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Itse · 12-17-2015, 09:24 AM

It was okay. I think the sequels might be better.

EDIT:

I'm going to elaborate a little. It was a fan movie, with lots of fan service. If you're a fan, or you can wake the 12 year old in you, you're probably going to love it. Other than that it was solid if silly entertainment. (Yeah, it stretched credibility pretty far even by Star Wars standards.)

Visually it had a few good moments and the overall look was good, although for the most part it did miss a bit of... That Something. Maybe that was just me, but I felt it was trying too hard to be Awesome a lot of the time.

The lightsaber duel in the end was among the best in the whole series, and certainly better than anything in episodes I-III. A big plus for that.

A huge strength going forward is that the main protagonist and the main bad guy were pretty much the most interesting characters. This is the main reason why I feel the next episodes have a good chance to be better than this one, which felt more like an intro.

The dialogue could have used some work though, it was pretty stock for my taste.

12-17-2015, 09:24 AM	#8
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	It was okay. I think the sequels might be better. EDIT: I'm going to elaborate a little. It was a fan movie, with lots of fan service. If you're a fan, or you can wake the 12 year old in you, you're probably going to love it. Other than that it was solid if silly entertainment. (Yeah, it stretched credibility pretty far even by Star Wars standards.) Visually it had a few good moments and the overall look was good, although for the most part it did miss a bit of... That Something. Maybe that was just me, but I felt it was trying too hard to be Awesome a lot of the time. The lightsaber duel in the end was among the best in the whole series, and certainly better than anything in episodes I-III. A big plus for that. A huge strength going forward is that the main protagonist and the main bad guy were pretty much the most interesting characters. This is the main reason why I feel the next episodes have a good chance to be better than this one, which felt more like an intro. The dialogue could have used some work though, it was pretty stock for my taste. Last edited by Itse; 12-17-2015 at 02:07 PM.