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One word: Orgasmic.
I can safely say this is the best experience I have had in a movie theatre since TDK, and CR before that. It was even better the 2nd time.
Truly a magnificent and uplifting film, with pitch perfect humour, a tremendous score, and excellent acting by all concerned. Just all round great storytelling here.
I am revising my rankings (and I've never really been a big SW fan) because I find the acting in this new film overall to be superior to the older films, but knocking a few points because of the derivative nature of some of the story. I hope to see it again once more, in IMAX as well:
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Star Wars
3. The Force Awakens
4. Return of the Jedi
5. The Phantom Menace (for that epic battle at the end with the superb Darth Maul)
6. Revenge of the Sith (knocked down only because of Hayden)
7. Attack of the Clones (Hayden again).
You sure you were actually watching a SW film, and not some other type of film? :)
I can see that you didn't get my British sarcastic humour. ;)
but i understand what you are saying about SW7, and i hope to feel that way when i see the film as well. :)
It was either that term to describe my experience, or 'religious' / spiritual, and I preferred the former.
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Credit DtD
Well at least he got to be in one truly great film this year.
No doubt, John Williams is a great film composer, you only have to look through hI
It certainly sounded like Craig.
Like many others have pointed out, and complained, TFA is basically short on original ideas. The whole layout of the story is a reimagining of Ep.IV's.
What is not acceptable to me, is they way that TFA handles the force.
And the young female lead goes from unknowing rookie to learing to master the jedi mind trick in a matter of no time? Wow. That one took Luke Skywalker three movies to learn to master.
I still think this film, derivative though it may be (and it is), could have gone in so many directions that would have disappointed me (and I'm not easy to please). It didn't. It held my attention throughout, with tight direction, compelling characters, a suitable antagonist & high stakes.
Humour was, as I said earlier, pitch perfect, and each actor did what they had to superbly well.
It's definitely not faultless, and I didn't expect it to be, but I have no problem with the unoriginal premise, because it's executed well imho, and it is cribbing from something that is 38 yrs old and a benchmark, so I'm willing to let it slide.
If I have any issues it's
I think what I really like about TFA is the simple plot, practical effects, and the seemingly tangible sets. Those are some of the things I associate the most with the original trilogy, and what the prequels lacked. TFA feels like a Star Wars movie.
Yes. Try and spot him.
;)
Yes, it was called Spectre
Could it be that she already knew those things beforehand, and that the contact of Luke's lightsaber simply awakened said force skills which she had without knowing ? I don't mean that she's a member of that messed-up Skywalker family (frankly, those people could give Oediipus a run for his money). No, but perhas she was trained in her infancy and made to forget until such a time that she would need those abilities. And the reason I'm thiniking of that theory is because of...
"Alias". Yes, Rey is the new Sidney Bristow, who, if you remember well, was also trained as a spy when she was a little girl, and then brainwashed so that she only remembered wat she learned later on in her adulthood. The fact that Daisy Ridley looks a bit like a young Jennifer Garner is a point in favor of my theory.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Maybe I'll be Jossed, who knows ?
And as for Finn holding hhis own against Kilo(gram) Ren (yes, too easy, I know), well, he's been trained as a stormtrooper, including in hand to hand and close quarter weapon combat. And he doesn't last very long, even if he manages to get some lucky shots. Kilo(meter) (see above) was already wounded by Chewbacca when he confronted first Finn, and then Rey, and that might have played a part in his defeat. He was not, at that time, at the peak of his abilities.
There, here goes. Let me know what you think.
Regardless, TFA is a top three SW movie.
If at all,
Rey is her last name. Her first name is Gamma ;-).
If only that was true, the elements of SPECTRE that some have issues with some are saying TFA is getting a free pass with but it wasn't the homage moments in SP that was the problem, it was the Blofeld nonsense and the two lamest set pieces of the Craig era as well as a not very well thought out plot.
TFA didn't have any lame set pieces whatsover at all and had nothing a sacrilege as P&W ridiculous Blofeld linked to Bond past nonsense. Instead it paid respect to the series with great wit and warmth, SPECTRE was a particularly cold fish in comparison that at times was lacking any sense of danger.