Well, that was certainly... a movie I saw.

Talking about the movie afterwards, my friend asked me if I'd rate it as better or worse than the Last Jedi... and I honestly can't say. The Last Jedi was a thematic mess with a nihilistic attitude towards Star Wars, but at least I ended the film feeling something. That something was kinda depressed and ( Read more... )

We need to give George Lucas and the prequels more credit. Sure, nobody liked Jar-Jar Binks, but that was because of his dialogue and actions - not because the CGI set off an instinctive "Kill it with fire!" response. If Star Wars could do it twenty years ago, you'd think modern film-makers could manage the same thing...

...Who Deserve an Expansive Backstory in a Tales From... Style Anthology:

• Grumpy Dreadnought Captain
• Evil BB8
• The Rebel Trooper Who Apparently Tastes Every Planet He Visits
• The Master Codebreaker and His Distinctive Pin That is So Unique That Giving His Name, Species, or Indeed Any Sort of Description Would Be Superfluous to Identify Him
• Carrie ( Read more... )

Thinking some more about The Last Jedi, now I've had a few weeks to digest it - and gotten back from my holidays. Indonesia's national parks are beautiful!

I think there's two main issues I have with it. One's somewhat unavoidable and unintentional, but the other is a real weakness of the film as it stands.
( Spoilers Within )

( Not Entirely Serious )

( Last Jedi, spoilers, ramblings and the like )

So, I didn't get a chance to write about this immediately - was away over New Years, and I've been kind of mulling over what I wanted to say since then.

I've got to say, I wasn't exactly a fan.

Part of it's subjective, of course. This wasn't exactly the Star Wars I wanted to see after 2016; Star Wars can be many things, but it should be fun, it ( Read more... )

So, the alternating pattern continues, as the abysmal “Into Darkness” is followed up by... hell, probably the best Trek film since Undiscovered Country? The reboot finally steps out of the shadow of the original series, and is all the better for it, finally feeling fresh and exciting. Hell, that's practically one of the movie's themes, letting go ( Read more... )

I'd like to thank whoever it was at Qantas who decided to add Alien to their list of in-flight movies. Because, really, when stuck on a plane for 10+ hours, nothing's more relaxing than claustrophobic horror...

So, general thoughts? I'm not exactly disapointed, but I can't help but be reminded of the quote about someone's work being both good and original, but the parts that are good are not original and the original parts are not good ( Read more... )