Star Wars - Impressions, no spoilers, just impressions!

Started by Berkut, December 16, 2015, 11:21:17 AM

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How good is the new Star Wars flick overall?

Awesome! A: Best Star Wars movie yet, Abrams and Co. found the right mix of action and story!
8 (14.3%)
B: Very, very good! Probaby not up there with the best of the series, but vastly better than any of 1/2/3, and mostly met our lofty expectations!
30 (53.6%)
C: Solid. Better than the 1/2/3 disasters, but missed on the story in some ways, not as good as 4/5/6 overall
11 (19.6%)
D: Uggh. Are we sure Lucas wasn't involved?
1 (1.8%)
F: I miss JarJar
6 (10.7%)

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celedhring

#180
December 31, 2015, 10:59:59 AM
The only thing where TFA is better than ANH is in the technical department. And I don't really take that into account when rating movies.

MadImmortalMan

#181
December 31, 2015, 06:01:14 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on December 31, 2015, 09:59:27 AM
His best Star Wars movie was the first one. The best Star wars movie did not have his dialog (Empire Strikes Back). 

This is The Truth because I say so. :contract:

Edit: And my original comment stands anyway, he is a bitter old man.

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celedhring

#182
January 01, 2016, 02:30:07 PM Last Edit: January 01, 2016, 02:40:24 PM by celedhring
In a development that will restore balance to the Force, this weekend The Force Awakens will shoot past The Phantom Menace in tickets sold in the US (and probably worldwide but that's much harder to track). TPM was the top grosser of the prequels.

sbr

#183
January 01, 2016, 04:10:58 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 31, 2015, 07:19:37 AM
There is another thread for discussion about the film itself, although I guess at this point concerns about spoilers should be minimal.

Who hasn't seen it by now?

I haven't.  My mom dropped a pretty big spoiler on me and my brother - only two who hadn't see it yet - last Sunday at dinner.  :mad:

Eddie Teach

#184
January 01, 2016, 04:15:40 PM
As big as the Chewbacca/Ackbar gay marriage?  :hmm:
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Iormlund

#185
January 01, 2016, 05:08:37 PM
I haven't either. Query: Is it necessary to have seen previous Star Wars films? My gf wants to go but she hasn't seen any of the other six episodes.

celedhring

#186
January 01, 2016, 05:18:59 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on January 01, 2016, 05:08:37 PM
I haven't either. Query: Is it necessary to have seen previous Star Wars films? My gf wants to go but she hasn't seen any of the other six episodes.

Yeah, but just the original trilogy.

Razgovory

#187
January 01, 2016, 05:22:27 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on January 01, 2016, 05:08:37 PM
I haven't either. Query: Is it necessary to have seen previous Star Wars films? My gf wants to go but she hasn't seen any of the other six episodes.

I have no idea.  It's a bit like asking if it's a good idea to go on a date at night because your girlfriend has never seen the moon and might freak out.
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sbr

#188
January 01, 2016, 06:38:11 PM
OK Marti

garbon

#189
January 02, 2016, 09:04:22 AM
Well it is a bit dramatic, but still for a functioning person in the western world - rather odd.
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#190
January 02, 2016, 10:59:33 AM Last Edit: January 02, 2016, 11:01:29 AM by viper37
Quote from: Iormlund on January 01, 2016, 05:08:37 PM
I haven't either. Query: Is it necessary to have seen previous Star Wars films? My gf wants to go but she hasn't seen any of the other six episodes.
there are only two short scenes that references the prequels, so you're ok.
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viper37

#191
January 02, 2016, 11:02:09 AM
Quote from: garbon on January 02, 2016, 09:04:22 AM
Well it is a bit dramatic, but still for a functioning person in the western world - rather odd.
lots of women haven't seen Star Wars.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

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Berkut

#192
January 02, 2016, 11:22:52 AM
Quote from: viper37 on January 02, 2016, 10:59:33 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on January 01, 2016, 05:08:37 PM
I haven't either. Query: Is it necessary to have seen previous Star Wars films? My gf wants to go but she hasn't seen any of the other six episodes.
there are only two short scenes that references the prequels, so you're ok.

I think a lot of the power of the movie would be lost on someone who has never seen 4/5/6. This is definitely setup as a follow on to 6, not as a separate story arc (like the way 4/5/6 does not at all depend on 1/2/3).

And if you have NOT seen 4/5/6, that is like 9 hours of movie deliciousness - why not spend some quality time watching those first anyway?
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celedhring

#193
January 02, 2016, 12:11:55 PM
The movie is pretty understandable at a basic level: "these are the bad dudes, these are the good dudes, you want to root for the good dudes". But you're definitely going to miss on a lot if you haven't seen 4/5/6.

Iormlund

#194
January 02, 2016, 12:55:21 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2016, 11:22:52 AM
And if you have NOT seen 4/5/6, that is like 9 hours of movie deliciousness - why not spend some quality time watching those first anyway?

That's the plan.
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