It’s just a flesh wound.

When I got out of the military to go back to school (to go back in the military) an ex-Marine and I were in a lit class where the professor went on and on about the tropes of various types of rain, and their transformative powers, in literature. He couldn’t understand how we didn’t see rain as this wondrous,…

“It wasn’t nearly as memorable or awesome or inspiring or stirring or bombastic or cool...” So, right in keeping with the sequel trilogy aesthetic.

If Maximum Security hadn’t interfered with Devers’ run route, it would have been a simple double.

The OT. Luke leaves the nest, kisses a hot chick, trashes the place with his hoodlum friends, and lucks into a job fighting The Man.

Man, Claremont in the late ‘80s wrote some nonsense. Clones, timelines, demonic possession; it’s like Hollywood producers put their hands in the “idea jar” and pulled out ALL the slips and said “make it happen”.

Think they’re doing reshoots on Rise of Skywalker to up the “wow” factor? Or maybe adding some blue aliens and a sinking ship?

Based on this weekend’s box office, non-fans are a minority across the whole of humanity. But whatever, bitch away.

Best “OMG Did You See That? And That? Did He Just? He Did! Could Someone Ask That Lady 3 Rows Down To Stop Crying? And The Dude Next To Me To Stop Bouncing Around In His Seat? Duuuuuude, Did You See That? I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying.”

Yeah, I had no issues either time I saw it. Just don’t down a Big Gulp before you go in. Plus, as you say, the movie kind of rivets you to your seat.

Saw it last night and this morning; I want to see it in IMAX, but that’s probably later in the week, because all the good seats between now and about Wednesday seem taken. This movie’s haul is going to require at least three Scrooge McDuck vaults.

6a. Watch Star Wars porn for the first time. Truly an emotional moment.

I’m worried about overuse. I didn’t need the “Perfectly done” capper on the “Men and Women in Black” + thumbs up bit. To be honest, I also hated the Joe Pesci character when he joined up with Riggs and Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movies; buddy movies don’t need a third wheel.

The ‘comic relief CGI sidekick’ is hard to pull off; have we learned nothing from Jar Jar? Hopefully he doesn’t overshadow Thompson and Hemsworth, because they’re both fun, charming, and have amazing chemistry together.

Southern realtors named Becky, and one rebel who spelled it “Becki”.

Meg Ryan killing fools with her thighs was the best.

That dead horse has just got to be a sack of bone dust by now.

“It is truth serum!”

So true, and an audience that isn’t just comic book nerds. There are plenty of people who are well versed in the MCU who couldn’t find their way around a comic book store.

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