STAR WARS 9: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER(2019)
Because it continues the strange story of
VII & VIII, I thought this was a fitting
and pretty predictible way to wind up the
third trilogy! Did I like it, sure! Did I
love it, no! Like most everyone else who
has written a review on IMDb.com says,
I was hoping for a lot more of the original
crew than unknown people!! But it was fun,
and we did get to see Luke, Liea, Han,
Chewy, Lando, C3P0 & R2D2 one last time!
Heck, we even heard from Obi Wan and
Yoda!! The sad part of the whole thing
is that with Alec, Carrie, Peter & Kenny
all gone, we probably will never have an
opportunity to see them again in Star Wars! B+
A review from IMDb.com:
(This may well be the longest review of all
of them I've put on these reviews of mine!
It was the only one I could find that wasn't
totally caustic!!:)
There are two ways to watch this film. You
can read the negative reviews and go in the
theater with preconceived notions. Or, what
I would suggest, go into the theater with
an open mind. The choice is yours.
Honestly, it took some time for me to get
into the story of this film. I tried
getting in the zone, but it didn't seem
to click. But then, around 30ish minutes
into the movie, it clicked. I'm not saying
that the first half hour was bad, I'm
simply saying it was hard to grasp at
first. The cinematography was beautiful,
the score by John Williams was beautiful,
and the story was incredible. It might
take time to get in the zone, but when
you arrive, it feels like the first time
you saw Episode 4. Star Wars.
The story is so complex it will take a
while, and a few more viewings, for me
to completely grasp everything that
happened. And that's not a bad thing.
The story ties the entire saga together.
How you may ask? Simple. Emperor Palpatine.
From The Phantom Menace to The Rise of
Skywalker, Palpatine is the embodiment
of the dark side. Be it through his body
or those of others. To see Ben Solo and
Rey come together to finally defeat
Palpatine is simply incredible.
"But Rey wasn't in the originals or
the prequels. So why does she and Ben
get to defeat the emperor?" Rey was
created by Palpatine. She's his granddaughter.
Ben was the son of Leia, who is the son
of Anakin who was created by Palpatine.
So in the end, Palpatine was defeated
by his own corruption. Good always wins.
Light Always removes the darkness.
Cameos. Boy there were some good ones.
Seeing Harrison Ford Return as Han Solo
was amazing. Watching Denis Lawson (Name
spelled correctly) as Wedge was incredible.
Mark Hamill, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L.
Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Alec Guinness,
Frank Oz, and Liam Neeson reprising their
roles through voice acting tied it all
together.
I liked the movie. There were certainly
things I didn't like about it. But the
thing that tied everything together was
the score. John Williams is a musical
master. His score in the movie was purely
incredible. As George Lucas once said
about the prequels, "It's like poetry... It
rhymes," is a true statement. The music
is incredible.
Go give the film a shot. If you don't like
it, that's ok. If you do like it, that's
ok too. - bravos-75370
Carrie Fisher ... Leia Organa (archiveFootage)
Mark Hamill ... Luke Skywalker / Boolio (voice) (as Patrick Williams)
Alec Guinness ... Obi Wan Kenobi (archiveSound) (voice)
Frank Oz ... Yoda (voice)
Billy Dee Williams ... Lando Calrissian
James Earl Jones ... Darth Vader (voice)
Adam Driver ... Kylo Ren
Samuel L. Jackson ... Mace Windu (voice)
Ewan McGregor ... Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Liam Neeson ... Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Daisy Ridley ... Rey
John Boyega ... Finn
Oscar Isaac ... Poe Dameron
Anthony Daniels ... C-3PO
Naomi Ackie ... Jannah
Domhnall Gleeson ... General Hux
Richard E. Grant ... General Pryde
Lupita Nyong'o ... Maz Kanata
Keri Russell ... Zorii Bliss
Joonas Suotamo ... Chewbacca
Kelly Marie Tran ... Rose Tico
Ian McDiarmid ... Emperor Palpatine
Greg Grunberg ... Snap Wexley
Shirley Henderson ... Babu Frik (voice)
Billie Lourd ... Lieutenant Connix
Dominic Monaghan ... Beaumont
Hassan Taj ... R2-D2
Lee Towersey ... R2-D2
Brian Herring ... BB-8
Dave Chapman ... BB-8
Robin Guiver ... D-O
Lynn Robertson Bruce ... D-O
J.J. Abrams ... D-O (voice)
Claire Roi Harvey ... Maz Kanata
Richard Coombs ... Maz Kanata
Matt Denton ... Maz Kanata
Nick Kellington ... Klaud
Mandeep Dhillon ... Lieutenant Garan
Alison Rose ... Lieutenant Draper
Amanda Lawrence ... Commander D'Acy
Tanya Moodie ... General Parnadee
Simon Paisley Day ... General Quinn
Geff Francis ... Admiral Griss
Amanda Hale ... Officer Kandia
Amir El-Masry ... Commander Trach
Aidan Cook ... Boolio
Martin Wilde ... The Knight of Ren
Anton Simpson-Tidy ... The Knight of Ren
Lukaz Leong ... The Knight of Ren
Tom Rodgers ... The Knight of Ren
Joe Kennard ... The Knight of Ren
Ashley Beck ... The Knight of Ren
Bryony Miller ... First Order Officer
Cyril Nri ... First Order Officer
Angela Christian ... First Order Officer
Indra Ove ... First Order Officer
Richard Bremmer ... First Order Officer
Richard Durden ... First Order Officer (as Mark Richard Durden-Smith)
Andrew Havill ... First Order Officer
Nasser Memarzia ... First Order Officer
Brian Patrick Kennedy ... First Order Officer
Aaron Neil ... Resistance Officer
Joe Hewetson ... Resistance Officer
Raghad Chaar ... Resistance Officer
Mimi Ndiweni ... Resistance Officer
Tom Wilton ... Colonel Aftab Ackbar
Chris Terrio ... Colonel Aftab Ackbar (voice)
Kiran Shah ... Nambi Ghima
Debra Wilson ... Nambi Ghima (voice)
Josef Altin ... Pilot Vanik
Vinette Robinson ... Pilot Tyce
Mike Quinn ... Nien Nunb
Kipsang Rotich ... Nien Nunb (voice)
Ann Firbank ... Tatooine Elder (as Annie Firbank)
Diana Kent ... General Engell
Warwick Davis ... Wicket W. Warrick
Harrison Davis ... Pommet Warwick
Elliot Hawkes ... Spice Runner
John Williams ... Oma Tres
Philicia Saunders ... Tabala Zo
Nigel Godrich ... FN-2802
Dhani Harrison ... FN-0878
J.D. Dillard ... FN-1226
Dave Hearn ... FN-0606
Rochenda Sandall ... Sith Fleet Officer
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd ... Sith Fleet Officer
Andreea Diac ... Lander Pilot
Liam Cook ... Ochi of Bestoon
Denis Lawson ... Wedge Antilles
Carolyn Hennesy ... Demine Lithe
Paul Kasey ... Cai Threnalli
Matthew Wood ... Cai Threnalli (voice)
Andy Serkis ... Snoke (voice)
Josefine Irrera Jackson ... Young Rey
Cailey Fleming ... Young Rey
Jodie Comer ... Rey's Mother
Billy Howle ... Rey's Father
Hayden Christensen ... Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Olivia d'Abo ... Luminara Unduli (voice)
Ashley Eckstein ... Ahsoka Tano (voice)
Jennifer Hale ... Aayla Secura (voice)
Angelique Perrin ... Adi Gallia (voice)
Freddie Prinze Jr. ... Kanan Jarrus (voice)
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