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SPOILERS - The Force Awakens - SPOILERS (pg. 5)
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
The pirates are these days. You have to wait months for a crappy TS release even though the Bluray is already out. Enough to make you go legit. |
You're not utilizing the right sources... |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
You're not utilizing the right sources... |
Kodi ftw. I'm not signing up to some private tracker server and or paying a monthly for IKS. that. |
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| MSZ |
| I pirate my own , im pretty hardcore. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by MSZ
I pirate my own , im pretty hardcore. |
Eh, like upload bad bitrate copies of your music? Seems like a bad monetary strategy to me. Then again, we got more chance of suing someone for copyright infringement than getting paid by a label. |
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| Zoso |
| Inner child = wants to go this weekend. Old man = says gtfo my lawn with your cos play light saber battles in the theater lobby. :( |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Just got back from seeing it. A generous 7/10. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Just got back from seeing it. A generous 7/10. |
Yeah, it seems the critics on the whole are giving favourable reviews. |
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| Syntonic |
Why generous, did they really play it too safe?
I gather from the trailers the story has nothing to do with the New Jedi Order series books. Still expecting a good one though, I think they learned from the prequels. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Syntonic
Why generous, did they really play it too safe?
I gather from the trailers the story has nothing to do with the New Jedi Order series books. Still expecting a good one though, I think they learned from the prequels. |
Don't forget, although Lucas said he made the last three films first because the technological effects weren't ready to tell the first stories, a lot of industry people have said that it was also because the a new hope, ROTJ and ESB were the better stories and for the studio to take such a big gamble on a high budget production they needed it to be a big hit. Essentially the decided that the other films would do OK once the franchise had recognition. |
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| enydo |
I really liked it, although it really is sorta just a re-tread of A New Hope.
I'm really into the characters though, and I'm excited to see where they take it. I love Kylo Ren as a villain, personally. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Syntonic
Why generous, did they really play it too safe?
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Generous because I'm giving points mostly for technical proficiency. Visually it's amazing and things like cinematography, editing, set and costume design are largely unfaultable. But as a story it's deeply average. I could do my normal thing of griping about the plot but my biggest disappointment was the direction they chose to go. The first half did some tantalising world-building but as the film goes on it becomes apparent the filmmakers had no new ideas at all. Ultimately it's like listening to a very polished cover version of a classic band. |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Generous because I'm giving points mostly for technical proficiency. Visually it's amazing and things like cinematography, editing, set and costume design are largely unfaultable. But as a story it's deeply average. I could do my normal thing of griping about the plot but my biggest disappointment was the direction they chose to go. The first half did some tantalising world-building but as the film goes on it becomes apparent the filmmakers had no new ideas at all. Ultimately it's like listening to a very polished cover version of a classic band. |
This seems to be the consensus of the majority of the mostly "spoiler-free" reviews I've read (Ars Technica, Blu-ray.com, High Def Digest, etc.). Although this means it could have been better, it gives me comfort that most folks are indicating it wasn't a total cluster , like it perhaps could have been (e.g, prequels). :) |
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