Bigger, same weakness.
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From: Jay Weekley
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 8:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Movie Review
I heard there is a new death star.
Adam Moffett wrote:
Something about the pacing was weird.�
I enjoyed the little insights into the lives of storm troopers.
You are right about repeated themes though....Ray (sp?) is the new
Luke.� Luke is the new Yoda.� Old Han Solo is the new Han Solo.� The
story is all about "the resistance" against the new empire so that the
good guys can remain underdogs.� The Republic is talked about, but seen
only briefly.
I would have liked them to have drawn upon on Timothy Zahn's Thrawn
Trilogy for inspiration.
Star Wars
OK, I was there at the beginning, watching it with my girlfriend and her
family.� So old and jaded for certain.�
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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.�
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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.�
