If you've been on Star Tours at Disneyland, you already would have experienced going into hyperspace in a planet's gravity well.

Interdictor-class cruisers, I guess you're obsolete .

 

Yeah, I just got back from seeing the midnight release. I liked it, it was good but I wouldn't put it above any of the original trilogy. Better than all of the prequels put together though. This is of course just my (very) initial reactions though.

I feel like it was missing a bit of something that made it Star Wars maybe? That's perhaps the vaguest way I can phrase it. The scale felt a bit off (everything felt like it took place relatively close together strangely), they barely gave us any details about the Republic and the First Order. The Republic (capital?) is supposedly destroyed but no one seems particularly upset and most of their military is intact. Or is that the resistance? Who the fuck knows. They barely took the time to stop the action scenes, even though I know it isn't really the case it felt like they just went from one action piece to another.

Lots and lots of callbacks to ANH, which is good and bad. Mixed feelings about the ending, I suppose we'll see how that pans out in the next one. Rey's sudden and untrained mastery of the force was pretty retarded. As was Fin being able to lightsaber duel a semi-trained Sith, despite supposedly being a non-force user.

Those are my main criticisms really. Don't get me wrong though, as a whole I really enjoyed it. I really like the new characters, there were some great moments (Millenium Falcon reveal was fucking sweet) and it was a good time overall.

Let's just celebrate the fact that a solid, good Star Wars movie has been released for the first time since 1983. And Jar Jar Binks is nowhere in fucking sight.

Edit: When did they go into hyperspace in a planets gravity well? They did it in a ship hanger, so not a gravity well. And they exited hyperspace inside of a planet's atmosphere which is a bit different. I must be forgetting something?

 

As far as cameos where concerned. What did Luke, Leia, and Han have to do with the movie? Was Luke even in it?

 

Thanks for that now I'm even more hyped about the movie than before. It sucks having to wait another five days before I can see the movie.

 

Am I the only one who thought Kylo Ren sorta resembled Snape?

Anyways, I did enjoy the movie. It wasn't spectacular or anything, but it wasn't horrible either. Hopefully, the next two movies will really bring it up.

Way too tired to make a long post, so I'll just put a few points.

Hated Kylo Ren. I was expecting a badass villain, not some whiny thing that gets defeated by two newbs. I get that he got shot by Chewie's shotgun, but still, he was pathetic.

References to the original trilogy were awesome. Loved the part where Rey called the Millennium Falcon junk. Also, I particularly really enjoyed the scene where the Republic people see the laser beam coming towards them. The pure terror in that scene was brilliant.

The acting could have been better, but hopefully the new actors would improve in the next two movies.

Also, the plot was just meh. It felt too similar to the New Hope, but missing something very important. Throughout the movie, I was expecting a huge twist, but it never came. I didn't really feel any buildup or climax throughout the movie. It just felt liked one scene after another. The ending sorta made me feel like "Wait, that's the end?"

Also, I wish there was more character development and world building. We virtually didn't know anything about the pilot guy (I can't even remember his name), and the scene with Han and Leia could have been much better. Also, I wish we could have known more about what was happening throughout the universe. I feel like we barely scratched the surface.

Overall, it was a fun movie, but there could have been many improvements. I'll post a more coherent reply once I get some sleep and actually think through the movie.

 

I left the cinema and for the first time watching a new SW movie... it felt like Star Wars. The whole way through.

Snoke is fucking weird as hell and I can't wait for his backstory. If they try to make him more lethal than Palpatine though I'll nope.

Lots of nice little comedy scenes.

Rey felt awesome, didn't object to her force revelation at all. Seems to fit with the force being more of a religious thing.

I did think Leia was terrible. Terribad in every scene.

Kylo felt like a bitchier Snape.

Can the please stop blowing up moons and planets and shit? Come up with something new.

 

Just saw the midnight screening and i fucking loved it. There were a few instances one could nitpick, bit man, it was so good. It felt like Star Wars from beginning to end. Loved the characters, the dialogue, the cinematography, the sounds, the music, the action whether it was hand to hand, dogfights, blasterfights or the fucking insanely brilliant lightsaber figjt at the end.

Yeah, the villains could have been a bit better but they worked well enough.

So yeah, on a whole? 5/5. Going to see it again

 

Rey really stands out as a protagonist I can... get behind.

I'm in that mode where I'm still processing everything and can only cherry pick certain scenes. May have to go see it again.

 

Am I the only one thinking Rey is Luke's kid, and he left her on Jaku (sp) for her own protection or something?

I enjoyed it well enough. I just need to come to terms with the fact the mainline Star Wars movies will always be about the Skywalkers, and get over it. They need to move on from the original trilogy though, from mini-Vader, to mini-trench run, Mega Death Star and having a snow, forest and desert planet. It all felt disappointingly familiar.

Biggest laughs were BB-8's thumbs up and Finn saying to use the Force.

I liked Rey too, but for some reason I can never buy (edit: most) women doing 'explosive' combat movements. It just looks fake. I hope with training she becomes more finesse-like, like Ahsoka.

Btw, I'll properly lose my shit if old Sabine/ Ezra turn up later.

 

Yeah that seems to be the consensus. Along with that is Luke saying hat their family is strong in the force. Thatdoesnt appear this movie and could in the next.

 

I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already, BUT
Did anyone notice the SCORPIO cameo?

(SCORPIO is a character from SW: The Old Republic)

 

What? No... When?!

 

Mad Dog from the raid and a few others feom the same movie also appeared which was good for a laugh

 

It kinda delivered what I expected. Not by any means a masterpiece but A good and exciting scifi movie with a good mix of the good stuff from both old and new. I really, really cannot buy Carrie Fischer being the general of anything, though. The new actors did well. Looking forward to the next one.

It also seems we need to amend Potter Law since we now have clear and decisive evidence that Snape did have sex. The offspring turned out as expected, too.