Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[SmugglingMonkeys]

Absolutely great movie!! Crowd was very into it. The best line of the movie was "The garbage will do!"

A funny thing happened at the Imax I saw it at. We were let in to the theater about 1:30. About 3:10 previews started showing. Then the movie started and made it to the end of the opening crawl before being turned off.

[pksmith74]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

How do people rank TFA compared to the others?

My New Order would be:

The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

I'd go
Best to weakest =
Return of the Jedi
Empire strikes back
Force awakens
New hope
Revenge of sith
Attack of the clones
Phantom menace

I wish han solo had a few more moments of being a dick like how he was in the OT. Its what made the character work so well .

Originally Posted by pksmith74

My New Order would be:

The Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace

There's an echo in here.

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

[Show spoiler] its not a flashback to anything in the original trilogy if thats what you're wondering. Just thought i'd throw that out there.

[Show spoiler]Thanks, but that doesn't matter to me at all. There isn't a single flashback to anything in ANY of the six previous episodes. Doesn't matter what it is… a flashback isn't "STAR WARS". Not a deal breaker; I'll certainly get over it, LOL… just a little style point that I don't love.

[Adam_ME]

Quick thoughts. It ain't in the same league as Star Wars or Empire, but it ain't far behind Jedi. It ironically did a much better job with character development than it did in the action scenes. Kylo Ren was the biggest surprise of the movie for me. He is so much more than some lightsaber wielding henchman like Darth Maul which I was expecting him to be. I also dug Daisy Ridley as Rey. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with her in the sequel.

[Mandalorian]

[BLUEGRASS]

Just got home from an IMAX 3D showing.

My experience can be summed up in one word - FUN!

I don't hate the prequels like others do. The prequels have their issues, but I still enjoy them for the most part. The enjoyment I had in the prequels was different than the original trilogy, though. The prequel enjoyment for me was marveling over special effects and technical merits, whereas my enjoyment of the original trilogy was because they were fun movies. The Force Unleashed falls right in line with the original trilogy because it was fun.

My only nitpick is that

[Show spoiler]Captain Phasma was hardly in the movie. By all the marketing stuff, it seemed like she would have had a more important role in the movie.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

How do people rank TFA compared to the others?

Empire Strikes Back
A New Hope
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
The Force Awakens
Attack of the Clones
Return of the Jedi

TPM and TFA could/likely will swap eventually, but until a second viewing I'll stand by this ranking.

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by AlwaysRelaxing24

Say what you will about George Lucas, but he knew how to put a story together.

Based on the responses so far, the fans just like things being blown up.

What made Star Wars special in the past was that it was fun for kids but had a great story underneath that was timeless. That timeless piece was gone here.

actually what most have in the complaint dept towards lucas is that he was a good idea man but a HORRIBLE writer and director, meaning his movies lacked story unless another director was involved ...that's what makes "TFA" so good. it ACTUALLY has a story

[pksmith74]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

[Show spoiler]Thanks, but that doesn't matter to me at all. There isn't a single flashback to anything in ANY of the six previous episodes. Doesn't matter what it is… a flashback isn't "STAR WARS". Not a deal breaker; I'll certainly get over it, LOL… just a little style point that I don't love.

[Show spoiler]I was under the impression that this was actually a force vision, similar to that of Anakin in the prequels and Luke in the originals. Anakin has visions of his mother in peril and Padme dying in childbirth. Luke has a vision of his friends in peril on Bespin.

[Nada]

Originally Posted by wormraper

it ACTUALLY has a story

It does.

The exact same story we saw 38 years ago.

[Nada]

Originally Posted by pksmith74

[Show spoiler]I actually was under the impression that this was actually a force vision, similar to that of Anakin in the prequels and Luke in the originals. Anakin has visions of his mother in peril and Padme dying in childbirth. Luke has a vision of his friends in peril on Bespin.

That's definitely what it is.

[Blu-rob77]

Got tickets for tomorrow. Can't wait!!

[skimrn]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

I'd go
Best to weakest =
Return of the Jedi
Empire strikes back
Force awakens
New hope
Revenge of sith
Attack of the clones
Phantom menace

I wish han solo had a few more moments of being a dick like how he was in the OT. Its what made the character work so well .

Your list from best to worst is what I EXACTLY agree in that order!

[wormraper]

best to worst IMO


A New Hope
ESB
The Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi


Return of the SIth


















The Phantom Menace



















































Attack of the Clones

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by pksmith74

[Show spoiler]I actually was under the impression that this was actually a force vision, similar to that of Anakin in the prequels and Luke in the originals. Anakin has visions of his mother in peril and Padme dying in childbirth. Luke has a vision of his friends in peril on Bespin.

Ohhhhh… good to know. Haven't seen the film yet. Thanks for clarifying.

[Show spoiler]That's much better than a straight "flashback", which is what I originally asked about.

[Pounder]

Dear God...This was incredible. I actually teared up a little during at the end of the opening crawl. Good thing I had my 3D glasses on. Man what a ride this was and everyone of the cast members did great. Daisy Ridley is going to be a star.

5 out of 5

[comicgeek]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

[Show spoiler]Thanks, but that doesn't matter to me at all. There isn't a single flashback to anything in ANY of the six previous episodes. Doesn't matter what it is… a flashback isn't "STAR WARS". Not a deal breaker; I'll certainly get over it, LOL… just a little style point that I don't love.

[Show spoiler] I would say it is in similar vain to the flashes Anakin has about Padme in ROTS. Nothing to unStar Wars like.

[Jett Rink]

The soundtrack is live on iTunes US!

[RickDee]

Prequel fanboys still butt hurt nobody likes thier movies, who woulda ever guessed?