STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

[hearthstone25]

I just rewatched Maul vs Obi Wan and qui Gon wow what an amazing jedi fight.. that by itself is probably better than the whole The Last Jedi.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

How's this film doing box office wise vs expectations?

I tried to watch it again on last Friday night but it wasn't playing anymore. Saw jumanji instead.

 

[Guestx]

How's this film doing box office wise vs expectations?

I tried to watch it again on last Friday night but it wasn't playing anymore. Saw jumanji instead.

Wasn't playing anymore? The fuck? There are still nine 2D screenings daily at my local theater + a few 3D screenings.

Are you SURE it wasn't showing?

As for box office, I'm not sure what exactly the expectations were, but it's been the #1 movie every weekend it's been in theaters so far and it also had the second-highest debut in history.

It's also made it past the $1 billion mark worldwide and if it can make it to $1.25 billion--which I'm pretty sure it will--then it will be the highest-grossing film of the year.

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

Wasn't playing anymore? The fuck? There are still nine 2D screenings daily at my local theater + a few 3D screenings.

Are you SURE it wasn't showing?

As for box office, I'm not sure what exactly the expectations were, but it's been the #1 movie every weekend it's been in theaters so far and it also had the second-highest debut in history.

It's also made it past the $1 billion mark worldwide and if it can make it to $1.25 billion--which I'm pretty sure it will--then it will be the highest-grossing film of the year.

Thor is still playing at one of the theaters near me

 

[Guestx]

Thor is still playing at one of the theaters near me

Really? Damn.

I just looked at the times for the biggest theater in the area and Thor is gone.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

Wasn't playing anymore? The fuck? There are still nine 2D screenings daily at my local theater + a few 3D screenings.

Are you SURE it wasn't showing?

As for box office, I'm not sure what exactly the expectations were, but it's been the #1 movie every weekend it's been in theaters so far and it also had the second-highest debut in history.

It's also made it past the $1 billion mark worldwide and if it can make it to $1.25 billion--which I'm pretty sure it will--then it will be the highest-grossing film of the year.

See for yourself. 7 screens, none showing star wars.

https://www.cgv.id/en/schedule/cinema/017

The schedule is renewed every Thursday so today's schedule is the same as last weekend.

Maybe it's because there's a popular local movie showing now but still...Ferdinand, pitch perfect and "the greatest showman" with Hugh Jackman are showing

 

[Guestx]

See for yourself. 7 screens, none showing star wars.

https://www.cgv.id/en/schedule/cinema/017

The schedule is renewed every Thursday so today's schedule is the same as last weekend.

Maybe it's because there's a popular local movie showing now but still...Ferdinand, pitch perfect and "the greatest showman" with Hugh Jackman are showing

That's weird. I would call them.

It doesn't make any sense to me that they would bump Star Wars before The Greatest Showman.

 

[Bob Gray]

See for yourself. 7 screens, none showing star wars.

https://www.cgv.id/en/schedule/cinema/017

The schedule is renewed every Thursday so today's schedule is the same as last weekend.

Maybe it's because there's a popular local movie showing now but still...Ferdinand, pitch perfect and "the greatest showman" with Hugh Jackman are showing

What a shit theater. Let's be real here, regardless of people's thoughts, the movie is pumping stupid amounts of money.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

Would have really liked to see Luke turn evil

Rey actually turning to join Kylo(although with neither so clearly evil) would have been by far the most interesting ending for me, indeed that seemed like everything the film had been working towards only to rejected it and tact on a feelgood ending instead.

Now that would have been a seriously interesting piece of deconstruction of modern cinema with its propensity to write simplistic "kickass" female heroes.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

What a shit theater. Let's be real here, regardless of people's thoughts, the movie is pumping stupid amounts of money.

One of the auditoriums has double beds for seats though so it's not that bad

 

[Guestx]

Rey actually turning to join Kylo(although with neither so clearly evil) would have been by far the most interesting ending for me, indeed that seemed like everything the film had been working towards only to rejected it and tact on a feelgood ending instead.

Now that would have been a seriously interesting piece of deconstruction of modern cinema with its propensity to write simplistic "kickass" female heroes.

The problem with Ray turning evil, as far as I see it, would be that there would then be no one left on the good side who is instructed in the ways of the Jedi.

Do we really want that? How would that even work narratively? It seems like it would be a mess and that we'd essentially be left with a series where everyone with charisma is on the Dark Side and we just have a very bland Rebellion that is difficult to conjure up much enthusiasm for.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

The problem with Ray turning evil, as far as I see it, would be that there would then be no one left who are instructed in the ways of the Jedi on the good side.

Do we really want that? How would that even work narratively? It seems like it would be a mess and that we'd essentially be left with a series where everyone with charisma is on the Dark Side and we're left with a very bland Rebellion that is difficult to conjure up much enthusiasm for.

The obvious answer would be make that the climax and don't kill off Luke in this film and give him a role in potentially training others and turning one/both of them back.

That to be is vastly more interesting than what we got which is Luke gone, Rey as an even more straightforward hero and Kylo as an even more straight forward but petulant villain. I mean I wasn't greatly interested in Abrams mysterys as I kind of suspected they went nowhere but this film to me passes down very little of interest to the next one.

Empire on the other hand passed down the reveal of Vader beign Luke's father which cast the whole situation as much more morally complex and Luke's character potentially having to opprate at a higher level of wisdom to succeed.

 

[Guestx]

The obvious answer would be make that the climax and don't kill off Luke in this film and give him a role in potentially training others and turning one/both of them back.

That to be is bvastly more interesting than what we got which is Luke gone, Rey as an even more straightforward hero and Kylo as an even more straight forward but petulant villain. I mean I wasn't greatly interested in Abrams mysterys as I kind of suspected they went nowhere but this film to me passes down very little of interest to the next one.

Empire on the other hand passed down the reveal of Vader beign Luke's father, Han being captured and indeed a general climate that wasn't so obviously good/evil,

I could see it. Though while it might be an interesting twist, I dunno, I like Rey and I want to believe in her. I want to have faith in her goodness.

Also, regarding Kylo, I think it's at least possible that the next movie might surprise us. There was something about the look on his face when he and Rey were looking at each other and the ship door closed. I'm not sure that his inner conflict is settled.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I could see it. Though while it might be an interesting twist, I dunno, I like Rey and I want to believe in her. I want to have faith in her goodness.

Also, regarding Kylo, I think it's at least possible that the next movie might surprise us. There was something about the look on his face when he and Rey were looking at each other and the ship door closed. I'm not sure that his inner conflict is settled.

To me though there doesn't seem to be much to Rey beyond "goodness" which doesn't make for a very interesting character.

 

[Guestx]

To me though there doesn't seem to be much to Rey beyond "goodness" which doesn't make for a very interesting character.

Well I think she's a good soul. But I also think there's more than that, specifically with the way she struggles with not understanding her place in the world. She even tells Luke, "I need to understand my place in all of this." Abandoned by her parents, living a lonely existence on her own for most of her life, she is now out there trying to grasp her purpose. Rey is a character in the middle of an existential crisis, and also one who I suspect is struggling with depression a bit. So I feel like she's more complex than just "good person doing good things."

 

[Aegon Spengler]

The obvious answer would be make that the climax and don't kill off Luke in this film and give him a role in potentially training others and turning one/both of them back.

That to be is bvastly more interesting than what we got which is Luke gone, Rey as an even more straightforward hero and Kylo as an even more straight forward but petulant villain. I mean I wasn't greatly interested in Abrams mysterys as I kind of suspected they went nowhere but this film to me passes down very little of interest to the next one.

Empire on the other hand passed down the reveal of Vader beign Luke's father which cast the whole situation as much more morally complex and Luke's character potentially having to opprate at a higher level of wisdom to succeed.

I would have loved that. I enjoyed the movie just fine the way it was but seeing her go dark would have been great. Although there would need to be a little more buildup to her making that kind of turn. Perhaps her saying something like "I know I can get through to you" and choosing to stick with Kylo and slowly losing her morals to all the temptations of power and greed during another movie. I can't see her killing off the remains of the rebellion though. That would be too far too quick. The purpose of this movie was to remove Mark Hamill from the story IMO. Disney didn't want him around. This was a "cleaning house" kind of situation...

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I would have loved that. I enjoyed the movie just fine the way it was but seeing her go dark would have been great. Although there would need to be a little more buildup to her making that kind of turn. Perhaps her saying something like "I know I can get through to you" and choosing to stick with Kylo and slowly losing her morals to all the temptations of power and greed during another movie. I can't see her killing off the remains of the rebellion though. That would be too far too quick. The purpose of this movie was to remove Mark Hamill from the story IMO. Disney didn't want him around. This was a "cleaning house" kind of situation...

Honestly I wouldn't be supprised to learn that this film was quite heavily watered down by Disney, a lot of interesting stuff seems to be hinted at like Luke developing force use beyond Jedi/Sith and Rey turning to join Kylo yet ultimately pulled back from.

Way too much cinema that hypes itself on "equality" is really just covering cheap uninteresting writing to me, true equality is coming up with female characters as interesting as male ones not just writing kickass heroes/mary sue's. I'd have no problem with every Starwars film having a female lead if they were well written as in Rogue One.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

That's weird. I would call them.

It doesn't make any sense to me that they would bump Star Wars before The Greatest Showman.

I remember reading that disney had all these demands if you showed Star wars. They got a bigger cut, it had it be in your biggest screen had to be showed the most etc. Maybe some theaters just opted not to deal with that

 

[Goonerview]

The new Han Solo movie is gonna bomb.

 

[DrBdan]

I would have loved that. I enjoyed the movie just fine the way it was but seeing her go dark would have been great. Although there would need to be a little more buildup to her making that kind of turn. Perhaps her saying something like "I know I can get through to you" and choosing to stick with Kylo and slowly losing her morals to all the temptations of power and greed during another movie. I can't see her killing off the remains of the rebellion though. That would be too far too quick. The purpose of this movie was to remove Mark Hamill from the story IMO. Disney didn't want him around. This was a "cleaning house" kind of situation...

I could see Rey going Dark side based on her occasional fits of anger and lack of training. It would be a far more interesting route than just making her the super-face (to use wrestling terms). Or at least a tweener who goes rogue from the Resistance.