I wrote some words about the new Star Wars movie back when the trailer came out. If you care to review them you can do so at your leisure. The important thing to know is that the new movie is really good! It goes a very, very long way towards pushing the awfulness of the last three movies into the rearview mirror.
In the fullness of time no one will remember the prequels, as they were not only bad when they came out but they have gotten worse with age. George Lucas is a porkchop clown disguised as an overgrown ewok.
Best thing about the new movie is Rey. Strong female leads FTW! The actor is believable and her character is the opposite of the typical Disney princess-in-distress trope. This is a promising development.
Worst thing is General Leia. Carrie Fisher has spent the last 40 years stoned to the gills on whatever combination of drugs she needs to get through the day and it SHOWS. It's not that she is old, it's that she is barely sentient. BB-8 enunciates his lines more clearly.
Anyway, it was a fun movie. Go see it.
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1 comment:
it did not suck, which means it eclipsed my expectations.
the characters, dialogue, overall feeling, and special effects were just about perfect.
the story was an awkward, self-referential, self-congratulatory jumble the first three releases, with no original ideas.
there is hope for the next movie if they can stop the autofellatio
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