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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Was there really anyone who wasn't expecting Han to die?
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Strat wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:
Strat wrote:
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stip wrote:I did get a smile out of the 'this will help make things right' or whatever the opening line of the film was. a nice little prequel dig.
I already forgot that line :\ Lol. So much to take in!

Guys, I got chills down my spine seeing Luke. Honestly i didnt know what kind of luke we would see. His beautiful flowing hair!

I do hope he is a central figure in the next movie.

That scene was diluted for me or maybe concentrated cos it was Ireland.

So very obviously Ireland
you didnt love it? I wonder if the next movie will start right there or not.
They've been back twice and shot in two different seasons to get two differen climate types so hopefully it lingers there for a while to show time passing
Lol. I love how you cut and paste all your comments from whatsapp to here and vice versa
I don't do that. Just typed it again. This one anyways
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Was there really anyone who wasn't expecting Han to die?
I was expecting it .Doesnt mean its not sad to see one of our favorites go. Whats your problem here now?
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I figured he would but it doesn't need to be a surprise to be impactful.
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what strat said.
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Strat wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Was there really anyone who wasn't expecting Han to die?
I was expecting it .Doesnt mean its not sad to see one of our favorites go. Whats your problem here now?

Exactly. Knowing it's coming doesn't soften the blow at all.
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And I love that his son killed him as a way to try and end his own internal conflict. A complete inversion of the luke/vader story.
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I hope the next movie starts years after this actually. I'd like to get a sense for a long epic tale.
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stip wrote:And I love that his son killed him as a way to try and end his own internal conflict. A complete inversion of the luke/vader story.
yea that was cool. I figured he wasn't actually going to not kill him but driver did do an excellent job conveying the brief struggle he had with it.
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It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.
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southp wrote:I hope the next movie starts years after this actually. I'd like to get a sense for a long epic tale.
Yea but how can you treat the story of her walking up to luke and not detailing that?
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stip wrote:And I love that his son killed him as a way to try and end his own internal conflict. A complete inversion of the luke/vader story.

Exactly. He does it as his ticket to full on dark side but I don't think his guilt for doing it is gonna help his journey. It's gonna work against him down the line
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southp wrote:I hope the next movie starts years after this actually. I'd like to get a sense for a long epic tale.
I wonder what the delay is.

How much time theoretically passes between Yavin IV and Hoth?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.
Did you not watch the OT as a kid? Do you not see the love between him and Chewie? The conflicted pain from Ren? How does Han's death have no weight?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.
I do think it could have been more impactful if it happened next movie with some developed story and struggle between the two but I still think it was a great end to Han Solo.
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southp wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.
Did you not watch the OT as a kid? Do you not see the love between him and Chewie? The conflicted pain from Ren? How does Han's death have no weight?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.

I'd really like to know if there's any story or character you do really love and have investment in that has a similar arc
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dimejinky99 wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.

I'd really like to know if there's any story or character you do really love and have investment in that has a similar arc
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dimejinky99 wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:It wasn't really Han that died anyway - just a shittily written imitation of him. That death had no weight at all.

I'd really like to know if there's any story or character you do really love and have investment in that has a similar arc
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and anything by zach snyder
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