Jennifer 🍄this one hurt
i understand a lot of you feel attacked but please don't yell at the messenger.
Guillotine Jones, Flâneur@JenYetAgain
Harsh, but true, Jen.
Harsh, but true, Jen.
kolya@JenYetAgain if the only fans are old fans, why did we have to endure the prequels then? makes no sense
@kolya they were made for the 20-25 year old star wars fans in 1999 who are 50 now. it's always been for the same people.
@JenYetAgain Jar Jar Binks was made for 20-25 year olds? that makes it even worse somehow.
Sharp Cheddar Goblin@kolya @JenYetAgain I was there around that age and even I don't know who Jar Jar was for. Probably idiot studio execs.
@sharpcheddargoblin @JenYetAgain
I wouldn't let off George Lucas that easily. He had become old and rich and there was no one to stop him. He thought that Jar Jar shit was funny. And the dialogues between Padme and Anakin were romantic. This was his cringe fest. Not some anonymous studio exec's.
I wouldn't let off George Lucas that easily. He had become old and rich and there was no one to stop him. He thought that Jar Jar shit was funny. And the dialogues between Padme and Anakin were romantic. This was his cringe fest. Not some anonymous studio exec's.
@kolya @JenYetAgain "Comic" racism is definitely his thing, yeah.
Pete / Syllopsium@JenYetAgain @kolya Nice try, but it's always been for the kids and continues to try and target the teen market (other than Andor and Rogue One).
Star Wars 8 even deliberately tried to bring in a younger market, only to completely forget that in 9. Just as 8 decided to largely ignore 7.
Although my vaguely divisive opinion is that Star Wars 3 is better than 6, if you assume everyone in the world is a moron.
David Penfold 
@syllopsium @JenYetAgain @kolya
The only decent Star Wars thing since the first film is Andor (sorry!).
@davep @JenYetAgain @kolya You're surely not suggesting that Empire Strikes Back wasn't a worthy follow up? Because, well, that would definitely be an opinion.
ROTJ, yeah, I can see that, which is why I said 3>6.
I'd also say 7 wasn't actively bad but it was pretty uninspired. The others, apart from Rogue One? Meh, can leave them.
@syllopsium @JenYetAgain @kolya
It was just diminishing returns IMO.
I made the mistake of watching Rogue One just *after* Andor.
@davep @JenYetAgain @kolya yeah, I can see that. I thought Rogue One was amazing, but then I rewatched it after Andor and unfortunately the increase in quality in Andor really shows itself.
To be fair though, that's as it should be. The more recent product should be an improvement, so I think we need to give Rogue One a bit of a pass.
Not so 7,8,9 (or at least 8 and 9) where they had three chances to create a decent product and failed every time. Although I'm sure when a billion dollars are on the line product death by committee is difficult to avoid.
vandenberglegs@JenYetAgain haha, they're so wrong, I'm 51
firebreathingduckDamn, you beat me to the joke.
I lost all interest in Star Wars years ago, but my father is using this movie as an excuse to visit, so I'll be seeing it with him this weekend.
gemlog@tim_lavoie
That's interesting.
I've seen only the original star wars and not in a theatre. Some time later on video tape.
The thing shown above looks like a doll, but people take it seriously as a puppet thing? IDK.
I have watched the 'original star wars' by Kurisawa a couple of times.
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-movies-shows-akira-kurosawa-influences-references-explained/
If you don't know the film he copied in the first place, it's worth watching, at least, once. :-)
@JenYetAgain
That's interesting.
I've seen only the original star wars and not in a theatre. Some time later on video tape.
The thing shown above looks like a doll, but people take it seriously as a puppet thing? IDK.
I have watched the 'original star wars' by Kurisawa a couple of times.
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-movies-shows-akira-kurosawa-influences-references-explained/
If you don't know the film he copied in the first place, it's worth watching, at least, once. :-)
@JenYetAgain
If you do watch it, please pop back to say what you thought.
Some of the sword fights were choreographed exactly to match. Weird details like that.
Not just two low class types squabbling together in the desert and a princess...
It's the whole move moved into space - :-) And not a secret!
You might be surprised at how many of Kurasawa's movies were remade in the USA. Dusters as 'spaghetti westerns'. Delve into it - it's a fun spelunking! :-)
@tim_lavoie @JenYetAgain @burnitdown
Some of the sword fights were choreographed exactly to match. Weird details like that.
Not just two low class types squabbling together in the desert and a princess...
It's the whole move moved into space - :-) And not a secret!
You might be surprised at how many of Kurasawa's movies were remade in the USA. Dusters as 'spaghetti westerns'. Delve into it - it's a fun spelunking! :-)
@tim_lavoie @JenYetAgain @burnitdown
Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen@JenYetAgain why didn't they switch the title around to make it sound better? Grogu and the Mandalorian.
Barktic Fox 
@mxchara @JenYetAgain I assume because Pedro Pascal gets top billing over the puppet. And also Branding. Either way, it's deeply uninspired.
@alahmnat @JenYetAgain ah you're probably right, I forgot about that aspect!
mespique (EN)
David Croyle
The Tattooed Nonna 🧙♀️@JenYetAgain good grief. I'm older than grogu