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

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

For this movie, I'm taking my nephew to the 10:10pm show opening night, in a DOLBY ATMOS Theater where EVERY SEAT is a Fully Reclining Leather chair, & the screen is HUGE (see below)

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That looks to me like the AMC Prime screen at the AMC Empire 25.

While great in many respects, I actually have trouble hearing any discrete Atmos objects in that theater.

I also don't like that row you're in. I think it's too far back. I prefer row E.

[Aerodude73]

J.J. Abrams talks 'Star Wars': role of The Force, BB-8 and Lens Flares.

This was barely touched on a few pages ago, but it's cool that at least HE "knows" it has been an issue with many movie-goers, and even his WIFE said he's used it too much. Enjoy...

Abrams knows he has a lens flare problem, and there won't be many in The Force Awakens.

Abrams is frequently criticized for his excessive use of lens flares in his movies, something Colbert brought up by claiming that "someone on the Internet" counted that there are 721 instances of lens flare in Star Trek. While the Late Show host said he couldn't have enough lens flares, he asked Abrams why they're so important to him.

"When we were doing Trek, what I loved was this idea … that the future that they were in was so bright that it couldn’t be contained," Abrams said, explaining that he loved how many movies from his childhood had out-of-focus oval lights in the background and the lens flares on those "have a great streaky quality." And when he made Star Trek, Abrams said he told their director of photography, "it would be so much fun if we had that kind of look."

"I didn't think we'd have quite that number of them," he said. "I just fell in love with how it looked, and I started to get in trouble with it with people because they were like, "Enough already."

Even his wife told him to cut back on the lens flares after one prevented her from seeing what was going on in a scene in Star Trek Into Darkness.

“There was one scene where Alice Eve was so obliterated by a lens flare that I was showing the scene to my wife, Katie, and she was like, 'OK You know what? Enough. I can't see what this scene is about. Who is standing there?…I can't see her.'"

And Abrams promised that he's restrained himself from using many lens flares in The Force Awakens.

"As you'll see in the Star Wars movie, I've allowed lens flares to take a very back seat," he said. "There are a couple [moments] where you have to have them."

But for the most part, when the visual effects people ask him if he wants a lens flare in a particular scene, Abrams said he tells them. "This is not the movie; these are not the flares you're looking for."

** THR.com **

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

I love the new seating at the AMC plus they have a Macguffins bar which is all brand new including sound, screen and projector.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by JeffTheMovieGuy

Your nephew looks to be quite the character

lol, he can be - great kid tho'

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

That looks to me like the AMC Prime screen at the AMC Empire 25.

While great in many respects, I actually have trouble hearing any discrete Atmos objects in that theater.

I also don't like that row you're in. I think it's too far back. I prefer row E.

Well, it's not the AMC Prime Screen at the Empire 25, and the row at the theater in question (where we've seen THE WALK, & SPECTRE), is Row I, Seats 8 & 9, DIRECT CENTER of the Row, & about 2 rows above Center in the auditorium. It's perfect in relation to the screen

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

lol, he can be - great kid tho'









Well, it's not the AMC Prime Screen at the Empire 25, and the row at the theater in question (where we've seen THE WALK, & SPECTRE), is Row I, Seats 8 & 9, DIRECT CENTER of the Row, & about 2 rows above Center in the auditorium. It's perfect in relation to the screen

Where is it? It looks exactly like it. Just curious.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Are you guys even the slightest bit worried about an attack at theaters during the opening weekend? I'm going to let plenty of time go by before stepping foot in a theater.

Paris, New York City, DC, Albany, Lond.....wait. Did you just say Albany?

This should be your biggest fear living in Albany:
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[Ernest Rister]

I have a friend who writes for one of the biggest newspapers on planet Earth...he just wrote me asking if anyone knew of hardcore Star Wars fans flying to Europe so they could see SW7 as soon as possible, even if it was just a day early. You guys run across that yet in forums?

[IndyMLVC]

AMA's just showed an actual scene. And a new commercial aired during the show.

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

AMA's just showed an actual scene. And a new commercial aired during the show.

Hopefully it will be online by the morning.

Cannot believe we are close to 1000 pages of discussion about Episode 7.

[steel_breeze]

Here's a link to the AMA "scene" (really just another fragment) and musical performance:

http://www.starwarspost.com/star-war...-show-at-amas/

[InnerSycosis]

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

Hopefully it will be online by the morning.

Cannot believe we are close to 1000 pages of discussion about Episode 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSjk...ature=youtu.be

Enjoy.

[Kevin Holly]

If you want to buy out a theatre and get a private showing.... fine, I guess, you earned the money, do what you want. But this flaunting it (and the icing on the cake is his "brother" said the exact dollar figure) is really no different than the rich kids of instagram imo. Except nerdier.

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by InnerSycosis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSjk...ature=youtu.be

Enjoy.

I can already tell that Daisy Ridley as Rey is gonna be a certified badass!

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by dantheman89

I can already tell that Daisy Ridley as Rey is gonna be a certified badass!

[Will.]

Great music in that clip

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by InnerSycosis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSjk...ature=youtu.be

Enjoy.

damn her teeth are bright.

[ChristmasFnatic]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

yeah posted a pic a few pages back (EDIT: here), it's really nice. The ones for the older characters also look good, but as far as TFA goes I only got Kylo so far, and the BB-8 Funko Pop (my first). Had Phasma but I returned it, just don't wanna spend too much at the moment.

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I have several of the 6 inch black series from the OT and TFA. Plus Darth Maul from the prequels who will probably be the only one I get from those films. I do have Captain Phasma and Kylo Ren Hot Toys preordered.

Nice. Will get it as long as Amazon starts selling them again, not overpriced third parties.

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by dantheman89

I can already tell that Daisy Ridley as Rey is gonna be a certified badass!

That BB 8 Droid is super fast one thing is for sure this is gonna be the best star wars film ever it might even be better then The Empire Strikes Back.

[Himmel]

New TV Spot (Some new shots).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d480M0fopC0

[Himmel]

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel just posted on his FaceBook page that he’s having a Force Awakens themed episode tonite! He will be having guests Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and JJ Abrams. Jimmy Kimmel airs on ABC at 11:30 PM EST tonight so make sure to watch.