My friend Anghus at Flickering Myth wrote up a good post on the latest STAR WARS..
While the dust is still not clearing (two sold out shows at my local movie house last night when my wife and I took my son to see the newest Alvin movie), it’s worth noting that some of the amazing reviews the movie was getting is dimming.. the glittering of gold has gotten old.. Stale.. Perhaps over.
Anghus douses it with some cold water–the fandom need this..
He writes, in part:
There were so many moments where I cringed. The scene where Han Solo first appears is so terribly staged. Woefully written with embarrassing levels of convenience wrapped up nicely in an unconvincing action sequence featuring monstrous Rathtars. None of it felt like Star Wars. And yet, it’s still Han Solo and Chewbacca back in action… extremely limited action. Or the moment you realize the movie is going to feature yet another variation on the Death Star. At that moment, my eyes rolled so hard I could see my brain—and it wasn’t happy. Another Death Star? Seriously?
Anghus penned a number of controversial posts on my website back in the early 2000s. He knows how to evoke emotions and be opinionated with purpose–making a good point almost always.
While I did not award STAR WARS the movie of the year on my site for 2015, it did rank up.
And now reading this Flickering Myth column I’m wondering if the movie is just rank.
That cringe worthy scene? The first time we see Hans Solo? I felt it too. I felt that ‘force’ of wincing at the screen..
Time will certainly tell if the movie rates with some of the early STAR WARS films. Needless to say, it already rates stunningly higher than the PHANTOM MENACE.
