DoubleD
Sr Member
No, the New Republic set up shop on a different planet.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Post-release)
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No, the New Republic set up shop on a different planet.
annanake
Sr Member
find a tray like the one he had on Jabba's barge and use him as knight stand at least .
trymypatience
Well-Known Member
Seen it three times now and it's just getting better and better!
Re: "I loved or mostly loved TFA" - people only thread
When Kylo froze the blaster bolt midair was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a SW movie.
Getting to see the Falcon on screen that much.
The 70's targeting screen on the MF cannons hadn't been updated or changed.
The TIE Fighters looked amazing.
Kylo Ren was very compelling. I didn't think I'd be interested in his character but he seemed the standout to me.
Daisy Ridley and John Boyega were also intensely charismatic.
Chewie was awesome and didn't seem very second banana in this.
The architectural references to the OT were great.
That weird food/bread being made on Jakku.
The Graflex on screen up close.
When Kylo froze the blaster bolt midair was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a SW movie.
Getting to see the Falcon on screen that much.
The 70's targeting screen on the MF cannons hadn't been updated or changed.
The TIE Fighters looked amazing.
Kylo Ren was very compelling. I didn't think I'd be interested in his character but he seemed the standout to me.
Daisy Ridley and John Boyega were also intensely charismatic.
Chewie was awesome and didn't seem very second banana in this.
The architectural references to the OT were great.
That weird food/bread being made on Jakku.
The Graflex on screen up close.
It's a strange shift in how much one respects a droid. On one hand, we have R2 getting an audience with the Queen who may have been so grateful that she personally cleaned him for simply plugging in a cable. On the other, we have Leia and the entire Resistance putting a tarp over him out in the open. Dramatically it's cool to see him unveiled like that, and it would have worked if there had been a better explanation. Low power mode, never be his old self again. I just didn't understand what was going on.
Ok, now to make a positive point. Was anyone else expecting Finn's whole 'I'm with the Resistance!' schtick to turn into another one of those melodramatic clichéd 'You lied to me!' moment? You know the one I'm talking about. The character lies about who they are, the significant other finds out either through the villain or convenient info dump, they get upset at the character and now they must embark on a quest of redemption. This was one of the strongest points I had against Avatar not just because I've seen it a million times, but this one in particular made me hate the hero instead of feeling sorry for him. When Finn told Rey everything and she was actually understanding of it all, I almost cheered. We've been spared a forced dramatic moment for good character growth!
JoMamma_Smurf
Master Member
Yeah I blew right through that. Hmmmm.. I wonder where exactly Luke was when all the students were killed. I saw it again today with the family and still wonder why we hear Obi-wan say "Rey". She has some deep connection to the Skywalker family but what. Kylo seems really pissed when he heard about a girl helping out.
Vacformedhero
Sr Member
Re: "I loved or mostly loved TFA" - people only thread
agree with most people here ,
my wife made the comments that her and our daughter didn't fall asleep during it (12:02 am showing on the first day) and neither of them like Star Wars .
my wife also commented that hardly anyone left the cinema for the duration of the film to go to the bathroom
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like everyone I need to see it again to concentrate on the flash backs and to soak up the great on screen compatibility of all the actors, and the falcon of coarse.
i expected what happened (although it was telegraphed too much beforehand) not just on screen but also Harrison's embracing of comic con and interviews .
but I'm really looking forward to is the development of kylo ren's and Ray's training and what direction that takes them.
i too found R2 waking at the end very clumsy, and the ending rushed, they could have eliminated the giant space meatballs and added some extra meat to the story. Plasma was under utilised badly.
i hope they broaden the scope and we see some more space action,
also so I wonder if snokes projected image is actually him, we know palpatine manipulated his image to the public to seem more normal ( hinted in the novels)
a lot lot to discuss , I am waiting on some friends to see it.
What he said.....SPOILERS:
It felt real.
I believed the characters.
It moved effortlessly between different strong emotions, balancing humor, sadness, and wonder.
It made it okay to like SW again.
It made me feel like I was ten again.
It absolutely riveted my two teenage boys.
It kindled my desire to draw, make things, be creative. My kid's also.
It was much better on the second viewing.
They had a silly tentacle monster bit that felt like Red Dwarf (HIGH praise!)
Kylo Ren is one of the most interesting bad guys ever. I hope they don't F him up in the sequels.
Good lord the whole cast can act. I could just list actors.
It's beautifully shot and designed. Maybe the best LOOKING of all seven.
Luke. Dear god. I tear up just thinking about how good that last few seconds was. Perfect. I can't wrap my head around all the people who wanted the end spoiled by Luke talking. It. Was. Perfect.
Rey's hero shot when she plucks the saber from the snow past Kylo. Dear god again. I mean, wow.
I'm already looking forward to digging into all the dorky EU minutia.
Can't think of any other praise to heap on this at the moment. I'll be seeing it a third time in a few days
agree with most people here ,
my wife made the comments that her and our daughter didn't fall asleep during it (12:02 am showing on the first day) and neither of them like Star Wars .
my wife also commented that hardly anyone left the cinema for the duration of the film to go to the bathroom
. like everyone I need to see it again to concentrate on the flash backs and to soak up the great on screen compatibility of all the actors, and the falcon of coarse.
i expected what happened (although it was telegraphed too much beforehand) not just on screen but also Harrison's embracing of comic con and interviews .
but I'm really looking forward to is the development of kylo ren's and Ray's training and what direction that takes them.
i too found R2 waking at the end very clumsy, and the ending rushed, they could have eliminated the giant space meatballs and added some extra meat to the story. Plasma was under utilised badly.
i hope they broaden the scope and we see some more space action,
also so I wonder if snokes projected image is actually him, we know palpatine manipulated his image to the public to seem more normal ( hinted in the novels)
a lot lot to discuss , I am waiting on some friends to see it.
crabra comander
Master Member
I saw a shoulder singing, Rey drove it in sort of like Finn's wound, a hand singing, back cut open, but just missed vitals, and a facial scarring.
cboath
Master Member
I figured he was upset because not only had the droid escaped them, but it was being aided by the 'traitor' and, by the way, the traitor had help as well....more of a bleep me, what's next moment than any connection as to whom the girl was. The more people helping, the harder to find it can be..
As for the vision, who's to say she's seeing a vision of what she saw? She likely wasn't in the Bespin hallway where the vision started. Kind of like luke's vision in ESB - he saw the future, and none of that came to pass. Should could have been shown things that had happened, doesn't mean everything she saw was stuff she witnessed in the past.
That said, we're simply assuming she was hidden because Ben turned. There simply has to be more to it than that. Luke could easily take him. He's too out of control to be a serious threat to Luke. So, why not simply confront him? Why hide himself? Why hide Rey? Has to be a much larger reason for it all.
As for the vision, who's to say she's seeing a vision of what she saw? She likely wasn't in the Bespin hallway where the vision started. Kind of like luke's vision in ESB - he saw the future, and none of that came to pass. Should could have been shown things that had happened, doesn't mean everything she saw was stuff she witnessed in the past.
That said, we're simply assuming she was hidden because Ben turned. There simply has to be more to it than that. Luke could easily take him. He's too out of control to be a serious threat to Luke. So, why not simply confront him? Why hide himself? Why hide Rey? Has to be a much larger reason for it all.
Vacformedhero
Sr Member
Re: Star Wars TFA. Warning spoilers and I hate it!!! Haters and Lovers Welcome
therefore next two should be a step up
I wondered after first viewing did they tail back on the visual complexity of new craft and environment design so that viewers concentrated on the narrative and characters , no distractions
therefore next two should be a step up
Wolfsburg
Master Member
Re: "I loved or mostly loved TFA" - people only thread
The movie wasn't perfect and there were several leaps of logic but overall, it hit all the tenets of what I expect in a SW movie. I really liked the new characters, especially Rey and thought the performances from just about everyone was great. It was a fun ride with a good mix of emotion. Now that the groundwork is out of the way, I look forward to seeing what Ep.8 offers.
The movie wasn't perfect and there were several leaps of logic but overall, it hit all the tenets of what I expect in a SW movie. I really liked the new characters, especially Rey and thought the performances from just about everyone was great. It was a fun ride with a good mix of emotion. Now that the groundwork is out of the way, I look forward to seeing what Ep.8 offers.
Her smoker voice was, unfortunately, very distracting.
seelsa73
Sr Member
Good lord this thing filled up fast. It took me all day reading to catch up. Now that I have, I've got a few responses to posts I felt needed commenting on.
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Not really...my first impression was that it was number 6 in my ranking. But I liked the prequels, so that's not a knock on the movie at all. It may go higher with repeated viewings, but that's where it is with me right now.
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That particular piece was created specifically for the trailer using a synthesizer, not a live orchestra.
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You don't think Obi-Wan sprang fully formed from the ground, do you?
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Actually, Poe was already 5 by the battle of Endor. We learn this in the Shattered Empire comic. #2, I believe.29-30 hmmm? Han didn't waste any time after Endor. Maybe Kylo and Poe were concieved on the same night?
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Brevin Din-Shay
Sr Member
Hey, don't shoot the commentator!!! As for a "Kenobi" offspring, I was postulating on an earlier comment that someone else posted.
Brevin Din-Shay
Sr Member
Re: "I loved or mostly loved TFA" - people only thread
Best review I've read bud...including the "pros" who do it for a living.
Luke....absolutely perfectly done.
Kylo....super mysterious/badass...with more story to come.
Rey....holly holly WHOA! Refreshing and interesting...
Chewie yes, definitely gets his due!!!
SPOILERS:
It felt real.
I believed the characters.
It moved effortlessly between different strong emotions, balancing humor, sadness, and wonder.
It made it okay to like SW again.
It made me feel like I was ten again.
It absolutely riveted my two teenage boys.
It kindled my desire to draw, make things, be creative. My kid's also.
It was much better on the second viewing.
They had a silly tentacle monster bit that felt like Red Dwarf (HIGH praise!)
Kylo Ren is one of the most interesting bad guys ever. I hope they don't F him up in the sequels.
Good lord the whole cast can act. I could just list actors.
It's beautifully shot and designed. Maybe the best LOOKING of all seven.
Luke. Dear god. I tear up just thinking about how good that last few seconds was. Perfect. I can't wrap my head around all the people who wanted the end spoiled by Luke talking. It. Was. Perfect.
Rey's hero shot when she plucks the saber from the snow past Kylo. Dear god again. I mean, wow.
I'm already looking forward to digging into all the dorky EU minutia.
Can't think of any other praise to heap on this at the moment. I'll be seeing it a third time in a few days
Best review I've read bud...including the "pros" who do it for a living.
Luke....absolutely perfectly done.
Kylo....super mysterious/badass...with more story to come.
Rey....holly holly WHOA! Refreshing and interesting...
Chewie yes, definitely gets his due!!!
Raphael Argus
Active Member
Re: Star Wars TFA. Warning spoilers and I hate it!!! Haters and Lovers Welcome
Whereas I didn't hate the film, I support most all of the gripes presented in this thread.
The one that just kills me the most is not that Han was killed (though that sucked), was that when Chewie saw his life mate murdered, he shoulda just lost his *****! I mean shoot every living thing in sight, rip Stormtroopers arms out of their sockets, etc. We should have seen the raw and powerful Wookie rage that we know is there.
And then to make it worse....
They spent a third of a second on his grief. Really??? That scene needed to breathe and they stepped on it. He should have been almost inconsolable, and no one even tried to comfort him. I suspect they didn't want to slow the film down or bring the mood down, but dammit, Chewie and Han deserved better.
Oh yeah, did anyone else notice that C-3PO looked like crap? What was up with his costume? Also, he did not look like dirtied up gold chrome, he looked like gold rattle can spray paint.
I'm sure I will have more later.
Whereas I didn't hate the film, I support most all of the gripes presented in this thread.
The one that just kills me the most is not that Han was killed (though that sucked), was that when Chewie saw his life mate murdered, he shoulda just lost his *****! I mean shoot every living thing in sight, rip Stormtroopers arms out of their sockets, etc. We should have seen the raw and powerful Wookie rage that we know is there.
And then to make it worse....
They spent a third of a second on his grief. Really??? That scene needed to breathe and they stepped on it. He should have been almost inconsolable, and no one even tried to comfort him. I suspect they didn't want to slow the film down or bring the mood down, but dammit, Chewie and Han deserved better.
Oh yeah, did anyone else notice that C-3PO looked like crap? What was up with his costume? Also, he did not look like dirtied up gold chrome, he looked like gold rattle can spray paint.
I'm sure I will have more later.
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ghostryder
Legendary Member
Writer Michael Arndt on abandoned ideas:
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/2...-question-about-r2-d2-star-wars-force-awakens
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/2...-question-about-r2-d2-star-wars-force-awakens
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