tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1353364631686808317..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: Star Wars: The Force AwakensPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87364011881458103402016-03-29T11:16:55.744-05:002016-03-29T11:16:55.744-05:00I desperately love this movie. The Force Awakens ...I desperately love this movie. The Force Awakens made it fun to be a Star Wars fan again. The new characters are fantastic, seeing the old characters was like being reunited with old friends, and the lightsaber duels had weight and drama to them. I actually choked up during Kylo's duel with Rey, just because the tension was so palpable. Seeing this movie felt like going home. Can't wait for Episode VIII.Justin Enuffa Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265684856641084693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-66514593448818591732015-12-20T21:28:30.119-06:002015-12-20T21:28:30.119-06:00Didn't meet your expectations? Sure. Wasn'...Didn't meet your expectations? Sure. Wasn't quite what you wanted? Totally fine. Sucked? Oh please...Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80294409688125190032015-12-20T15:58:27.013-06:002015-12-20T15:58:27.013-06:00Isn´t it great when a movie makes you laugh and cr...Isn´t it great when a movie makes you laugh and cry and remember the first time you entered this saga and what a great experience that was? <br />I couldn´t have hoped for a more worthy successor. Maybe I´m just old, but no CGI can compete with practical sets and effects. It looked great, it sounded great, it was great fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49288647823331564112015-12-20T07:30:38.177-06:002015-12-20T07:30:38.177-06:00I mostly stayed clear of the internet since thursd...I mostly stayed clear of the internet since thursday and now there are only 2 hours left to my first viewing. I´m really excited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78005681691492874902015-12-20T01:31:08.471-06:002015-12-20T01:31:08.471-06:00LA Doug...you didn't get an invite to the Chin...LA Doug...you didn't get an invite to the Chinese Theater premier? Don't they know who you are??? Well maybe next time. Hopefully it was the right balance of Sci-Fi and Fantasy for you. If not you're clearly First Order. I like to order second or third, they work the bugs out.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129227971739897345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80508257900345263282015-12-19T23:47:40.767-06:002015-12-19T23:47:40.767-06:00Smiled just about the entire time, laughed a bunch...Smiled just about the entire time, laughed a bunch, got jazzed by every action scene, teared up a few times. Maybe it's my sentiment for the franchise, maybe it's that awesome....CHEE!!!! Whatever the case, IMO it was spectacular and just about the best Christmas present.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129227971739897345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54897284660996052152015-12-19T17:24:40.670-06:002015-12-19T17:24:40.670-06:00Watched it this afternoon and loved it - sure, it&...Watched it this afternoon and loved it - sure, it's nothing groundbreaking story-wise and there are a couple things I'm not entirely sold on (yet? - Snoke in particular is kind of ho-hum but could potentially become interesting I suppose), but I'm digging the new characters and they seem to be using the old ones in all the right ways. There was nothing that made me cringe, the funny moments work and I'm excited to see where it goes from here!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-51003933058629536042015-12-19T14:07:50.015-06:002015-12-19T14:07:50.015-06:00Yes! Another person couldn't have possibly enj...Yes! Another person couldn't have possibly enjoyed it because you didn't.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37827721828626839472015-12-19T13:55:20.756-06:002015-12-19T13:55:20.756-06:00The movie sucked so bad. Same happened whith The P...The movie sucked so bad. Same happened whith The Phamtom Menace. Denial.Raúl Arianeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955487736093191353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81966044226996610722015-12-18T22:22:55.871-06:002015-12-18T22:22:55.871-06:00This movie was everything i hoped it would be.This movie was everything i hoped it would be.Sonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767234790583613471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37553347738789659012015-12-18T17:31:57.487-06:002015-12-18T17:31:57.487-06:00Saw it Friday morning at 9AM during a near-riot so...Saw it Friday morning at 9AM during a near-riot sold out IMAX 3D screening (doors opened late, crowds barely got in). AMC was so disorganized they showed the "Batman vs. Superman" trailer twice in a row (it bombed both times, loudly). I enjoyed it and had fun with it as spectacle, but the J.J. that messed up the "Star Trek" reboots with too much on-the-nose fan service is alive and well in "The Force Awakens." At least Lawrence Kasdan is at hand to keep the emphasis and attention centered on the characters, and the combo of Abrams' love for the franchise and good (if predictable; everything I assumed would happen does) writing services a perfect mix between practical and top-tier special effects. Biggest and most pleasant surprise was Adam Driver, who could have pulled a Hayden Christiansen and become a laughing stock but instead creates a villain that's compelling and full of angst/pathos. Biggest disappointment is that Thanos from "The Avangers," apparently bored with waiting for his turn at bat, has moved over to "The Force Awakens" to play some mysterious head bad guy role; this part of the movie feels so by-the-numbers bad not even Andy Serkis could save it.<br /><br />Did you stay and read the credits at the end? If you did I hope you read the name of "Raid" franchise star Iko Uwais as the movie's Fight Choreographer, and also starring in a small role (Razoo Quin-Fee). Yep, this movie aims to please and succeeds wildly in the present. Let's wait until tomorrow for the nitpicks and criticism to commence in earnest (Cough... rehash... "A New Hope"... cough), but tonight let's celebrate that after three mediocre-in-a-row "Star Wars" movies "The Force Awakens" does not suck and aims to please. :-)J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-76602671506686482852015-12-18T17:06:53.884-06:002015-12-18T17:06:53.884-06:00I've seen it twice now. Oh man, I loved it. Wh...I've seen it twice now. Oh man, I loved it. What an unbelievable amount of fun! Perfect? No. But a terrific adventure film. Fantastic review Patrick!Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-56602429940001507192015-12-18T11:21:48.212-06:002015-12-18T11:21:48.212-06:00I watched it in 3D and really enjoyed it. It wasn...I watched it in 3D and really enjoyed it. It wasn't distracting at all... Nothing constantly flying towards the camera.<br /><br />It looked good and I'd definitely recommend it!Hector Chavezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733374847496807292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18544063168062399352015-12-18T11:19:26.117-06:002015-12-18T11:19:26.117-06:00My son is almost four. I've just recently exp...My son is almost four. I've just recently exposed him to the Star Wars films. He likes the droids and he likes lightsabers and space ships, but he doesn't have the patience to sit through an entire film.<br /><br />He really liked it and there was definitely enough action to keep him interested. At the end of the movie, he said that it was a little bit scary but that he liked it. Like Mark Ahn said, I doubt he'll remember much of the experience... I just brought him because I'm selfish and loved watching it with him!Hector Chavezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733374847496807292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15640322215079210592015-12-18T02:12:25.083-06:002015-12-18T02:12:25.083-06:00Loved it. My heart is soaring knowing that this un...Loved it. My heart is soaring knowing that this universe I love is going to develop further, with wonderful new characters to boot.<br /><br />I'll save most of my thoughts for the podcast because this is a spoiler heavy movie but damn. I'm pleased.Kino Notabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852233217962741446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9818187082090830252015-12-17T23:07:01.234-06:002015-12-17T23:07:01.234-06:00Goddam it, it was good. If you shut your eyes and ...Goddam it, it was good. If you shut your eyes and listen very carefully you can almost hear JJ Abrams let out the biggest sigh of relief in the history of cinema...Grant Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129686595219748897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-16010016323164931622015-12-17T22:48:54.733-06:002015-12-17T22:48:54.733-06:00Hot damn that was fun movie. Hot damn that was fun movie. Patrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64696685529414938892015-12-17T21:59:33.625-06:002015-12-17T21:59:33.625-06:00I fugginluveditI fugginluveditAdam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-91883077434964545252015-12-17T11:51:43.290-06:002015-12-17T11:51:43.290-06:00Yeah I can't stand it but Abrams recommended s...Yeah I can't stand it but Abrams recommended seeing it in 3D Imax with the new laser projection.Luke Cianciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341348650523272729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5196289171361583492015-12-17T07:55:15.392-06:002015-12-17T07:55:15.392-06:00Post converted, yes, can't stand it. Shot in ...Post converted, yes, can't stand it. Shot in 3D can be very effective e.g. Hugo.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-76934493973601043782015-12-17T07:06:30.517-06:002015-12-17T07:06:30.517-06:00Isn't 3D always cancer?Isn't 3D always cancer? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127553249988989562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6338871763712915022015-12-17T07:05:12.517-06:002015-12-17T07:05:12.517-06:00I watched the movie and I'm very pleased. It l...I watched the movie and I'm very pleased. It looks brilliant, sounds very good, the actors do their job well and the characters and the world feels alive. But most and foremost: the fantastic, fairy-tale and epic character of the old trilogy, especially the first two movies, is back. <br />Of course there is the possibility, that I'll have to say different things about Episode VII, things I didn't care about now, things that will bug me. But for now I'm happy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127553249988989562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25792397415129369682015-12-17T00:07:31.060-06:002015-12-17T00:07:31.060-06:00There's at least two scenes that would be pret...There's at least two scenes that would be pretty upsetting for a 4-year-old. It's PG-13 for a reason, let's just say that. I would see it first before taking someone that young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37949993923321548502015-12-16T18:40:17.354-06:002015-12-16T18:40:17.354-06:00What format did you see it in, Patrick? I've b...What format did you see it in, Patrick? I've been hearing a lot of hype about the 3D.Luke Cianciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341348650523272729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84843658028010731452015-12-16T17:07:12.650-06:002015-12-16T17:07:12.650-06:00"I have a three year old daughter. I can'..."I have a three year old daughter. I can't tell you how much it means to me that she's going to grow up pretending to be Rey." <-- Crying.<br /><br />Really looking forward to seeing this and listening to the podcast next week. It feels good to be in a cloud of hype that is not immediately dissipating. Let's all take a collective sigh and enjoy it.Kelly Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386293362513200439noreply@blogger.com