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After what he did to Star Wars I refuse to spend a single dollar on anything he touches.
To be fair, Star Wars wasn't all that good to begin with.
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Yes, Satan? This one right here. Give his anus all the pineapples.
Sorry-not-sorry.
Edit: Not sure why it didn't post with the original, but I meant to say that's one hell of a curse. Ouch.
I kind of feel where you’re coming from. As a kid, I loved the original 3 movies. Saw them all in the theater on their first runs. Dad bought the laserdiscs, I bought the VHS releases…
As I got older, the third movie really fell out of favor fast. Watching it now, I can see the genesis of the prequels pandering to the younger audience. Oddly enough, the first movie is a little bit corny, too. I still enjoy it, and fire up the most recent 4K77 release every now and then. Nowadays, Empire is head and shoulders above any of the other movies for me. I’ve yet to get bored watching it. It continues to make me feel what the original made younger me feel.
ETA: all of this is to say out of 9 movies (10 w/ R1), 1 has “held up” for me. 1 is still enjoyable, but i don’t think of it as “great” anymore. So yeah, I kind of see SW as a bit overblown. I’ve already told my friends not to bother calling when the next movie comes out. I’ve been fooled too many times.
Good riddance, his Mistery Box bullshit was responsible for the creation of so many shitty shows
He disrespected two of the largest fandoms in the world. It's refreshing to see some actual consequences for producing so much crap, even if that's not directly why he downsized.
What he did to Star Trek was just awful, and totally set the stage for the ongoing paramount bastardization of new trek. This is absolutely deserved.
I'm okay with but not enamored of new Trek, but what Abrams did was so bad it made new Trek look great.
I don't hate the Kelvinverse movies, I appreciate they're in a separate timeline and they can be fun popcorn movies. Movie Trek is always a different angle.
That said, I wonder what Star Trek Discovery looks like if it was trying to follow TV Trek's footsteps instead of being JJ-esque lensflare and martial arts. Seems like they had to make a few crappy shows just to triangulate that people want to take their time and get to know a crew like they did in the older series.
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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