Posted on 12/17/2015 7:52:34 AM PST by BenLurkin
Critics screened the film earlier this week, and with the reviews rolling in, we've compiled a roundup of what they're saying, and in an effort to be as spoiler-free as possible, we only included parts that don't specifically talk about the plot.
"Reinvigorating the franchise with a welcome surge of energy, warmth and excitement after the misbegotten cycle of prequels released between 1999 and 2005, incoming writer-director J.J. Abrams seems to have had the original three films firmly in mind when he embarked on this monumental new undertaking, structured as a series of clever if sometimes wobbly callbacks to a trilogy that captivated a global audience and helped cement Hollywood’s blockbuster paradigm.
"Still, the reassuring familiarity of Abrams' approach has its limitations: Marvelous as it is to catch up with Han Solo, Leia and the rest of the gang, fan service takes priority here over a somewhat thin, derivative story that, despite the presence of two appealing new stars, doesn't exactly fire the imagination anew. ...
"In the end, Star Wars: The Force Awakens suggests the work of a filmmaker who faced the exciting yet unenviable task of partially reassembling one of the most beloved ensembles in movie history, furthering their characters' adventures in a meaningful fashion, and helping them pass the baton from one generation of action figures to the next - and emerged, in the end, with a compromise solution that, even when it's not firing on all cylinders, has been put across with sufficient style, momentum, love and care to prove irresistible to any who have ever considered themselves fans.
"Risking heresy, it's worth noting that Abrams actually did smarter, more inventive work on his 2009 reboot of 'Star Trek,' no doubt in part because he was working with a less heavily guarded enterprise." -Justin Chang, Variety
(Excerpt) Read more at vulture.com ...
Because people here have liberal qualities and do not see they do. Not supporting something now means you must be a hater, any lack of total approval is just intolerable. And this attitude has seeped in to this site more and more, to the extent of the stupid small stuff like a fictional movie.
Saw it tonight with my kid and thought it was pretty decent, all things considered. However, the ending scene does seem to be teeing up for another sequel.
Yes its already slated to be a trilogy I believe along with several spin-off movies to expand the universe. So expect a constant onslaught of Star Wars like the ever expanding Marvel universe.
I’m hoping they come through with a spin off for the coolest guy in the Universe with only two lines of dialogue: Boba Fett.
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