If ever there was a franchise that relies on rule of cool its star wars. Like come on now.
True. But those bikes became uncool the moment the catapult feature was revealed. Bikes = cool. Bikes that flip forward so some guy can use his jetpack? Decidedly uncool.
If ever there was a franchise that relies on rule of cool its star wars. Like come on now.
True. But those bikes became uncool the moment the catapult feature was revealed. Bikes = cool. Bikes that flip forward so some guy can use his jetpack? Decidedly uncool.
I disagree VIBRO BLADES AT DARKENED MANDO ENCLAVE!
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
If ever there was a franchise that relies on rule of cool its star wars. Like come on now.
True. But those bikes became uncool the moment the catapult feature was revealed. Bikes = cool. Bikes that flip forward so some guy can use his jetpack? Decidedly uncool.
If ever there was a franchise that relies on rule of cool its star wars. Like come on now.
True. But those bikes became uncool the moment the catapult feature was revealed. Bikes = cool. Bikes that flip forward so some guy can use his jetpack? Decidedly uncool.
Catapults are cool.
Only if they're hurling giant rocks against a stone wall, or launching aircraft off a carrier.
Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
Wild, how'd you like the rest of the movie?
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Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
Because that joke would be out of place in a marvel movie.
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Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
Wild, how'd you like the rest of the movie?
Are you actually trying to imply that someone can't have a negative opinion of a clip without seeing the entire film?
Let me be perfectly clear - Rise of Skywalker may be a great film. It may be utter shit. I, obviously, don't know. But that clip? Just judging it alone, it's shit. The clip, not necessarily the movie, again for clarity.
That clip just feels like an extremely crass and not at all subtle introduction to another toy. Even by the standards of star wars.
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Wow. Something zany and nonsensical in a Star Wars movie. Because everything for the past 8 movies has been so grounded in reality—oh, wait, I mean the 3 movies we're allowed to like.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
Wild, how'd you like the rest of the movie?
Are you actually trying to imply that someone can't have a negative opinion of a clip without seeing the entire film?
Let me be perfectly clear - Rise of Skywalker may be a great film. It may be utter shit. I, obviously, don't know. But that clip? Just judging it alone, it's shit. The clip, not necessarily the movie, again for clarity.
That joke is fine, jeez. In a vacuum any of the jokes from Force Awakens would seem lame too. The "who talks first" thing would be absolutely dog piled on these days but it was a hell of fresh air seeing people act human and not like planks of wood after the PT dark days. Ya'll forget too quickly.
This ain't a nitpick and I like the sand speeder, but Star Wars technology seems to be regressing to the point where I can't wait to see when the empire invents the wheel.
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This ain't a nitpick and I like the sand speeder, but Star Wars technology seems to be regressing to the point where I can't wait to see when the empire invents the wheel.
I mean the idea of using using some sort of outside force to basically throw an aircraft into the sky isn't crazy. It's how we launch planes off aircraft carriers.
Having a bike that literally catapults stormtroopers into the air so they can jetpack to their target fucking rules.
It’s the delivery of the dialogue that concerns me more than the dialogue. I love a lot of these actors, but the chemistry has rarely gotten over the hump of the writing for me.
And I’ve enjoyed basically every Disney-era Star Wars production, I just keep hoping to escape this ‘good enough’ feeling that’s permeated since TFA. Back when good enough felt legitimately great, coming off the prequels. But so little promise has been really paid off.
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I mean, I can totally already see that catapult bike’s best/worst feature being used as a third-act payoff to missile a stormtrooper straight into the underside of an AT-AT equivalent by shooting the driver at just the right time during a pitched battle so he slumps on the controls and skids sideways.
On might argue that extremely crass unsubtle toy introductions are the essence of Star Wars
except that one time, like 40 years ago.
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True. But those bikes became uncool the moment the catapult feature was revealed. Bikes = cool. Bikes that flip forward so some guy can use his jetpack? Decidedly uncool.
/chokes on old canon
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I disagree VIBRO BLADES AT DARKENED MANDO ENCLAVE!
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Catapults are cool.
All these dead sea turtles packed full of gonk droids and Lobots beg to differ
They're pulling plastic straws out of fishes, not IG-88s
But whatever floats your plastic island I guess
Only if they're hurling giant rocks against a stone wall, or launching aircraft off a carrier.
I HAVE SPOKEN :P
Somehow it's JJ Abrams fault I'm sure
Yet another thing I can blame on Rey!
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I watched this and became filled with the dispirited feeling that this could literally be exactly how episode 9 starts.
How will we survive?
The clip does seem like a first act sequence. Almost a blend of the speeder chase in Ep 2 and the Jabba arc in ROTJ.
It has nothing to do with it being 'grounded in reality'. I mean, this is a saga about space wizards, so trying to dismiss people's criticism because of that is disingenuous at best.
The problem is that the scene is pretty bad in and of itself. A gimmick (catapult) to launch a gimmick (jetpack). The same line said three times in a row in a pretty bad attempt at humor.
You can have action mixed with humor that's both entertaining and heart pounding. Look no further than the Marvel films, most notably the Ant Man and Guardians of the Galaxy films. This? This isn't even close to being in that realm of quality, effects aside.
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Wild, how'd you like the rest of the movie?
Because that joke would be out of place in a marvel movie.
Right
Are you actually trying to imply that someone can't have a negative opinion of a clip without seeing the entire film?
Let me be perfectly clear - Rise of Skywalker may be a great film. It may be utter shit. I, obviously, don't know. But that clip? Just judging it alone, it's shit. The clip, not necessarily the movie, again for clarity.
Marvel would do it better.
Based on their track record, no they would not.
Marvel does a lot of things good. Very rarely do they do them better.
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I have spoken etc.
"And then the bear says to the man, you don't come here for the hunting, do you?"
It feels more Sisyphean, but it's getting harder to make a compelling case against your assertion.
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You should really buy a toy catapult to do it for you.
I think that was General Grievous’s unicycle car.
Having a bike that literally catapults stormtroopers into the air so they can jetpack to their target fucking rules.
And I’ve enjoyed basically every Disney-era Star Wars production, I just keep hoping to escape this ‘good enough’ feeling that’s permeated since TFA. Back when good enough felt legitimately great, coming off the prequels. But so little promise has been really paid off.
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except that one time, like 40 years ago.