So I went to see #TheRiseOfSkywalker earlier tonight. I'm not really good at doing spoiler-free reviews; so I'm not going to say a heck of a lot. 1/
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I did like the movie. I've seen the complaints about its being too much fan service and too eager to retcon the less popular happenings in
#TheLastJedi. I can see that, but I don't think it was as big of a problem as some critics made it out to be. 2/1 reply 0 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
That's not to say that it wasn't a problem. There were things in the movie that looked as though they were there solely to make the hardcore fans outraged over
#TheLastJedi like#TheRiseOfSkywalker. 3/1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
I will say that I guessed most of the major revelations and plot twists before they happened. They were fairly well telegraphed. The action sequences were quite good, though. J.J. Abrams generally doesn't stretch them out so long that they become numbing, unlike Michael Bay. 4/
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I'll also say that the final confrontation in
#TheRiseOfSkywalker was well done, with a nice building of tension and real sense that the heroes were in a hole so deep that it was hard to imagine how they could emerge victorious. 5/1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
OTOH, the final battle sequence in
#TheRiseOfSkywalker also bears an uncanny resemblance in how it's structured to the final action sequence of#ReturnOfTheJedi: Luke/Rey in the throne room confronting Emperor Palpatine while the resistance fights a losing battle around them. 6/2 replies 0 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
To clarify, Luke faces Palpatine in
#ReturnoftheJedi, Rey in#TheRiseOfSkywalker.
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No, Rey faces Palpatine, which isn’t a spoiler because as soon as it was revealed that Palpatine somehow returned you knew that’s how #TheRiseOfSkywalker would have to end.
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