Star Wars 7

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Guvernator

13,171 posts

166 months

Wednesday 9th December 2015
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EvoDelta said:
I'm in Holland, so have tickets for next Wednesday.
Lucky git! biggrinthumbup

Bullett

10,892 posts

185 months

Wednesday 9th December 2015
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Well, I finally booked my tickets.

12.01 on the 17th and back on the 24th at 9am with the boy.

ukaskew

10,642 posts

222 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Strange, after all this time, that in a weeks time I will more than likely be absolutely shattered at work, having already watched the film.

Never done a midnight screening before, I presume it's a bit like the BTTF marathon where there is quite a nice atmosphere and buzz.

silverthorn2151

6,298 posts

180 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Taking the whole family on the 18th by which time eldest son and daughter will have seen it at the cast and crew screening on the 16th and be bursting with spoilers!

Mind you, of the 8 family members going 4 have Christmas do's before we hit Greenwich at 10:45pm. Fair to middling chance they will be a bit tiddly! Starting to regret the timing a little.

Very excited and its a rare treat to get them all in the same place at once.

RemaL

24,973 posts

235 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Just booked for me and the wife, my eldest daughter and BIL and his Son for Next Sat. can't wait.


ukaskew

10,642 posts

222 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Out of interest, how do midnight screenings usually work? Considering Odeon normally do a solid 30 minutes of adverts and trailers will it be the same (I know they are usually heavily reduced for special screenings)? I thought it would have made more sense to have an 11:30 start with the movie starting at midnight.


p1stonhead

25,605 posts

168 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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ukaskew said:
Out of interest, how do midnight screenings usually work? Considering Odeon normally do a solid 30 minutes of adverts and trailers will it be the same (I know they are usually heavily reduced for special screenings)? I thought it would have made more sense to have an 11:30 start with the movie starting at midnight.
I think they do without the stuff beforehand.

Only been to one (Prometheus) and what a dissapointment that bloody was!

Bullett

10,892 posts

185 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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It's 135 minutes according to the BBFC/IMDB sites.

My showing starts at 12:01 and ends at 2.36am which gives 20 mins of fluff by my calculations.

Excited, never been to a midnight showing before.

BoredNerd

2,348 posts

123 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Just booked a 6:30am showing (17th)

Kids and the usual annoying cinema folk don't exist at that time, surely?

fatboy18

18,957 posts

212 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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BoredNerd said:
Just booked a 6:30am showing (17th)

Kids and the usual annoying cinema folk don't exist at that time, surely?
See if you can get a lightsaber app for your phone and slice them in half if there are any annoying cinema folk biggrin

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

220 months

Thursday 10th December 2015
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Bullett said:
It's 135 minutes according to the BBFC/IMDB sites.

My showing starts at 12:01 and ends at 2.36am which gives 20 mins of fluff by my calculations.

Excited, never been to a midnight showing before.
Odd - the midnight showings I have been to had very little fluff - they just went straight into the movie. No ads or trailers to speak of.

20 minutes is close to a normal night's amount of fluff.

Watchman

6,391 posts

246 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Do we know yet why 3PO has a red arm?

ukaskew

10,642 posts

222 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Anyone else drawn a line and not watching the Chinese trailer? All I know is that it potentially contains some significant spoilers.

Rick_1138

3,686 posts

179 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Yeah, I am avoiding it all from now really, too close to actual event and if i spoil it now i'll never forgive myself.

Kylo Ren Costume carries on at pace.

Guvernator

13,171 posts

166 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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My mates seen it and says the new trailer has about 10 seconds of new footage which looks amazing but not too spoilery. Still I'm not risking it either. It's only one week left so no point seeing things on a tiny screen now when will be watching it fresh on an huge screen in 7 days.

GarryDK

5,670 posts

159 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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I didnt see any spoilers.

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Adults are really that enamored about a star wars film that they'll go to a midnight showing and get this excited? I get star wars movies were decent scifi for their time (only saw three original movies), but never realised that people would be this hyped up for a scifi movie aimed at kids.

I just cant understand it but I suppose we're all different, hope it's worth the amount of giddiness it's producing.

The trailers made it look like typical "disney does hunger games" type of stuff, will watch it when it comes to blu ray but not holding much hope for it as a classic.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 11th December 12:30

ukaskew

10,642 posts

222 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Thunderhead said:
Adults are really that enamored about a star wars film that they'll go to a midnight showing and get this excited?
People are already queuing in LA...

Guvernator

13,171 posts

166 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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GarryDK said:
I didnt see any spoilers.
Spoilers aren't just about plot for me. I've seen far too many trailers now where they cram in all the big special effects set pieces. I want to be sat in the cinema with my jaw on the floor as I watch the Millenium Falcon do it's thing, not be thinking I've seen the Falcon do that flip 10 times already.

ukaskew

10,642 posts

222 months

Friday 11th December 2015
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Guvernator said:
Spoilers aren't just about plot for me. I've seen far too many trailers now where they cram in all the big special effects set pieces. I want to be sat in the cinema with my jaw on the floor as I watch the Millenium Falcon do it's thing, not be thinking I've seen the Falcon do that flip 10 times already.
Indeed, the jeep going over the crest and then the camera panning back to reveal the dinosaur valley in Jurassic Park...wow! Will never forget that moment as an 11 year old in the cinema.

They ruined what was potentially an awesome moment in Jurassic World by including the motorbike scene in all promotional material.