Not sure I'll be going to see episode 9 either. I think I said that earlier in the thread.
The monstrosity that was TLJ has sort of left me at a crossroads when it comes to SW. I will always love the OT, and I suspect I'll always be disappointed with the prequels. They are poor films and such a let down on what they could have been. I'm not sure I "hate" them as such, but they are so far from what I was expecting/hoping for that I never watch them. Maybe if I ever show SW to the wee man I might show him the prequels as well.
The newer films are fine. TFA was basically a rehash of ANH so no issues there. Rogue one was a great film. But TLJ was a monstrosity. It just ****ed away 40 years worth of back story, character arcs/behaviour and history all so we could have the shittest chase scene since Speed2. Then there is the issue with the casino bit, the Mary Poppins bit, the "comedic" element, and the dozens of other daft scenes mentioned in this thread.
TLJ has left me feeling if I watch another **** SW film that will be me done with SW. It has been ruined and the more I think about TLJ the less likely I am to want to watch the OT (TBF, like most of you I can probably recite the films anyway). I didn't go to see Solo, nor do I plan to. If I watch it and it's pish that'll be me done. ATM I'm happy to leave SW and still be able to enjoy the OT, TFA and Rogue 1. If I watch another film and it's anything like TLJ every time I watch one of the others I will be reminded of what a **** up they made of the whole thing and it'll ruin them. Memory by association I think it's called.
I haven't decided for sure if I'll go and see E9, but I would say odds are I won't.
I left Solo to let you lot see it first and tell me what you thought, most seemed to think it was ok or better, but I still felt no need to see it. I suspect E9 will be the same. Such a shame, but whoever signed off TLJ really needs to be fired. To "ok" something that changed so much in what was such a successful franchise was a best a gamble that didn't need to be taken. At worst it was gross incompetence. I mean did they really think the fans would turn round and say "Yay, you changed pretty much everything we knew and loved about SW for no apparent reason, that's so cool!"
Oohh and whilst I agree it was sad to see Han die I did read somewhere that Harrison Ford only agreed to come back for one film on condition Han died. Not sure if it's true but if it is that does absolve the Directors and Disney of the blame for that.
