"Star Wars, Episode VII: the Force Awakens"

[dimsum]

Anyhow, everything you're hearing or reading about the new film is true.  I won't give any spoilers out except to say that the 3D is amazing, astounding and quite frankly the best I've ever seen.......This thing will break records.  You'll laugh, cry and cheer at times and not feel ripped off for your money.

I agree.  I think this one has made me forgive the franchise for the last 3.

 

[Franko]

This movie made up for episodes 1-3.

I am a fan again.

Regards

 

[NavalMoose]

" Ive been waiting for this for 38 years and can barely wait another minute more"

So you only ever saw "Star Wars" and not "Empire Strikes Back" or "Return of the Jedi"...1977, 1980, and 1983 respectively?.....lol

 

[Kilo_302]

I am not embarrassed to say that I shed a couple tears at several points during this movie. It was absolutely fantastic. Dbox seats were also pretty awesome.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

I agree.  I think this one has made me forgive the franchise for the last 3.

Watched it the other day in IMAX 3D. Well worth it. The special effects were outstanding and the acting was very good. A couple of reveals (TIE fighters have ejection seats??), and one big shocker!!  I suspect there are still a couple of revelations to come.

I saw this episode as a kind of handing of the torch (or, if you will,  lightsaber) from the older generation to the new, represented by Poe Dameron, Rey, Finn, especially Rey. And of course our Galactic bad guy Kylo Ren.

 

[Journeyman]

I saw it today. 


Some potential spoilers:

1.  Landing ships of Stormtroopers all land together and attack from one direction; is there no concept of enfilade/defilade supporting fires in whatever century this takes place?

2.  This is followed by shooting of the people by aforementioned Stormtroopers -- standing in a circle [the ethnicity is not my choice; it's for illustrative purposes only] around the townspeople.

3.  Carrie Fisher does NOT revisit her 'Jabba the Hutt/Princess Leia in bikini' scene.  This is a good thing.

4. Not once  do we see Simon Pegg as "Scotty"! 




REAL POTENTIAL  SPOILER


Girlfriend did tear-up at one point; how could she not see that coming? 

 

[Journeyman]

And if you need to catch up on the previous Star Wars episodes, there's a pretty funny collection of tweets from this (apparently) wine-fuelled girl as she sat through the DVDs for her first time.....

My favourite is: "Luke has this shitty habit of being the last person people see before dying and they all just look SO DISAPOINTED"    ;D

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

It was nice to see Bobba Fett return

 

[daftandbarmy]

Sadly, at no point in time did any suggestive nakedness occur.

Proof that the 'PC brainwashers' have taken us over since the 1970s.

 

[jmt18325]

I'm pretty sure most movies are far more suggestive in almost every way today than they were in the 1970s.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I'm pretty sure most movies are far more suggestive in almost every way today than they were in the 1970s.

I doubt it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(1975_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASH_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now

 

[George Wallace]

I doubt it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(1975_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_Force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASH_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now

How could you leave out Barbarella?    [

 

[jollyjacktar]

http://thechive.com/2015/12/29/kylo-rens-twitter-is-a-tad-bit-emo-15-photos/

 

[daftandbarmy]

How could you leave out Barbarella?    [

Good point. I may be anti-Jane Fonda but I'm not gay yet (until it becomes an acceptable career move, of course )