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Like the Leia getting force powers out of nowhere in space. Sheesh.

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"Somehow Palpatine returned"

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Comedy gold. Literally in the opening crawl and then some background character was like "I don't know, dark force powers, cloning or some shit" and that was all we got 🀣

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago

Watch that and then the "By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings" line from Galaxy Quest.

It's the exact same pained expression, but Oscar Isaac's is real.

[–] sanguinepar 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Definitely needed explained better (or at all).

I don't really mind it as a plot twist, but it shouldn't have just come out of nowhere. I'm still not clear on exactly what is supposed to have happened there.

Also, there was that weird thing where they announced it in Fortnite, wtf was that about.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It is/was a terrible idea. It inherently devalues the end of the original trilogy and it's incredibly lazy.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was honestly so funny, it's hard to be mad at them for just not even giving a shit. Yeah we could pull an explanation out of our asses that won't make any sense, or we just throw that libe at people.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Padme dying during labor. In an advanced medical tech universe. And the lamest explanation for it "she's lost the will to live"...

Well that's not how girls work and it's quite a telling the script was written by a bloke.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Never thought of this, you're not wrong.

On the other side her dying because she lost the will to life... is kind of a good explanation for an unlikely death in such an advanced civilization.

Obviously they could simply keep her alive despite any actual medical condition. So what else could she die of... except for a spiritual (I don't know a better description) reason.

Kind of a "so bad it's actually good" explanation.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

It was explained in one of the comics that she died because Vader was unknowingly siphoning her life energy to keep himself alive.

The scene is still dumb and definitely needed a better explanation but it is what it is at this point

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I know we're dealing with human aliens, but there is actually a thing called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome", where your heart weakens as a result of emotional trauma.

It is rarely fatal, but deaths have occurred as a result of it.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

β€œThat’s a good question, for another time”

That another time never happened. Sums up the sequel trilogy. Lots of setup, but no payoff.

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[–] Lauchs 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Having bombing spaceships that bizzarely seem to rely on gravity was a pretty terrible way to open a film.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They weren't using gravity, they were electromagnetic rails that shot the bombs out of the bay into the enemy ships. I mean it's still dumb since you could fire them from further away, just not dumb for the gravity reason.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Any scene with older Anakin and Padme. All those love scenes were just cringe

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I like the fan theory that he unknowingly mind tricked her into falling in love with him, because that's the only explanation for how she could fall in love with someone that makes me want to hide my face in shame out of cringe.

[–] Jackthelad 10 points 1 year ago

This is why I hated Attack of the Clones.

I know the love story is important, but it was bloody tedious to watch.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She uses her powers to find Luke at the end of Episode V. (The scene you described is weird nonetheless)

[–] Cryophilia 38 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The whole "REEEEE SINCE WHEN DOES LEIA HAVE FORCE POWERS?!??!" shit is just...goddamn it

There was SO MUCH wrong with that movie, and you picked the most obvious, easily explained, not-in-any-way-a-plot-hole scene?

It had to be people who never actually saw the original trilogy. That's the only explanation.

[–] Jackthelad 33 points 1 year ago

How could the daughter of the most powerful force-user possibly have Force powers?

It's truly baffling.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey, didn't I cut a scene from one of those movies? Yeah that's the one. I want to put it back in. let's see. Ah crap, that guy there, what's his name? Jab..Jaffa? He needs to be a slug. Can we change that? What the hell, it's the 90s, we can find some computer nerd to do that. Needs to be bigger too. Like, erm, bigger than the frame? Will that work? Ah what the fuck keep him man sized, he's a space monster he can change size or some shit. That bit there - whassname, Sulu, he needs to be standing on Jagger's tail. Just make him stand on the tail. Cut him out and move him up and down it'll look fine. Yeah sure, I'd stand on a mafioso's tail - it's a power move, they respect that. What's this scene about anyway? Yada yada, removing the bounty, yada yada.. yeah I remember there was something about a bounty in one of those movies. It all fits. It's like I planned it all in advance.

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[–] MajorHavoc 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In this thread: People who haven't seen the Star Wars Christmas Special.

And that's a good thing. Don't see it. Don't do it. You think you're curious, I get it. But you've been warned. If you try to watch it, for goodness sake, at least bring a group of friends so that someone else will understand your lingering pain.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Grandpa Wookiee watching vr porn is something no one should have to witness

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

Nope, Leia space surfing was the worst

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

The hoverbike scene in Boba Fett. And basically anything to do with those teenagers gang members. Their bikes remind me of kitchen aid mixers meet the power rangers. The affects are so bad, the story is so bad the music is so bad. I don't think I found one good quality in that scene. Except it made me laugh for how bad it was.

And there is another scene when they are on battle and one of them does a "cool" spin for absolutely no reason.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Vader flirting with Padme. It was horrible to watch and requires parents to correct the lessons immediately. A generation of men learned to flirt with women that way.

BOOO

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A generation of George Lucas's thought that was peak romantic dialog.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Which is wild to me because it seems really obvious to me that it's intentionally cringy dialogue.

Anakin Skywalker is a cringy edgy teenager for a lot of that. That's like, a major part of his character.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

When they gave Yoda a lightsaber for the first time. Most iconic character ruined.

[–] 1bluepixel 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thank you. I see so many people say this was one of the best scenes of the prequels, but I can still remember my stunned disappointment when I saw it in theaters.

Yoda is supposed to be this great sage who is so powerful he never cared about violence or fighting skills. But lolnope, turns out he can actually fight, and when he does he looks like a monkey who did a rail of coke then grabbed onto a glowstick.

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[–] sanguinepar 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, I absolutely hated that scene.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People stood up and cheered in my theater for that.

That's kind of when I stopped caring what other people think about movies.

[–] Cryophilia 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There are two kinds of star wars fans.

First kind: cares about consistency of plot and character

Second kind: dude it's all a fantasy, why do you care so much lol, hey look laser sword go buzz lol

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Most Jar Jar scenes.

The casino planet.

The Holdo maneuver.

Kylo killing Han.

Space popsicle Leia.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some of these are just awful takes man, I’m sorry.

Like Jar Jar, fair enough, he’s shitty CGI, he has bad writing, and is a pretty weak addition to the prequels. Same with the Leia scene, it looks awful and ruins what could have been an impactful death, with an almost cartoonish feel at odds with the seriousness of the rest of the film.

But the Holdo manoeuvre scene is one of the most visually striking moments in the entirety of Star Wars. It has awesome sound design, great acting, it’s just a really impressive moment with real impact.

The scene where Kylo kills Han is also really well done. The lighting is fantastic, it has some great acting, again, great sound design and a really impactful moment with a lot of suspense, and Chewie’s pained reaction is unforgettable.

The casino planet isn’t a single scene and is more of a story arc, but the introduction of the Canto Bight casino is a pretty typical Star Wars scene, almost formulaic at this point, but is executed well - if you take issue with that one and not the introduction of Takadana, I’d be curious as to why.

I think the worst scene on Canto Bight is where Finn and Rose meet DJ, the hacker. It’s very awkward and stilted, the writing is pretty poor IMO, both the dialogue and the characterisation. I think DJ is a cool character and his writing is fine, but the scene itself and Finn/Rose’s behaviour is really strange.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I actually agree that the holdo maneuver was brilliantly shot, absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately for me it was kinda ruined because it made no sense in the context of the IP.

It's like if you have horrible writing expertly delivered and acted, you can admire the actors skill but still the scene doesn't hit for you. So I think it's a pretty understandable take, as is really enjoying the visuals of the scene in the moment.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Leia using force powers isn't really too unexpected considering she was as strongly connected to the force as Luke and Vader, but was never actually trained.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True but that scene was still trash. She should have died.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are the worst scenes in all of star wars?

The Rise of the Skywalker and The Last Jedi ( Ν‘Β° ΝœΚ– Ν‘Β°)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Jedi Rocks

Totally unnecessary music switch with distracting CGI silly characters completely out of tone with the rest of the scene.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any scene where people talk in the prequels.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The Plinkett reviews are probably the best thing about the prequels existance.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Does the whole of the Boba Fett series count?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

The hover bike chase, dear lord.

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[–] Donebrach 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

β€œThey can fly now??” Lamest Kenner toy ad ever. Also from the same movie: riding space horses on top of a star destroyer. Also all of that movie. What even was it called?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Any scene that contains child Anakin or Jar Jar.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I honestly find adult Anakin to be way more annoying.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The ones added in the "special" editions

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Almost everything since Disney took over, except bits of Mandolorian.

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