Brick Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I mean, I can't say I'm really surprised at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yeah not surprising at all... some of that vitriol was ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I am not Russian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Oh good grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I remember those big Russian guys hanging out at target preventing any parents from buying star wars toys that Christmas. Now Hasbro knows why they didn't sell any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Fucking christ. Trolling star wars for political motivations sounds like something out a Nerds movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, number305 said: I remember those big Russian guys hanging out at target preventing any parents from buying star wars toys that Christmas. Now Hasbro knows why they didn't sell any. To be fair, the traditional toy industry has been in decline for years now. Kids don't give a shit about toys anymore. They want iPads and other electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 5 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: To be fair, the traditional toy industry has been in decline for years now. Kids don't give a shit about toys anymore. They want iPads and other electronics. I'm not trying to be a jerk... but don't you think Hasbro is aware of the trends in the toy industry? They still put all this stuff out there that didn't sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, number305 said: I'm not trying to be a jerk... but don't you think Hasbro is aware of the trends in the toy industry? They still put all this stuff out there that didn't sell. Oh they definitely know... so does Mattel. It's no secret that the traditional toy industry is in trouble outside a few "hot" toys. The toy industry in the U.S. actually GREW this year but that was fueled by electronics and tech focused toys. Popular brands still drive toys sales though and Star Wars is STILL and immensely popular and lucrative brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Some people are really invested in the idea that TLJ is a widely hated property and it just tickles me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 17 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Oh they definitely know... so does Mattel. It's no secret that the traditional toy industry is in trouble outside a few "hot" toys. The toy industry in the U.S. actually GREW this year but that was fueled by electronics and tech focused toys. Popular brands still drive toys sales though and Star Wars is STILL and immensely popular and lucrative brand. My fiancé’s 5 year old niece has an iPhone X... 5... years... old... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Spork3245 said: My fiancé’s 5 year old niece has an iPhone X... 5... years... old... Yeah it's crazy how tech savvy young kids are these days. My sister just bought my nephew his own tablet for his birthday. he's 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 No no, it really does suck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 minute ago, 2user1cup said: No no, it really does suck. Go back to Russia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Just now, skillzdadirecta said: Go back to Russia! Enjoy failure, gobble it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 22 hours ago, sblfilms said: Some people are really invested in the idea that TLJ is a widely hated property and it just tickles me. It amuses me how hard people support it. I'm not starting online petitions or boycotting anything. I took my family to see Solo when it came out. I just really didn't like TLJ. I would put it with Phantom Menace and Clone Wars if I was grouping Star Wars movies. I'm still looking forward to the trilogy from that director if he actually gets to make them. I really liked Looper and in my opinion Ozymandias (episode of Breaking Bad) is the best single hour of television ever made. I just didn't like what was done with the existing characters. Give him all his own characters to work with and I don't think I will have any issues with his movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckFly Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 My opinion carries no more weight than anyone else's here. ...nor does it carry any less. The movie was s***, comrades or not. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I've been mostly ignoring these TLJ threads because of how fiercely people support it, but yea, it wasn't great, IMO. If you like it, fine, cool, good for you. I personally didn't. I didn't *hate* the movie, but it just was too much "oh, haha, you thought X was going to happen? olo! F U! Let's not be too Star Warsy here!". 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: I've been mostly ignoring these TLJ threads because of how fiercely people support it, but yea, it wasn't great, IMO. If you like it, fine, cool, good for you. I personally didn't. I didn't *hate* the movie, but it just was too much "oh, haha, you thought X was going to happen? olo! F U! Let's not be too Star Warsy here!". To be fair, that was pretty much one of the many missions statements of the film. You don't have to like it, of course, but it sounds like with the mission statements it had in mind (and the way it wanted to present them) there was no way it was going to work for a segment of the audience on principle, for good or ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 So many Russians... Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, BuckFly said: My opinion carries no more weight than anyone else's here. ...nor does it carry any less. The movie was s***, comrades or not. Not all opinions are created equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: To be fair, that was pretty much one of the many missions statements of the film. You don't have to like it, of course, but it sounds like with the mission statements it had in mind (and the way it wanted to present them) there was no way it was going to work for a segment of the audience on principle, for good or ill. I know and saw that well after-the-fact. I find it beyond odd as if you don't want to be "Star Warsy" and be different... then... umm... make a non-Star Wars movie. Don't get me wrong, again, the movie wasn't as horrible as many made it out to be and some of the criticism was just complaining for the sake of doing so (ie: criticism regarding Leia having force powers... like... why wouldn't she and how do you know she didn't train a little after RotJ? or "bombs wouldn't fall straight down without gravity!!11!1!"... seriously? THAT'S what breaks a movie for you? ). Just wasn't for me and is certainly my second least favorite Star Wars movie after Phantom Menace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: I know and saw that well after-the-fact. I find it beyond odd as if you don't want to be "Star Warsy" and be different... then... umm... make a non-Star Wars movie. Don't get me wrong, again, the movie wasn't as horrible as many made it out to be and some of the criticism was just complaining for the sake of doing so (ie: criticism regarding Leia having force powers... like... why wouldn't she and how do you know she didn't train a little after RotJ? or "bombs wouldn't fall straight down without gravity!!11!1!"... seriously? THAT'S what breaks a movie for you? ). Just wasn't for me and is certainly my second least favorite Star Wars movie after Phantom Menace. It's a real movie in Star Wars clothing. I don't think that is per se a bad thing, but I can see why some wouldn't like that for legitimate reasons (like yourself). And then there are some who just don't like the fact that Johnson snuck a real movie into a Star Wars movie. And that says so much about that segment of the population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 35 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: It's a real movie in Star Wars clothing. I don't think that is per se a bad thing, but I can see why some wouldn't like that for legitimate reasons (like yourself). And then there are some who just don't like the fact that Johnson snuck a real movie into a Star Wars movie. And that says so much about that segment of the population. Eps 4 & 5 were real movies and they were Star Wars...? 6 is debatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Russia understands that America takes its entertainment way too seriously, so now they are using it to divide us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 My thoughts on TLJ when the movie finished was "well... I guess I watched a star war" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckFly Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 13 hours ago, sblfilms said: Not all opinions are created equal. Please, SB, don't give my opinion that much power. It makes me feel uncomfortable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 10/3/2018 at 10:11 AM, skillzdadirecta said: Yeah it's crazy how tech savvy young kids are these days. My sister just bought my nephew his own tablet for his birthday. he's 8. My two year old son has an iPad. He can make video calls to my wife, navigate to different games, watch different shows on PBS Kids, and read and write letters with some educational games. We don't even let him have the thing everyday or for long periods of time. It's crazy to think of the world that'll belong to this coming generation of kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: It's a real movie in Star Wars clothing. I don't think that is per se a bad thing, but I can see why some wouldn't like that for legitimate reasons (like yourself). And then there are some who just don't like the fact that Johnson snuck a real movie into a Star Wars movie. And that says so much about that segment of the population. You are self aware enough to understand how pretentious this sounds right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 40 minutes ago, number305 said: You are self aware enough to understand how pretentious this sounds right? I'm not sure what's pretentious about it. That's been a big criticism amongst a certain segment of Star Wars fans; that TLJ wasn't "Star Wars-y" enough. I'm not sure what is pretentious about saying that. All I'm saying is that the reason it doesn't feel "Star Wars-y" enough is because it tries to actually be a real movie rather than primarily please fans. It's a fair assessment, I think, pretentious or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 It was a terrible movie and it was very Star Wars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: I'm not sure what's pretentious about it. That's been a big criticism amongst a certain segment of Star Wars fans; that TLJ wasn't "Star Wars-y" enough. I'm not sure what is pretentious about saying that. All I'm saying is that the reason it doesn't feel "Star Wars-y" enough is because it tries to actually be a real movie rather than primarily please fans. It's a fair assessment, I think, pretentious or not. Maybe I’m mistaken but I think his comment was in reference to Star Wars some how not being a “real movie”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I like how the defenders of TLJ are like "wow they wanted a simpler movie!!!! lalalala" when this movie was a basic bitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, 2user1cup said: It was a terrible movie No-no, no, no-no, no-no-no-no No, no-no, no, no, no-no, no-no, no-no No-no-no-no, no-no, no, no-no, no Nobody can do the shing-a-ling Like I do Nobody can do the skate Like I do Nobody can do boogaloo Like I do Nobody can do Philly Like I do Well, don't you know I go to skate, I do Ain't nobody doin' it but me (Nobody but me) When I go to Philly, I do Ain't nobody doin' it but me, babe (Nobody but me) Well, let me tell you nobody But nobody but me Tell you, tell you, nobody (nobody), nobody (nobody) Nobody (nobody), nobody (nobody) Nobody (nobody), nobody (nobody) Nobody (nobody), nobody (nobody) No-no, no, no-no, no-no-no-no No, no-no, no, no, no-no, no-no, no-no No-no-no-no, no-no, no, no-no, no Nobody can do the shing-a-ling Like I do Nobody can do the skate Like I do Nobody can do the boogaloo Like I do Nobody can do Philly Like I do Oh, yeah Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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