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%)

Total Members Voted: 55

Berkut

OK, so this is for your vote and comments on how you voted.

No discussion of the movie itself, plot, action, whatever - and certainly no spoilers. Just your overall assessment please, and only vote if you have actually, you know, seen the movie!

Please do include a comment with your rating.

Lastly, for purposes of the poll, I would define "Meets expectation" as "Not terrible like the Lucas crap, but doesn't rise to the level of the 4/5/6 movies, but doesn't fall vastly short either."
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Malthus

You mean we can't vote that we miss Jar Jar unless we have seen the new movie?  :(
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Liep

B+

If meeting my expectations is a C then this would be A+++, but since it was so good I feel it's only right to compare it to 4,5,6 and there it competes but doesn't outshine.
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Valmy

I have decided to go ahead and see it with my oldest kid and my wife. But she has strict rules about movies, no opening weekends. So it will be the 27th for us. I will try to not be spoilered until then.
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Liep

Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2015, 11:43:12 AM
I have decided to go ahead and see it with my oldest kid and my wife. But she has strict rules about movies, no opening weekends. So it will be the 27th for us. I will try to not be spoilered until then.

I can promise you that if you think it's fine for the younger one you will want to see it again anyway. Win/win.
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garbon

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Valmy

Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2015, 11:45:50 AM
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2015, 11:43:12 AM
But she has strict rules about movies, no opening weekends.

:zipped:

She managed a movie theatre in College and has all these pet peeves and so forth.
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Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2015, 11:43:12 AM
I have decided to go ahead and see it with my oldest kid and my wife. But she has strict rules about movies, no opening weekends. So it will be the 27th for us. I will try to not be spoilered until then.

I'm going on the same day. I think there will be about 20 of us including kids from 5 upwards which sucks for the rest of the cinema.

Tamas

I will only watch it on the 9th of January. Each day between Friday and then I will die a little inside. So fuck you all who get to watch it before then :P

katmai

Quote from: Tamas on December 16, 2015, 12:05:54 PM
I will only watch it on the 9th of January. Each day between Friday and then I will die a little inside. So fuck you all who get to watch it before then :P
Why such  delay?
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katmai

Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2015, 12:01:04 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2015, 11:45:50 AM
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2015, 11:43:12 AM
But she has strict rules about movies, no opening weekends.

:zipped:

She managed a movie theatre in College and has all these pet peeves and so forth.
Opening day Matinee or late Sunday best times on opening weekend. :yes:
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Tamas

Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2015, 12:28:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 16, 2015, 12:05:54 PM
I will only watch it on the 9th of January. Each day between Friday and then I will die a little inside. So fuck you all who get to watch it before then :P
Why such  delay?

Its complicated. :P I will be in Hungary during the interim period, where there will be no IMAX showing in English, and I don't want to watch it without the GF who doesn't speak Hungarian that much, and is a big SW fan.  :blush:

garbon

Oh and I'm in no rush to see it. My cousins invited me to see with them on Friday, I said pass.
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mongers

If this gets generally positive reviews, I'll try and catch it in the next couple of years.  :bowler:
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viper37

I'll be seeing it Saturday night, with a good (but totally overpriced) bottle of wine to help pass the bad moments :P
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