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Let's not talk about that.
I will pretend to know what you guys are talking about.
In other news. This thread is going to end up passing the 24 (100 post) pages we got out of Avengers' opening. Bobby's guess of 30 pages won't be far from the mark.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I never made it through the New Jedi Order. Sounds like I lucked out.
But hey, I thought Darth Plagueis was pretty good.
Gotcha, I thought you hated it - felt you wasted your money or something on those lines, I must have mixed up someone else's post with yours.
It was probably me you are thinking of, but keep in mind I have a young child and only get to go out to the theatre once every 6-8 weeks on average (when she was a baby it was more like once every 3-4 months). It wasn't so much that AoU was a waste of money as it was a waste of one of those rare nights out. For instance, I could have seen Fury Road on the big screen instead of waiting for the digital release.
It was a series of novels in the old Star Wars expanded universe that assassinated established character development and characters in general.
My brother has a very late December birthday. As such I have an excuse to take the hour drive with him to see a 70mm showing of Hateful 8. Having moved back to a city where I have family has made the babysitter issue less of a trial than it was previously as well.
Here's hoping I can catch a decent number of films in 2016 before I am relegated to going to shit like Chipmunks 5 at the demands of my future 4 year old in 2017.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Just saw the film, I enjoyed it, but it's nothing to write home about.
The film felt serviceable to me, and that's perfectly fine but I expected more given the pedigree of the material. There's not a scene where I say 'wow, that was great', and for a film that reportedly cost $200 million, it's hardly shown on the movie screen.
Still, I'm glad people enjoyed it and are able to share these fond memories and create new ones😃
The film felt serviceable to me, and that's perfectly fine but I expected more given the pedigree of the material. There's not a scene where I say 'wow, that was great', and for a film that reportedly cost $200 million, it's hardly shown on the movie screen.
Still, I'm glad people enjoyed it and are able to share these fond memories and create new ones😃
I think we as viewers expect $200M to go as far as it did 18 years ago when Titanic had that budget. $200M is the new $100M.
1/8th of that budget went to Ford.
Jack The Nipper
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A lot of bad things are original. A new hope is a good film where bad movies are not. Let's not copy the bad. I get a feeling you are younger than 25, and I do think age makes a difference in what we like.
Why do people always do this condescending shit?
She's a 1987 baby if I did my Titanic age math right.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
That's true, though I felt the Star Trek reboot by JJ at $150M had much more panache despite a lower budget. Still, as you said, our expectation may be the problem.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
It's not.. It's simple logic. We will like what we grow up with. Just like I prefer nes etc
I was still about 10 when I first saw star wars. My dad saw it when he must have been near 15 I guess. And I grew up really liking it.
I doubt if I saw it the first time when I was older or very very young that I'd like it in the same way.
Also, not being able to see it originally at the time hurts a lot of our views. But, I am a big fan and was super interested at that first viewimg on three days with my dad and sister.
CrichtonKicks
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I thought the money was on the screen. Beautiful photography, real sets, lots of on location work, excellent practical effects and CGI (Snoke excepted).
Didn't like AoU at all, I think it could be related to the fact that it felt like something I had seen so many times before, have no intention of watching it again honestly which is weird because I enjoyed the first avengers film
Compare that to TFA and JW where maybe they are rehashing previous stories but just really enjoyed them, maybe that will change with the endless franchise films we are about to get
Compare that to TFA and JW where maybe they are rehashing previous stories but just really enjoyed them, maybe that will change with the endless franchise films we are about to get
Jack The Nipper
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I'm an 83 baby but an 87 baby would have expected a greater chance liking the prequels imo, me and my friends in middle school hated them.
Still bought the toys, liked star wars but had little feeling to the prequels. I think it's a smart move to try and copy the formula that made it what it was to begin with.
Still bought the toys, liked star wars but had little feeling to the prequels. I think it's a smart move to try and copy the formula that made it what it was to begin with.
Close, 1986!
Think of all the fewer showings, though....!
Jack The Nipper
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You aren't as young then so it's not that anyways.
Puts you real close to 30.
When was the first time you watched star wars? Did you see it early before vhs release or well after that?
CrichtonKicks
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I'm ecstatic that they got the movie in at 2:15. I think most blockbusters these days are too bloated. I would have liked another five minutes on the space battle but would have pulled that 5 minutes from the Rathars.
When the Special Editions hit theaters in 1997.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I'm a 1991 kid 😃Episode III was the shit!
Jack The Nipper
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Hmm then that makes sense to me. I can see why you don't have the biggest faults of the prequels.
I never saw any of the old films in the cinema though. I've seen them enough to where I'm not sure how I'd feel.
I saw the special editions for the first time this year and the changes did make me feel they are worse films.
What's most disheartening is how the immense amount of celebration and happiness Star Wars is producing among fans is already starting to be met with contrarian force. By that I don't mean people who don't enjoy the movie are contrarian but there are some who don't enjoy that others enjoy something they did not. The more love TFA gets, the more vocal and obnoxious that counteraction will become with time. Were it a more perfect movie, this might not be the case, but it's just flawed enough that you're inevitably going to see some insufferable shit after all this hype. That's what I predict, anyway.
My younger siblings are 84-88. I think they were sort of that in-between age where my youngest brother loved Ep1 (he was 10), all of them liked Ep 2 (13-17 at that point), and none of them liked Ep 3 (16-20). That same age group was the perfect age to be introduced to the OT when they re-released in 1997.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
The 2nd act needed some reworking, the back and forth was tiring - the first 30 mins were easily the best part of the film.
Did anyone see it in 3D, what were the 3D moments, didn't feel like there was any when I saw it in Imax?
And as a 91 kid, I enjoy the prequels more than the original trilogy so I get it too.
Did anyone see it in 3D, what were the 3D moments, didn't feel like there was any when I saw it in Imax?
And as a 91 kid, I enjoy the prequels more than the original trilogy so I get it too.
PhoncipleBone
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Bunch a younglings in here. 79 baby. While my first theater experience (according to my parents) was E.T., my first theater memory was Return of the Jedi.
BronsonLee
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I'm glad other people feel the same about the first 30 as I do, that shit was hot fire
The 3D was weak though. I'm not sure why people keep trying to tell me it's anything beyond decent.
The 3D was weak though. I'm not sure why people keep trying to tell me it's anything beyond decent.
Funny how TFA's strongest points are in its opening whereas JW's is in its end. Both at least had strong enough scenes to make a lasting impression and that's what matters for word of mouth.
2D and 3D IMAX are the same price where I live, so I can't really complain about the surcharge in this case. However, I do feel sorry for those paying for that 3D surcharge on something that isn't a large format venue.
Don't get me wrong, the prequels had some bad stuff in them too. I hated Episode II but III was by far the least offensive.
My perception of Episode VII was also colored by years of investment into the Expanded Universe, so I guess there's that too.
You're going to summon Old Man Bobby soon.
massivekettle
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What are the estimates for Tuesday? How's the drop looking?
I have so many scene points racked that 3D IMAX is about $8. Too bad they raised the point redemption to 1500.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
A fellow Canadian 😃
Not to worry. Spend a mere $4500 at Kelsey's and you'll have yourself enough Scene points for another free ticket!
Born and raised.
Cineplex had a boxing day deal a few years back where it was pretty easy to earn 1000 points for around $6-$8. I racked up a good amount of points before they changed it.
$36-$38 million.
PhoncipleBone
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Oh, I know there are older Gaffers out there, but lately I have been feeling it more than usual on here. This thread is just the latest example.
Old Man GAF assemble!
I both like and don't like knowing a poster's age. It does help explain some things about posters though.
I'm a 92 baby. First watched Star Wars via VHS in 1996. non special editions. fell in love with them instantly. watched those tapes so much I wore them out.
then I saw the special editions in 1997 and thought they were dumb af. "why is jabba in a new hope and why does he look so wrong?"
then I watched episode 1 in the theatre and didn't remember anything that happened after coming out of the theatre. I think I was too young to be capable of thinking "wow, what a fucking disappointment that film was. the plot was nonsense and they are ruining the greatest villain in cinematic history". I was just like
I was old enough to know that Jar Jar was dumb as fuck, though.
Then Clones came out and I kinda liked it because the lightsaber stuff was flashy. Same deal with Sith. Now I can look back and see how truly fucked those films were and actually articulate how I feel about them.
So naw, there's no nostalgia bias there for me. Shitty films are shitty. Doesn't matter that I was at prime "nostalgia" age to absolutely love them.
Thank god TFA is nothing like those garbage ass films.
then I saw the special editions in 1997 and thought they were dumb af. "why is jabba in a new hope and why does he look so wrong?"
then I watched episode 1 in the theatre and didn't remember anything that happened after coming out of the theatre. I think I was too young to be capable of thinking "wow, what a fucking disappointment that film was. the plot was nonsense and they are ruining the greatest villain in cinematic history". I was just like
I was old enough to know that Jar Jar was dumb as fuck, though.
Then Clones came out and I kinda liked it because the lightsaber stuff was flashy. Same deal with Sith. Now I can look back and see how truly fucked those films were and actually articulate how I feel about them.
So naw, there's no nostalgia bias there for me. Shitty films are shitty. Doesn't matter that I was at prime "nostalgia" age to absolutely love them.
Thank god TFA is nothing like those garbage ass films.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I didn't see it in 3D, but the Falcon flying towards the screen on Jakku (before flying into the Star Destroyer) and Kylo turning on his saber next to (force frozen) Rey's face on Maz's planet both seemed to be those moments.
PhoncipleBone
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I was in college when Episode I hit. I remember waiting in line after a mid term to buy my tickets for it, and grabbing several for my animation teacher. Afterwards she paid me for the tickets and gave me another $50 on top of that just because I saved her the time.
Even if Phantom Menace is a let down in hindsight, the midnight experience for that was still a ton of fun.
Even if Phantom Menace is a let down in hindsight, the midnight experience for that was still a ton of fun.
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