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What happened to Jedi training? These new kids just pick up light sabers and know how to work them? Shouldn't be called episode 7 more like new Star Wars with no training.
*smile*. This one is even worse.BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:All the Star Wars movies are crap, well except 'Empire', which is ok.
That one is epic, but so are the RedLetterMedia Star Wars Reviews.chebby said:My favourite ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw
(occasional swearing)
I thought R2D2 could only be rebooted upon return of the missing map section.gel said:Check out this R2DT has low power and will not awake, suddenly at the end of the movie R2 regains his powers. That's so poor.
I didn't read it like that.strapped for cash said:Igel said:Check out this R2DT has low power and will not awake, suddenly at the end of the movie R2 regains his powers. That's so poor.
I thought R2D2 could only be rebooted upon return of the missing map section.
I'll still hold off on voicing an opinion until it's clear going in that this thread contains spoilers.
No, that's a 2012 iPhone 5 with the 1st release of Apple Maps on iOS 6.strapped for cash said:I thought R2D2 could only be rebooted upon return of the missing map section.gel said:Check out this R2DT has low power and will not awake, suddenly at the end of the movie R2 regains his powers. That's so poor.
This wasn't telegraphed, but it makes sense that Luke would conceal his location carefully and that this information would only be revealed once the map sections were united. Shutting R2 down and placing him among the Resistance seemed reasonable in this sense.gel said:I didn't read it like that.
I often confuse the two. Both are worth more in terms of branding than the sum of their parts.chebby said:No, that's a 2012 iPhone 5 with the 1st release of Apple Maps on iOS 6.
she can move objects with her mind and you question her pilot credentials?gel said:What about Ren being able to fly the Millenium Falcon then? It's just ********!
Do you mean Rey?gel said:What about Ren being able to fly the Millenium Falcon then? It's just ********!
. *smile*.Paul. said:she can move objects with her mind and you question her pilot credentials?gel said:What about Ren being able to fly the Millenium Falcon then? It's just ********!![]()
Yep, that's the one, I have already forgotten their names, says much about the movie. Look at Anakin Skywalker and all the training he had and Luke, I am not buying into it. The humour was poor too. Lucas should've done this movie.strapped for cash said:Do you mean Rey?gel said:What about Ren being able to fly the Millenium Falcon then? It's just ********!
If so, this again isn't too great a stretch, since Rey's almost certainly a Skywalker, and both Luke and Anakin were accomplished pilots before starting their Jedi training.
I was more concerned that Rey and Finn stumbled upon the Falcon, which allowed Rey to meet her father or uncle, who in turn enabled Rey and Finn to link up with the Resistance.
The original Star Wars film relied on similarly absurd coincidences. It's implausible that R2D2 would crash on Luke's home planet, before being sold to Luke's uncle, setting the whole saga in motion.
Still, these character unions and plot devices were lazy and clumsy. I'm certain I could have found a more convincing way to move the narrative forward, given a little time to think about it.
My other complaint is that I would have liked to spend more time with the characters, since the film rushed from action sequence to action sequence, presumably through fear of audience boredom if more than ten minutes passed without laser fire. I liked Ridley's character (and her performance was solid; not that Star Wars is the greatest test of one's acting chops). The potential for genuine pathos was squandered here, while the film's emotional beats were too heavily derived from familiarity with established characters. I'm hoping Disney, Johnson, and Kasdan (if he's still involved) will slow things down next time and pay greater attention to character development.
Oh, and the sequence after the Falcon was captured, when the cast was chased by a CGI monster, should have been ditched completely.
But Anakin was the best pod racer in the galaxy by age 10, with superhuman reflexes, zero force training and an abundance of midichlorians.gel said:Look at Anakin Skywalker and all the training he had and Luke, I am not buying into it.
Honestly, the biggest laughs the prequels generated were unintended.gel said:The humour was poor too. Lucas should've done this movie.
bigboss said:Only skimmed through the thread as it contains spoilers.
Reviews don't agree with gel, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes which is a compilation of 275 reviews:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/
That's one of the best scoring I've seen in a while.
To be fair it's all a matter of taste, I gave up following the Film Club thread very early on because I realised I'd probably prefer to lever my toenails off with a rusty nail than sit through some of the films rated highly in that thread. Takes all sorts, 'tis all I'm saying.BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:All the Star Wars movies are crap, well except 'Empire', which is ok.
Initial critical responses to Star Wars movies are odd phenomena, probably because of unparalleled hype and fervour. It can take months, even years, before some kind of equilibrium is achieved. Even then the initial crop of reviews creates some imbalance.bigboss said:Only skimmed through the thread as it contains spoilers.
Reviews don't agree with gel, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes which is a compilation of 275 reviews:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_vii_the_force_awakens/
That's one of the best scoring I've seen in a while.