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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2015 16:10:27 GMT -5
I thought it was very good and most of the complaints about plot or character development were understandable but they were done on purpose. I think you are either intrigued or annoyed by it. I felt it was a great start to a new trilogy! Without giving anything away here: there are so many people that want to know absolutely everything upfront instead of being patient and waiting for things to properly unfold. It's fun to speculate about certain story elements and characters...I'm still having daily conversations about the movie and what can come next. In my eyes, that shows a movie did it's job. That vagueness works really well staring off this new trilogy. I agree 100% |
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Post by Axis on Dec 22, 2015 16:26:20 GMT -5
Without giving anything away here: there are so many people that want to know absolutely everything upfront instead of being patient and waiting for things to properly unfold. It's fun to speculate about certain story elements and characters...I'm still having daily conversations about the movie and what can come next. In my eyes, that shows a movie did it's job. That vagueness works really well staring off this new trilogy. I agree 100% Yes, this is a good thing. |
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Post by Bonzo on Dec 22, 2015 17:39:26 GMT -5
Well since we shouldn't give away details about exactly why we loved it or hated it, which would spoil it for others, I'll just say this.
I give it a 6.5-7.0 out of 10. Good, but FAR from great. I like all the movies quite a bit, better than a 7 for sure (8's and 9's mostly). Out of the seven movies this one falls last in my book.
My wife, like Mark's, is a huge Sci-Fi fan, loves everything Star Wars, and she is in 100% agreement with me. Entertaining yes, but the movie is so full of very questionable direction decisions, and it totally lacks originality.
During the movie my wife was reminded of a main saying in the new Battlestar Gallactica series. "It's all happened before, and it will all happen again."
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Post by hemster on Dec 22, 2015 21:03:14 GMT -5
I'm now watching Star Trek Into Darkness on TV (on FX HD) and this... this is what was missing from the latest Disney effort, IMHO. The TV movie is engaging with a plot and the sound isn't half bad!  |
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Post by gus4emo on Dec 22, 2015 21:57:25 GMT -5
94 percent of us so far say it was great, and it is great, what's the problem? And the next one will be even better.
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Post by gus4emo on Dec 22, 2015 22:05:14 GMT -5
I see a few people here are full of it.
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Post by monkumonku on Dec 22, 2015 22:44:31 GMT -5
94 percent of us so far say it was great, and it is great, what's the problem? And the next one will be even better. Are you talking about Star Wars or the XMC-1? |
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Post by cawgijoe on Dec 22, 2015 23:56:12 GMT -5
Just got back from seeing it in 3D. I really didn't want to see it in 3D, but it was very well done. I really liked it. It's right up there with the three originals. The special effects are fantastic. Went with the family and we all liked it. The sound was excellent also. I thought the plot was fine. It's definitely a setup for future films. JJ Abrams really brought this franchise back. To me, it's a 4.5 out of 5. Will own this on blu-Ray.
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Post by pop on Dec 23, 2015 0:06:09 GMT -5
94 percent of us so far say it was great, and it is great, what's the problem? And the next one will be even better. It's usually the masses who are wrong. The movie was simply sort of boring. I liked it, but wasn't blown away. I will give it a second, third, fourth, and one hundredth chance just as I do all Star Wars movies. However, I can't help but feel that this movie in particular had so much less "Star Wars" elements to it. |
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Post by dust770 on Dec 23, 2015 3:44:58 GMT -5
I'll just jump in to say I loved it. My wife and I have seen it 3 times already and she wants to go see it again soon! For me, it is for right up there behind New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Also have to say it is some of the best 3D I have seen ever. Agree completely the 3D was great!! Though I will say it sucks when you go to an IMAX theater and the whole time your thinking, where's the bass? It sounds too quiet, this would sound so much better at home! Can't wait for the blu Ray! |
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Post by cawgijoe on Dec 23, 2015 6:34:44 GMT -5
94 percent of us so far say it was great, and it is great, what's the problem? And the next one will be even better. It's usually the masses who are wrong. The movie was simply sort of boring. I liked it, but wasn't blown away. I will give it a second, third, fourth, and one hundredth chance just as I do all Star Wars movies. However, I can't help but feel that this movie in particular had so much less "Star Wars" elements to it. It's amazing how people can look at something and see things differently. This was very Star Wars to me. It was predictable just as all sequels are, but it certainly was not boring. |
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Post by pop on Dec 23, 2015 7:59:48 GMT -5
It's usually the masses who are wrong. The movie was simply sort of boring. I liked it, but wasn't blown away. I will give it a second, third, fourth, and one hundredth chance just as I do all Star Wars movies. However, I can't help but feel that this movie in particular had so much less "Star Wars" elements to it. It's amazing how people can look at something and see things differently. This was very Star Wars to me. It was predictable just as all sequels are, but it certainly was not boring. I agree. Star Wars is a very trivial movie for people. kylo Ren was the toughest pill to swollow. I do believe I have seen Star Wars more than the average bear. This include all of 1-6. 4 didn't swing big with me either as a young adult, but as I saw 5 and 6 more and more, I gained a deep appreciation for 4. Maybe this will be the case with me. |
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Post by cgolf on Dec 23, 2015 8:23:49 GMT -5
At the end of the day, it's still just another movie!! My wife and I both enjoyed it and will return for the 3D version tonight just to see it. I felt that this was as much a homecoming for Harrison Ford as it was a Star Wars movie.
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Post by bootman on Dec 23, 2015 8:31:46 GMT -5
I'll just jump in to say I loved it. My wife and I have seen it 3 times already and she wants to go see it again soon! For me, it is for right up there behind New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Also have to say it is some of the best 3D I have seen ever. Agree completely the 3D was great!! Though I will say it sucks when you go to an IMAX theater and the whole time your thinking, where's the bass? It sounds too quiet, this would sound so much better at home! Can't wait for the blu Ray! The IMAX by me is the opposite. Too much bass to the point of it being a distraction. I thought there were standards that had to be maintained for IMAX? |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Dec 23, 2015 9:06:27 GMT -5
Saw it last night with my wife, we had both been trying (successfully) not to see or hear too much about it. I've never quite understood wanting to know everything possible about a movie before seeing it the first time, though do understand those who read books and then see adaptations, I like to be surprised. We both liked it quite a bit, though thought that it had a different feel. Went to a large screen with Atmos, no 3D; Atmos helped a little but seemed as if it could have been better balanced. I could have used a little more volume and bass too.
Afterwards I was thinking it was maybe like if the Beatles could put out a new album, so many expectations, so many comparisons, so much has changed in the mean time. Some would love it, others hate it, some would opine how it could have been if Yoko never came along. In the end though it would still be the Beatles, the greatest creative collaboration of all time, and to me this Star Wars is a bit like that.
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Post by vneal on Dec 23, 2015 9:17:31 GMT -5
The next sequel is already in production
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Post by cgolf on Dec 23, 2015 9:37:59 GMT -5
The next sequel is already in production Release date is mid 2017 and #9 sometime in 2019!!  |
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Post by brand on Dec 23, 2015 10:02:18 GMT -5
94 percent of us so far say it was great, and it is great, what's the problem? And the next one will be even better. Are you talking about Star Wars or the XMC-1? Thanks man, now I spilled my cola.  |
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Post by Bonzo on Dec 23, 2015 10:54:24 GMT -5
I see a few people here are full of it. Nice post. Maybe you should look in the mirror. |
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Post by tweed on Dec 23, 2015 14:01:21 GMT -5
Took my staff to see it monday afternoon. All really enjoyed it!
But, who would not want to be at the movies rather than work.
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