The first Star Wars sequel set after the classic trilogy, made a mere 3. Rot. J. In comparison this movie comes along 1. Rof. S, was made in 2. God knows how many years after the events in Rot. S, gotta be at least 5. From TPM to this movie, its obviously even more years. Now initially I wasnt gonna review this movie because some classic movies are We all know they are nigh on perfect. But after a few requests and the fact I cannot contain my frustration any more, here we go. So lets focus on some of the aspects that we do know right here right now, some things that, for me, just didnt really make sense or just seemed rushed. I say rushed because I genuinely do not feel like this movie was given time to lay out its characters and history, far too eager to get into big action set pieces, anyway. Lets start with Finn, new kid on the Star Wars block. Now this guy is an Imperial Stormtrooper, he was stolen as a child and raised to be a baddie essentially, he knows little else, but he presumably does know his fellow troopers. I mean think about it, this guy has grown up and trained with all these blokes, he must know them well, probably has friends, and pretty much only knows the Imperial way. Yet this does not stop him completely abandoning his unit and fellow troopers, freeing a rebel captive and running off in a stolen TIE fighter OK, he clearly gets a very stark first hand reminder of what the Empire does to innocents, but surely he must have come across things like this before OK it might be his first foray into a ground mission. Empire gets up to, at least somewhat, its not like they try to cover that much up. To top that, he even merrily joins in on blasting his fellow troopers to kingdom come from within the TIE fighter How in the hell can one person make such a rash decision against his own so quickly I felt this entire premise was not played out well at all, completely rushed and not looked into on a deeper level. Sure there might not have been time, but then dont use this angle if you cant do it justice. This continues throughout the film and is barely delved into, I believe Finn is called a traitor by a trooper at one point but clearly Finn hasnt ever let this issue cross his mind once. Beats the livin shit outta me, dont question it. Watch Gardens Of The Night Online Hollywoodreporter. After crash landing on Jakku that led me to another very obvious question, why exactly is Jakku covered in crashed ships OK so obviously there was a major space conflict above the planet at some point, but would there really be that many wrecked ships strewn around the terrain Yeah maybe the odd one sure but what they show just felt kinda ridiculous, overkill. The official site for Star Wars, featuring the latest on Star Wars The Last Jedi, Rogue One A Star Wars Story, and Star Wars Rebels. Cast and crew information, synopsis, and comments. Explore Star Wars The Clone Wars, the animated series featuring Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, and the clone army in their fight against the Separatists. Watch The Aristocats Online Free 2016. Now whilst these two new main characters were perfectly fine, I still havent really warmed up to either of them, probably because both are just serviceable and nothing more. Finn is a likeable guy that is well portrayed in a likeable, amusing way by John Boyega thats for sure. I certainly preferred his character over Daisy Ridleys Rey because he was more approachable, more regular. You could relate to him more as he was obviously the link into this unbelievable universe for us, the audience. Star Wars Episode 2 Clone Wars Full Movie' title='Star Wars Episode 2 Clone Wars Full Movie' />Rey on the other hand I just found annoying, Im not sure why but she just annoyed me. Her drab appearance, the way she always grits her teeth as if she were a lunatic, the fact she was so skinny, and yes the way she was good at everything bugged me, she just felt unbelievable. But what about Luke in the original films you say Well those films were made a long time ago now, times were and are different now, films werent inspected to such a high degree back then no internet as they are today, and. Ive grown up I look at things differently now. Had the original films come out now Id probably be saying the same shit about Luke in all honesty because the argument is similar. I might add that the Falcon was picked up by Finn and Rey in a desperate escape attempt that was more humorous than thrilling really, but not in a particularly good way as this isnt supposed to be a comedy. Like Rey knew all about the Falcon and its history. Yep so the Falcon was owned by some fat alien guy, who apparently left the ship completely unlocked so anyone could enter it, oh and it fired up straight away despite having been sitting there for God knows how long and clearly being in a bad way. Even more incredible was the fact Rey could fly the thing so well and Finn could work the gun turrets, deus ex machina much Yes it was good to see the old Falcon again no doubt about that, nostalgia target hit precisely, but what else have you gotAll the original beats were being hit step by step in almost the same ways. The main difference being, amazingly, it looks worse than the original, yes thats right, worse. The entire sequence where we meet up with Solo and Chewie on board their big space freighter thing was terrible, absolutely terrible. For a start the whole thing looked like something from a videogame in game sequence, the big CGI alien with multiple eyes looked woefully bad, and the space pirates that are after Solo were horrendous stereotypes. You had a group of Asian space pirates that looked like extras from Big Trouble in Little China, and the other group was led by some Scottish bloke who actually had a thick Scottish accent. Nothing wrong with a Scottish accent but my God it felt out of place here. Its also here we discover Harrison Ford really cant run anymore and it was kinda awkward to watch. This was the first cheapass looking sequence in the film, believe it or not there were more. Remember before all this we did have the obligatory Star Wars cantina sequence which again looked worse than the original, somehow, and a Boba Fett clone in Captain Phasma who was utterly utterly pointless and a female because. Empire have female Stormtroopers. Apparently the cantina did get completely obliterated though. I think Oh Christ how could I forget about that stupid Stormtrooper scene where some random, faceless trooper challenges Finn with his big electric stick thing. What the literal fuck was that all about At this point I will also just mention that the Stormtroopers all look short and dumpy. God knows how thats happened, the design of the armour obviously but somehow they all look stumpy and tubby. Yeah OK the X wing dogfights looked good, they couldnt fail to get that wrong The fact it was all over a big Death Star esque weapon again unfortunately took the punch out of the proceedings because. What really got me, what really genuinely pissed me off was the fact that it all looked cheap How is this possible The interior cockpit shots of the X wing pilots, as they flew around in battle, were quite simply nowhere near as good or as realistic as in the original films. The dashboard and surroundings interior parts all looked plastic, their helmets looked cheap, tacky and they wobbled, and whats worse, the pilot actors were poor They are clearly throwing themselves around in the cockpit when nothing else is moving Now I know the original X wing pilots in the original films were kinda slapdash and jokey to a degree, but these new guys just gave off a fanboy, fanmade film vibe, or they were best mates with someone and thats how they got the gig. CGI exterior shots of all the ships looked good, very slick and fast, but pretty much everything else interior wise was poor, including the alien fighter pilot. Take a look at Rot. J and the prosthetic masks for these two characters, now look at this movie, notice the difference Plus Nunb is wearing the exact same outfit Then you have the rebel base on DQar that apparently consisted of like. X wings and a couple hangars I swear I still cant believe how pathetic it looked, literately a small group of rebels, a few fighters, a few droids and the Falcon. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2 D2 and C 3. PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy. The Force will be with you for three weeks only. He played the Stormtrooper who stops Luke and Obi Wan in Mos Eisley and is then deluded by Obi Wans use of the Force. Back on board Leias ship, however, the officer tells Darth Vader that only one was jettisoned. They shut down the main reactor. Well be destroyed for sure. This is madness. 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