Star Wars Discussion Thread contains spoilers (and may contain nuts)

[celedhring]

I might even buy the novelization myself 

[Legbiter]

A competent boxticker by the director and overall a serviceable reboot of the first Star Wars film and franchise. Finn and Poe were ok characters, the chick was a total Mary Sue. The little droid stole most of the scenes it was in.

[Syt]

I might even buy the novelization myself 

I've been thinking about it. Alan Dean Foster is a pretty competent author; and I recall I really liked his novelization of ANH which he ghostwrote for Lucas and his novelizationsBlack Hole, Alien, and Aliens.

[Syt]

I'm also thinking about getting Lost Stars: http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Star-Wars-Force-Awakens/dp/1484724984

Yes, it's Young Adult, but the setup (a Rebel and Imperial in love, and spanning the events of the original trilogy and the aftermath) sounds pretty decent, and it's gotten overall good reviews.

[Razgovory]

I might even buy the novelization myself 

I've been thinking about it. Alan Dean Foster is a pretty competent author; and I recall I really liked his novelization of ANH which he ghostwrote for Lucas and his novelizationsBlack Hole, Alien, and Aliens.

He's a hack, but a talented one.  Never read any of his novelization of movies but I did read his Humanx and a weird novel about rabbit people land on earth with wood paneled space ships.  I might have liked that one because it had a little flip cartoon in it.

[Admiral Yi]

How many reboots has Abrams done now?  Three?

[celedhring]

How many reboots has Abrams done now?  Three?

Just one? MI and Star Wars were just sequels. Same actors, plot continuity and such.

[Kleves]

Finn and Poe were ok characters, the chick was a total Mary Sue. The little droid stole most of the scenes it was in.

I quite liked Finn and Poe. They're characters I would want to follow through future films (though maybe they could make Poe have a little more difficulty mowing down TIEs). Han was another character I enjoyed, but...

Agree 100% on Rey though.

[Ender]

Also, Rey is pretty much the most bad ass female hero I've ever seen.

Oh pleez.
No 100 lbs sexy female can beat a 200 lbs combat trained male.
Dream on.

[FunkMonk]

Film was great and I will watch it again soon. My only worry now is if they don't make something new with these characters. TFA was a little too on the nose about being a reboot of the the original and if they try to reboot Empire and Jedi then they'll ruin the good start they've made for themselves. Now that they've "saved" Star Wars they need to take it somewhere new.

Rey, Finn, Po, and Kylo Ren are all good and interesting characters that deserve their own stories. Don't retread the entire thing, Disney. Be brave.

[katmai]

Don't retread the entire thing, Disney. Be brave.

Oh wait you were being genuine

[FunkMonk]

 

[Tonitrus]

I don't see it as a reboot of ANH, like some of you do.

Sure it has the Death Star/Trench run vibe...but ANH set itself easily as a standalone film (that was probably in case it was a bust)...but also one with a very happy/positive/heroic ending.  This one had a very mixed/victorious-but-sad tone at the end.  With Han's death, it felt more like a ESB ending than ANH.  And, of course, it's counting on a sequel.

[FunkMonk]

I just don't want them to fuck it up. But it's their cash cow now, they can do what they want with it.

[katmai]

I just don't want them to fuck it up. But it's their cash cow now, they can do what they want with it.

Oh neither do I, just the chances of hollywood studio doing something brave is a refreshing but vain hope my Flip-i-can friend.