Star Wars Force Awakens Spoiler Slumber Party!

[phil]

A lawsuit, or threat of one, would give Kiss a lot of publicity that they wouldn't get otherwise. Perhaps that's the strategy.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Gene Simmons looks like old, sadly washed-up Bela Lugosi there.

Gene Simmons: The Ed Wood Years.

But yeah, that's lawsuit worthy, me thinks.

Chris

[MIB41]

Wow... I hope their attorneys were awake when they did this. I know parody gives you wiggle room but...REALLY?

[phil]

Turning Episode 8 into a rehash of Empire wouldn't be too difficult. Finn could be captured by the First Order and reprogrammed into a Stormtrooper. The First Order baddies use Finn as bait to get Rey. Rey breaks off her training to go save her friend. Rey fights a light saber duel with Kylo Ren but may be too late to rescue Finn. If Rey is a Skywalker then chances are she ends up with a mechanical hand at the end of the movie.

I don't mind waiting a little longer for Episode 8. It's a much shorter wait than the three years between the original movies.

[Klosterheim]

Ha,Ha!

Maybe the First Order will build five new Death Stars so they can form a defensive pattern and protect each other from the Resistance.

[sprytel]

JJ: You see, Rey gets trained by a cranky old hermit Jedi. Meanwhile, her friends Finn and Poe are captured in a "cloud city"...

Katherine Kennedy: Early reviews of Force Awakens say it borrows too much from Episode IV.

JJ: Dang, they are on to us! We may need some rewrites.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I read that too but I am finding this hard to believe. the 3 new characters in 7, Rey, Finn and Poe were billed as the next generation. do you really believe they were not going to have large roles in the next movie? rey is the central character in Ep 7. there is something else afoot here, me thinks

[Sideshow Spock]

Apparently the delay is because of a script rewrite. The current script introduced a couple new female characters that got quite a bit of screen time. The rewrite will reduce their roles and concentrate even more on Rey, Finn, and Poe. Not surprising after the great reception all received..

[Hedji]

I am fine with it, as long as Williams scores it. His calendar could conflict with Spielberg's Ready Player One.

Williams is essential.

[Gorn Captain]

I say, let them take their time. Deadlines are stupid. I don't mind waiting.

[MIB41]

release date for episode 8 is now December of 2017. So much for a May 2017 40th anniversary release.

Makes complete sense. They want kids out of school and celebrating the holiday with this movie.

[Hedji]

Darn it!!! What a bummer. But understandable. Just make it good. But for Pete's sake, John Williams isn't getting any younger!

[thunderbolt]

release date for episode 8 is now December of 2017. So much for a May 2017 40th anniversary release.

[phil]

I find it more enjoyable with each viewing.

[Gorn Captain]

Mayhew had a double for a lot of shots. He's a basketball player. Not sure how much he was actually on screen. But yeah, the movie is easier to enjoy the second time. It's just plain fun.

That explains a lot. In many shots I thought "those are the moves of a much younger man".

As for Ben Solo (aka Kylo Ren), his connection to his grandfather explains a lot of his behavior, and I have the feeling this one might also return to the Light in part 9.