I saw the movie today in 3D. I avoided all previews, reviews, and this thread up until seeing it, so I didn't know what to expect really. I was excited to come home and read this thread at last. It was such a roller coaster for me watching this one. It started out great aside from some weird comedy that didn't quite seem to fit. I went from feeling like, "wow, this movie is awesome" to "oh lord, this is pointless/corny/ugh" a few times throughout watching it.
Anyway, I read through this entire thread and chose some comments I wanted to highlight as I went. Forgive the mass of quotes here...
The casino heist just felt out of place though, but I understand what they were trying to do with it (war is a machine .. is there really good guys or bad guys when it comes to war) .. just didn't seem to fit with the rest of the movie.
I felt like this part of the movie could have been edited down a lot or even cut out. It just felt very weird to me and I also felt it was trying to make a political statement.
Leia floating herself through space is probably the worst-ever Star Wars scene.
Agreed. People in my theater were snickering at that scene, including me. It was a general feeling of not being able to believe that they turned a scene that at first felt like a touching send off for her character into something really corny and hokey looking.
-the scene of the Resistance transport going into the destroyer that's completely silent
People were cheering during that scene in my theater. I loved how it was silent at first. Very well done.
-Falcon sequences (kept thinking of the upcoming ride in SW:GE - particularly those red crystal caverns on Crait)
I had the exact same thoughts during those scenes! I can't wait to see them in the new ride! I also heard that scenes from this movie have already been added to Star Tours?
So, wasn't perfect, but really enjoyed it - definitely better than The Force Awakens, but probably doesn't topple Empire or Rogue One for me
To me, Rogue One was amazing and the best Star Wars movie aside from Empire... it's a tie for me. I loved it so much that I saw it FOUR times in the theater! I really wish they would have had that director do this movie as well. He is a Star Wars super fan and has such an amazing knowledge of and respect for the franchise. I don't think some of the cornball stuff would have been included if he was the director.
-I was not a fan of throwing away much of Force Awakens. Phasma, Snoke, ect. This did not feel like the second part of a trilogy. It felt like the first part of a new trilogy, only with with just one more movie.
I agree - it seemed very odd to get rid of two of the main villains before reaching the final film in the trilogy.
When I first watched, I thought he had just cut his hair and trimmed his beard, but on second watch I realize it was actually not grey, plus trimmed.
I was thinking the same thing... wondering at first why he looked younger there. It did not occur to me that he was projecting himself into that scene, mostly because that's never been shown to be a Jedi ability prior to this movie, has it? I admit I never watched the second two films in the prequels after really disliking the first one, so maybe I missed something there.
- I’m glad Mark Hamill finally learned to act.
Going into this movie, I was dreading watching his acting because I thought it would be really bad. I was so pleasantly surprised to see how well he did and I really felt like he carried the movie.
- Rose is the single most boring character I’ve ever seen. I thought her storyline with Finn was boring and unnecessary. The casino scene was awful.
I agree and also felt she was the weakest actor in the movie. I was expecting that honor to go to Mark or Carrie, but they both did really well I thought. Carrie really seemed to be more comfortable in this movie and I felt like we saw some of Leia's old spunk that had been missing from the previous film.
And I thought it was so out of the blue how Rose says she saved Finn because it's about who you love or something like that and then she kisses him. Where the heck did that come from? At the end they made it seem like they might turn it into a love triangle with her and Finn and Rey. Although there also seemed like there might be something between Rey and Poe... huh. Just odd to me. I guess Finn's attention is easily swayed from one woman to another?
People were clapping, cheering and laughing throughout the movie at my theatre. Pretty much a standing O when the movie ended. People were very excited leaving the theatre.
My theater was full, and there were definitely moments like that. There were cheers for the opening music and scroll of text, laughter at the porgs (and many awws) and loud laughter when Luke brushed dust off his shoulder near the end. But... when the movie ended only a few kids clapped. The rest of the theater was fairly quiet and I heard comments of "well, that was alright" from a few people.
For me, like I said, it was a bit of a roller coaster of emotions. I felt like some parts really brought the movie down but then other parts were outstanding. I will be seeing it again, probably in a week or so. I know just from reading this thread that there are some details I missed... like, I didn't even notice the boy at the end using the force?
Oh, and I think that Rey's parents have to be more than just horrible people who ditched her. Nope, that explanation will NOT fly with me.
Looking forward to seeing it again, but I won't be seeing it four times in the theater like I did Rogue One. That movie was far and away better in my opinion. It didn't introduce too many random characters, kept the story line more straightforward, had excellent music throughout, I could go on and on... lol.