Star Wars: The Force Awakens

8 years ago

I'm looking forward to seeing it next week when it dies down a bit.

I'm not crazy about having to have it too packed in the theater.

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butters 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Enfusia

I'm looking forward to seeing it next week when it dies down a bit.

I'm not crazy about having to have it too packed in the theater.

Patrick

I think you may need longer than a week for this one
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Regional Warrior

8 years ago

I saw it last night , great movie

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DURABLEOILCOM 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

I saw it last night , great movie

What is your rating out of 10? /10
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Regional Warrior

8 years ago

I would say 15

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lanfear63

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

I would say 15

Is that, I'm a Star Wars nut fanatic who would like anything done on it reaction, or that of an objective movie critic who would look at the acting, plot dialogue and fx last in a clear and unbiased way.

Rotten Tomatoes finally has had a few critics see it and so far it has a highly favourable 94 percent rating.

General synopsis so far reads:

"Critics Consensus: Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy."

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Kay King

8 years ago

I'll be way behind as I don't see them until they are released on blue-ray. Usually wait for Netflix but will buy this one to add to the set.

My son in Atlanta has been watching the previous Star Wars movies (in order) - one a week - with his son....getting ready for this big release.

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

I'll be way behind as I don't see them until they are released on blue-ray. Usually wait for Netflix but will buy this one to add to the set.

I think that may be a mistake in this case. Some movies just benefit from the theater, and I find them to be big effects movies.

Watch them in the theater and they're breathtaking. Watch them again later on blue-ray and you're like "meh, what was I thinking, these are cheesy hokey effects."

Avatar is a classic example of this.

So if you're remotely interested, you should go see this one in the theater.

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lanfear63

8 years ago

Originally Posted by agc

I think that may be a mistake in this case. Some movies just benefit from the theater, and I find them to be big effects movies.

Watch them in the theater and they're breathtaking. Watch them again later on blue-ray and you're like "meh, what was I thinking, these are cheesy hokey effects."

Avatar is a classic example of this.

So if you're remotely interested, you should go see this one in the theater.

Apparently the CGI FX were kept in check more this time. A lot more models and real sets were built so the actors had something to relate too. Not just green screens.

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Regional Warrior

8 years ago

I can say that the film got a standing ovation at the end and everyone had smiles on the dials after leaving and the after party was great because you could talk about the movie and not spoil it for anyone
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whateverpedia

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

I can say that the film got a standing ovation at the end and everyone had smiles on the dials after leaving and the after party was great because you could talk about the movie and not spoil it for anyone
Jason

Given that it was a midnight showing, everyone there would've been a fanatic (as opposed to just being a fan), so you'd expect a standing ovation from them. That kind of ausience would've given the trailer a standing ovation. Hardly an objective reaction from an objective audience.

This latest release has however, piqued my curiosity. I'm actually going to go out buy the dvd box set of the first 6 chapters as I still haven't seen chapters 1, 2, 3 or 6.

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Regional Warrior

8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Given that it was a midnight showing, everyone there would've been a fanatic (as opposed to just being a fan), so you'd expect a standing ovation from them. That kind of ausience would've given the trailer a standing ovation. Hardly an objective reaction from an objective audience.

This latest release has however, piqued my curiosity. I'm actually going to go out buy the dvd box set of the first 6 chapters as I still haven't seen chapters 1, 2, 3 or 6.

No it was a special showing for Fox and Fox Studios in Sydney only 200 people movie started at 8PM goes for 2:15ish , the after party went for ages and now i still have the after taste like road kill ( blah)

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whateverpedia

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

No it was a special showing for Fox and Fox Studios in Sydney only 200 people movie started at 8PM goes for 2:15ish , the after party went for ages and now i still have the after taste like road kill ( blah)

I stand corrected. Everywhere else it was a midnight screening. That doesn't change the fact that the audience was hardly objective though.

All that aside, it is getting positive reviews from those who are objective. After I lost interest in the franchise after The Empire Strikes Back, for my interest to be rekindled is a also positive feedback, even if I haven't seen the movie yet,

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

I stand corrected. Everywhere else it was a midnight screening. That doesn't change the fact that the audience was hardly objective though.

All that aside, it is getting positive reviews from those who are objective. After I lost interest in the franchise after The Empire Strikes Back, for my interest to be rekindled is a also positive feedback, even if I haven't seen the movie yet,

If I was to number the movies on how I have seen them

5-7-4-6 ( the 3 before were not true movies ) In some scenes 7 is a touch better then 5

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agc

8 years ago

I'm not diminishing the movies... just saying certain ones are worth the $12. ;-)

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Banned 8 years ago

Is this the same movie where Claude plays Hand Solo?

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whateverpedia 8 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

Is this the same movie where Claude plays Hand Solo?

No. You're thinking of The Farce Awakens., which is a prequel to Circumference Of Doom.
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- Regional Warrior 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by whateverpedia
  
  No. You're thinking of The Farce Awakens., which is a prequel to Circumference Of Doom.
  
  Sorry did hear that right !! The Farts Awakens...
  
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  lanfear63 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Regional Warrior
  
  Sorry did hear that right !! The Farts Awakens...
  
  No that's The Arse Awakens
  
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FreedomBlogger

8 years ago

oh I cant wait myself!

I love Star Wars Movies!

They are similar to the true reality of the Universe and our Galaxy

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Regional Warrior

8 years ago

Originally Posted by FreedomBlogger

oh I cant wait myself!

I love Star Wars Movies!

They are similar to the true reality of the Universe and our Galaxy

First one came out mid 70s and all my friends made a pact how many times to see the movie in 12 months I got up to 230 , so i could recite the words off by heart lol

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tagiscom

8 years ago

Originally Posted by butters

I think you may need longer than a week for this one

Yes, l will give it a month!

Originally Posted by agc

I think that may be a mistake in this case. Some movies just benefit from the theater, and I find them to be big effects movies.

Watch them in the theater and they're breathtaking. Watch them again later on blue-ray and you're like "meh, what was I thinking, these are cheesy hokey effects."

Avatar is a classic example of this.

So if you're remotely interested, you should go see this one in the theater.

What, well, some of Avatar was brilliant, (approaching the planet) but others were clearly computer generated, still good, but more obvious.

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Given that it was a midnight showing, everyone there would've been a fanatic (as opposed to just being a fan), so you'd expect a standing ovation from them. That kind of ausience would've given the trailer a standing ovation. Hardly an objective reaction from an objective audience.

This latest release has however, piqued my curiosity. I'm actually going to go out buy the dvd box set of the first 6 chapters as I still haven't seen chapters 1, 2, 3 or 6.

If you are pressed for time, then 1,2,3 are a must see, before this one. Preferably the originals, the remastered ones, were crap, (or they tried to make it better and dropped the ball). I went to see the remastered Star Wars, and walked out to get a refund!

The Prequels aren't that good, but do fill in the gaps, between 3 and 7, (new one). If they show the lot in theatres, (some are) it might be best to hire, 4-6, so you have the option of fast forwarding some of the boring stuff, (Ja Ja being one).

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First one came out mid 70s and all my friends made a pact how many times to see the movie in 12 months I got up to 230 , so i could recite the words off by heart lol

Jason

230! l only went to see it 7 times!

Although l have probably seen it about 30 times on tv, well this was before tv turned to s***!

From what l have heard, l might go and see this a few times!

I read about this today, apparently Disney is going to do quite a few of these, one movie is concentrating on how they got their hands on the death star blueprints, (probably the ones R2 D2 had)?

And Harrison Ford, is going to do another Blade Runner, (cool) and l have to say it, yet another Raiders!

Lets hope that they do away with the CGI monkeys?

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whateverpedia

8 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

If you are pressed for time, then 1,2,3 are a must see, before this one. Preferably the originals, the remastered ones, were crap, (or they tried to make it better and dropped the ball). I went to see the remastered Star Wars, and walked out to get a refund!

In numbering the series I was referring to their order in the story arc, not their date of release.

1 The Phantom Menace
2 Attack Of The Clones
3 Revenge Of The Sith
4 A New Hope (The original Star Wars)
5 The Empire Strikes Back
6 Return of The Jedi
7 The Force Awakens

Out of all of those I've only seen 4 and 5.

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tagiscom

8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

In numbering the series I was referring to their order in the story arc, not their date of release.

1 The Phantom Menace
2 Attack Of The Clones
3 Revenge Of The Sith
4 A New Hope (The original Star Wars)
4 The Empire Strikes Back
6 Return of The Jedi
7 The Force Awakens

Out of all of those I've only seen 4 and 5.

5?

So, you have seen the prequels only, sound like you have seen the worst ones first.

Go and watch the first few, much better, and as said before if it says Remastered, as in updated CGI, bin it.

Only rent the original ones!

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whateverpedia 8 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

So, you have seen the prequels only, sound like you have seen the worst ones first.

How did you figure that? I have seen parts 4 and 5. That is I have only seen A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
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- Claude Whitacre 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by whateverpedia
  
  How did you figure that? I have seen parts 4 and 5. That is I have only seen A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
  
  My two favorites.
  
  I still remember the first minutes of A New Hope. I was stunned by the grandeur of the whole thing. I think the music played a big part of the success of that movie.
  
  The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. There is still dialog I remember when Yoda is training Luke. And it still gives me chills when thinking of it.
  
  Luke; "I don't believe it!"
  
  Yoda; "That is why you fail".
  
  And in case there are still people on the planet who don't know, the single biggest shocking reveal in movie history, comes at the end. And nobody...nobody spilled the beans, to ruin it for others.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EwcYwax4Oo
  
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  whateverpedia 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  I still remember the first minutes of A New Hope.
  
  Yep. That is actually a classic moment in cinema history. Just after the "long, long ago,," scrolls off the screen and the underside of the spacecraft appears gradually and them takes up the whole screen. That set the tone for the whole movie. As a fifteen year old I was blown away by it all.
  
  I saw "The Empire.." and didn't like it. I found that C3PO gave me the sh1ts all the way through it. After that I've never bothered with any of the others.
  
  Oh well.
  
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8 years ago

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Is Where You Can Visit Old Friends And Feel Like You Never Left

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

In numbering the series I was referring to their order in the story arc, not their date of release.

1 The Phantom Menace
2 Attack Of The Clones
3 Revenge Of The Sith
4 A New Hope (The original Star Wars)
5 The Empire Strikes Back
6 Return of The Jedi
7 The Force Awakens

Out of all of those I've only seen 4 and 5.

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

How did you figure that? I have seen parts 4 and 5. That is I have only seen A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.

Groan, ok, can't concentrate with this heat wave, l wish we did get a tornado down here, could use the ice cubes, hail stones?

Ok, see Return of the Jedi next, the furry things are tolerable and the flight scenes through the death star are pretty cool!

After that the next three, rent only too much crap!

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8 years ago

‘Star Wars’ Tickets: Sales on Fandango Top All Movies | Variety

Meanwhile down under...

Harrison Ford Sneaks Into ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Event, Surprises Fans

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ha...ns-1201660147/

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

'Star Wars' Tickets: Sales on Fandango Top All Movies | Variety

It's looking like it's going to be the biggest grossing movie of all time before the calendar ticks over to 2016.

Disney execs must be dancing around in their offices at the moment.

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

It's looking like it's going to be the biggest grossing movie of all time before the calendar ticks over to 2016.

Disney execs must be dancing around in their offices at the moment.

Circumference Doom: It's looking like it's going to be the biggest gross movie of all time before the calendar ticks over to 2016.

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Claude Whitacre 8 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Circumference Doom: It's looking like it's going to be the biggest gross movie of all time before the calendar ticks over to 2016.

Ha! Caught me off guard.
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Kurt

8 years ago

Here's the trailer from Episode XXXL: The Scourge of Claude:

"STAR WARS: A Bad Lip Reading" -...

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Here's the trailer from Episode XXXL: The Scourge of Claude:

Ours is a love hate relationship. I love Star Wars. I hate you.

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lanfear63

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Ours is a love hate relationship. I love Star Wars. I hate you.

Careful, Kurt is very friendly with Hans

Both German and they Chewbaccy together

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8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

My two favorites.

I still remember the first minutes of A New Hope. I was stunned by the grandeur of the whole thing. I think the music played a big part of the success of that movie.

The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. There is still dialog I remember when Yoda is training Luke. And it still gives me chills when thinking of it.

Luke; "I don't believe it!"

Yoda; "That is why you fail".

And in case there are still people on the planet who don't know, the single biggest shocking reveal in movie history, comes at the end. And nobody...nobody spilled the beans, to ruin it for others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EwcYwax4Oo

Yes, Yoda's stew was poisoned! At least Luke wasn't affected?

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Yep. That is actually a classic moment in cinema history. Just after the "long, long ago,," scrolls off the screen and the underside of the spacecraft appears gradually and them takes up the whole screen. That set the tone for the whole movie. As a fifteen year old I was blown away by it all.

I saw "The Empire.." and didn't like it. I found that C3PO gave me the sh1ts all the way through it. After that I've never bothered with any of the others.

Oh well.

Oh, oh, if that is true, then maybe you should rent the rest, the furry things do get a bit annoying, and as for Ja Ja in the prequels, screaming into the night is more likely?

R2 D2 for me was ok, but Ja Ja, has to be the most hated Sci Fi character of all time?

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Ours is a love hate relationship. I love Star Wars. I hate you.

Hmmm, l am sure that there are some movie posters around for that?

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Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Ours is a love hate relationship. I love Star Wars. I hate you.

And I feel indifference for you.
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  And I feel indifference for you.
  
  My hatred of you is so strong, it became a conscious thing.
  
  I love my hatred for you. It's my best friend.
  
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  it became a conscious thing.
  
  Maybe, just maybe, this will someday happen to you.
  
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  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  My hatred of you is so strong, it became a conscious thing.
  
  I love my hatred for you. It's my best friend.
  
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  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  My hatred of you is so strong, it became a conscious thing.
  
  I love my hatred for you. It's my best friend.
  
  Get in line.
  
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  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  Get in line.
  
  I will get in line for the movie, Star Wars The Force Awakens....because I've heard it's such an awesome movie.
  
  And leave my Hatred For Kurt alone. He's still young and impressionable.
  
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  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  And leave my Hatred For Kurt alone. He's still young and impressionable.
  
  That's not healthy. You should take your Hatred For Kurt with you wherever you go. Nurture it and let it blossom and grow into a full blown pathology.
  
  You know you want to.
  
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  tagiscom 8 years ago
  
  Well, it took a lot of digging, but l found it!
  
  Starring Claude Ford, Princess Chapshaw and that kid, Susan Ke , l think?
  
  Classic, had a few months in Belvie, and a round of tranquilizers and l am as right as rain?
  
  The scene where they are eating horrible, uncooked dunuts, and the giant dunut eating bugs were the worst parts.
  
  Well, the worst part is where Indiana Claude eats a Viagra laced jam dunut, and then fights off the main enemy with his,......well, l don't want to say, don't want to go through rehab again?
  
  But it gets messy!
  
  No, wonder they rated it MAI, mature adults Idiot!
  
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  Kay King 8 years ago
  
  Wow - I went to my first movie theater in years yesterday....
  
  Eight of us went to see Star Wars and I loved it. Not a lot of plot - but after all this is Star Wars. Special effects and sound effects are great. I'll be humming the theme music for days, I expect.
  
  My two favorite things....
  
  1. That little wrinkled old lady person with the round glasses with the little adjustable lens thingies (just like Penn of Penn and Teller used to advertise).
  
  2. The scenery at the end when she climbs all those steps to reach Luke....I'd love to know where that scene was filmed (if it was a real place).
  
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  Claude Whitacre 8 years ago
  
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  2. The scenery at the end when she climbs all those steps to reach Luke....I'd love to know where that scene was filmed (if it was a real place).
  
  Kay; It's all real. What you were looking at wasn't a screen...but a window.
  
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  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Kay; It's all real. What you were looking at wasn't a screen...but a window.
  
  Imperious Rex.
  
  You like looking through windows based on your previous convictions.
  Still by far though, your favourite is when the dounuts on the other side are Double Glazed.
  
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8 years ago

Just watched it tonight... I would give it an 8.75/10 it was an amazing movie from start to finish no fillers. But the casting of the villain was poor and left a strong distaste throughout the movie. His acting was very weak, non menacing and unbelievable. On a good note everything else was fantastic. This is the one movie you will want to splurge and see it in Imax 3D. Make sure to get there early they pulled out all the stops on the preview trailers. Good to see old faces and a new injection of characters.

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Mark Singletary

8 years ago

Assuming someone has never watched any of the previous 6 but wanted to before seeing #7, what order would you watch them in. The theater release (4,5,6,1,2,3) or by chronology?

Mark

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tagiscom

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Mark Singletary

Assuming someone has never watched any of the previous 6 but wanted to before seeing #7, what order would you watch them in. The theater release (4,5,6,1,2,3) or by chronology?

Mark

The prequels aren't that good, but does show how Darth Vader came about!

Then watch Star Wars, etc.

But Star Wars, (the original, not the CGI crap one) kills the prequels, so that is it.

If you can sit through a fair grade 6 hours, including a very irritating comedy relief, with an impressive, (especially on a quality sound system) speeder race, and continue to watch the first three, then go ahead.

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Claude Whitacre

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Mark Singletary

Assuming someone has never watched any of the previous 6 but wanted to before seeing #7, what order would you watch them in. The theater release (4,5,6,1,2,3) or by chronology?

Mark

I would still watch it in the order they were released. There is magic in that first movie, #4.

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Dan Riffle

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Mark Singletary

Assuming someone has never watched any of the previous 6 but wanted to before seeing #7, what order would you watch them in. The theater release (4,5,6,1,2,3) or by chronology?

Mark

I recommend original trilogy followed by the prequels. The prequels give away a great deal of the twists and turns of the original trilogy.

This article provides further detail:

How to Properly Catch Up on All the Star Wars Movies Before The Force Awakens

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8 years ago

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Mark Singletary

8 years ago

Just to be clear about my question - it's not me it's my wife. I've seen all 6 several times and they are my favorite movies with no real comparison.

I'm holding out a bit to watch #7, even though it's absolutely killing me, for 2 reasons. One I'm using it as a reward for finishing something I've been working on and will see it as soon as I reach my goal. Two I'm waiting until she can see it with me which is difficult because of her work schedule.

Mark

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Dot Commoner

8 years ago

I'm watching this tonight! Looks like it's going to be an awesome film TBH! I'm a big fan of the original movies and I'm hoping the new movie is going to follow suit; the Stars Wars producers always try to push the limits of what our current film industry technology can produce; so I'm getting real excited to see what these magicians can craft together for us.

I'll post an update (without spoilers) once I've seen it and let ya'll know what I think of the film.

Peace.

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TLTheLiberator

8 years ago

Saw it.

The bad guy was corny IMHO.

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Kay King 8 years ago

We had a good laugh when my Grandson asked me if I "understood the plot".

My reply: "Of course....they run over to this ship and fight for a while - then they escape to that planet and blow it up - then they run after the bad guys and fight some more.... and they fly around a lot and the long skinny planes shoot at the planes that make no aerodynamic sense".

By the time I got done my Grandson was laughing and said "yep, you got it".

I'd still like to have a Wookiee , though. Chewbacca is cool.
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writeaway

8 years ago

JJ Abrams did his job well.

His mandate was simple: undo the Jar Jar Binks Effect on the franchise....

He succeeded and Star Wars is a franchise that can make many more billions in the future.

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IndianaJones

8 years ago

In this movie ole Indiana came out of retirement...... I got bored sitting around and was happy to oblige the producer.

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tagiscom

8 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

Saw it.

The bad guy was corny IMHO.

Yes, Ja Ja returns!

Let's hope that he dies, in the next one?

Originally Posted by Kay King

We had a good laugh when my Grandson asked me if I "understood the plot".

My reply: "Of course....they run over to this ship and fight for a while - then they escape to that planet and blow it up - then they run after the bad guys and fight some more.... and they fly around a lot and the long skinny planes shoot at the planes that make no aerodynamic sense".

By the time I got done my Grandson was laughing and said "yep, you got it".

I'd still like to have a Wookiee , though. Chewbacca is cool.

True, but l was hoping for, fly into the new death star, destroy some barely plausible, regulator for the artificial black hole, with tie fighters in tow, of course.

Then barely escape while the compressed star, well, uncompressed?

But they took the cheap option of a p*** weak, death star type gulley and not much else!

I hope that they don't hold back for the next few, or l will go off the whole thing!

I loved Tron, but the Disney remake, groan!

Originally Posted by writeaway

JJ Abrams did his job well.

His mandate was simple: undo the Jar Jar Binks Effect on the franchise....

He succeeded and Star Wars is a franchise that can make many more billions in the future.

Let's hope so, but if they keep the bratty Darth Vader, alive, it will do downhill pretty fast!

Originally Posted by IndianaJones

In this movie ole Indiana came out of retirement...... I got bored sitting around and was happy to oblige the producer.

Yes, out of retirement and ....., (won't say anymore, but it sucked).

You will be happy to know that he is doing another Indiana Jones movie, hopefully Spielberg, will ignore his stupid kids and not put in CGI, monkeys or aliens!

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