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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's hard to tell at this point if the disappointing box office is because Solo isn't a good movie, or because the Last Jedi poisoned the well. I know I came away from TLJ with the same attitude I came away from the second Hobbit movie: I'm out.
I'll watch Solo at some point in the next couple weeks, as I quite liked Rogue One and find the idea of standalone Star Wars movies more appealing than endless rehashes of the original trilogy. But we might be seeing more proof that a single bad movie (TLJ) can poison a franchise, even one as big as Star Wars.
I guess we'll find out when Episode IX opens.
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This post sums up my feelings the best, especially the bold.
It would have actually been easy to build up a great story based on the softballs that JJ lobbed up in TFA. Why oh why did Rian think it would be a good idea to go off the beaten path? Let the Skywalker saga play out over two more films, then go ####ing nuts with your spinoffs and standalone trilogies exploring different characters and risky plots.
Luke should have died in Ep IX and his death should have redeemed Kylo. Now everything is ruined.