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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 08:56 AM) I disagree with you that 1,2,3 were more philosophical than action I'd agree other than Lucas shoehorning in "politics". Also, the Jedi library books weren't burned along with the tree. Rey pretty clearly stole those.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 07:37 PM) They're connected. There's no tension because there are no consequences. I never feared for Thor or Dr Strange. Thor is a God ffs. I don't even really count Civil War because it was just bad on a number of levels, imo. So what you are saying is you don't like mainstream movies? Because guess what, the main character is basically never dying. Hell even in Nolan's Batman series no character anyone cared about died (Rachel doesn't count, no one cared about that).

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 01:57 PM) Phasma was a bad character, but it didn’t really bother me. It wasn’t like we ever had an emotional attachment to the lead Stormtrooper. I’ve seen a ton of complaints on Snoke. While I understand them, I also think back to the OT. We saw a hologram of Palpatine in Empire, then met him in ROTJ and he died in the same movie. We got his backstory 20 years later in the prequels. That’s why not knowing more about Snoke didn’t bother me a lot. Even then we don't get a ton of backstory other than his rise to power and a little bit of exposition about him usurping power from his Sith master.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 04:44 PM) 57% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is a bit harsh, but damn. There are some legit complaints but a huge number of those are people upset about Luke dying and not being a true hero. Seriously, I wouldn't do it and I read a few but if you read the reviews from those on RT that didn't like it it mostly about Rian Johnson killing their childhood because Luke wasn't what they expected him to be.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 04:09 PM) Were they? Seems to me it went back-and-forth the entire movie. I'm fairly certain it was all a big misunderstanding... I'm fairly certain Luke told Rey that Snoke had already gotten to him and that when he looked on Ben he saw nothing but darkness and that is why for a split second he considered killing him.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 03:56 PM) Luke turning KR was an accident? Please. They were pretty clear that he had already turned.

So this is apparently a way more divisive movie than I would have anticipated (at least among fan boys) almost entirely because of what they definitely did with Luke. I definitely expected some people to be upset about the characterization of Luke (and while I thought it was extremely well done I wish they hadn't gone in that direction). Although interestingly the Comscore for this was extremely high so it seems like a lot of the backlash really is just people upset about Luke. There are some other flaws in the movie for people to nitpick at for sure (casino definitely went on too long) but those are drastically outweighed by the great moments and acting in this one.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 06:14 AM) Just got back from seeing TLJ and for something so tumultuous, I feel very optimistic right now. My instant reaction is that despite its flaws and there are many, it's great and really entertaining. My biggest problems is that some of the characters and storylines are absolutely unnecessary because they really killed the film's momentum. I'm shocked that Rian Johnson couldn't think of something better for these characters to do or come up with a better sequence at a particular planet. This movie could've really used one more rewrite. I loved how tight TFA was. Every sequence and character had a purpose/served a role in the story and there was no fluff so it didn't drag. Can't say that about TLJ Another problem I had with the movie was the humor. Star Wars films have always had funny characters and:or moments but they've never came at the expense of emotional moments till now. Mark Hamill was fantastic. Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley are great. Carrie Fisher, wow. The imagery in this movie is incredible, felt very much like watching an old Samurai movie. There are a few sequences in this movie that will be talked about forever. That's all I can say without spoiling it, so I'm going to post in the spoiler. BEWARE So my first impression is wow, that was a lot to take in and while in so many ways I love that movie, I'm also just so torn on what they decided to do with Luke based mainly on the head canon I had built up for him after growing up with the movies which has left me a little unfulfilled with a movie I otherwise loved. I agree with a lot of this. The movie is really good and incredibly entertaining. The stuff with Finn should have been trimmed down dramatically but other than that nearly every scene is fantastic. I really enjoyed the Battlestar Galactica type feel of the desperation the rebel fleet had in fleeing the First Order. I love the performances by Driver, Fisher, Hamill and Ridley. The Kylo/Rey stuff was tremendous and Hamill absolutely killed it in this movie. And that force projection scene, holy s*** that was amazing. It is really really clear that Leia was intended to play a huge role in Episode IX so it will be interesting to see how Fisher's death impacts that. I wonder if they considered having Luke not become one with the force at the end of the movie after her death.

I'll be curious as to whether the DOJ challenges this. My guess is no since Fox news will be pro-acquisition lol.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 12:47 PM) 96% on RT so far With a high average rating too. 8.4 is a really good score. I'm sure those both come down some but after 99 reviews in already and a good Metacritic score too it is clear critics love it.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 12:37 PM) He was a unique experience. How I wish they could have won that Super Bowl. f*** you Rex Grossman

Reviews coming in and they are fantastic for the most part. Thursday needs to hurry up and get here.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 11, 2017 -> 01:37 PM) I get the feeling this will be a lot like the last Presidential election where a lot of people who won't admit to voting for Moore will do exactly that and Moore will outperform the polls. I'm not sure how much that really happened in the last election considering the national polls were accurate and it was a few states that were off by normal polling error. Alabama has a chance to show today that they aren't who we all think they are (I think they fail).

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 11, 2017 -> 05:03 PM) I don’t understand what that tweet means? It is horribly written but I assume it means the most active the Sox will be is during the Rule V draft.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 11, 2017 -> 01:29 PM) Is he as legit as everyone says? Been following the rumors for a couple of weeks but don't watch Ole Miss games. Wonder if Peters transfers if Shea can play right away. With the Auburn game as an exception he was pretty much a bum slayer who sucked against good teams this year. Ole Miss was also out gunned though so hard to have any real takeaways form that.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 01:50 PM) But the individual athletes can still compete? It will be like what happened at the world championships this year for track and field. If athletes meet certain standards they can compete. They will get to be there under the following criteria: https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-suspends-r...he-olympic-flag I doubt you see many Russians meeting those standards in sports like cross country skiing, biathlon, etc. where cheating is the most adva

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 01:36 PM) Banned from their own Olympics. Damn. The Olympics are in Korea. They are banned based on their state sponsored doping program that they had in place for the Sochi Olympics. And good job by the IOC on this. It should have happened for the Rio games too but there is basically no doubt just about every Russian athlete is doping. While every country has individual athletes cheating, it is nothing like in Russia.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 01:19 PM) This is true. However, the voting power discussion is a poor comparison. They are basing it on how much a person dictates the decision of the state electoral college vote. This is true. A single person in Wyoming does influence the outcome for the state than a single person in California. However, California has 55 electoral votes and Wyoming has 3. So while a single person in Wyoming has more affect on the state vote, they have a far lesser affect on the election due to the vast difference in the electoral votes. The more populist states still have a greater affect on the election. You are looking at it the wrong way. Small rural states are over represented in the Senate and in the electoral college (much less over represented in the electoral college but the bias is there). California's population is about 12% of the USA's population. Their electoral votes represent a little over 10% of the electoral college. New York has about 6% of the country's population but only 5% of the electoral college votes. Wyoming's population is about .2% of the general population but it has about .55% of the electoral college votes and this trend holds for the lower populated states.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 06:16 PM) USC certainly has an argument. What they’ve said is don’t lose more than one game. So start scheduling Mercer Bama played FSU and Fresno St. If FSU wouldn't have had Francois injured for season in that game Bama's non-conference probably is stronger than OSU or USC. What the committee is really saying is don't lose by 30+ against a mediocre at best team and it's really clear the committee didn't have any respect for Pac 12 this year.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 12:19 PM) Alabama’s resume is actually garbage. It's not great but neither is OSU's. The Big 10 collectively beat no one this year. Not a single good non-conference win. You can easily make the case it's a bunch of paper tigers.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) I bet they wouldn't lose to Grambling. What the hell..... How long are you going to have to put up with Pastner? There is no upside with him as a coach and he isn't even recruiting that well at Georgia Tech.

Coco is a great film. Not a high bar this year but easily the best animated movie of the year.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 07:18 PM) Depends on where you're picking. If you're a lottery team...do you risk it? Hope the Bulls say no honestly if it got to that. I'd give my left nut for the Bulls to get Ayton! Absolutely. Other than Ayton, Doncic and Bagley I haven't seen anyone I would pass on Porter for even with injury. I'm betting on the potential star.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) Embiid also missed two full seasons. That is what teams are trying to avoid. And looks like a superstar now. I guarantee the 76ers don't care that they passed on any of the mediocre players that went after him just because he missed two years. Teams aren't going to pass on Porter unless it is pretty clear the back injury will take away a lot of his athleticism.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Third rate coach, gtfo. s*** didn't hurt Jaylen Brown. Johnny Jones sure ruined Ben Simmons. Yeah, I don't think highly of Martin's coaching but he is much better than guys like Romar and Jones and it doesn't matter much for players of Porter's caliber. The real reason he should go pro is I'd bet heavily on him being a lotto pick still and there is way too much to lose and not enough to gain coming off a back injury.