Star Wars: The The Force Awakens

[BigJoe]

What are your thoughts about the movie? I'm personally very disappointed with the movie.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I enjoyed it. It was formulaic, but then its Star Wars not a philosophical thesis.

[TheArtfulDogger]

BigJoe Wrote:

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> What are your thoughts about the movie? I'm

> personally very disappointed with the movie.

The force is not strong in bigjoe !

[Otta]

I enjoyed it. As Michael says, it's a bloody Star Wars movie made by Disney, it's never going to be particularly deep (just as the originals weren't).

It did have more than a passing similarity to the first film (episode 4), but I believe that was done to breed familiarity and draw us all back in to the universe. It's now set up to tell it's own new story over two more films.

Bit gutted about the big shock moment, because I can't see how that character can ever be brought back (even as a ghost being as he's not Jedi) and he's one of the best things about star wars.

[malumbu]

Underwhelmed and slightly bored.

[????]

not been, no intention of doing so

[uncleglen]

Never in a million years- Trekkie through and through....

[peckham_ryu]

Saw it at Peckhamplex: glad I haven't paid more than a fiver for it! It's banal storytelling with a high standard of production. Overall it had neither the novelty of the originals nor the sexiness of Hans Chrisrian Andersen (ive probably forgotten his name) in the prequels.

That bit where Yoda turned out to be the founder of the Sith Lords was unexpected though. (Spoiler Alert.) ;-)

[Jeremy]

They didn't make it for 45yr old fanboy nerds. They made it for kids. A new generation of fans who will buy all the toys.

Visually it's quite a spectacle, and I thought Rey was good. Basically its as good as can be expected.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I was 13 when I saw Star Wars and it was amazing, but then, I was 13.

These latest films are never going to recapture that amazement. I am 40 years older.

See the film through the eyes of a 13 year old. It is their film.

[Jeremy]

The problem is that there are too many nostalgic middle-aged men, who are convinced that the original trilogy was somehow more profound or important than it really was. And they're holding the new film up to that benchmark.

None of the films are particularly smart. They're family-friendly action/adventure/fantasy. Silly, but good fun.

[ratty]

Loved it. Love Star Wars and always will.

[Nate]

I give the movie 7 out of 10, and this is just because I'm a big fan of the series. It was a bit shallow in my opinion, I feel that nothing important happened throughout the whole movie. Even Han Solo's death wasn't that dramatic. And I really find it quite funny that Rey was able to out-force Kylo Ren so easily...

[Otta]

What Jeremy said.

[JohnL]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> They didn't make it for 45yr old fanboy nerds.

> They made it for kids. A new generation of fans

> who will buy all the toys.

>

> Visually it's quite a spectacle, and I thought Rey

> was good. Basically its as good as can be

> expected.

I'm a big kid - so probably will like it then.

Sometimes you don't need deep.

[Jeremy]

Yep... without wanting to spoil it... Rey developing skills practically instantaneously seemed really lazy. Maybe a result of aggressive editing? Apparently there's half an hour or so extra footage ready for the blu-ray release.

[holloway]

I thought it was good although the two newcomers playing rey and finn, are not brilliant actors by any stretch of the imagination. Agree with the comments regarding similarities with episode IV, I expected something a bit more original especially from JJ. Abrams.

[JohnL]

holloway Wrote:

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> I thought it was good although the two newcomers

> playing rey and finn, are not brilliant actors by

> any stretch of the imagination. Agree with the

> comments regarding similarities with episode IV, I

> expected something a bit more original especially

> from JJ. Abrams.

Hey - Finn is our very own John Boyega.

He's the new Olivier :)

[One Dulwich]

I really enjoyed it. Yes, it was basically an updated remake of the original, but that's probably why it was so good. And the ending was brilliant - can't wait for the next one. Sure, it was all very nostalgic, but that is 90% of what adult viewers are there to indulge in anyway.

Rey is a great character as well.

[holloway]

JohnL, I know John Boyega is from Peckham, in an earlier thread re: Star Wars, I saluted his achievement in landing the role. I'm not having a big pop at him, just found both of them a bit jarring...

[Otta]

I quite liked Finn. Rey not so much, sounds far too posh.

[JohnL]

holloway Wrote:

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> JohnL, I know John Boyega is from Peckham, in an

> earlier thread re: Star Wars, I saluted his

> achievement in landing the role. I'm not having a

> big pop at him, just found both of them a bit

> jarring...

Only joking :) - most people support a local boy doing well.

Yet to watch the movie.

[New Girl]

It was a tad predictable. If you were to ask me to predict the new Star Wars plot, that would have been it. It was ok. However, Rey just rubbed me up the wrong way.

[lizaellis]

John Boyega has shown that he can act, and I mean I am seriously saying this. He played the role of Finn and is a real inspiration for all the young actors. He couldn't look better in his Force Awakens Finn Jacket. This leather outfit is available at number of stores like Sky-Seller. http://goo.gl/fJvwPP