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1. Judge Dread (judgedread@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 21:24:33 JST Judge Dread

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   • JohnChimpo :tex:
   @JohnChimpo Yeah, Johnson didn't learn the first rule of Star Wars - keep contemporary terminology to the absolute minimum. Talking about being on hold takes you out of the story as hard as a joke about airline food would. His tone deafness extends to the visuals. If a real world object is seen it must be entirely repurposed.
   
   The circuits of Poe's X-Wing look like the inside of an old transistor radio.
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   • Judge Dread (judgedread@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 21:24:34 JST Judge Dread

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     • JohnChimpo :tex:
     @JohnChimpo Yeah, Force Awakens is mostly mediocre but it's like Avatar, a fun theme park ride to sit through once or twice. Only Ford and Driver elevate their scenes to something approaching real Star Wars.
     
     Rian Johnson scuttled the franchise and not even master hack Jar-Jar Abrams could salvage the wreck.
   • JohnChimpo :tex: (johnchimpo@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 21:24:34 JST JohnChimpo :tex:

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     I’ll admit, I got bamboozled. I only saw the posters for it and it looked dark and edgy so I thought it would be like Empire. Then not even a couple minutes in, Oscar Isaac is cracking jokes over the radio. Fucking terrible
   • JohnChimpo :tex: (johnchimpo@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 21:24:35 JST JohnChimpo :tex:

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     I really gave the Disney prequels a shot but wow were they (especially Last Jedi and Rise of the Palpatine lmao) dogshit.
   • Judge Dread (judgedread@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 21:24:36 JST Judge Dread
     Lucasfilm has been doing endless streaming Star Wars series because there is no accountability. A certain number of Disney+ subscribers will watch anything new, so you're never going to have a clear bomb. Another boxoffice bomb and the board of directors might start thinking about a management shakeup.
     
     The last theatrical Star Wars feature was in 2019. Marvel kept going, Pixar kept going, even Indiana Jones stumbled a few more steps towards the grave. But not Star Wars, among their most expensive acquisitions.