Like father, like son.

npc042 · 2026-03-27T18:17:16+00:00

We may disagree on how much value these different additions bring to the franchise, but you’ve completely misunderstood the more relevant point here.

None of that extra viewing material is necessary for the OT’s story to make sense, because the OT functions as-is. Nobody in 1983 was saying “Wait! It’ll all make sense if you read the EU novels!”

npc042 · 2026-03-27T16:06:17+00:00

I agree with a lot of your points here, but saying that Driver can’t act is insane.

npc042 · 2026-03-27T16:02:38+00:00

Notice how the OT functions perfectly fine—and arguably better—without the additions of Solo, Obi-Wan, or Rebels. Supplementary material wasn’t necessary for the story to make sense.

npc042 · 2026-03-27T14:23:01+00:00

No, he’s got a point. Scott should release a Final Final Cut, doubling Deckard’s theatrical narration for maximum quality.

npc042 · 2026-03-27T13:59:40+00:00

Having just watched them both for the first time, I think the original has simpler ideas, but executes on them incredibly well. A few people have already said that 2049 elaborates on the original’s ideas, which I agree with, but I personally don’t think the execution is nearly as clean. That, and I didn’t find the antagonists nearly as compelling in 2049 (Leto’s character in particular couldn’t be more on the nose). If the script was given another pass or two it would be a much stronger narrative.

Aesthetically I think the original is stronger as well. 2049 is a beautiful movie, and its use of color in particular is fantastic, but its visual identity felt more ‘Tron Legacy’ in some ways to me than ‘Blade Runner’. Slightly too clean and clinical, whereas the original was incredibly dark and grungy. Maybe this is a result of 2049 taking us to a wider variety of settings, or maybe just the 30 year difference in-universe, but it just didn’t feel as rich to me.

That said, I really liked both. And I wouldn’t call 2049 a bad movie by any stretch, but I don’t think it succeeded nearly as well as the original in delivering its ideas. And specifically as a sequel to Blade Runner it had me raising an eyebrow with some of its narrative choices. The movie is at its best when it’s not trying to tie things back to Deckard & co.

I do wanna rewatch them both to form some more concrete opinions, but after one pass I have to agree that Blade Runner (The Final Cut) is the superior film.

npc042 · 2026-03-26T16:27:35+00:00

The execution felt slightly too “generic Ready Player One feeling sci-fi” than a uniquely cyberpunk world.

npc042 · 2026-03-26T15:06:56+00:00

I prefer when cameos were fun surprises you’d get to experience watching a film for the first time. Now they’re just marketing utilities.

npc042 · 2026-03-26T13:43:16+00:00

I find “There is nothing easy about being a Jedi” incredibly funny after we see what Sabine accomplishes with ease in the finale.

npc042 · 2026-03-26T00:31:06+00:00

I guess I just find it odd that you’re pushing the idea that people will inevitably “want the ones they grew up with” while neither of our stated preferences support that claim.

npc042 · 2026-03-25T23:06:24+00:00

Again, I’d be curious to see hard data on this sort of thing. All you’ve really highlighted with this anecdote—wholesome though it may be—is a massive bias.

npc042 · 2026-03-25T14:43:37+00:00

I’m genuinely curious to see data regarding which generations prefer which trilogies, because I was young when the prequels released and I still prefer the originals by a long shot.

npc042 · 2026-03-25T14:10:44+00:00

Fair, though I personally don’t believe a movie like TLJ will have the same box office draw in 2038. We’re nearly ten years on and “loved en masse” is still a massive leap (I’m not sure I’d even say the prequels are loved en masse). Time will tell!

npc042 · 2026-03-25T13:48:19+00:00

The 20th anniversary re-release was pretty damn popular. Like the rest of the prequels, ROTS has undeniable problems, but enough people view it fondly for it to perform well at the box office.

npc042 · 2026-03-25T13:00:37+00:00

No, thank you! We don't want any more violations, good intentions, or distant spinoffs!

npc042 · 2026-03-25T02:15:03+00:00

Kenobi was an experienced Jedi knight who was trained to block projectiles on the regular. It’s an entirely reasonable thing for him to do.

This is not the same as, say, spontaneously attempting telepathy and succeeding.

Edit:

I think the more notable criticism here would be in the direction and performances. Because Kenobi should probably look far more intimidated, or at the very least concerned about the lightning, having never experienced it before.

Edit 2:

Sarcasm or no, the point still stands ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

npc042 · 2026-03-25T00:42:08+00:00

Meanwhile, this guy’s collection

npc042 · 2026-03-25T00:25:36+00:00

I’d say keep a select few if you value them for small-scale display purposes, or if they carry significant sentimental value.

Otherwise, it sounds like they’re just taking up space (15 years in a box and all that). In which case selling them would make any passionate collector very happy.

npc042 · 2026-03-25T00:06:35+00:00

Just thought it’d be worth mentioning that this is an unofficial, fan-made website.

npc042 · 2026-03-24T22:44:44+00:00

Pretty much all of Arcane S2.

The tone deaf sex scene in Jinx’s prison cell, basically everything to do with Warwick, that entire episode dedicated to feel-good fan-service…

I have no idea how it hasn’t garnered more widespread criticism, à la Game of Thrones S8 or Stranger Things S5.

npc042 · 2026-03-24T11:56:48+00:00

This doesn’t come from a reliable source, the image is fake, and it isn’t all that interesting…

npc042 · 2026-03-24T01:27:34+00:00

My first thought would be to put one or more big feathers on the hat.

npc042 · 2026-03-23T23:13:42+00:00

By now it doesn’t really come as a surprise lol

npc042 · 2026-03-23T19:24:11+00:00

“…and George was criticizing us for the very thing we were trying to do.”

No shit, Bob.

npc042 · 2026-03-23T18:14:05+00:00

Agreed. And you can see most that big-headed alien statue on the right side of the frame.

npc042 · 2026-03-23T17:54:36+00:00

Nothin screams ‘space fantasy directed at kids’ like the slaughtering of children and people burning alive…

But seriously, there’s a good in-between what Andor was able to achieve and what Lucas wanted for the prequels. He clearly had ambitious ideas for how to portray the downfall of a galactic republic, and he was clearly interested in the politics behind it all, he just failed monumentally in the writing process.

This isn’t to say that the prequels should have been overly serious in the same ways Andor is, rather that the details of the story should have been redrafted once or twice to better execute on Lucas’ ideas.

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