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infocat 
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Posted: December 17 2015 at 23:43 |
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Jason Lee?
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?
Or a bunch of unknowns?
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Polymorphia
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 00:05 |
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Probably none. I'm going to see Star Wars on Christmas, though.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 00:27 |
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I'll go with 'None' as well.
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 00:49 |
ALVINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
Just kidding, probably none as well.
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 00:58 |
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maybe Star Wars on tuesday
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 01:56 |
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seeing The Big Short tomorrow
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Dean
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 03:32 |
 Polymorphia wrote:
Probably none. I'm going to see Star Wars on Christmas, though. |
Same.
I'm not as excited by the prospect of a new Star Wars film as I would have been if Lucas hadn't milked the franchise with the disappointing prequel trilogy. This, coupled with the fact that The Force Awakens is only the first part of yet another trilogy, (and the proposed three other franchised spin-off films in the offing) has reduced a much-loved gung-ho space opera to nothing more than an extended soap opera that without the Star Wars tag would probably have gone "straight to video".
The leaked trailer for next year's Star Trek looks more like a more promising Star Wars clone/sequel than anything Lucas is making, but alas that means it's lost the 'Roddenberry' magic that made Star Trek not Star Wars.
Still, I'll be parting with a sizeable chunk of hard-earned dosh this christmas to treat the whole family to a trip to the cinema so I can immerse myself in what will hopefully be 2 hours of light-sabre rattling escapism.
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 13:52 |
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I'll probably go see Star Wars 2 weeks from now after all the hub bub dies down...I hate standing in lines.
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 18 2015 at 23:42 |
Dean wrote:
I'm not as excited by the prospect of a new Star Wars film as I would have been if Lucas hadn't milked the franchise with the disappointing prequel trilogy. This, coupled with the fact that The Force Awakens is only the first part of yet another trilogy, (and the proposed three other franchised spin-off films in the offing) has reduced a much-loved gung-ho space opera to nothing more than an extended soap opera that without the Star Wars tag would probably have gone "straight to video". The leaked trailer for next year's Star Trek looks more like a more promising Star Wars clone/sequel than anything Lucas is making, but alas that means it's lost the 'Roddenberry' magic that made Star Trek not Star Wars.
Still, I'll be parting with a sizeable chunk of hard-earned dosh this christmas to treat the whole family to a trip to the cinema so I can immerse myself in what will hopefully be 2 hours of light-sabre rattling escapism |
As a huge Star Wars fan I'm also apprehensive about it-- firstly, having sold all his rights to Disney, Lucas has nothing do with this film despite the nominal "Lucasfilm" seal and ILM doing the effects. Second, I agree it's in danger of becoming a diluted serial though that is exactly what Lucas wanted from day one : an old-fashioned Cliffhanger with all the ridiculous, endless twists and plotting. Third, and what really concerns me, is that the trailers don't... well... feel like Star Wars. It's not enough to dress everyone up as nomads and robots and get the plot continuity right. What made the movies special was the atmosphere Lucas was able to achieve, cheesy as it may've been sometimes. With out the feel of SW, it will just be another modern sci-fi flick.
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Posted: December 19 2015 at 03:42 |
'None' for me as well...but that's because I'm broke as Tuck and I'd much rather go see Tale of Tales 
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Posted: December 19 2015 at 07:36 |
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*none* though it seems the new Star Wars movie is getting great word of mouth reviews... perhaps we'll go see it next month. I mean.. one really can't NOT see it I suppose if one has seen all the previous and even made it through the prequels.
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Posted: December 19 2015 at 10:17 |
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Same...will definitely see the new Star Wars in the theater for the full effect but can wait until the crowds die down.
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Posted: December 19 2015 at 23:01 |
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none of the above
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 08:19 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Same...will definitely see the new Star Wars in the theater for the full effect but can wait until the crowds die down. |
yeah. Definitely waiting for the crowds as much as hearing the word of mouth on the movie. One couldn't really skip the prequels if one grew up, as most of did with those original three movies. These though, completely optional. I could easily miss them and not miss a thing if it came to it. I figured the F/X would be killer.. I wanted to see if the movie itself was any good. Seems it appears it is.
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 09:05 |
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None. I couldn't care less for new Star Wars, as I didn't really care for old Star Wars.
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 09:11 |
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I saw the new Star Wars two days ago, it's certainly better than the prequels. I hope they don't screw up the next movies.
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 09:12 |
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just say no Jar Jar Binks or annoying little Anakins and I'll be happy....
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Posted: December 20 2015 at 10:46 |
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Waiting for Tarantino to pull his head out of his 70mm arse so I can go and see his film.
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Posted: January 03 2016 at 07:49 |
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well well well
went to go see Force Awakens yesterday and though I had a few minor quibbles (another droid carrying secret plans on a desert planet and seemed pretty much a complete plot recyle of the 1st, and some continuity questions from the where the last left off) MORE MORE MORE than offset by the best film since Empire Strikes Back. Characters you feel attached to, not just the old favorites but especially the new ones. A major weakness of the prequel whose characters were often annoying at best and unlikeable at worst. Along with some fabulous acting (especially that young female lead), and stunning visuals. Big thumbs up from me!
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Posted: January 03 2016 at 08:54 |
micky wrote:
well well well
went to go see Force Awakens yesterday and though I had a few minor quibbles (another droid carrying secret plans on a desert planet and seemed pretty much a complete plot recyle of the 1st, and some continuity questions from the where the last left off) MORE MORE MORE than offset by the best film since Empire Strikes Back. Characters you feel attached to, not just the old favorites but especially the new ones. A major weakness of the prequel whose characters were often annoying at best and unlikeable at worst. Along with some fabulous acting (especially that young female lead), and stunning visuals. Big thumbs up from me!
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I agree - a damn good romp and thoroughly enjoyable if you just let it flow over you. We saw it in 3D, which I found to be a distraction if truth be told - when you notice the effects it means you're no longer immersed in the story. The plot-recycling (which was rife) annoyed a little - homages are fine if handled well and these weren't but that's a minor grumble that I'll not dwell on [spoilers] .
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