Star Wars Force Awakens Spoiler Slumber Party!

[MIB41]

Star Wars has always needed Harrison Ford more than Harrison Ford has needed Star Wars.
The man deserves the highest respect for keeping his priotities in order.

Well said!!

[Nostalgiabuff]

absolutely true. Ford may think the Han Solo character is shallow/without depth, but the fans of the world love him. the franchise needed to bring him in, no matter the cost and clearly it was well worth the investment. as far as Carrie Fisher, well, she is nowhere near the star power Ford is, and she never was. In addition her part of way smaller than Ford's in the movie

if he got that much for this movie, I wonder what he is getting for the next one, if rumors be true about Han being in VIII

[Sideshow Spock]

In addition her part of way smaller than Ford's in the movie if he got that much for this movie, I wonder what he is getting for the next one, if rumors be true about Han being in VIII

I don't think there are any "rumors", other than just random speculation from random people. I put zero stock in it.

[Sideshow Spock]

[cjefferys]

I like that BB-8's head reminds me of Kenner's original little R2 figure, with that big eye.

[Hedji]

That They Live parody is hilarious! And yes, BB-8 does resemble the Kenner R2, now that I think of it!

[Hedji]

This made me laugh.

[cjefferys]

One thing that did disappoint me was John Williams' score. I don't recall any new memorable music taking place, it was nice hearing the old themes, but there was no new music that really stuck with me, it was kind of generic. Even the prequels had some cool new themes.

We ended up seeing this in 3D, but the effect didn't have too many "wow" moments, except one shot where the front of a Star Destroyer looked like it was popping right off the screen and over the audience. That shot alone almost made it worth the extra ticket price.

[Confessional]

Captain Phasma was a bit of a pushover, wasn't she?

Cool fashion, no substance. I was hoping her character would be the most compelling. Oh well, maybe she comes back and does something of consequence?

There were other characters of the same ilk… anyone know about the two shiny white faceless (Snow?) troopers that briefly appeared? Was KR hitting his Chewie-wound to dial up more darkness to keep fighting Rey? Oh, and was it me or was Carrie Fisher's face and neck CGI'd? There was something weird going on there.

Enjoyed it for what it was, much like the Apes reboot…*fun, but likely no true greatness to be found in the annals of cinema other than paydays.

[Hedji]

Was KR hitting his Chewie-wound to dial up more darkness to keep fighting Rey?.

Good question! I like that explanation!

[hedrap]

Meanie - I get your comparison between what Abrams attempted - and did pull off - and what Marvel/DC are doing. I think you're right in that context.

But I keep hearing from a different subsets of people and what I can surmise is if they want the nostalgia, they love the movie. If they wanted a real sequel, they're not happy.

My nephew in college grew up on the prequels. First movie he saw in theater was Phantom. He lived and dies Clones because he was the perfect age for that. He absorbed the extended universe in heavy detail. He knows the fine parts of the latter stuff where I know the OT. And he's bewildered by this movie. He laid out all the Extended elements that were remixed into New Hope's story to make Force Awakens and it really surprised me at how much of a mashup TFA is.

So when Hedji says "let the story unfold" a lot of us can't when we're getting constant nudge-nudge, wink-winks. Some people like that, some of us don't.

[Hedji]

For what it's worth, I do hope they take it into all new territory from here on out. They really have a blank canvas if they want. I think a change of directors is a good thing.

[Hector]

I dig the idea of a rogue deserting Stormtrooper...I have a feeling Finn is going to be a favorite of mine.

[4NDR01D]

If it hasn't already been mentioned, Abrams revealed that you did in fact hear both Yoda (Frank Oz), Obi-Wan (Alex Guiness) and (Ewan MacGregor) in Rey's flashback scene.

[Nostalgiabuff]

yeah that was mentioned.

I have been thinking on the time frames, if Rey is Lukes daughter, and if she was left when Kylo betrayed them, then it looks like she was about 5 there. going by the actresses age - 23 - and assuming the character is around the same age, that means Luke missing for 18 years? and Han off on his own during that time? seems like an awful long time but I guess it does fit since Rey thinks Luke is just a myth