Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

[D.Williams]

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Well, we can agree on Jurassic World then Loved that movie

[ger stokes]

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I love the classic Star Wars movies from the 80's, had all the toys as a kid and grew up with the movies. They're classics.

The new one is just so bad, Disney just looking to flood the market now with a big franchise like they're doing with marvel and all those superhero movies. They don't give a shit, people are going to see them anyway, good or bad.

At at least you agree with Jurassic world, was an awesome movie.

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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I enjoyed it for the most part - it does feel a bit more like a reboot and Disney paying lip service to the fan base in order to secure their 4 billion dollar investment for the future and put any worries to rest.

Some interesting character motives - Finn being a bit of a coward and doing whatever he can to get out of the way of the First Order. Rey being a gender swapped version of Luke Skywalker for the most part, with a bit more of a class issue, where Luke might be seen as "middle class" by comparison. Adam Driver being an interesting archetype of Vader but with a fair bit of insecurity and daddy issues. And Poe who feels like a bit of the pilot side of Han Solo and Luke Skywalker or even Biggs - he's the character that I really hope they flesh out more in the next installments, as Oscar Isaac is a tremendously talented actor. Seems a bit of a waste that he's a bit of a MacGuffin carrying plot device that shows up to save the day. He had good chemistry with Finn - I hope they expand on that. Domhall Gleeson was fun as the weaselly Tarkin type who's in a bit of what seems to be a power struggle with Kylo Ren. All promising characters that hopefully get fleshed out and developed with the future installments. There's even a nice little nod to Yoda with the Maz character's inclusion.

And while the story feels very familiar to Episode IV, it still works and the mixing up of the character archetypes make it feel a lot more fresh than it should. I think a bit of credit goes to JJ Abrams bringing some really great visuals and some very memorable shots to the whole affair (the Millennium Falcon chase on Jakku, the Tie Fighter shot of them coming towards the camera, backlit by the sun). The aliens chasing Solo and the people who he swindled (including two cast members from The Raid!) around the ship seemed a bit unnecessary, but didn't detract from the movie overall.

Loved the last shot of the film - very powerful. They smartly left a lot of questions on what's next in the follow up film (will Finn recover, Rey taking on Jedi training, how will Luke figure back into the fight against the First Order) to bait us into wanting to see where this next trilogy goes. It was a fan pleasing, greatest hits type movie that played all the notes that would keep the base happy and help secure interest in the future films. I quite enjoyed it for the nostalgia aspect, even if overall I felt like I saw a lot of this before.

[chuckc]

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^^great take and review. thanks for sharing that.

[floridaorange]

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pretty good interview, tough to listen to Lucas, but still interesting

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[feather]

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Was really drawn into the movie and nostalgia until I tried to keep up with what was happening and then ultimately meh. Just so weird that everything came together so serendipitously.

[D.Williams]

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^^But thats kinda how it all happened in
episode 4

R2 and c3po just happen to escape to the planet that just so happen to have luke skywalker on it, and it just so happened he bought the droids off scrappers, and he just happen to know an older guy named kanobie... lots of serendipitously

[feather]

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Yeah I could live with the chain of events right up to Han Solo appearing out of nowhere to salvage the Falcon, that lost all credibility with me. And Kylo Ren was the hugest MEH. All the villains. Captain Phasma?! Just a prop. It's ludicrous the Resistance would think the First Order a threat!

Very ambivalent, enjoyed it but the adult in me is winning out after the movie

[Michael^Heaven]

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[DIDI]

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Very ambivalent, enjoyed it but the adult in me is winning out after the movie

This for me. Made worse by the fact that it was hyped so much.

[Huggie Smiles]

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It felt like Star Wars was back.

Some forced humour for sure, and yes the convenience of Solo/Wookie showing up when they did.
But you were all willing to accept they stopped the trash compactor 'just in time' the first go around, so.......

saw in imax 3d - the space ships fighting scenes were phenomenal.

[chuckc]

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saw in imax 3d - the space ships fighting scenes were phenomenal.

mee too. makes such a difference seeing it in imax. impressive