DAR Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll be brief since I'm on my cell. But walking out I was reminded of the joy I get watching A New Hope and Empire. It's why I love movies 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 2 minutes ago, DAR said: I'll be brief since I'm on my cell. But walking out I was reminded of the joy I get watching A New Hope and Empire. It's why I love movies Had the same feeling I haven't loved a movie like this in a long time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirafficPark Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I will get a lot of repeat viewing out of it. Its a movie I could happy watch at any time, its just a typical JJ movie, so near to being great, but just isnt there for simple and stupid reasons that could have been so easily fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 The thing I find funny is that this movie is exactly what Lucas always talks about. He loves to say that movies are a visual medium and that he likes to tell the story through the what you see on screen through the actions of the characters and the music. Thats what this movie is doing. It's giving you the story and clues to the characters through their actions with minimal expository dialogue. However, there are scenes where you get very important dialogue, especially regarding Rey. You just have to pay attention. I wasn't able to really catch on to things until I saw it a second time. There are negatives for sure. It's a little to reminiscent of ANH at times, especially the attack on Starkiller base. It was also a little too convenient when R2 suddenly comes out of low power mode at the end lol. Those things didn't drag the movie down for me because everything else was so damn well done! As for the Rey thing, that stuff is easily explained. I'm not gonna go into that as it has been talked to death in this thread already; but the hints and clues are there. Again, you just have to pay attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 GL was partly right. I have to agree that the new film was a remix of the original. I think a remix is what the franchise needed, to communicate everything that is awesome about Star Wars to a new generation. But the next two episodes (and the spinoffs) must cover new ground and be less 'retro', as Lucas calls it, otherwise it will be as pointless as some of the harsher critics are now saying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 People like simple and familiar. Look at the biggest films of all time. One can call them generic story telling mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) People have to remember, this wasn't made just for the diehards. They made a movie that would be easily digestible for the GA and very casual SW fans. And dont forget about people who haven't ever watched a SW movie but would still like to see it. They couldn't spend a lot time with a bunch of back story exposition in order to catch all those peeps up lol. After the prequels, there was no way JJ and Kasdan were going to have all kinds of political scenes and talking. Edited January 1, 2016 by junkshop36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 All I want is a spinoff about teenage Kylo Ren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 So the scene where Starkiller Base was destroying the various planets, was one of them Coruscant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, DAR said: So the scene where Starkiller Base was destroying the various planets, was one of them Coruscant? No. I originally thought that too. But is some Honus system or something. They say it in the film so I am sure someone will give the correct name. I'm blanking out as I am about to go to sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 9 minutes ago, DAR said: So the scene where Starkiller Base was destroying the various planets, was one of them Coruscant? No, it was a different planet/system called Hosnian Prime/system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Alright I must have missed that then. Well I guess I'll have to get another viewing in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, DAR said: Alright I must have missed that then. Well I guess I'll have to get another viewing in They don't explain it in the movie but Hosnian Prime is where the Galactic Senate is currently located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 18 minutes ago, junkshop36 said: They don't explain it in the movie but Hosnian Prime is where the Galactic Senate used to be located. FYP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I tought that kne very urban looking planet that got destroyed was really pretty. Wish we'd seen more of that planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark 33Legend of the Sith Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 6 hours ago, Sagemode87 said: My thoughts exactly. The movie was good at best. It's only getting hype because it's a sequel to ROTJ and people are viewing it with rose tinted glasses. The movie has huge flaws. Napoleon Dynamite...... I mean Ren was a garbage villain the moment he unmasked. Rey defeating him with no training is lol worthy and it's horrible/lazy writing. I don't care if she is possibly Lukes daughter. Kylo Ren is EASILY one of the best parts of the movie. And I don't have any rose tinted glasses on. Both scenes with he and Rey were amazing. Luke in A New Hope blew up the Death Star after shutting off his targeting computer. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? Terrible Writing? No, it has been a theme throughout the Star Wars saga that people can do incredible things by tapping into the force. Even people like Luke who had next to zero force training. Before blowing up the Death Star, Luke had one 2 minute training scene with Obi Wan with the ball in the Falcon. It wasn't his training that helped him destroy the death star-because he had next to nothing. He "let go" and let the force in which allowed him to become much more powerful-even if for a short period of time. That is exactly what Rey was doing from the point that she touched Luke's lightsaber. She is letting the Force in. First in the scene where she read Kylo's mind. But in the sabre duel, she was getting beat by Kylo until the moment she paused and clearly let the Force take hold of her. That's when she started owning Kylo. But lets not forget, Kylo was not fully trained, he was shot by Chewy's bowcaster (which had been built up as a major force) before the fight, and was an emotional wreck the entire movie. There was MORE than enough reason for Rey to defeat Kylo. The writing is fantastic, riveting, and consistent with Star Wars lore. The Ren/Rey scenes are some of the best in the movie. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 1 hour ago, GiantCALBears said: No, it was a different planet/system called Hosnian Prime/system. Damn, I thought that was Coruscant being blown up and it was awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hawk Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Sorry if this has already been posted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 9 hours ago, Ozymandias said: Damn, I thought that was Coruscant being blown up and it was awesome. That would have been a pretty big deal lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathlife Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Did the TFA have flaws? yes. But every movie does. Does the film lean heavily on nostalgia? yes. Does the movie work in its own right and entertain you as it should? Hell yes! The movie is FUN and that's what all the Star Wars movies are intended to be. TFA (just like other insanely successful and well received movies like Indiana Jones, Jaws, Avengers, Jurassic Park, Avatar etc) achieved exactly what it was designed to do and that's why people love it so much. Sure, not everybody can love the same thing but that's just the way of the world. TFA was a very good Star Wars movie. That's why people (myself included) have watched it so many times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
