This movie is engineered for maximum entertainment potential through high production values, strategic emotional beats, and high-speed kinetic action.

Also, how the f did they get me to care about 15 different characters? And then keep them all straight for 2hrs? Was it because they all had nicknames like in cartoons?

Personally I’d take “The Mandalorian” Season 1 because it just looked better. It’s the only SW show so far that took it’s anamorphic cinematography and production design seriously. Not always mind you, but close enough. Greig Fraser who shot Dune and The Batman shot the first season.
“The Book of Boba Fett” most of the…

It was shot in Rome. As far as occupational safety goes it might as well have been a different planet.

Also it was shot in Rome’s Cinecittà. I can’t imagine an Italian film studio all those years ago being a bastion of occupational safety.

Actors having extra runtime to explore their characters is how “Very Special Episodes” happen and I, for one, am staunchly against it.
Only surface-level emotions for me, thanks!

The YT-1300 moved freight like this:

Because they’ll nod off.

Also, a holiday means G/O gets to use non-union monkeys.

It is the way.

The first joke I made after I learned Ewan was going to be Obi-Wan was “We get to see dick in a Star Wars movie?”
I wonder how awkward it was for Lucas that Velvet Goldmine came out only 6 months before Phantom Menace.

YOUR HEADLINE HAS A TYPO - “tires” instead of “tries”.

Are y’all all drunk over there, now?

Does this mean DM dusts off the backup 3.5" floppy with the MIDI files and soldiers on?

Pre-ANH Salacious Crumb or gtfo.

He’s an Rebel spy with a hazy history and dubious morals. Perfect for zooming around the new Empire doin’ espionage stuff and have new characters revolve around him.
SW needs more C-level blank slates!

2 of those people cost real money.

Yeah, but that Bullseye throw-down in the newsroom is one of the spookiest fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The camera whip panning while he’s bouncing staplers off the ceiling and shit. Poor DD getting smacked upside the head repeatedly.

Journalism 101 time

I believe the original’s “un-fun-ness” is the sequel’s possible Achilles heel.

This 100%. My first kid was born in late ‘09 so I never saw it in a theater. Finally got around to watching it on D+. It’s strangely bland and...no fun. My 8yo & 12yo don’t care about it. If you mention Avatar to them they’ll tell you all about every season of Last Airbender, cuz that’s the Avatar their cohort give a…

Hi AVClub! Slideshows suck. Just so you know.
Also, you have folks in these comments that have been pending since last year. Please tell your Comment Overlords to get their sh*t in gear. Don’t offer comments and leave people hanging. That’s just rude.
Thanks a million!