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> At least to me, it seemed that they both reduced, if not completely eliminated the "space western" aesthetic for the average consumer, but that they also butchered the film by adding in too many throwbacks to the OT (poorly, I might add).
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> Honestly, it was just a mess. It didn't feel like Star Wars at all.
Just what I expected. Shame.

> I'm hoping that among the other dozen plus movies they have in the works one will be decent.
Eh, the deal is off for me now. They'll be building upon their "opener" in every piece of media the new big-eared overlord is planning to spawn, from films to video games to comics to novels.