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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Strat wrote:That wasn't lukes line from Rotj right? That is new and expanded. I wonder who he is talking to....and if it is a member of his family...? Leis Daughter probably.
$100 he's talking to that black stormtrooper
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dimejinky99 wrote:cryin like a baby watching that..then that final shot with Han n Chewie...i was a mess

this is gonna bbe awesome..Falcon sounds and looks perfect too :)


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ah yea, i bet that is their return into the Falcon.
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I love the downed Imperial Starship
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same here. This is striking just the right balance of nostalgia and growth
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The star destroyer looks like a matte painting. It feels seemless from the original trilogy.
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This is more exciting than a new pearl jam album
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stip wrote:The star destroyer looks like a matte painting. It feels seemless from the original trilogy.
I noticed that too. Everything just seems so right about this. I'm going to try my best to avoid spoilers over the next several months but sneak peeks like this are going to make it tough.
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Okay, they've got my attention now. :D
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Ok, that was awesome.
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HOLY..... FUCKING.... BALLS.
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Chris_H_2 wrote:black stormtrooper
*CHROME Stormtrooper!
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Growing up I always enjoyed Star Wars, but certainly pretended to like it more than I really did because of my group of friends.

The Prequels really put a huge dent in my fandom.

Every time I've rewatched he OT since the Prequels I've noticed all the things that are cheeky and cheesy and obvious and awkward about Star Wars. Of course I still enjoy the OT. But most of it has been ruined at this point. It's just childhood nostalgia and desire to fit in. But none of them, save Empire, is a "good" movie.

But what I just saw... that trailer... holy... fucking... balls...

My imagination and my heart are reignited. That far exceeded all expectations. JJ Abrams gets it. He fucking gets it.

I can't wait for this movie. And I'm so thrilled to officially feel like a Star Wars fan again.

GOD FUCKING BLESS JJ ABRAMS!
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Trailers are designed to do that. Even shitty movies can have great trailers.
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No, you're totally right.

But none of the prequel trailers made me feel that.
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nervous too..the glitzier the trailer, the more shambolic the film..



but fuckit...that was awesome...

the thread about Han&Chewie commanding a starship-returning to the Falcon now makes sense..
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B wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:black stormtrooper
*CHROME Stormtrooper!
oh, is that how you refer to african americans in the south now?
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
B wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:black stormtrooper
*CHROME Stormtrooper!
oh, is that how you refer to african americans in the south now?
Oh, you meant the BLACK stormtrooper. :oops:
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but except i mean it

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Has everyone noticed how "Episode VII" doesn't appear anywhere in the promotional material for this film? Not sure what to read into that...probably nothing, but possibly a way to distance it from the prequels.
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my expectations are still pretty tempered, but yeah, that was a great trailer
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