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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

8.7 (143 Ratings) Rate It

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In the epic conclusion of the saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful...

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Citroen 1919-1949: La Belle Epoque

Wouter Jansen

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An icon of its era, here is the saga of the "double chevron" from its inception through 1944. This...

Awix (3310 KP) rated How the West Was Won (1963) in Movies

Jun 24, 2021

How the West Was Won (1963)

1963 | Action, Western

7.5

(6 Ratings)

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Sprawling account of fifty years of American history, as encountered by various members of one pioneer family. Starts with the initial settlement of the west, takes in the Civil War, the coming of the railroads, and concludes with the triumph of law and order (well, sort of).

At least partly sold on the sheer number of stars involved, but in the end there's hardly any John Wayne, not much more Jimmy Stewart, and probably a bit more George Peppard than you'd honestly care for. It's quite naive, sentimental stuff, in many ways, and the technical side-effects of it being shot in VistaVision are very obvious. There's some magnificent photography, the odd effective cameo, and very occasionally a moving moment - but too often this is stodgy and episodic rather than a stirring saga.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) in Movies

Jun 24, 2019

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

2016 | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

8.3

(227 Ratings)

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Covered about 30 yrs of saga plot holes. (0 more)

Was literally a plot filler. (0 more)

Plot filler : a star wars story

Ok so Rogue one looked like it had the potential to be something new and continue to grow afterwards, but what we got was a movie that was literally just made to cover decades of plot holes, piss off fans and cash in on a major franchise!
This was the Suicide Squad of the star wars universe, only better characters, better story and people kinda enjoyed it.
It had its usual great VFX but a more darker grittier tone which worked well with the story.

Unfortunately this movie didn't even have any of the good scenes from the trailer which one can only assume ended up on the cutting floor.