Red Mosquito

stip wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:I rearranged Han and Chewie in my Lego Falcon the other days so that Han can tell Chewie that they're home whenever he wants

this is probably going to be my favorite post this week

It might be the most endearing nerd post of all-time. BuzzFeed should do a feature on it, at the very least.

I was trying to explain this to my wife at dinner the other night. She hasn't even seen the original trilogy from start to finish (she falls asleep-if disney releases the theatrical cuts I may make her watch them). And she's never seen me obsess much about star wars. And I don't. I don't give a shit about the extended universe, think the prequels sucked, and rarely talk about it anymore. Yet I found myself tearing up at that moment in the first teaser trailer when we see the falcon and hear the music, and I was telling her that when the opening crawl starts half the theater (certainly anyone it over the age of 30) will probably start to cry.

There's just something so foundational about star wars if you're past a certain age. I've compared it to the Iliad and the oddesy in that regard. It's where I learned what my imagination is and how to use it, and there's always been a part of me that yearns to recover and return to it.

stip wrote:There's just something so foundational about star wars if you're past a certain age. I've compared it to the Iliad and the oddesy in that regard. It's where I learned what my imagination is and how to use it, and there's always been a part of me that yearns to recover and return to it.

This is beautiful. Honestly, it might sound hokey, but I've been trying for a long time to pin down this exact sentiment, but I haven't been able to do it so succinctly.

I would be terrified if I were JJ Abrams

stip wrote:I would be terrified if I were JJ Abrams

I'm sure he has plenty of sleepless nights. But this is really the thing he was born to do. Exactly like you said, Star Wars is the thing that taught him what his imagination is and how to use it. He'll knock this out of the park. I have zero doubt.

What is going to be irritating is that I'll have to wait for weeks to see this because the theater will be full of weirdos. Then, when I do see it, I'll inevitably sit next to the guy who has already seen it 5 times and will keep saying crap like "oh here comes that awesome part".

E.H. Ruddock wrote:What is going to be irritating is that I'll have to wait for weeks to see this because the theater will be full of weirdos. Then, when I do see it, I'll inevitably sit next to the guy who has already seen it 5 times and will keep saying crap like "oh here comes that awesome part".

Yeah, I'm definitely going to wait several weeks before going to see it. If I can help it, I'll try to go about a week before it leaves the theaters before they (inevitably) bring it back again in May.

I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

Pretty much the only appeal of a cinema to me is seeing big blockbuster-y films on a big blockbuster-y screen. I don't need to see a low-budget art house movie with two characters sitting around a dinner table on a big screen.

ABNorman wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

Pretty much the only appeal of a cinema to me is seeing big blockbuster-y films on a big blockbuster-y screen. I don't need to see a low-budget art house movie with two characters sitting around a dinner table on a big screen.

exactly. If I'm adding 40$ to the night (more if we go out to dinner) just for babysitting I want to see something that won't look the same on my screen at home

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:I would be terrified if I were JJ Abrams

I'm sure he has plenty of sleepless nights. But this is really the thing he was born to do. Exactly like you said, Star Wars is the thing that taught him what his imagination is and how to use it. He'll knock this out of the park. I have zero doubt.

Yeah, I have total confidence. I'm more worried about the directors to follow. I don't know why he wasn't handed the whole trilogy.

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:I would be terrified if I were JJ Abrams

I'm sure he has plenty of sleepless nights. But this is really the thing he was born to do. Exactly like you said, Star Wars is the thing that taught him what his imagination is and how to use it. He'll knock this out of the park. I have zero doubt.

Yeah, I have total confidence. I'm more worried about the directors to follow. I don't know why he wasn't handed the whole trilogy.

Well, last I heard Disney desperately wants him back to do Episode 9. So he may only miss one of the three.

ABNorman wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

Pretty much the only appeal of a cinema to me is seeing big blockbuster-y films on a big blockbuster-y screen. I don't need to see a low-budget art house movie with two characters sitting around a dinner table on a big screen.

I can't handle the people that go to see those movies. Not here in NYC. I've found the experience really isn't different on a bigger screen for me. So if I'm going to spend the money I'd rather see something that has a chance to affect me, something I think I'll totally enjoy or will totally crush me. And where the people won't be so insufferable.

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

Pretty much the only appeal of a cinema to me is seeing big blockbuster-y films on a big blockbuster-y screen. I don't need to see a low-budget art house movie with two characters sitting around a dinner table on a big screen.

I can't handle the people that go to see those movies. Not here in NYC. I've found the experience really isn't different on a bigger screen for me. So if I'm going to spend the money I'd rather see something that has a chance to affect me, something I think I'll totally enjoy or will totally crush me. And where the people won't be so insufferable.

That's the key about upscaling and paying more to go to a movie-fan's cinema - the herd hops along to the big, sticky-floored soulless spots to chat on their cellphones and go to the toilet every 2 minutes, and I go to a 50-seater venue and have a nice night out.

ABNorman wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

ABNorman wrote:I've started treating cinema like a night out at the theatre: dress up, hit a small theatre with fellow movie-lovers, comfy couches, decent food at my seat, only go a few times a year and watch other movies at home once they've hit Blu-Ray/Streaming.

Interstellar was the last film I saw in the cinema (Imax), so I can afford to make Star Wars a big ol' night out.

I basically do this same thing. However, I pretty much avoid all "blockbuster" type films. The only films I see in the cinemas anymore are art-house indies or smaller movies by established artists and romantic comedies. I can't remember the last action adventure blockbuster I watched in a theater.

Pretty much the only appeal of a cinema to me is seeing big blockbuster-y films on a big blockbuster-y screen. I don't need to see a low-budget art house movie with two characters sitting around a dinner table on a big screen.

I can't handle the people that go to see those movies. Not here in NYC. I've found the experience really isn't different on a bigger screen for me. So if I'm going to spend the money I'd rather see something that has a chance to affect me, something I think I'll totally enjoy or will totally crush me. And where the people won't be so insufferable.

That's the key about upscaling and paying more to go to a movie-fan's cinema - the herd hops along to the big, sticky-floored soulless spots to chat on their cellphones and go to the toilet every 2 minutes, and I go to a 50-seater venue and have a nice night out.

That experience just doesn't exist here. Sure I could find a cushy 50-seater that costs me $30 a pop plus a 2 drink minimum but it's still gonna be full of people on their phones and talking to the screen and asking their companion what somebody just said at the top of their voice.

But I totally get what you're saying. If I could find that magical place, I'd go there exclusively.

In my home town, there was one gloriously run-down place that nobody went to, yet somehow stayed in business from before I was born, till I left. Max 10 people in a 200-seater venue on any weekday after opening weekend. London doesn't have any of those :/

What kind of theater do you guys think LV goes to?

He only watches movies on Criterion Blu Ray, Ruddo.