I've seen Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker Reddit Spoilers Proven True or Not

[Billy Pilgrim 1984]

4 hours ago, Pasken said:

??? My point was that I didn’t see an agenda.

You didn’t see the 2 chicks passionately kiss during the celebration scene at the end?

[Pasken 1309]

1 hour ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

You didn’t see the 2 chicks passionately kiss during the celebration scene at the end?

Chicks kiss in life.

[52-80 19224]

15 hours ago, Pasken said:

I never understood the SJW critique of TLJ. To me, the backlash makes it seem like way more people took some sort of weird pride in white males in all the previous Star Wars movies. 
 

Just looking at TLJ: Poe, Fin and rose are all minorities and they royally fuck up. What is SJW about that? Laura Dern and Carrie Fisher were the ones in the right but that seemed more like having faith in the more experienced, patient and wiser voices and not a thing with women. I feel like the reading a lot of ppl have for last Jedi says more about them and their problem within women than the movie.

Hi Drew

[Levi 2592]

Yeah put me in the camp that thinks Laura Dern’s character was stupid. First, it should have been general Akbar appointed, someone who we have a connection to and would like seeing in action more. Secondly, who in the fuck does not tell others the plan of getting out of the mess? She was not wise, patient and did not act experienced at all...she was horrible character. 

[Surly Bevo 25124]

15 minutes ago, DoneWithit said:

Yeah put me in the camp that thinks Laura Dern’s character was stupid. First, it should have been general Akbar appointed, someone who we have a connection to and would like seeing in action more.

Uh well kind of tough to appoint the dead guy...of course I guess no one is every really gone.

[Levi 2592]

4 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Uh well kind of tough to appoint the dead guy...of course I guess no one is every really gone.

Yes, but he shouldn’t have died in the first place. 

[fellside 1114]

It's weird to me that so many on here give JJ Abrams so much benefit of the doubt. Dozens of people in here say they like the last movie and only blame the dumb parts as trying to salvage what Rian Johnson destroyed.

How is The Force Awakens not getting more blame? Rian Johnson gets so much shit for the way he handled Luke, but Abrams is the one who pisses on his legacy.

Thought Luke beat the Empire? Nope. They're still here with the same uniforms and everything.  Sorry.

Thought Luke had a meaningful victory over Palpatine by turning Vader? Nah he's not dead.

Abrams set up a horrible villain in Snoke.  He looked like a side character and came out of nowhere.  The Palpatine puppet is a stupid explanation and I bet Abrams didn't have that planned out because Abrams never has anything planned out.

[Js1 85495]

59 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Uh well kind of tough to appoint the dead guy...of course I guess no one is every really gone.

Could have Been his son we only briefly saw in TROS. Make him a bigger character in TLJ. Also could have been made Acting General instead of Poe. 

[Levi 2592]

36 minutes ago, fellside said:

It's weird to me that so many on here give JJ Abrams so much benefit of the doubt. Dozens of people in here say they like the last movie and only blame the dumb parts as trying to salvage what Rian Johnson destroyed.

How is The Force Awakens not getting more blame? Rian Johnson gets so much shit for the way he handled Luke, but Abrams is the one who pisses on his legacy.

Thought Luke beat the Empire? Nope. They're still here with the same uniforms and everything.  Sorry.

Thought Luke had a meaningful victory over Palpatine by turning Vader? Nah he's not dead.

Abrams set up a horrible villain in Snoke.  He looked like a side character and came out of nowhere.  The Palpatine puppet is a stupid explanation and I bet Abrams didn't have that planned out because Abrams never has anything planned out.

Agree with most of this but the last part. Snoke wasn’t a bad villain; he came out of no where and gave the Skywalker story something fresh. When papa palps came back it was clear, yes, JJ did not have a plan and I honestly believe he was going to use snoke till the end but that got axed in TLJ. It has been discussed here a little but snoke dying shouldn’t have thrown the story in a throwback frenzy using palps as the anchor. JJ still had Kylo to go really dark with and the knights of ren were standing there waiting to be utilized.  

[Buzzrock 14936]

I love the Doug Palpatine comments. He can hang out with this guy:

[SubliminalHorn 6811]

Just saw it. Loved it. F the haters. 

[UT_OB1 2224]

I wish they’d introduced the threat of Palps at the end of TFA. Very much reminded me of the Dark Empire comic series. In fact, until stated otherwise, I assume that they are implying that Palps used his powers to transfer his soul in to a clone. That’s how I understood it during the movie. 
 

Someone here brought up the quote by KK recently along the lines of “Unlike Marvel, we don’t have years of sourced material to work with.”  Bullshit lady. You have some great novels and comics written by some of the top tier sciFi authors of our times that are well regarded. 
 

They should have taken Dark Empire and ran with starting with TFA.  TFA wouldn’t need to change much, just let it be known there is some threat manipulating the galaxy, and Luke is needed. At the end , they find Luke and learn the threat is a cloned-soul transferred Palps. TLJ, Luke says lets do this (just like Obi Wan, and more in spirit of his established character), and starts training Rey while looking for Snoke and trying to thwart Kylo. Trade the Canto Blight screen time for a sequence showing Luke and Rey finding Palps, but Rey not being ready and Luke getting mortally wounded to get her to safety. The ending of TLJ can even be almost the same, but this time the reason Luke can’t take Kylo on face to face is because he’s mortally injures. 
 

Thank you for reading my whiskey fueled fan fiction outline. 

[BrickHorn 18262]

6 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

I love the Doug Palpatine comments.

Agreed.  Doug Palpatine is genius.

[BrazilHorn 6628]

Took the boys (12 & 10) to see this last night. All three agree was a bit of a hot mess.

Entertaining but just lots of crazy loose ends. Not a very well thought out story-line. I think challenge is they were so worried about the fan service side of things that they just let movie meander all over the place.

[C-Man 27248]

You can have a 10 inch cock and a nice strong set of kegels and pissing into a 50mph headwind is still a bad idea.  

Now you tell me

[CycleTex87 2981]

Enjoyed.  Would see again. IMAX for the win. 
 

this is coming from a guy who saw Ep IV as a 12 year old and was first in line in my town to see Ep VI as a high school senior. 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

On 12/27/2019 at 5:24 PM, Pasken said:

I feel like the reading a lot of ppl have for last Jedi says more about them and their problem within women than the movie.

This explains your question perfectly. 

[MrPhlegm 3413]

this trilogy plus the prequel trilogy feels like I imagine Animal House would have felt if they'd made another two or three movies in that cinematic universe, as in "man, we barely had enough material for one story"

story? fuck story. sw is about shit blowing up and bad computer security. when it had story it sucked ass aka prequels and the rose tico show.
this one went back to shit blowing up and so was good.

you seem stupid

[MrPhlegm 3413]

Thanks. I didn't get how that supposedly crapped on TLJ. I saw the movie yesterday, thought it was just okay, it definitely had some really cheesy parts. The whole Chewy dying thing was LOL bad, since nobody knew about a second ship. After he got brought back from the dead I knew there were no stakes and that nothing would happen to the main characters.

 

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well duh.

Star Wars is NOT NCIS.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

10. Eh, he just plummeted to his almost-death and clawed his way back so it’s not so implausible that he gave all that he had left. Plus he had to die, he was a homocidal maniac.

nope he indeed did plummet to his death. the ben solo that "saved" Rey was a Maz Kanata long distance force projection. after he did the borg dissappearing act they cut to Maz and it was obvious she had done that.

also this one went back to the computer security aspect of STAR WARS. ps that wasn't the first time 3po has been wiped.

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

I stopped reading this thread days ago. This been posted yet?

 

[smuggs 9353]

Babu Frik was fucking great. His "Hey Hey!!!" after wiping 3PO's memory kills me.

 

 

 

[Halohal 498]

All the action kept making me thirsty...

[Dr Fear 1268]

For those of you looking for a late X-mas gift for the kids....

 

[Surly Bevo 25124]

That's a whole lotta piss to clean up

[A-Tex Devil 2456]

Just saw it.  I liked it?  I don't know.  I was entertained.  I came out of TLJ not liking it, then watched it again recently and it resonated a bit better.  I'm fine with Rey being a Palpatine, but curious who fucked him.  I mean, if that isn't the biggest loose end, I don't know what is.  There are no other loose ends that bother me, really.  So, well done, I guess? 

I really wish Ben had lived so Rey takes him back to the Resistance after party... record scratch...  "Don't worry, he's 'Ben' again... no harm, no foul.  Shots?  Who wants shots?"  Resistance is like "WTF, Rey" and Rey and Ben are like "Don't care, had X-Wing sex".

 

Edited to add... enjoyed Keri Russell's suit.  Probably best part of the movie.

Edited December 30, 2019 by A-Tex Devil

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

35 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

I'm fine with Rey being a Palpatine, but curious who fucked him.

Leia

[Surly Bevo 25124]

Maybe Palps was like Dracula.  Could make himself look young and virile and get it on with busty Winona Ryder types looking to cheat on their lameass Keanu husbands

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

Are there records to scratch in the Star Wars universe?

[utee94 15843]

4 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Are there records to scratch in the Star Wars universe?

Nah, but there's all sorts of cantina music to bring to a sudden halt.  They got original cantina music in Mos Eisley, reggae cantina music at Maz Kanata's place, and whatever electronic boogie woogie business this chick was singing for Jabba:

 

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by utee94

[Pato del Muerto 52557]

DSLs

[DoobieWah 1454]

Haven't read the whole thread so SIAP, but my brother said he saw the "4D" version at Edwards Theater, (Houston), last night and hated it. HOWEVER, he's had several back surgeries with metal "accoutermonts" and said his seat shook his back very painfully.

Might want to keep that in mind if similarly outfitted.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

When I saw it on opening weekend, we had my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson go with us.  We were at a rented-out showing at the Alamo Lakeline, so our "host" provided toy lightsabers to everyone.

My grandson - who just turned three on Monday, btw! - is REALLY into Star Wars and especially Darth Vader right now (I raised my son right).  So, of course Grandpa made sure he had his very own Darth Vader costume (complete with belt that played 9 different Darth Vader audio clips).

  

 

Of course - that second image was just *RIPE* for Photoshopping ... and when I sent it to him (via his mom), he refused to believe it was him standing next to Darth Vader!

[Surly Bevo 25124]

Good stuff Ramjet, just make sure mom doesn't take him to the beach...sand will make him all emo for a while

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Good stuff Ramjet, just make sure mom doesn't take him to the beach...sand will make him all emo for a while

Well it gets everywhere.

[Buzzrock 14936]

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

 

[utee94 15843]

On 1/1/2020 at 10:34 AM, RamjetFDO said:

 

Of course - that second image was just *RIPE* for Photoshopping ... and when I sent it to him (via his mom), he refused to believe it was him standing next to Darth Vader!

I've always felt that the one thing missing from the Star Wars franchise, was Darth Vader having his own mini-me.

Dr. Evil approves, and so do I.

 

 

[NWBuck 8579]

This guy's twitter feed is pretty "anti" the new flick, for reasons beyond this:

 

[Pasken 1309]

I really wish the rumors of Matt Smith in the movie were true. He would have been good in the Star Wars universe. 

[Buzzrock 14936]

This guy's twitter feed is pretty "anti" the new flick, for reasons beyond this:
 

Good Lord.

I didn’t know what a “Reylo” was until today. I’m going to do my best to forget.

[Uncle Nate 2097]

20 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

 

One of my all-time favorites.

[Levi 2592]

A couple of comments from the editor that worked on TROS. From Reddit:

 

“We were definitely still trying to figure out a lot of stuff,” Brandon said about the sped-up editing process. “It’s a struggle. It affected everything. About a third of the way through, [Lucasfilm president] Kathy [Kennedy] was like, ‘JJ has got to spend more time in the cutting room.’ And I knew that wasn’t going to happen. Not with the schedule that we were on. Not with what he was dealing with on a daily basis…he was just exhausted at the end of the day.”

According to Brandon’s estimates, the “Rise of Skywalker” crew had three months less to work on the latest “Star Wars” movie than was the case for “Force Awakens.” Disney set a December 20, 2019 release date for the movie that could not be moved, forcing Brandon to edit on set so that the production schedule was maintained.

As for the negative critical reception of “The Rise of Skywalker,” Brandon said, “In a time when the whole world is polarized, it should not be a film that is polarizing. Basically, the message of the film is, ‘Hey you know what? You can be bad and good can come into your life. And maybe if you’re open-minded to it, extraordinary things can change your mind. And you have to believe there’s always hope.’”

One of the biggest complaints thrown at “Rise of Skywalker” is that the movie is pure fan service, which is not a claim Brandon will try to fight. “Look, sure, it’s fan service,” the editor said, “[but] if you didn’t service the fans, it would be, ‘Oh, he didn’t go along with the history of ‘Star Wars’ and what it all means.’”

Edited January 2, 2020 by DoneWithit

[GreenspointTexas 9662]

Better than 7 and 8 by a wide margin, but still worse than 1-3

 

this movie took so many liberties, had so many plot holes, and  was so fucking forced and corny, it was “fine” at best

[Red Five 40880]

2 hours ago, DoneWithit said:

As for the negative critical reception of “The Rise of Skywalker,” Brandon said, “In a time when the whole world is polarized, it should not be a film that is polarizing.

Lulz. "With so much going on in the world, I can't believe that movie critics are critiquing movies."

[Hate 20130]

Finally saw it tonight and loved it.  Sure it had all of the plot holes mentioned here, but it was enjoyable from start to finish.  Of the three trilogies, I would probably rank this 4th.  It's better than any of the prequels, better than TFA and light years better than the worst movie of all time, TLJ.  I finally read this thread when I got home and I was so pleased to see that Drew hated it.  It made me feel so much better about the fact that I enjoyed it.  I kind of feel that I should post all my life decisions to be made on a thread here and wait for Drew to offer his opinion as to what I should do...and then do the exact opposite.  

Edited January 3, 2020 by Hate

[Red Five 40880]

I think there are definitely three tiers.
1 - The original trilogy
2- Force Awakens, Revenge of the Sith, Rise of Skywalker
3- Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Last Jedi

I’d put the non-Roman numeral movies in tier two.

[michaelpshayes 417]

10 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I think there are definitely three tiers.
1 - The original trilogy
2- Force Awakens, Revenge of the Sith, Rise of Skywalker
3- Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Last Jedi

I’d put the non-Roman numeral movies in tier two.

this is close except ...Rise of Skywalker goes to tier three and Attack of the Clones to tier 80 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

11 hours ago, Hate said:

Of the three trilogies, I would probably rank this 4th. 

absolutely, out of the three trilogies, I would rank this trilogy fourth too

[Murfdogg21 4423]

I didn’t see it until Wednesday so I’m late to the party, but count me among those who hated TLJ and thought this was ok but not great. Some of these issues have been discussed, but WTF on a lot of things:

1. Kylo should have just killed Palpatine in the opening sequence. These characters learn nothing from their own past or their predecessors.

2. If Rey kills Palps he takes over her body? Ok strange new insight in how Sith spirits carry on from generation to generation of the “master” role. “All the Sith will live in you!” Ok...so she killed him at the end anyway so why nothing? Don’t give me some bullshit from upthread about him being in flesh and formerly in spirit, because he had a decrepit body at the beginning and wanted her to hit him with a light saber. Light sabers don’t kill spirits. 

3. What “killed” Rey? Deflecting Sith lightning back never killed Yoda, Obi Wan, Mace Windu, or others previously. 

4. LOL at every dead Jedi saying WTF? because no one ever force-healed or force-resurrected them.

5. At the end of the movie they defeated Palpatine’s Final Order fleet. Where is the whole First Order fleet though, the ones who’ve been kicking the shit out of the resistance since the end of Force Awakens? Funny ending if Hux’s understudy pulls a “Yoink!” and nukes them all the next hour, day, or week. 

6. Did Leia also die of a “broken heart” like her mama? They’ve been “speaking” to each other through the force for a long time without loss of energy or life.

7. What happened to BROOM BOY???

8. Still no insight about how “butthole eyes” lady got Luke’s light saber from Bespin? LOL at the too little too late gesture of this lady giving Chewy his medal 40 years later. Has she been hanging on to that heirloom the whole time too?

9. Already discussed and would certainly reduce the suspense/risk of the story, but why the hell hasn't Qui Gon, Yoda, Obi Wan, Anakin, and/or Luke (the entities known to have afterlife communication ability) run recon for people? They really buttfucked their buddies over at various stages of the Clone Wars, Order 66, Death Star(s), Starkiller base, Snoke, Palps still alive. Where all these ghosts? Just wasting their eternity at the craps tables on Canto Blight while occasionally popping to peep on Rey flicking the bean?