SilverWook

$57 million just from Thursday night screenings alone!

It’s better than the prequels by a mile. It’s not self contained like SW was, and we don’t know how anything that’s been set up is going to play out. It’s the first act of a three act play. And it had the massive task of reintroducing us to the Galaxy three decades after the Battle Of Endor.

It will be a lot easier to judge it once the next movie comes along.

Artoo “waking up” when she’s nearby is also a subtle hint.

RossDaBoss said:

SilverWook said:

Rey warned BB-8 that there were dangerous areas where the sand could swallow you up.

Ahh ok that makes sense… dont know how I missed her saying that? I must be getting old.

A new Star Wars movie is a lot to absorb on first viewing. Which is why we have to go see it several times. 😉

RossDaBoss said:

Does anyone know the crawl text, I missed the first few lines.

Can someone explain to me what happened to the crashed tie fighter?
Finn pulled Poe’s jacket from the tie wreck and then it just sinks into the sand and a big dust cloud goes up into the air. It was really wired scene and didn’t really make sense to me.

Kylo ren’s hissy fits were hilarious.

Rey warned BB-8 that there were dangerous areas where the sand could swallow you up.

I like that the movie took it’s time to establish what a crummy life she was living on a planet that’s arguably a bigger desolate hole than Tatooine. (Luke had it a lot better.) And that she could have easily left if not for the fading hope someone was coming back for her. Kind of heart breaking.

The troopers who decide to change direction as Kylo is losing his temper was really funny.

ZkinandBonez said:

hydrospanner said:

Come to think of it the only time we are ever even really shown Anakin’s great piloting skills in a real dog fight on screen is in ANH as Vader in the suit during the Death Star battle… when he wasn’t even written into the part of being Luke’s father yet… How sad is that.

Winning the Podrace, destroying the Trade Federation Command Centre, Battle of Coruscant? Or are you just referring to the OT? Because in that case that line about his skills was referring to a then dead character to set-up Luke having inherited his skills, hence justifying Luke’s sudden piloting skills during the Death Star attack at the end of ANH.

Luke piloting skills aren’t sudden. He is established as being a good pilot in his own right. Ben refers to it, and Luke talks about his skill in shooting womp rats from his T-16 Skyhopper in the pre battle briefing with Wedge. Biggs vouches for him with Red Leader in the scene partially restored to the SE.

There were Tribbles in Star Trek III you know. 😉

Jay said:

Like SilverWook said, this isn’t something I considered when I posted this topic. I don’t want to stifle discussion surrounding fan edits, so I’m inclined to allow it.

The title should contain a spoiler warning, though. Since users can’t edit their own topic titles right now, I’ll make that change myself manually tonight.

This thread is technically breaking our plot spoiler rules you know. The movie has barely been out a day!
http://originaltrilogy.com/announcement/The-Force-Awakens-How-to-behave-once-the-movie-is-out-This-means-everyone/id/46639
I will abide by what Jay has to say before any action is taken.

I wonder if that was one of the original props used in the OT?

Did anyone else notice Finn finding and tossing a training remote, (probably the same one Luke trained with) when he was rummaging through stuff aboard the Falcon?

TFA coming out no doubt resurrected it again.

Swazzy said:

Ben Kenobi had more lines than Luke Skywalker in this movie. Just…think about that.

The look on Luke’s face spoke volumes to me. Mark was wonderful without saying a word. And Luke turned out to be the MacGuffin.

RU.08 said:

SilverWook said:

Who the hell reads Forbes for movie reviews?

Not you I suppose. I liked the review though, it was a good read.

It wasn’t directed at you, I just wasn’t aware that a financial publication even had movie reviews. It’s like Entertainment Weekly having a stock tips column.

Who the hell reads Forbes for movie reviews?

Even though I’ve seen the trailer, I don’t think it will really sink in until I’m in the theater and the movie begins. Just a few hours to go!

Probably a lot harder to call in sick and play hooky these days when your phone can track your movements. 😉

Christmas break doesn’t start until next week for most school kids?

Tobar said:

Hey this is the non-spoiler thread, mister!

It was ten years ago, the statute of limitations apply. 😉

towne32 said:

SilverWook said:

There seems to be no safe place on the internet I can go where some dumbass doesn’t show up and throw out TFA spoilers. @$#@!@$##@#$@$$#%$#$#@##@#@#@##$%^&&^%%$#@#%^&(I(&^%$#@@W$%^&((())()!!!

I installed a chrome plugin called ‘unspoiler’ that is like adblock but for the keywords I chose (basically every SW character name and other key words). And I’ve added OT to the whitelist assuming that no one screws up here.

I still have the reflex of clicking the spoiler thread here, though, sometimes. Have been staying away from it since late last week.

Neat idea, but would it keep people from joining a chatroom and blurting it out? That’s what happened to me last night. Same exact spoiler though, which makes me think it’s morons doing “Snape Kills Dumbledore!” all over again.

There seems to be no safe place on the internet I can go where some dumbass doesn’t show up and throw out TFA spoilers. @$#@!@$##@#$@$$#%$#$#@##@#@#@##$%^&&^%%$#@#%^&(I(&^%$#@@W$%^&((())()!!!

That’s no moon on Conan O’Brian’s talk show set!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmYirdDz8I

This is the spoiler thread. Go nuts. 😉

Stay off twitter if you value your sanity. People are posting spoilers already.

I hope what I accidentally saw while updating the OT account was bogus.

I used to take stock in reviews, until I realized movies are a deeply personal experience, and the only opinion that really matters to me anymore is my own. 😉

With Roger Ebert’s passing, I don’t think there’s anyone left with any real clout to pass judgement on a film. Even the studios are starting to use Rotten Tomatoes scores in their ads.

That Travolta thing is everywhere! Already seen two of him in The Shining.

On a side note, I went to the Rifftrax encore last night. I never thought I’d see something worse than Manos, (and I like Manos) but Santa and The Ice Cream Bunny makes Manos look like Citizen Kane!

I also started to panic when the group seated behind me began to discuss Star Wars before the show started. 😉