Star Wars - Impressions, no spoilers, just impressions!

[The Minsky Moment]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

[Malthus]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

I'd say almost exactly the same. Some frightening/intense scenes, as one would expect.

[Barrister]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

About on par.  There was a little bit of blood, which might be the first time that was seen in a Star Wars movie.

[celedhring]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

A bit darker than 4. On par with 5-6 I'd say... the baddies are a bit nastier than the old Empire and even though the violence itself is pretty clean (like in the old movies), there's a few strong/frightening scenes here and there (like in the old movies too).

[Syt]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

About on par.  There was a little bit of blood, which might be the first time that was seen in a Star Wars movie.

The severed arm in Ep. IV had more blood.

[Barrister]

How appropriate for children?  Compared to 4/5/6?

About on par.  There was a little bit of blood, which might be the first time that was seen in a Star Wars movie.

The severed arm in Ep. IV had more blood.

Not sure about that.



In any event, the blood on the troopers helmet is there for a long time, unlike the split second shot of the severed arm.

[The Larch]

I'm going to watch the movie in a couple of hours. I must say that I've managed to contain the hype pretty well so far, but now that it's getting close I can feel the tingling. 

[Brezel]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

[Barrister]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

You don't have to take it on faith.  The movie is out, there are plenty of reviews.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a 95% rating on Rottentomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/

[Duque de Bragança]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

The director of the new Star Wars destroyed Vulcan on his Star Trek movie. This has to count for something. 

[Malthus]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

You don't have to take it on faith.  The movie is out, there are plenty of reviews.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a 95% rating on Rottentomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/

Of course, simply "not having Jar Jar in it" guarantees an automatic 80% 

[lustindarkness]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

You don't have to take it on faith.  The movie is out, there are plenty of reviews.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a 95% rating on Rottentomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/

Of course, simply "not having Jar Jar in it" guarantees an automatic 80% 

At least 85% IMHO.

[Barrister]

I don't understand the Star Wars hype. The last ones were shit, why should the new one get the benefit of doubt? Because Disney made it?

You don't have to take it on faith.  The movie is out, there are plenty of reviews.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a 95% rating on Rottentomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/

Of course, simply "not having Jar Jar in it" guarantees an automatic 80% 

Meh - Jar Jar had no lines in Episode 3, and only appeared in a couple of brief scenes.  That wasn't enough to save that movie.

[Malthus]

Meh - Jar Jar had no lines in Episode 3, and only appeared in a couple of brief scenes.  That wasn't enough to save that movie.

On a more serious note - 'just not screwing it up completely with annoying characters, wooden acting and lengthy boring exposition' guarantees a reasonably high rating for the new movie. 

[Berkut]

Meh - Jar Jar had no lines in Episode 3, and only appeared in a couple of brief scenes.  That wasn't enough to save that movie.

On a more serious note - 'just not screwing it up completely with annoying characters, wooden acting and lengthy boring exposition' guarantees a reasonably high rating for the new movie. 

It's not like it is that hard to make a decent Star Wars movie.

Lucas had to really put a lot of work into making the prequels as bad as they were...