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Rogue One definitely has issues in the first half, it improves massively but not enough for me to ignore the poor early pacing. The final battle is the saving grace, but even that does have a tendency to get a bit dramatically overwrought and could have done with some tightening up.

Basically there is an incredible 90-100 minute movie stuck inside the over 2 hours run time of Rogue One that is desperately trying to get out.

I think it would have worked better if the crew were already established and together from the start, or at least that more of them knew each other or were brought together more quickly. The pacing is just too quick to have the crew assemble/become attached to each other for the payoff of their sacrifice to work. A film does not give you particularly much time and too much of it was dedicated to meeting the crew, they hardly spend any time all together. Lots of war films do it a lot better.

Also too much planet hopping - that could have been cut down by combining some of the story beats onto the same planet, which would have helped the pacing.

Still better than the prequels and sequel trilogy tho

I liked how it had sacrifice and consequences for the heroes. Compare that to The Last Jedi's "he's dead, nope he's fine, she's dead, nope, they are dead, no wait"

Godzilla wrote:I liked how it had sacrifice and consequences for the heroes. Compare that to The Last Jedi's "he's dead, nope he's fine, she's dead, nope, they are dead, no wait"

Oh man, I'd completely forgotten about the death psyche outs that happen in Rise of Skywalker. I hope I never have to watch that film ever again.

Zilnad wrote:
Godzilla wrote:I liked how it had sacrifice and consequences for the heroes. Compare that to The Last Jedi's "he's dead, nope he's fine, she's dead, nope, they are dead, no wait"

Oh man, I'd completely forgotten about the death psyche outs that happen in Rise of Skywalker. I hope I never have to watch that film ever again.

I couldn't help but think that Chuck Wendig had wrote it with the number of obvious fake-outs the film held. The Aftermath trilogy of books is terrible for doing it.

Continued my Star Wars marathon tonight with Revenge of the Sith.

This was my first time watching the prequels for about 15 years. While I would have said Sith was the best of the 3 I still didn't think it was that much of an improvement.

I actually really enjoyed it!

I know some people think it's at a similar level to RotJ. It's still not that for me. (Jedi is my favourite) but I might now put it at similar level (maybe above) the recent films.

Always thought Anakin's turn wasn't very convincing and while it's still not great I felt it was alot better than what I rembered/imagined.

I could have sworn there was a scene where Yoda goes to Dagobah, did I imagine that?

Ste wrote:I could have sworn there was a scene where Yoda goes to Dagobah, did I imagine that?

It's a deleted scene, which is a slight extension of that entire ending scene of showing where the characters are at.

DarkRula wrote:
Ste wrote:I could have sworn there was a scene where Yoda goes to Dagobah, did I imagine that?

It's a deleted scene, which is a slight extension of that entire ending scene of showing where the characters are at.

Aah right, thanks, thought it might have been that but it's not on Disney+. Must have watched it on the DVD.

Nosferatu The Vampyre (German version) 9/10 Is Kinski kind of sexy in this?

Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch

Is a good film has some good music and visuals 7/10

Has a really good creepy short trailer too that face

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:Nosferatu The Vampyre (German version) 9/10 Is Kinski kind of sexy in this?

Vermilion wrote:
Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:Nosferatu The Vampyre (German version) 9/10 Is Kinski kind of sexy in this?

I'm glad I somehow avoided the spoofs over the years of this iteration of Count Drac.

Villeneuve! In the mclaren!

Victor Mildew wrote:Villeneuve! In the mclaren!

Is that a Killing Eve spoiler?

Ariel 8/10 Charming poverty comedy. I feel my life will descend into similar scenarios once we're allowed out again.

Ema 2/10 This is free on Mubi today if anyone fancies a pretentious arthouse flick. Nicolas Jaar on music duties.

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:Ema 2/10 This is free on Mubi today if anyone fancies a pretentious arthouse flick. Nicolas Jaar on music duties.

It’s a shame the coalition abolished it, but I’m not sure we need a Education Maintenance Allowance movie.

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:
Vermilion wrote:
Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:Nosferatu The Vampyre (German version) 9/10 Is Kinski kind of sexy in this?

I'm glad I somehow avoided the spoofs over the years of this iteration of Count Drac.

That's one of several Fast Show scenes both me and my brother still randomly quote all these years later.

The Disaster Artist

9/10

It's just so funny and an utterly bizarre, unbelievable story.

Okja 7/10 fairly standard plot but I liked the pig thing and the mixed tone ending

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