News Round Up 2019

[SaharanTea]

Agree . .it is not Star Wars fatigue. It was purely episode 8.

Right. As I've seen others say, it wasn't a quantity problem. It was a quality problem. Personally, I agree with that take.

MCU does a tremendous job of balancing things that appeal to the core fans and also offering things in a way that appeals to mass audiences. I don't get tired of MCU movies because even the worst ones are still pretty decent, and the best ones are just fantastic (to me at least).

I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan, but my enthusiasm has been gutted. I'm not that excited for Galaxy's Edge, partly because of Episode 8 and partly because I'm uneasy about what it's introduction is going to do to the rest of WDW. I haven't even watched Solo yet. I'm hoping Episode 9 wins me back. I don't think it would take much, but I'm also surprised at how much damage Episode 8 did to my fandom. We'll see.

 

[skier_pete]

It still amazes me the dislike of Last Jedi. Of all my real world friends - all but one of them LOVED Last Jedi.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It still amazes me the dislike of Last Jedi. Of all my real world friends - all but one of them LOVED Last Jedi.

I think it is a very vocal minority (though not like a 0.0001% minority, but still a minority) - even in the threads and tweets I saw about the Star Wars Celebration the movie I see getting a ton of love is Last Jedi with people saying it is their favorite, etc.

 

[dina444444]

News

New Bar and Lounge Will Evoke ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

 

[SaharanTea]

It still amazes me the dislike of Last Jedi. Of all my real world friends - all but one of them LOVED Last Jedi.

I think it is a very vocal minority (though not like a 0.0001% minority, but still a minority) - even in the threads and tweets I saw about the Star Wars Celebration the movie I see getting a ton of love is Last Jedi with people saying it is their favorite, etc.

I know plenty of people that liked it, but I know more that don't. My 11-year-old son liked it. Most of the older fans I know did not. There's no wrong answer, just opinions.

I will say I don't get the impression it's a vocal minority. Rotten Tomatoes has it at a 44% audience score. That's pretty abysmal. I'd be willing to go 50-50, but that's the best I can do.

 

[dina444444]

News

Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, Welcomes StellaLou, a Dancing Bunny Friend of Duffy

 

[rteetz]

 

[dina444444]

News

Critic's Notebook: Disney+ Price Point Just Made the Streaming Wars Really Hurt

 

[birostick]

Star Wars - the Rise of Skywalker

 

[JaxDad]

News

Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, Welcomes StellaLou, a Dancing Bunny Friend of Duffy

StellaLou is pretty daring, going around topless. They could have at least given her a little coconut bikini top...

 

[rteetz]

Star Wars - the Rise of Skywalker

The Emperor is back!

 

[The Pho]

The Emperor is back!

What happened to letting the past die?

 

[rteetz]

What happened to letting the past die?

The past doesn’t ever go away lol

 

[adam.adbe]

What happened to letting the past die?

Kylo is pretty clueless?

 

[SaharanTea]

Here I am just talking about my disappointment about the direction of Star Wars, and one little teaser trailer later, and I'm thinking I might have been a bit premature.

(To be fair, I did say they could easily win me back. We'll see.)

 

[jade1]

I think it is a very vocal minority (though not like a 0.0001% minority, but still a minority) - even in the threads and tweets I saw about the Star Wars Celebration the movie I see getting a ton of love is Last Jedi with people saying it is their favorite, etc.

Did they boo Rian at this when JJ talked about him and 8? Sure seemed like it, but I kinda had it on in the background.

 

[tlmadden73]

Here I am just talking about my disappointment about the direction of Star Wars, and one little teaser trailer later, and I'm thinking I might have been a bit premature.

(To be fair, I did say they could easily win me back. We'll see.)

Ditto. The directions Rian Johnson took with the Last Jedi looks to be corrected.
1) You may get a real backstory of Rey's parents
2) Kylo gets his helmet back making him a menacing villain again.
3) The new characters adventure together on many different planets.. and not just a silly "space chase" for 3/4 of the movie.
4) The Emperor (or Snoke) is back? Or at least some backround into one or both of them.

The Last Jedi tried WAAAAAY too hard to "kill off" the past and the ties to the old movies to be "different" and set it apart. Apparently, Rian's own arrogance to put his own "stamp" on the movie.

 

[firefly_ris]

Um, yup, I'll see that one.


"No one's ever really gone."

 

[scrappinginontario]

Disney really has gone all in on Disney+. An incredible library of content and much more coming.

I do wonder how this will impact subscriptions to other services. I am definitely considering giving up Netflix for this.

I wonder if they'll lower their monthly fee? That would help keep me subscribing there too.

Do we know if the older Disney movies will be on Disney+? Would love to watch The Apple Dumpling Gang with my daughter! (LOL - now I'm dating myself!!)

Also, a question about Buzz Lightyear. Have they changed how pictures are taken? In the past I thought you had to scan your band after the ride to capture your picture? Is it now captured automatically like SDMT?

 

[saskdw]

It still amazes me the dislike of Last Jedi. Of all my real world friends - all but one of them LOVED Last Jedi.

Same here. I've watched it about 10 times.