Speaking of Campea and Jedi, guess what his favorite Star Wars movie is? Yes that's right it is Return of the Jedi.
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Star War: The Force Awakens Review Thread
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Speaking of Campea and Jedi, guess what his favorite Star Wars movie is? Yes that's right it is Return of the Jedi.
Dixon's Jet
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I love RotJ lol. Just watched it earlier today too. It's definitely campy and a bit frivolous in areas, but it's still great fun.
Side note, in their review, it's cool how each of them have a different favourite acting role in the film. Looks like all the cast absolutely nailed it, old and new.
"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything is soft and smooth."
That is a million times worse.
Officerrob
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81-1 Average score still at 8.5. Much better than I expected
Cabbagehead
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There is no other way.
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I stopped when I heard that the new additions "really shined in this film," and he mentioned Oscar Isaac. Fucken A. I didn't know he was in this, but he's undoubtedly one of my favorite actors around.
True Savior
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Have you read the positive ones?
Calling this stuff "reviews" is embarrassing. Rotten or not. You could aggregate gaf opinions and the value to the discussion of the movie would be more or less the same.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Doubt it.
Judging by the Star Wars Holiday Special, no, they shouldn't.
Definitely not. They are both bad. You just have your nostalgia glasses on.
Also people have blinders on regarding this as he was so good in ANH and ESB, but Harrison Ford was not good in this movie (ROTJ that is). His delivery of lines was bad. It's like you could tell he was "done with this star wars shit" as you saw over the next couple of decades from him in interviews.
Listen to some of this dialogue and watch this acting, it's quite bad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giASrSW_tl8
Mark Hamill is what saved that movie. Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford were checked out.
Yeap. One of mine too. A seriously rising star who I wouldn't be surprised to hear gets an Oscar at some point in the future.
Cabbagehead
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Don't even know why Rotten pick that one up.
Not much more than a farmer boy who never flew a big ass military starfighter blowing up the biggest weapon of the all domination evil space empire.
He was a waste and clearly wasn't trying but he had the charisma to keep it going.
Thought Hamill and Fisher were both good even if they gave up on her character.
Dixon's Jet
Banned
I still say that it's better than the prequels because it's more forgettable.
half a moon
Banned
There are spoilers in reviews, but it was in an article on google.
As for Daisy Ridley being a diva on set I am going to need multiple sources on that. I have not seen anything yet.
And remember we had Anthony Daniels saying she was a wooden actor but apparently she steals the show so you got to have more than one opinion on something for it to have any real meaning.
And remember we had Anthony Daniels saying she was a wooden actor but apparently she steals the show so you got to have more than one opinion on something for it to have any real meaning.
But you can buy into the whole force attuned / perception thing.
He also flew plenty of times. He used to bullseye womp rats in his T-16. Jeez
He should at least get an Emmy nomination for Show Me a Hero.
I have no nostalgia for the originals. I saw the prequels first.
It ain't the most logical plot point, but works well for the movie and it's fun to see an underdog story. I'll admit the Luke stuff and the space battle elevates the movie a whole lot, but there's so much worse in the prequels than Endor taken by itself.
Absolutely. They'd be more technologically capable and we'd probably see some arms ripped off. But if we can't get that, Ewoks are fine.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Really? No way in hell.
One is a kids adventure setting. Take it or leave it, but it has its place for a certain audience. It's hardly cringeworthy to most viewers, even if it's not meant for them.
One is the courtship between a pretty normal (though bland) woman and a truly creepy and awkward young man with issues. It is one of the most tone-deaf "romances" ever committed to film, and would never have passed muster in a traditional Hollywood setting (the prequels are actually big budget indie flicks, and no one checked its leader with common sense critiques). This filmic romance is truly bizzare by mainstream standards.
If you care about that, just read Top Critics - which is even higher rated than the regular ones.
maquiladora
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Very pleased with the reviews.
24 hours to go!
24 hours to go!
Stiflers Mom
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Exactly..
It's an underdog story...
Plus, everything in this movie has so much more charm and character than anything in AOTC.
Harrison Ford in his prime doing a lousy acting job is still ten times above anybody in the prequels imo.
DistortionOfReality
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'It's only because I'm so in love'
'No, it's because I'm so in love with you'
You are fighting a losing battle if you think that is not the worst and most cringe-worthy writing/acting of the movies
I do think that's some of the most cringe-worthy writing/acting. And Endor is on par with it. That's how bad Endor is.
What I'm saying is not a compliment to TPM/AOTC, it's an insult to ROTJ.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
That's certainly the low point of ROTS.
But id say AOTC was a movie that devoted 50% of its runtime to such bizzare and creepy pseudo-romantic sentiment.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Your comparison is not working.
Let's say for the sake of argument that ROTJ has issues:
Describing them as issues on the level of the romance in AOTC is so alarming that it obscures your point.
88/1!
And with that, I bow out for the night. What an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
"So you're saying there's a chance [it sucks]"
i read that same one in the non-spoiler thread!
Alright, we all should be convinced by now. It's gonna be good. I'm going to quit seeking out new information, because I really don't need to know it. To keep the hype up, just go watch Auralnauts' excellent take on Star Wars 1 through 4. It starts at Space Hooters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCm8yAxBr8&list=PLGGYDyC_4XLKn2nGbEZmbc4PP9xdxUuBN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCm8yAxBr8&list=PLGGYDyC_4XLKn2nGbEZmbc4PP9xdxUuBN
Cabbagehead
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Its now Certified Fresh Baby girl.
That 99 is a beautiful number to see.
The deadly romance in the prequels is rendered with dire solemnity and self-seriousness. It's so humorless and overwrought that when it doesn't work it completely falls to pieces.
BUT, let's not hijack the thread with this old argument. Let's focus on Force Awakens.
There is some cheesy stuff on Endor, but the actors have fun with it and and keep the tone light and breezy. It's a good time.
The deadly romance in the prequels is rendered with dire solemnity and self-seriousness. It's so humorless and overwrought that when it doesn't work it completely falls to pieces.
BUT, let's not hijack the thread with this old argument. Let's focus on Force Awakens.
How is it not working? You may disagree with it, but I think the Endor sequence of ROTJ is as bad as TPM and AOTC. It's just not good movie making.
I would say ROTJ is an even bigger disappointment as I can ignore TPM and AOTC quite easily (I just now watch ROTS onward for my showings) but ROTJ is following up one of the greatest movies of all time (ESB) and it disappoints heavily.
Much like the prequels, George Lucas had too much influence and impact on the movie. ESB is amazing as it takes Lucas' fantastic story outline and gave it to better creative people to make something.
What you think is "having fun with it" seems more to me like they just phoned in their performance.
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