Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

[Sgt. Crackpot]

God I hate everywhere that isn't the US right now.

I guess Ireland is ok. It's hard to get mad at Dime

U wat m8?

Let's get him!

[dimejinky99]

see?
I'm not without value:)

Seriously though all my pals are in midnight screenings right now. It's 1:08am
Am I really gonna stay up for their reactions?


Also. Watched the entire OT tonight, the theatrical versions no Lucas funny business.

Guys there's a ton of stuff almost as Easter eggs in TFA taken directly from the OT

[tommymtcom]

Alex is seeing this right now

[Rangi Guy]

The Force Awakens offers a “greatest hits” approach to Star Wars - take all the “expected” elements and check them off. It’s not quite a remake of the 1977 original but the influences and homages are so strong that at times it seems like one. I guess the salient question is whether Star Wars fans want something unique or whether they want to see variations on a theme. The degree to which The Force Awakens is derivative is at times surprising. Apparently, writer/director J.J. Abrams is so frightened of “messing up” Star Wars that he does the safest (and laziest) thing imaginable: tosses new characters and old ones into the mix and has them do pretty much the same things we saw in A New Hope and Return of the Jedi

Ironically, the few innovative things Abrams and co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan attempt are among those that work best, leaving open the tantalizing prospect of what The Force Awakens might have been had the filmmakers not been beholden to incorporating as many Star Wars tropes as the 135-minute running length would accommodate. For the most part, however, this is a fusion of moments, ideas, and plot points from A New Hope, Return of the Jedi, and Revenge of the Sith..

So what’s the final verdict? A mixed bag. It’s a good start to a new trilogy but hardly the hoped-for masterpiece. It’s a solid space opera spectacle with enough nostalgia to overpower even the most hard-hearted child of the ‘70s and ‘80s but it relies a little too much on recycling old plot elements

[dimejinky99]

Cynical take. You found one. Good work.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Alex is seeing this right now

Spike won't believe him

[Rangi Guy]

Cynical take. You found one. Good work.

This was from the one movie reviewer that I generally trust. This is the only review I've read

[dimejinky99]

It's not even cynical. But it is a bit of a skeptical review.

[dimejinky99]

Seeing it again In the morning. Can't wait:)


I'm pretty certain this is a Star Wars classic but I'm just worried about its longevity.
How durable can the feels given by seeing old pals again for another big adventure last?

Can't say for sure for a few years

[McParadigm]

That's not the word either dime .

Third times a charm.

[Rangi Guy]

Honest?

[Strat]

That's not the word either dime .

Third times a charm.

Written by you?

[stip]

Cynical take. You found one. Good work.

This was from the one movie reviewer that I generally trust. This is the only review I've read

I think what a review like that misses (from my perspective) is that the first star wars movie NEEDED to do this in order to rehabilitate the franchise and recapture the original magic. From all accounts this was completely successful in that respect, and once people care about the product again (in that classic way) you can start to play with what it means. But I don't think you can start from that perspective--especially after the prequels.

[stip]

Which is why JJ Abrams was an inspired choice for the first film, and Rian Johnson is an intriguing choice for the second.


I'm still stuck waiting until Friday afternoon, but what that reviewer was criticizing is precisely what I wanted at this point in time. But probably won't be what I want for the next outing.

[Rangi Guy]

Cynical take. You found one. Good work.

This was from the one movie reviewer that I generally trust. This is the only review I've read

I think what a review like that misses (from my perspective) is that the first star wars movie NEEDED to do this in order to rehabilitate the franchise and recapture the original magic. From all accounts this was completely successful in that respect, and once people care about the product again (in that classic way) you can start to play with what it means. But I don't think you can start from that perspective--especially after the prequels.

In all fairness - he gave it a high rating, and in the comments section I noticed this post he made.....

For what it's worth, here's my current ranking of the films, best to worst:
1. TESB (V)
2. ANH (IV)
3. ROTS (III)
4. AOTC (II) & TFA (VI) [TIE]
6. TPM (I)
7. ROTJ (VI)

Not sure I trust him so much on Star Wars anymore

[Kaius]

That ranking sucks.

[stip]

seriously

[E.H. Ruddock]

That ranking sucks.

[LetMeSleep]

Not sure if already posted.

[zeb]

That was a pretty good movie!