Will you see the new Star Wars film?

I'll give it a week or two after it's release, let the hype fade away and then see it.
Hopefully it's an entertaining romp. Will bring the nephews to see it. Their first time seeing a Star Wars movie.

Watched and loved the originals on re-release. For the new films, it will depend on how the reviews go. Im not that tied into the star wars universe.

The prequels were awful with brutal dialogue and look absolutely horrendous today with everything CGI'd ta fúck.

I liked the originals, not to the extent that a lot of people do, but I'll see this since it will be a cinematic spectacle and will probably destroy box office records.

Unless it turns out to be drivel.

I still maintain that the worst movie ever made is The Phantom Menace.
You have a guaranteed blockbuster hit, you own the effects company that re-defined the industry, you have the best talent in the industry all vying for a part, you have a whole universe to draw inspiration from, you've spent years digesting how to write the script and story and you come up with such a turgid, mess of a movie.

Other movies are crap because of a variety of reasons, lack of budget or talent being the most obvious but the disappointment that greeted TPM after it's release was palpable.

The lack of Lucas' involvement here can only be a positive.

Haven't been to the cinema in over a year.

I intend The Force Awakens to be my triumphant return...... at least this or 'The Revenant', which also looks good.

Will have to bring the kids just like I had to go to Frozen. Liked the originals when I was a kid and still think they are good kids movies. Can't believe so many adults are taken in by the excellent marketing of the franchise to think they are anything more than kids action movies. it really shows the power of good marketing.

Absolutely.

Just got through watching the other 5 in preparation!

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Themes of filicide, psychopathy, genocide, insurgency, mysticism, faith, standing up to tyrany...... amongst others are what Star Wars is about.

It's idiotic to consider the mere kids movies.
(Which, if they were, so bloody what?)

The themes of the film are deliberately universal.

Empire Strikes Back is pretty far from a kiddies movie

You can get deep meanings from Tom and Jerry as well.

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

You are welcome to.

But that's not what my post said.

You obviously missed the point.

No, I only like the originals. The 'proper' ones

nope, I dont like fiction movie too much

Yeah I hope so. I'm going to use one of the rare passes to go to the cinema on my own and leave my wife at home with the child for this.

Nodin wrote: »

I saw the first of the prequels and it sort of crapped on star wars for me, so probably not.

I'd agree except that Lucas has his hands nowhere near this one, and Abrams has already proven himself very capable of producing great space opera/sci-fi/action films with his two Star Trek movies.

If he screws this one up for Disney, the rest of the Star Wars series will be straight-to-DVD jobs, and we can just let the whole thing die.

arayess wrote: »

they fooled me with the prequels and a wise man once said "fool me once , shame on you, Fool me — you can't get fooled again"

Aristotle?

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Star Wars is an absolute behemoth that transcends into popular culture and every day life in a way no other piece of fiction ever has. It's going to smash every known record in the box office without blinking. This is potentially the biggest film of all time

Starwars in every day life?

valoren wrote: »

I still maintain that the worst movie ever made is The Phantom Menace.
You have a guaranteed blockbuster hit, you own the effects company that re-defined the industry, you have the best talent in the industry all vying for a part, you have a whole universe to draw inspiration from, you've spent years digesting how to write the script and story and you come up with such a turgid, mess of a movie.

Other movies are crap because of a variety of reasons, lack of budget or talent being the most obvious but the disappointment that greeted TPM after it's release was palpable.

The lack of Lucas' involvement here can only be a positive.

TPM wasn't the worst of the prequels. I maintain the second one is, because we had that endless drivel around the "love story" between Anakin and Padme (even those names make me shudder) with some of the worst acting, dialogue, and direction I have ever seen.

TPM at least has Liam Neeson in a credible role, was shot on film, has less CGI then the other two, has some epic moments and imaginative sets, and has a fantastic lightsaber duel, the best of the series, which most people tend to forget about.

I'd rather watch the kid Anakin any day over the "grown up" one. The last movie was awful as well, with the way he went from "I hate the dark side!" to "oh ok then" in the blink of an eye.

I'm full of hope for the new one. Just don't expect Luke / Leia / Han to have much screentime. This is all about the new generation.