Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by MTK

Alright, everyone is talking about it, so let's talk about it here.

I saw it yesterday, thought it ranks right up there with Empire as the best one yet. Easily better than all the prequels, no question. The hype was tremendous but I thought JJ Abrams pulled it off. Definitely excited to see where it goes from here.

Highlight for spoilers: Bummed that Han died, so is Rey actually Luke's daughter? They obviously have some sort of ties. Glad that Kylo Ren didn't die, looking forward to seeing his character develop more. Easily the best looking Star Wars to date. Lucas got way out of control with all the CGI in the prequels. Abrams stayed true to the Star Wars heritage, even if the movie was pretty much a re-do of a A New Hope, I liked how it payed homage to the tradition of the franchise, yet moved things forward at the same time. I didn't look at my watch once during the whole movie, I didn't want it to end! Hope Luke has a bigger role in the next one.

I've got it right on par with ROTJ.

Empire, ANH, and ROTJ/TFA tied for the 3 spot. Maybe slight edge to ROTJ.

What a fantastic movie. I loved how much restraint JJ Abrams showed. Everytime he started to ramp up the lens flares and shakey camera work- he would dial it down. I thought from a cinematic standpoint it was brilliant.

Plot / editing felt a bit rushed at times, but I'm not going to complain. I enjoyed every second of it.

Highlight for spoilers.


Regardless of who Rey's parents are, we are at least set up for a big reveal. I personally think she is Han and Leia's daughter. Kylo didn't have the courage to kill his own sister when he turned, so he drops her off on Jakku. They assume she was killed by Kylo early on- so they don't mention her directly in the movie.

Maybe Obi Wan or Luke had a side piece back in the day? Luke slaying some tail back at the Hashi station? No clue. Either way we are good for a big reveal.