Saga Post something positive about a SW film you're not fond of -

TLJ: I actually like some of the aesthetic of Canto Bight. Some of the alien designs weren't great, but I like the idea of doing a fancy party as a spin on the classic cantina scene, rather than doing just another cantina scene like TFA did.

 

I too thought that the idea of a casino as a setting was pretty great. But yeah the alien designs could've been a whole lot better.

 

TLJ: I like the small reunion between Luke and Leia, and the moment when he kisses her head.
TROS: I like the special effects.

 

Attack of the Clones has a fantastic soundtrack. And I love that they filmed Naboo in a town where my mother and I stayed on my first trip to Italy, so I think fondly of Lake Como every time I watch the movie.

 

Not a huge fan of TPM but I think the location sets were well-done. Seeing Coruscant, the Gungan underwater world was nice. And the final battle with Maul with dual of the fates playing was atmospheric.

 

I loved Otoh Gunga and the contrast of getting to see Coruscant after reading so much about it.

 

All the Palpatine Exegol scenes in TROS are enjoyable. McDiarmid is going full McDiarmid and Exegol is a really fun memorable setting.

 

I like the score of all three Sequel films.

 

Old Jedi Master Luke’s design in the sequels is perfect. I always thought how funny it was EU depictions of a 40s-50s Luke just looked like a young Luke still. But the mullet and beard combo was very Obi-Wan mixed with Anakin-like. A perfect combo for someone with relations to both.

 

Bottom 5 films (not including the TCW film):

Solo: I actually think the cast was perfectly fine and I would have had zero problem with Alden continuing on as Han.

TPM: Best soundtrack

AOTC: Handled evil Anakin better than RotS.

TLJ: The bombing of the Dreadnaught and Paige's sacrifice was a great sequence.

RoS: I thought the "Citizens' Fleet" was cool. And Ian McDiarmid is always great.

 

TFA: much as I dislike the concept of "thoroughly undo every aspect of the happy ending in ROTJ," I really do like the fact that it pushed the older generation into the background and made it clear this was somebody else's story now. It's what should have happened in the old expanded universe but never did because the rule was Luke, Leia, and Han weren't allowed to die, and it ended up stunting the next generation and, by extension, the universe something fierce. I'm also completely fine with all three of the new lead characters, and their actors.

TLJ: Rey's "origin" story being that she's a nobody from nowhere was great. So was Kylo Ren's endgame of killing the Dark Lord only to become the next Dark Lord instead of going back to the light side. It really was the best way of taking their Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader archetypes and telling a different story with them (while also killing off Supreme Leader Snoke, who was never going to be anything but a poor man's Emperor Palpatine anyway). DJ, similarly, is a solid way of taking the "scoundrel with a heart of gold" archetype embodied by Han and Lando and turning it on its head. Not all these things were executed all that well, but all the ideas are sound.

TROS: ... so naturally, TROS undoes all of that. Look, what do you want me to say. Sorry, but I got nothing for TROS. It was and remains by far the worst movie in a franchise that literally gave us Jar Jar Binks.

 

Ride of Skywalker brought back Denis Lawson as Wedge.

 

I was thinking the same thing when I first saw TLJ.

Although I'd suspect Abrams has no idea who Darth Sidious actually is. He probably conjured up a Zahn character in his mind's eye.