Mangela Lansbury Posted December 29, 2015 I want Finn and Poe to get together. Sorry, but Finn and Poe are definitely going to get together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dartmonkey Posted December 29, 2015 Poe donates his spine to the injured Finn and they are symbiotically fused together forever - the perfect pilot-gunner duo. Damn, Poe is such a boss! I seriously came out of the film wanting an X-wing for the first time ever. His black Lego ship is so cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted December 29, 2015 I'd rather not have Finn and Rey be siblings because I don't want another "Luke kissed his sister" moment. There are already way too many parallels to the original trilogy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vainamoinen Posted December 29, 2015 Sorry, but Finn and Poe are definitely going to get together. Objection, retcon! Originally, Poe was supposed to die in Episode VII. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mangela Lansbury Posted December 29, 2015 Objection, retcon! Originally, Poe was supposed to die in Episode VII. And his love for Finn brought him back...! So romantic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted December 29, 2015 I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It felt like a retelling of the original trilogy's themes without the resolution; I like that a lot, I love the idea of this being a 10-year old's first Star Wars movie. This movie evoked the parts of the original trilogy that have stayed with me after most of the details have been shaken out over time. That's why I was much more accepting of chases and battle-scenes which I usually have no patience for in movies. The environments show the starwars-aesthetic and were inspiring for imagining more adventures and play in those worlds. The scale of the heredity soap-opera kept the character relationships simple and primal enough for a child to feel empathy with the social dynamics rather than relying on complexity for intrigue. It just felt like a dense, simple, fantastical adventure from which a child's imagination could expound upon in a way that is starwarsian for me. I'm looking forward to more of these. It was nice to watch this hopeful fantasy after the anxious distopia which is the Hunger Games (which I think are great movies, but they take a lot out of me). The acting of the original cast stuck out awkwardly, but what can you do? People would flip out if they recast Han Solo or Princess Leia. I was also surprised that the jokes made me laugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quak0r Posted December 29, 2015 Like, Snoke is Darth Plagueis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremywc Posted December 30, 2015 Like, Snoke is Darth Plagueis. So far, they've done a really good job staying away from the prequel trilogy. If they start connecting dots back to that crap, they're risking sending the entire fan base into PTSD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted January 9, 2016 I finally saw this yesterday. It was full of really cool stuff and also full of really awful stuff. In fact, I think its main problem was that it was too full - it felt like it was at ROTJ levels of plotting where it really should have pared back down to New Hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rohlfinator Posted January 9, 2016 I thought the early stuff on Jakku was paced pretty well, but yeah, everything past that kind of felt like a whirlwind tour of "how many Star Wars-y scenes can we fit in". The whole Starkiller Base plotline especially felt rushed to me. I felt like it undermined the First Order as a serious threat when their big weapon was introduced and immediately destroyed with barely any setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted January 10, 2016 Oh, two things: The whole thing with Chewie's bowcaster is a joke about how he carried it around the whole original trilogy and never used it (also, wookie bowcasters fired green in the games, but that's not canon, I guess. Did they use them in ROTS?) Was I imagining it or did that massive cow beast drinking water at the trough have a proper massive bumhole on display? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eot Posted January 10, 2016 He does fire it in ROTJ and yes it's red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted January 10, 2016 Hmm, oh yeah. He also shoots it in ESB apparently, in the space slug. I guess maybe the person who told me that meant it was a joke about how he rarely uses it? It was kind of a weird running joke anyway... Now, any answers on the alien bumhole? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dium Posted January 11, 2016 The answer is yes, absolutely. Hard to imagine how I missed it the first time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mangela Lansbury Posted January 11, 2016 That just makes me even more upset that I may never have seen a T-Rex butthole in a Jurassic Park movie. What is the world coming to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted January 12, 2016 That just makes me even more upset that I may never have seen a T-Rex butthole in a Jurassic Park movie. What is the world coming to? Wouldn't a T-rex have a cloaca? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted January 13, 2016 Man, reading through the early thread and seeing people guessing part of the plot a long time before release was thoroughly enjoyable waste of 40 minutes. I saw the film and basically thought it was fine, not a big Star Wars fan anymore so it was entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slime Posted January 13, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlWiq84epH4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vainamoinen Posted January 14, 2016 Do we at least get an update as to what the whole thing was about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slime Posted January 14, 2016 Oh, damn. It was a VFX showreel of Episode 7. There's a good mix of practical and CG effects! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jov Posted January 15, 2016 Oh, two things: The whole thing with Chewie's bowcaster is a joke about how he carried it around the whole original trilogy and never used it (also, wookie bowcasters fired green in the games, but that's not canon, I guess. Did they use them in ROTS?) Was I imagining it or did that massive cow beast drinking water at the trough have a proper massive bumhole on display? Someone elsewhere make the astute point that actually the whole Bowcaster thing was to add significance to the blast Kylo takes from Chewie, and thus how much of a handicap he had in his duels with Finn and Rey. Also, Wookiee*. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted January 15, 2016 Oh, damn. It was a VFX showreel of Episode 7. There's a good mix of practical and CG effects! Oh man, I really want to see this! :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted January 15, 2016 https://vimeo.com/151719063 This one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
