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Title: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2016, 10:40:48 pm
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
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Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE


God, this has been a fun week for me. I got to start my Star Wars Marathon watching the final two episodes of Star Wars Rebels (http://pennycan.createaforum.com/tv/star-wars-rebels-(season-2-2015)/msg37342/#msg37342), following that up with the Original Trilogy and culminating with Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, THE movie I have literally been waiting to see come to fruition since 1983!!! No, I never got around to seeing this in the theater due to obstacles being put in my way and because of that, I had the painful task of avoiding spoilers. Everywhere I turned, there was something being written about, be it in print of on camera reviews. It was very much a torturous endeavor to navigate through all this. It's not like it once was. With everyone seeming to have a YouTube Channel or their own Forum, information gets out there pretty damn fast. The other thing I had to contend with and probably the biggest hurdle was building The Force Awakens up too much in expectations. I did that once before and got burned with The Phantom Menace. Never again. Kinda. Well, yeah, I failed in that department because I did build it up. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay up.

So, did The Force Awakens live up to my expectations? Hell f*ckin' yeah it did and then some. This is the movie that the Prequels should have been. Not story wise, but aesthetically this is what I wanted to see on the screen. I'm so grateful that J.J. Abrams decided to use as much practical effects as possible. It would have been easy to fall victim to just doing it "in the computer". And that's why the prequels failed. That and the fact the story sucked and the acting was horrible. But in The Force Awakens, none of that transpired. I knew I was in for a ride right from the get-go. I felt connected to both Rey and Finn immediately. They have fantastic chemistry together. Their roles were perfectly cast by Daisy Ridley and John Boyega. I actually liked a lot of the new characters. I found Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) to be very interesting. Poe (Oscar Isaac) was pretty cool too. I really dig BB-8 and Maz.

Now for the story itself. I did see that a lot of it kind of rides the back of both A New Hope and Return of the Jedi. The similarities are unmistakable. But you know what, I actually expected this before I even hit play. But there was a enough tangents along the way to keep me thoroughly entertained. I'm sure there are a lot of people probably bashing TFA because of this. I'm okay with it, but I do hope and expect to get something different, i.e. more original in Episode 8 and onward. I liked how they introduced both Rey and Finn in the manner they did. I wasn't expecting Finn to be a Stormtrooper that defects his post. In the trailer, I always assumed him being in the Stormtrooper outfit in the same manner as Luke and Han in A New Hope.

Now for Kylo Ren. As soon as it was revealed that he was the son of Han and Leia, I knew that Han's days were numbered. It was the only way to further the story if it continued down the trajectory I had envisioned it going. But I have to admit, as soon as TFA was announced and Harrison Ford signed on, I knew they were going to kill him off. An die-hard fan of all things Star Wars already knows the story of how Ford kept badgering George Lucas to kill off Han. Why he was so adamant to have him killed off is still a mystery to me. But with Lucas out of the way, Ford was going to get exactly what he wanted. Sigh. As for General Hux, I'm a bit conflicted. In the International Trailer, there was a scene showing him standing in front of thousands of Stormtroopers which gave off the vibe of Nazi. But in the movie, Hux literally is commanding his Troopers as Hitler. But it was very jarring to see the Troopers saluting him in the same manner. I'm sure this has been discussed throughout the Internet Universe.

I'm trying to remember everything as I'm writing this down. Still processing it all. So I will no doubt come back and post more as things settle down in my brain. I will say that I was very shocked that Luke doesn't show up in the movie until the final scene. I was expecting to see him show up somewhere half way through the flick. Now it makes perfect sense why he wasn't featured in any of the Trailers leading up to the release of the movie. Other than his hand reaching out to touch A2-D2. Speaking of that scene, I thought it was badass in the way Rey was having her Vision of things to come. Really looking forward to seeing her story unfold. Getting back to her and Finn, I'm on board with following their arc from here on out. They carried this flick and did a great job. So, should you Buy this? Hell f*cking yeah you should! FYI, the DVD version I bought was the Steelbook version from Best Buy. I looked online to find it to post here but all they had were the other versions. Now, I'm off to watch the bonus stuff!!! As for this post, I'm sure there are a lot of typos but I'm too lazy to go back and correct all of it. I got more important stuff to do....like watch the movie again.  ;D

One last thing, if there was anything that I was disappointed in, it was the lack of Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) and Lor San Tekka (Max von Sydow), both of who I was expecting to be major players in TFA. I'm confident that Phasma will have a much bigger role in Episode 8. That is if she can escape the Trash Compactor. Haha.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2016, 10:41:24 pm
The Force Awakens Screencaps

Coming soon....
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 09, 2016, 11:34:27 pm
I can't believe you hadn't seen this yet!  Glad you did.  And Steelbook on this side, too!  Sucha  nice presentation, it's worth... 50 portions!

And by the way, for those of us who like our physical releases, the build-up to this has been a nightmare.  First, two weeks ago the blu-ray rip dropped on all the pirate sites, so we started to get barraged with new GIFs and edited review videos and so on using all that footage.  Then the digital version came out and we had to wait ANOTHER week... LOADED with ads for the movie... for the physical release.  Gah!

I love Finn and Rey, they're just so adorable together.  That bit in the Falcon where they're going on and on about how cool the other one was, how did you do that? etc, that's so great.  This movie just feels more human and relatable than I remember the original trilogy being, there aren't as much airs about it like before.  And Poe.. really glad he didn't die like they had originally planned.  I want him and Finn to go on some derring do adventure in Episode 8, get their bro-mance on while Rey tries to get Luke to teach her the ways of the force (I will say, Luke showing up at the very end is EXACTLY what I predicted would happen).

Isn't it weird that BB-8's voice was provided by Bill Hader and Ben "Jean Ralphio" Swartz?  Meaning there's three actors from Star Trek in this movie, Simon Pegg, Bill Hader and Greg Grunberg.  On top of the connective tissue that Poe and Kylo were both in "Inside Llewyn Davis" and Hux and Poe were both in Ex Machina.

Oh, little thing that bugged me: we only saw ONE shot of Han Solo's ship... it's never named (I've been referring to it as the "Sword Swallower"), I just wanted to see more of it.


Now, aesthetically, how did the movie mesh into the old flicks?  I know they used a lot of the same designs and concept art from the original series, but side-by-side... did it stick out too much?

Man, I would have liked to see your reaction to the movie as it happened.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2016, 11:48:01 pm
The Force Awakens did something that I didn't think they would do. First, it propels itself forward to follow both Rey and Finn and see where their adventure takes them, but they also laid the groundwork of everything that clearly transpires between the ending of Jedi and the start of Force Awakens, namely Luke training Kylo and having it all come undone. I really want to see this story told in complete detail and not in passing as it was mentioned by Han in this movie. They have to devote an entire movie to it and I don't think it needs to be part of the Numbered Episodes either. It can be dealt with in these stand alone films like Rogue One is being handled. This would also be a great way to bring back Han (Harrison Ford) and see how his relationship broke with Leia (Carrie Fisher). Not sure how they would be able to deal with the obvious aging of the primary actors though if the story were to cover the last 25 years or so or however long it has been. Not sure how old Ben/Kylo is suppose to be in TFA.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 09, 2016, 11:51:42 pm
A CGI facelift wouldn't be out of the question... heck, I bet they did some touchups on the original actors in this movie as it stands.  I heard they at least did something to Carrie Fisher's hair (speaking of Carrie Fisher hair, did you notice her daughter Billie Lourd in the control room rockin' the classic buns?).  But you're thinking of more like Michael Douglas in the start of Ant Man.  They probably could do it.  But they'd need to do it soon.

But I wonder about the other Knights Of Ren, who are they?  And WHERE are they?  I figure Snoke has them placed in strategic areas all over the galaxy.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2016, 11:53:57 pm


Now, aesthetically, how did the movie mesh into the old flicks?  I know they used a lot of the same designs and concept art from the original series, but side-by-side... did it stick out too much?

Man, I would have liked to see your reaction to the movie as it happened.

I thought it was perfect. Visually it fit right into the Original Trilogy and that in itself went a long way to bringing me into the Universe in a good way. No matter how many Special FX Lucas through our way in the Prequels, it just felt cold and alienating. I could never warm up to any of it. It just looked like some kid got a new PC and just added a bunch of pre-processed sh*t on the screen. In TFA, you could see a lot of care went into making this a believable world inhabited by real people.....and creatures. And having watch Episodes 4-7 back to back, it all looked seamless from one to the other.

I wish I did video tape my reaction to watching TFA because there were a couple of spots I got teary-eyed and would liked to have bottled that up for posterity given how long I have waited for this movie.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2016, 11:57:20 pm
A CGI facelift wouldn't be out of the question... heck, I bet they did some touchups on the original actors in this movie as it stands.  I heard they at least did something to Carrie Fisher's hair (speaking of Carrie Fisher hair, did you notice her daughter Billie Lourd in the control room rockin' the classic buns?).  But you're thinking of more like Michael Douglas in the start of Ant Man.  They probably could do it.  But they'd need to do it soon.

But I wonder about the other Knights Of Ren, who are they?  And WHERE are they?  I figure Snoke has them placed in strategic areas all over the galaxy.

That's the great thing about TFA, it has opened up endless potential stories for the future. I too want to know more about the Knights of Ren. I want more Snoke. I want everything!! I knew that Carrie's daughter was in this and would be dressed the same as her mother, but I never saw her. She got lost in my brain as I was taking it all in and just escaped me in the moment. Of course I will be going back endless times to pick this movie a part.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:03:14 am
It was a small thing, but I really like how they did the control panels in this movie.  You know how I am about computers in movies, I like 'em but they all look more or less the same nowadays, and that design aesthetic doesn't really work for Star Wars.  Somehow they managed to do it, integrate HD monitors and CGI displays with the lights and switches and had them all look like they existed back in the 70s.

I also really like the Starkiller Base interiors, with the rock walls in places.  It sort of felt like a Star Wars take on Ken Adams' Doctor No designs.

I noticed Billie Lourde right away, but I didn't know who she was.  I DID notice Ackbar, of course!  But I also noticed just how many women are in the movie!  There's a huge range of diversity in the humanoid faces, and I didn't even notice that some of the Stormtroopers were women as well, not just Phasma!  That's real cool!  Though I could have gone for more diversity in the First Order officers, but at the same time their ubiquitous whiteness might be on purpose, you know?
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:14:59 am
The Starkiller Base interiors were some of the best set designs for the movie. I absolutely loved what they came up with. As for the diversity, or lack there of when it comes to the First Order, definitely intentional given how they are modeling it after a certain period of time that we all want to forget. I'm kind of shocked that Disney would be okay with this as there is potential for some kind of backlash, although I haven't heard of any since the movie has come out.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:20:00 am
I know that Rey story starts on Jakku, but there was a moment where even I wasn't sure where it was taking place. especially when I saw Rey eating at the foot of the fallen AT-AT Walker. For a split second I thought it was Planet Hoth, but without the snow as if Global Warming had taken effect and changed the climate in a most drastic way. Even though it clearly was not, I like that for that brief moment, I thought it was which would have been cool in my book if it turned out to be Hoth.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:24:28 am
Re: the First Order's ethnicity:

There were protests, but it was more loudmouths going on about "a black guy can't be a stormtrooper, ladies can't be jedis, balls can't be robots" etc etc.  Idiots, basically.  And maybe the whiteness of the First Order's skin is meant to contrast with their lovely black uniforms, to make them look darker.  You think how much more black could they be, and the answer is none.  None more black.

Re: Jakku

It just got so Hoth there that the snow melted.  But then it would be an ocean planet, which I guess could be cool in it's own way.

BTW, I love Rey's bread.  There have been bar scenes, but outside of Jabba's frog, have we ever really seen anyone eat in a "real" Star Wars movie?  I always wondered.

Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:27:47 am
You know what really felt odd? The opening. Not having the 20th Century Fox Logo and fanfare leading into the Opening Crawl tripped me up. I had totally forgotten that Disney was releasing this when I pushed play.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:30:32 am
It IS!  Especially in the movie theater, you could hear the audience think "Wait, is this it, is it starting?"  Weird that the Disney logo isn't even in front of it.  You want that fanfare, you want that announcement to get you riled up, then there's silence, and then BAM the opening titles.  It's like when you taped a song on the radio and missed the first few chords, it's not right!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:32:59 am
Disney should have just paid for the right to use the fanfare and logo. Who cares if they had nothing to do with the production. That logo and fanfare is intertwined with Star Wars damn it!!!!!!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:34:24 am
Or just put their OWN logo in front of it!  It IS a Disney movie!  Maybe they were planning on unveiling the new Disney logo but it wasn't ready yet (it's being attached to The Jungle Book).
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:41:44 am
I think along with the Disney Logo in front, they should have Donald Duck narrating the Crawl. That wouldn't break any kind of reality would it?  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:42:53 am
Oh snap, I just got a terrifying thought: Johnny Depp in a Star Wars movie.  And not good Johnny Depp.  Space Tonto Johnny Depp.  Wearing an Ewok head on his own head.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:44:36 am
He won't be allowed on the Set of a Star Wars flick. Ever!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 12:47:50 am
Oh!  I just remembered something else I like about this movie, we talked about practical effects, but this movie has straight up PUPPETS in it.  Puppets!  It's been so long since I've seen a puppet in a movie.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 12:49:39 am
Yeah, that was great to see. Another plus for JJ sticking to his guns and going old-school. The other thing I really liked was the fact that they didn't overuse the Lightsaber and have a duel every 15 minutes, which is what the Prequels were guilty of. It's like eating nothing but cheesecake for 2 hours. It may taste great at the start, but at the end you're gonna want to puke. I also like that when Finn had his first duel, he was clumsy and flying by the seat of his pants. It wasn't pretty. Bonus points for having the final duel taking place in the snow. This reminded me a lot of The Bride Vs. O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 01:14:06 am
So how far are you in the special features?
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 01:47:00 am
You know, something I've been feeling for a while is that JJ Abrams doesn't seem to like spaceships that much.  The Sword Swallower was a big ship but we only spent five minutes on it, we had the Star Destroyer, but man, I like spaceships!  I want to see more spaceships in the next Star Wars.  Remember we had Cloud City in Empire, I want to see something like that, a city or a village in a spaceship, big, cool, and weird masses of hardware zipping or lumbering around the stars.  We spent so much time on PLANETS in a movie called STAR Wars!

Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 06:02:17 am
So how far are you in the special features?

Not far. Turns out the Special Features is a Blu-ray disc. So, it's a no-go until I pick up my Xbox One. That's why I had all the time to kill last night posting in this thread and Rogue One. The one great thing is that I can watch the movie again, but this time playing the Blu-ray disc. So, it's going to look even better the second time around.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 06:56:29 am
Why is Mac not in this thread yet? Come on!!!! We need your input on this stuff!!!!!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 01:33:29 pm
You know, one issue I DID have with the blu-ray is that they didn't put the IMAX footage in it!  I want to see it!  Its only one scene, the Falcon's escape off Jakku, but I don't have an IMAX theater or a FauxMax theater, and I want to see what I was missing!  And dont' give me any hooey about how opening the frame isn't "traditional Star Wars," it doesn't matter.  Besides, you know there will be more IMAX in Episode 8 and even more in Episode 9 (and even more in the conceivable Episode 9 Part 2, given how studios like to break up the final film in a series).  Having one open-frame scene would help ease the viewer into it, you know?  Gradual build.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 01:35:38 pm
Oh God, I sure hope they don't start doing crap like that. Wrap up the story in increments of 3 (Trilogies) and just move on to the next set of 3's. There's really no need to start doing Part 1's and 2's.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 01:37:26 pm
I'm sure the craze is already dying off, not to worry.  But seriously, IMAX on Blu already!  They did it with Tron, why didn't they do it with this?
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 10, 2016, 01:40:38 pm
They did it with Tron, why didn't they do it with this?

I don't know if you're being serious or making a joke. Disney is taking a page right out of the Lucas playbook. Release the "dumb down" DVD and then start re-releasing it each year with a little bit more and more content to reap the rewards of unlimited cash. When I bought my Steelbook, I knew in the back of my mind this was just the beginning of their plan to suck people dry.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 10, 2016, 01:46:24 pm
I'm being **** serious, they're going to be PRINTING Star Wars for a decade without a break.  It's bad enough that they had retailer exclusives so that fans can't get the whole experience with one purchase, and I'm sure when the entire trilogy is out there will be a box set with some bonuses that just couldn't exist now, and maybe a better transfer, I can accept that, but that's it.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 14, 2016, 08:32:15 am
Captain Phasma

(http://i.imgur.com/4bTDDZQ.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/mlyRNuh.gif)

They should rename the character to Captain Invisible. As I said before in my initial post, the lack of Phasma is really the only misstep for the movie. I'm confident that she will be given the proper story and screen time in Episode VIII. I've been looking online for other opinions on her lack of screen time. Some good reads that all say the same thing. Such a bad-ass looking design. So much potential.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 14, 2016, 10:54:17 am
I think because she looked so good, they kept putting her in the marketing, inflating our sense of importance for the character.  No one actually said she was important, but the combination of that look and Gwen Christie made us all think she was a big deal, Brienne Of Tarth in the Star Wars universe.  But yeah, I do want to see more of her.  I actually like what they did with her in the Lego Star Wars short, they sort of made her perpetually frustrated by the other Storm Troopers.  Like she could be the biggest bad@ss in the universe fi she wasn't surrounded by incompetence, I love characters like that.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 23, 2016, 10:10:28 pm
You know, one thing I was real curious about before seeing the movie is what the computers would look like.  The original Star Wars existed before GUI was even an expression, the few monitors they had on set were very basic, nowadays movie computers are complex and flashy, I wondered what they would do.  And I thought they actually did a good job making them feel like they belonged.  There's a write-up I found on HUDs and GUIs (http://www.hudsandguis.com/home/2016/3/14/star-wars) showing them off.

Some of the ones I liked:

(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a7322482efe363ec221/1458010829947/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio1_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a7122482efe363ec218/1458010739231/swtfa10.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a74e3214009cc5c91ee/1458010748310/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio2_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a7422482efe363ec223/1458010747873/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio3_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a7422482efe363ec225/1458010741718/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio4_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a76e3214009cc5c91fa/1458010744145/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio9_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5438bd1be4b0446f6692b906/56e77a7145bf21c0ab84cc60/56e77a74e3214009cc5c91f1/1458010741692/tumblr_o0bb05n84q1uma4yio5_1280.jpg?format=1500w)
(am i the only one seeing smiley faces in those buttons?)

I also like how they kept the nixie tube looking arabic numbers that were used in the original A New Hope.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Mac on April 24, 2016, 05:40:28 am
Nice observation. I love all things Nixie, and dint catch that.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Neumatic on April 24, 2016, 04:49:47 pm
I noticed because there's almost no writing in Star Wars outside of the Imperial Typeface.  But I also remember seeing a pre-Special edition version of ANH on tape or something where the displays were in English, and they redid them in alien, same with the numbers.  So I like that they brought numbers back (though I can see what look like Roman Numerals in that red bar, III, IV, V, VI etc... I guess that works too).

There's a book, which I haven't read, called "Luke Skywalker Can't Read" which made me realize "oh yeah, there's hundreds of species out there, each with their own language, of course they would have to figure out a pictographic representation that works across species.  So I made it a point to look for markings and so on in the movie.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on June 02, 2016, 02:34:04 pm
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: The Scene J.J. Abrams Regrets (http://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/star-wars-the-force-awakens-the-scene-j-j-abrams-regrets.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo)


I picked up on this when I first saw it. I agree that this was / is something that should have been thought out a little bit more given the history of the two. It doesn't wreck the movie for me and only die-hard fans will even care or know the subtext.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on November 07, 2016, 06:26:37 pm
Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base - SNL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOSCASqLsE

I remember seeing this popping up in my Recommended Feed quite a few times before I had actually watched the movie and since I'm always making sure that I avoid Spoilers, this was another thing to avoid until then. It popped up in my Feed just now and I'm glad I finally got a chance to watch it. Damn funny.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on December 27, 2016, 07:55:50 pm
With the untimely passing of Carrie Fisher (http://pennycan.createaforum.com/the-drive-in-theater/carrie-fisher-(october-21-1956-december-27-2016)/msg39792/#msg39792) today, I felt compelled to watch The Force Awakens tonight as a tribute of sorts. Small role, but still Princess Leia no matter what. As for her part in Episode VIII, I only hope that she shares a scene (or two) with Mark Hamill. It would be a shame to not see them together one last time on the Big Screen.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on January 05, 2017, 06:58:38 am
Darth Vader watches new Star Wars trailer for the first time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeyUq6yjLlk

I'm a sucker for watching these Trailer reactions and I watched plenty when The Force Awakens first dropped. I'm shocked that I'm now just finding this one in particular. I still wouldn't even know about this hadn't it popped up in my YouTube Feed. Pretty cool to see David Prowse reacting to the Trailer for the first time. I was very curious if he would be able to pick up on the Vader Helmet shot. He does.
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Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 09, 2017, 10:09:08 am
THE FORCE AWAKENS: A Bad Lip Reading" (Featuring Mark Hamill as Han Solo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_hGITmNuo


This is some seriously funny sh*t. Hamill FTW!
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Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 13, 2017, 08:06:44 pm
40 Years of Star Wars Panel Full - Star Wars Celebration 2017 Orlando

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqmkkw22vs

There's a lot of new videos being released today. This one is at the top of my priority list first.
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Post by: Neumatic on April 13, 2017, 09:24:54 pm
Cheers for that!

Seeing Warwick reminded me, after rewatching "An Idiot Abroad" I thought "he should do some animated voices."  He's got a real interesting voice.
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Post by: Chiprocks1 on April 16, 2017, 04:28:47 pm
Star Wars Celebration Orlando Closing Ceremony 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=detYOCqNhLo

Great video package. Does a great job of encapsulating the entire event. One downer though is hearing that Season 4 of Star Wars Rebels is the final season.
Sigh.