lordsidi said:
Well, IMHO I really liked Super 8 because I grew up in that period and it was nostalgic for me and as much as I had enjoyed most of the previous Star Treks I thought he put a breath of new life into a somewhat old dog. I guess the only gripe with Into Darkness,even though I adore Benedict Cumberbatch is that all the other characters were pretty much similar in look and tone as the original crew,but Khan was supposed to be from India or southeast Asia, I think so why they would cast a very proper sounding Englishman in the role confuses me. Getting back to my original post though, I maybe in a minority but I'm not even interested in reading anything about Ep 7 or the fact they are bringing Han, Leia and Luke back. Should I be?
Agree about Super8. To me, looking back on it, Super8 was actually proof of concept that JJ Abrams could capture the visual style of Star Wars. The PT visually appeared to be a different franchise.
The sequels hinge on a couple key factors.
1. Can it capture that same visual style and feel?
2. Will JJ be able to make us like the characters? none of the PT characters seemed like anything more than acquaintances to each other. There was no real bond between any of the character and therefore we could not care less about them. As I said in another thread, the Millenium Falcon is a key device to that end and I believe it is being used in the sequels as more than just fan service.