I was a huge Star Wars fan before Disney took over, and haven’t liked anything they’ve done with it. Most people agree, with 2 exceptions: Andor, which I admittedly haven’t watched yet, and…Rogue One
I don’t think Rogue One is much better than the other Disney Star Wars drivel, but I’m apparently the only person in the universe who thinks that. I’ve watched it three times and just don’t get why people think it’s good.
Interesting that we both dislike Rogue One, but I also don’t like anything else recent. That being said, I’m always down for some Penn and Teller, those guys are great
it’s so weird to me that the hate for TLJ (easily the best of the sequels, and imo better than any of the prequels) is so strong but the reaction to and criticism for RoS (the worst SW movie to date by a WIDE margin) are and remain extremely tepid.
Also they did my girl Rose Tycho dirty af and I’m still salty to this day.
I didn’t used to think this but now have come around to believing that it’s about how old you are because I dislike both the prequel and sequel trilogies but most people younger than me generally feel as good about the prequels as I do the original. Which seems like an obvious difference to me but I guess it’s that bias.
I’m fine with the prequels, and I’m old enough to have seen a New Hope before it was called a New Hope. In the theaters even, though I didn’t actually see it there. I don’t think the prequels are as good as the originals overall, but I enjoy watching them every few years.
But you’re right, the prequels are almost always split on generational lines. Most of us old farts don’t like them.
In descending order: Andor, Empire Strikes Back, A New Hope, Rogue One. Everything below that isn’t worth watching. (OK I didn’t see any of the animated stuff yet, and I heard some of that was good, but I also heard a lot about baby yoda, so who knows?)
I enjoyed Andor but I think that has more to do with it seemed to focus far more on telling a good story than relying heavily on all of the tropes that make Star Wars content Star Wars
Andor tells the story of how a full scale rebellion was born from a guy who pretty much wanted nothing to do with it and the choices the empire made for their agenda. Rogue one is the peak of that story and shows you just what it takes to defy a galaxy wide space government bent on total control.
I liked it because i grew up on the original trilogy and it was nice to see a fleshed out depiction with characters who barely had screen time or none at all in the OT but had so much to do with the events leading up to it. It feels like history and they did it very well imo
I was a huge Star Wars fan before Disney took over, and haven’t liked anything they’ve done with it. Most people agree, with 2 exceptions: Andor, which I admittedly haven’t watched yet, and…Rogue One
I don’t think Rogue One is much better than the other Disney Star Wars drivel, but I’m apparently the only person in the universe who thinks that. I’ve watched it three times and just don’t get why people think it’s good.
deleted by creator
Interesting that we both dislike Rogue One, but I also don’t like anything else recent. That being said, I’m always down for some Penn and Teller, those guys are great
deleted by creator
it’s so weird to me that the hate for TLJ (easily the best of the sequels, and imo better than any of the prequels) is so strong but the reaction to and criticism for RoS (the worst SW movie to date by a WIDE margin) are and remain extremely tepid.
Also they did my girl Rose Tycho dirty af and I’m still salty to this day.
I didn’t used to think this but now have come around to believing that it’s about how old you are because I dislike both the prequel and sequel trilogies but most people younger than me generally feel as good about the prequels as I do the original. Which seems like an obvious difference to me but I guess it’s that bias.
I’m fine with the prequels, and I’m old enough to have seen a New Hope before it was called a New Hope. In the theaters even, though I didn’t actually see it there. I don’t think the prequels are as good as the originals overall, but I enjoy watching them every few years.
But you’re right, the prequels are almost always split on generational lines. Most of us old farts don’t like them.
In descending order: Andor, Empire Strikes Back, A New Hope, Rogue One. Everything below that isn’t worth watching. (OK I didn’t see any of the animated stuff yet, and I heard some of that was good, but I also heard a lot about baby yoda, so who knows?)
I want to read your next unpopular opinion on an even more controversial topic, especially if it involves sincerely held beliefs.
for animated stuff skip the dave filoni garbage and go straight to Visions and the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars.
I enjoyed Andor but I think that has more to do with it seemed to focus far more on telling a good story than relying heavily on all of the tropes that make Star Wars content Star Wars
Rouge One was okay, in my view. It wasn’t spectacular, it wasn’t terrible, it was okay.
Andor tells the story of how a full scale rebellion was born from a guy who pretty much wanted nothing to do with it and the choices the empire made for their agenda. Rogue one is the peak of that story and shows you just what it takes to defy a galaxy wide space government bent on total control.
I liked it because i grew up on the original trilogy and it was nice to see a fleshed out depiction with characters who barely had screen time or none at all in the OT but had so much to do with the events leading up to it. It feels like history and they did it very well imo