Only 3 days to wait ! (or 5 for the rest of the world. That's right, we're getting Episode 7 two days before everyone else ! most of the world, since a bunch of ther countries have a 16/12 release date too (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/releaseinfo) )
I've started watching all of the movies again, starting with Episode 1, that I ended up skipping because it was too awful. I'm gonna watch the rest using the Machete order : 4, 5, 2, 3, 6 with 2 and 3 acting as a flashback after the shocking revelation of Vader being Luke's father, showing how Anakin grew to become Vader.
I wish Topher Grace's cut was released, it's an 85mn cut of Episodes 2 and 3 skipping all of the crappy parts. Unfortunately he made a deal with Lucas to never release it publicly.
I'm pretty sure Episode 7 will be much better than any of the prequel films. They failed on so many levels, especially The Phantom Menace...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYyuo7gm-aQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LowVhCfLm68
Quote from: ThePumisher on Dec 13, 2015, 16:12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LowVhCfLm68
The Robot Chicken Star Wars skits are always awesome :D They put a few of them in the Star Wars blu rays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jdQqjcsfC8
Quote from: Ben_j on Dec 13, 2015, 13:26
I wish Topher Grace's cut was released, it's an 85mn cut of Episodes 2 and 3 skipping all of the crappy parts. Unfortunately he made a deal with Lucas to never release it publicly.
Well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12g9e-37xHY
So now I've found Cereal Prize's (http://cerealprize.com/trailers/redux-of-the-jedi) website which features not only the trailer/e-vite for the screening Topher Grace showed to 50 people, but also four super geeks talking about it in an underground car park having just watched the screening. I could only manage nine minutes of those guys before the geekdom became too much.
Has anyone watched this edit? is it... Good?Bad?Ugly?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9LEhOZZbuk
Quote from: Skyscraper on Dec 13, 2015, 19:42
Has anyone watched this edit? is it... Good?Bad?Ugly?
The Topher Grace edit or the one you posted below ? If the Topher Grace one, then no-one has seen it except for those 50 people and friends and family of Topher, because of the deal with Lucas.
I meant the one I posted.
I started watching it. Some of the editing feels weird
I wonder if Vine integration works
https://vine.co/v/iZtEhd2hW3l
https://vine.co/v/iZYIaVtBgdg
It was 40 years ago today (13th Dec) that 20th Century Fox green-lit a little science fiction film from American Graffiti director George Lucas.
(http://i.imgur.com/q6XzwCz.gif)
Do you think The Force Awakens will explain how Yoda ended up selling phones, or will that be in the next one?
(Google Vodafone Yoda if they didn't show the adverts in your part of the universe)
Quote from: Csar on Dec 14, 2015, 12:09
(http://i.imgur.com/q6XzwCz.gif)
This reminds me of 2ManyDJs' Under the Cover sets animations for some reason
I'm going on opening day. Very excited.
Hype level extreme, It's gonna be awesome.
(http://morethanreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Morethanreality964.gif)
Got a Thursday pass! Gonna check it out when I get off work. Screw the 3D and Imax shows.
That's funny, I could get to see Star Wars first day, but since it was not in IMAX, I couldn't care less
I'm going to see SW in imax on Monday, yay!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3huwkk_finally-the-correct-star-wars-watching-order_fun
https://youtu.be/XB1Pq1_M-Wg
I'm super hyped for the movie, but won't see it until the 23rd. Fortunately, there's help in case a wild spoiler appears:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/27/new-google-chrome-app-blocks-all-star-wars-the-force-awakens-spoilers?CMP=twt_gu
Quote from: Stefan on Dec 15, 2015, 22:43
I'm super hyped for the movie, but won't see it until the 23rd. Fortunately, there's help in case a wild spoiler appears:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/27/new-google-chrome-app-blocks-all-star-wars-the-force-awakens-spoilers?CMP=twt_gu
Too bad about the Mark Hamill shaped spoiler half way down the left hand side of that article. I would expect better from the Guardian.
1 day for me! I'm reading a lot of opinions of people who saw a midnight screening, and people are saying it's the Star Wars we are looking for, it delivers a lot. Oh man, this is going to be good!
Just came back from the movie. It was fucking awesome ! Every bit as good as what I hoped. I had some of the twists spoiled, though, but it was still incredibly good and entertaining. JJ Abrams got everything right ! The 3D was very good too, and it's rare enough to be mentionned. If you can see it in 3D, do so !
Funny thing, when I was waiting to get inside, a group of famous French actors, including Marion Cotillard passed us and apparently had a private screening arranged by Disney.
Quote from: Ben_j on Dec 16, 2015, 21:27
Just came back from the movie. It was fucking awesome ! Every bit as good as what I hoped. I had some of the twists spoiled, though, but it was still incredibly good and entertaining. JJ Abrams got everything right ! The 3D was very good too, and it's rare enough to be mentionned. If you can see it in 3D, do so !
Funny thing, when I was waiting to get inside, a group of famous French actors, including Marion Cotillard passed us and apparently had a private screening arranged by Disney.
How come you could watch it that early? I thought it was opening at midnight in Europe?
Quote from: Csar on Dec 16, 2015, 22:45
How come you could watch it that early? I thought it was opening at midnight in Europe?
Today was the release date in France and some other countries. Not Germany I think
I don't know if anyone else has seen it yet, but there are a few things I'd love to discuss. I'll put them in spoiler tags, and
I strongly advise anyone not to read them before seeing the movie, as I will reveal the whole plotSpoiler
After seeing it, there was a debate among the people I went with : is Rey Luke's daughter ? I'm saying she is, it's quite obvious from all the hints :
- She's force-sensitive
- She looks an awful lot like Padme and Leia so she's got to be Padme's descendant
- What happens when she touches Luke's lightsaber
- What the orange thing tells her after the lightsaber incident
Obviously it's not explicitely said in the movie, which led some of my friends to think that she might not be Luke's daughter, especially considering JJ Abrams' knack for mistleading the audience. She could be Han and Leia's daughter but that would make little sense, since either Han or Leia would have had a reaction when meeting with her.
We'll see in episode 8 I guess...
One thing I found odd was how quick Rey seemed to grasp how to use the force. It might just be an indication of how strong she could be... At the opposite, Kylo Ren seemed rather weak in the final battle, as opposed to how strong he appeared in the rest of the movie (stopping a blaster shot in mid air, etc...). Could be that he's upset about just killing his father... Or just an indication that he is actually weak, which seems to be one of the reasons why Snoke recruited him.
Maybe i've should ban all the stuff about SW
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Just kidding. I'm just a simple bored man.
Darth Jar Jar Binks is real, right? RIGHT?!?
Got our tickets and my son is out of school early and will hold us a spot in line so we can get prime seats tonight! Super, super excited! I re-watched A New Hope for the millionth time last night, so excitement senses tingling. ;D Will A Force Awakens compare to the same feelings I had when I saw A New Hope the first time a million years ago, I don't know. But I know this is going to be pretty awesome.
As my son is a few months shy of being 18, I am so happy he's geeky enough to want to hang out with his old mom and dad at the movies instead of his friends.
I am seeing it at midnight, today.
I am excited.
I cannot wait to keep all the spoilers to myself for like a week.
Quote from: Ben_j on Dec 16, 2015, 22:57
Today was the release date in France and some other countries. Not Germany I think
Started today in Germany too.
Going to see this on Sunday 11p.m. (damn, such a long time to wait)
On my way to the theater now!
It was great!
I will be seeing this movie in about 2 hours
wooooooo
this is a huge deal to me
Seeing it for the second time on Sunday.
I'm actually going to hold off forming an opinion until that second viewing because I was thinking lots the first time and I need to arrange all of those thoughts into a finalised summary.
It definitely was good though.
Quote from: Enjoyed on Dec 18, 2015, 23:52
Seeing it for the second time on Sunday.
I'm actually going to hold off forming an opinion until that second viewing because I was thinking lots the first time and I need to arrange all of those thoughts into a finalised summary.
It definitely was good though.
I saw it today, I agree. I was so disoriented by the fact I was seeing Episode XII finally that I had a hard time reading the opening crawl scrip. I definitely liked it, I'll be going back and see it again this week.
4h to go
Quote from: whirlygirl on Dec 17, 2015, 15:36
As my son is a few months shy of being 18, I am so happy he's geeky enough to want to hang out with his old mom and dad at the movies instead of his friends.
I think he's gonna enjoy it more than the rest of us. The film is for sure for the new generation with the new characters.
I personally enjoyed the film.It was great, but I wasn't blown away! JJ Abrams did a hard task to bring Episode 7 to the screen when George Lucas swore that it would never happen.
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Kylo didnt seem scary or threatening at all. He kind of came off like some spoiled kid. And since he's no certified Jedi or Sith lord, he has no control of his temper aka taking his saber and tearing shit up on a nearby control panel. I was a little disappointed that he took his mask off...twice. It kind of ruined any chance he had to take himself seriously. they could've showed the backside of his head and showed his hair while hes taking off the mask to add some mystery. Geez! I Liked Poe's character though, and look forward to the backstory of Rey and her knowledge of the Force.
The movie had an overall feel to the first SW ( a safe move for the writers and storyline) but felt like a sequel.
And don't worry...Han Solo is in the next 2 films!
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How can they kill the greatest character ever created (after Jake and Elwood)? I had a tear in my eye after the scene. The feelings are like watching the death of Hank Schrader and nearly every unexpected death of a character you like from Game Of Thrones combined.
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How can they kill the greatest character ever created (after Jake and Elwood)? I had a tear in my eye after the scene. The feelings are like watching the death of Hank Schrader and nearly every unexpected death of a character you like from Game Of Thrones combined.
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Come on, from the moment he was announced in the movie, we all knew he would die. Harrison Ford and Lawrence Kasdan wanted Han Solo to die in the first movies. Lucas didn't agree, just to sell more toys. Even without the spoiler, I was pretty sure Han Solo would die.
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I knew someone would die but i didn't who it would be. I thought maybe a secondary character.
It's also kind of weird that the Lucas film logo has complete silence right before the 'a long time ago' thing. I miss the 20th century fox logo :(
Damn, damn, damn, I was going to watch SW tonight, but caught bloody cold over the weekend and I'm sick as hell, so no SW for me tonight...
God, I'm so pissed! >:(
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so which Star Wars actor will get an an automobile/plan accident next? I need more face scars in my life
Quote from: androidgeoff on Dec 21, 2015, 15:41Spoiler
so which Star Wars actor will get an an automobile/plan accident next? I need more face scars in my life
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Chewbacca. Because Chewbacca withouth Han is worthless (Episode 3 anyone?)
Ok, I saw it twice now, just to make sure of my opinion, and without to much hype. And man, I'm definitely surprised about this film. What a great ride, it's just great, a good return to the Star Wars universe, awesome visuals, great score and sound design, superb interaction between new and old characters. Can't wait for later episodes, and how the spin off films will turn out.
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That dead of Han Solo make me cry like a baby, didn't cry that much since I was 6 years old.
OMG OMG OMG T Minus 3 & 1/2 Hours To Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I might have to see this in the theater 5 or 6 more times before I can decide if I like it or not...
Finally saw it yesterday, and I love it!
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Not even the awful plot recycling could spoil the fun for me. It was entertaining and has loveable new characters. That's everything a Star Wars movie needs.
Quote from: Born In Planet Dust on Dec 24, 2015, 06:58
I think I might have to see this in the theater 5 or 6 more times before I can decide if I like it or not...
I had to see it twice before I had a concrete opinion for sure...
And I did enjoy it a whole bunch. It's a good movie. It's not amazing. But I'm excited for the other two.
My biggest issues however...
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One. Kylo Ren could have seen what was in Rey's brain, had she not had jedi powers to protect her, right? So why couldn't he simply see what was in Po's brain earlier and find out where the map was?
Two. The Starkiller planet sucked up all the energy from the sun to power its weapon. Where exactly was the sun it drew the energy from when it destroyed the Republic? I guess there could have been two suns in that particular system, maybe? But if not it would have had to move to some other sun, which, as a planet, I'm pretty sure it couldn't do. And if it had been successful in drawing in the energy from the sun it was currently draining to destroy the rebels, it would have been completely unusable afterwards because there were no more suns around.
It also didn't seem to get any darker anywhere considering the sun had nearly vanished...
Yes. I'm being that guy. But it could have drawn it's power from something else that took 30 minutes to charge. Why the sun?
Theatrical mix of the SW soundtrack available for download here:
http://www.starwars-union.de/nachrichten/16493/rss/
OK, when are we going to be able to openly discuss this film without hiding behind spoiler tags?
Seriously. Spoiler tags are appreciated but the nod-and-wink mood in here is totally vibing the whole Chems album leak thing. :D
I want to talk Star Wars with my favorite people but don't wish to discuss behind a veil of spoiler tags. I think we should set a date for open discussion (maybe Dec 26, or Jan 1) and modify the topic so it has a spoiler warning. What say you?
I got a gift card in a reel can and am going to watch it soon. Can you hold on some more days?
I'm going tomorrow, finally! Can't wait for those spoiler buttons to stop tempting me, let me tell you! ;)
It hurts, but of course I can wait! :)
Quote from: whirlygirl on Dec 25, 2015, 15:45
I want to talk Star Wars with my favorite people but don't wish to discuss behind a veil of spoiler tags. I think we should set a date for open discussion (maybe Dec 26, or Jan 1) and modify the topic so it has a spoiler warning. What say you?
Here here!
Loved it!
Quote from: Enjoyed on Dec 25, 2015, 02:08I had to see it twice before I had a concrete opinion for sure...
And I did enjoy it a whole bunch. It's a good movie. It's not amazing. But I'm excited for the other two.
My biggest issues however...
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One. Kylo Ren could have seen what was in Rey's brain, had she not had jedi powers to protect her, right? So why couldn't he simply see what was in Po's brain earlier and find out where the map was?
Two. The Starkiller planet sucked up all the energy from the sun to power its weapon. Where exactly was the sun it drew the energy from when it destroyed the Republic? I guess there could have been two suns in that particular system, maybe? But if not it would have had to move to some other sun, which, as a planet, I'm pretty sure it couldn't do. And if it had been successful in drawing in the energy from the sun it was currently draining to destroy the rebels, it would have been completely unusable afterwards because there were no more suns around.
It also didn't seem to get any darker anywhere considering the sun had nearly vanished...
Yes. I'm being that guy. But it could have drawn it's power from something else that took 30 minutes to charge. Why the sun?
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Poe didn't see the map. That old guy just gives him the USB stick but he never sees the map.
The Starkiller base can destroy a system from very far away. It's why they can see the ray from whichever planet they're on. So the Sun doesn't have to be in the same system they're destroying
Quote from: whirlygirl on Dec 25, 2015, 15:45OK, when are we going to be able to openly discuss this film without hiding behind spoiler tags?
Seriously. Spoiler tags are appreciated but the nod-and-wink mood in here is totally vibing the whole Chems album leak thing. :D
I want to talk Star Wars with my favorite people but don't wish to discuss behind a veil of spoiler tags. I think we should set a date for open discussion (maybe Dec 26, or Jan 1) and modify the topic so it has a spoiler warning. What say you?
Whirly...you call it. Most of us are ready.
I'm waiting until the 31st on FB, but a 'spoiler' warning in the header is a good idea.
And Csar...c'mon dude!
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I loved it and didn't mind the callbacks. My one critcism was the Starkiller superweapon. Having it be simply a base with a new gathering army would have been just as effective and the rescue would have worked just as well. Maybe moreso if Leia decided to send backup only after Han leaves without support. The superweapon aspect felt rushed, and a weapon that can extinguish stars is dangerous enough in iteslf.
Sorry, haven't got around to see it yet, had some things on my plate. Please, go ahead, no need to wait for me. I can avoid this thread and chime in when I've watched it. I don't want to make you guys angry. Because anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering... and to the dark side!
Quote from: whirlygirl on Dec 25, 2015, 15:45
OK, when are we going to be able to openly discuss this film without hiding behind spoiler tags?
Seriously. Spoiler tags are appreciated but the nod-and-wink mood in here is totally vibing the whole Chems album leak thing. :D
I want to talk Star Wars with my favorite people but don't wish to discuss behind a veil of spoiler tags. I think we should set a date for open discussion (maybe Dec 26, or Jan 1) and modify the topic so it has a spoiler warning. What say you?
I think we should wait until it's out on DVD etc. I've only just seen the thing myself (looked good in 3D!), and I'd hate to have accidentally clicked this thread and seen spoilers beforehand. It's not that hard to click the spoiler button is it?
Speaking of which...
Quote from: inchemwetrust on Dec 20, 2015, 20:30I personally enjoyed the film...
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And don't worry...Han Solo is in the next 2 films!
Well...
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I'm not sure how his character can survive, but both Character and Actor are listed for Episode VIII on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/?ref_=nv_sr_4). Could he be a ghost like Obi Wan? Kept 'alive' by his belief in the Force and with the spiritual help of Luke and Leia?
BTW I also think Rey must be Luke's daughter.
ps, as an Irishman I was waiting for the scene they filmed in Ireland and thought I must have failed to notice it. But there it was, right at the end!
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Apparently Abrams won't be directing the other films? (heard on howard stern interview) These franchises can either improve or go to shit when this happens. I guess if they keep up the art direction and same script writer it might survive. And Lucas not liking the 'retro' feel of it pffft. let it go. I thought it was a good balance.
Fun fact, in the "forceback" when Rey touches Luke's lightsaber and you can hear lines from Yoda, Luke, Obi Wan, etc... You hear Alec Guiness' Obi Wan saying "Rey". This was obviously not a new recording of Guinness, since he's dead. They instead took a line from the old movies where Guinness says "Afraid" and cut it to get the middle part so that it comes out as "Rey"
Just like in the beginning of Not Another Drugstore where the Chemical brothers edited an NBA broadcast with Hubie Brown saying, "now next you plan to dunk it" into "exit planet dust"
Watched it today. Was mildly impressed. Losing my gift card with a code for another movie didn't make it more impressive.
Quote from: MIKL on Jan 03, 2016, 02:11
Apparently Abrams won't be directing the other films? (heard on howard stern interview) These franchises can either improve or go to shit when this happens. I guess if they keep up the art direction and same script writer it might survive. And Lucas not liking the 'retro' feel of it pffft. let it go. I thought it was a good balance.
Agreed! The writers gotta stay, but the next film.....i dont know man! The film can better or just another 'Episode 2'!
Some interesting reviews on IMDB
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...many of them negative. This is one of the shorter ones that perhaps reflects what many are thinking:
spoilers inside: Please tell me i'm wrong for hating this.
1/10
Author: daveszaero from London
19 December 2015
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
The Plot...
Lonely, abandoned kid, barely existing in some desert junk yard, Accidentally (destiny) becomes a key figure. Father/son struggling to rekindle after a betrayal. Must stop super planet weapon from destroying peaceful planets by sneaking into the support site and taking down the shields. don't forget to hit the achilles heel and fly off before it all goes boom.
Did the writers have any new ideas, other then overt political correctness?
Despite the warm and fuzzy cameos and some new faces, There was no political intrigue, genuine suspense nor interesting fight sequences. We spend the whole movie waiting for the relationships to be confirmed without any interesting twists.
END
I guess JJ got the look and feel of the film right - no boring discussions about trade disputes, but the story was kinda similar to the original 1977 film. There's a review entitled "It's not a sequel but a remake" currently at the top of page 1 of the reviews HERE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/reviews?start=0) which goes into more detail. There are also comments about how Han Solo went out (assuming he's gone) with a whimper instead of a bang, which are difficult to argue with.
Maybe I need to get off IMDB...
pretty soonNOW. This comment on Rey's character is probably overthinking things, but it did make me smile:
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To put it mildly. We are expected to believe a 5 year old girl is just dropped off on some planet, then 15 years later she is living alone in the wreck of an AT AT working as a scavenger. With, apparently, no parental figures around. So how does this work the first few weeks, as a 5 year old? How did she survive the slavers and sex traffickers? How does she acquire food and shelter? Where did she get the posh accent? Why is she eeking out miserable existence as a scavenger when she has lethal martial arts skills and is a masterful mechanic? Why doesn't she do what the vast majority of girls do in that situation, find some man or become a prostitute/drug addict?
But I'm supposed to believe, going by what the movie tells me, that she has grown up on her own. Taught herself all her skills on her own. Surviving on a planet full of villains and apparently no police force, on her own. And yet she's the sweetest, cleanest posh girl you are likely to meet in the entire galaxy.
Thank you JJ. Thanks for not insulting our intelligence.
^I've seen it twice so far, and that's still my quibble. We know
nothing about Rey's background. I assume (hope) the future films will address this in more detail - it's such a gaping hole, hopefully intentionally.
But the whole movie has an issue with dropping you in the middle of things. Not that the other films didn't do that, but we were given time to learn about R2D2, C3PO, Luke, Leia, and everyone else in turn as they're introduced. We got to see who they were before they were thrown into events. Here, we're at best "told" the background of Fin, Rey, Rylo, etc. making it harder to care about what they go through.
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Especially Han and Leia's relationship, what Ben did to it, and Han's final confrontation with his son - it's relegated to a single awkward conversation and a sudden death scene. This should be heartbreaking!
And the film is so fast paced, I never felt sucked into the world or story as I did in any of the first 6 films - maybe because I saw them as a kid, but it just feels a lot harder to immerse into the world of Star Wars with this film than it did with all the others. I wouldn't have minded 10 more minutes of runtime. Only from making some scenes a few seconds longer. Hold on a shot for a while. Take your time!
Finally, the plot of this film lifts SO much from Episode 4, it practically plays out as an alternate version of Episode 4! If the next film borrows this heavily from Episode 5 I'm going to be annoyed.
All this being said I did like it. Great action sequences, very entertaining and well realized characters (even if we know very little about them), nailed the visual style of the old films too (though there was less "new" to get into thanks to that). It was thoroughly entertaining, funny, exciting, all that.
I saw it a third time this past weekend. I haven't seen a movie this many times in the theater since I was in junior high, hahaha! I am... A bit embarrassed to be nerding out so hard over this movie. I understand people are annoyed at how closely this resembles A New Hope, but as that was my favorite of the Star Wars films (and was my first movie-going experience), I am not the least bit bothered by the borrowed nostalgia. The repeat viewings also give me a chance to notice things I didn't catch when I was too dazzled the first time around. It also gives me some leverage when trying to digest the plethora of theories and commentaries floating around.
It does have plot holes, and there are questions left unanswered and the film could have benefitted from being a tad longer to bring us up to speed with the character's back stories. However this is just a new beginning and I believe the gaps will tighten and there will be answers to our questions as the new leg of the Star Wars journey moves forward.
Quote from: WhiteNoise on Jan 05, 2016, 22:51
^I've seen it twice so far, and that's still my quibble. We know nothing about Rey's background.
Well in the screenplay....
The Force Awakens (http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/leaked-star-wars-the-force-awakens-screenplay-answers-heaps-of-questions?utm_content=buffer1cbac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#gallery-1)
Obviously don't click this if you haven't seen it yet.
Personally I don't agree with the conclusion that they sort of come to about Rey.
None of you was bothered by fact that anyone now in that universe can just pick up lightsabre and, with no training at all in force, parry Sith apprentice?
Yes! That was my beef! Maybe that's always been the case and I wasn't paying attention. Also Fin with no Force successfully fights Kylo Ren (?!?!?)
Kylo Ren is weak, thats why
Quote from: TJEFFS2000 on Jan 07, 2016, 12:45
Yes! That was my beef! Maybe that's always been the case and I wasn't paying attention. Also Fin with no Force successfully fights Kylo Ren (?!?!?)
Kylo is badly injured (remember how Chewie's crossbow sends all those stormtroopers flying ?) and upset (he just killed his father).
Quote from: sandelic on Jan 07, 2016, 08:37None of you was bothered by fact that anyone now in that universe can just pick up lightsabre and, with no training at all in force, parry Sith apprentice?
I figured Finn had the same combat training as the First Order trooper wielding the riot control baton. Finn was a fully trained trooper set in the sanitation area, not a janitor as people elsewhere have said. Ren at full strength should have been no match, but I could suspend belief between the injury and training. And Finn did get sliced up in the end.
Quote from: Ben_j on Jan 07, 2016, 14:20
(he just killed his father).
No more spoiler tags?
Quote from: ThePumisher on Jan 07, 2016, 16:08No more spoiler tags?
It's been three weeks. Many people have seen it 2+ times. At this point everyone that cares has had plenty of time to go or should know to stay off links that stay 'Star Wars'.
Except China. Sorry China.
Quote from: androidgeoff on Jan 03, 2016, 13:31
Just like in the beginning of Not Another Drugstore where the Chemical brothers edited an NBA broadcast with Hubie Brown saying, "now next you plan to dunk it" into "exit planet dust"
Now obviously I have things to say about Star Wars but I'd never heard that anecdote about Not Another Drugstore? I'd always that thought that was part of Justin Warfield's little "exit planet dust and fly from planet nine" monologue? Or are you talking about something different?
New 'trailers' for the old trilogy. (http://io9.gizmodo.com/these-tfa-style-trailers-for-the-original-star-wars-fil-1751989361)
(http://abload.de/img/recognizeredarmysjwx.jpg)
(http://abload.de/img/theforceawakensstoryuvkw3.jpg)
I've still yet to see the new Star Wars.
However, Battlefront on xbox1 now and forever.
(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sw018.gif)
Bantha Fodder, I am not.
de wanna wanga
ne jaba no wada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J3czIIBukE
Star Wars Album to feature Flying Lotus, Rick Rubin, JJ Abrams (http://pitchfork.com/news/63412-star-wars-album-to-feature-flying-lotus-rick-rubin-jj-abrams-listen-to-new-flying-lotus-rubin-and-baauer-tracks/)
V excited to hear the Röyksopp tune. Their last album was sublime.
Yeah, last Royksopp album was seriously great!
Here's the Röyksopp tune. (http://pitchfork.com/news/63443-listen-to-royksopps-bounty-hunters-from-rick-rubins-star-wars-compilation/)
Sounds like Song of Life by Leftfield in the middle. Hints of Daft Punk's TRON soundtrack too.
Not what I was expecting. But still yummy.
Oh yeah, that's amazing!
Edit: Apparently they already played the song live last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8itdxllRek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu2KFhtrBZM
^ Epiiic.
(that "Exclusive" jingle from Zane's show is without doubt 'influenced' by Pete Tong. Just sayin)
They could have told me it was a Chems track and I'd have believed them. I love it.
And dang! I seriously need to see those boys live.
Seriously, this track is ace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZJkKscK9M
Btw, the track is already avialable via Amazon, Google Play Music and I assume other major music vendors.
Episode VIII started filming today. As per No. 2 on this BAFTA article/list thingy:
BAFTAs (http://uk.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/bafta-tv-awards-2016/)
Quote from: Skyscraper on Feb 15, 2016, 13:23Episode VIII started filming today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQMLE4FuIQ
There is also unconfirmed rumor that part of E8 will be shot in Croatia, Dubrovnik
It worked for game of thrones, but I can't see that for SW
Here are some of the best tracks of the Head Space album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JAiEYWlLYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px2aXHDby98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4Yw-u4B14
Butthole eyes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs3sVrm_W4o&nohtml5=False
Saw this the other day. They're pretty good those guys. I'll admit to wasting a good amount of time watching them debate things on their Movie Fights shows each week.
And I had never thought about the Chewie snub from Leia. Poor show.
I have to say, having seen the movie maybe 4 times now, I don't have much desire to see it again for a long time (unlike Harry Potter, which I finished making my girlfriend watch last night and am totally ready to re-watch).
This looks pretty fun though...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg
Rogue One looks good ! It will be nice to dive back in the original trilogy universe.
Quote from: Ben_j on Apr 07, 2016, 13:28
Rogue One looks good ! It will be nice to dive back in the original trilogy universe.
Right!? All I wanna see is At-Ats on the big screen again.
Oh shit! is that IG-88 @ :28!!!???
Nerd alert!
http://www.starwarsdubrovnik.com/
Quote from: Enjoyed on Apr 07, 2016, 13:27
This looks pretty fun though...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg
Excited for this!
Hit pause at 1.11 on the above trailer. It's Canary Wharf station on the London Underground.
On the right is a glass and metal "wall" to stop people people falling onto the tracks, with doors built in to line up with the train doors when it pulls into the station (though the majority of stations don't have this). On the left are escalataors which have been made to look like they're not escalators. Fascinating ,eh?
Quote from: Skyscraper on Apr 11, 2016, 14:58
Hit pause at 1.11 on the above trailer. It's Canary Wharf station on the London Underground.
On the right is a glass and metal "wall" to stop people people falling onto the tracks, with doors built in to line up with the train doors when it pulls into the station (though the majority of stations don't have this). On the left are escalataors which have been made to look like they're not escalators. Fascinating ,eh?
I don't know, lots of subway stations look like that. Maybe they just took inspiration from it and built something that looked like that in studios ?
EDIT: ok I've seen more pictures and yeah it looks like Canary Wharf
For lazy people:
https://twitter.com/Stu_FX/status/718383218974670849
Melty Vader helmet for $3500 (http://www.shortlist.com/news/disney-and-star-wars-are-selling-their-own-incredible-props#gallery-1)
and
Rogue One is so bad Disney chiefs ordered FOUR WEEKS of reshoots (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3617215/Star-Wars-spin-Rogue-One-bad-Disney-chiefs-ordered-FOUR-WEEKS-reshoots.html)
Oh, this is nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLuvkcV2oi4
Quote from: Skyscraper on Jun 03, 2016, 17:04
Melty Vader helmet for $3500 (http://www.shortlist.com/news/disney-and-star-wars-are-selling-their-own-incredible-props#gallery-1)
Or this (https://jet.com/product/detail/a130886be41e43908f80af8b2bcdca73?jcmp=pla:ggl:gen_animals_pet_supplies_a3:pet_supplies_a3_other:na:PLA_345535620_23673112140_pla-164675998140:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&ds_c=gen_animals_pet_supplies_a3&ds_cid&ds_ag=pet_supplies_a3_other&product_id=a130886be41e43908f80af8b2bcdca73&product_partition_id=164675998140&gclid=CjwKEAjwsr-6BRCLvrj785rbhTsSJADjUxakE6tUgrRb9eRnoLbFpKAOq_mB_TfjOd8kL_O6Y04vpxoC9nXw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#&gid=1&pid=1) for 25 bucks...
https://twitter.com/RalphusMoorus/status/753975475266056192
0.59 Storm Troopers march past the ticket barriers at London's Canary Wharf tube station.
2.06 This guy looks a bit too "Guardians of the Galaxy" for my taste.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUb_zpdyDpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY
http://www.depthoffieldmagazine.com/2012/07/29/starwarsploitation-sounds-star-wars-on-record-1977-1979/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BN3XpHEF9pw/
https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty/status/807814013597806597
https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty/status/807814333082152960
https://twitter.com/ConnerWS/status/807814904035950592
Argh, I won't see it until the 20th.
Kevin Smith said it's good. Empire Strikes Back good. I'm excited !
Really liked it!
Better then force awakens. Better acting was the biggest difference in this film.
Saw on an Imax screen... recommended!
4 out of 5 stars!
Spoiler
when darth is multitasking in the corridor near the end of the movie!
I like what I'm hearing so far, can't wait to see it.
Got tickets for IMAX, also 20th! Yeah! ;D
I liked it, however
Spoiler
the CGI Tarkin and Leia were way inside the uncanny valley :/
Quote from: Ben_j on Dec 18, 2016, 20:03I liked it, however
Spoiler
the CGI Tarkin and Leia were way inside the uncanny valley :/
I don't know if you guys are aware of this, but when someone hides something under spoiler button, when I get a mail about that post, in mail it shows full message, including stuff hidden under spoiler button.
I don't mind, just saying.
Quote from: sandelic on Dec 19, 2016, 11:04
I don't know if you guys are aware of this, but when someone hides something under spoiler button, when I get a mail about that post, in mail it shows full message, including stuff hidden under spoiler button.
I don't mind, just saying.
Don't subscribe to posts susceptible to have spoilers then :P
As I said, I don't mind.
I was just trying to point to a obviously unintended side-affect.
Quote from: Ben_j on Dec 18, 2016, 20:03I liked it, however
Spoiler
the CGI Tarkin and Leia were way inside the uncanny valley :/
Spoiler
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d-KJGLRmt0w&feature=youtu.be
I guess they had a little to work with to make him. Nitpicks: I thought it was good on both tarkin and leia, but tarkin imo looked cgiish but acceptable in my terms, but leia looked like she had puffy cheecks!
Spoiler
I thought it was great!
This is the stuff we would've needed in the Prequels.
"Well, I enjoyed that more than I thought I would" ;D
So many cut scenes. I hope there is a director's cut edition when the movie gets released on blu ray.
I liked it, lots of action
QuoteAll these Star Wars ROGUE ONE scenes and dialogue were included in the official trailers and TV spots, but they were eventually left on the cutting floor during the editing, and were not included in the movie for different reasons. It's a shame, there are many great scenes here, from the planets Lah'mu, Eadu and Jedha, to the Rebel Base on Yavin 4, Death Star and the final battle on Scarif!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rjq6FGTp5c
I thought is was really, really, really fucking good. Different, but familiar. It was not only a Star Wars film from a different perspective, it was a straight up war movie!
I fell asleep during the first half of Rogue One.
Didn't like the characters, didn't like the actors/actresses portraying the characters, the editing/story execution was bad, plot jumped between a bunch of different systems needlessly, little exposition and setup for the characters...
But the latter half of the movie was very good. Conceptually it's awesome--it's fantastic to see a back story to getting the death star plans and I loved the way that they ended it right back where it originally started. It was fulfilling.
The inclusion of the CGI Princess Leia + Grand Moff Tarkin was... odd... Especially Leia. Damn. Cartoon.
I freakin loved it!
I liked how it filled the Rebel gap leading up to A New Hope. It was dark and more devastating than I was expecting. I avoided all commentary and articles on the net beforehand so everything was fresh and unspoiled. I can't wait to see it again so I can catch some details I missed the first time around.
May the force be with her :'(
http://www.vox.com/2016/12/27/14071930/carrie-fisher-dies-obituary-leia-star-wars
Not a huge fan of bad news :-[
OH FOR FUCK"S SAKE!!! 2016 : THE FUCKING YEAR THAT KEEPS FUCKING.
This year is fuckin horrible, til the very end :/
2016 can go fuck itself. Seriously.
Quote from: Stefan on Dec 27, 2016, 18:15
May the force be with her :'(
http://www.vox.com/2016/12/27/14071930/carrie-fisher-dies-obituary-leia-star-wars
Her mom,Debbie Rynolds (also an actress), just died! She was preparing funeral arrangements for her daughter when she had a stroke.
Just brutal!
My heart is broken.
And so continues the brutal soul harvest of 2016. I'll be glad when the year is over but it sucks the world will be that much more dim going into 2017.
May the force be with Carrie Fisher and her loving mother.
I don't even know what to say anymore, this is such a sad year, and when I heard what were her last words, I almost bawled.
Fuck you 2016, I wished I just slept through it.
May the force be with them both.
came back from the cinema. and yes, me gusta. better than episode 7, not better than episode 4-6. exact what i wanted from the movie.
Spoiler
and with cgi tarkin and leia: on tarkin you can see the cgi, on leia i haven't. but that could be because her scene was short as fuck. but be prepared, i think we meet cgi leia in episode 9 again
Just came back from Rogue One and I enjoyed it. I could be more critical, but the newness is winning me over for now. I will say, that was a lot of death, destruction, and apocalyptic scenarios for a Disney film.
I agree the acting was pretty bad, but I can't say I blame the actors/actresses. They didn't allow any character development. Too bad, because I have enjoyed the work of Ben Mendelsohn (please check him out on the season 1 series 'Bloodline' on Netflix), Diego Luna, and Forest Whitaker. It's probably for the best though, considering the movie was simply the glue between episodes 3 and 4.
The real star of this film is the Maldives. How fucking beautiful where those beach scenes?! Too bad the country will swallowed by the ocean soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-pTStLGGo
I see your Honest Trailer and I raise you a Bad Lip Reading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_hGITmNuo
Yes, that is fine and good and all, but let's focus on the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E
Quote from: MadPooter on Apr 13, 2017, 20:11
Yes, that is fine and good and all, but let's focus on the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E
One of my favourite songs of all time.
My fiancée got really sick of me constantly telling her that I could be a backpack while she runs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04NDE_Iim-I
Love a bit of Yoda hip hop. Surprisingly good at festivals too. (If you don't listen to this, at least jump to 16 min and 59 secs for a good chuckle. And a minute earlier for some impressive scratching).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75K6MckXsok
Here we go again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB4I68XVPzQ
Quote from: inchemwetrust on Apr 14, 2017, 17:30
Here we go again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB4I68XVPzQ
Very interesting. It seems like the shot from the Episode 7 trailer with Luke's hand on R2D2 is at the same moment as what we see in this trailer at 1:30. Looks like Luke in front of a burning Jedi temple
I cant remember correctly where I heard it but is that the place where all of the remaining jedi die except Luke. maybe this explains why there's a scene in the trailer where Kylos men walking away from the temple.
interesting trailer!
Celebrating 40 years of Star Wars and 50 years of Sgt. Pepper. Amazing work from these guys. Enjoy. May the 4th be with you. Love is all.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8s6sSjUyaxUk3mCUqiNuJiMNxs9QdthO
Quote from: Joslyn on May 06, 2017, 04:32
Celebrating 40 years of Star Wars and 50 years of Sgt. Pepper. Amazing work from these guys. Enjoy. May the 4th be with you. Love is all.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8s6sSjUyaxUk3mCUqiNuJiMNxs9QdthO
Oh shit! Didn't mean to steal your thunder - I posted this also (long after you) in the funny shit thread. But this is bumpin, because everyone needs to see this!
this is by far the best that comes along since the discovering of k+d+b
Quotemy uncle is grumpy all the time
Kittenkiller, but why is Star Wars pinned?
Tom's scoring the new film.
So the Cantina Band will play The Salmon Dance?
What's happening???
I dunno. Who stickied it?
Maybe I clicked something weird.
My underwear is sticky, but you don't see me bragging about it
I swear it wasn't me that stickied this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPY4TKo6uQ
Quote from: ThePumisher on Feb 23, 2018, 10:07https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPY4TKo6uQ
That actually made me want to watch the film
As it stands, I am not looking forward to it
what i can see from all the trailers is that donald glover is doing a real good job on playing lando (he really looks like a young version of billy dee williams). on the other hand emilia clarke looks like a version of dakota johnson from shades of grey.
https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/970280465583222787