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What if The Force Awakens sucks?
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Disney bought SW for $4 Billion, they can't afford to gamble with a half-assed effort. I truly believe they put the best minds available on this task. The formation of the Story Team was a good sign of this.
I'm not convinced of just HOW good it will be. However I'm be willing to bet that, once the dust settles, out of the (now) 7 films it will be in my top 4. That's all I'm hoping for. So you can see, I'm keeping expectations fairly muted.
If it climbs higher i'll be elated.
I'm not convinced of just HOW good it will be. However I'm be willing to bet that, once the dust settles, out of the (now) 7 films it will be in my top 4. That's all I'm hoping for. So you can see, I'm keeping expectations fairly muted.
If it climbs higher i'll be elated.
I'm pretty sure it won't, but I'm also not expecting it to be the second coming of the Christ like others seem to. I just want to have a good time with a fun, well made action movie with some likable characters.
If it really sucks I'll just slowly forget about it like I did with the prequels.
The original trilogy exist, they're fantastic films, nothing will change that. Everything else is just a bonus.
If it really sucks I'll just slowly forget about it like I did with the prequels.
The original trilogy exist, they're fantastic films, nothing will change that. Everything else is just a bonus.
TouchMyBox
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I hope it's crap, because the meltdowns would surely be much more glorious and entertaining than a "yeah that movie was pretty good".
Coffee Dog
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It's not going to "suck" like the prequels did.
It will be like jurassic world: it will make a metric shitload of money, general audiences will love the spectacle, but it will have the staying power of a wet fart to anyone that is looking for legitimately good movie.
It will be like jurassic world: it will make a metric shitload of money, general audiences will love the spectacle, but it will have the staying power of a wet fart to anyone that is looking for legitimately good movie.
Bobby Roberts
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That photo made me hit up the Google Image Search.
JJ Abrams, 2013, shortly after agreeing to take the job as director of Episode VII
JJ Abrams, 2015, yesterday:
This movie seems to be taking it out of him a li'l bit.
JJ Abrams, 2013, shortly after agreeing to take the job as director of Episode VII
JJ Abrams, 2015, yesterday:
This movie seems to be taking it out of him a li'l bit.
You see, this is hyperbolic extreme talk and verbiage that's just going to seep into all conversations about SW for the next month regardless of how the movie is.
Star Trek. A 49 year old franchise that hadnt been touched on TV for a few years and whose last movie entries were not great at all. Trek '09 scored higher overall reviews, raked in nearly seven times as much box office wise than Nemesis and managed to capture a sense of fun whilst generally being respectful to the material.
Into Darkness wasnt great but Abrams has been on record numerous times about the issues and semi regrets he had about that. He was earnest and stepping into such a historic franchise invariably would be a delicate balancing act.
Whether you think they are good or bad movies, 'Ruined Star Trek' is hillarious. Yep it wasn't Nemesis. It wasn't Voyagers 'Threshold' or assorted crappy lows. It wasn't numerous choices made on the Enterprise show, not least fucking it's finale sideways with TNG references. It was all JJ - blame him! Hur hur Lens flare!
ryutaro's mama
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Why do people keep saying "Disney" this "Disney" that for this, but not for Marvel movies? Or ESPN? Or ABC network shows?
Lucasfilm, is a completely independent subsidiary under Disney like Marvel or ESPN. It has absolutely no connection to Walt Disney Studios the film arm of Disney, no one from there has any sort of involvement in the film.
Disney isn't making this film, Lucasfilm is. Disney is as hands on with this film as they are with a given NBA game broadcast on ESPN.
And the higher-ups and the creative force at Lucasfilm virtually all pre-date the Disney purchase.
Lucasfilm, is a completely independent subsidiary under Disney like Marvel or ESPN. It has absolutely no connection to Walt Disney Studios the film arm of Disney, no one from there has any sort of involvement in the film.
Disney isn't making this film, Lucasfilm is. Disney is as hands on with this film as they are with a given NBA game broadcast on ESPN.
And the higher-ups and the creative force at Lucasfilm virtually all pre-date the Disney purchase.
flatearthpandas
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Why should I expect JJ Abrams to suddenly start making good movies? I've already chalked up my ticket as a loss but it's okay.
TouchMyBox
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That photo made me hit up the Google Image Search.
JJ Abrams, 2013, shortly after agreeing to take the job as director of Episode VII
JJ Abrams, 2015, yesterday:
This movie seems to be taking it out of him a li'l bit.
The lighting has changed in those two short years.
MisterHero
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Kylo Ren is a pretty bad antagonist. His voice sounds like one of a few generic bad guys from Smallville.
so yeah I think it'll be mediocre
so yeah I think it'll be mediocre
StriKeVillain
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That's how I feel. Won't be a classic or anything. But it'll be serviceable and fun.
LookAtMeGo
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Looks like he lost a bit of fat and fixed his hair.That photo made me hit up the Google Image Search.
JJ Abrams, 2013, shortly after agreeing to take the job as director of Episode VII
JJ Abrams, 2015, yesterday:
This movie seems to be taking it out of him a li'l bit.
OricWindstar
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It's the filmmaking toll equivalent of a presidential term.That photo made me hit up the Google Image Search.
JJ Abrams, 2013, shortly after agreeing to take the job as director of Episode VII
JJ Abrams, 2015, yesterday:
This movie seems to be taking it out of him a li'l bit.
ryutaro's mama
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SW2009 was the first ST movie I ever watched so he succeeded in reaching me. And I liked it a lot.
ryutaro's mama
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No way.
It hits mid to high 80s. Hell, low 90s wouldn't shock me.
Look at the scores of the PT and tell me again how this one hits 70-75.
Razgriz-Specter
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On the other hand I hate all Star Trek and his first Star Trek I actually loved.
haven't seen the 2nd though.
Strangelove77
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There are people who still won't admit to themselves that The Phantom Menace was a turd, so....yeah. Whatever I guess.
Umm... You sure love your silly internet drama.
I would rather watch an entertaining movie but to each his own.
Gunslinger
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If it sucks,it sucks. Too bad for the audience. And star wars fans will have another trilogy to blame now but prequel.
JumpJeff84
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I haven't watched any of the trailers or anything, but I assume the movie will be pretty decent.
I'd honestly be surprised if it ends up being worse than the prequels, if it does that'll be amazing in its own right.
Regardless, if the movie sucks I won't really care. It's just a movie
I'd honestly be surprised if it ends up being worse than the prequels, if it does that'll be amazing in its own right.
Regardless, if the movie sucks I won't really care. It's just a movie
Psychoward
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LookAtMeGo
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In all seriousness though, if it sucks, I am going to disappear into the wilderness and live off the land.
CreepingFear
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My reaction if it sucks...
HP_Wuvcraft
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Seriously. Why is this even a thread?
thecouncil
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"Fans that stopped liking what Star Wars had to offer after the 80s" are used to being disappointed.
Tesseract
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The thing about JJ Abrams is he's a pretty good director, but he touches projects with such skyhigh potential that I am almost always walking away disappointed anyway.
Waiting for this review for sure.
Subpar Spatula
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I don't have entirely high hopes for the movie since it's pandering towards nostalgia than making a new story. Part of me wants it to be less than stellar so people eat each other over it. Think about a world where Marvel defense force is amplified by 1000, I want to see this world.
Chezzymann
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I think projects like star wars and star trek are a little more than skyhigh
Tesseract
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what's wrong evil ewok, how did lucas hurt you?
TouchMyBox
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Yeah, but there are thousands of entertaining movies that are already out and I haven't seen yet. Being able to see the hopes and dreams of my friends getting crushed is one way to satiate my schadenfreude that rarely comes around.
If everybody around me would shut up about The Force Awakens for a few minutes, I'd probably have the chance to get hyped for it though.
They are probably going to play it incredibly safe. It's not going to be anything mind blowing, but it's not going to be terrible either. I'm expecting a modern action movie with a Star Wars skin on top of it.
Take something average to decent, add a bunch of hype to it and you end up people claiming it's the best thing ever made.
Take something average to decent, add a bunch of hype to it and you end up people claiming it's the best thing ever made.
BronsonLee
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I'm intrigued for their Half In The Bag about it. If they review it in that as good or above, then I'm not sure a Plinkett review would or could be done or effective.
The Plinkett Prequel reviews were amazing roasts because of their source material. RLM are smart guys and I suspect they wouldn't want to return to that well if a follow up couldn't match up
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