Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
#1051
DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
#1052
DVD Talk Hero
#1054
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
You guys are missing the obvious. Episode IX is a prequel to VIII, hence The Rise of Skywalker
This is not popular opinion, but I'll say this, JJ's stuff entertains me. I haven't seen everything, including Alias. But generally I really like his stuff.
The opening move looks good. The music sounds great. But, I've been fooled before.
I thought in the books(?) they say that the Emperor is a clone, and can jump from body to body or something. Never been brought up in the movies AFAIK.
Looks like they gave Rey a "makeover". I think Daisy is pretty, and hot, but I seem to remember she got cyber bullied about her looks after the first movie.
So, Death Star 1 destroyed around Yavin.
DS 2, at Endor/moon.
Starkiller Base in space? Were they near Jakku?
I still don't plan on seeing this in the theater though.
This is not popular opinion, but I'll say this, JJ's stuff entertains me. I haven't seen everything, including Alias. But generally I really like his stuff.
The opening move looks good. The music sounds great. But, I've been fooled before.
I thought in the books(?) they say that the Emperor is a clone, and can jump from body to body or something. Never been brought up in the movies AFAIK.
Looks like they gave Rey a "makeover". I think Daisy is pretty, and hot, but I seem to remember she got cyber bullied about her looks after the first movie.
So, Death Star 1 destroyed around Yavin.
DS 2, at Endor/moon.
Starkiller Base in space? Were they near Jakku?
I still don't plan on seeing this in the theater though.
#1055
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
Rey looks the same as she did in the last two. I didn't notice a makeover.
Were people really criticizing her looks? She's not hot, but she's pretty.
Were people really criticizing her looks? She's not hot, but she's pretty.
#1056
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
Should we take the close-up shot of Rey’s reassembled lightsabre and Kylo gluing his helmet back together as blatant signals that they’re trying to clean up the shit Rian Johnson smeared all over the walls?
#1057
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
If she's getting bullied for her looks, then there's not much hope for any of us.
#1058
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
#1059
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
I like it. I'll echo the same sentiments JJ is a great director just not the most original.
Its nice to see Landon but its a shame he never got to share the screen with Han. I still wish this new trilogy would have been structured better. But I'm definitely hopeful
Its nice to see Landon but its a shame he never got to share the screen with Han. I still wish this new trilogy would have been structured better. But I'm definitely hopeful
#1060
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
But speaking of clones and 90’s EU stuff, that laugh at the end almost sounded more like Hamill’s Joker laugh at first. It had me worried they were going to pull that evil Luke clone Luuke crap. I can’t see that translating to screen at all.
I wonder if the title might have more than one meaning. Not only a reference to the future of the franchise, but possibly finally confirmation that Palpatine was behind Anakin’s virgin birth. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I think that there’s a connection to the Force creating life and Rey’s origins. Possibly even a reincarnation of sorts of Anakin’s spirit.
#1061
DVD Talk Hero
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: In the straps of boots
Posts: 27,984
Received 1,181 Likes
on
834 Posts
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
Hmm. This might be as good as the excellent Rogue One, which is objectively the very best Star Wars film, based on facts and objective reasons.
#1062
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
I don't think JJ is a very good director, or even much of a story-teller, but he is good at trailers.
#1063
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
IMO, if there's any shit pertaining to Johnson's movie, it's how it shits all over JJ's movie.
#1064
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
So if that is the wreckage of Death Star II, does that mean they're somewhere on the moon or Endor? Does that mean we'll get Ewoks again? Most people would hate that but I would love it.
#1065
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
It looks entertaining enough. It didn’t really wow me though. The coolest part to me was seeing the wreckage of the Death Star at the end and Palpatine’s laugh. Luke’s line about people never really being gone comes off as saying: we know this isn’t what you wanted regarding this character, but here’s some consolation. I remain very cautious about getting my hopes up for this film.
#1066
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
This looks good. It's a crying shame J.J didn't get to make all 3 episodes. Force Awakens wasn't a masterpiece by any means, but it was pretty good. The fact that Kathleen Kennedy didn't have a plan for the entire trilogy and just pulled it out of her ass one movie at a time WITH DIFFERENT FILMMAKERS blows my mind. I just don't understand how you could be so monumentally stupid. Especially when you KNOW you are making a trilogy from DAY ONE. I'm not sure who fucked up Star Wars more, Kathleen Kennedy, Rian Johnson or George Lucas.
#1067
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
That's not Endor, as Endor was a forest moon. That is most likely DS1 which exploded in the Yavin system.
#1068
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: switzerland
Posts: 250
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
The Rise of Skywalker.
Undoing the crap that was Episode 8 just with a title alone. This saga is about the Luke, his father and his ...
Undoing the crap that was Episode 8 just with a title alone. This saga is about the Luke, his father and his ...
#1070
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
Sorry, I meant to say "moon of Endor", not "moon or Endor". Speculating here, but I think it has to be DS2 as it will probably tie in to Palpatine since he "died" on DS2. The planet Endor itself is a gas giant so I don't think there would be any surface to walk on there. Maybe Lando has been stuck on Endor's moon since ROTJ and has been partying with the Ewoks all this time and that's how they run into him again. I'm sure some canon novel has probably explained what Lando has been up to since then though.
#1071
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
The Yavin system makes more sense if you look at Yavin 4. Seems to be an equal ratio of land to water.
The bigger question is why is Rey searching through old DS wreckage.
#1072
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
#1073
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
Force Awakens wasn't a masterpiece by any means, but it was pretty good. The fact that Kathleen Kennedy didn't have a plan for the entire trilogy and just pulled it out of her ass one movie at a time WITH DIFFERENT FILMMAKERS blows my mind. I just don't understand how you could be so monumentally stupid. Especially when you KNOW you are making a trilogy from DAY ONE.
#1074
Moderator
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
I liked The Force Awakens, I loved The Last Jedi, and I prepared to thoroughly enjoy The Rise of Skywalker.
Skywalker could mean:
1. Rey takes title of Skywalker, a new "tribe" instead of Jedi and Sith.
2. Rey is of the Skywalker lineage.
3. Kylo Ren rises above the dark side and becomes the Ben Solo, the true Skywalker, he was meant to be.
I think it's Endor. When I first saw the trees of Starkiller Base blown away with red in TFA trailer, I figured it was Endor and Kylo Ren destroying it for the humiliation it brought his grandfather, all those hated Ewoks fried up. Perhaps we'll still see some version of this. For everyone who hates Ewoks, it will be interesting to see what happens if they all get slaughtered, how will people feel then.
Calling it now: Leia gets together with Lando.
Skywalker could mean:
1. Rey takes title of Skywalker, a new "tribe" instead of Jedi and Sith.
2. Rey is of the Skywalker lineage.
3. Kylo Ren rises above the dark side and becomes the Ben Solo, the true Skywalker, he was meant to be.
I think it's Endor. When I first saw the trees of Starkiller Base blown away with red in TFA trailer, I figured it was Endor and Kylo Ren destroying it for the humiliation it brought his grandfather, all those hated Ewoks fried up. Perhaps we'll still see some version of this. For everyone who hates Ewoks, it will be interesting to see what happens if they all get slaughtered, how will people feel then.
Calling it now: Leia gets together with Lando.
#1075
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (12/20/19, W/D: J.J. Abrams)
They're not bringing the Ewoks back for the same reason we won't see Jar Jar or Porgs, though It could be the actual planet of Endor.
Also, don't discount the idea that Luke does have a child out there, that is not Rey. That would set up more films in the future, possibly explain Luke's self exile, not the garbage from TLJ. It would also fit with Ob1/Yoda hiding and keeping Luke/Leia secret, and fall right in line with the certain "point of view" BS story Ben told Luke.
Also, don't discount the idea that Luke does have a child out there, that is not Rey. That would set up more films in the future, possibly explain Luke's self exile, not the garbage from TLJ. It would also fit with Ob1/Yoda hiding and keeping Luke/Leia secret, and fall right in line with the certain "point of view" BS story Ben told Luke.