New Star Wars trailer

[neckdeep]

Reviews are out. Everyone likes it. Serious critics feel obliged to point out its one big flaw: the film is mostly setting the table for the half dozen films Disney must make to recoup the 4 billion it spent obtaining the franchise and start making profits. Between the copious references to the past films and setting up the next films, a number of critics (who enjoyed the film) said it doesn't really stand alone as a story and thus, they place it below New Hope and Empire on the totem pole (some say its not even as good as Jedi). Everyone agrees that despite it being a Disney production, its significantly "less Disney" than where Lucas took it to with Ewoks. Heaps of praise being given for casting actors who can act and using a director who actually knows what to do with them. Patton Oswalt liked it, that's probably all we need to know.

[ex-powderbroker]

Disney is saying they're expecting to make 3B+ on this movie... it cost almost 400M to make and market. I remember being a little shocked at the sticker price for the franchise, but when every nerd in the country and worldwide runs out to drop $20 on an Imax ticket (and then the next 4+).... it's fucking peanuts.

We should have just done a maggot group buy!

[nogophers]

Disney is saying they're expecting to make 3B+ on this movie... it cost almost 400M to make and market. I remember being a little shocked at the sticker price for the franchise, but when every nerd in the country and worldwide runs out to drop $20 on an Imax ticket (and then the next 4+).... it's fucking peanuts.

We should have just done a maggot group buy!

Advanced sale tickets have already topped $100 million. Add the merchandise (2+ aisles of toys at Target) and shitheads like me who spent $99 for the original 6 blueray pack and $400 million is well within reach.

Told my son I'd pay him $20 if he dresses up in a Star Trek outfit when he goes.

[wicked_sick]

Is there any plot to speak of? Didn't look like it from the trailer.

[Bobby Stainless]

Going tomorrow at 1230. Imax 3d. Large amounts of edibles and pen work.

"I will finish, what you have started."

[warthog]

We have the whole family in town for early X-Mas. We got advance tix about 2 weeks ago. There are 12 of us going. The kids are all dressing up. I am considering it, you know, for the kids.

Movie is at 1:50. I plan on getting there at 12:00 to get decent seats, hopefully together.
I had one rule for this-NO IMAX 3-D, not for the first one. I told the kids we can go later to see it in 3-d.

[neckdeep]

Is there any plot to speak of? Didn't look like it from the trailer.

Actually, that's the main gripe I'm seeing; that it has a very familiar plot. JJ pulled another Star Trek style reboot where he just scrambles the original instead of writing truly new stuff. Primarily a recycle/mash-up of New Hope and Empire's elements. Another orphan with unknown powers from a desert planet. Another cute droid with with secret information. Another cowboy with a spaceship. Another conflicted bad guy in black with a face mask. Another goose stepping imperial admiral. Another immense planet killing space weapon. Another light saber duel on another catwalk. Another character with secret parentage. etc. etc. More than one review is calling out Disney for playing it safe and essentially remaking New Hope. But, even the critics who say its basically nonstop fan service say it is very well done and entertaining, even if you recognize that it is woefully unoriginal at its core. That is what you get with JJ Abrams. A guy who idolizes Spielberg but doesn't have Spielberg's respect for the audience, his originality or his willingness to take risks.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Imax tomorrow morning

[Labcabin]

10pm tomorrow for me

[PNWbrit]

“Sure, they all love you before the movie comes out...”

[snapt]

Driving up to West Yellowstone tomorrow to see it in the Jellystone Imax rather than suffer through our tiny local screen or the insufferable Idaho Falls movie crowds.

[Phall]

I was trying to avoid spoilers until my coworker posted it on facebook, then exclaimed it out loud. I'm bummed. I did draw a sharpie penis on his nordic ski. Still excited, but less so.

[Soups]

Forgot about this, such a classic...

[From_the_NEK]

Forgot about this, such a classic...

Does Conan still have rights to TTICD?
It would be awesome if he brought him back for this weekend.

[PNWbrit]

5.08...... fucking brilliant

[schwerty]

8pm 3D showing in Jh tomorrow night for me!

[Elkhound Odin]

Is Jar Jar revealed as the Sith mastermind per the speculative piece posted earlier?

[From_the_NEK]

Is Jar Jar revealed as the Sith mastermind per the speculative piece posted earlier?

No, but I heard he was on one of the planets that gets blown up.

[stuckathuntermtn]

500 out of 5 stars. Fucking awesome. I wanna see it again.

Got a little teary eyed a few times, especially that scene at the end.
Yeah, I admit it.
You probably did too.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

8pm 3D showing in Jh tomorrow night for me!

Was in the second row. Man was it intense watching in 3D with the screen four inches from your face. Had to have someone else type this sentence, eyeballs are twisted...

[stuckathuntermtn]

Has this been posted yet?

[schwerty]

Go see it.

[waxman]

“Sure, they all love you before the movie comes out...”

no one ever loved Jar Jar Binks, Ewoks, maybe.

[snapt]

Typical JJ Abrams frantic style, wish there was a tad more down time for both us and the characters to soak things in like the originals.

Otherwise job well done.

Oh and John Williams taking his original music concepts and adding 40 years of experience and genius to them was absolutely brilliant.

[Bobby Stainless]

I was heroically stoned. Imax 3D. I was fuckin ducking an shit.

Loved it.

Been playing battlefront ever since.