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<blockquote data-quote="Herschel" data-source="post: 7691592" data-attributes="member: 78357"><p>I saw it during the opening showing and I have to say, I don't think I've ever been more disappointed with a movie. They assembled a great cast, the practical effects were nice, John Williams and the cinematography were on-point and then deliver a story that's nothing but rehashed drivel and devoid of surprises. </p><p></p><p>While I have always had issues with the "Kumbaya" ending to Return of the Jedi (Oh, take out the Emperor and the entirety of this massive, galactic empire just falls apart?), this one turns around and says 'not only did we whitewash that, but the emperor was actually a pretty good guy because he kept things from actually being that bad.' </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure whether I applaud or shake my head at Abrams cutting the scene where Chewbacca rips Simon Pegg's arm off. </p><p></p><p>How the heck does Han Solo not know where/ leave the Millennium Falcon sit for so long? Instead it's deus ex falcona. </p><p></p><p>Han's been with Chewbacca for how many decades and is just now figuring out the power of the bowcaster? </p><p></p><p>The Starkiller Base is Nigel Tuffnel's amp. </p><p></p><p>You can't say it's just a remake of a New Hope, I mean they threw in Hoth and Endor too. </p><p></p><p>The elegant lightsaber is once again the equivalent of a 7-pound hunk of claymore rather than the finesse of the katana. </p><p></p><p>There was no real gravitas behinds Finn's switch. "Oh, look, here's a stormtrooper who is having doubts" without any background or context making it actually <em>mean <em> something. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Everything in the story that made any sense was utterly predictable, as in Michael Bay predictable. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>We left the theater feeling just plain let down. The elements were all there to deliver a knockout but instead we got a kludgy, fanboi nostalgia trip.</em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herschel, post: 7691592, member: 78357"] I saw it during the opening showing and I have to say, I don't think I've ever been more disappointed with a movie. They assembled a great cast, the practical effects were nice, John Williams and the cinematography were on-point and then deliver a story that's nothing but rehashed drivel and devoid of surprises. While I have always had issues with the "Kumbaya" ending to Return of the Jedi (Oh, take out the Emperor and the entirety of this massive, galactic empire just falls apart?), this one turns around and says 'not only did we whitewash that, but the emperor was actually a pretty good guy because he kept things from actually being that bad.' I'm not sure whether I applaud or shake my head at Abrams cutting the scene where Chewbacca rips Simon Pegg's arm off. How the heck does Han Solo not know where/ leave the Millennium Falcon sit for so long? Instead it's deus ex falcona. Han's been with Chewbacca for how many decades and is just now figuring out the power of the bowcaster? The Starkiller Base is Nigel Tuffnel's amp. You can't say it's just a remake of a New Hope, I mean they threw in Hoth and Endor too. The elegant lightsaber is once again the equivalent of a 7-pound hunk of claymore rather than the finesse of the katana. There was no real gravitas behinds Finn's switch. "Oh, look, here's a stormtrooper who is having doubts" without any background or context making it actually [I]mean [I] something. Everything in the story that made any sense was utterly predictable, as in Michael Bay predictable. We left the theater feeling just plain let down. The elements were all there to deliver a knockout but instead we got a kludgy, fanboi nostalgia trip.[/I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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