The Force Awakens

Just saw it. It's not the originals. I don't think it was meant to be. It's a new story with new heroes. And some familiar well loved heroes are there to impart continuity, wisdom, and pass the torch. I felt it was well done and in very good taste.

Just saw the movie. It was a good movie. Reminded me of the
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Visually stunning, and I did like seeing old faces,even some of the new ones, and it gave me that....feel. You know what I mean, I cant speak it, but its that feel you get that just takes you into that place, and time. Part nostalgia, part not...

Still, not very creative in the sense of story.

My wife and I watched it yesterday. Both of us absolutely loved it. It's not going to replace the original trilogy for me (nothing ever will), but it's on the same level. Fantastically done.

Not sure about the 3D, either, though.

There were parts I loved, and others I downright hated, it was terribly predictable. Let's hope the next two in the series are better...

Khaos wrote: Visually stunning, and I did like seeing old faces,even some of the new ones, and it gave me that....feel. You know what I mean, I cant speak it, but its that feel you get that just takes you into that place, and time. Part nostalgia, part not...

Still, not very creative in the sense of story.

Agreed.

Force Awakens was a very good film, it had all the right elements and it was good in all the right places. But it didn't seem like much of a Star Wars film. More style than substance. Everything was just "explained", we were told things instead of having them shown to us.

However I'm open-minded to what the next films will produce, hopefully this is just the intro to get everyone up to speed...

Yeah, the writing wasn't exactly stellar, but at the same time I found that I didn't really mind. Like, it took a lot from the first three films, and played as sort of a non-stop homage to the originals... and that's exactly what I wanted. Loved the lead actors, loved seeing the old faces again. I definitely want to go back and watch it a few more times in cinemas.

(3D was totally worth it to me)

Akkarin wrote: Force Awakens was a very good film, it had all the right elements and it was good in all the right places. But it didn't seem like much of a Star Wars film. More style than substance. Everything was just "explained", we were told things instead of having them shown to us.

However I'm open-minded to what the next films will produce, hopefully this is just the intro to get everyone up to speed.

Yup, pretty much my take on it too.

It was a fantastic film.

I'm just struggling to see it as a part of the same series as the other six (or even the original trilogy in isolation). It (something that I couldn't quite put my finger on, but something in the method of storytelling) felt so different...

I think I'm going to have to go and see it again to see if it sits a little better in that respect the second-time around...

So I'm an odd and confused mix of thrilled that it was a great film and disappointed that it wasn't the Star Wars that I know and love.

Honestly I think (because I had the same sort of feeling you two do right after watching it) it's the pacing. the pacing is drastically JJ-styled, whereas the originals were made in a completely different time by a director who had totally different primary influences. Personally I think it would have hit the spot perfectly had it been an hour longer, (so we could have spent more time developing the film and the characters) but then I'm a glutton for punishment. :side:

For me, its simply the fact that they already did this story.