Star Wars Hype Train (SPOILERS - Beware!!!)

[UndKeineZwEier]

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[hellboy]

A more spoilerific collection of thoughts now that the movie is out for pretty much all of us not living under a rock:

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• I really enjoyed the new cast mostly. I thought Poe, Finn and Ren were all great in their roles, and good characters too.
• The trailers did a pretty good job of misdirecting who the force sensitive one was. The trailers seemed to suggest that Finn was the one who was going to become the Jedi, when in fact it was Rey. I suspect unless Luke is some kind of deadbeat Dad, she's a character not related to others in the OT.
• I really liked Kylo Ren as a character, some of his scenes were the most memorable in the film. That he was Ben Solo was no real surprise to me ( I think most of us suspected he had some Skywalker in him) and him being the cause of Luke's disappearance wasn't a real shock either. Maybe for those as not as much of a fanboi as me it may be a little less obvious. The opening scene where Ren stops the blaster bolt with the force was breathtaking, and one of my favorite parts of the movie.Towards the end with has mast off, the acting reminded me too much of Hayden Christensen. Thankfully not as bad though, and I'm being super picky here. Overall an excellent villain though. My prediction for the trilogy is that he will find the light side, while Rey will progress to the dark.
• Speaking of Luke, it doesn't really bother me that he's barely in the movie. I suspect he'll have a Yoda like role in the coming movies. The good news is that towards the end of the movie I was expecting him to appear and save the day Hollywood style. Thankfully this didn't happen.
• The whole map piece to find Luke was a bit absurd though. Apparently it didn't match any of their records, but then at the end seems to slot into what appeared to be a pretty generic galaxy map at the end was shit. I think the writers could have come up with a better way to identify his location.
• I was quite disappointed in how General Phasma was shown in the movie. She seems like a badass at the beginning, and then just bends over later on in the movie when captured.
• General Snoke was a bit shit as well. After all the great practical effects in the movie, this CGI character stood out like dogs balls. What he said and how he acted in the movie was great, but how he looks was greatly disappointing
• It's a pretty funny movie. There's not a lot of humour in the trailer, so I was expecting it to be much more serious than it was. An unlike the prequels, most of the jokes hit the mark rather than being cringeworthy (that's not to say there weren't any shitty jokes, but for the most part it was great). My only minor criticism with the humour is that it seemed to paint Chewie as a more of a humourous sidekick than I'd like, though many of the jokes direct at or to him were quite funny.
• I felt like the big X-wing/Tie-Fighter battles were mostly there just to pad out the movie. While they looked good, the didn't really add much excitement or tension to the movie like the battles in ANH or ROTJ did.
• I found that the way Han and Chewie were introduced to the movie was a bit weird and contrived, and the whole fight with the smugglers could have been skipped over. A lot of people seem to be talking up Ford's performance in the movie, and I'm not sure I agree it was all that great.
• The lightsaber battles were great! The use of sound to increase the impact of each hit was excellent - the fights felt more real than just a couple of character prancing around with sticks
• It's definitely a good enough movie that I'm itching to see it again. The fanboi in me want's to give it a 9/10, but it's probably more like an 8. It doesn't top ESB, but is right up there with ROTJ and ANH.

[N.Y.H.C.]

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no detailed review from me. everyone really has to see it themselves. if you enjoy blockbuster movies or just the Star Wars lore, you will love it. if you enjoy good acting, great casting, a big scope and an EXCELLENT score, you will love it. if you love fast paced action and perfect CGI, you will love it. there are only eleven 70mm IMAX theaters in the United States and I will be seeing it a second time at one next Saturday afternoon with my family.

my new ranking, in order: ESB, ANH, TFA, RTJ, RTS, ATC, TPM.

[Busty McCracken]

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So saw this today after having to give my thursday ticket to a mate on account of having proper man flu. After the disaster of the prequels, I got exactly what I wanted out of the force awakens. Old battle ships with the old music score with the heart of the original trilogy. When the falcon first started flying I couldn't wipe the shit eating grin off my face. It wasn't perfect by any means, but the original trilogy wasn't either.

As mentioned by others, i really really enjoyed the new characters, my only gripes would be , I wasn't overly keen on Kyo Ren taking his mask off & that Finn was able to hold his own in a saber battle with an albeit injured & inexperienced Jedi. Saying that I won't be surprised if it turns out he's related to Lando or Mace Windu in the sequels.

Hboy, I took out of it that Rey was Luke's daughter, (as in that was Luke flying away in the flashback of her as a child)

All in all, fucking brilliant and will be going back to watch it again soon.

[UndKeineZwEier]

No.

[Busty McCracken]

No.

Haha, cheers. I got there in the end. Hardly see the point in spoilers anyway. If youre a fan and go into star wars related forums before seeing the movie ya kinda asking for it.

[nxrm]

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It looked and felt like a Star Wars movie (most of the time), and was definitely entertaining. However, there are a number of puzzling elements to the story: Starkiller Base being the weakest and most questionable.

Lots of fun stuff in it, but I came away feeling a bit conflicted to be honest.

[Kittaan]

Seeing it today with my kid, IMAX 3D. I'll check the recent posts here after that and add my review.

[UndKeineZwEier]

You named your kid IMAX 3D?

[nxrm]

You named your kid IMAX 3D?

[Kittaan]

Yes. In retrospect it wasn't a wise move.

[Busty McCracken]

Yes. In retrospect it wasn't a wise move.

Naming ya kid Imax 3d or the movie??

[Kittaan]

Well, we enjoyed the movie overall. Couldn't help feeling like it was largely rehashed and laden with too many callbacks (there's a litany...). I can appreciate the linkage, but it also pulls you out of the current story and worst of all, it feels like a missed opportunity.

IMAX 3D was pissed that we saw the movie on a tiny screen compared to what he's used to. C'est la vie.

[N.Y.H.C.]

Well, we enjoyed the movie overall. Couldn't help feeling like it was largely rehashed and laden with too many callbacks (there's a litany...). I can appreciate the linkage, but it also pulls you out of the current story and worst of all, it feels like a missed opportunity.

IMAX 3D was pissed that we saw the movie on a tiny screen compared to what he's used to. C'est la vie.

it's pretty much a setup movie. he had to catch up 30 years using old actors who don't work much and simultaneously develop new cornerstone characters to set up two more movies in just 2 hours and 15 minutes. no one could have done a better job in my opinion. it's like NY Giant fans calling for Coughlin to be fired. okay I'm with you, move him out but for WHO? who's stepping in? it's like okay JJ did a good job, he kinda pulled it off, it could've been better... but who was going to make that leap and bridge the previous 6 movies? who would've done a better job? who was going to write and direct a movie that no one really wanted to touch? even George Lucas! lol. directors were terrified to even attempt it, trust me on that. looking at it in that way you'd have to say it was a success (at the least) cinematically, monetarily.

I read reviews on that "rehashed" statement that's making the rounds, yeah it felt a lot like Star Wars, uhhhh because it is Star Wars. "it paralleled the previous story too much", well it isn't the previous story, it is the same story. it's a Skywalker Saga through and through from Episode I (which "critics" said was not enough like the original Trilogy) and Episode VII (which 5% of "critics" are saying is too much like the original Trilogy). I mean come on now, give me a fucking break already.

[Busty McCracken]

Im finding the interwebz criticisms of , alot of the moments are too convenient for a large galaxy hilarious. , eg, whats the odds of the new droid landing right near Rey & same goes for Finn landing there. Also of Han & Chewie finding the Falcon etc as soon as it takes flight etc.

Uh, whats the odds of Obi Wen being there to help luke with the sand people (this wasnt explained until 32 years later in Episode 3.

Whats the odds of R2 landing right near Luke & passing on a message from his sister no less.

I think alot of people dont realise, the original trilogy was filled with conveniences like the ones on display here. They also had some terrible acting and shitty dialogue too.

I understand Kittans gripe that the movie paralleled A New Hope too much. personally didn't bother me at all. Just loved seeing the falcon flying around in a new movie again. Just different expectations I guess.

[hellboy]

Never tell me the odds.

Also the odds are greatly influenced by the Force I expect

[badkittygothgirl]

Well, we ended up seeing it four times this weekend. Yes, four. We went to a Saturday matinee and then snuck into another theater to do it again. My favorite viewing was this morning with our friend's son. We turned him onto all that is SW in Sept for his 5th birthday. He decided then he wanted to be R2D2 for Halloween. His parents made him a kick ass life sized R2 costume. Today was the hilghlight. With each viewing we saw more than we did before. I loved all the throwbacks to the originals.

[Ravenpig]

I saw it, it was fun. I actually got a scene spoiled for me by some fucking asshole so that sucked.

I thought Rey was cool as all hell.

[N.Y.H.C.]

Well, we ended up seeing it four times this weekend. Yes, four. We went to a Saturday matinee and then snuck into another theater to do it again. My favorite viewing was this morning with our friend's son. We turned him onto all that is SW in Sept for his 5th birthday. He decided then he wanted to be R2D2 for Halloween. His parents made him a kick ass life sized R2 costume. Today was the hilghlight. With each viewing we saw more than we did before. I loved all the throwbacks to the originals.

I love the fact you've seen it four time already, yes I'm using the "L" word.

[N.Y.H.C.]

I saw it, it was fun. I actually got a scene spoiled for me by some fucking asshole so that sucked.

I thought Rey was cool as all hell.

see I'd actually resort to physical violence if that happened to me.

[Ravenpig]

And yes, it was that scene.

[blacksabbath]

Finally saw it today. I cried at least ten times. I gripped and shook my fist at the screen as it ended. It was way too short. It needed to be twice as long and go into a lot more detail. My biggest gripes are

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that Han dies and we don't get to hear Luke speak.

[Busty McCracken]

Finally saw it today. I cried at least ten times. I gripped and shook my fist at the screen as it ended. It was way too short. It needed to be twice as long and go into a lot more detail. My biggest gripes are

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that Han dies and we don't get to hear Luke speak.

Just got back from taking the missus old man to go see it, making this my 2nd viewing. Was driving in there thinking to myself that it might be a bit much seeing it for a 2nd time in 3 days & hoped I wasn't just getting caught up in the hype by enjoying it so much 1st time around. Can honestly say I enjoyed it even more on 2nd viewing.

Now that I had got the whole, holy fuck is this actually happening thing out of my system, I was able to just sit back and take it all in as an actual movie. There's just so many things to love for fans that have grown up with the trilogy & I honestly feel sorry for those that haven't been able to get into it much coz for me it's just about got everything I could have hoped for.

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Sabbath, I really dug the fact that they killed off Han. I mean Harrisons been pushing for it for 35 years & I figure he helped push the story along to where it needed in this one & they really cant have a retiree running around shooting people and surviving for another 2 movies in my mind. Also had no qualms with Luke not speaking. The movie felt complete for me when the falcon takes off to go find him and personally would have preferred it finished there & then, but I understand the need for the cliffhanger type ending so was happy with how they played it as is without dialogue. .

And Raven, ya poor bastard... not THAT scene!!!

[ziggy23]

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[N.Y.H.C.]

Finally saw it today. I cried at least ten times. I gripped and shook my fist at the screen as it ended. It was way too short. It needed to be twice as long and go into a lot more detail. My biggest gripes are

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that Han dies and we don't get to hear Luke speak.

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how about Luke's face!!! WHAT A GREAT ACTING JOB!!! holy shit man, I LOVED and HATED simultaneously that he didn't say anything. that was a really really cool moment. JJ really had them dig deep in some of those scenes, forget the dialogue, every actor had at least one of two scenes where they had to commit and just deliver with their facial expressions! he really is an actors director. powerful stuff man. for realz.