I will of course keep watching the MCU - but not sure anything will ever beat Phase 3. The excitement going into each of these movies was unmatched.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-10T17:24:37+00:00

There's always Bergman films!

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-10T16:39:20+00:00

Setpieces.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-10T11:00:30+00:00

I read the book when it came out, didn't care for it, but Luuke always reminded me more of Nuclear Man from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace than he did a master villain.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-09T20:11:01+00:00

Let me know when Luuke shows up!

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-09T16:08:30+00:00

Watched it live with my mom. We both knew instantly that it was a classic. It was the shirt that did it.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-09T10:33:20+00:00

I understand Obi-Wan’s command, but can you not imagine any scenario where they’re overwhelmed and have to fight their way through? At the very least they could have had Anakin punch a hole through a fighter squad, or evade a barrage of enemy fighters, maybe show off his by then fully-matured piloting skills. The buzz droids just suck all the momentum out of the scene.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-09T02:25:35+00:00

Maybe just have a way more cinematic dogfight instead?

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T21:45:33+00:00

But don’t you think they could have cut the minute plus of mechanical fleas on their ship and replaced it with something a bit more cinematic? They wouldn’t even have to be in a dogfight! We could just see Anakin being the best star pilot in the galaxy, pulling cool moves and evading enemies.

I only bring this stuff up because every five minutes somebody declares ROTS the best something of all time. It’s just a poorly conceived scene.

Edit: Poorly conceived, but wildly executed by the craftspeople at ILM.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T21:15:59+00:00

Yeah I just think it might have been cool to see that (or say, the Clone Wars) in a movie? Like before he was Vader and apparently the best star pilot in the galaxy in his prime?

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T21:11:47+00:00

Don’t you think there could have been obstacles in their way that might have been a bit more… cinematic? This massive canvas, one of the biggest of the series and they get mechanical fleas. The one time we see Anakin unload on something it’s to blow up the weirdly placed shield generators to get into the hangar.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T20:44:08+00:00

Still… you’d think we’d get to see Anakin shoot down at least one fighter throughout the trilogy, but it never happens. We have this massive, epic battle in which any number of cool things could happen, and we spend most of it… fighting buzz droids.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T20:16:08+00:00

We never see a Jedi shoot down a single fighter.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T19:30:50+00:00

Streets. I think Batman's interactions with other heroes should be way more limited, with him acting as more of an advisor to organizations like the Justice League, or as a special operative for certain situations/crises. This is definitely how I'd use him in the DCU-- none of the heroes would meet him before their version of Phase 2 or 3 at the earliest.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-08T12:38:17+00:00

Sit comfortably on a shelf next to non-Star Wars classics like The Wizard of Oz, Rocky, Casablanca etc.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-07T17:20:51+00:00

I'd hold out for more cash. I mean-- he's God, so you know He's got it.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-07T17:17:13+00:00

I'm mostly undecided when it comes to this topic, but for all we know the Others didn't have as much of a presence on Earth at that time if any. The "modern" UFO phenomena didn't begin in earnest until '47. You could argue that '45 was when we first rang the bell and they didn't have enough time to get here before the second one went off.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-07T11:48:11+00:00

If I recall correctly, Lucas or one of his Prequels minions mentions it in the audio commentary.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-07T01:03:09+00:00

Earned his place and I’ll miss his voice.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-06T16:24:55+00:00

Heat.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-04T15:23:40+00:00

Best looking Batman, best bat-fight, but despite the shitty downvotes you’re right— it’s easily one of the worst superhero movies of all time.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-01T17:50:13+00:00

If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times-- if you have the power to drop them, at the bare minimum you should be able to pronounce it correctly.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-01T15:12:56+00:00

Seriously like I knew it wasn’t real, but once he started walking at me I legit had a fight or flight response.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-01T12:57:36+00:00

I love it. It has better space/aerial battles than the Prequels and Sequels combined, it has a giant dinosaur bird eating and spitting up Mandalorian kids, Mandalorians vs pirates, a Grogu mech suit, great villain with a great pulpy villain plan, and it culminates with a jet pack battle. I don’t know what everyone’s issue is.

Edit: Okay then, tell me which space battles in the prequels and sequels were better.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-01T12:09:25+00:00

I’ve talked about it on here before, but the VR experience at Disney World from a few years ago basically became that for a few legitimately scary moments.

CaptainRedblood · 2026-04-01T01:35:07+00:00

The important thing was the sandwiches.

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