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:or Kevin Smith because everything about Star Wars makes him cry.
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I also try to remind myself of how good Super 8 is (I'm not sure if I've declared my love for that movie on RM before. It's great.). I think my hatred of his Star Trek abominations blinds me to my true feelings about him as a filmmaker sometimes. Realistically, the classic Spielberg emulation in S8 was a pretty great audition to make a SW movie.

Maybe this will be great. God I hope so.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:or Kevin Smith because everything about Star Wars makes him cry.
:haha:

I also wonder how much Lucas is having an influence on it. I know he is on as a creative consultant or some shit, but I wonder how much influence he is trying to have over things. Hopefully he is out to lunch during any filming of dialogue scenes.
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Strat wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:or Kevin Smith because everything about Star Wars makes him cry.
:haha:

I also wonder how much Lucas is having an influence on it. I know he is on as a creative consultant or some shit, but I wonder how much influence he is trying to have over things. Hopefully he is out to lunch during any filming of dialogue scenes.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:It must really suck to be JJ Abrams. Because whatever is good about this movie will be all because of Kasdan (and to a lesser degree, whatever we decide is from Arndt's original script). But everything that sucks will be because of JJ Abrams and absolutely no one else. Poor guy. It's hard realizing a life-long dream, I guess.

Hasn't JJ basically said the Prequels sucked and werent really star wars? The guy gets it. I think he will make a fine film, guys.
I do too. I think hiring JJ Abrams was genius. I just don't think there's anyone else out there who could a better re-introduction to Star Wars film. He absolutely gets it.
he's a fantastic choice. I'm going to go ahead and credit him with all the good stuff that happens, just to be different
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I also try to remind myself of how good Super 8 is (I'm not sure if I've declared my love for that movie on RM before. It's great.). I think my hatred of his Star Trek abominations blinds me to my true feelings about him as a filmmaker sometimes. Realistically, the classic Spielberg emulation in S8 was a pretty great audition to make a SW movie.

Maybe this will be great. God I hope so.
Damn it, those star trek movies are so much better than all the other schlock in that franchise.
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Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I also try to remind myself of how good Super 8 is (I'm not sure if I've declared my love for that movie on RM before. It's great.). I think my hatred of his Star Trek abominations blinds me to my true feelings about him as a filmmaker sometimes. Realistically, the classic Spielberg emulation in S8 was a pretty great audition to make a SW movie.

Maybe this will be great. God I hope so.
Damn it, those star trek movies are so much better than all the other schlock in that franchise.
Dude, Abrams's Trek is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more schlock than the other stuff. That stuff may seem cheesy to some on an aesthetic level, but it is way too intelligent to be called schlock.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I also try to remind myself of how good Super 8 is (I'm not sure if I've declared my love for that movie on RM before. It's great.). I think my hatred of his Star Trek abominations blinds me to my true feelings about him as a filmmaker sometimes. Realistically, the classic Spielberg emulation in S8 was a pretty great audition to make a SW movie.

Maybe this will be great. God I hope so.
Damn it, those star trek movies are so much better than all the other schlock in that franchise.
Dude, Abrams's Trek is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more schlock than the other stuff. That stuff may seem cheesy to some on an aesthetic level, but it is way too intelligent to be called schlock.
okay, that's fair. more intelligent, way more painful to watch
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
didn't the original trilogy have 3 directors?
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who are the other two directors?

Assuming the design/affects teams are the same maybe they expect each of the directors to bring a particular tone to the respective film. And Abrams is an inspired choice for the bridge movie.
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
didn't the original trilogy have 3 directors?
I could understand having three different directors, but I'm pretty sure Rian Johnson has already signed on to direct both 8 and 9.
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seriously..
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he'll never regret that
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I also try to remind myself of how good Super 8 is (I'm not sure if I've declared my love for that movie on RM before. It's great.). I think my hatred of his Star Trek abominations blinds me to my true feelings about him as a filmmaker sometimes. Realistically, the classic Spielberg emulation in S8 was a pretty great audition to make a SW movie.

Maybe this will be great. God I hope so.
Damn it, those star trek movies are so much better than all the other schlock in that franchise.
Dude, Abrams's Trek is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more schlock than the other stuff. That stuff may seem cheesy to some on an aesthetic level, but it is way too intelligent to be called schlock.
okay, that's fair. more intelligent, way more painful to watch
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dimejinky99 wrote:seriously..
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
As weird as the original trilogy?
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B wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
As weird as the original trilogy?
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Has anyone ever said why Abrams is only doing the first installment of the trilogy? Seems like a weird decision to have one guy do the first and another guy do the next two.
didn't the original trilogy have 3 directors?
I could understand having three different directors, but I'm pretty sure Rian Johnson has already signed on to direct both 8 and 9.
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