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Ok. Who's seen it?

I saw it last night and thought it was pretty good. Paid homage to the original trilogy with a focus on a new story line. Good acting. A sense of style and humanism was injected into the film. It wasn't overly focused on CGI like I, II and III were, but obviously CGI was critical to the movie.

Jar Jar Binks was killer in this film.... J/K.

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I thought it was excellent and I'm a huge fan. I thought it was well acted, good pacing (mix of action and story) and interesting plot. Adam Driver was much better than expected. I had my doubts when he was cast, but he was phenomenal.
 
Driver was great; I agree. He doesn't engender the sense of fear that Vader did, but I suspect that may be a factor of the time in which IV came out and the aura surrounding Vader. However, I think they did a great job of making him a compelling misguided evil character without making him a complete evil psycho.

I'm a big fan as well, and I actually thought I, II and III were ok, but they obviously fell way short of expectations.

I knew this movie would never replace the original trilogy for me, but I left the theater feeling very satisfied and will definitely be seeing it again in the theater with my family. (I had to see it on opening night to avoid the inevitable draw towards reading the reviews.)

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Timothy Zahn series. Tales of bounty hunters. Handful of comics. Not much else.

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Good film...
I especially liked the part where, after getting
married to that hooker Locklear, Kirk is promoted
to full-partner status at a Boston law firm. :dblthumb2:


Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
I especially liked the part where, after getting

married to that hooker Locklear, Kirk is promoted

to full-partner status at a Boston law firm.





Bob
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That was my favorite part too!
 
Movie was great, totally enjoyed how the Jar Jar binks theory was true, that he IS the Sith Lord, all goofy and stuff like Yoda..........JK..........or not........ lulz.
 
I was never a real star wars fan. I did like the 1st set more than the second. I will catch it on cable. The reviews make it less campy as some movies were so that is a plus.
 
I've always been a huge fan of Star Wars, especially the original 3. Honestly cannot say how many times I have watched those movies. Never gets old. I wasn't a big fan of the last 3, way TOO much CGI,and jar jar binks. The last one was the better of the last three though, when we got to see how Anikan turns into vader full blown.

As for the New film, it did a great homage to the original 3 movies, and it's characters. Like some of you said, I thought Adam driver did a surprisingly great job. I look forward to seeing it again with family and friends.
 
Saw it last night in 3D. I am at the theatre right now to see it again in non-3D. The 3D is really bad in this movie. The movie itself is a 8/10 for me.
 
Calendyr said:
Saw it last night in 3D. I am at the theatre right now to see it again in non-3D. The 3D is really bad in this movie.
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I don't know that I would call the 3D bad but, it sure did not contribute anything other than the need to wear the uncomfortable glasses and adding $4.00 to the cost of the ticket.
 
The are a lot of visual glitches in the 3D version. Double chins on characters comes to mind, out of focus parts of the images, it is really distracting. After seeing it again in non-3D, I can tell you the experience was much better.
 
I think part of what makes this series such a cultural icon is the fact its been such a long time between trilogies. I read Disney now plans to release a new Star Wars movie every year or two forever. In my opinion, it will probably kill the magic that these films are. I am rewatching the original trilogy before I head to the theater, but I am looking forward to it.
 
tenblade2001 said:
Each time you watch it, you pick up another tidbit. I'm pretty convinced I know the identity of Supreme Commander Snoke
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Yup. Something new every time. Any of the books related to the movie give you a lot more insight into many aspects. Lots and lots to digest. I think I got a pretty good idea as to what's going on with Snoke, but I'll also be very happy to be surprised.
 
roguegeek said:
Yup. Something new every time. Any of the books related to the movie give you a lot more insight into many aspects. Lots and lots to digest. I think I got a pretty good idea as to what's going on with Snoke, but I'll also be very happy to be surprised.
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All the EU books are "non cannon".
 
tenblade2001 said:
All the EU books are "non cannon".
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Yup. All EU books that were designated Legends. All of the new books coming out (and a lot from the last year) are canon.

Edit: We need a spoiler-ok thread so we can jump into some details here. ;)
 
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