Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)

[DMBZeppelin]

Premiere Date: December 29th, 2021

Synopsis: The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.

Starring: Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen

Showrunner: Robert Rodriguez

Executive Producers: Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJ1cw6mohw

[DMBZeppelin]

Anyone excited for this yet? They seem to be holding back a lot about the show. So while it hasn’t built the hype for me, I bet that will change week to week.

[TypicalBilly14]

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[DMBZeppelin]

Originally Posted by TypicalBilly14

https://www.antsmarching.org/forum/s...&postcount=119

well at least we know you are.

I forgot it was coming out until I saw an ad today.

[TypicalBilly14]

Originally Posted by DMBZeppelin

well at least we know you are.

I forgot it was coming out until I saw an ad today.

no worries, just busting chops. What are the rules for spoilers in here? So it looks like there are only 7 episodes, so there is not going to be a slow, long build for stories IMHO as it sounds like they'll need to get right into it. Robert Rodriguez and Bryce Dallas Howard are some of the directors, how did BDH get hooked up with this and the Mandalorian from a director's perspective? Anyways, looks intriguing.

[K270]

Originally Posted by TypicalBilly14

no worries, just busting chops. What are the rules for spoilers in here? So it looks like there are only 7 episodes, so there is not going to be a slow, long build for stories IMHO as it sounds like they'll need to get right into it. Robert Rodriguez and Bryce Dallas Howard are some of the directors, how did BDH get hooked up with this and the Mandalorian from a director's perspective? Anyways, looks intriguing.

Excited for this will. I'll probably watch the first episode Wednesday night.

My suggestion for spoilers, give everyone three days to watch the new episode then enter and read at your own risk?

[WidespreadMule3]

Watched this morning. It was alright. Nothing too special. Setup episode with lots of backstory.

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Watched this morning. It was alright. Nothing too special. Setup episode with lots of backstory.

Felt about th same. Seems they used the same fight scene choreographers as Loki.

[DMBstandUP1984]

That opening scene was awesome

[Revolution36]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Watched this morning. It was alright. Nothing too special. Setup episode with lots of backstory.

This about sums about it up but excited to see where it goes. It was very cool to see him on screen again, but I was surprised by how slow this was. Hoping it picks up quickly, 7 episodes (at 30-40 min each) isn't much time.

[crounsa810]

It was ok. Not a big fan of the action scenes, they all felt like they were too choreographed and very slow. A lot of it just looked like a low budget fan film which I didn’t like. Nothing really hooked me to keep me tuning in every week apart from it being a Boba Fett show

[K270]

Wasn't to bad. I'm wondering if most of this is going to be told in flashbacks? I'm guessing the firs scene

took place moments after he was swallowed in Jedi/

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[maxatlof]

Originally Posted by crounsa810

It was ok. Not a big fan of the action scenes, they all felt like they were too choreographed and very slow. A lot of it just looked like a low budget fan film which I didn’t like. Nothing really hooked me to keep me tuning in every week apart from it being a Boba Fett show

Agreed, the monster thing he fought was one of the least imaginative creatures I think I've ever seen come out of any SW movie/show.
Robert Rodriguez is a horrible director, 95% of the stuff he's directed over his career has been trash. If he's going to be the main show runner for every episode we shouldn't have real high expectations.

[Beefsteak1138]

Originally Posted by crounsa810

It was ok. Not a big fan of the action scenes, they all felt like they were too choreographed and very slow. A lot of it just looked like a low budget fan film which I didn’t like. Nothing really hooked me to keep me tuning in every week apart from it being a Boba Fett show

Yep. I was very "meh" on the first ep. Hopefully the pace picks up a bit.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by crounsa810

It was ok. Not a big fan of the action scenes, they all felt like they were too choreographed and very slow. A lot of it just looked like a low budget fan film which I didn’t like. Nothing really hooked me to keep me tuning in every week apart from it being a Boba Fett show

Not a big fan on Parkour?

[DMBstandUP1984]

https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd6CtYo4/

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by K270

Wasn't to bad. I'm wondering if most of this is going to be told in flashbacks? I'm guessing the firs scene

took place moments after he was swallowed in Jedi/

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yeah I mean unless the dude got swallowed by, and escaped, 2 different sarlaac's, I'd say thats a pretty good bet

[smokew11]

it was fun but I agree with the sentiment in here...the monster was stupid (and do we need a monster every other episode of Mando/BF?), the fight scenes were slow looking...I'll keep watching though because I like being in this universe

[clayj41]

Glad to see Gamorreans in action.

[DaveHead36]

Finally got around to watching this. Agree with the general consensus in here re the monster and fight scenes.

There just hasn't been anything that's grabbed me and pulled me into the world yet.

And to be honest I was a little disappointed in the escape from the sarlacc. Not sure what I was expecting; but something more dramatic than what we got.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by smokew11

yeah I mean unless the dude got swallowed by, and escaped, 2 different sarlaac's, I'd say thats a pretty good bet

I knew we would get the answer to how he escaped the sarlaac pit, and it did not disappoint. I enjoyed the first episode. It was a good appetizer. If it doesn't ramp up by the end of next week I'll start to worry.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by clayj41

Glad to see Gamorreans in action.

It's hilarious how jacked they are in this compared to how fat they were in Return of the Jedi

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by Roose13

It's hilarious how jacked they are in this compared to how fat they were in Return of the Jedi

Work for Jabba, eat like Jabba.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by clayj41

Work for Jabba, eat like Jabba.

I need a Rocky montage of Boba Fett training them in the next episode.

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by DaveHead36

Finally got around to watching this. Agree with the general consensus in here re the monster and fight scenes.

There just hasn't been anything that's grabbed me and pulled me into the world yet.

And to be honest I was a little disappointed in the escape from the sarlacc. Not sure what I was expecting; but something more dramatic than what we got.

Im probably in the minority on this one but I could've done without them showing how he got out of the sarlacc. It felt like one of those things that could be left without showing to create some mystery. Maybe have a one or two line throwaway that just says he did what he had to do.

Much like the kessel run, it just sucked the mystery out of it and was unnecessary.

[blaise34]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Im probably in the minority on this one but I could've done without them showing how he got out of the sarlacc. It felt like one of those things that could be left without showing to create some mystery. Maybe have a one or two line throwaway that just says he did what he had to do.

Much like the kessel run, it just sucked the mystery out of it and was unnecessary.

I thought that was the only good part of the ep

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by blaise34

I thought that was the only good part of the ep

agree with this.


Re: the kessel run- nobody really knows what that was to begin with. Escaping the Sarlaac, there was no "mystery"...if he escaped it basically means he burned his way through and out

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by blaise34

I thought that was the only good part of the ep

Easily .

[snake911]

I'm overall very pleased with the first episode. I don't mind the monster, a little cheesy sure but I expect that from anything Star Wars, and I thought the use of minimal dialog to establish where we are was well done. I agree that all of the fight scenes seemed oddly sluggish, as did the parkour chase. But Boba Fett is one of the more intriguing minor characters from the OT and I'm along for this ride.

[donvito72]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Im probably in the minority on this one but I could've done without them showing how he got out of the sarlacc. It felt like one of those things that could be left without showing to create some mystery. Maybe have a one or two line throwaway that just says he did what he had to do.

Much like the kessel run, it just sucked the mystery out of it and was unnecessary.

I pretty much agree with you - I think it was better left not shown. Especially the contrived "hand bursting through the sand" thing.