Whatever you may think of The Last Jedi...

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 03/08/2018 at 21:01 • Filed to: And the beards suits him too

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...it has one of the most badass moments in Star Wars history

random001 > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:09

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I loved that.

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:10

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I happen to think it’s rad beyond belief! I loved every minute of it and wanted to watch it again immediately after it was over. I can’t wait for it to come out next week!

Chariotoflove > random001 03/08/2018 at 21:14

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Of course. I wanted to stand up and applaud.

Chariotoflove > JeepJeremy 03/08/2018 at 21:15

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I enjoyed it too. But like all things Star Wars, people are hyper critical and have varying opinions

TahoeSTi > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:17

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When Luke said “light swords” I was done with the move. Pretty sure 45mins could be cut from it and it would be a better movie.

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:24

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True story!!!

wafflesnfalafel > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:25

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yeah, that is all Hamill

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:26

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It was a very base riff of light vs dark in the sense of humility vs arrogance.

The nuance is STRONG in this one!

Maxima Speed > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:34

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Or would be, if they didn’t immediately rob it of all its awesomeness in the next scene.

I consider my self a hard core fan, and I hated it, until that scene. When that happened I was awestruck and decided it was all worth it, only to see all my hopes destroyed.

Chariotoflove > TahoeSTi 03/08/2018 at 21:38

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To each his own, of course.

Spaceball-Two > TahoeSTi 03/08/2018 at 21:41

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You mean the whole casino sequence? Yeah for sure.

Spaceball-Two > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:42

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Hodo’s hyper jump through the flagship was my favorite moment

Chariotoflove > Maxima Speed 03/08/2018 at 21:43

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I see what you’re saying, and I was kinda, “aw man, you mean he wasn’t really there deflecting all that conflagation?”

But then I thought about it and realized that the ability to project yourself across interstellar space like that is truly badass. I am sorry they killed him after that, but like Hamill said, the Star Wars story isn’t about Luke anymore. I’m expecting him to appear as a Force ghost from time to time, like the other Jedi masters we know.

Chariotoflove > Spaceball-Two 03/08/2018 at 21:44

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You’re a youngster, aren’t you?

But yeah, that was pretty awesome.

random001 > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:45

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There’s a special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

Spaceball-Two > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:46

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I’m 38. So no.

Chariotoflove > random001 03/08/2018 at 21:46

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Don’t worry. I fist-pumped in silence.

random001 > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 21:48

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Lol. Sorry, Firefly quote.

Chariotoflove > random001 03/08/2018 at 21:52

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I totally missed that, but it’s a good quote.

Chariotoflove > Spaceball-Two 03/08/2018 at 21:54

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If you weren’t born when the first film came out, you’re a youngster...

...Youngster. :p

AestheticsInMotion > random001 03/08/2018 at 22:01

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And people who wait in parking garages for someone to leave a spot instead of driving up a few more levels to find an empty one, thereby contributing to the parking garage congestion problem that causes commutes from the ground floor of the parking garage to the roof to take over 30 goddamn minutes because people are lazy and afraid to walk more than the absolute minimum.

*goes back to lurking quietly*

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 22:08

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Some say it’s the only good scene in the film.

Spaceball-Two > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 22:10

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Very true. One of my earliest memories was seeing Jedi in the theater. Since then my dad and I have seen every new movie and re-release in theaters. Even those fucking prequels.

LastFirstMI is my name > random001 03/08/2018 at 22:37

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Firefly reference =automatic star.

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/08/2018 at 22:38

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I’d call that a little harsh, but I get why they say it.

Chariotoflove > Spaceball-Two 03/08/2018 at 22:39

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That’s an early memory.

Sounds like you have a good dad.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 23:00

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This is what I thought of. Somewhat relevant?

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 03/08/2018 at 23:20

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Kinda.

Textured Soy Protein > Chariotoflove 03/08/2018 at 23:42

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Here’s what kept me from fully enjoying TLJ:

Acting from multiple characters that even for a cheesy franchise like Star Wars, is a little extra cheesy. The dialogue isn’t as bad as the prequels, but “not as bad as the prequels” /= “good”

Set design and VFX that was in many cases much cheaper looking than TFA and Rogue One.

Plot technicalities that technically have in-universe explanations but don’t hold up to the “does this make sense in a way that advances the plot of the movie?” way. The whole thing with barely staying out of range of the bigass First Order ship being at the top of the list.

Basically every time the Resistance gets its ass handed to it, they could’ve avoided getting their ass beat, or at least lessened their ass kicking, if key characters JUST TOLD EACH OTHER THEIR PLANS.

Snoke is a lame boring cliche behind-the-scenes big bad guy, which wouldn’t suck so much on its own, but a huge portion of TFA set him up as supposedly cool behind-the-scenes bad guy we want to know more about.

The entire casino planet, Benicio del Toro subplot doesn’t lead anywhere other than giving Finn and his new mechanic girl buddy something to do.

Shirtless Kylo Ren.

I noticed all this in spite of the fact that when I saw it, I was in a mental state that is normally conducive to enjoying dumbass movies.

Chariotoflove > Textured Soy Protein 03/09/2018 at 00:00

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I don’t disagree with anything you said. At the end of the day, this is what’s left to us. It’s Disney and crew or nothing.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Spaceball-Two 03/09/2018 at 00:03

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Prequels? I know not what you are speaking of.

PS9 > Chariotoflove 03/09/2018 at 01:44

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As cool as that was, Luke or (AND???) Leia v. Snoke on the crashing remains of a Supermega stardestroyer would have made more sense and would have been wayyyyy cooler.

RacinBob > Textured Soy Protein 03/09/2018 at 07:36

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I saw it last weekend. My take is it ought to be named “The last baby boomer”.

The Generation Z kids inherit the mess from their boomer parents. Kylo is still living in his parents basement and Rey plays the good girl who doesn’t know what she wants.

I can’t wait till the next episode where Kylo decides to try Tinder.  

Meanwhile Snoke is thinking maybe he shouldn’t do so much weed while on the job and Luke and Leia wonder where the ‘70's went....... (just like me....)

random001 > AestheticsInMotion 03/09/2018 at 07:54

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You’ve got issues, Quill....

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Chariotoflove 03/09/2018 at 08:22

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I would have cringed at this when I saw it in theaters, but those muscles were already completely exhausted from the dumpster fire that was the rest of the movie (throne room scene excepted) up to that point.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Spaceball-Two 03/09/2018 at 09:39

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I hated her character, but the silent scene was incredible.

Chariotoflove > PS9 03/09/2018 at 10:11

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That would have been cool. I did like that Kylo found the balls to kill his boss though.

Chariotoflove > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 03/09/2018 at 10:21

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To each his own. I liked seeing Luke come full circle to be the badass master. And he was specifically trying to bait Kylo. It was awesome. Clint Eastwood couldn’t have done it better.

Spaceball-Two > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2018 at 11:09

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Agreed.

BobintheMtns > Chariotoflove 03/09/2018 at 15:05

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Would Clint then have curled up and died without even throwing a punch?

Shittiest Star Wars ending ever. EVER!

Chariotoflove > BobintheMtns 03/09/2018 at 15:34

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The farthest Clint ever had to run to save a town was a few miles, not light years.

Did Yoda lose all his Jedi Master cred because he didn’t manage to kick Palpatine’s ass mano-a-mano?

What I would have liked though would’ve been to see Luke appear in person to run interference for the getaway, but projecting himself that far is very impressive. He’s still a badass.

BobintheMtns > Chariotoflove 03/09/2018 at 15:53

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They killed Luke Skywalker.

And for what??

A three minute diversion!!

Fuck. That. Shit.

79 horsepower monster > Chariotoflove 03/09/2018 at 16:00

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I think the sentiment was fine, yes Luke is a badass, but the brushing action was suuuuper lame. I cringed when he did that, just like many other parts of that movie.

Chariotoflove > BobintheMtns 03/09/2018 at 16:00

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Ban Disney.

Chariotoflove > 79 horsepower monster 03/09/2018 at 16:04

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He was specifically baiting Kylo as part of the diversion. I thought it was well done.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spaceball-Two 03/09/2018 at 17:43

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I also agree that scene was amazing. Cinematically it was perfect, no sound, just epic

Spaceball-Two > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/09/2018 at 18:26

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Rebels did something similar as well.

Skip to about 2:00

79 horsepower monster > Chariotoflove 03/12/2018 at 09:53

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I know, and that idea is fine. But it was too reminiscent of our own pop culture here, on Earth. It seemed like a lame ploy to make children giggle. He could have easily said something to taunt that was more in line with what a serious laser sword fighting man would say, rather than feeling like a pimp and brushing his shoulders off.

Chariotoflove > 79 horsepower monster 03/12/2018 at 12:11

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So you’re saying, you have a bad feeling about this...