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Shermann

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21. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:05 AM

Dec 15

Some felt this Star Wars represented a return to form and got the sequel trilogy back on track after the debacle that was the prequel trilogy. For me I saw the problems right away:

1) Rey is a weak "Mary Sue" character and her gritty arc on Jakku seemed to be rebooting Luke's origin story on Tatooine.
2) Han Solo and Chewbacca seem to be paying fan service. It's unlikely and unimaginative that after 30 years they would still be palling around in the same clothes running the same scams.
3) Star Wars always had great protagonists, even the prequels. Now we have the whiny Kylo Ren who is easily defeated by Rey and is a sorry excuse for a Sith. Snoke is a joke.
4) The robot BB-8 is running around with a secret map. Where have I seen this before? R2D2 was more loveable for some reason.
5) There's another Death Star and it destroys rebel planets...again *yawn*
6) The Death Star is destroyed by exploiting another serious design flaw. Really?

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Movies you think are over rated [View all] bif Dec 15 OP

Love Actually. I can't stand that movie. jimfields33 Dec 15 #1

lol jfz9580m Dec 15 #4

Oh, totally agree. And tis the season. Scrivener7 Dec 15 #12

Funny you should mention it XanaDUer2 Dec 15 #23

Same here. Ocelot II Dec 15 #26

The Godfather Bok_Tukalo Dec 15 #2

Ooh those are good ones too.nt jfz9580m Dec 15 #5

I feel like I'm missing something watching that movie. Shermann Dec 15 #10

Anything with Katherine Hepburn. n/t SheilaAnn Dec 15 #3

Sorry but, "2001 a Space Odyssey". I thought it was very slow and went to sleep in the middle of it. Walleye Dec 15 #6

It was pretty epic for its time but maybe hasn't aged that well. Shermann Dec 15 #7

My favorite movie of all time! bif Dec 15 #17

Have you seen the sequel? Sector 001 Dec 15 #19

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll keep an eye out for it Walleye Dec 15 #25

Arthur C. Clarke wrote 4 novels in the series PJMcK Dec 15 #28

I agree. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 15 #24

Forest Gump... lisa58 Dec 15 #8

For me, it is "Silence of the Lambs" Jodie Foster collaborates FSogol Dec 15 #9

Silence of the Lambs is pretty cool but confusing Shermann Dec 15 #13

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Most all of them bucolic_frolic Dec 15 #14

Gone with the wind. The Ten Commandments. underpants Dec 15 #15

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😎 underpants Dec 15 #33

Oops, no worry, both were grade A cheese. FSogol Dec 15 #44

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The Godfather Jrsygrl96 Dec 15 #20

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shermann Dec 15 #21

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Agree on two. underpants Dec 15 #37

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