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If you want to save a couple bucks, just watch Episode IV instead.
They're pretty much the same movie.
Say what you want about Lucas and his terrible ideas (Eps. 1-3, not 4-6), but at least they were original.
Quoted from Astropin:In order to do that he needed to re-hash some old stuff
"some"?!? I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, so I won't get into the specifics. I went with two of my brothers and we all said to each other towards the end of the movie, "If they start putting medals around people's necks, we're out of here".
I liked it, but only because Lucas had destroyed the franchise so badly with 1-3. Him selling the brand to Disney was the best thing that could have happened. I love JJ Abrams. From Lost to Super 8, I've seen it all. I just wish this movie would have been a little more original.
Oh, and don't even get me started on Kylo Ren.
Quoted from benheck:I've seen it twice now.
On second viewing I enjoyed the first half even more, and the second half even less.
I know Disney wanted to play it safe with their $4 billion investment, but it didn't have to be THAT safe. All it had to do was "not suck" -which it accomplished - just wish it had a fresher story (so sick of Death Stars)
Finally! Someone who viewed the movie through a different lense.
Did the movie suck? Not at all.
Was it original? Uhhh, not really.
I'm excited for Ep. 8, I just wish it didn't borrow so much from Ep. 4 and 5.
Quoted from kismetnumber1:HA - HA!!!! I said the exact same thing!!! That's hysterical. I saw the 9:00 am show today. Theatre was packed! As the credits starts rolling you hear these two half-hearted claps coming from the rear of the theatre and I'm sitting there cringing and wondering if anyone else was going to join in. Nobody did. When people started lining up to walk out... let's just say that I've seen livelier funeral processions.
Again... when I saw "Phantom Menace"... I was mad. That was just a bad movie. When I saw this... I was more sad. It had the potential to be so good. The look... the pace... that new girl... they were all really good. But the story was just dumb. Really, another Death Star.... that's the best they could do???? I think JJ is only capable of Reboots at this point. Originality is out the door.
The fall back excuse seems to be, "They played it safe with this one because of all the negativity with the last three that came out".
Translation: Lucas tried something new, people didn't like it, so just go back and rehash the next three. Appease the masses, make them forget I-III, and everyone will be happy again.
Seriously, I don't want to give anything away, but VIII is set up to basically to be Empire all over again!
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