Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2/4
Lightsaber!
Matthew Brady - wrote on 12/24/2019
“Do it!”
I’m surprised they added that in there despite all the memes.
Anyway…
A long time ago...four years to be distinct; the space opera ‘Star Wars’ returned to cinemas with ‘The Force Awakens', that brought back the bittersweet experience that fans have been craving for over 30 years. Well lets just say Christmas was magical that year. While I wasn’t quite as wowed as everyone else, but I still enjoyed it otherwise and I was interested where the story will go after J.J. Abrams left his “mystery box” of questions for another director to answer. How exciting and epic the next years will be.
And then the sequel and two spin-offs happened. Well lets just say my interest for these new movies has completely evaporated. Sad times indeed. And no I don’t feel …
Rating of
3/4
Skywalker Saga Comes to a Fitting, if Uneven, End
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/22/2019
The grand conclusion to the Star Wars saga serves as an admirable, if somewhat underwhelming, conclusion to the most popular sci-fi series of the modern era. If J.J. Abrams didn't focus so much effort on trying to "fix" Rian Johnson's Last Jedi, I think if could have turned out to be a better ending but, for what it's worth, it still manages to create some interesting character arcs and is still a lot of fun.
While I avoided all spoilers going into the film, I didn't avoid the critical reception, which, aside from the Phantom Menace, was the lowest score for a Star Wars film. Much of the criticism wasn't that the overall film was bad - just disappointing and while I'm not quite as disappointed as some reviewers (and obviously some audience members) I do agree that Abrams …
Rating of
2.5/4
"Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 12/21/2019
An old enemy returns to threaten the galaxy leading what remains of the rebel alliance to search for clues as to their whereabouts and prevent the rise of a new Empire.
In a not unexpected move, the final part of the current trilogy elects to dump pretty much the entire narrative introduced by Rian Johnson in his poorly received second instalment as J. J. Abrams returns to try and get his original vision back on track. Although he does manage to rekindle some of the magic lost by the somewhat turgid second film, it does feel a little more like an exercise in damage limitation than a vision fully realized. All of the best moments are provided by Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren and only his story arc feels truly satisfying. Rey seems more buffeted by circumstance – and rogue script writers …
Rating of
3/4
The Desperation of Abrams
SIngli6 - wrote on 12/21/2019
If you believed there was any chance that J.J. Abrams would be able to seamlessly merge his vision of an unironic nostalgic homage to the original Star Wars trilogy with Rian Johnson's predilection for torching genres and running, disabuse yourself of that notion immediately. Rise of Skywalker is pure, utter insanity. Every creative decision made either plunges the narrative into greater depths of absurdity or outright contradicts what came before, the air of creative disillusionment and scorn for the audience, Johnson, and Abrams himself screaming out of every bit of direction. Some moments you can practically hear J.J. screaming 'Are you happy now?!'.
Why then am I rating it so high? Because it's fun. The desperation of this film's writing gives it a type of daring that recalls the …
Rating of
3/4
Return of the Fanservice is sloppy bu serviceable
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/19/2019
J. J. Abrams concludes the Skywalker saga in suitably epic fashion. The duels are more elaborate, the Force powers are more bizarre, and the space battles are grander than previously seen. It looks expensive and epic, with some impressive visuals and action set pieces. However it’s merely adequate.
That’s almost entirely thanks to the cast. They’re not slouching through it. Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver are the standouts as Rey and Kylo Ren. The returning characters like Finn (Boyega) and Poe (Isaac) are a welcome addition to the adventure.
I’ll try to review the movie without specific spoilers. Since he’s on the poster and used in advertising, I think it’s safe to say Palpatine is definitely back. Both he and Kylo Ren is vying for supremacy over the tyrannical First Order. …