Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Post-release)
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Laspector
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The thing about SW is it gets repeat business. I went and saw this twice. I haven't went to see the same movie in a theater twice since the 80s.
In fact, I'm trying really hard to remember ANY movie I actually saw twice in the theater since Return of the Jedi.
EDIT just remembered the only one since then--THE DOORS......but none since then until TFA
In fact, I'm trying really hard to remember ANY movie I actually saw twice in the theater since Return of the Jedi.
EDIT just remembered the only one since then--THE DOORS......but none since then until TFA
I've seen TFA three times and am contemplating a fourth. The last time I did repeated viewings of a movie was in 1993 with Jurassic Park (I watched it 6 times).
JD
Master Member
I've seen it five times, so I've made my contribution.
Latest estimates are saying that TFA will most likely fall short of Avatar's world gross. The Chinese release would have to pull in Furious 7-type dollars (yen?), which did amazingly well over there... TFA pre-sales there have been "lukewarm," and the January movie schedule is crowded (they don't allow foreign movies during December).
Latest estimates are saying that TFA will most likely fall short of Avatar's world gross. The Chinese release would have to pull in Furious 7-type dollars (yen?), which did amazingly well over there... TFA pre-sales there have been "lukewarm," and the January movie schedule is crowded (they don't allow foreign movies during December).
Darth Lars
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I have seen TFA exactly once, and for no money. After that I felt, and still feel that I don't want to give Disney/Lucasfilm any more of my money ... except maybe for getting TFA on disc on April 5th only to see if it would be possible to make a descent fan-edit.
TFA marks also the end of my costuming with the 501st/Rebel Legion (because it would promote the Star Wars franchise), but I would probably help as supporter in photo stands etc. as I have done before.
I am upset that I can't get a refund for my ticket to Celebration Europe 3 in July. I'm still undecided what to do with the ticket.
I have never rewatched a movie just to see the movie again: it has always been a special occasion.
I have seen each prequel in theatres exactly twice. TPM: third day and in 3D. AOTC: opening night and last show, ROTS: opening night and as part of a marathon (the first two on DVD).
I'm not old enough to have seen the old movies when they were first shown. I was warned beforehand of the changes in the OT-SE, and that is why I chose to not see them in theatres.
The only other movies I have seen more than once in theatres are the Lord of the Rings movies: opening nights, TTT hosted by Andy Serkis, FotR while waiting in line for RotK, extended editions and a special movie marathon with all three ...
TFA marks also the end of my costuming with the 501st/Rebel Legion (because it would promote the Star Wars franchise), but I would probably help as supporter in photo stands etc. as I have done before.
I am upset that I can't get a refund for my ticket to Celebration Europe 3 in July. I'm still undecided what to do with the ticket.
I have never rewatched a movie just to see the movie again: it has always been a special occasion.
I have seen each prequel in theatres exactly twice. TPM: third day and in 3D. AOTC: opening night and last show, ROTS: opening night and as part of a marathon (the first two on DVD).
I'm not old enough to have seen the old movies when they were first shown. I was warned beforehand of the changes in the OT-SE, and that is why I chose to not see them in theatres.
The only other movies I have seen more than once in theatres are the Lord of the Rings movies: opening nights, TTT hosted by Andy Serkis, FotR while waiting in line for RotK, extended editions and a special movie marathon with all three ...
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glunark
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From Wikipedia on Furious 7
" Its success has been credited to China Film Group Corporation, the state-owned film distributor, which had invested considerably in the film, reportedly taking a 10% stake."
That said, its a damned enjoyable film.
" Its success has been credited to China Film Group Corporation, the state-owned film distributor, which had invested considerably in the film, reportedly taking a 10% stake."
That said, its a damned enjoyable film.
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Jaitea
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As I posted yesterday I saw the film for the 3rd time yesterday,...I noticed a strange edit,....during Han & Leia's conversation about Kylo, theres a shot of Leia, as she says "Do you want me to forget him?....cut...different shot of her,...tighter,...."I want him back".....
It looks different to the style of editing thats used
J
It looks different to the style of editing thats used
J
Couple of things. Advance ticket sales in China is not a very good metric, it's not as widely used as it is here. I think TFA has a good chance of running towards $4-500M in China. Avatar's strength was longevity in theaters as people simply went for the visual experience. But it was a long film and that kept down the frequency of showings. Same with Titanic. Word of mouth continues to be very strong and IMAX has committed to the film through Feb. TFA has legs and I look forward to seeing how far they run.
Some interesting alternate story stuff going on in this concept art:
http://oneperfectshotdb.com/news/its-calling-to-you-concept-art-for-star-wars-the-force-awakens/
http://oneperfectshotdb.com/news/its-calling-to-you-concept-art-for-star-wars-the-force-awakens/
If u list episodes 1-3 as any of your top 2 star wars films, then ur point is invalid. 4,5,6,7 are great movies. 1,2, and 3 are just pure s***. 1 should be deleted from history.
astroboy
Master Member
I love that episode 7 is forcing people to re-look at the prequels and see the merit that is there.
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...ven-star-wars-films-reveal-about-george-lucas
For all the things they got wrong, TFA got right. But that goes both ways
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cayman shen
Master Member
Yeah that New Yorker piece reads like an Onion article. Is it meant to be ironic? I keep thinking it's a gag.
Wolfsburg
Master Member
Yeah, it almost reads as a lesson in sarcasm. If that isn't his intent, his derision of John William's OT score and praise for Ep. 2 in particular (the worst of the PT, imo) pretty much invalidated his opinion in my eyes...
this guys takes on HuffPo's "40 plot holes"
(language nsfw)
https://www.facebook.com/notes/matt...-awakens-the-rise-of-idiot-/10153163095086277
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/matt...-awakens-the-rise-of-idiot-/10153163095086277
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