Mando in the Middle | The Mandalorian and Grogu Non-Spoiler Review: Some Shining Spots, Some Missed Opportunities, But Mainly Decent
In this episode of Film Curious, Pete gives a brief non-spoiler review of the latest Star Wars film installment, The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver. The movie caps the end of The Mandalorian TV series that first premiered on Disney+ in 2019 and finished in 2023.
Pete gives his overall rating of the film, its highlights (and lowlights), the massive problems he has with Mando keeping the helmet on all the time, how not much of consequence happens in the movie as related to the show, the awesome stop motion fight sequence, and why Disney needs to let Lucasfilm pick a lane going forward.
Also, the group’s frustration with the amount of commercials and trailers in front of movies at AMC, how announcing and hyping up films three years before their release is unnecessary with everyone’s short-term memory these days, and how weird fandoms can be about things.
⚠️This is a non-spoiler discussion, but if you’re anything like Ashley, there is a small mention of what’s in the final fight scene at 09:51.
Available in theaters now. 🎟️
Available in theaters now. 🎟️
⏱️Timestamps
00:00 Intro to the Episode
00:36 The Film’s Opening, Characters, and Settings
02:09 The Problem with the Helmet & Not Seeing Pedro Pascal’s Full Performance
04:16 Fan Service & Characters from Other Star Wars Works That Go Unexplained
07:01 Grogu & Mando’s Character Arcs (or Lack of Growth) | Show to Movie
09:51 Light Spoiler Warning ⚠️ | Final Fight Scene, Its Stop Motion Animation & Feelings on Ending
10:58 Pete’s Final Rating of the Film
12:18 The Need for the Star Wars Franchise to Pick a Road Going Forward
13:22 Announcing Movies Three Years in Advance & Unnecessary Promotion
14:07 Frustrations with AMC & The Amount of Pre-Show Commercials and Trailers
15:52 Wrap Up - The Crazy & Weird Portion of the Star Wars Fandom
16:59 Outro - Thanks for Listening & Don’t Forget to Subscribe! 🔔
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