Posted: 12/18/15 at 7:27am
Can someone give me all the spoilers?? I kid! I really want to see this.
Posted: 12/18/15 at 7:52am
I'll sit through any movie for a new John Williams score.
Posted: 12/18/15 at 1:22pm
BroadwayBenny said: "The glass was half full for me. I didn't like some things, I liked others. This felt more like a remake of A New Hope than a sequel to Return of the Jedi. There were way too many direct parallels for its own good.
I'm glad most of the fans seem to be on cloud nine, and there is definitely cause for celebration that this doesn't have the stench of the prequels on it anywhere. But that doesn't make it a great movie either.
Fingers crossed that this is a set up for a really good/great Episode 8.
"
I would have to agree with this assessment. The plot parallels to the original movies were much too close. That said, I enjoyed it a lot, and I think they found good actors to carry the franchise forward.
Posted: 12/19/15 at 9:36pm
I agree with those complaining about the close parallels with the originals. Felt like a fan film to me, but it was decent enough.
And was that a Lin-Manuel Miranda cameo I spotted? He also wrote the songs, which I didn't know about.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 12:40am
Mark Hamill certainly gave the best performance.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 3:41pm
Not unlike Kevin Costner's work in his best film (IMHO) The Big Chill.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 3:51pm
LMFAO!
Posted: 12/28/15 at 9:03am
Actually got to see this on Christmas Day. It was nice to see the original characters again as Leia, Luke, and Hans Solo. I thought the sound effects done in the movie were awesome. I also thought that they could have done a little bit more character wise in the movie. In parts I thought that it was a little slow and boring. However, that is just my opinion. There were a couple of people in the theater dressed up as the troopers. I am looking forward to another one because the movie can't end where it did.
Posted: 12/28/15 at 9:35am
"He also wrote the songs..."
By "songs" you mean the Caribbean-tinged ditty in the cantina equivalent.
Posted: 12/28/15 at 11:21am
Yes. There are actually two songs listed in the credits, but I don't remember a second song.
Posted: 12/28/15 at 7:40pm
There were two songs at the "cantina". I don't think he had a cameo though.
Posted: 12/28/15 at 11:21pm
The only "cameo" I can imagine is that LMM and JJ Abrams were also singing the cantina songs along with having written them.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 12:17am
I recall no lyrics.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 4:12am
There was singing. I can't recall whether it was in some alien gibberish or in actual English, though.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 5:43pm
And the backlash begins:
Posted: 12/29/15 at 6:05pm
But not until now, in Disney's hands, has the series become commerce and nothing but.
An ADULT wrote this? An adult in Los Angeles? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:07pm
Yep, George Lucas refusing to let Han Solo die in Return of the Jedi because it wouldn't sell toys had absolutely nothing to do with commerce.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:10pm
I can not care about Star Wars and I can not care about the backlash. I love it.
Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:10pm
I can not care about Star Wars and I can not care about the backlash. I love it.
It feels so good I double-posted!
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Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:17pm
No one can resist BB-8!
Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:31pm
If you mean Big Brother season 8, you are so right! Evel Dick!
Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:39pm
Ha ha!!
Posted: 12/30/15 at 12:11am
One I read this part of the article:
"This isn't to say that it's not an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. If you're among the millions who plainly have done so, bless your heart."
I knew there was no point in reading the rest. It's all very blustery.
Posted: 12/30/15 at 12:25am
He's mad that it's not pure art like all the other movies!! I'm laughing all the way to my Ewok collection.
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