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

[Michael11]

Question for those who have seen it. Is it worth seeing in Liemax 3D or should I just go see it in regular 2D.

[octagon]

I'm even thinking about buying one of those goofy remote-controlled BB-8s.

What am I, freaking twelve?

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Who was saying it wasn't impressive what they did? Even without the multiple re-releases those films would still be high if not highest on that list, but what are we gauging performance by now, how much of a % of a population went to see something? How does that apply to the re-releases years later when the population had expanded, should those dollars be downgraded in importance? It's all starting to get a bit finicky in here.

Which leads me to:


That's why I keep saying it's mightily impressive in its own right! If TFA sneaks into the adjusted top 10 alongside a bunch of movies that have had plenty of theatrical re-releases (even Titanic had that stellar 3D run) then I fail to see how that can be downplayed. Yeah, it's got a Disney 3D premium as someone mentioned above but let's not pretend that Lucasfilm alone would've been angels about it, they themselves have negotiated some VERY hard deals over the years (wasn't it Sith where they kept the entirety of the first one or two weeks of box office takings?). How about we call that premium equivalent to one re-release (if it were old-school) then call it quits?

Hey, I wasn't trying to downplay the box office success of modern blockbusters, just saying the oldies did have their own set of "disadvantages" compared to now which counter-balances things a little bit. But I agree the times have changed enough that it's difficult to really compare them fairly.

[Goremeister100]

Originally Posted by octagon

This is pretty much where I'm at right now too. Who knows how I'll feel if/when the afterglow wears off but I can't wait to see it again, I can't wait to snag the BD (and probably a ton of toys and figures and whatnot too) and I can't wait to see where they go next.

Too bad folks can't wake up and see that they simply remade the first movie. I guess the 3D and D-BOX effects made folks not give a crap about the story. Mindless eye candy. I think I'll watch THE REVENANT or THE HATEFUL 8 so I could see something with substance. I'm bored to hell with STAR WARS and all the yacking about it

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Michael11

Question for those who have seen it. Is it worth seeing in Liemax 3D or should I just go see it in regular 2D.

It is definitely worth watching in a real IMAX - the kind with a screen that is 6-7 stories tall. Otherwise you are better off with a regular 2D showing, at least it won't set you back as much.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Goremeister100

Too bad folks can't wake up and see that they simply remade the first movie.

Yeah, that is too bad. I mean, I really liked it and want to see it again and again.

Sucks to be me, I guess.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Goremeister100

I think I'll watch THE REVENANT or THE HATEFUL 8 so I could see something with substance. I'm bored to hell with STAR WARS and all the yacking about it

Please continue "yacking" about how much you dislike it.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Please continue "yacking" about how much you dislike it.

Oh, so many people excel at it!

[ambient_indie]

Yeah I forgot A New Hope opens with the

[Show spoiler] empire invading a desert planet and massacring a village for the location of Luke Skywalker.

Since the Force Awakens is just a rehash after all.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Please continue "yacking" about how much you dislike it.

I also love when people complain about how derivative something is and then say 'I'm going to go watch a Tarantino movie instead'.

I mean, I love Tarantino but come on.

[Himmel]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nominated for Five British Academy Film Awards!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nominated in Production Design, Sound, Original Music and Special Visual Effects.

John Boyega nominated for the EE Rising Star Award

http://www.bafta.org/press/press-rel...awards-in-2016

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Terminated

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nominated for Five British Academy Film Awards!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nominated in Production Design, Sound, Original Music and Special Visual Effects.

John Boyega nominated for the EE Rising Star Award

http://www.bafta.org/press/press-rel...awards-in-2016

Not surprised. But I'm not sure how this could be nominated for production design, they just reuse old designs with some new paints.

[Himmel]

The Force Awakens has now an Official Music Video...

Lucasfilm has named LuHan, a former boy-band singer from Beijing, as the “official China Ambassador for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” This means LuHan, a self-described “social media star,” has recorded a brand new Star Wars theme song with the requisite music video, complete with cameos by R2-D2 and BB-8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK1V14s66a0

[Himmel]

I know Vader died in ROTJ... But look at this pic.. Could Snoke be Vader??

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by Terminated

I know Vader died in ROTJ... But look at this pic.. Could Snoke be Vader??

No. Frankly that would just be stupid expanded universe "comic book" level story telling.

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by Terminated

The Force Awakens has now an Official Music Video...

Lucasfilm has named LuHan, a former boy-band singer from Beijing, as the “official China Ambassador for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” This means LuHan, a self-described “social media star,” has recorded a brand new Star Wars theme song with the requisite music video, complete with cameos by R2-D2 and BB-8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK1V14s66a0

This is bizarre. LOL at the lyrics.

He's kinda cute though.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

My point precisely. These days, it doesn't take a lot to impress a lot of moviegoers.

In your opinion. Yes.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

My point precisely. These days, it doesn't take a lot to impress a lot of moviegoers.

how elitist of you.

god forbid someone find something entertaining that you don't.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Terminated

I know Vader died in ROTJ... But look at this pic.. Could Snoke be Vader?

I think it would be unlikely, he was pretty much kitty litter after Return of the Jedi ...

I do wonder where he got those horrendous scars from? they weren't from his fight with Obi-Wan and they would have had to go through his helmet when he was Vader.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

how elitist of you.

god forbid someone find something entertaining that you don't.

And just how elitist is it to recognize reality? If you look not just at TFA, but all of the movies that tend to become BO hits, the reality of it seems like a pretty unescapable conclusion. But there doesn't necessarily have to be something wrong with that. More demanding viewers tend to find more rewarding / challenging material in the small screen, simply because more sophisticated fare is better suited to TV economics, studios are more risk-averse than ever and want to finance a sure thing, whenever possible.

And I don't think there is anything wrong with enjoying mass entertainment either... I wasn't putting down anybody for finding mass entertainment to be, well, entertaining.