I came home from the theater and I dont know what all the negative press is about. I left my brain at the door, munched my popcorn and got lost in the movie. It was entertaining, soundtrack and special effects was good. It more than served its purpose by allowing me to forget about my problems for a couple of hours. Yes there were holes in the plot but who the f??k cares. It serve its purposed in that it entertains. Some need to seriously chill around here.
I'm not talking to you........
Well, okay, it's not among the worst movies.
I also admit that I checked my brain and all expectations at the doors before watching, so it did help a lot watching this movie. I was able to actually enjoy this movie. But I can understand other people's POV.
I think a lot of people had a lot of expectations. They expected more grown-up writing. Most people grew up with Star Wars, so they were little kids back then. Now these same people have grown up and they expect Star Wars to be more grown up. They probably want something new, not a rehash of episodes 4-6.
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You have the "Strike me down and I will become more powerful scene" like in episode 4.
You have the "Destroy the Death Star scene with one shot" like in episode 4.
You have the "Jedi training scene" like in episode 5.
You have the "AT-AT Walker scene" like in episode 5.
You have the "Together we can rule the galaxy scene" like in episode 5.
You have the "kill the emperor scene" like in episode 6.
I could probably go on for a while with all the rehashing.
I'm disappointed they didn't have the "
These aren't the droids you're looking for" scene.
So let's just say that if you could leave your brain at the door and have zero expectations and forget you ever saw episodes 4-6, then I think you could very well enjoy SW episode 8.
Imagine how we would feel if "Edge of Tomorrow" were part of a sequel and we pretty much saw everything already in parts 1-3 ?
I just don't think I could enjoy "Edge of Tomorrow" as much if that were the case even if I checked my brain at the door.