NO SPOILERS!!! i have been a fan of star wars since 1980 when i watched ESB as a 6 y/o , then watched ROTJ and New Hope... The last 3 weeks, i have sat down with my kids and re -watched everything !
Now being 41 y/o , i have a different optic for movies. I did enjoy the original saga again.. and wretched at the prequels... Phantom Menace.. what a crap! I watched VII last night! I went with a lot of excitement but also worried that the movie could be a dud... I left the theater thinking its is the return of Star Wars as Fans and nofans could hope! Its currently in my top 2 spot of SW movies. Its not perfect, but hey! theres not much you can do plot wise with the Star Wars Universe and the history of it! its not like Luke is now seeking for a Ring or Hans turn green when angry... Even my wife was exited! (she's almost a SW hater) On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Daniel White <[email protected]> wrote: > (no spoilers I promise… as much as I want to talk about them!) > > > > …And my 8 year old son was jumping up and down the entire time… couldn’t > have been more excited. And he has only seen a New Hope. My 7 year old I > think was going to cry at one point in the movie. My 11 and 14 year olds > were kinda stoic… but when the lights came up you could tell they had a lot > of fun. When we got home late last night they all picked up plastic > lightsabers and started playing (which the limited use of lightsabers makes > them special again). They are hooked… the power of good storytelling > without preconceptions. > > > > Yes the story was familiar. I agree the pacing early on was a bit odd. I > think Starkiller was lazy storytelling. But everything great about the > movie was new. The things that drove me crazy about the first 3 movies > like the Force being talked about as science… midichlorians instead of a > living “thing”… no practical effects… etc. etc. where noticeably absent. > > > > The trailer for the next Star Trek looks even worse on the movie screen > than it did on YouTube. “From the Director of Fast and The Furious” should > not be mixed with Star Trek. It looks like an action movie… **sigh** > > > > Anyways, I’ll be going back again in the next few days to see it again. > As my wife said when it ended… “can we rewind it and watch it again?”. > Call me a fan boy… but I felt like I did when I saw a New Hope for the > first time as a little kid. Star Wars is back. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Daniel White > > [email protected] > > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > > Skype: danieldwhite > Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter > <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Saturday, December 19, 2015 7:57 AM > *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Movie Review > > > > One of my grandkids who is 8 called it boring. "From the mouths of > babes......" > > On Dec 18, 2015 6:17 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Star Wars > > OK, I was there at the beginning, watching it with my girlfriend and her > family. So old and jaded for certain. > > > > If you saw that original one one, you also saw this new one. Just > retooled. Same thematic elements, story arc, crisis etc etc. > > Some of the scenes could have been shared. Just no garbage compactor, but > there is reference to it. > > > > Sorry but it sure as hell is not worth standing in line to see. > > I got free tickets, and it was barely worth the price of admission. > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > This > email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >
