Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! (No Spoilers, No Haters)

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I remember seeing Jedi in theaters, and I got to experience the full force of the Star Wars merchandising in the 80's. The thing is, I've expanded my Star Wars horizons. I played a lot of Star Wars video games like Jedi Outcast and Knights of the Old republic and Star Wars: The Old Republic. I have watched cartoons like The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. There's just so many other cool directions that they could have gone with the story. I enjoyed the movie, but I was disappointed with how vanilla the overall plot turned out. I get that they want to expose a new generation to Star wars, and they want to atone for the sins of the prequels, but I think they could have done that without rehashing a lot of things.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 23, 2015
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    The two things that bugged me a little were having another death star plot point, and Carrie Fisher's botox and smoker's voice.
     
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Leia's been leading the rebellion like 30 freaking years. Not surprised that she is a little haggard.
     
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    I thought she looked a little too good actually. But really it's just that time and smoking have been unkind to her voice. Sounded like Nina Blackwood (original MTV VJ) that I still hear on XM radio and it's like fingers on a chalkboard.
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Ok, maybe they didn't make her look too good.
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Episode 9 spoiler:[​IMG]
     
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    So the emo kid some of you were making fun of was in the Marine corp.
     
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    Was his character in the Marines as well?!?
     
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    Outer... Space!

     
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    Wow, I loved that movie but I totally didn't realize Kylo Ren was Al Cody!
     
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    it's not so much the actor... it was the character...
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I thought it was a great movie. I read nothing about it going in and finally saw it Saturday night. I loved the plot, even though it was basically a complete recycle of the originals. LOL. But the visuals and atmosphere made it feel like it was in the 'old' Star Wars universe. Really enjoyed it and I hope it continues. I wish there was more plot depth involving Han and what he was doing, Kylo's background, etc. They just kind of brushed on the history a bit.

    Overall, very happy with it.
     
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Basically the Skywalkers are the Kardashians. I wonder if Annakin's mom was really his dad?
     
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