I'm not sure which movie your "not page-turners" comment refers to.
If you mean "Darkest Hour," then yes, it was certainly a compelling script. Sir Winston's usual certainty about his judgments and policy decisions was eroded by Chamberlain's craven pessimism -- and watching Oldman tentatively show the creeping self-doubt was really "good theater" and persuasive.
If you refer to "Last Jedi," however, I felt it was considerably less compelling. Hamill's Skywalker was pained indecisiveness -- and a good 20 minutes could have been chopped out of the film's second half. If it had been a book, I might have chucked it halfway through...
I will admint "Last jedi" had some real problems with tone and pacing, but I did appreciate Yoda's moments. A lot of people are unhappy with Luke's fall from stout heroism, I believe that was intentional to disquiet viewers and create doubt in the outcome. But it probably could have been done better.
I'm sorry we disagree about Yoda - to me it seemed like pandering. i mean, I could accept Chewie piloting the Milenium Falcon in the film -- but the Yoda scene was indifferently done, almost stuck in as a hasty afterthought -- "oh, fuck, we forgot Yoda! Just splice in whatever you got..."
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If you mean "Darkest Hour," then yes, it was certainly a compelling script. Sir Winston's usual certainty about his judgments and policy decisions was eroded by Chamberlain's craven pessimism -- and watching Oldman tentatively show the creeping self-doubt was really "good theater" and persuasive.
If you refer to "Last Jedi," however, I felt it was considerably less compelling. Hamill's Skywalker was pained indecisiveness -- and a good 20 minutes could have been chopped out of the film's second half. If it had been a book, I might have chucked it halfway through...
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