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Appears a couple of internet trolls started it to get it trending, and the only reason it's trending is everyone expressing dismay at it. Non-story.
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After having been burned out and meh on the other trailers, this one actually got me excited. It FELT epic like the others didn't.
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Have my tickets. Looking forward to it waaaay more than Christmas. I can only hope i miss spoilers on the day it premiers.
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No comments on the boycott movement? That seems like perfect f13 rage fodder.
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The upside of being in Central California for the holidays is that I got tickets for the following Sunday in IMAX 3D no problem.
I got 5 tickets in IMAX 3D at 7:30pm on opening night in Danbury, CT just 5 minutes ago. Nice to be in the boonies. |
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Boonies wasn't the problem. The websites were literally melting for 2+ hours last night. I got "Server not found" and Domain-level "server not found" for Fandango and Movietickets.com both. They were not prepared for the amount of hammering they got at all. For once another industry could have learned something from MMOs.  |
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Actors watch the trailer. Boyega's reaction is the bestGold. Makes me ... want to look forward?  |
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Haven't even seen the new trailer yet (been too lazy to look it up on my phone and I am still at work). I did manage to grab 2 IMAX tickets for 4PM on Friday the 18th. Might have to pull my kid out of school a few minutes early to get there |
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Lakov_Sanite
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That article is way too long to just say "Well most of the movies were terrible/ok so odds are against this movie being good." which is not how movies work. |
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Sir T
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The amount of people I've run across since the birth of the net who were insisting that a star trek movie would be crap or good because "every odd numbered trek movie is crap" shows that the majority of people actually think they do.
Hell the Return of the Shit earned gangbusters because people simply didn't abandon their childhood memories when they should have realized that the Phandom Penance showed that the Lucas of their youth was an illusion. The went because they were hoping beyond hope that the Return of the Shit would validate them in once thinking that Lucas was a genius and that finally THIS movie would be good after all. I read a guy seriously arguing in a newspaper that THIS movie would finally validate peoples faith in Lucas.
If people reacted rationally and based on previous experience the second movie should have earned about $2 at the box office as everyone would have waited to listen to word of mouth to be sure before putting down their cash. Sadly getting burned does not teach people. And I'm proud to say that the Phandom Penance was the only one of the Prequels I paid money to see. I still haven't seen the other ones as I know they are trash and I knew that before they came out.
People are desperate to see if this movie will actually be good. They are desperatly hoping that TJIS movie will validate their faith. Sadly desperation is no reason to see a movie and it means nothing to your own self worth whther a movie is good or not. I'll probably watch it at some point but the genie is well out of the bottle for me. I still have the 2 good Wars movies to watch if I want.
They were so good Lucas altered them to tone them down...
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calapine
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 Is it me or do those two look awfully generic? If it wasn't for the background they'd fit into any contemporary non-sf film as well... |
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Is it me or do those two look awfully generic? If it wasn't for the background they'd fit into any contemporary non-sf film as well... BLASPHEMER! KILL THE HERETIC!  |
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sickrubik
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I'm just not sure what we mean by generic here.
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Not enough CGI tentacles.
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I'm guessing it's because their clothes look too much like something people would actually wear.
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I'm just not sure what we mean by generic here.
I think he's implying the clothes aren't "Star Warsy" enough, maybe? I dunno, even the clothes in Empire and Jedi were rooted in the 80s and didn't look "super spacy." They're great throbacks to the clothing of the OT but updated to more modern design trends. |
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Shannow
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The amount of people I've run across since the birth of the net who were insisting that a star trek movie would be crap or good because "every odd numbered trek movie is crap" shows that the majority of people actually think they do.
Hell the Return of the Shit earned gangbusters because people simply didn't abandon their childhood memories when they should have realized that the Phandom Penance showed that the Lucas of their youth was an illusion. The went because they were hoping beyond hope that the Return of the Shit would validate them in once thinking that Lucas was a genius and that finally THIS movie would be good after all. I read a guy seriously arguing in a newspaper that THIS movie would finally validate peoples faith in Lucas.
If people reacted rationally and based on previous experience the second movie should have earned about $2 at the box office as everyone would have waited to listen to word of mouth to be sure before putting down their cash. Sadly getting burned does not teach people. And I'm proud to say that the Phandom Penance was the only one of the Prequels I paid money to see. I still haven't seen the other ones as I know they are trash and I knew that before they came out.
People are desperate to see if this movie will actually be good. They are desperatly hoping that TJIS movie will validate their faith. Sadly desperation is no reason to see a movie and it means nothing to your own self worth whther a movie is good or not. I'll probably watch it at some point but the genie is well out of the bottle for me. I still have the 2 good Wars movies to watch if I want.
They were so good Lucas altered them to tone them down...
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I mean, shit, it will cost me $45 for three adults to see this on Dec. 19th in a 3d theater with those nice new recliner seats. It's not exactly the same as deciding whether to buy a house or rent. A dinner at a restaurant that disappoints the three of us might run me $150 with wine and cocktails and I don't run around screaming about how I'll never eat out again.
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Merusk
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IT RAPED YOU. IT MURDERED YOUR CHILDREN!
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$34 and change for my son and I (plus $3 convenience charge). Spendy, but worth the experience for his first SW movie in the theaters (and my first since TPM!).
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I like movies. I like going to movie theaters. It means I dole out more money than the average person per year, but I enjoy it. I used to go a lot more, but I HAVE made some adjustments due to wanting to get married and buy a house.
But I stil lenjoy "event movies" in theaters. It's like church for me. Hell, we're seeing this on Opening Night and planning to see it in IMAX down in LA that weekend. But we also have Annual Passes for Universal Studios, so it's a dual purpose trip.
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Merusk
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I like movies. I like going to movie theaters. It means I dole out more money than the average person per year, but I enjoy it. I used to go a lot more, but I HAVE made some adjustments due to wanting to get married and buy a house.
But I stil lenjoy "event movies" in theaters. It's like church for me. Hell, we're seeing this on Opening Night and planning to see it in IMAX down in LA that weekend. But we also have Annual Passes for Universal Studios, so it's a dual purpose trip.
I'm with you and love the movie theater experience. There's just something fundamentally more fun to seeing a movie in a crowd than even a home theater, IMO. If you go more than 3 times a month you should look at this: https://www.moviepass.com/No 3d or IMAX but for good ol' 2d movies but it's only $30 per person. Hell of a deal if you go often, I just heard about it last week and am considering it for my wife and I. We easily spend $30 a month in prime movie season, but miss a lot we want to see due to not wanting to spend more. Seems entirely worth it. |
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If you're going for the circus, that's fine. Me, I'd rather wait for a week or two until it's still crowded but no longer sold out and word of mouth is available. If it gets panned, I have no problem at all waiting for video.
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Lakov_Sanite
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The amount of people I've run across since the birth of the net who were insisting that a star trek movie would be crap or good because "every odd numbered trek movie is crap" shows that the majority of people actually think they do.
Hell the Return of the Shit earned gangbusters because people simply didn't abandon their childhood memories when they should have realized that the Phandom Penance showed that the Lucas of their youth was an illusion. The went because they were hoping beyond hope that the Return of the Shit would validate them in once thinking that Lucas was a genius and that finally THIS movie would be good after all. I read a guy seriously arguing in a newspaper that THIS movie would finally validate peoples faith in Lucas.
If people reacted rationally and based on previous experience the second movie should have earned about $2 at the box office as everyone would have waited to listen to word of mouth to be sure before putting down their cash. Sadly getting burned does not teach people. And I'm proud to say that the Phandom Penance was the only one of the Prequels I paid money to see. I still haven't seen the other ones as I know they are trash and I knew that before they came out.
People are desperate to see if this movie will actually be good. They are desperatly hoping that TJIS movie will validate their faith. Sadly desperation is no reason to see a movie and it means nothing to your own self worth whther a movie is good or not. I'll probably watch it at some point but the genie is well out of the bottle for me. I still have the 2 good Wars movies to watch if I want.
They were so good Lucas altered them to tone them down...
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Is it me or do those two look awfully generic? If it wasn't for the background they'd fit into any contemporary non-sf film as well...
Yeah, they look like the default black guy and white girl in a video game character creator. In this case I actually like it though, especially for the girl since I'm guessing there is more important shit going on than worrying about make up and a nice hair do. |
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calapine
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Is it me or do those two look awfully generic? If it wasn't for the background they'd fit into any contemporary non-sf film as well...
Yeah, they look like the default black guy and white girl in a video game character creator. In this case I actually like it though, especially for the girl since I'm guessing there is more important shit going on than worrying about make up and a nice hair do. I already regret I said anything.  But yes, I meant the clothes mainly. Especially Mr. Black guy looks like he walked on the set with his street clothes on. But really, it was more a random comment. I am not damning the film or so... |
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The best SW movies, Lucas didn't even really write or truly devise. ESB was only loosely drafted (barely an outline) by Lucas. The script after the 1st draft was worked by two other writers. SWepi4 was a flaming pile of thematic kurosawa until Lucas got serious, brought in studs to devise ILM and John Williams for the sound. After thankfully deciding to break the story up into multiple movies.
The guy had money. Was established in Hollywood. And had a good idea and a good bit of luck dealing with the right people. Thatisall. In all honesty, James Cameron blows him away as a science-fantasy moviemaker, and has actual technical prowess.
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