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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zeb wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:I hated the Falcon reveal. So telegraphed.

shut it..that reveal was amazing...it's visible in the periphery for a couple of shots if you look for it..

but that reveal was perfect..pure star wars :)

It would have been great without the whole
"What about that ship... No, its garbage" part.
I think that dialogue was absolutely necessary. Otherwise why would it be on that planet? If it was known as an incredible ship with an amazing history then why would some dipshit on a desert planet own it now?

that's a great point..one of the rumours was that Rey&Finn meet han while trying to escape and hes digging around sand dunes trying to find the falcon..

the way they have it in the movie was pretty much perfect for me and the subsequent explanation from han about how he came to have it stolen from him..

this worked 100% better than Rey uncovering it in some sand..or han
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Of course it did. It's a planet where spaceships are junked or left to rust in the desert.
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@SkitchP wrote:
zeb wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:I hated the Falcon reveal. So telegraphed.

shut it..that reveal was amazing...it's visible in the periphery for a couple of shots if you look for it..

but that reveal was perfect..pure star wars :)

It would have been great without the whole
"What about that ship... No, its garbage" part.
I think that dialogue was absolutely necessary. Otherwise why would it be on that planet? If it was known as an incredible ship with an amazing history then why would some dipshit on a desert planet own it now?

Saying, "that piece of garbage" in no way explained why that ship was on that planet.
they didn't say hunk of junk?
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@SkitchP wrote:
zeb wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:I hated the Falcon reveal. So telegraphed.

shut it..that reveal was amazing...it's visible in the periphery for a couple of shots if you look for it..

but that reveal was perfect..pure star wars :)

It would have been great without the whole
"What about that ship... No, its garbage" part.
I think that dialogue was absolutely necessary. Otherwise why would it be on that planet? If it was known as an incredible ship with an amazing history then why would some dipshit on a desert planet own it now?

Saying, "that piece of garbage" in no way explained why that ship was on that planet.

as above, Han explains it was stolen from him.
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zeb wrote:I saw it in a twenty seat cinema. It was a beautiful experience lacking any of the douchebaggery you normally encounter at the movies.
I believe my theater is rather small. Im excited about that.

It feels like christmas over here!
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zeb wrote:I saw it in a twenty seat cinema. It was a beautiful experience lacking any of the douchebaggery you normally encounter at the movies.
kinda similar to mine....everyone in silence, really respectful and paying attention to the story.
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Smaller theatres are the way to go.
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I was wedged dead center today in a seat id booked two months ago or whenever that was..stupid move urealogically speaking...

in fairness i only had to pee once and went out to the left of me but came back to my seat on the right side..
cos im a nice bastard like that
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zeb wrote:I saw it in a twenty seat cinema. It was a beautiful experience lacking any of the douchebaggery you normally encounter at the movies.
Less people is the way to go unless you run the cinema.
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Driver and Ridley killed it. Glad they will be the mains for the rest of the new trilogy.
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I absolutely loved it.
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southp wrote:I absolutely loved it.
Same. I can nitpick a bunch but I can with the originals too. Can't wait to see it again.
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what did you make of the music lads?

Ive been listening to the soundtracks from the OT the last week or two, and theyre all so huge and brilliant then subtle and heartbreaking..

first time i went i maybe naturally heard all the familiar elements when theyre used...but on the second sitting i really listened to it and it's not great..doesnt approach anything like the scale or grandeur of the OT...for me anyways..i will get it and listen to it alone too, but music being sooo important in the Star Wars films, this one is by far the runt of the litter...
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LetMeSleep wrote:
zeb wrote:I saw it in a twenty seat cinema. It was a beautiful experience lacking any of the douchebaggery you normally encounter at the movies.
Less people is the way to go unless you run the cinema.
The cinema I went to had it up on at least four screens that day, I just bought tix for the gold class cinema rather than one of the larger rooms.

I think I might go and see it again next weekend.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
zeb wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:I hated the Falcon reveal. So telegraphed.

shut it..that reveal was amazing...it's visible in the periphery for a couple of shots if you look for it..

but that reveal was perfect..pure star wars :)

It would have been great without the whole
"What about that ship... No, its garbage" part.
I think that dialogue was absolutely necessary. Otherwise why would it be on that planet? If it was known as an incredible ship with an amazing history then why would some dipshit on a desert planet own it now?

Saying, "that piece of garbage" in no way explained why that ship was on that planet.

as above, Han explains it was stolen from him.
And Hans explanation was fine. I liked that.
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Music was fine. Not every egg can be golden.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:Driver and Ridley killed it. Glad they will be the mains for the rest of the new trilogy.

didnt they?

so brilliant to see that become a consensus and to know they're so quickly likeable and relateable..the story is fucked if you dont like your leads..these two are great.
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Loved A New Hope redux
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Got to the theatre at 6. They seated at 6:10. Everyone was quiet as a mouse during the movie. Really good experience. Some of the costumes were on point.
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hate when people make me realise shit...

the whole sequence with Han, the two gangs and the dangerous animals..that whole sequence serves no purpose really..except to establish Han is back being a scoundrel, but the story didnt need it at that length
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