When our lovable art-house film snob Kirb from Austin gives a mainstream popcorn film his endorsement, you know that hell hath indeed frozen over - and that his words should demand "greater" attention.
NO SPOILERS. Saw it Thursday night in IMAX (reserved seating, no camp outs!). This is a film for Star Wars fans only, of which there are millions. Gloriously "retro" - the humor is tonally perfect and it has more emotion than I expected - (with one exception that I won't reveal). It's a "sequel" that felt more like a remake - with a narrative pathway for a new generation of appealing actors and story lines for what is now a Disney product. Hard to believe Disney and J.J. Abrams finally accomplished what Lucas could not with his flat "pre-quels." I mean, the type of sideways chuckles in this film felt like Episode IV and V. No boring politicking which bogged down the pre-quels. There were also a lot of "throw-away" lines and glimpses of stuff that made this movie glide. Finally, I loved how everything looked beat-up - with sets that reminded me of 1977 and 1980. I strongly feel it deserves at least nominations for Best Picture and Best Director - even if it doesn't win. The film made me feel like a kid again. Didn't want it to end. When the end credits suddenly appeared, the audience burst into applause. - d. -----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:37:38 -0600 From: [email protected] Subject: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS --- NO SPOILERS To: [email protected] For those of you who are interested, I saw STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS today in Imax 3D — and it was VERY entertaining. Those who know me know that I have never been a fanboy for STAR WARS, but this film is so extremely well crafted and with good story and high production values that I was quickly taken in. The new scoring of the STAR WARS music was excellent, with some new themes and, of course, reprises of the old ones. The score was one of the great things about it. The new characters and the actors who play them are very good, too. I would not hesitate to recommend this. I wouldn’t say that my expectations were exactly low, but there was a residual skepticism within me. I think J.J. Abrams took care of that. There is truly something for kids, adolescents and adults in the film. K. Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 mobile 512 589 5112 www.movieart.com https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas http://www.pinterest.com/movieartaustin/ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
