This is Comic Geekspeak, episode 1681, Star Wars, The Last Jedi Movie Review. Welcome to the show.

I'm Adam Murdo.

I'm Shane Kelly.

And I'm Chris Everley.

Merry Christmas, brethren.-ha. Merry Christmas.

Happy Life Day. Indeed, indeed. Oh, life day. For an additional dose of real-world holiday celebration, happy boxing day. Oh, that's right. That's when we've gotten together to record this episode. On Boxing Day.

And I believe we're going sponsor-free for this episode.

Yeah, I think we are.

It's just tear straight ahead, jump right to light speed here. It's a little over a week, I guess. Yeah. Well, I guess it's more like... Almost two weeks. Yeah, almost two weeks since the release of this film. It's nearly a week since I got to see it.

Okay.

A little behind the curve there because of the nature of my employment. Oh, sure.

Finally did get to see it, as all three of us have.

I was a little behind the curve because of ailments and loss of voice for a few days.

Yeah, that's behind the curve, indeed. But I'm glad you're better now.

Yeah, me too.

Have you seen it twice?

I've seen it twice. Chris, how many times have you seen it? Only once thus far, brother. Is it in your plans to see it again? Most likely, yes. I mean, there's other movies I want to see first during my time off, but I would like to see. Any Star Wars film, I find that the first time one comes out, I'm so excited and all that I need to see it a second time to, A, to catch things I may have missed, and also B, to confirm my initial feeling. Sure. So, because I call it the Phantom Menace rule.

Granted, this film is nowhere near that category.

But still, it's, it's a, I find it a safe guideline to follow with Star Wars movies. I still think of all the prequels, Phantom Menace tells a better complete story in one film with little problems.

I mean, Jarger's a problem unto himself because he drives me nuts.

But compared to Attack of the Clones, which had many problems and Revenge of the Sith

with even had problems, but I loved, I still think...

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