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You'll either love or hate Star Wars: The Last Jedi #StarWars #review

12/16/2017

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From the day they released the name Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there has been a buzz surrounding this movie.  "How can it be the last Jedi if there's another movie?"  "Do they mean 'Jedi' as in plural?"
​Well my family has just returned from the movie and two of us loved it, and the other two were disappointed. We're all very keen Star Wars fans, so it's not like we're new to the fan club, we just had very different takes on the movie.
Things I enjoyed about the movie: 
*  it was unpredictable "This is not going to go the way you think." Luke.
​*  There were brilliant new worlds, new creatures like the crystal fox, porgs and island people; and new loveable characters like Rose.

​*  The Millennium Falcon feels like a favourite character
​*  I like the development of the characters, particularly in the use of the Force.  "Dark rises, and light to meet it." Snoke.  I loved the 'will they or won't they be turned' aspects and the new ability.
​*  The special effects are fantastic.  Gone are the days when CGIs were short and sweet; there are loads of them here, including my favourite, space battles.
​*  Carrie Fisher was a stand-out.  A fitting tribute to our late Princess Leia.
The bits I weren't so keen on included the losses, but I don't want to include any spoilers here, so I'll leave it at that.
​Go and see for yourselves and let me know your opinion of the latest blockbuster.


Check out this review from my friend Troy Stoilkovski:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It was well directed, cinematography shot beautifully, the storytelling though has a few plotholes (see below) and that soundtrack, well it's John Williams folks. Visual and practical effects were exceptional and Rian Johnson had a big job helming the course of the canon to here. It defines and extends the narrative set by The Force Awakens though it breaks some of those ...guidelines set before. It's an enjoyable adventure, very unpredictable even. It reaches into big movie territory.  It's up there.
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Carrie Fisher (RIP) gives a deep, emotional resonance here, a fitting last film. Hamill is just superb (especially Luke and Rey's interplay) but there are other avenues and storylines i believe they could've gone with, especially concerning the legendary Luke (watch it and you'll know what i mean). Cast delivered and some were exceptional, others ok, fulfilled their roles. I didn't agree with every choice in major character exposition and their outcome, actually it surprised me, but In conclusion it's the path now for the canon, and Rian has produced a movie of pivotal direction. Maybe i'm a bit nostalgic, but the original trilogy is still my favourite in terms of iconic character development and storytelling. For me Empire Strikes Back is still THE greatest Star Wars film, almost perfection. Star Wars is now heading to new horizons :) #starwars #thelastjedi #rianjohnson #disney #ohyeah #twothumbsup 
Posted by Troi Stoi on Facebook and reprinted with permission

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Going to Star Wars: The Last Jedi in my Rey shirt and glow in the dark skirt
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I'm loving all these Star War theories and chatter, but can I just have a Rey t-shirt please? #StarWars

1/10/2016

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Is Snoke really Darth Plagueis?  He certainly isn't Darth Vader come back from the dead as some misguided theories have suggested.  Yes, I agree the musical score is very similar, but perhaps that is because this is the Star Wars genre and they are both Sith Lords.
Is Rey Han's daughter, or Luke's? Was Anikin conceived by Darth Plagueis' willpower?  So many weird and wonderful theories to be explored.
They are hours of fun to be had from Googling all the latest in Star Wars chatter. Just today I was checking out a verbal duel between Emo Kylo Ren and Very Lonely Luke on Twitter.  I must say that Emo Kylo Ren is hilarious.
I'm still staking out the local fandom shop and waiting for t-shirts of Rey and BB8 to come in.  Sure there have been a lot of Darth Vader, Han and Chewie merchandise, but hey folks ... the series has moved on.  I'd like a Rey shirt please.  Girl power is the new Jedi flavour of the month.
Ah well, in the meantime I'll watch The Force Awakens again and patiently wait for the merchandise to catch up with the fans.

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Movie review:  Star Wars: the Force Awakens.  A must see for fans young and old.  #StarWars

12/20/2015

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Our 3 children were too young to see any of the previous movies in their original cinema releases, so it was with child-like wonder that we attended Star Wars: the Force Awakens.  There is something magical about watching it with youngsters and enjoying their gasps of surprise, giggles and cheers of elation.  It is not a movie I would recommend for the pre-schooler age, but our children of 14, 12 and almost 8 were delighted with it.  There are a couple of scary bits in there, the usual kind of Star Wars violence and lots of awesome loud music and special effects.
As you will read in I daresay many other reviews, it is best not to talk about the plot due to spoilers.  I can say that I appreciated the emotional connection to the new characters, although it did take me just a little while to get used to Luke, Han and Leia not being the lead stars.  Yes, they are all there to some degree, but the story has moved on, which I think was necessary, but a little hard for the original fans to process right away. 
Finn and Rey are two great new lead characters and there is a mysterious Darth Vader-like baddie (of course it wouldn't be Star Wars without the bad imperial storm troopers.)  I think I'll leave it there plot-wise.  Just go and see it and judge for yourself.  The galaxy is kinda familiar, but so many things are new and different that we can feel that this is a new movie and the start of a new adventure.  Will there be 3 or 6 movies from Disney?  I don't know, but if they are of this quality, then the more the merrier for me.
Excuse me while I go and play with my lightsabre.  Buzz buzz

By the way, check out the cool clip below.  Such fun!
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