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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I hope they make a prequel to the prequel one day. I always wondered what Darth Vader was like as a baby.
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The sinister schemes of fresh-faced MBA graduate student Palpatine.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Also, The Lost World is great. I love it. Almost as much as the original. Doesn't deserve the kind of scorn it gets. JPIII is weak, but not awful. It looks much better in retrospect since JW came out.
No surprise that I hate the Lost World so much. Spielberg's worst movie. Though it is funny how many lives are lost solely because of the "heroes" actions. Those do-gooder hippy fucks got a lot of people killed.
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BurtReynolds wrote:I hope they make a prequel to the prequel one day. I always wondered what Darth Vader was like as a baby.
they could also fully address the evolution of the Gungans
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I like to think the entire plot of the prequels is the result of a secret plan by Jar Jar to destroy the Republic and get those evil white people off of Naboo.
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I just like that it's primary message is: love is bad.
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McParadigm wrote:I just like that it's primary message is: love is bad.
Its a hard lesson, but Lucas taught us well.

"oh you love Star Wars? Let me show you what I think of that love..."
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Lucas's lack of respect for his fans is almost impressive.
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He had more money than God, legions of admirers, total control over every aspect of his work, and answered to absolutely no one, yet he still decided to make Ep 1 a toy commercial for 6 year olds. Or maybe he just made it out of obligation. I can't imagine he was passionate about it. I don't know. I can't comprehend these people.
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Duel of the fates was an excellent piece of music
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It's been years since I watched episode 1 but I do recall liking the sudden mini duel with maul and qui-gon in the desert
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McParadigm wrote:The sinister schemes of fresh-faced MBA graduate student Palpatine.
This was a good post
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He asks a pretty simple question and you guys go all rm on it.


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Where can one watch the "Phantom Edit"?
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dimejinky99 wrote:He asks a pretty simple question and you guys go all rm on it.


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There was a question?
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:I actually liked the second of the three "new" movies the best. Only because by the third one, Hayden had that character so whiny I couldn't take it.
Yep
stip wrote:I'm on a phone about to die, so I need someone else to go back and defend Jurassic world and crystal skull from the prequel comparison. Yes those are both disappointing compared to the originals (Jurassic world may well have been better than JP 2 which I don't remember, or 3 which I never saw). At least those films had enjoyable moments, and did not diminish my love of the originals. The prequels made all of Star Wars WORSE
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McParadigm wrote:The trade federation blockade scheme actually looks like clever writing, in comparison to a villainous scheme to replace highly advanced military technologies with trained animals.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:There is literally not one single enjoyable moment or element in Jurassic World. I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's legitimately the worst movie I've ever seen.

On the other hand, I think there are plenty of enjoyable moments in E1 and E2. Not so much E3.
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Lol now on watching the phantom menace.

"I sense something is wrong"

Qui gon " I don't sense anything. Stop being a pussy. Keep your mind on the present "

"But but but yoga said "

"Yes but nothing is fucked down. Calm down"

Next scene
Qui gon "I sense something is up"


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Yeah, Qui Gon was cool, but kind of a dolt.
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swan wrote:Where can one watch the "Phantom Edit"?
YouTube. In HD. That's how I recapped the prequels. It's not great, but it's a helluva lot better than sitting through all 3 of them again. The Padme/Anakin scenes in Episode 2. *shudder*
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Kaius wrote:Yeah, Qui Gon was cool, but kind of a dolt.
I never quite figured out what his character was supposed to be.

My theory is that Lucas had conflicting desires:

1. I want to show the contrast of a galaxy where the Jedi are still taking care of things, so that people can see how much better life was before the Empire and how the Jedi discipline was awe-inspiring. Liam Neeson's character, as the elder Jedi in a story full of young people and outlier planets, is my primary window for showing that.

2. I want Liam Neeson's character to be a rogue, who does not always agree with the council and has an impulsiveness most Jedi do not have.

Result: Liam Neeson has no character to play, and says baffling things.
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