I'm going to start off with something positive:
(Shocking. I know)The lightspeed ram is now in the candidacy for "Logos' All Time Favorite SW Scene". Just.......................................aaawwwwhuhuhhuhuhuhuh. So good.
Although I could still tear this movie a new one even at 4am and being dog tired, somehow I didn't actually hate it.
- I thought a gas crisis during a chase was a bit weak for the main plot. Pretty much, the whole Resistance side of the plot was weak. However, I did like seeing Finn throw down. But in the thirty seconds that expired from the end of the steaming pile to this film, after losing a substantial number of their forces on SKB, the FO comes back to bitch slap the Resistance and effectively win the fight, and now they're on clean-up duty?
- The hand-hand combat in this movie was pretty cool. Loved the finish of the throne room fight. I also liked how Ren iced Snoke. I also wasn't as disppointed with the praetorian guards as I thought I might be. At least we got to see these ones fight.
- Was supremely disappointed that we got no explanations of our mystery players' origins (Rey or Snoke, or Phasma for that matter), and now Snoke and Phasma are dead.
- I was initially excited to see Luke just brush off the barrage. I actually chimed in and said "
That's how the Force works."
- Per usual, I loved seeing Del Toro show up. No matter how brief....or scoundrel-ly.
- Apparently I'm only allowed to like Poe for one scene per movie. His opening prank call to Hux was great. Played out a little too long, but great. Although, it does lend to my whole thing about weak villains making weak heroes. Why would the FO even listen to, or even bother responding to him? Shoot his black and orange ass down. You're already going to kill all Resistance members.
- Anybody else catch that despite the fleet showing up, only the biggest SD ever bothered shooting? <derp>
- Nox raised a good point with the bombs. I didn't initially catch it, but they could have used a low-power linear induction propulsion system to direct them in a straight line. (They more than likely didn't actually think of this, but c'est la vie. Leave it to the awesome fans to write in the details.
) What had me scratching the dome was "Why the hell would you have a bombardier
in a bomb bay that is about to be opened up into
SPACE?
- Speaking of space....the Leia scene. It was pretty well done, but I don't think she should have been able to last
that long. 5 seconds tops, considering that space is considered
the harshest environment known to mankind.
- I liked how they played Luke off as kind of an asshole. Chucks the Flex. Messes with Rey when getting her to "reach out".
- I loved the rotisserie style porg.
Dumbest thing about that scene was Chewie being guilt-tripped over eating them. Not killing them. Not cooking them. Just eating them. I was hopeful that they would play the role of hapless cannon fodder when "investigating" the Flex.
- I loved how they worked in the foul-mouthed R2 joke. (Everything he says gets bleeped out.)
- I actually loved the fact that I didn't have to stomach a useless throwback every 5 mins. And the throwbacks that were integrated I thought were tastefully done.
- Despite not being a fan of the character, I liked how they developed Kylo Ren in this movie. Still conflicted, but done taking Snoke's $#!%.
- Wasn't a big fan of the idea of Ren and Rey being more Force super-powers. It's played out.
- And finally...WTF was up with Luke just up and <poof> like that?
