Oiler FANatic Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 12/16/2017 at 5:26 PM, Starkiller said: They could have shortened it by an hour and I’d have been happier. This is it, most people these days (i.e. millennials) can't stand 2 1/2 hour movies because they have don't have the attention span required. NashvilleNinja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 35 minutes ago, Oiler FANatic said: This is it, most people these days (i.e. millennials) can't stand 2 1/2 hour movies because they have don't have the attention span required. I’m not a millennial and I have no problem with a good movie being long. I have a problem with a long movie being loaded down with bad content. NashvilleNinja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Starkiller said: I’m not a millennial and I have no problem with a good movie being long. I have a problem with a long movie being loaded down with bad content. Exactly this.. filler doesn't mean better. I'd rather play an engaging 10 hour video game than one that should be 8 hours but spreads it to 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeMcNair4ever Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Perhaps I was a victim of my own expectations but I didn't think The Last Jedi was very good. The porgs were annoying and added nothing to the plot, most of the humor was terrible, they throw away two villains with a lot of potential (Phasma and Snoke--who could not be betrayed), Leia (enough said) and the biggest problem was that the plot accomplished nothing. At the start of the movie the resistance is small and running from the first order. At the end...same thing. It's like the destruction of starkiller base meant nothing. I know that in ESB the Empire seemed to have recovered after the destruction of the death star but there was a time jump between the two--none for TLJ. headhunter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wiscotitansfan Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) On 1/13/2018 at 1:25 PM, GeorgeMcNair4ever said: The porgs were annoying and added nothing to the plot I don't get people's constant bitching about the Porgs... They did NOTHING to take away from the plot. It's a star wars movie, that stupid shit has been in 8 main-line Star Wars movies to date and I bet there will be the same stupid shit of that caliber in 9 and on. It's pitiful that Rogue One is the only one that doesn't have completely unnecessary camp (K2SO is obviously there for comic relief but he's actually a major part of the movie) or whatever the correct term would be and yet people fail to realize that. Was there this much bitching about the stupid ass bands that were in all the cantina scenes? That's the extent of the Porgs play in this movie. Holy fuck, the minor complaints (not major plot related ones) are so fucking ridiculous. How the hell is it the nostalgic crowd who puts the originals on such a pedestal not see the hypocrisy? Edited January 16, 2018 by wiscotitansfan NashvilleNinja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 hours ago, wiscotitansfan said: I don't get people's constant bitching about the Porgs... They did NOTHING to take away from the plot. It's a star wars movie, that stupid shit has been in 8 main-line Star Wars movies to date and I bet there will be the same stupid shit of that caliber in 9 and on. It's pitiful that Rogue One is the only one that doesn't have completely unnecessary camp (K2SO is obviously there for comic relief but he's actually a major part of the movie) or whatever the correct term would be and yet people fail to realize that. Was there this much bitching about the stupid ass bands that were in all the cantina scenes? That's the extent of the Porgs play in this movie. Holy fuck, the minor complaints (not major plot related ones) are so fucking ridiculous. How the hell is it the nostalgic crowd who puts the originals on such a pedestal not see the hypocrisy? The porgs were annoying and should have been done once they left the island. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Starkiller said: The porgs were annoying and should have been done once they left the island. I agree but people complain about them to the point that you would think that it ruined the movie. They were onscreen for about 20 seconds after the island. As I said, it had as much impact on the plot (and campyness) as the cantina bands in episode 4 and 6. Just about a minute more screen-time in a 2.5 hours movie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, wiscotitansfan said: I agree but people complain about them to the point that you would think that it ruined the movie. They were onscreen for about 20 seconds after the island. As I said, it had as much impact on the plot (and campyness) as the cantina bands in episode 4 and 6. Just about a minute more screen-time in a 2.5 hours movie. Yeah well the cantina band didn’t board the Millenium Falcon... The porgs didn’t ruin a great movie. They just got annoying. wiscotitansfan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Apparently the Porgs were created not to sell toys, but because they only had a few days to shoot on the island (due to some law/restrictions) and the actual puffins on the island were in many in their shots. Rather than digitally scrub them out, they created a puffin-like animal that would be part of the world of Achto. The idea that they were trying to nest in the Falcon was pretty endearing for me than annoying. But YMMV. Plus the scene with the lightsaber was legit funny. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Nator Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 You see Porgs like 4 fucking time and they do virtually nothing. Not sure why people are so iup in arms about fuckin Porgs. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, 'Nator said: You see Porgs like 4 fucking time and they do virtually nothing. Not sure why people are so iup in arms about fuckin Porgs. Not sure either but it's in the complaint column of like 90% of people who have qualms with the movie. Obviously it's not a game changing complaint but it just baffles me how divisive they are when every single movie in the original trilogy had just as similar camp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) On 1/15/2018 at 9:16 PM, wiscotitansfan said: I don't get people's constant bitching about the Porgs... They did NOTHING to take away from the plot. It's a star wars movie, that stupid shit has been in 8 main-line Star Wars movies to date and I bet there will be the same stupid shit of that caliber in 9 and on. Porgs >>>>> Ewoks. Porgs >>>>>>>>>> Jar Jar Binks. Porgs ~> all those ridiculous dancing/singing alien creatures entertaining Jabba in ROTJ. Edited January 19, 2018 by NashvilleNinja MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 20 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said: Porgs >>>>> Ewoks. Porgs >>>>>>>>>> Jar Jar Binks. Porgs ~> all those ridiculous dancing/singing alien creatures entertaining Jabba in ROTJ. Quoted for the truth in this post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, MadMax said: Quoted for the truth in this post. The re-issued singing/dancing creatures with the updated CGI and funk-style music was even fucking worse. Porgs are downright sexy compared to other entities in the Star Wars universe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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