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Star Wars VII discussion [vanity][spoilers]

Posted on 12/18/2015 8:18:12 PM PST by ctdonath2

Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens is now playing. Those who have seen it, let's discuss! Those who haven't seen it, hit your back button now.


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To: ctdonath2

Harrison Ford first got the part because he just happened to be on the set (as a carpenter) and the actor playing Han was missing during rehearsal, so Lucas had did read the lines to fill in - and liked him so much he replaced the other. So Ford took the job as his big break.

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Really? I thought it was because Harrison Ford was in American Graffiti. Mark Hamill auditioned for American Graffiti, but wasn’t in it.


61 posted on 12/19/2015 12:01:34 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: paul544

Ren is going to turn out to be someone’s daughter.


62 posted on 12/19/2015 12:01:41 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Moonman62

Ford was in GRAFITTI and on friendly terms with Lucas. Right place, right time.


63 posted on 12/19/2015 12:02:22 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

For Star Wars Lucas took a cut in his director’s fee in exchange for merchandising and other rights.

Best. Decision. Ever.


64 posted on 12/19/2015 12:17:28 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: paul544

The others didn’t surprise me much.
The last point looked great but required deliberate & almost painful suspension of disbelief. I get that she’s a natural, but still did too well against a rising Sith Lord. Granted, he’s a sniveling brat.


65 posted on 12/19/2015 1:00:36 PM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: ctdonath2

It was fun. It’s SW so there’s issues. Looks like they maintained the EU concept that there are a few “big families” that really matter in the galaxy. Which means we’re probably going to find out later Finn is Lando’s kid. Looks like they grabbed a lot of ideas from Thrawn but changed them enough to not have to give Zahn money. Which is probably a good thing, though I’d rather Zahn get more money, he’s a cool guy. It’s good source material though, easily the best books in the EU.


66 posted on 12/19/2015 1:17:07 PM PST by discostu (Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start)
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To: longtermmemmory
Given what I have seen on the non-spoiler media,    abrams steals from the first movie, does it all over again, recycles, OVER PCs the plot, 

Then  puts jar jar binks Reggie Love in as director. And the back story *exclusive* is that 90% of this Star Wars was shot in the back lot of Man's Country in Chicago with Bill Ayers doing some of the last minute script rewrites.

67 posted on 12/19/2015 2:32:08 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: ctdonath2

Thanks freepers. I’ll wait until this politically correct turkey is on cable TV.`


68 posted on 12/19/2015 2:51:15 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw

Or, you can wait for RedLetterMedia to put out their review on their YouTube channel.
I’m guessing it’ll be out sometime next week.

(At least I hope so. Those guys crack me up.)


69 posted on 12/19/2015 2:59:35 PM PST by RandallFlagg ("Political correctness is tyranny with manners." -Charlton Heston)
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To: dennisw; All

Jar Jar Abrams.


70 posted on 12/21/2015 8:11:36 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory

DIRECTED BY: Jar Jar Pajama Boy Abrams.


71 posted on 12/21/2015 9:15:51 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: discostu

I thought it was mediocrity incarnate. Flat characters with nothing interesting to say going through the motions of a rote ‘Rebels Vs Empire’ narrative. I should point out that the SW films have never done anything for me but I prefer ‘Revenge of the Sith’ to this.


72 posted on 12/21/2015 12:28:43 PM PST by Borges
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To: Borges

It’s SW, if you don’t like you’re not going to like it. Honestly don’t know why you bothered to watch it, you know you don’t like it, might as well stay away.


73 posted on 12/21/2015 12:31:50 PM PST by discostu (Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start)
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Half in the Bag Episode 100: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

What's WRONG with your FAAAACE?!
74 posted on 12/21/2015 12:37:59 PM PST by RandallFlagg ("Political correctness is tyranny with manners." -Charlton Heston)
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To: RginTN
I expected Cheweie to die not Hans

Dooohhhh..you spoiled it for me...kidding, not really. I saw it yesterday. What they should have done is killed off Carrie Fisher. She was like a stuffed pillow on camera. Otherwise good flick.

75 posted on 12/21/2015 12:50:10 PM PST by Magnum44 (I dissent)
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To: TigerClaws
Ren is going to turn out to be someone’s daughter.

Gee, I hope so.

76 posted on 12/21/2015 1:00:27 PM PST by Magnum44 (I dissent)
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To: paul544
Harrison Ford was simply too old to be in the story. Sorry but I couldn't get past it.

Ford was old (needed some Grecian formula for that less grey look), but I did get past it. What I could not get past was Carrie Fisher. Talk about not aging well...

77 posted on 12/21/2015 1:14:38 PM PST by Magnum44 (I dissent)
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To: Magnum44

He just felt so out of place. So lost. It completely tore down my memory of Han. He went from a hero to some garbage collector. I’m sure some will say it’s intentional but he made you long for the good old days of Star Wars. Just sad really.


78 posted on 12/21/2015 5:54:29 PM PST by paul544
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To: discostu

I liked ‘Revenge of the Sith’. Sort of. In any case it was better than this film or the original three films which have not held up at all.


79 posted on 12/21/2015 8:48:38 PM PST by Borges
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To: Borges

ROS was the best of the prequels, but I can prove irrefutably and with one word that it was worse that this movie and the original trilogy:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


80 posted on 12/22/2015 5:24:48 AM PST by discostu (Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start)
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