It's gonna be amazing. (Until it isn't )

Then it is again.

I never again want to feel like I did walking out of Rogue one. So freaked out and confused and gutted.. This film is the one most likely to sucker punch us like that by being all weird and possibly too different for comfort but I can only hope I love it to death. I want it to topple Empire from the throne.

I'm pretty excited for something different and potentially risky, though. I adored Rogue One. I thought it was amazing, even the first time I saw it. My expectations are through the roof for this. I think that's what I'm most worried about. I hope I haven't elevated this thing in my mind to a place that can't be reached.

Literally, I fully expect this to be the best Star Wars film to date and potentially one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time. That's where I'm at right now. Can it possibly live up to that, though?

I'm in exactly the same place. Every single pod I listen to is raving about the trailer saying it's the best of all time except for one thing. The first phantom menace trailer. There's our warning. That was an incredible trailer and look what happened.

We're definitely building it up far too much and probably to a place that it can't possibly reach and kill us all by being so good.

But what if it does?

EXACTLY!

60 days til we find out.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

61 for you. We get it a day earlier.

goddamnit

Wow. Check out McP two days before TFA came out

It's gonna be a comfortable mimicry of a story you already know, directed by someone who is superb with actors and good with action but adequate at best as a storyteller. It will feature some heartstrings-pulling character changes, practical effects, Star Wars noises, and JW music.

There is next to no chance that this will be anything less than a good, fun film. But the idea that the above combination might produce something as good as the original trilogy is laughable (although I'm sure there will be the usual overexcited "Guys Lightning Bolt Force Awakens is the best one in the whole set yeah I said it" hyperbole in the first few months after release).

You're about to get a solid, fun, rewatchable film called Star Wars. Why that wouldn't be enough for someone...why they would have to talk themselves into The Division Bell being not a good Pink Floyd record, but the best Pink Floyd record...I will never know.

Me after I got outta TFA


Post subject: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)PostPosted: December 15th, 2015, 1:38 pm


what to say without saying anything..ill spoiler this but it wont conatin any spoilers anyways

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it does follow template to a large degree, but its better..anyone who saw me say ANH has the bones of a good film, but it could be done so much better? this is that..but much much better than id hoped...its totally its own beast..As Stip was saying, the impact/feel it factor in the battles is incredible..it looks stunning overall..this showing was in 3D and that really worked on shots of the star destroyers/big stuff but didnt come into it apart fom that...gonna fess up to crying both happy and sad about 9 or 10 times during it...the reveals are done SO well...there's one shot of Han in the Falcon i nearly jumped up and cheered the acting is great across the board..i have one huge problem but ill hold off making my mind up about that until i see it again thursday..the part they filmed here in Ireland is SOOO obviously Ireland, but thatll just be me notices that..In the end? its got that Star Wars feel all the way through:) the shots and direction even down as far as extras & stormtroopers..you could be right back in the originals and that all adds to it.. im not gonna rank it yet but man, its fuckin up there:) bring tissues..im not being a big girl..youre gonna cry too

Classic McP

McP's no dummy.

But on the flip side of his "I don't know why that won't be enough for some people... yadda yadda..."

I don't know why some people need it to be worse than the original trilogy. I think The Force Awakens is better than at least 1/3 of the OT. And there's nothing wrong with or hyperbolic about that.

He's a professional cynic but his hearts not in it

Crazy thing about the TFA thread?
It was over 300 pages long before it was even released.

Can we make that is custom rank?

This one sure looks to get there, too.

Look at that. You're right. That's crazy.