Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

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So what did you think (DcT edition)?

Best of all the films
8
9%
Better than A New Hope, Empire, the prequels, But not Jedi
2
2%
Better than A New Hope, Jedi, the prequels, but not Empire
6
7%
Better than Empire, Jedi, the Prequels, but not A New Hope
2
2%
Better than A New Hope and the prequels, but not Empire or Jedi
2
2%
Better than Empire and the prequels, but not A New Hope or Jedi
1
1%
Better than Jedi and the prequels, but not a New Hope or Empire
23
26%
As good as Empire, Jedi, and A New Hope, and better than the prequels
15
17%
Better than the prequels, but not the originals
15
17%
As good as some of the prequels
7
8%
As good as all of the prequels
2
2%
Worse than the prequels
5
6%
 
Total votes: 88

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How about death star against death star or something.

Kind of semi related, but that superstar destroyer getting destroyed in ROTJ I found particularly satisfying. I mean, both death stars were up against entire squadrons but them star destroyers were always bullying single ships on their own.
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or a death star / starbase killer that floats in the ocean like an aircraft carrier ... and the Sith kill people by using the force to drown them in the ocean vs. the force choke!
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Get the fuck outta my Star Wars. All of you

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bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion in one swipe?
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In the book (of course) they mention how it can move around. If I recall, it positions itself by the nearest star to the target and drains it to power the weapon.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion REPUBLIC in one swipe?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion REPUBLIC in one swipe?
See! I thought I was talking about ANH, it is so similar.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion REPUBLIC in one swipe?
See! I thought I was talking about ANH, it is so similar.
That doesn't make any sense, Ruddo.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion REPUBLIC in one swipe?
See! I thought I was talking about ANH, it is so similar.
That doesn't make any sense, Ruddo.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
bune wrote:If they had not destroyed it, that would have been a better story going into the sequels. I mean, a rogue planet flying around tearing shit up? Maybe better for a second movie but still, it would have been something other than a parallel.
Could it "fly around" though? I don't know if I ever caught that in the movie. They used up the nearby star, but how did they get to another star? Or was the sole purpose of that base to take out all of the rebellion REPUBLIC in one swipe?
See! I thought I was talking about ANH, it is so similar.
That doesn't make any sense, Ruddo.
search your feelings, joey
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I feel like this is us right now, joey

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That was awesome
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dimejinky99 wrote:Get the fuck outta my Star Wars. All of you

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I was here long before you.

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dimejinky99 wrote:I was here long before you.

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You are welcome to try.

You will fail.
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I like you already :)
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However you feel about this movie, there is no doubt that it’s a fun adventure. I think JJ will recapture that feeling for TROS.
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Anders wrote:However you feel about this movie, there is no doubt that it’s a fun adventure. I think JJ will recapture that feeling for TROS.
Oh, there is doubt
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Anders wrote:However you feel about this movie, there is no doubt that it’s a fun adventure. I think JJ will recapture that feeling for TROS.
Oh, there is doubt
I could see:

1. Rey not being built up well
2. Another Death Star (Starkiller Base)
3. Interesting characters that get too little time (Maz, Phasma, Snoke)
4. Han Solo feeling wrong, and getting murdered
5. Leia not playing a more active part
6. Luke hardly appearing at all
7. No Luke/Han scene
8. Too much action /too much silly action
9. The plot
10. R2
11. Something with Poe or Finn
12. Nothing explained

But that it's not a fun adventure. That's a hard sell for me.
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