STAR WARS: EP 7 ***SPOILER ZONE*** - Go here if you've seen it (1 Viewer)

[Capella]

I hated George in the jungle but still saw it 5 times.

 

[FUBAR]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??

I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

to burn down the theater? Titanic might be the worst huge movie ever, unless that title belongs to Avatar.

 

[FUBAR]

I didn't like Mean Girls the first time I saw it.

After the 10th time, it's actually really funny.

 

[dparker713]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

Titanic is garbage. And I saw phantom menace twice in the theaters - I'd bought both tickets ahead of time

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

Are you REALLY asking that question? Of course I did.

 

[bcdjr1]

Forget the midichlorian virgin birth BS, Snoke is Anakin's dad.

If he's Darth Plagius then that still works.

Hasn't it been established that Snoke and the Knights of Ren are not Sith?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.

That's interesting and somewhat scary to think that Star Wars defines our culture, beliefs, customs, etc. Probably true.

Not really when you consider how much Lucas worked with Joseph Campbell to get the mythology right.To a 6 year old boy in 1977 it was the perfect vehicle to introduce ideas like good vs evil, self sacrifice, nobility, heritage, redemption, and of course the hero's journey.

Star Wars didn't DEFINE our culture (well, maybe it does now) as much as it ENCAPSULATED many of the great ideas out culture is/was based on.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Box office is now over 800 million domestic. Dropped below avatar weekend on weekend comparison for first time. Pretty big drop off. Looks like it lost steam and will not touch Avatar globally.

 

[Capella]

I didn't really understand the subtle nuance of Gigli until after my 14th viewing and now I look forward to Affleck as Batman.

 

[parasaurolophus]

My thoughts on Gigli really changed after my 14th viewing and now I look forward to Affleck as Batman.

After reading your post for a second time, it still isn't funny.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

My thoughts on Gigli really changed after my 14th viewing and now I look forward to Affleck as Batman.

After reading your post for a second time, it still isn't funny.

The Director's Cut of his post was no better.

 

[snogger]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??

I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

to burn down the theater? Titanic might be the worst huge movie ever, unless that title belongs to Avatar.

Titanic was great in the theater.. Absolutely enjoyed the viewing both times.. The scenes in the engine room alone were worth it. ..

Haven't watched it since though so there is that

 

[snogger]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

Are you REALLY asking that question? Of course I did.

uggh.. Must have boatloads of around that you'd pay to see the those 3 more then once in the theater.. Good for you

 

[Andy Dufresne]

uggh.. Must have boatloads of around that you'd pay to see the those 3 more then once in the theater.. Good for you

I don't do too bad. Paid $35 for me and my kid to see it in IMAX 3D last night. Wasn't worth the added expense but I didn't take it out of the grocery money either.

 

[dparker713]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

to burn down the theater? Titanic might be the worst huge movie ever, unless that title belongs to Avatar.

Titanic was great in the theater.. Absolutely enjoyed the viewing both times.. The scenes in the engine room alone were worth it. ..Haven't watched it since though so there is that

It's a love story about a chick that has a husband and grandkids and great grandkids, who dying thoughts are about some punk kid she ####ed in the backseat of a car once 80 years prior. Not the dude she built a life with, or her children. Nope, it's some dude she banged and then shoved into the ocean to his death.And don't get me started on the diamond.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

It's a love story about a chick that has a husband and grandkids and great grandkids, who dying thoughts are about some punk kid she ####ed in the backseat of a car once 80 years prior. Not the dude she built a life with, or her children. Nope, it's some dude she banged and then shoved into the ocean to his death.

And don't get me started on the diamond.

I think that there MIGHT be subtleties to the story you're not accounting for.

 

[dparker713]

It's a love story about a chick that has a husband and grandkids and great grandkids, who dying thoughts are about some punk kid she ####ed in the backseat of a car once 80 years prior. Not the dude she built a life with, or her children. Nope, it's some dude she banged and then shoved into the ocean to his death.

And don't get me started on the diamond.

I think that there MIGHT be subtleties to the story you're not accounting for.

Like the subtleties of Billy Zane?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

It's a love story about a chick that has a husband and grandkids and great grandkids, who dying thoughts are about some punk kid she ####ed in the backseat of a car once 80 years prior. Not the dude she built a life with, or her children. Nope, it's some dude she banged and then shoved into the ocean to his death.

And don't get me started on the diamond.

I think that there MIGHT be subtleties to the story you're not accounting for.

Like the subtleties of Billy Zane?

Well we could start with the fact that Jack was already dead when Rose let him go.

 

[Psychopav]

It's a love story about a chick that has a husband and grandkids and great grandkids, who dying thoughts are about some punk kid she ####ed in the backseat of a car once 80 years prior. Not the dude she built a life with, or her children. Nope, it's some dude she banged and then shoved into the ocean to his death.

And don't get me started on the diamond.

I think that there MIGHT be subtleties to the story you're not accounting for.

Like how, if she hadn't been so selfish and just stayed in the lifeboat, Leo could have actually been on top of that piece of driftwood at the end instead of floating next to it to make room for her.

 

[Psychopav]

I've seen the movie 4 times now and it totally holds up. Way way better than I or II, probably better than Jedi and III.

This movie seemed like a SW movie right out of the chute to me though, and the prequels took awhile to grow on me. I'm in the same generation as Andy and, from the sound of it, Star Wars had the same impact on me as it did him growing up.

 

[Worm]

After my second watch and thinking about the interactions and scenes, I'm off the 'Rey is a Solo' bandwagon.

I think my theory is that Rey is not anyone's biological daughter, but was an extremely force sensitive child that found her way to Luke somehow and started training (full backstory tbd). Once the Kylo Ren thing happened she was taken to Jakku. So basically Luke's adopted daughter.

I think that would explain things well enough, and wouldn't have to get into the mess of 'Jedi's aren't supposed to have kids/families' thing.

 

[FUBAR]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.

That's interesting and somewhat scary to think that Star Wars defines our culture, beliefs, customs, etc. Probably true.

Not really when you consider how much Lucas worked with Joseph Campbell to get the mythology right.To a 6 year old boy in 1977 it was the perfect vehicle to introduce ideas like good vs evil, self sacrifice, nobility, heritage, redemption, and of course the hero's journey.

Star Wars didn't DEFINE our culture (well, maybe it does now) as much as it ENCAPSULATED many of the great ideas out culture is/was based on.

encapsulated, sure. Contributed makes it sound like it influenced us. Which is still probably true.

 

[LAUNCH]

https://youtu.be/hN74bOubUug

Obi Wan from NH with flashbacks to ROTS.

 

[Insein]

Usually when I don't like a movie, I make it a point to see if in the theater for a 2nd time. USUALLY. Not always though.

Usually a movie isn't part of a franchise you grew up with and contributed to a large part of your ethos. Usually.I repeat watch movies I didn't like the first time quite often. SOMETIMES I even, you know, change my mind. Sometimes.

Did you see I, II, or III a second time in the theater??I did not.. I knew when I left those that although they were "OK".. They didn't have the "Star Wars" feel to them and I had no need to see them again in the theater..

Like I mentioned before, up until this release the last time I returned to watch a movie in the theater was Titanic.

This release was well worth the time and money to return and see it again in the theater.

1, 2 and 3 had a Star Wars feel to me. The problem was the dialogue and poor plot. The atmosphere, scenery and characters were definitely Star wars.

 

[Insein]

After my second watch and thinking about the interactions and scenes, I'm off the 'Rey is a Solo' bandwagon.

I think my theory is that Rey is not anyone's biological daughter, but was an extremely force sensitive child that found her way to Luke somehow and started training (full backstory tbd). Once the Kylo Ren thing happened she was taken to Jakku. So basically Luke's adopted daughter.

I think that would explain things well enough, and wouldn't have to get into the mess of 'Jedi's aren't supposed to have kids/families' thing.

The latest form of the Jedi Order implemented the monk lifestyle for their members. It's not intrinsic for the light side to be monks. It's just something that was implemented (probably as a knee jerk reaction) to prevent to many emotional attachments that can lead to the dark side.

The flaw is that by doing this, they are creating fear within themselves that could take root in the dark side if not understood. Fear of falling to the dark side if they grow attachments like a loved one or children. It must've been a drastic action to combat the Sith from spreading way back in the Old republic.

 

[Worm]

https://twitter.com/FINK_BOMB/status/686560166565773312

lol

 

[snogger]

https://twitter.com/FINK_BOMB/status/686560166565773312

lol

The show "Undateable" has been live this season..

last weeks episode had one of the characters feeling upset and wanted others to feel the same way he did..

So he "went to a theater" and just before the movie starts yells out "HAN SOLO DIES!!!"

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I've seen the movie 4 times now and it totally holds up. Way way better than I or II, probably better than Jedi and III.

This movie seemed like a SW movie right out of the chute to me though, and the prequels took awhile to grow on me. I'm in the same generation as Andy and, from the sound of it, Star Wars had the same impact on me as it did him growing up.

Watched ROTJ last night with my boys. I haven't seen it in years. TFA is 20x better.

 

[ericttspikes]

I've seen the movie 4 times now and it totally holds up. Way way better than I or II, probably better than Jedi and III.

This movie seemed like a SW movie right out of the chute to me though, and the prequels took awhile to grow on me. I'm in the same generation as Andy and, from the sound of it, Star Wars had the same impact on me as it did him growing up.

Watched ROTJ last night with my boys. I haven't seen it in years. TFA is 20x better.

I agree. The Ewoks wrecked that movie for me.

I can make a case for ep VII it being my favorite. Like most kids in the 70's mind was blown when I first saw Star Wars ep: IV and have a huge emotional connection with that film and that time of my life, but The Force Awakens is better in a lot of ways for me. V is probably still my favorite, but VII is close.

 

[PatsWillWin]

V

IV

VII

III

VI

II/I

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I've seen the movie 4 times now and it totally holds up. Way way better than I or II, probably better than Jedi and III.

This movie seemed like a SW movie right out of the chute to me though, and the prequels took awhile to grow on me. I'm in the same generation as Andy and, from the sound of it, Star Wars had the same impact on me as it did him growing up.

Watched ROTJ last night with my boys. I haven't seen it in years. TFA is 20x better.

I agree. The Ewoks wrecked that movie for me.

I can make a case for ep VII it being my favorite. Like most kids in the 70's mind was blown when I first saw Star Wars ep: IV and have a huge emotional connection with that film and that time of my life, but The Force Awakens is better in a lot of ways for me. V is probably still my favorite, but VII is close.

Well yea, I think it's clear that VII is a better movie than IV in a vacuum. It's basically a remake of IV with modern special effects, the knowledge of exactly what people want to see (cool bad guy, lightsaber battles, etc), and cool parts/ideas pulled from other parts of the trilogy. I mean, if that Vader/Obi-Wan lightsaber "fight" was in a modern movie it would be a youtube meme that people endlessly made fun of. By modern martial arts choreographed standards, it's terrible.

Relative to their time, there is no comparison. TFA is one of the annual dozen good movies we get, boosted a little by its tie-in to a universe we already know and love so much. ANH was a generational film that practically changed people's lives and changed the industry forever. For the first time it made people believe they were living in this incredible world that they could only dream of before. To TFA's credit, there isn't as much room to leave such a mark anymore. Special effects are too good all around to make a movie that stands out so drastically for its effects. Too many movies have made you live the life as that hero in that amazing world for it to mean as much when another movie does it for the 200th time. Movies are no different today than they were the day before TFA released. Movies were changed forever after ANH released.

I've often wondered what would happen if you took someone from the 40's and showed them a modern big budget movie. Regardless of which one it is, they'd be blown away by the cool effects and the idea that it looked real enough for these things to actually be happening and for them to actually buy into the universe. For all intents and purposes, that's what ANH was. It was like taking someone from the 50's and showing them what a movie from the 90's would look like. It was like nothing ever seen before.

 

[thayman]

I liked it, but I hope the next one is better.

 

[tommyboy]

The next two will be better

 

[Statorama]

After my second watch and thinking about the interactions and scenes, I'm off the 'Rey is a Solo' bandwagon.

I think my theory is that Rey is not anyone's biological daughter, but was an extremely force sensitive child that found her way to Luke somehow and started training (full backstory tbd). Once the Kylo Ren thing happened she was taken to Jakku. So basically Luke's adopted daughter.

I think that would explain things well enough, and wouldn't have to get into the mess of 'Jedi's aren't supposed to have kids/families' thing.

The latest form of the Jedi Order implemented the monk lifestyle for their members. It's not intrinsic for the light side to be monks. It's just something that was implemented (probably as a knee jerk reaction) to prevent to many emotional attachments that can lead to the dark side.

"Women weaken legs"

- Mick the trainer

 

[Insein]

After my second watch and thinking about the interactions and scenes, I'm off the 'Rey is a Solo' bandwagon.

I think my theory is that Rey is not anyone's biological daughter, but was an extremely force sensitive child that found her way to Luke somehow and started training (full backstory tbd). Once the Kylo Ren thing happened she was taken to Jakku. So basically Luke's adopted daughter.

I think that would explain things well enough, and wouldn't have to get into the mess of 'Jedi's aren't supposed to have kids/families' thing.

The latest form of the Jedi Order implemented the monk lifestyle for their members. It's not intrinsic for the light side to be monks. It's just something that was implemented (probably as a knee jerk reaction) to prevent to many emotional attachments that can lead to the dark side.

"Women weaken legs"

- Mick the Jedi trainer

He learned from Yoda.

 

[AcerFC]

I didn't like Mean Girls the first time I saw it.

After the 10th time, it's actually really funny.

This is ridiculous. Mean Girls was awesome from first viewing on

Suck on that 1!1!1!1!1111!!!!

 

[belljr]

https://twitter.com/FINK_BOMB/status/686560166565773312

lol

What a ####

 

[belljr]

Man I'm the same age as most of you and Star Wars resonates more with my son and daughter than it ever did with me.

I think the only one I've ever watched more than twice is Episode iV.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Has anyone seen it more than once? I saw it but I feel the screen was kind of dim, thinking about checking it out on another screen or in a different format like IMAX 3-D

Story will not change but I feel like I missed a few things.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Nice post Freebie

 

[MattFancy]

Has anyone seen it more than once? I saw it but I feel the screen was kind of dim, thinking about checking it out on another screen or in a different format like IMAX 3-D

Story will not change but I feel like I missed a few things.

Saw it once in 2D and once in 3D. Both non IMAX though.

 

[Worm]

Has anyone seen it more than once? I saw it but I feel the screen was kind of dim, thinking about checking it out on another screen or in a different format like IMAX 3-D

Story will not change but I feel like I missed a few things.

Saw it once in 2D and once in 3D. Both non IMAX though.

I thought IMAX added more than 3D, thought I did enjoy the 3D.

Just the elevated quality of the sound... X-Wings and Tie Fighters squaring off, the rumble of the force, all good stuff.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

IMAX sound was a little better.

I didn't think the 3D added a ton. But the Falcon chase and some of the ship battles were cool. There's one shot of a Star Destroyer that juts way out of the screen. So, I guess it was worth it.

YMMV

 

[acarey50]

Has anyone seen it more than once? I saw it but I feel the screen was kind of dim, thinking about checking it out on another screen or in a different format like IMAX 3-D

Story will not change but I feel like I missed a few things.

I've now seen it three times - first in regular 3D with a friend opening weekend, then in 2D with the kids then finally in IMAX 3D with a friend.

I'm not a big fan of the 3D, but must admit the IMAX was great, in particular the sound. As Worm mentioned, the rumble of the engines and picking up on some of the little things like the sound of raindrops hitting or wind blowing in backgroound of some of the fight scenes. I wouldn't want to pay IMAX prices to take the kids, which is why I took them to the regular 2D showing, but I am glad I went to see this movie in IMAX.

 

[belljr]

IMAX sound was a little better.

I didn't think the 3D added a ton. But the Falcon chase and some of the ship battles were cool. There's one shot of a Star Destroyer that juts way out of the screen. So, I guess it was worth it.

YMMV

That was the only thing I remember "noticing"

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

IMAX sound was a little better.

I didn't think the 3D added a ton. But the Falcon chase and some of the ship battles were cool. There's one shot of a Star Destroyer that juts way out of the screen. So, I guess it was worth it.

YMMV

That was the only thing I remember "noticing"

 

[17seconds]

My thoughts on Gigli really changed after my 14th viewing and now I look forward to Affleck as Batman.

After reading your post for a second time, it still isn't funny.

The Director's Cut of his post was no better.

It's a shame he can't make a funny here, but then again who does?

 

[Insein]

So I guess while it was good, the hype seemed to carry the movie. Sales tapering off and while they are still #1 (and probably will be for a bit with no major movies coming soon), it seems everyone has seen it multiple times. I wonder how long they keep it in the theater. Maybe till June or so?

 

[dparker713]

So I guess while it was good, the hype seemed to carry the movie. Sales tapering off and while they are still #1 (and probably will be for a bit with no major movies coming soon), it seems everyone has seen it multiple times. I wonder how long they keep it in the theater. Maybe till June or so?

umm, that's what ticket sales do. They taper off.

 

[need2know]

So I guess while it was good, the hype seemed to carry the movie. Sales tapering off and while they are still #1 (and probably will be for a bit with no major movies coming soon), it seems everyone has seen it multiple times. I wonder how long they keep it in the theater. Maybe till June or so?

No way. Bet it's gone in march.