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Bonkle

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  1. What? A red neck?

     

    Izconfuzzled

    The Bionicle Stars characters.. Tahu, Gresh, Takanuva, Rahkshi, Skrall, and Nektann.

    ...still doesn't help. :lol:

    The Piraka from Bionicle Stars is called Nektann. So in his place I put a neck tan.

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    7 was an overly jokey rehash of four. This filled in an a big mystery, had on point jokes, and lots of cool references. It reminded me of Magnificent 7 tbh. It showed us that not every death is something glorious, rare, and necessarily useful.

    .... What? Each character (in checklist fashion, at that, from one scene to the next!) dies only after achieving a necessary and useful part of the mission. Sure lots of people died, but those were extras, the people you were supposed to care about (Bodhi, Star Wars Cable, Blind Ninja, Sassy Robot, Diego Luna, Jyn) all live just long enough to achieve their part of the mission. Of course, I would argue that the characters in this movie are all basically extras, and the "heart-felt" moments (the Force husbands, Diego and Jyn) weren't earned because there was no character growth or investment. I don't even know their names! Armor guy calls Jyn "little sister" at one point, after they've had one exchange ever.

     

    As for "cool references", we'll have to agree to disagree. I saw them as "awkward and forced callbacks no one needed that delayed the ability to tell a cohesive story". I'm looking at you, linger look at the blue milk and unnecessarily long Red 5 death. Not to mention the Cantina jerks! Ugh.

     

    The Cantina guys were forced, I agree. I'm talking more along the lines of the Ghost and Chopper appearing.

  3. I loved it, and thought it was way better than Episode 7 (and it's not like I didn't like that movie). Different tastes, I guess.

    I honestly can't think of much to enjoy in the film, it was boring, lacked anything but the barest of character sketches, wasted time on needles plotlines (Saw Gerrera!), and felt like someone's "intense and gritty Star Wars" fan fiction. The people I saw it with felt the same. But before I saw it I read nothing but praise and jubilation and people saying what you did here- that you liked it better than 7. I don't understand that even a little bit. What did you enjoy about the film so much?

    7 was an overly jokey rehash of four. This filled in an a big mystery, had on point jokes, and lots of cool references. It reminded me of Magnificent 7 tbh. It showed us that not every death is something glorious, rare, and necessarily useful.

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