SPOILER THREAD: SW: The Force Awakens

[Krayt]

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[Krayt]

RENs real name super bugs me..... Damn EU scrapping! And if you don't know EU names be thankful!

And the last few actions really annoyed me.... Moving weapons around at a time like that... Come on! At least when on dvd I can press stop as soon as the hood is lowered! My step kid likened it to shots from bod and the beautiful!

And damn you Lego! Fix my shuttle!

[Meister]

RENs real name super bugs me..... Damn EU scrapping! And if you don't know EU names be thankful!

And the last few actions really annoyed me.... Moving weapons around at a time like that... Come on! At least when on dvd I can press stop as soon as the hood is lowered! My step kid likened it to shots from bod and the beautiful!

And damn you Lego! Fix my shuttle!

LOL I was thinking what does the European Union have to do with Star Wars for a second before realising what you meant (sorry never went into expanded universe)

I was actually surprised that they actually continued to the "Island" scene (interesting how A certain someone already had that vision in their head, thumbs up on that one), I thought it would finish up with them departing for that journey, I agree though those scenes seemed unnecessarily prolonged, would have been fine to just cut off with the hood lowering, but then again walking up those stairs seemed unnecessary when you have a space ship lol

[Krayt]

LOL I was thinking what does the European Union have to do with Star Wars for a second before realising what you meant (sorry never went into expanded universe)

Han + Leia = Jania & Jacen (Twins, and Jacen eventually turns Darth), and Anakin
Luke + Mara Jade (Secret emperors assassin who turns good ) = Ben

Hence my dislike

[Omega Metro]

They should of called it 'Star Wars Millenium Falcon' cos that was all that was in it. I came out with mixed feelings. Wouldn't say I loved it. But didn't hate it either. Watching it again Saturday so will analyze it further. There was only 4 people in the cinema watching it.

[Raider]

Well I am going to say I LOVED IT! Perhaps my expectations were lower given what happened with the Phantom Menace and the huge expectations I had then.

I thought the script was almost entirely original with a generous amount of nods to Ep IV and a few from V and VI. I didn't think that was over the top by any means and it catered to us older fans.

I am highly recommending this to my friends, with a proviso that they need to see it before they find out [SPOILER] - Kylo Ren is Han and Leia's kid, the force user is Rey and not Finn and Han's own kid kills him!

I had an idea in my head of who the characters were and how I expected things to play out.... i was totally off and that made the experience even more enjoyable. If you haven't seen it yet and you are reading this page, stop immediately and go and watch it!

[Meister]

Han + Leia = Jania & Jacen (Twins, and Jacen eventually turns Darth), and Anakin
Luke + Mara Jade (Secret emperors assassin who turns good ) = Ben

Hence my dislike

Ahhhh I see now, I guess maybe cause they only went with the one offspring in this version (so far that is) they must have felt that particular name would hold the most meaning out of them all.

[Meister]

i loved it but come on young person leaves desert planet trying to get droid containing important information to freedom fighters so they can find a way to destroy super weapon in last ditch effort as time counts down to their destruction. along the way they discover the force and their mentor, whom they only just met, is killed. which movie am i describing?

Yeah, my thoughts exactly, even down to the Resistance base looking almost identical to the Yavin base, It was starting to be a little too much by the final act.

Add to that an opening scene where the good guys are caught by the bad guys, with the bad dude making his ominous appearance whilst the good guy hides the secret plans in a droid and sends him off to travel through a desert before being captured for interrogation, a canteena scene, a prison break/rescue mission, people after a certain smuggler for not delivering the goods, the young persons witnessing the mentor die at the hands of the bad guy, X wings having to travel through a trench to take out an Oscillator (aka exhaust chute) to destroy the "super mega force death star", with the addition of the new young force user traveling across the galaxy to find the last master Jedi to be trained how to become a jedi...

Like I said its pretty much a remake of A New Hope with bits of Empire and Jedi thrown in, but to be honest I also kind of got that feeling from the trailers leading up to it so my expectations weren't really shattered in anyway (although I wasn't expecting that many similar attributes to the original).

Regardless it still had its own unique parts and themes, and I definitely found the cinema experience thoroughly entertaining (was quite cool in 3D if I do say so myself), the characters were relatable and the story was told very well in my opinion (I'm intrigued and I want to know more about a lot of things, particularly Rey and Kylo), effects and cinematography were great although the score wasn't as memorable in my mind (other then when the old themes came out to shine), all up I came a way with a huge smile on my face and I can't wait to watch it again with my kids, not to mention I'm also left hanging to see what happens next, that indicates it was a positive experience for me so yeah, as far as I'm concerned well done Abrams on a successful reboot, now lets see how you go from here cause the next one will be make or break in my eyes and I don't think you will be able to hide in the comfort of repetition again, the next one definitely has to stand out on its own (story wise that is)

[philby]

i just got back. wow!! i thought that was really good and despite a couple of small annoyances i thoroughly enjoyed it, that is when i wasn't welling up lol

[Meister]

Well I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was essentially a remake of A New Hope, with a touch of empire and ROTJ thrown in.

New cast was impressive, dig the chemistry between the new characters. Harrison Ford killed it, after so many years I was pretty hesitant about whether he could "be" Han again, but he was awesome in it, completely nailed it. Not sure though how much my kids will dig it, it seemed a little suited to the adult audience (which is great for traditional fans). I think there is little to hate about this one, other than originality in the storyline, I think Abrams and Disney played it safe in that respect and most fans will enjoy it. There are a lot of unanswered questions though which hopefully we will start to learn more about in episode VIII, and just like with Empire, I think episode VIII will be pivotal for whether this trilogy has the legs to stand out on its own. TFA does the job of rebooting the franchise and paying fan service, again I thoroughly enjoyed it, hopefully VIII takes us to new places and knocks it out of the park, cause I already can't wait