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The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am. It was basically just a rip off of A New Hope. Killing Han was lame. There was a bunch of forced nostalgia. I really hope the next one is better. I don't even understand why there was a resistance when the new republic should have been fighting the remnants of the empire.


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Natebishop3 said:
The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am. It was basically just a rip off of A New Hope. Killing Han was lame. There was a bunch of forced nostalgia. I really hope the next one is better. I don't even understand why there was a resistance when the new republic should have been fighting the remnants of the empire.


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The only thing I was disappointed in was the 2 minutes of screen time Luke got.
 
I've been thinking about how excited I am to see the next one. I would be fine with more dialogue than this first one though. I don't need a shit ton of space fights and blaster battles, there's plenty of action packed movies out there.

It certainly seems set up to where we open next episode with Rey learning from one of the most powerful wielders of the force in any galaxy. I feel like there is potential for them to be able to outdo the scenes of Luke training with Master Yoda. I feel like they could do something similar but expand on it and give more of a description of the light side and its powers. I'll actually be a bit upset if they don't show a fair amount of her training. I'd like to see the training Kylo is stated to be receiving from Snoke as well. That's one thing they did in the original trilogy that I thought was pretty cool.

Also props to them for introducing Rey's force powers in a cool way. I thought pod racing was cool and all, but the way they revealed Anakins force abilities was pretty lame. If I remember correctly Obi Wan basically walks into a bar and says that he's special...Or he calls yoda on his iPhone or something.


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I think that Rey and Ben are brother and sister, and that Luke was training both of them. When Ben turned to the Dark side they wiped Reys memory to keep her from turning as well. During the lightsaber fight with Kylo when she closes her eyes and seems to recall something, what she did was remember the training she had received from Luke.
 
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I tend toward over analysis with my favorite entertainment goods - Blazers included. When asked what I thought after watching the film, I couldn't find the words. I wished to say, "fuckin awesome, man!", but bailed with an obligatory, "Good!" It was good. It was entertaining. And it was everything The Prez has pointed out. It wasn't transcending, and that's the disappointing part. Abrams and company were fearful of disappointing the hard core fans, and the fear was probably well founded. It was a Herculian task they were undertaking and how often do we see those kind of efforts pan out? I guess, in a way, Lucas already took the bullet for them. The hope was high, but the expectations were already sobered down thanks to parts I-III. I guess they went safe, by borrowing from the template of the New Hope, they double downed on a established winning formula and replicated it successfully, to their credit.

Abrams has good reputation in the film world, but I'll be looking forward to the new directors for the next two films. The series needed new blood, but Abrams was too reverential with the film. Hopefully, the new directors inspire some new ideas. Actually, I immediately "sensed" the absence of Lucas, the good Lucas. As bad as the parts I-III were, there were a lot of cool elements thanks to Lucas' creativity that were missing from this film. From special effects to character names, Lucas was original. All the cool parts from this film, borrowed from stuff Lucas had already dreamt up. It needs to transcend, like the originals.

I should point out what I think has potential. This time we're dealing with the hero and villain coming to age with their powers at the same time. That has potential. There weren't a lot of well crafted emotionally gripping parts, even though the storyline allowed for them. Still, when Rey and Kylo mind battle over Luke's saber stuck in the snow, that was as emotionally gripping as anything from the original three. Probably, the only time I got true chills from this film. Need more of that going forward. I don't know, I'll still go watch it another one or two times before it hits DVD, and then I'll really burn it out.

The real mission, was probably just get the Star Wars Nation back on board and they've succeeded. Hopefully, the next goal is to make us gah gah again.
 
I just think they could have gone so many different directions that would have been better.

The rise of the sith again on Corraban.

Luke restarts the Jedi academy.

They're essentially rehashing the original trilogy. Now it's not the Rebellion, it's the Resistance...... ohhhhhhhhhhhh big difference.

Killing off Solo as lame as fuck. His kid is an emo bitch, and the fact that he could be bested by some chick who had never experienced any training whatsoever is pretty sad. She goes from zero powers, to suddenly using force persuasion and moving objects. That's with zero training. She just knows what to do? There's no back story on the new bad guys. There's no story about the Republic. The world killer weapon is ridiculous.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I just think they could have gone so many different directions that would have been better.

The rise of the sith again on Corraban.

Luke restarts the Jedi academy.

They're essentially rehashing the original trilogy. Now it's not the Rebellion, it's the Resistance...... ohhhhhhhhhhhh big difference.

Killing off Solo as lame as fuck. His kid is an emo bitch, and the fact that he could be bested by some chick who had never experienced any training whatsoever is pretty sad. She goes from zero powers, to suddenly using force persuasion and moving objects. That's with zero training. She just knows what to do? There's no back story on the new bad guys. There's no story about the Republic. The world killer weapon is ridiculous.
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I believe Harrison Ford asked to be killed off, at least he asked to be killed off in Jedi. I'm guessing it will come out that he agreed to be in it but only if they killed him off.

I thought it was strange how quickly Rey was able to start using the force at will, but she was aware of the power of the force, had that vision, and also had that battle of wills or whatever against Kylo, which is where I think she finally became aware of what she was capable of. I agree that it didn't quite work though.

From watching the trailers and people's analysis, I thought Rey was going to be a Skywalker that was hidden away on a distant desert planet to protect her, just like Luke, and that Han Solo and Chewbacca went there on a mission to find her. I think that might end up being the case in the coming movies though.
 
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Just got back from seeing the 10am showing in Imax 3D with my dad. My dad had taken me to see the original Star Wars when I was a little kid and it was awesome to see the new one with him.

I had avoided all spoilers.

I enjoyed the movie. A solid 8.5/10. Some of you are just looking for shit to complain about because you think it makes you sound cool. I'm loving you hipsters bitch about the emo kid, LOL!

It was a reboot to a great franchise, setting things up nicely for future movies.

RIP Han!

El Prez, you saw the movie the first or second day it came out and you couldn't avoid reading spoilers?!? That's just sad.
 
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Just got back from seeing the 10am showing in Imax 3D with my dad. My dad had taken me to see the original Star Wars when I was a little kid and it was awesome to see the new one with him.

I had avoided all spoilers.

I enjoyed the movie. A solid 8.5/10. Some of you are just looking for shit to complain about because you think it makes you sound cool. I'm loving you hipsters bitch about the emo kid, LOL!

It was a reboot to a great franchise, setting things up nicely for future movies.

RIP Han!

El Prez, you saw the movie the first or second day it came out and you couldn't avoid reading spoilers?!? That's just sad.
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LOL!
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Just got back from seeing the 10am showing in Imax 3D with my dad. My dad had taken me to see the original Star Wars when I was a little kid and it was awesome to see the new one with him.

I had avoided all spoilers.

I enjoyed the movie. A solid 8.5/10. Some of you are just looking for shit to complain about because you think it makes you sound cool. I'm loving you hipsters bitch about the emo kid, LOL!

It was a reboot to a great franchise, setting things up nicely for future movies.

RIP Han!

El Prez, you saw the movie the first or second day it came out and you couldn't avoid reading spoilers?!? That's just sad.
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I decided to watch it an hour before i did otherwise i would have waited a few weeks. There were tickets available online so i decided to peep. Didn't effect i always read a spoiler before any movie

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Natebishop3 said:
I just think they could have gone so many different directions that would have been better.

The rise of the sith again on Corraban.

Luke restarts the Jedi academy.

They're essentially rehashing the original trilogy. Now it's not the Rebellion, it's the Resistance...... ohhhhhhhhhhhh big difference.

Killing off Solo as lame as fuck. His kid is an emo bitch, and the fact that he could be bested by some chick who had never experienced any training whatsoever is pretty sad. She goes from zero powers, to suddenly using force persuasion and moving objects. That's with zero training. She just knows what to do? There's no back story on the new bad guys. There's no story about the Republic. The world killer weapon is ridiculous.
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Its as if the first 6 movies never happened. Eveeything was a myth.

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EL PRESIDENTE said:
I decided to watch it an hour before i did otherwise i would have waited a few weeks. There were tickets available online so i decided to peep. Didn't effect i always read a spoiler before any movie

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So you didn't want to see the movie but you looked online for tickets on opening night.

Uh huh.
 
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So you didn't want to see the movie but you looked online for tickets on opening nights.

Uh huh.
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One of my buddies was over drinking and suggested checking it out instead of hitting up a bar.

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Everyone said it was sold out. But the theatre down the street had a few tix at different shows

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Potential Snoke spoilers?

I also turned to the Internet to get info on Snoke and came across a legit theory that he is actually the master who trained darth Sidious. Darth Sidious believed he had killed his master as most dark lords end up doing. However his master survived and waited in the shadows until the right time to resurface. I like this theory because it gives credibility to Snoke. They have to find some way to make him a badass credible threat, and this would do it.
 
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EL PRESIDENTE said:
Everyone said it was sold out. But the theatre down the street had a few tix at different shows

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You sound like HCP when he calls people nerds for posting in the forum.

"Hey, look at all the nerds who showed up to watch Star Wars on opening night."

- El Prez to his friend as they're watching Star Wars on opening night.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Snoke spoilers?

I also turned to the Internet to get info on Snoke and came across a legit theory that he is actually the master who trained darth Sidious. Darth Sidious believed he had killed his master as most dark lords end up doing. However his master survived and waited in the shadows until the right time to resurface. I like this theory because it gives credibility to Snoke. They have to find some way to make him a badass credible threat, and this would do it.
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Ummmm... theories aren't spoilers.
 
I will have to go see this at the theater or my wife will make me suffer....if it were my choice, I'd just buy the dvd and take 3 days to watch it
 
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I'm afraid to ask but why would it take you 3 days to watch the movie?
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I'm easily distracted...and a basketball junkie...movies more often than not put me right to sleep. I find If I break them up, I enjoy them more..this one I'll see if I can watch in the theater without sleeping...I enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy at the theater but, dozed off for part of it...I think I should get a discount on tickets
 
SlyPokerDog said:
You sound like HCP when he calls people nerds for posting in the forum.

"Hey, look at all the nerds who showed up to watch Star Wars on opening night."

- El Prez to his friend as they're watching Star Wars on opening night.
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I TOOK PICS OF THE NERDS
 
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