Star Wars 7

[stephen300o]

p1stonhead said:

Crush said:

Saw it on an Etihad flight a couple of weeks ago.

I actually enjoyed it apart from their successful effort in finding a stter actor than Hayden Christensen to play Vader mk2

I thought Adam Driver was brilliant. He is normally good in everything he is in.

Yep, the acting was excellent throughout, Especially Daisy Ridley, she is exceptional in it.

[Celtic Dragon]

chris watton said:

We watched the extras from the Blu-Ray yesterday, and I learned that the monster chess board fight continued where it left off in the original Star Wars, when Fin inadvertently switched it back on!

Harrison Ford also asked if the toggle switches on the Falcon had springs this time, as in the original, they didn't have any (for budgetary reasons)!, and if he flicked the toggle switch up, it would slowly return to the down position!

Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 19th April 11:54

If you enjoyed the chess bit, have you seen Adam Savage's bit on Tested.com about it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sexd06I8mzg

[Halb]

stephen300o said:

Yep, the acting was excellent throughout, Especially Daisy Ridley, she is exceptional in it.

She almost walked at the start when JJ told her she sucked.

[stephen300o]

Halb said:

stephen300o said:

Yep, the acting was excellent throughout, Especially Daisy Ridley, she is exceptional in it.

She almost walked at the start when JJ told her she sucked.

Mentioned she had a bad read through in the extras,

[LaurasOtherHalf]

2D only? cynical marketing at it's best, what else did i expect?

[chilistrucker]

Mr Snrub said:

Didn't get to see it at the cinema, but watched the Blu Ray this evening having successfully avoided all spoilers. Really enjoyed it overall, felt like a logical extension to the franchise and real environments instead of green screen made it seem more believable.ALso got the balance right between referencing what had gone before and bringing in new elements. Not ashamed to admit I marked out when Hand and Chewie appeared again, or the X-Wings flying low over the water.

One minor gripe was the Finn seemed to change his allegiance too quickly. I could understand if he was conscripted or press ganged, but they say he had been conditioned from birth? But still a great film overall

Pretty much the same here.
I can't believe I went all this time and managed to avoid the film and nearly everything about it until tonight. Glad I did, certainly wasn't expecting the bridge scene to play out as it did. I was kind of expecting a cheesy, "I'm your father" line but glad it wasn't there.
8/10

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

stephen300o said:

eps said:

Rick_1138 said:

funkyrobot said:

Halb said:

Proof JJ Abrams Doesn’t Understand Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjtpqZyPDY

Got about 30 seconds into that and had to turn it off.

Sorry.

Work blocked, whats the gist, is it some fan going over TFA and explaining why it isnt 'REAL' star wars?

Don't waste 6 minutes of your time like I did, there's nothing there.... honestly it's terrible.

Proof every dimwit with a YouTube account thinks they know all.

Cracked.com is a hugely respected website.

[Gazzab]

Watched it again last night. I was underwhelmed in the cinema. Found it better on the small screen. Wooden characters, lack of plot/story and no emotion seems better on the TV. Still 3 out of 5 if I'm being generous.

[stephen300o]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

eps said:

Rick_1138 said:

funkyrobot said:

Halb said:

Proof JJ Abrams Doesn’t Understand Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjtpqZyPDY

Got about 30 seconds into that and had to turn it off.

Sorry.

Work blocked, whats the gist, is it some fan going over TFA and explaining why it isnt 'REAL' star wars?

Don't waste 6 minutes of your time like I did, there's nothing there.... honestly it's terrible.

Proof every dimwit with a YouTube account thinks they know all.

Cracked.com is a hugely respected website.

Geek gossip swamped in click bait.

[Mr Snrub]

Just imagine if Youtube and Reddit had been around when Phantom Menace was released........

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

stephen300o said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

eps said:

Rick_1138 said:

funkyrobot said:

Halb said:

Proof JJ Abrams Doesn’t Understand Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjtpqZyPDY

Got about 30 seconds into that and had to turn it off.

Sorry.

Work blocked, whats the gist, is it some fan going over TFA and explaining why it isnt 'REAL' star wars?

Don't waste 6 minutes of your time like I did, there's nothing there.... honestly it's terrible.

Proof every dimwit with a YouTube account thinks they know all.

Cracked.com is a hugely respected website.

Geek gossip swamped in click bait.

Hahaha. If you say so. It's your loss.

[Mr Whippy]

A bit OT I know, but it may be topical giving all what's going on with new SW stuff right now.

Does anyone know if any remastered originals will ever be put out by Disney? Ie, either original theatrical releases or the VHS equivalents from the 80s?


After watching ESB and ROTJ on Netflix the other day I was left feeling like they'd been ruined in all the areas they'd been tweaked with, mainly because the music hadn't been re-scored very well at all. But the quality is very nice indeed.

I'd imagine Disney would be up for this as it'd net them plenty of copies sold I'm sure?!

Dave

[p1stonhead]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

eps said:

Rick_1138 said:

funkyrobot said:

Halb said:

Proof JJ Abrams Doesn’t Understand Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjtpqZyPDY

Got about 30 seconds into that and had to turn it off.

Sorry.

Work blocked, whats the gist, is it some fan going over TFA and explaining why it isnt 'REAL' star wars?

Don't waste 6 minutes of your time like I did, there's nothing there.... honestly it's terrible.

Proof every dimwit with a YouTube account thinks they know all.

Cracked.com is a hugely respected website.

Geek gossip swamped in click bait.

Hahaha. If you say so. It's your loss.

Not really. It's a terrible terrible crap site filled with nonsense.

'50 people did our survey, YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!'

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

p1stonhead said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

stephen300o said:

eps said:

Rick_1138 said:

funkyrobot said:

Halb said:

Proof JJ Abrams Doesn’t Understand Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjtpqZyPDY

Got about 30 seconds into that and had to turn it off.

Sorry.

Work blocked, whats the gist, is it some fan going over TFA and explaining why it isnt 'REAL' star wars?

Don't waste 6 minutes of your time like I did, there's nothing there.... honestly it's terrible.

Proof every dimwit with a YouTube account thinks they know all.

Cracked.com is a hugely respected website.

Geek gossip swamped in click bait.

Hahaha. If you say so. It's your loss.

Not really. It's a terrible terrible crap site filled with nonsense.

'50 people did our survey, YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!'

OK!

[Halb]

Mr Snrub said:

Just imagine if Youtube and Reddit had been around when Phantom Menace was released........

Might have led to a decent Attack of the Clones.

[Jasandjules]

Well, I thought it was acceptable enough. I did think there was an awful lot of deja vu but still....

And plenty of unanswered questions. But some amusing lines and enough action to keep it going. I am looking forward to finding out who Rey's dad is................................

[Bullett]

Mr Whippy said:

A bit OT I know, but it may be topical giving all what's going on with new SW stuff right now.

Does anyone know if any remastered originals will ever be put out by Disney? Ie, either original theatrical releases or the VHS equivalents from the 80s?


After watching ESB and ROTJ on Netflix the other day I was left feeling like they'd been ruined in all the areas they'd been tweaked with, mainly because the music hadn't been re-scored very well at all. But the quality is very nice indeed.

I'd imagine Disney would be up for this as it'd net them plenty of copies sold I'm sure?!

Dave

Bit of a grey area I think but google "despecialized edition"

[Watchman]

Bullett said:

Bit of a grey area I think but google "despecialized edition"

Yep, I have all 3. Way better than anything George Lucas has put out. It's like starting again in 1977 but with a 4K telly.

[stephen300o]

I place The Force Awakens ahead of Return of the Jedi and very close to The Empire strikes back in my Star Wars list.
Back on track.

[chris watton]

stephen300o said:

I place The Force Awakens ahead of Return of the Jedi and very close to The Empire strikes back in my Star Wars list.
Back on track.

Me too! :

1 - Empire
2 - Star Wars
3 - The Force Awakens
4 - Return of the Jedi
5 - Clone Wars (animated)
6 - Revenge of the Sith
7 - Attack of The Clones
11 - TPM