04,
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