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My Sci-fi unpopular opinion is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is nothing but pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. I’ve tried watching it multiple times and each time I have absolutely no patience for the pointless little scenes which contain little to no depth or meaningful plot, all coalescing towards that 15 minute “journey” through space and series of hallucinations or whatever that are supposed to be deep, shake you to your foundations, and make you re-think the whole human condition.
But it doesn’t. Because it’s just pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. Planet of the Apes was released in the same year and is, on every level, a better Sci-fi movie. It offers mystery, a consistent and engaging plot, relatable characters you actually care about, and asks a lot more questions about the world and our place in it.
Star Wars is not good, for the most part. There are a couple good movies and shows, but the majority of Star Wars is not good at all.
Rian Johnson’s movie didn’t deserve the hate it got! It wasn’t bad.
Rogue One is fantastic. Full stop.
Don’t know about good but Star Wars is not scifi. Most “scifi” movies aren’t but SW doesn’t even try.
Episode 4,5 and 6 are great. The Prequels were a mess and visually did not fit, story was dreadful and George should have been shoo’d away.
The sequels are some of the worst cinema ever, and I have seen Vampire Trailer Park in full as well as the full, uncut version of Pink Flamingos.
Holy shit yes! I didn’t see any of the Star Wars movies until I was in my twenties. They’re fine if you’re 11 and just want pew pew, but holy crap, they’re bland.
I dig some of the aesthetic. Some of the actors did well with their lines, but overall the movies are meh.