This is my feeling as well. I actually liked TLJ right after watching it, but upon further reflection it just left me feeling empty.
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The Rise of Skywalker Review Thread: The Sheev Saga Comes to a Close [No Spoilers] (Rottenwatch: 55%; 10% below AOTC) [SEE STAFF POST]
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This is my feeling as well. I actually liked TLJ right after watching it, but upon further reflection it just left me feeling empty.
Journalists do not factor Rotten Tomatoes scores into their review writing. Nobody sets out to write an article to punish a movie with a score that drops it below one of the prequels. Reviews were just different back then.
Like TPM, The reputation of AOTC got worse as time went on.
Actually had someone argue with me over the weekend that AoTC was worse than TLJ.
Now, I'm not the biggest fan of TLJ, but... I didn't even think it was possible to think this legitimately. I thought he was kidding, but he wasn't.
That music. Man. Anyone else love howard shores work on lotr more than John William's on star wars? I know the star wars soundtracks are iconic but there is so much raw emotion in the lotr soundtracks.
Johnson very deliberately made TLJ so that's it able to stand on its own as a complete story.
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AOTC is a strange film because when it came out, you had people saying it was an improvement over TPM, while others said it was worse.
Oh yeah. My brain was on the floor.
AoTC isn't even watchable. It's objectively garbage.
There are a few. Most prominent one I can think of is Jeremy Jahns.
This. TLJ closes out like it's the end of a story with another to begin at a later point but in the middle of a trilogy. If you close out a trilogy the way TLJ ended then maybe that's okay. That's not how you close out a part 2 of a trilogy. Hell you could maybe close out a part 1 like that ala A New Hope because you might not know if you can do parts 2 and 3. There was no uncertainty here. Everyone was in for the long ride and all three films were being made. So they should have been one big story.
It falls back on that there was no planned out outline for these films. Having different directors is fine but they all need to be working off the same plan. Doing your own thing should have been for the "A Star Wars Story" films and the shows. Not the sequel trilogy!
It's indicative of the quality of the movie. Some people would consider that a spoiler.
Yea , waking up to a 58/54 was not something I expected. Of course some people will somehow blame " Era" for being the negative ones
A. It has explosions and laser swords. That'll be enough for people.
Isn't quality almost entirely subjective, especially in regards to anything even remotely resembling art, which includes commercial art?
No one would consider opinions to be a spoiler lol.
EASILY
Though overexposure may have hurt William's score, those same few themes are just so played out at this point.
That score... Frrrrrrrt
Going to see it tomorrow afternoon with work peeps. I don't really care about Star Wars at all so this is more of a "research trip" than anything, but despite my lack of investment I'm really kind of amazed by how low the overall ratings are.
That being said I absolutely despised TLJ, and that somehow got high scores, so... Maybe I'll love it.
Going to see it tomorrow afternoon with work peeps. I don't really care about Star Wars at all so this is more of a "research trip" than anything, but despite my lack of investment I'm really kind of amazed by how low the overall ratings are.
That being said I absolutely despised TLJ, and that somehow got high scores, so... Maybe I'll love it.
If Rey in her clouded moments of doubt had just given a chance to going with Kylo, ending with a twist of how our heroine will possibly transform, it would have given the rest of the movie purpose and left me electrified to see the next film.
Both Kylo and Rey folding into the "same old" after Snoke's defeat was the safest, most boring choice for me.
What I've learned from the TLJ fallout is RJ has some very dedicated stans who are now apparently happy that the new trilogy is tanking if it means RJ's status is elevated
I wanted to know more about those books that Rey lifted from Luke's tree stump.
So review scores are in what way a spoiler for (the story of) a movie?
Of course not. I can't wait for the next movie - Star Wars! No title though, that'd be a spoiler!
Takes like this aren't very helpful but aite.
Honestly, if this is the focus of the film, I don't see how I'll dislike it.
Thank you for this as it's exactly what I have been expecting since they said JJ would direct ep 9. TLJ is my favorite Star Wars film and the writing quality probably had no business being in a Star Wars film. I never expected ep 9 to compare by a long mile. As long as I can go the theater and have a good time, that's all I want.
People are making fun of you, but I agree, standards on spoilers have been raised.
I really resent Disney for spoiling Episode 9 when they stated they were making Episode 9. Really ruined my experience of being surprised at the theater and realizing they made Episode 9 of Star Wars. Not just that, they even spoiled the existence of Episode 7 and 8.
At some point the mere existence of a movie will be a spoiler. People will have their friends and family take them to a movie theater with a bag over their head.
