JetBlackPanda
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I'm falling asleep... Stay on target! I need reactions tonight.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |OT| A New Hope
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wanderingprostheyltite
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Damn reddit is buckling right now. Maybe coincidence, only going on smaller subs not movie or sw related but its going in and out. Quakes a comin.
piratepwnsninja
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I need that new music, man. I need it!
brandonh83
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No offense but I don't really get this line of thinking. If people have positive reactions, they mean it. For themselves. They can't speak for everyone obviously. If there's a lot of positive reactions it just means a lot of people liked it. It doesn't mean it'll get amazing reviews or that all "internet circles" will agree.
piratepwnsninja
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Agreed. I really dislike the culture of choosing a negative reaction in a sea of positive ones (if that happens) and clinging to it like it is the only one that is true.
Big reason why I'm glad I'm seeing the first showing Thursday night. It'll be much less common to have a random troll walk by and yell a spoiler cause he read it online. However I will still be cautious as fuck.
bananafactory
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Yeah it's odd but it always happens. Go into any review thread for games on here, there can be twenty positive but the only one discussed is the one negative one
LookAtMeGo
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I know. Im just not ready to have my hype deflated just yet. I know they will probably be all positive since the atmosphere and whatnot. More nervous about the reviews I suppose.
Harrison Ford gafs?
Ford already saw it and was very positive about it. This is a guy who won't hide how he feels about a movie he is in.
But he still might be happy that Dennys is open.
Oops.
UnforgivenTwin
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We all do.
None taken. I just mean as far as the premier goes everyone is probably just happy to be there.
No. 20-30 more minutes.
ExigentContact
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I couldn't sleep because of Star Wars. I feel pretty crappy only having gotten a four hour nap but I'm rather excited. Well, rather excited is putting it mildly since I've been waiting 10 years to see a Star Wars film in theaters on release. Wanted to with Revenge of the Sith and always hated that I didn't since I thought the series was over. I never truly believed Star Wars would never see another theatrical release but had always presumed it would be well after George Lucas died or got really, really, bored.
And the three years since the acquisition? They've gone by blazingly fast, really. It's surreal that we're almost here. I'm gonna miss this feeling going forward since this will probably be the last Star Wars film anticipated on this level for a long time.
And the three years since the acquisition? They've gone by blazingly fast, really. It's surreal that we're almost here. I'm gonna miss this feeling going forward since this will probably be the last Star Wars film anticipated on this level for a long time.
JetBlackPanda
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After our hopes and souls were crushed with the prequel trilogy we need Star Wars to be magic again. Something we can believe in. I feel like the day AOTC came out I became a cynical asshole, it's the start of my dark timeline. I want to love again.
No pressure
Nice man, I love Jedi too! I think empire is the more tightly crafted film, but I love Jedi. Yeah its second act is kinda weak with the sudden
twins reveal
For sure. Even then, I've always liked the twins thing (ends up becoming Vader's biggest weapon against Luke) and Ewoks are flippin cute. Wish Han had more to do though.
Waiting in line Thursday evening, plugging my ears, and restraining myself from using the internet on my phone.
UnforgivenTwin
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I never really became cynical. I just accepted that they were poor films and moved on. Also,I was really young when the prequels came out,and something just seemed different about them compared to the originals that I was even able to see when I was little. It was missing the magic. Plain and simple. I hope the ST is able to capture that feeling again.
Killer Queen
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Although Saturday is fairly close and early, I feel like the whole world will know the movie before I do.
Yeah, Han basically gets rescued and becomes comic relief. I never noticed that when I was younger, but I definitely do now.
And +1 on the ewoks man, they're great. I cannot comprehend how they're compared to the prequels whatsoever.
Which is why there is always a negative one.
JetBlackPanda
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Yep. You can't top that finale.
Luke's convlict and Vader's redemption are still my favorite Star Wars elements.
half a moon
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Yeah :/
Going straight to the theatre from work on Thursday to line up for my showtime.
Hoping this does so well Disney decides to release the original trilogy unaltered as much as possible for Christmas next year or something 
Got to grab dinner first, thinking Panda Express or Texas Roadhouse since both are in the theater parking lot
Yay reserved seating!!!
Got to grab dinner first, thinking Panda Express or Texas Roadhouse since both are in the theater parking lot
Yay reserved seating!!!Flying from LA to Kansas on Friday to watch it with my nephews.
brandonh83
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Oh of course there's a set positive atmosphere but it doesn't mean impressions won't be genuine. It's also possible that after letting it settle that extreme positivity can fade, but I feel like this can and does happen all the time with movies, regardless if you're at a premiere. You're not wrong, hype is at fever pitch, but if reactions are mostly positive, chances are the movie is at least good. But very few seem to think it won't be, based on how good it looks, and we're already seeing much better performances than the prequels.
JetBlackPanda
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Hoping this does so well Disney decides to release the original trilogy unaltered as much as possible for Christmas next year or something
How with 20th century fox?
BluePigGanon
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Jedi has always been my second-favorite of the OT films (Empire first, naturally). I love ANH for its significance and nostalgic 70s sci-fi aesthetic, but to me it's clearly the weakest of the first 3 movies, and aged the worst.
Yes. And the emperor in general was basically established in Jedi. Yeah he appeared for a brief cameo in Empire, but it wasn't until ROTJ that we got to see just how much he loves
people getting angry
Hasphat'sAnts
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Going to the Smithsonian to see it in 70mm on Sunday. Pumped!
LookAtMeGo
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Same here. Its the one I watch the most. The Rancor, the Pit of Sarlacc, speeder bikes, Dagobah, the final battle between Luke and Vader, the last space battle and more. They are the most memorable scenes for me and the ones that appealed to me the most as a kid. I frigging love all of the OT though.
ExigentContact
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I can understand the love for ROTJ. To me Empire is the total package for Star Wars, the height of its exploration of its own universe, but RotJ is more than the sum of its somewhat mixed parts, too. Despite retreading ground and plot elements from A New Hope and adding in a lot of the schlock that Lucas would push to 11 in the prequels, it also had a really strong climax and the return of the high adventure tone and scale that ESB traded for more personal scope.
The duel between Luke and Vader with the Rebellion and Empire fighting in space as the backdrop is still one of the coolest things in the series and I think the duel itself was the mostly personally intense in the franchise, rivaled only by the ESB duel and perhaps the Obi-Wan/Anakin duel from RotS.
Same for me as well, I re-watch that scene over and over and still can't get tired of it.
UnforgivenTwin
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That music!
brandonh83
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RotJ is a movie that isn't all the time strong in the first half but then it turns around and uppercuts the teeth out of your mouth.
bananafactory
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Everyone in this thread right now
Ziltoidia 9
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Doing the same....All I hope for is a good seat that isn't in the very front. Some how I always get those seats at showings like this. Luckily I work only 5 minutes from theater.
4 and a half days for me. Work from 4:30am until about 3:30 pm thru Friday. Not even gonna try to fight to stay awake and focused to see a midnight showing.
Saturday afternoon though me and the lady got VIP tickets at the infamous El Capitan theater across from the Hollywood Chinese theater where the premiere is taking place. I think VIP comes with popcorn, drink, BB-8 button, Star Wars lanyard, Collectible ticket,some kind of special edition collectors book/comic book, and a viewing downstairs of the costumes, props, artwork, and designs used for the movie.
Then a Star Wars themed ugly Xmas sweater party that night.
Trigonometrize.
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The throne room scenes of Jedi are space opera perfection. I love every second of it every time I watch it. Jedi is my least favorite of the three but it nails what it needs to.
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