Star Wars: Episode VII

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

yeah, it's so over the top. Some of the Star Wars stuff I've seen in stores is beyond ludicrous.

isn't that what star wars has always been about?

[Wolfpack]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

isn't that what star wars has always been about?

Haha. While visiting family for Thanksgiving, I noticed in the top of my parents' kitchen cabinet these same glasses. I'm pretty sure they were held as collector's items and so haven't been used. I guess somewhat surprisingly they really haven't morphed into high value collector's items after 35 years.

[Suicane75]

Gah, my mom took every kid our apartment complex to see Jedi and we went to Burger King afterwards and we all got one of those glasses. Believe I still had mine till about 10 years ago.

[flere-imsaho]

Look at it this way guys - the ridiculous amount of merchandising is what gives JJ the huge budget to actually make the film.

[frnk55]

I think everyone and their mother over 40 own some of those glasses. Hell, I even have smurf ones.

[spleen1015]

Some new footage in this trailer

ThisÂ*The Force AwakensÂ*Trailer Is Probably Your Last Hit Of New Footage Before The Movie

[Kodos]

I'm at the point where I don't want to see anything new before the 18th.

[Dutch]

Agreed, but I still cant stop myself from watching.

[stevew]

This Disney freakout over a leaked action figure is amazeballs.

[cthomer5000]

Going Thursday night. It's been a long wait since 1983 for a fourth Star Wars movie.

[cthomer5000]

Also - I highly recommend fans of the original Trilogy check out the 'Despecialized Edition'

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/sta...iginal-trilogy

A group of people put in an insane amount of work to create the highest possible digital version of the original trilogy staying loyal to the theatrical releases and cutting out all the revisionist history BS.

The write-up is great, the video explaining the process is pretty mind blowing, and they straight up tell you where you should go look for it on their facebook page.

It's crazy that I probably hadn't seen the original versions since the late 80s while sleeping over at friend's houses and watching their VHS copies.

[Julio Riddols]

I have the despecialized versions. Amazing quality.

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

Going Thursday night. It's been a long wait since 1983 for a fourth Star Wars movie.

We're going Friday morning. Would've went Thursday night, but our 8-year old is a huge fan and wants to see it with us.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

Watched the trailer, felt absolutely nothing one way or the other. I think the prequels burned any love for Star Wars completely out of me. I guess I'll watch this once it's out on DVD.

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

Going Thursday night. It's been a long wait since 1983 for a fourth Star Wars movie.

Glad to see you've come around.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

isn't that what star wars has always been about?

yes...both star wars and the muppets...it's about the COLLECT ALL FOUR

it is true. Star Wars...the original pokemon

[stevew]

All kinds of spoilers now.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by stevew

All kinds of spoilers now.

Don't you mean?

Spoiler

All kinds of spoilers now.

Where's your common courtesy man?

[cartman]

Spoiler

Rosebud was Han Solo's Millennium Falcon.

[BillJasper]

Got tickets for me, the wife and my eight-year old for Friday morning at 10:30!

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by stevew

All kinds of spoilers now.

Good thing the movie comes out in 36 hours! And I feel like 98% of those are easy enough to avoid - I'll just skip anything with Star Wars in the title until I see it early next week.

Hateful 8 script was leaked 6? years ago, and I've managed to avoid that one. Plus, let's be honest, I'm excited to see this movie, but it's not for the plot or dialogue.

[NobodyHere]

Google

[Dr. Sak]

T-Minus 5 hours till I see it.

[NobodyHere]

The critics are loving The Force Awakens so far, so hopefully we don't have another Jar Jar Binks on our hands.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens*(2015) - Rotten Tomatoes

[Dutch]

Sorry if this was mentioned before....but what should I do? Regular or IMAX 3d? I'm not bothered by 3d but this just doesn't seem like a good 3d movie...

[PilotMan]

By this point, and with as few movies that I do see in the theater, it's IMAX 3D or nothing. Especially with action, especially when you know there's going to be plenty of action. 3D has gotten away from the schtick that it used to be and it flows much more naturally into the movie. It makes for one helluva impressive experience.

[Thomkal]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fandango Sales Break All-Time Record | Comicbook.com

There's a "spoiler-free" video review on that page too-not a Star Wars fan so haven't looked at it to see how "spoiler-free" it is.

[bionicgrov]

Just got back from seeing it with my 2 boys (8 and 6). Loved it. So so great. no spoilers though.

[EagleFan]

I could not believe it when the Imperial leader reveals himself as mickey mouse right before Donald duck and goofy had that three way with disney princess Leah.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

I could not believe it when the Imperial leader reveals himself as mickey mouse right before Donald duck and goofy had that three way with disney princess Leah.

Imaging the uproar if that was true-Disney might have gone bankrupt from all the lost business.

[Thomkal]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens On Pace to Crush Harry Potter Preview-Night Record | Comicbook.com

[Neuqua]

Saw it last night.

Loved it. I'm grateful to George Lucas for creating the universe, but I am glad others are able to take it to another level.

[Logan]

My post in the other thread:

I'm about to leave work to meet up with some buddies at the bar across from where we'll be seeing the 8:30 showing tonight. I've only seen the original and don't even remember it that well. There's 14 of us going, and we're roughly split between enormous fans and guys like me who are just trying to go see a good movie.

I'm expecting it to be really good even without knowing all the backstory, but I wouldn't penalize the movie if there's stuff I'm not following for those reasons.

I loved it. Thought it did a really good job keeping the story solid while being plenty entertaining. Didn't feel like I was missing very much having not seen the other movies.

[spleen1015]

Loved it!

Thanks George for selling it to Disney.

Thanks Disney for giving it to JJ Abrams!

Thanks JJ for another great Star Wars movie!

[BillJasper]

A very entertaining movie.

The most crowded Friday morning movie that I've ever been to.

I think Daisy Ridley is going to be a breakout star.

[molson]

I wish weekday 9AM movies were a regular thing.

I loved the movie, and loved the casting and directing and new characters. None of the new actors in the prequels felt like they were playing "Star Wars characters," if that makes sense. None of them jumped of the screen the same way they did in the original series (except maybe Ewan Mcgregor, but obviously he was working from the template of an existing character). These new characters though, they all worked. It felt like a big, modern, new Star Wars movie.

As an example, (spoiler)

Spoiler

The actor playing Kylo Ren had the screen presence Anakin Skywalker should have had in the prequels. I don't know if that's acting or directing or writing, but I think comparing those guys demonstrates what makes the new one work so well. And the blond Grand Moff Tarkin-esque guy was awesome too.

[BillJasper]

I think Adam Driver was the only thing in the movie that didn't work for me.

[Kodos]

Loved this movie. Worth the wait!

[NobodyHere]

I'm thinking of getting the Star Wars Holiday Special from Rifftrax.

Dare I?

[cougarfreak]

Damn. I think that might have topped Episode V as my favorite

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by BillJasper

I think Adam Driver was the only thing in the movie that didn't work for me.

Old Carrie Fisher didn't give me the Princess Leia vibe, but I can live with it.

I'm off until 1/4. I'll probably see this movie 4 more times before I go back to work. Looking forward to 10am Sunday for viewing #2.

[cthomer5000]

I think there are plenty of issues with the story, but I felt like they nailed the new characters.

"Good enough!" my friend and I joked as we drove home.

[ISiddiqui]

Good movie, wasn't great. But a nice foundation for the next few.

Spoiler

Too much like a remake of Ep 4. So many call backs and ending with a newer bigger Deathstar like thing? Come on, JJ

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Good movie, wasn't great. But a nice foundation for the next few.

Spoiler

Too much like a remake of Ep 4. So many call backs and ending with a newer bigger Deathstar like thing? Come on, JJ

Spoiler

I think this is exactly what the film was meant to be. A quasi-retelling of A New Hope.

[stevew]

Thought it was a good blend of episode 3/4. Fisher really looks bad. I barely could tell it was Leia. Driver/Ridley/Boyega/Isaac were all great casting. Harrison Ford has definitely seen better days as well. Thought the lead admiral was kinda weak. Odds that Serkis's character is actually super tiny when we see him in non holo form?

[ColtCrazy]

Loved it. Thought it was a nice blending of new and old characters. New actors are very good, especially Rey. Second on my list only behind Empire.

Spoiler

I don't mind the similarities in plot to IV. I think this is what the franchise needed after the disappointments of I-III. It's not an exact retelling and there's a different plot line going forward. And big ass weapons are kind of the bad guy's thing. Part of their power complex.

[stevew]

wow, supposedly on pace to open to 250m+

[Draft Dodger]

I enjoyed it a lot more than I did the prequels; definitely think it captured the spirit of the originals much better.

The new characters were so impressive that at times I felt the presence of the old characters kind of got in their way (which is a good thing).

I was a little disappointed with the all the repetition in story. I mean, I know the master/apprentice dynamic and the internal struggle between light and dark side is going to have to be there. But I can't believe there's no other way to tell these stories without the underdog republic rising up to defeat the empire and their newest weapon of mass destruction (now on version 3.0).

Overall, very good execution of a disappointing story. I did enjoy it overall

[stevew]

I'll spoiler all this-

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OBVIOUSLY the pressing question is "Who is rey" towards the end of the movie. I guess you could argue easily that she's either Kylo's sister or cousin. I'd speculate that she's the daughter of Luke Skywalker and she got dropped off on that planet and was being watched over by the guy who dies in the beginning. I still kind of feel that all of that is perhaps too obvious.

My out of left field theory is that she's actually Boba Fett's kid, as that could make some sense. He survives the scarlac pit. I know that Temuera Morrison(jango/boba) isn't exactly white, but they could make it work. It's scifi after all.

I also feel like she was using dark side style fighting techniques already so I'm not exactly going to be shocked if she turns to the dark side at some point in this trilogy.

[BillJasper]

Spoiler

I think Rey was a member of Luke's Jedi school, at the very least. More than likely his daughter and was drawing on forgotten training.

[Draft Dodger]

do we really need the spoiler tags? if you don't want to have the movie spoiled, you should not be in this thread.

I guess I could see it for the big stuff, but IMO most of these "spoilers" don't need the tag