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Post by Wyldstaar on Nov 17, 2017 21:01:28 GMT -5
I just bought tickets to see Die Hard at the Arclight in Hollywood. At this point I'm more pumped for that than I am for any Star Wars stuff. Is it a Christmas Eve screening? |
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Post by Neverending on Nov 17, 2017 21:31:16 GMT -5
PG CooperI just bought tickets to see Die Hard at the Arclight in Hollywood. At this point I'm more pumped for that than I am for any Star Wars stuff. 
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Post by RedVader on Nov 19, 2017 2:27:04 GMT -5
My overall concern for Episode 8 is this. I dont want to see Disney try to beat I Am Your father luke by either. Having it was Luke Turning Evil and killing his own pupils and Snoke and Kylo Ren serve Luke. or Having Rey Turn evil and Kylo Ren into a Grey Jedi and he is the Hero. These are ofcourse many rumors iver heard on youtube. I just think people need to stop worring about Reys Mary Sue sticker and let her stay the hero and let her keep beating up Kylo Ren. In todays world i think people are ready for a female jedi and have her be powerful. Kylo Ren killed Han Solo i say we dont need another vader turn here. Let Kylo Ren be savage an nasty. The movie might be amazing and all my fears are not needed but the same people who is doing the stories thought it was a good idea to not have Luke, Leia and Han have one moment the three of them together in the new trilogy and that thinking should make any classic fan a little nervous about them having Luke end as a character in there hands.
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Post by Ramplate on Nov 21, 2017 5:40:25 GMT -5
Interesting news ... Indiana Jones to the rescue!
Harrison Ford was seen in Santa Paula helping out at the scene of a rollover accident Sunday, authorities said. He helped pull the lone victim out of the vehicle. She had minor injuries in the accident after her vehicle hit a tree and flipped
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Post by Fanible on Dec 12, 2017 20:36:29 GMT -5
So when's everyone seeing it?
Got my tickets for 6pm on Thursday.
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Post by PG Cooper on Dec 12, 2017 21:06:18 GMT -5
Saturday afternoon.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Dec 12, 2017 21:46:21 GMT -5
Playing it by ear right now, but definitely sometime this weekend.
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Post by Jibbs on Dec 13, 2017 22:19:10 GMT -5
Saturday at noon.
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Post by FShuttari on Dec 13, 2017 22:28:44 GMT -5
Got my tickets for Friday in IMAX at 3 here in Panama City Flordia! Here for vacation
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Post by Deexan on Dec 14, 2017 3:10:30 GMT -5
T minus 5 hours and 50 minutes.
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Post by RedVader on Dec 14, 2017 7:19:08 GMT -5
I picked Sunday cause the mad crazy rush for it will be less and by hear will have a good idea how the movie is by normal people who have seen it as in the actual movie goers.
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 13, 2020 9:46:28 GMT -5
On to perhaps the most contentious of the Star Wars films. The Last Jedi divided fans, though I'll be honest that I have a lot of trouble understanding why. its really unfortunate as this fan divide would shift the momentum of the new Star Wars film franchise considerably. But that doesn't detract from the greatness of the film. Lets get into it.
Highlights: - Lets talk about Luke. The decision to have Luke become a despondent hermit was very interesting, and his backstory with Kylo brought a lot of understanding with it. Its still the Luke we all know, but with many more years behind him and more depth as well. Mark Hamill knocked this performance out of the park.
- The relationship that was formed between Kylo and Rey through their force connection was an excellent choice. Having these two foils be able to interact more really strengthens the film for both of them. Kylo in particular seems like a much more rounded character and is really coming into his own. one scene that really stands out is when he makes the choice not to shoot his mother in the ship. This is undoubtedly Driver's best performance as Ren.
- This movie looks amazing. The shot composition and the colour palate both pop off the screen. The verdant island of Ahch-To, the vibrant reds of Crait and Snoke's chamber, its a visual feast. On, there's also the Falcon flying through the mineral caves; don't forget that.
- Porgs are awesome.
- As Carrie Fisher's last real film, I thought she also put in an excellent turn recapturing Princess Leia. She sort of just had a cameo in Force Awakens, but here she is a vital player. I like that we actually see her use the Force, though only at desperate need. I loved the scene with her and Luke as well.
- The choice to make Rey's parents be people of no consequence was a great choice. WAS a great choice...
- I really liked the friendship that forms between Finn and Rose.
- There's lots of cool design choices throughout this film, such as the resistance bombers and the way the bombs have that spiral drop, that weird magnifying glass, etc. And then of course there is the "Holdo maneuver", which looked and sounded great.
- I was genuinely surprised when Yoda showed up. For some reason, an appearance by him was just not on my radar, so when we get that shot of the back of his head I got very excited. And he really does feel like the original Yoda we all know and love; a mixture of goofy and wise.
- All of the stuff in Snoke's chamber is surprising and awesome. Kylo Ren really comes into his own.
- But what really caps off this movie as really being great is the climax, where Luke 'walks out with a laser sword to take down the whole first order'. This sequence was epic though confusing, but when the reveal happens everything makes sense and we finally get to see just how powerful Luke has become. Its shot, written and acted brilliantly. Such a powerful scene.
Downfalls:- "Master Skywalker, we need you to bring the Jedi back because Kylo Ren is strong with the dark side of the Force." This may be the lamest and poorly delivered line since sand. I think Daisey Ridley is great, which maybe makes this awkward line stand out even more. Its odd.
- There was a lot of stuff on Canto Bight that I still find kind of tangential. There's a lot that feels "prequely". I liked the idea of an elitist casino planet, and there's lots of great stuff with BB8 and a cool chase scene. But the sentimentality around those weird horse creatures felt like too much. I also didn't really need Benicio Del Toro's speech about the war machine.
- I honestly wasn't a big fan of Laura Dern in this movie.
- I wasn't a big fan of the very final scene with the broom kid. I understand the idea behind it; the promise of the Force expanding beyond the central characters and the possibility for new Jedi in the future. But its placement felt awkward and sort of killed the momentum of the film's crescendo.
Current Re-ranking List:1. The Empire Strikes Back 2. The Last Jedi
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Post by Jibbs on Sept 13, 2020 9:55:50 GMT -5
Dang, Broom Kid was my favorite part. But good write up.
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 13, 2020 10:00:12 GMT -5
Dang, Broom Kid was my favorite part. But good write up. I liked the idea of it, just not really the execution. |
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Post by Doomsday on Sept 13, 2020 12:14:41 GMT -5
I just bought tickets to see Die Hard at the Arclight in Hollywood. At this point I'm more pumped for that than I am for any Star Wars stuff. Is it a Christmas Eve screening? PG Cooper I just bought tickets to see Die Hard at the Arclight in Hollywood. At this point I'm more pumped for that than I am for any Star Wars stuff. I forgot to update you guys on this. I had my tickets for Die Hard that day and was really excited to see it. Nice theater, great setup, perfect action movie, nothing was going to stand in my way. My wife went into the hospital that very day due to severe complications with her pregnancy (everyone's perfectly fine now). Suffice it to say I did not end up seeing Die Hard that day and I have yet to see it on the big screen. 2020 ain't looking too good either. |
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Post by Wyldstaar on Sept 13, 2020 17:30:56 GMT -5
My wife went into the hospital that very day due to severe complications with her pregnancy (everyone's perfectly fine now). Suffice it to say I did not end up seeing Die Hard that day and I have yet to see it on the big screen. 2020 ain't looking too good either. Now that Disney owns all of Fox's movies, they're not allowing any repertory screenings from the Fox catalog. Sadly, this includes Die Hard. They're bound to end the policy eventually, but there's no telling when that might be. |
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Post by frankyt on Sept 14, 2020 6:59:51 GMT -5
Yea you'd assume during the pandemic it would have ended that policy for drive in movies.
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Post by Deexan on Sept 19, 2020 7:26:57 GMT -5
Broom Kid spin-off for the win.
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