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

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I like it very much! If I was into ranking the films, I would have a tough time deciding whether VII or IV got the #2 spot behind V.
Also it's the first time I've been in the theatre for a few years, so the presentation alone was off the charts, for me.
I definitely walked out of that theatre wanting more!

Me too. I love the whole Saga virtually equally. I don't really know if I could rank these, but Return of the Jedi is the weakest for me if I have to choose, but still a fun time with characters I love. Can't wait to see Force Awakens again tomorrow.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by kylor

The Butthurt Awakens

The Banhammer Strikes Back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sObyG9bTf5A

[vindicated08]

Just came back from watching this. Enjoyed it. Rey kicks so much ass! Love the actress playing her.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Looks like another banhammer is needed. Poor CrazyBlue has to work so hard tonight.

Mate, I wouldn't even reply or acknowledge it, just report it and carry on as you are, he'll get bored of it sooner rather than later.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Looks like another banhammer is needed. Poor CrazyBlue has to work so hard tonight.

I have a window into vBulitan open so I can copy his name & ban him in less then 10 seconds

[Drewbee87]

Borrowed the previous films and watched them again, still not that impressed by them. Now I'm rethinking seeing this in theaters, don't see liking it much if the previous films still have no major impact on me. :/

[marmup]

Going to see it on Monday in IMAX. Getting excited with all the positive reviews.

[cudzndrips]

Kathleen Kennedy has revealed at the recent premiere:

iconic cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will all appear in Episode VIII, as will newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.

This could be quite interesting.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by MEB

With 114 critic reviews (so far), 'Star Wars:The Force Awakens' has a whopping 97% rating at Rotten Tomatoes!! Some quotes from reviews (no spoilers):

"Star Wars feel like Star Wars again ..."

"Star Wars has come roaring and soaring back with a fabulous, bountiful, richly rewarding payoff for anyone who's been waiting, patiently or otherwise."

"This is a movie you don't want to end, despite a final shot that is one of the greatest in the franchise's storied history. Abrams has righted the ship. The "Star Wars" saga is back, and we are gleefully in it for the long haul."

Oh yeah, baby!

Mark

I coudn't disagree more. The helicopter shot was the perfect summary of this
SW wanna be: Complete lack of understand what makes SW feel like SW.
That's just me though, and most of my friends.

Originally Posted by aiman04

Okay, seen it. It's a fine entertainment if you like action, fun, you know entertainment. But I have to be honest the plot is very weak, coincidences here and there, etc I feel they so lazy in that department. This is just the best remake of a classic. It will break records the same way Jurassic World did. No wonder Colin Trevorrow now on board for IX. But I have faith in Rian Johnson, I'm glad we're done with VII, bring on VIII.

2.5/5 stars, rounded to 3/5 stars for the poll.

Yep, and you are being generous.

Originally Posted by Will.

What's the word on the 3D? I have tickets for Imax 3D but I've read a couple comments saying it was underwhelming and that sticking to 2D would be better.

We all found it to be a big distraction. Lots of ghosting in our screening, but I can't stand 3-D to begin with, so...

Originally Posted by 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

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

Originally Posted by AlwaysRelaxing24

Did anybody else think the soundtrack was the worst one so far?

There were no bad parts, but there also wasn't any great memorable new themes,

The prequels had some great original sounds. This one did not.

Yep. As a composer myself, I have to say that this was the most unoriginal and bland JW score I have ever heard, but I stated as much in my initial reaction.

Originally Posted by RickDee

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

Originally Posted by RickDee

Funny no music stood out in the prequels except Duel of the Fates. Everything else was blah and not up to the standards we came to know in love most of Williams work.

If you are not a troll, then I don't know...

Originally Posted by AlwaysRelaxing24

Duel of the Fates, Across The Stars, & Battle of the Heroes were all great. Not to mention that each piece had their own theme.

What was the theme of the First Order? What was the theme of the Resistance?

I still couldn't tell you.

Go watch the behind scenes of Lucas and Williams talking about music. They are having a real conversation of the nuances of the score.

When we saw JJ Abrams, he was like a fanboy holding up his camera.

Huge difference.

This felt like a super hero action movie.... not Star Wars....

1+

Originally Posted by toddly6666

As a big non-supporter of the prequels, Ive got to say that Williams' score for those films were phenomenal. Even after Phantom Menace released many years ago, Duel of the Fates is constantly in my head. The score was good in The Force Awakens but nothing memorable. I really wish they recycled the prequel songs into the new Star Wars films. I dont see what the big deal would be.

I treasure your honesty.

Originally Posted by MorgolKing

Yeah I agree...disappointing.

[Show spoiler]the death of Han was not dramatic -- everyone int he audience except the young children could see it coming. Chewie didn't react realistically. Also it really really bothers me that that Finn and Rey, after picking up a light sabre for the first time in their lives, can hold their own and beat Kylo Ren, who was trained by Luke and Snoke with years of experience. Nobody even talks to Rey about the force and suddenly she can manipulate minds, control objects and beat a Sith master in training????

Not sure why people are willing to overlook this -- maybe b/c it's Star Wars

Because it's a GL free ''SW'' film.

Originally Posted by tigertron

Kind of, but TFA is not a standalone movie, it raises several questions that the sequels are meant to answer, so whilst it shares a huge amount with ANH it doesn't feel like a standalone entry like ANH.

Agreed. It's the typical franchise formula of these days.

Originally Posted by Nada

Lucas brought us truly new and unique alien worlds and vistas. Here we have the same old crap, just renamed. Jakku is Tatooine. The Starkiller planet is Hoth. The forest planet is Endor. Sand. Snow. Greens. Seriously. An almost limitless budget and that's all they can come up with? The same old shit. Lucas gave us more alien worlds and vistas in the Order 66 sequence alone than Abrams was able to give us in the entire film. It's pathetic.

That's exactly what we were all saying too.
Truly pitiful imaginiation.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Drewbee87

Borrowed the previous films and watched them again, still not that impressed by them. Now I'm rethinking seeing this in theaters, don't see liking it much if the previous films still have no major impact on me. :/

I wasn't that excited for this myself at first (mostly due to waning affection towards the franchise). However, the more I think about, the more I think this is a better, fresher version of A New Hope and the sequels should be better as well. So I am actually getting excited for this, hope I see it sooner rather than later.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by spiderfan1985

[Show spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sObyG9bTf5A

Buddy of mine is "disturbed" how well I can impersonate Palpatine's evil cackle.

[hanshotfirst1138]

I work retail, and Star Wars now on every fifth or so item I scan. It's amazing to me how Disney have managed to release every single imaginable Star Wars product except the one I would sell my soul for, you know that? A deranged sense of humor, God has.

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I coudn't disagree more. The helicopter shot was the perfect summary of this
SW wanna be: Complete lack of understand what makes SW feel like SW.
That's just me though, and most of my friends.



Yep, and you are being generous.



We all found it to be a big distraction. Lots of ghosting in our screening, but I can't stand 3-D to begin with, so...



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




Yep. As a composer myself, I have to say that this was the most unoriginal and bland JW score I have ever heard, but I stated as much in my initial reaction.





If you are not a troll, then I don't know...



1+



I treasure your honesty.



Because it's a GL free ''SW'' film.




Agreed. It's the typical franchise formula of these days.



That's exactly what we were all saying too.
Truly pitiful imaginiation.

Looks like someone is mad that The Force Awakens blows the GL prequels away.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by mrpink134

Looks like someone is mad that The Force Awakens blows the GL prequels away.

Probably just mad ILM wasn't behind most the effects work here.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Probably just mad ILM wasn't behind most the effects work here.

Huh?


ILM did the vast majority of their work. San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore, and London divisions all contributed.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Probably just mad ILM wasn't behind most the effects work here.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Huh?


ILM did the vast majority of their work. San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore, and London divisions all contributed.

Was about to say. ILM did the effects. Special Visual Effects by Industrial Light & Magic got a prominent place in the credit scroll.

On another note, The Force Awakens is going to have a reverse mirror of the reaction to the PT. Those who adore the PT will hate TFA. Those who hate the PT will most likely adore TFA. And this is the reason why people like the one who came in here tonight do what they do. Because they know that the Star Wars fanbase is quite literally one of the worst around if not the worst. Endless bickering and caterwauling over the most tiny and inconsequential things. It's sickening. That's why the trolls love it so. They know they can get a reaction from this fanbase more than probably any other. IT'S A FREAKING MOVIE PEOPLE! It's not life and death here. Let these petty differences go.

I don't side with either party because I love TFA and I love the PT. I love ALL of the Star Wars films. And therein is proof of my point. One cannot say that they love the PT without getting bum-rushed by a small, but vicious, group of people who cannot stand seeing that opinion stated. I'm not gonna namedrop, but I have already met some here. TFA will suffer the same fate I am sad to say because in a few more months once the Blu has hit, and really the whole Trilogy will fall to this, it will be impossible to state love for the ST without yet another small, but no less vicious, band of GL worshippers bum-rushing that poor unfortunate soul who dares to show him/herself. Sad, but inevitable.

[StarkRomanoff]

I just saw this last night in 3D w/Atmos...

Now, I've never liked Star Wars. I don't dislike it, it's just not for me. I didn't grow up with it and it was one of those things fans and retailers would try to force on me. Needless to say I was not part of the hype but I knew what it felt like as a fan to have new material released. I went into this with no knowledge of the movie, a few widely known facts about the original movies, and the intention of having this movie get me into the franchise. So, now I can say it...

I LOVED this movie! I thought it was incredibly well shot, well written, well acted, and introduced the new characters brilliantly, leaving so much depth to be discovered. I'm excited for this new generation of Star Wars stories, particularly to see more of Rey. Knowing I have this and future SW films to look forward to, I now want to catch up with the previous films I missed.

As a non-fan and former naysayer, I give this a 5/5.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by StarkRomanoff

I just saw this last night in 3D w/Atmos...

Now, I've never liked Star Wars. I don't dislike it, it's just not for me. I didn't grow up with it and it was one of those things fans and retailers would try to force on me. Needless to say I was not part of the hype but I knew what it felt like as a fan to have new material released. I went into this with no knowledge of the movie, a few widely known facts about the original movies, and the intention of having this movie get me into the franchise. So, now I can say it...

I LOVED this movie! I thought it was incredibly well shot, well written, well acted, and introduced the new characters brilliantly, leaving so much depth to be discovered. I'm excited for this new generation of Star Wars stories, particularly to see more of Rey. Knowing I have this and future SW films to look forward to, I now want to catch up with the previous films I missed.

As a non-fan and former naysayer, I give this a 5/5.

Welcome! It's okay to not like what has gone before. I won't think any less of you for it. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.

[Guydowood]

Got to see this this morning and enjoyed it very very much. So much to take in but overall Star Wars is back in a big way. In reading some of the other posts about

[Show spoiler] Han's death. I was shocked that Chewie didn't go ape shit or would that be wookie-shit to quickly avenge the death of his pal.
sure he fired and wounded Kylo Ren and set off the explosives but I wanted him to really go off.

[BRu-LAy]

I thought it was a very good Star Wars movie, however I did not find it as "life-changing" as some reviews had it.