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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He's not as bad as Chewie is at life debts.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
dprival78 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:I went back to the only thing I was ever good at.


We both did.


Simple effective crystal clear explanation and I thought it worked perfectly.
he wasn't good at effing up imperial ships?
Plus I've always had this perception of Han that he always owes someone money and is in trouble for it. I don't think you are very good at your job if you consistently can't finish the job.
that's because what he's really good at is being a scoundral
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also I would like to take this moment to reiterate how wonderful chewbacca was in this movie
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In case folks missed this link from earlier, it's nice and offers some good answers / theories:

http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the- ... questions/
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i hope the chance cube makes a come back
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:lol:
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stip wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kaius wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm not sure it's fair to say what makes a villain interesting is finding out why they became evil. Vader's struggles with Obi-Wan, his son, and his master in the OT strike me as far more meaningful and nuanced than anything we've seen from Kylo.
The great thing about Vader was they were able to convey menace or, as seen later in ROTJ, empathy without the benefit of facial expressions. This is obviously a credit to good filmmaking decisions but I think otherwise Vader's success as a villain on his own merits is way overblown and completely visual. Rylo Ken actually seems like a despicable dude. There is a quite palpable feel of terrifying asshole to him with a sprinkle of unpredictability. As stip said, they could botch this in the next movie, but based off of what I've seen, he is the best standalone villain this franchise has produced.
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Darth Maul is totes overrated.
Darth Maul's makeup and visual presence is stupid. It looks like a talented 8 year old drew him. His appeal is entirely

1. He had the first 'new lightsaber'
2. He had the first kung fu lightsaber duel before we all realized these are bad ideas'
3. He showed off the new lightsaber in that first kung fu battle to a great song.
im a Darth Maul Fan
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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
stip wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kaius wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm not sure it's fair to say what makes a villain interesting is finding out why they became evil. Vader's struggles with Obi-Wan, his son, and his master in the OT strike me as far more meaningful and nuanced than anything we've seen from Kylo.
The great thing about Vader was they were able to convey menace or, as seen later in ROTJ, empathy without the benefit of facial expressions. This is obviously a credit to good filmmaking decisions but I think otherwise Vader's success as a villain on his own merits is way overblown and completely visual. Rylo Ken actually seems like a despicable dude. There is a quite palpable feel of terrifying asshole to him with a sprinkle of unpredictability. As stip said, they could botch this in the next movie, but based off of what I've seen, he is the best standalone villain this franchise has produced.
Image

Darth Maul is totes overrated.
Darth Maul's makeup and visual presence is stupid. It looks like a talented 8 year old drew him. His appeal is entirely

1. He had the first 'new lightsaber'
2. He had the first kung fu lightsaber duel before we all realized these are bad ideas'
3. He showed off the new lightsaber in that first kung fu battle to a great song.
im a Darth Maul Fan
yeah, shut up stip!
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Did Dime compete in this?

Fan Watches ‘Star Wars’ for 46 Straight Hours
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/meet-ultim ... 08178.html
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:lol:
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although at a different point in my life I totally would have competed in that
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How big will the death star be in Episode 8?
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Eleventy-billion.
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25,000 p
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BurtReynolds wrote:How big will the death star be in Episode 8?
its going to be built in a systems sun, that way they dont have to wait to pull power from the sun, it will be ready to go all the time
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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How big will the death star be in Episode 8?
its going to be built in a systems sun, that way they dont have to wait to pull power from the sun, it will be ready to go all the time
dude, that's awesome.
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