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TFA Reactions

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:26 am
by TK Wolf
Holy wow!

I might need therapy...

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:32 pm
by squadleader
Was good. Expected it all.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:21 pm
by drbones2nd
All I can say is Wow! JJ nailed it!

Funny thing is, it was like watching episode 4 all over again with different characters.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:04 pm
by Ripcode
Underwhelming...

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:13 pm
by KrisAntilles
drbones2nd wrote:All I can say is Wow! JJ nailed it!

Funny thing is, it was like watching episode 4 all over again with different characters.
Agreed!!

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:30 am
by Flash
I was sad when that Stormtrooper died.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:27 am
by DarkTrooper013
Good movie not great walked out feeling something was missing.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:58 am
by master miller
Saw it 7pm Thursday. I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the original three, but MUCH better then the prequels. I agreed it seems to follow IV with twists. I'm sure I'll see it a few more times lol. Plus it definitely left me anxious for Ep VIII!

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:41 pm
by mrcosmo
I have seen it twice. Loved it! Nothing will beat Star Wars and ESB but I think it falls in right after that. A great new beginning.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:16 am
by Crimson
Saw it Friday morning (it was work related! :) ).

It was clearly a reboot (as JJ is wont to do) but without the direct and obvious glowing-neon REBOOT sign hanging over it, so that was kind of the point behind all the similar plot and production elements.

It was meant to appeal to both generations -- we who grew with Star Wars already, and now our children who may not have gotten the thrill of seeing it live in theaters.

Loved the EU nods, though.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:11 pm
by DeafTrooper
I loved it. My one gripe, and I know this is probably just me, is that the scenes in the star destroyer and Starkiller Base just looked like they were fan film productions for some reason.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:19 pm
by Loony
Loved it and cannot wait until ep VIII.
The 501st flag above mazz's place is awesome
and I see our aim is getting better, some really close ones...

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:03 am
by UnclePat1313
My wife and I saw TFA last Friday. It's been a long time since I've felt such excitement and nostalgia in a movie theater, from the start of a film all the way to the finish. I know a lot of critics are calling it a rehash or cold boot, but I thought the symmetry of the story to the plot of ANH - and, truly, the entire original trilogy - was perfect. Loved it.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:01 pm
by DeafTrooper
UnclePat1313 wrote:I know a lot of critics are calling it a rehash or cold boot, but I thought the symmetry of the story to the plot of ANH - and, truly, the entire original trilogy - was perfect. Loved it.
As I was saying to someone, it's history repeating itself.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:28 pm
by Silverfox
I still need to see it again to confirm certain feelings, but on the whole I was satisfied. I felt some of the humor was Forced (ba dum tiss), but good. The only real disappointment was how they handled Phasma; they had a huge amount of potential with that character and they dropped the ball. The stuff they had her do was totally out of character for someone in her position AND for how they had written her.

Plus I'm glad I'm not the only one who seemed to think this was a semi-rewrite of Ep. IV.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:49 pm
by Mr Fett
I bet Phasma will have more screen time in episode 8.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:44 am
by UnclePat1313
Part of me suspects - or simply hopes, perhaps - this movie had to be similar to the start of the original trilogy because the rest of this story is going to be so completely different.

I do hope to see more of Phasma (and Ackbar).

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:23 am
by drbones2nd
[quote="UnclePat1313"]Part of me suspects - or simply hopes, perhaps - this movie had to be similar to the start of the original trilogy because the rest of this story is going to be so completely different.

I agree with this.

Captain Phasma was really weak! For being captain of the guard, she should have been ferocious but instead was like a chrome colored kitten.

Apart from that, I thought what JJ did was pure genius. Cant wait until the next movie.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:31 am
by tk1440
Saw the TFA and enjoy it from beginning to the end and yes Capt.Phasms should had more
scene time to see what she was capable of doing.I'm sure we will see more of Phasma in ep08.

Rich.

Re: TFA Reactions

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:32 am
by squadleader
If she survived the planet blowing up.