AlaTiger

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Just got out. I did not care for it. Yes, there's a lot of cool action scenes but it has no story. There's just something missing. I found myself kind of bored. It's a bummer because I was hoping I'd really enjoy it.

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THEORY: Okay, one possible way this moves the story line is Mando completely destroying the entire Hutt criminal enterprise that has lasted thousands of years in the Outer Rim and was a government unto itself that rivaled the Empire from the underground inadvertently created the power vacuum that alllkwed the Empire to reorganized into the First Order. If that’s where their going with his, then the movie was VERY significant.

Just saw it. I’m an OG Star Wars fan from the 80s. I really liked it. It reminded me of the books that came out after ROTJ with Luke going on adventures dealing with bad guys after the fall of the Empire. It was well made and was a fun movie. I couldn’t find anything to hate about it and actually enjoyed it quite a bit.

Know your genre. Space Western, fun adventure. Watch it like you’re a 10 year old boy going on an adventure. Relax. Have fun. Enjoy.

Every Sigourney Weaver scene was terrible, but she isn’t in many scenes, so I could excuse it.

I hated the sequels, loved Andor and Rogue One, and think Empire is the best movie followed by Star Wars: ANH.

It was good. Doesn’t move the story along, it’s stand alone, but quite good.

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I don't agree with the anti-Catholic part. Catholics are everywhere, so why should that be a factor? I think you had the right idea with the other stuff.

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The anti-Catholic kart was in relation to the Baptist South. It’s also an old English-French rivalry. This goes back hundreds of years, Protestant-Catholic wars, English detesting Catholics, the English Civil War, etc. All that got brought into the U.S. and persisted with divisions in the South.

It’s not that much different than anywhere else in that regard. Look at Alabama.

Could have easily had 25 points - 2 missed dunks and a couple of 3s that were in and out. Really solid performance after a slow start (started 0-6).

Was there really not a thread on this, or did I miss it?

Pretty big news tonight in the “More Sports” world.

Celtics are legit.

I don’t think so.

Sheesh. Dominance.

I was surprised to see them rank fairly high after Kiffin left. Obviously, he built it. But, what’s the draw otherwise?

Is this why he got shot in the back over and over 11 days later?

A strong, competitive team that fights and is competent and excellent in all three phases of the game.

I expect good coaching and good players who work hard

I expect a program that is aligned and working together

I expect discipline and innovation

Championships are a result of a good process, talent, good coaching, and a lot of good fortune, so I never have a “championship or bust” mentality. But, I do expect competency.