{"id":2204,"date":"2018-05-29T19:45:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coffeeswirls.com\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:45:42","slug":"star-wars-the-series-that-never-should-have-been-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coffeeswirls.com\/?p=2204","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: The series that never should have continued"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having finally seen Star Wars, The Last Jedi, I have a few thoughts about the entire franchise.<\/p>\n

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  1. I’m grateful that I only paid the RedBox fee. Had I paid movie theater prices for that movie, I would have walked out and demanded a full refund.<\/li>\n
  2. I saw enough entertainment in Rogue One to like it as a B-Side Star Wars movie. I wasn’t a fan of the discontinuity of the technology and had a flashback to SpaceBalls while watching it, but as a one off, I was OK with it.<\/li>\n
  3. I thought The Force Awakens was formulaic, and served only the purpose of passing the baton with a copy\/paste of the major Episode IV themes. I maintained an optimistic thumbs up, but wasn’t completely sold on the movie.<\/li>\n
  4. The Prequels aren’t as bad as many will say. I watched them all eagerly because it had been so long since there was anything Star Wars, but ultimately they consist of great moments surrounded by mediocre cinema.<\/li>\n
  5. New Hope and Empire Strikes Back are classics that have stood the test of time. Han shot first.<\/li>\n
  6. Return of the Jedi is really good. I would say great, but the ewoks were pretty stupid and watching them win in combat against Imperial Stormtroopers left a sour taste in my mouth. I imagine they were the idea of Kenner toys.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Star Wars is a great trilogy, followed by poor movies. Which actually brings it down to the cultural level of Rocky, which is also a great movie trilogy, followed by movies that may not be up to par, but at least they are better than all Star Wars movies after Return of the Jedi.<\/p>\n

    If I even bother to see Solo, it will be via RedBox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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