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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doesn't that actually show a lack of effort? and imagination? and guts?
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dprival78 wrote:doesn't that actually show a lack of effort? and imagination? and guts?
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dimejinky99 wrote:Well I mean I really appreciated the lengths and efforts they went to in this.

The shot in the forest where Rey is just about to encounter kylo are exactly the same shots as Luke in the cave when he encounters Vader in the force vision. I love that that they went that far mirroring shots. It informs us subconsciously even if we never noticed it or had it possible need out in a video like that.
I think you'll find I pointed that one out.
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dprival78 wrote:doesn't that actually show a lack of effort? and imagination? and guts?

Lucas only ever used static shots and no movement or tracking even on battle shots. It's brilliant that they took those shots and mirrored them. It's such a fluid always moving film.
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LetMeSleep wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Well I mean I really appreciated the lengths and efforts they went to in this.

The shot in the forest where Rey is just about to encounter kylo are exactly the same shots as Luke in the cave when he encounters Vader in the force vision. I love that that they went that far mirroring shots. It informs us subconsciously even if we never noticed it or had it possible need out in a video like that.
I think you'll find I pointed that one out.

Nah. I saw it before you nyeh nyeh and spotted it first time.
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It still just doesnt bother me. I LOVE IT SO MUCH :luv: :luv: :luv: :luv:
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It's not a negative strat, it's brilliant. Would anyone even have known if some need hadn't done the work to match it? ( tho in fairness a lot of it doesn't really match)
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dimejinky99 wrote:It's not a negative strat, it's brilliant. Would anyone even have known if some need hadn't done the work to match it? ( tho in fairness a lot of it doesn't really match)
I knew watching it. And yea a lot of it does match. Some are out of order sure but.....
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Strat wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:It's not a negative strat, it's brilliant. Would anyone even have known if some need hadn't done the work to match it? ( tho in fairness a lot of it doesn't really match)
I knew watching it. And yea a lot of it does match. Some are out of order sure but.....
It was a return to form
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dimejinky99 wrote:Would anyone even have known
it should be blatantly obvious to anyone with a passing knowledge of The Star Warts, yes.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Would anyone even have known
it should be blatantly obvious to anyone with a passing knowledge of The Star Warts, yes.

Degrees of attention I pay to Star Wars
1 millennium falcon shots any and all
2 han and chewie/han or Chewie

Biiiiiiiiig drop off


3 whiney Jedi stuff
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i call B.S. Dime.
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Strat wrote:i call B.S. Dime.

Playing these hookers at their own game Strat.

Can't beat a one legged hooker in an ass kickin contest.
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I would think that would be pretty easy, dime
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"best of all the films"
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I voted as good as the originals (each of the 4 films has different strengths to the point that I can't really rank them) and am looking forward to the home video test
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Watching it again now.

If R2 is the real hero of the Star Wars universe, the Falcon is almost as important.

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Know what makes this Star Wars? It's none of that fancy stuff.

It's Han Solo. Harrison ford isnt doing Harrison ford. It's Han Solo. Exactly as he should be.
He's the heart of this.

I think Disney and us all will come to regret hat they killed him off too early.
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