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Post by mothercruncher on Aug 19, 2023 9:36:44 GMT
Can’t believe no one did a “Bless You” joke yet, call yourself Dads?  |
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Aug 21, 2023 0:30:13 GMT
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Post by Saul1138 on Aug 21, 2023 0:30:13 GMT
There’s one or two fontgeek sickos who would, just for the clout Count me in. |
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Aug 23, 2023 3:25:08 GMT
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Post by Saul1138 on Aug 23, 2023 3:25:08 GMT
Wooh hoo. Wish the people at work didn’t keep disturbing my though.
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Aug 23, 2023 6:15:47 GMT
Post by oldschoolsavant on Aug 23, 2023 6:15:47 GMT
And yarr, it's out. Thanks for bump to remind me, that's my lunch break sorted.
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Aug 23, 2023 7:06:12 GMT
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Aug 23, 2023 7:06:12 GMT
Umm
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Aug 23, 2023 7:18:50 GMT
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Post by Syrette on Aug 23, 2023 7:18:50 GMT
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Aug 23, 2023 7:26:49 GMT
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Post by dfunked on Aug 23, 2023 7:26:49 GMT
Aye, Grauniad reviews seem very high and miss. Definitely not something I'd use as my only source.
Although they have summed up my exact feeling with the franchise, so maybe it's a spot on review for a jaded old fucker like me.
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Post by Saul1138 on Aug 23, 2023 8:19:41 GMT
It is far from perfection, but I am on my second watch. There are times when the production shines, others look quite cheap. The story is simple, but laying the foundations, But it is a solid start.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 23, 2023 9:25:44 GMT
Good start to the series, feels very much like Rebels season 5. Could do without yet another MacGuffin with the map but hopefully that gets explained more fully at some point because it seems a bit strange that some old temple is going to have the directions to where Thrawn is, possibly a migratory map of the Purgil is the only thing that really makes any sense. Nice to see Clancy Brown as his Rebels character and Chopper still not giving a shit about potential casualties. |
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Aug 23, 2023 13:10:13 GMT
Post by aubergine on Aug 23, 2023 13:10:13 GMT
I’ve no background with the cartoons it comes from. Very bored by it so far, about 30 mins in.
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Aug 23, 2023 15:00:14 GMT
Post by beastmaster on Aug 23, 2023 15:00:14 GMT
Just finished watching Rebels last night. Decent series. Doesn't really have any major memorable stand-out moments like The Clone Wars but a great bunch of characters. All of which (almost) I expect to see in this.
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Aug 23, 2023 16:16:01 GMT
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Aug 23, 2023 16:16:01 GMT
I'll watch it tonight. The trailer contained a lot of moments that felt like (I hate the word) Star Wars tropes and imagery that was amazing the first time but lacks impact now.
I might be wrong but when you have Andor it's difficult to excuse it.
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Aug 23, 2023 18:46:39 GMT
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Post by Red_Bool on Aug 23, 2023 18:46:39 GMT
Good start. I loved Rebels, so seeing it transitioned to live action is great. I fully agree with the complaint of Whizzo. Chopper made me lol, so that's good 😊 |
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Aug 23, 2023 20:58:51 GMT
Post by myk on Aug 23, 2023 20:58:51 GMT
I think it could have done with a bit less jet setting around - maybe start with the plot of the 2nd episode. Cast seems great.
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Aug 23, 2023 21:22:32 GMT
Post by hicksy on Aug 23, 2023 21:22:32 GMT
Does watching Rebels first make a huge difference to enjoying A? Or is it more of a “you would benefit from it, but it’s not necessary”?
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Post by Nanocrystal on Aug 23, 2023 22:34:07 GMT
I’ve no background with the cartoons it comes from. Very bored by it so far, about 30 mins in. More boring than Andor?? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2023 22:53:43 GMT
Is such a thing possible?
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 23, 2023 23:38:29 GMT
It's nice that there are always maps with directions to major characters in the star wars universe.
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Aug 24, 2023 1:52:17 GMT
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Post by Saul1138 on Aug 24, 2023 1:52:17 GMT
Does watching Rebels first make a huge difference to enjoying A? Or is it more of a “you would benefit from it, but it’s not necessary”? Having watched Rebels, I think it gives you enough in itself, to understand the dynamics of the characters. You could go in blind and understand it. |
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Aug 24, 2023 5:17:50 GMT
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Post by Reviewer on Aug 24, 2023 5:17:50 GMT
30 minutes in and there’s a lot of slow things happening and people talking very slowly, it’s like they have a target run time as the slowness isn’t creating tension. It’s very odd as when stuff does happen it’s alright.
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Aug 24, 2023 5:37:34 GMT
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Post by dasbooter on Aug 24, 2023 5:37:34 GMT
Ashoka even blinks extra slowly.
Lots of characters just giving each other the side eye and folding their arms a lot.
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Aug 24, 2023 7:12:21 GMT
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 24, 2023 7:12:21 GMT
This is Bobba levels of terrible acting and lots of awkward scenes of peps looking at each other. Hopefully the later episodes up their game in terms of tighter editing and pacing but so far it's following Filloni's general obsession of lore rather than actual characters/drama.
You just know the masked Sith merc is some random lore person.
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Aug 24, 2023 7:31:46 GMT
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Post by oldschoolsavant on Aug 24, 2023 7:31:46 GMT
Funny, knowing nothing about the background of any of this bar the Mando episode, I'd have said the mystery knight-helm guy was far more obvious...
But yeah, glacialy slow, ship CGI is great, sound great, fights standard fare, and the plot is pretty much all setup at the mo. I'll stick with for a few more, if only to pay respect to Ray.
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Aug 24, 2023 8:18:33 GMT
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Post by Red_Bool on Aug 24, 2023 8:18:33 GMT
Funny, I kind of like the slowness of it. Although I do hope interesting things start happening soon. Andor started slow as well and that turned out fine.
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Aug 24, 2023 9:29:31 GMT
Post by aubergine on Aug 24, 2023 9:29:31 GMT
I was very interested in what was going on with Andor, and the pace was deliberate and it worked, the characters interesting and even the story seemed “important” in the context of Star Wars. It was politics, it was people, it was real.
Everything with Ashoka so far seems to rest on being pre-invested in the characters and whoever Thrawn is. I’m distracted by ancient magic balls in ancient magic temples leading to a guy who left a few years ago, and the unnatural movement of and creases in the big rubber hair of several characters. It’s magic guff, it’s cosplay, it’s not really grounded in anything. I’ll still watch it. It’s much better so far than Boba Fett and I watched that.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 24, 2023 9:36:36 GMT
goddam casuals make me sick. |
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Aug 24, 2023 9:52:08 GMT
Post by aubergine on Aug 24, 2023 9:52:08 GMT
Second episode was better.
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Aug 24, 2023 9:56:46 GMT
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 24, 2023 9:56:46 GMT
I will give Snyder one thing. He seems to have realised that the only way to get a Star Wars that has even a vague chance of being fun and interesting is to make your own.
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Aug 24, 2023 10:23:56 GMT
Post by Whizzo on Aug 24, 2023 10:23:56 GMT
But Rebel Moon looks like sub BoBF garbage!
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Aug 24, 2023 14:15:20 GMT
Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 24, 2023 14:15:20 GMT
I dont know about that but however it turns out, more happened in the trailer for that than pretty much the entirety of the star wars output for the last few years.
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