Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)

[YoNoSe]

Cameron is a solid director who hasn't made a single stinker. I'm just often put off by him personally. T1 and ALIENS are two of the greatest sci-fi films of all time.

He comes off pretty badly in interviews and statements but I've read other directors stating that he's very helpful and collaborative when approached.

 

[YoNoSe]

I'd never seen a digital 3D movie before Avatar. Before then I just watched a few of the old school red/blue glasses films like Creature from the Black Lagoon and that one sequence in Freddy's Dead. I had no idea 3D had come so far until Avatar came out and was blown away by the visuals. Had to see it twice in the theater. I'm sure my story is similar to many.

Yeah, that's probably why I don't get it. It was a theater-experience movie.

 

[Khev]

I have to admit, his kind words regarding Genisys did come off as being pretty gracious. People say he just did it for some quick cash but really, is cash something he really needs?

 

[YoNoSe]

I think he's got enough submarines. Maybe a favor to Arnold? Or he saw it right after good sex?

 

[Khev]

I think he's got enough submarines. Maybe a favor to Arnold? Or he saw it right after good sex?

He's all "Genisys, Fox News, Harlon Ellison, the beginning of Alien 3, I love everything!!"

 

[Adolfo]

Cameron is a solid director who hasn't made a single stinker. I'm just often put off by him personally. T1 and ALIENS are two of the greatest sci-fi films of all time.

I love the Abyss extended edition...my favorite Cameron film

 

[Adolfo]

I'd never seen a digital 3D movie before Avatar. Before then I just watched a few of the old school red/blue glasses films like Creature from the Black Lagoon and that one sequence in Freddy's Dead. I had no idea 3D had come so far until Avatar came out and was blown away by the visuals. Had to see it twice in the theater. I'm sure my story is similar to many.

AGREED..Avatar is the greatest 3d film so far

 

[jnmx2000]

I like Cameron but I never got around to seeing Avatar in the theater. I bought it on blu, from that bin mentioned above, and I haven't made it through. I don't think it's bad, just not compelling.
I can usually understand why some movies, like TDK, are a phenomenon even when I don't like them much. But I'm mystified by Avatar. I feel like it's some kind of prank. Who would sit through it multiple times in the theater?

I saw Avatar twice in the theater, thought it was good but for some reason the film really grabbed me after watching it a few more times at home. But Avatar like Titanic grabbed a very specific audience in women, I know more girls that love Avatar than guys, and considering forums are male dominated it's not surprising to see more hate than love for the film online.

 

[jye4ever]

I'd never seen a digital 3D movie before Avatar. Before then I just watched a few of the old school red/blue glasses films like Creature from the Black Lagoon and that one sequence in Freddy's Dead. I had no idea 3D had come so far until Avatar came out and was blown away by the visuals. Had to see it twice in the theater. I'm sure my story is similar to many.

4, maybe even 5.

It was for my home theater training, yeah yeah...that was the reason.

AGREED..Avatar is the greatest 3d film so far

Son.....don't

 

[Adolfo]

4,



Son.....don't

Hehe Who u callin son boy? I see you.

 

[Khev]

I see you.

 

[The Ween]

They tried really hard to have "I See You" become the cultural impact "May the Force be with You" had.

Yeah, like NO!

 

[K07]

Well yes WE can do those things because of Sideshow and threads here with people talking about the movie. I certainly didn't retain "Quaritch" from the film itself. He was just "the military bad guy" in the movie. But the AMP Suit from Sideshow and people typing his name here is what made it stick. To the average human? No way. I knew Jake and "I see you" and "eat your eyes for joo joo bees" because it made me lol in the theater. But I didn't even retain "Neytiri" because it isn't very catchy and in the theatrical version Sigourney just mentions her name off hand at the beginning and whenever Jake said it he'd usually say it pretty fast.

Yup. I saw it once and couldn't tell you any character's name besides Jake Sully and that is only because Hot Toys made him. I wouldn't have remembered that otherwise. That movie. It's probably the lowest ranked movie I've ever sat completely through. I just hated everything about it. The characters. The story. The preachiness. I didn't see it in 3D but as said above, if it needs a gimmick to work, it's not a great movie.

TFA in my opinion was a fun, entertaining movie. I don't love it. I don't hate it. I don't think I'll be watching it anytime soon if ever again. That said.... I want it to knock Titanic and Avatar off their thrones because STAR WARS.

Does it help I don't watch my antenna and don't have cable/dish? I don't see constant ads for TFA outside of YouTube. I saw a lot of crap in the store but that happened with TPM, RotS, and I've heard RotJ back in the '80s. It's nothing new. I just ignore it all. Whatever. I agree it's annoying but I don't have to endure the Star Wars overload. I've learned to ignore it and embrace the parts of the franchise I love (the Original Trilogy, the Expanded Universe, and for too long of a time the Hasbro action figures).

 

[Spartan Rex]

Not a fan of the NewYorker but a good article:
The George Awakens - The New Yorker

 

[DiFabio]

Yup. I saw it once and couldn't tell you any character's name besides Jake Sully and that is only because Hot Toys made him. I wouldn't have remembered that otherwise. That movie. It's probably the lowest ranked movie I've ever sat completely through. I just hated everything about it. The characters. The story. The preachiness. I didn't see it in 3D but as said above, if it needs a gimmick to work, it's not a great movie.

TFA in my opinion was a fun, entertaining movie. I don't love it. I don't hate it. I don't think I'll be watching it anytime soon if ever again. That said.... I want it to knock Titanic and Avatar off their thrones because STAR WARS.

Does it help I don't watch my antenna and don't have cable/dish? I don't see constant ads for TFA outside of YouTube. I saw a lot of crap in the store but that happened with TPM, RotS, and I've heard RotJ back in the '80s. It's nothing new. I just ignore it all. Whatever. I agree it's annoying but I don't have to endure the Star Wars overload. I've learned to ignore it and embrace the parts of the franchise I love (the Original Trilogy, the Expanded Universe, and for too long of a time the Hasbro action figures).

I want the old Hasbro Star Wars back from like 3 or 4 years ago.

They peaked at the Vintage Collection: Return of the Jedi Wave. I can't believe the stuff now. Poorly painted parts, wonky painted eyes, crazy plastic flashing on the joints. They had such a good thing going on with their 25th Anniversary GI Joe and "Vintage" Star Wars updated lines. Those cardbacks, the choices of figures, the vehicles (that Falcon and AT-AT are great), it was nice stuff. I really believe they could have redone and updated all 96 of the original figures if they did it right. I even liked that idea of having the Prequel and Expanded Universe figures on retro style cardbacks for certain wave revisions, coulda done the same thing with the Force Awakens.

But nah, back to dollar store looking figures in bland red and black packaging.

 

[GasparZizou]

So now they're saying Snoke is

Spoiler

Plagueis in Vader's body or Vader's dark side which remained in his burnt body, pulling a Darth Revan

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

So now they're saying Snoke is

Spoiler

Plagueis in Vader's body or Vader's dark side which remained in his burnt body, pulling a Darth Revan

Why are you using spoilers? It's just a rumor

They're similar. They "borrow" the DV scars.

 

[jye4ever]

If I was the eye of Sauron I would be too busy looking at this:

Why are you using spoilers? It's just a rumor

They're similar. They "borrow" the DV scars.

I always figured Luke burnt him to ashes, even the mask Kylo was drooling over looked too intact.

I guess Endor timber doesn't burn that hot.

 

[DiFabio]

I always figured Luke burnt him to ashes, even the mask Kylo was drooling over looked too intact.

I guess Endor timber doesn't burn that hot.

Looked hot to me, you could spit roast a dozen Ewoks in that thing.

The Vader helmet/mask and blue lightsaber are those "come on, really?!" plot points you just have to accept, even if they seem like made up fan fiction that you would see in a comic book or video game.

 

[Spartan Rex]

How could it be?
Anakin has appeared as a Force ghost.