tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4528831768133736585..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Star Wars: A Discussion (Episode VI)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38964538253003720442016-01-20T10:44:01.021-08:002016-01-20T10:44:01.021-08:00parsnip: I'm not so great at just letting the ...parsnip: I'm not so great at just letting the questions slide by. Even for Star Wars. But I blame Abrams, because he so often seems to ignore the details and do something because "cool."Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-88169005222341492192016-01-19T19:54:25.300-08:002016-01-19T19:54:25.300-08:00Late but I had to come over here to read your revi...Late but I had to come over here to read your review. I knew it would be a hoot !<br />I really enjoyed the movie and I loved seeing all the old characters.<br />And I want to see it again. <br />I had some of the same questions but I just let it slip over me. I had great fun.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamishangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64395336274940115312016-01-19T15:49:18.851-08:002016-01-19T15:49:18.851-08:00Briane: The stuff with Starkiller base is all stuf...Briane: The stuff with Starkiller base is all stuff from during the movie, especially that they could see the explosion of the Hosnian system all the way at Maz' outpost. That just made me grind my teeth. SO wrong.<br /><br />That everyone instantly knew everything all the time also bothered me during the movie.<br /><br />And, yes, Ren's lightsaber bothered me during the movie. I think that he's working with a cracked crystal is important to the story.<br /><br />However, I will say that many of the issues fade away on repeat viewings. I've seen it four times, now, and enjoyed this last time more than the third. Of course, I've looked some of the information up, so those questions are no longer persistent, but I maintain that I shouldn't have to have looked them up.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21565067109547740192016-01-18T18:25:29.593-08:002016-01-18T18:25:29.593-08:00I can't watch 3D movies very well; it's my...I can't watch 3D movies very well; it's my lazy eye.<br /><br />Were these things that bothered you during the movie, or after? If you thought of it during the movie, it's a big deal. If not, it's less of a deal.<br /><br />As for the stuff you have to look outside the movie to find out, that's something that bothers me, too, going back at least to "Lost." I don't necessarily want to play scavenger hunt and I'm not really the obsessive type that'll read everything about something, so if you're going to put ADDITIONAL, somewhat-helpful info in books/online/etc., okay, but if it's information that's NECESSARY it needs to be in the movie.<br /><br />I put Ren's lightsaber in the latter category: I went and read a few articles just now and it seems like it's something that might make for a fuller experience but isn't vital to the story.<br /><br />I think that's kind of the way larger stories unfold now, unfortunately, with so much expansion outside of the movie. It might have been better if they'd focused a little less on advancing the action in one movie -- maybe break this into 2 movies, but that has its flaws, too, as it makes the movies more ponderous like the prequels were. <br /><br />Anyway, the idea that this is a fanfic version of Star Wars has some merit, but I don't mind that if a movie is good. This movie really kept my attention and was fun, more fun than the prequels and more even, overall, than Return of the Jedi. I'd place it at equal to Empire Strikes Back.<br /><br />That said, the Starkiller base stuff felt repetitive (a bit) and kind of rushed: they got that shield down in like 10 minutes, real time! Even during the movie it bugged me a bit how easy that was. I think a bit more thought would have allowed them to put Han and Rey and Finn on that planet without needing to take down the shield.<br /><br />That's quibbling, though. I mean, after all: in the first movie, the Stormtroopers never saw anyone leaving the Falcon on the Death Star, and they were able to get in, rescue the most important hostage the Empire had at the time, escape a wild shoot out, and get back to the Falcon and fly away all in about 30 minutes of real time.<br /><br />I'll probably do a longer take on it on my blog eventually. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68028525856872122132016-01-18T15:31:55.807-08:002016-01-18T15:31:55.807-08:00Alex: I'm not sure which line you're refer...Alex: I'm not sure which line you're referring to.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90390790597006704192016-01-18T05:03:21.187-08:002016-01-18T05:03:21.187-08:00Starkiller Base didn't bother me and I liked t...Starkiller Base didn't bother me and I liked the touch of the familiar. Besides, it gave Han Solo one of his funniest lines.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com