Saw The Force Awakens Today

[elrhiarhodan]

And it was AWESOME!!!!!!!



And if anyone (cough - George Lucas - cough) had any doubts about Han shooting first, rest assured, a man who'd casually throw an enemy into the mouth of a rampaging monster (what where those things called??? Raznors, Ravenors?) wouldn't have hesitated to shoot Greedo first.

And likely spoilers in the comments, so be warned.

Comments

[dizzydrea.livejournal.com]

AMEN, SISTER!

Saw it twice on opening weekend, and I must say, it's actually better the second time. No lie.

[elrhiarhodan]

I didn't want to deal with the masses on opening day - unlike my 17 year old self who waited on line for The Return of the Jedi. But I do want to see it again - at least once more in the theater. There are things I know I missed.

It was brilliant and beautiful and everything I'd hoped for back when TPM was released, but never got.

And now, two years until the next one? Grrrrrr.

[dizzydrea.livejournal.com]

I agree 100%. I hated TPM about as much add I loved TFA.

As for standing in line, I managed to avoid that all the way around: my sister and b-i-l took me on Friday. The b-i-l went early with his niece and stood in line. It was a late showing, at a small theater, so it was only about half full anyway. And I took my folks on Saturday morning with tickets I won at work for an exclusive company showing. Again, no line. So, we avoided the hassle and still had a great time.

And if it makes you feel any better, you only have to wait a year and a half. Episode VIII premieres on May 26, 2017. ;)

[elrhiarhodan]

Okay - I can hold on for that long.

I had debated buying advance tickets, but I knew that the local theatres would be pretty full. My plan had been to see an early morning show on Christmas Day, but surprise! None of the local theaters were opened early yesterday. So I got up and out to see the 10am show at a movie theater about 25 miles away - it's one of the largest ones in the area and has decent parking and highway access (the weather's been really lousy here and I didn't want to get drenched either coming or going.

And I was surprised that the 10am show was pretty much sold out by the time the endless trailers started to run (no Deadpool, sadly).

Will probably go again next week - maybe even on New Year's Eve, as I don't have any plans.

[sherylyn]

We got to see it with almost our whole family on Saturday after it opened, and thankfully, none of us were spoiled before then.

And we loved it.

And Han.

GAH.

And we are SO seeing it again, too!!

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

HAAAAAAN!

[elrhiarhodan]

I feel like we need to meet somewhere in the middle and go see this together.

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

!!! I tried soooo hard to get in one last trip to NY before the end of the year since I had/have almost three weeks off. Unfortunately, with 3 weeks off, I couldn't afford it. :((

But yes, we totes should find the halfway point and see it together!!

[algeiban.livejournal.com]

"rest assured, a man who'd casually throw an enemy into the mouth of a rampaging monster (what where those things called??? Raznors, Ravenors?) wouldn't have hesitated to shoot Greedo first"

THIS. So. Much. This. Why doesn't Lucas get this about Han, or get that that's why we love Han so much?.

[elrhiarhodan]

I read that Lucas wasn't particularly happy with TFA - his comment was a rather sour - "Well, the fans will like it."

There were many moments of the movie that practically had me on my feet, cheering - but this one was the best of all. He just tossed the guy into the creature's mouth like it was nothing. No moral ambiguity there. Han Solo is a bad ass. Was a bad ass. Will always BE a bad ass. No question.

[winterstar95.livejournal.com]

I too saw it twice opening weekend. I am one of the few that actually saw Star Wars (before it was called A New Hope) in the theaters in 1977. TFA is glorious and when Rey called for the lightsabre - I cried! It was very much like the moment when I awaited Eowyn to say "I am no man". It was everything I wished for and more!!

(and I think I am going to see it again tomorrow)

[elrhiarhodan]

I think anyone who is over 45 saw Star Wars in the movie theater. I was 13 when it came out - saw it twice the first time around, and then at least two or three more times each when ESB and RotJ came out. There is such majesty seeing it on the big screen.

I would have liked to have seen the original release again in the theater - not the crappy re-cut that Lucas insists is HIS vision - but that only exists on a rare and now very hard to find set of DVDs (and if you've got em, the original VHS tapes).

[winterstar95.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately in 1977 we were too dirt poor (can you believe it with movies costing a buck) to afford to go more than once. Though I do recall that it came back for a short time into theaters in 1978 and we saw it again then. Oh the days before VHS. I think I might have the original VHS of Star Wars - much like I have the Star Wars story on LP. I have been posting some pics of some of my old collection on tumblr. It is so much fun to look back on it all now.

:)

[ladyrose42.livejournal.com]

I saw it Friday morning opening weekend. The IMAX show was full and we opted for the real 3D show which was 95% empty. My DH who normally hates 3D really liked the 3D effects. From the opening star background it had me. Sure it's a deja ju of the 77 original (how many times did I see that in the theatre) which was both comforting and annoying. Enjoyed the in jokes and references to the original. Did just watch a nod to Phil Tippet who did stop motion characters of the chess set, designing Jabba the hut , found it on Geeks of Doom. Little disappointed by father/son but it is a nod to original series. Will probably see it again fairly soon.

So who looks good in orange: rebel alliance pilots! But now they wear red.

[elrhiarhodan]

I did get hit hard with a sense of deja vu as the opening sequence started.

What I loved were all the call backs to the original - Finn activating the game board on the Millennium Falcon, Rey pulling out the small automated training ball that Ben used with Luke, Han FINALLY giving Chewie's cross-bow a try.

It was terrific and I can't wait to see it again.

[riverotter1951.livejournal.com]

It was great. You wrote - I did get hit hard with a sense of deja vu as the opening sequence started. Hubby and I agree with you. The scroll was like the originals and all the call backs to the original made me feel like it was a continuation of the story 30 years later. The new characters were good and the familiar ones blended into the story as well. We are planning to see it again.