The Star Wars SPOILER thread

glatt · 12-18-2015, 08:42 PM

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I'm not going to say much other than I am so happy. It was great. I was only hoping it wouldn't suck, and it was great.

The casting was perfect. Ray and Finn were good main characters and could act.

John Sellers · 12-18-2015, 09:11 PM

Must...avoid...temptation.

glatt · 12-19-2015, 07:14 AM

Alright. I'll say a little more.

But I think tapatalk gives a preview window for every new post when you choose to view unread posts, so I'm just going to put a little filler text here.

It had a different feel to it from the original trilogy. It didn't take itself so seriously. It was self referential, but I liked that just fine. It frequently tipped its hat to the nostalgia everyone was feeling.

The music had a similar feel to it, and it wove a lot of the original music into the score, but it also had its own sound. It didn't get in the way, and wasn't noticeable, but also didn't have any catchy new bits. It wasn't as epic as the original score. I think it was the perfect balance of doing the job but not attracting attention to itself.

It's like Disney/JJ Abrams took a look at the original trilogy through the eyes of a fan and figured out what worked there and copied it. And then threw in some nostalgic self referential stuff for good measure. And it worked well.

Interesting that the main characters are a woman and a black guy, and the only white guy is an old man. Very diverse set of characters. But it didn't seem forced. Seemed natural.

Spexxvet · 12-19-2015, 07:57 AM

I thought it was great. Very entertaining.

It seemed to me that there many similarities with episode 4, A New Hope, both in plot and scene. There were very few slow periods. The music was epic.

Spexxvet · 12-19-2015, 08:04 AM

Oh, and I have some ideas on the lineage of Finn and Ray.

glatt · 12-19-2015, 08:46 AM

Apparently it's Finn and Rey.

I've avoided all press on the matter, so I didn't know how the names were spelled.

glatt · 12-19-2015, 08:50 AM

Lawrence Kasden gets top writing credits for this, and he wrote Empire, which most regard as the best one. He also wrote Raiders. He had nothing to do with the 3 horrid prequels. He did a good job here.

glatt · 12-19-2015, 09:43 AM

Apparently John Williams composed the score and conducted much of it.

And the guy from Hamilton did the cantina band music

Clodfobble · 12-19-2015, 10:28 PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda! Also a comedian named Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Rec) did the voice of the rolly-ball thing. BB8? Something like that.

Happy Monkey · 12-20-2015, 10:44 AM

JJ did the same ridiculous "All planets in the galaxy are visible from the surface of each other" scene that he did in Star Trek during the destruction of Vulcan.

And apparently the gun can only get two shots off before destroying the sun...

But other than that weapon, I thought the movie was great.

glatt · 12-20-2015, 11:44 AM

Yeah. That seeing the other planets blow up scene was annoying but remember it's another galaxy. Maybe the galaxies are different there.

Happy Monkey · 12-23-2015, 03:49 PM

Practical effects

monster · 12-26-2015, 02:51 PM

Hebe is so excited that Beest and the boys are going to see it tomorrow so she can finally talk about it. I just don't care..... and I'm not a big fan of movie theaters any more.

monster · 12-26-2015, 02:52 PM

Lots of SW presents in our house yesterday, though

Clodfobble · 12-27-2015, 05:16 PM

What a boring movie.

12-18-2015, 08:42 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Star Wars SPOILER thread .spoilers ahead Scroll down Trying to save tapatalk viewers from seeing anything in preview window . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm not going to say much other than I am so happy. It was great. I was only hoping it wouldn't suck, and it was great. The casting was perfect. Ray and Finn were good main characters and could act. Last edited by glatt; 12-18-2015 at 09:11 PM.

12-19-2015, 07:57 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I thought it was great. Very entertaining. It seemed to me that there many similarities with episode 4, A New Hope, both in plot and scene. There were very few slow periods. The music was epic. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-19-2015, 08:04 AM	#5
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Oh, and I have some ideas on the lineage of Finn and Ray. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-19-2015, 10:28 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Lin-Manuel Miranda! Also a comedian named Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Rec) did the voice of the rolly-ball thing. BB8? Something like that. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-20-2015, 10:44 AM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	JJ did the same ridiculous "All planets in the galaxy are visible from the surface of each other" scene that he did in Star Trek during the destruction of Vulcan. And apparently the gun can only get two shots off before destroying the sun... But other than that weapon, I thought the movie was great. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-18-2015, 09:11 PM	#2
John Sellers Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 807	Must...avoid...temptation.

12-19-2015, 07:14 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Alright. I'll say a little more. But I think tapatalk gives a preview window for every new post when you choose to view unread posts, so I'm just going to put a little filler text here. It had a different feel to it from the original trilogy. It didn't take itself so seriously. It was self referential, but I liked that just fine. It frequently tipped its hat to the nostalgia everyone was feeling. The music had a similar feel to it, and it wove a lot of the original music into the score, but it also had its own sound. It didn't get in the way, and wasn't noticeable, but also didn't have any catchy new bits. It wasn't as epic as the original score. I think it was the perfect balance of doing the job but not attracting attention to itself. It's like Disney/JJ Abrams took a look at the original trilogy through the eyes of a fan and figured out what worked there and copied it. And then threw in some nostalgic self referential stuff for good measure. And it worked well. Interesting that the main characters are a woman and a black guy, and the only white guy is an old man. Very diverse set of characters. But it didn't seem forced. Seemed natural.

12-19-2015, 08:46 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Apparently it's Finn and Rey. I've avoided all press on the matter, so I didn't know how the names were spelled.

12-19-2015, 08:50 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Lawrence Kasden gets top writing credits for this, and he wrote Empire, which most regard as the best one. He also wrote Raiders. He had nothing to do with the 3 horrid prequels. He did a good job here.

12-19-2015, 09:43 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Apparently John Williams composed the score and conducted much of it. And the guy from Hamilton did the cantina band music

12-20-2015, 11:44 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah. That seeing the other planets blow up scene was annoying but remember it's another galaxy. Maybe the galaxies are different there.

12-23-2015, 03:49 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Practical effects __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-26-2015, 02:51 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hebe is so excited that Beest and the boys are going to see it tomorrow so she can finally talk about it. I just don't care..... and I'm not a big fan of movie theaters any more. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-26-2015, 02:52 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Lots of SW presents in our house yesterday, though __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-27-2015, 05:16 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	What a boring movie. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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