jmog;1770800 wrote:I would say if you are very familiar with the original 3 and its characters (Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, etc) you can see this one without having necessarily watched them all.

You can definitely watch this one without seeing the "newer" ones Episodes 1, 2, and 3. However, if you aren't somewhat familiar with what happened in Episodes 4, 5, and 6 you maybe lost at times...possibly.

FatHobbit;1770799 wrote:Does anyone have 2 wiener kids? :RpS_razz:

O-Trap;1770935 wrote:I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday. It was pretty good. Certainly better than Episodes 1-3. The story line was, as Laley mentioned, a little TOO repetitive, and as a not-so-avid viewer, there were parts that bothered me. All things considered, I probably give it a 7.5/10.



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Hated how Finn was so easily able to pick up a light saber and use it competently against Kylo Ren (sp?). I thought Jedis were supposed to have badass skills and shit.

Also, I called the part with Kylo Ren and his dad. That was kind of predictable.

In fact, all things considered, Kylo Ren turned out to be a pretty lame villain. His character felt like an angst-filled teen.

And did I see General Akbar, who hasn't aged a day? Maybe his race doesn't or something. That was weird, though.

O-Trap;1770935 wrote:I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday. It was pretty good. Certainly better than Episodes 1-3. The story line was, as Laley mentioned, a little TOO repetitive, and as a not-so-avid viewer, there were parts that bothered me. All things considered, I probably give it a 7.5/10.



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Hated how Finn was so easily able to pick up a light saber and use it competently against Kylo Ren (sp?). I thought Jedis were supposed to have badass skills and shit.

Also, I called the part with Kylo Ren and his dad. That was kind of predictable.

In fact, all things considered, Kylo Ren turned out to be a pretty lame villain. His character felt like an angst-filled teen.

And did I see General Akbar, who hasn't aged a day? Maybe his race doesn't or something. That was weird, though.

Wolves of Babylon;1770943 wrote:Kylo being shot by Chewbacca weakened him pretty bad. He was not at full strength and also hasn't completed his training yet.

jmog;1770966 wrote:I was not happy about Finn picking it up so "easily" either. But possibly since Luke never got to finish Kylo's training (the Supreme Leader mentioned that Kylo needed to come see him to finish his training) possibly Kylo was still a novice with a saber?

I know I read that Kylo's light saber looked very unstable for a reason, he built it himself while never having been trained how to do so like the old Jedi Order was.

Just some thoughts on why. Possibly Kylo had learned enough to move objects with the force and even read minds/Jedi mind tricks, but hadn't been well trained with a light saber yet?

Just thoughts, I am not a huge "Star Wars nerd" myself, just enjoyed the originals as a kid and hated the prequel trilogy like most.

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Same here. I'm not THAT familiar with the stories, but I've seen the movies. Liked 4-6. Didn't care for 1-3, really, though I don't have the loathing for them that some of my more avid fan friends do. This one was definitely leaning more toward 4-6, so it was enjoyable. Just a couple little things that, at least for someone who doesn't get that involved in it, seemed a little disjointed. If I picked up a sword of some kind and went up against an injured person who, even if his training wasn't complete, had been into it for years, I'm pretty sure I'd get wrecked within seconds.

O-Trap;1770935 wrote:I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday. It was pretty good. Certainly better than Episodes 1-3. The story line was, as Laley mentioned, a little TOO repetitive, and as a not-so-avid viewer, there were parts that bothered me. All things considered, I probably give it a 7.5/10.



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Hated how Finn was so easily able to pick up a light saber and use it competently against Kylo Ren (sp?). I thought Jedis were supposed to have badass skills and shit.

Also, I called the part with Kylo Ren and his dad. That was kind of predictable.

In fact, all things considered, Kylo Ren turned out to be a pretty lame villain. His character felt like an angst-filled teen.

And did I see General Akbar, who hasn't aged a day? Maybe his race doesn't or something. That was weird, though.

lhslep134;1771011 wrote:Is it that hard to start a separate thread for Star Wars spoilers?

Midstate01;1771843 wrote:This isn't a movie so I apologize, but is anyone else watching making a murderer? Holy shit! I started watching tonight and it's now 130am and I can't turn it off. Insane, crazy show.

GoChiefs;1771844 wrote:Watched every episode of it the day it came out. Definitely an interesting show.

sportchampps;1771586 wrote:I was able to see The Hateful Eight yesterday in 70mm. It was fucking awesome 9.5/10. I am a huge QT fan and loved every minute. They even give you a playbill type booklet before the movie. The 10 minute intermission was actually nice to have in a 3 hour movie. I saw this with the wife and in laws. They all enjoyed it and they are not QT fans like I am. If you can make it to see the film in 70mm I highly recommend it.

i think we saw it at the Cinemark in Valley View.

friendfromlowry;1771959 wrote:... how much of a raging, horny douchebag Anakin plays.