Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[DMX7]

Ten figures is in the billions. Don't think Ford deserved that.

Sorry, I meant 8 figures. 10 figures if you count the cents, I suppose.

[Xevious]

Finally saw the movie and have some random thoughts:

The acting and screenplay were much better than the prequels. There were no Hayden Christensen levels of suckage among the cast. The one person that did bother me was Carrie Fisher, who seems to have lost any acting chops she once had, but for a small role it was okay. And no actor was stumbling over the awkward dialogue like they were in the prequels.

The Death Star plot is played out. It should never have been brought back. And why is it that each one is easier and easier to destroy?

People complaining about Kylo Ren have legitimate reason. He was built up as a badass with unique abilities at the beginning of the movie, then throughout the movie he becomes more and more an angry teenager with no real power even amount the First Order. Him struggling with being "seduced by the light side" is just weird. I'm not sure there's any way he can be redeemed as a good villain after getting his ass handed to him with such ease.

I'm interested to see where they go with Rey's storyline. Obviously she's supposed to be powerful, probably even trained by Luke at a young age. There's a reason the movie is called The Force Awakens. Coming into contact with Anakin/Luke's saber and Kylo Ren probing around in her mind unlocked something in her subconscious.

And last, seeing Luke at the end was cool. I'm excited to see where they go with him. Hopefully they don't go for a quick death and have him stick around, even if it's just a small role.

[Spurminator]

The one person that did bother me was Carrie Fisher, who seems to have lost any acting chops she once had

Her parts were painful to watch, tbh, but she was never that great at acting.

[Reck]

Truth Bomb.

That's so wrong. Ridley only made $100-$300K and she was the real star and she turned in a great performance. The movie would have been just fine without Harrison Ford and they gave him $25M? He probably legitimately didn't want to do it and the money pulled him back in.

This is normal for new actors.

You cant expect someone who comes out of nowhere to be making 50 millions a movie.

Now that she has this movie under her belt she can negotiate for more.

[benefactor]

Her parts were painful to watch, tbh, but she was never that great at acting.

She's ing nuts too. In an interview recently they asked her what advise she gave Daisy Ridley and she basically told her not to the whole crew like she did.

[RD2191]

She's ing nuts too. In an interview recently they asked her what advise she gave Daisy Ridley and she basically told her not to the whole crew like she did.

Damn.

[StrengthAndHonor]

I don't think I've ever been so completely satisfied with a film with this amount of hype. Considering the insane amount of build up and the wild expectations I had, it's almost miraculous that a film could live up.

[lefty]

She's ing nuts too. In an interview recently they asked her what advise she gave Daisy Ridley and she basically told her not to the whole crew like she did.

She is nuts, that's why she got the part tbh; Leia is a hothead lol

[DMX7]

This is normal for new actors.

You cant expect someone who comes out of nowhere to be making 50 millions a movie.

Now that she has this movie under her belt she can negotiate for more.

I didn't think she should be making $50M. But $100-$300K is quite low for such a big movie (and they knew it would be a blockbuster) .

[Xevious]

I didn't think she should be making $50M. But $100-$300K is quite low for such a big movie (and they knew it would be a blockbuster) .

This movie would be a no brainer for any new actor even if the pay was zero. Her stock will skyrocket now.

[Xevious]

She's ing nuts too. In an interview recently they asked her what advise she gave Daisy Ridley and she basically told her not to the whole crew like she did.

Oh geez.

Without doing a google search I'm pretty sure she's had substance abuse problems throughout the years. Even for 59 years she just didn't look good and her voice is trashed.

[Blake]

SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!!!!


Just saw this and it was painfully mediocre. The whole thing felt very hollow because it's hard to root for any of these characters. I know it's essentially a popcorn film but because it's PG you don't get any element of danger because everything feels so tame in this movie.

The light saber fights were a massive letdown, I'm supposed to believe that a girl with minimal training is supposed to hold her own against a guy who is setup as the next big thing for the dark side? Even the stormtrooper sword fight had Finn doing well for way longer than he should have when he's never used a sword in his life. Just too ridiculous at times.

Han Solo dying had such a poor payoff considering how quickly they glossed it over. They rushed the aftermath of that to make it feel like an after thought instead of the major character death that it was.

And finally, it's all one big remake of the original Star Wars film A New Hope which makes it feel like the least original movie of the entire series even if it was better than the prequels.

This.

The nostalgia was fun but that's about it. Dark Helmet from Space balls is more terrifyingly evil than these First Order clowns

[lefty]

I know it was basically Episode 4 with new characters, but I still loved it

Although a 3rd Death Star () was not needed


At all

[Blake]

I know it was basically Episode 4 with new characters, but I still loved it

Although a 3rd Death Star () was not needed


At all

But but this death star is bigger than the old one

[lefty]

But but this death star is bigger than the old one

I thought Han's comment "so what it's bigger" was a throwback to the one he made in Episode 4 "it's too big to be a space stati..."

[Blake]

I thought Han's comment "so what it's bigger" was a throwback to the one he made in Episode 4 "it's too big to be a space stati..."

Probably.

Like I said, the nostalgia was nice fun to watch but this movie was too safe and had way too many logic problems

[Blake]

Family Guy wouldn't even have to break a sweat for a something something force awakens episode

[Reck]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

Second in all time domestic sales. Will probably clear Avatar by tonight.

[chunticakes]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

Second in all time domestic sales. Will probably clear Avatar by tonight.

I still wonder how Avatar grossed so much. That movie sucked.

[benefactor]

I still wonder how Avatar grossed so much. That movie sucked.

Extra cash off of 3D. The story was trash, but the visuals were unrivaled. As far as 3D goes, it's visually the most spectacular movie I've ever seen.

[Reck]

Extra cash off of 3D. The story was trash, but the visuals were unrivaled. As far as 3D goes, it's visually the most spectacular movie I've ever seen.

This.

This was the first movie I saw at an IMAX with 3D.

I was blown the away.

[da_suns_fan]

So anyone notice the reason R2D2 suddenly turned back on? Remember he was in "low power" mode as opposed to being turned completely off. This was on purpose.

[da_suns_fan]

The force awakens did recycle a lot from previous films, but it was 1000 times more original than ing Avatar.

[Mr. Body]

The force awakens did recycle a lot from previous films, but it was 1000 times more original than ing Avatar.

That's... a really low bar to jump over.

[Texas_Ranger]

So anyone notice the reason R2D2 suddenly turned back on? Remember he was in "low power" mode as opposed to being turned completely off. This was on purpose.

Yea it's actualy described why he wake up in the book. BB8 was responsible for it and it's not like some people think that it was Luke's force.