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

[NASEDO]

Worst Movie of the Bunch!

 

[rushmore223]

Worst Movie of the Bunch!

Ha! You were obviously Young and impressionable when the prequels came out.

I'm sorry, but it might take years of therapy to undo that kind of damage.

 

[jye4ever]

I have many problems with TFA but no way in hell are the prequels better.

The prequels might be composed of more original material but what good is original material when it's atrocious.

Darth Maul battle kicks ass though, but so did Rey letting the force in during her battle.

 

[rushmore223]

I have many problems with TFA but no way in hell are the prequels better.

The prequels might be composed of more original material but what good is original material when it's atrocious.

Darth Maul battle kicks ass though, but so did Rey letting the force in during her battle.

Loved both those scenes! Difference between the two was the Maul battle was a diamond in a field of dry cow pies. The Rey battle was a powerful moment in a fairly strong film.

 

[Khev]

I have many problems with TFA but no way in hell are the prequels better.

The prequels might be composed of more original material but what good is original material when it's atrocious.

Darth Maul battle kicks ass though, but so did Rey letting the force in during her battle.

Yep, I do see prequel defenders, James Cameron included, always carrying on about how "the prequels were more visually innovative." But who cares if you're just going to use said "innovation" to create Jar Jar Binks, Boss Nass, Dex Jexster, Ben Quadinaros, CG senior citizens cork-screwing through the air with lightsabers extended, etc.

A couple weeks back I was watching ESB and was just amazed at how elegantly filmed it was when Darth Vader flew down that entire carbon freezing chamber staircase in one leap to land at Luke's feet. They totally "cheated" the maneuver by just showing Vader leave the ground and then quickly cutting to him landing at the bottom but it looked completely real. That was how they used the Force in lightsaber combat back in the day and it was brilliant. Fast forward to 2005 where a cartoony Dooku is sommersaulting over railings and Palpatine is doing his Superman thing around his office. Those scenes looked faked as hell even in the theater while the ESB moment *still* looks real.

 

[jye4ever]

Man that's a great point you just made, good stuff khev!

 

[Khev]

 

[rushmore223]

Yep, I do see prequel defenders, James Cameron included, always carrying on about how "the prequels were more visually innovative." But who cares if you're just going to use said "innovation" to create Jar Jar Binks, Boss Nass, Dex Jexster, Ben Quadinaros, CG senior citizens cork-screwing through the air with lightsabers extended, etc.

A couple weeks back I was watching ESB and was just amazed at how elegantly filmed it was when Darth Vader flew down that entire carbon freezing chamber staircase in one leap to land at Luke's feet. They totally "cheated" the maneuver by just showing Vader leave the ground and then quickly cutting to him landing at the bottom but it looked completely real. That was how they used the Force in lightsaber combat back in the day and it was brilliant. Fast forward to 2005 where a cartoony Dooku is sommersaulting over railings and Palpatine is doing his Superman thing around his office. Those scenes looked faked as hell even in the theater while the ESB moment *still* looks real.

Well, that's the classic case of less is more.

Lucas had these amazing tools but didn't know when Not to use them. For me, TESB duel is still the best, not cause it was flashy, not cause it had amazing superhuman feats, but because it felt real, and the whole time you knew Luke was horribly outmatched, but you still hoped he might persevere, which made the ending all the more tense.

 

[Centurion]

I apologise if this has been posted but I just saw this and it had me in tears Classic!!

Hell yeah!

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Well, that's the classic case of less is more.

Agreed.

 

[jye4ever]

Well, that's the classic case of less is more.

Lucas had these amazing tools but didn't know when Not to use them. For me, TESB duel is still the best, not cause it was flashy, not cause it had amazing superhuman feats, but because it felt real, and the whole time you knew Luke was horribly outmatched, but you still hoped he might persevere, which made the ending all the more tense.

That's where I give JJ/Kennedy/Disney credit for going back to that less is more approach with the lightsaber battle, and I hope it remains that way.

If I never see another twirling old man in a SW movie i'll be just fine.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

I think this scene from ROTJ had an influence on Nolan's TDKR

 

[Darth Snoopy]

"Force" kick!

 

[jye4ever]

I think this scene from ROTJ had an influence on Nolan's TDKR

Well played!

 

[kryptonianmutie]

"Force" kick!

Well played!

Thank you sir, I thought you'd appreciate it.

 

[jye4ever]

If you only knew how much I despise TDKR.

 

[YoNoSe]

Orphan eyes = yer Batman

 

[jye4ever]

Orphan eyes = yer Batman

I don't get what that means but I will insert a just incase it comes to me later.

 

[YoNoSe]

I don't get what that means but I will insert a just incase it comes to me later.

Oh- the scene when John Blake tells Bruce that he knows he is Batman because he has orphan eyes. Drives me nuts.

 

[Khev]

That's where I give JJ/Kennedy/Disney credit for going back to that less is more approach with the lightsaber battle, and I hope it remains that way.

Though I do admit that they went "less is more" to a fault. I would have loved to have seen an A-Wing or two or even some brand new fighters accompanying the X-Wings to Starkiller Base. But they erred on the side of caution I suppose.

If I never see another twirling old man in a SW movie i'll be just fine.

Thank God Lucas went "backwards" in 1999 and made the prequels instead of continuing the stories of Han, Luke, and Leia. Just imagine watching old Jedi Master Luke doing this ****:

EDIT: Oh FFS with the "breathe on a thread and it closes" button.