Watched Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) by an author from letterboxd.com
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.

First time I’ve watched this with my children (8/11). They quite enjoyed it and I didn’t hate it.

I still find plenty of it maddeningly moronic. Like “dropping” bombs in space. And how moving steadily in one direction, in space, burns fuel… But that was easier to look past today.

However, it’s harder to look past just how many scenes drag on. Even the characters admit that’s all they are doing at one point.

But there are still lots of cool moments and the more irreverent tone bothers me less with time.

I just think that Rian Johnson (like Edgar Wright) might be better off not directing his own writing work…

★★★

My review

How. How I ask you, are there no Chopper (from Rebels) / Firefly mash-ups?!

I wanted a t-shirt with Chopper in a browncoat with the legend “I am aim to misbehave.” Make it happen artists!

Read Roald Dahl rewrites: edited language in books criticised as ‘absurd censorship’ by Guardian staff reporter

I’m sure there is a balance yet to be found but having read some older books to my children some of the language is “awkward” to say the least. Stuff like East Asian characters described as having “yellow” skin. If I read that to them verbatim it results in a completely unnecessary conversation https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/roald-dahl-books-rewrites-criticism-language-altered

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I just have him muted 🤷‍♀️ Always have done. The power of Mute to save your sanity on Twitter cannot be underestimated.

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High inflation and added demand mean that, in spite of ongoing savings from becoming a unitary authority, the council needs to find an extra £63 million to cover its costs for the coming year.

This seems fine.

Watched Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) by an author from letterboxd.com
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

I liked how it turned out. Much better than real life. And I liked a lot about how it was made. But I didn’t actually like the sum of the parts.

★★★

My review