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I thought it was 3 things away from being Empire-level great.
Less Tarkin. The uncanny valley was too much for me. It constantly took me out of the film. He didn't even need to be in there. They could have made it someone else and it would have been just fine. More Saw Gerrera. He didn't get enough screen time, and I feel like Whitaker's performance was too good for what we got of him. His story needed more. I have a feeling a lot of it was left on the cutting room floor, so to speak. Vader's cheesy ass choke line. CUT IT. ****. That was awful. Other than that, it was awesome on all fronts. |
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Vader's choke on your ambitions line was a little cheesy, but he needed to say something smart ass there.
I liked Saw Gerrera's character, but I see no reason to add more of him. He served his purpose. Much like Vader, this wasn't his story. It had to be Tarkin. Think of where we are in the time line. Had they put someone else in charge, it would disrupt things. We are days away from A New Hope, and you want to put someone else in charge of the death star? I don't get the argument the CGI takes you out of the film. It would have taken me out of the story had they put someone else in charge of the death star for a few days. but I think overall we're in agreement, this movie is great, and hands down the best Star Wars since the OT, right?
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It's no secret to anyone that's read my Star Wars related posts to see this assertion but after seeing Rogue One twice now, ROTJ makes zero sense in the grand scheme of the Star Wars universe. Let's just set aside the fact that Luke Skywalker could have easily walked into Jabba's palace, freed Han Solo and taken off for Dagobah, we had to sit through a crappy 25 minute "rescue" mission, complete with Muppets that never made it on to the weekly program. Then, we watch Yoda disappear (WTF?), Luke turn him in to a weepy Darth Vader (It's...too late for me, Son"), only to watch a dopey Dog & Pony show while both Luke and Anakin (and he was Anakin pretty much at that point) stand before the Emperor, who could easily wipe either of them out with the wave of his hand. But even far, far dumber is that a pack of 3 foot tall, walking, talking Teddy Bears wipes out the Empire's best garrison. We see an ordinary garrison on Scarif destroy and kill passionate men fighting for the Rebel Alliance yet a bunch of Teddy Bears can whoop Imperial Storm Troopers, destroy AT-AT's and allow the shield generator to be destroyed. I know there's a ton of hate for the prequels but ROTJ is an awful movie that's just plain dumb. |
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I'm pretty sure I've posted something similar over the years.
I never liked ROTJ, even though I saw it on opening night in May 1983 and have owned it on either VHS, DVD or Blu Ray over the years. I prefer The Phantom Menace to ROTJ, which I guess indicates how I feel about that film. |
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ROTJ has a lot of problems. I still watch it for the last fight between Luke and Vader and for sentimental purposes, but it's a listless shadow of ANH. Last edited by Chiefspants; 12-21-2016 at 12:01 PM.. |
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