tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post524737838989559805..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: So, I Finally Went...SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13309020787276127632016-02-04T19:59:46.600-06:002016-02-04T19:59:46.600-06:00You know what I like the best? I like that it felt...You know what I like the best? I like that it <i>felt</i> like <i>Star Wars</i> again.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-90653940888493579902016-02-04T11:03:59.315-06:002016-02-04T11:03:59.315-06:00Well done, buddy. This is a nice start. I want t...Well done, buddy. This is a nice start. I want to see where this goes. Too familiar in parts, but I forgive it because it is establishing something to work from, and this canvas is very nicely painted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52866499382044291152016-02-01T10:46:05.718-06:002016-02-01T10:46:05.718-06:00The characters work. That, more than anything is w...The characters work. That, more than anything is what sells it to me. These are characters I want to see again.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64449826451748063202016-02-01T10:45:41.513-06:002016-02-01T10:45:41.513-06:00I almost made a "lack of lens flare" com...I almost made a "lack of lens flare" comment in the review, but didn't.<br /><br />Since I haven't seen 2 & 3 I can't judge it in relation to them. I put this a notch below <i>Star Wars</i> and a notch above <i>Return of the Jedi</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61254713690024990662016-02-01T10:33:33.494-06:002016-02-01T10:33:33.494-06:00Glad you saw it! I also really enjoyed the spirit ...Glad you saw it! I also really enjoyed the spirit of adventure that was part of the whole story. You can nitpick parts or compare it to New Hope, but when a story is really clicking, it doesn't matter. That's the feeling that I got watching The Force Awakens. It takes a real skill to deliver that type of adventure (Abrams also did it with the first Star Trek reboot) and make it feel effortless, and that's mostly here. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48686980305726736232016-02-01T10:14:06.151-06:002016-02-01T10:14:06.151-06:00I liked this, but like an earlier commenter it'...I liked this, but like an earlier commenter it's the same old same old J.J. Abrams in regards to simply redoing the plot of a popular earlier movie. Thankfully, though, he left his paint mixer camera stand and lens flare generators at home when he made this.<br /><br />I described this as not as good as eps 4 and 5, better than eps 1 and 2, and about on par with eps 3 and 6.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19377885921974613002016-02-01T07:54:01.658-06:002016-02-01T07:54:01.658-06:00I did like that it seemed like a return to some di...I did like that it seemed like a return to some dirt and grit. Practical effects in science fiction and horror always make me happy, and a return to them is a great thing, too.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6743958111221097952016-02-01T02:31:27.847-06:002016-02-01T02:31:27.847-06:00I loved it. The characters were great, both old an...I loved it. The characters were great, both old and new, and the story was recognisable yet engaging. What really made it great was the cinematography: the whole film looked beautiful, and the opening shot of the spacecraft was a wonderful riff on the original, iconic opening. <br /><br />Gone is the ugly CGI of the Lucas prequels! Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40488787268696461352016-01-31T21:04:08.727-06:002016-01-31T21:04:08.727-06:00I get that. But I also think it's a nice retur...I get that. But I also think it's a nice return to form for the series.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83298931978684729202016-01-31T19:33:52.870-06:002016-01-31T19:33:52.870-06:00I see that, but within the context of the movie, i...I see that, but within the context of the movie, it doesn't really bother me that much. <br /><br />There is a lot of <i>A New Hope</i> here, admittedly. I'm kind of okay with it, though, because the series needed to have something like a return to form, and maybe by doing something similar to the first movie we can get a return to it. <br /><br />Let's hope the next one is different enough from <i>Empire</i> that it won't invite immediate comparisons. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17290661032189022122016-01-31T16:14:15.022-06:002016-01-31T16:14:15.022-06:00I liked all those elements you mention and the fir...I liked all those elements you mention and the first half feels awesome. It promises us something new, but in a universe we are very familiar with. Which is why I am a bit disappointed that the "new" remains an unfulfilled promise.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25933519259056086672016-01-31T15:49:52.390-06:002016-01-31T15:49:52.390-06:00I enjoyed it too and look forward to the next two ...I enjoyed it too and look forward to the next two in the trilogy. I love the new characters. They were great. As I said on my blog, my biggest issue is JJ Abrams.<br /><br />SPOILERS BELOW<br /><br />Basically repeating A New Hope beat for beat and even repeating some big plot points (another Death Star, but this time, it's really big!), left me disappointed. And Abrams' scientific illiteracy and his lack of understanding of how big space really is (also evidenced in his Star Trek movies) really takes me out of the movie.<br /><br />I get that it's science fantasy, not science fiction, but the original Star Wars didn't screw up the science/fantasy balance. This movie certainly does.Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.com