So when are you seeing "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ?

[superme80]

LOVED IT!!!!!! I laughed, I cried, and I was amazed with the piece of art JJ Abrahams handed us!!

EXACTLY!!!!! This is my feelings on it too!!!!!

 

[Sehsun]

DBF and I saw it on the 18th at the Cinemark Artegon Marketplace.

I enjoyed the movie and am glad I was able to watch the movies beforehand in machete (super long explanation) order. Especially having not seen all the movies in their entirety before.

It was a nice movie theater, btw - they have comfortable seats with footrests.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Ok, decided I can't wait for when we are at the in-laws next week so arranged for a baby sitter and seeing it at 1:20 EST today in 3D (any opinions if 3D is worth it?)

 

[goofy4prez]

Going to see it on Christmas day with the family...

 

[pad406]

In about 1 hour

 

[OKW Lover]

Some folks might get a kick out of this. Try googling "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away"

 

[Annadesu]

Saw it last night, and loved it Except for the noisy teenagers sitting near us, but that's every movie around here. lol

 

[disneysteve]

Saw it last night, and loved it Except for the noisy teenagers sitting near us, but that's every movie around here. lol

The behavior of other moviegoers is one big reason that I don't generally enjoy going to the movies. People talking, people using their phones, which look like homing beacons in a dark theater, restless kids, people coming and going during the show. It is all an unwelcome distraction. Add in the deafening volume most theaters insist on using and the experience just isn't that enjoyable. I see maybe 2 movies a year in the theater. We traditionally do a movie on Christmas day but we aren't doing that this year as there's nothing playing that we all want to see. We're getting Pan from Netflix instead.

 

[eastendlights]

We- me, DH, DD 19 and DS 15 saw it last night in IMAX 3D- it was amazing!!! At some points, everyone in the sold out theater was cheering and clapping and laughing and at others you could have heard a pin drop. It was the best in-theater experience I have ever had-the second best being seeing the original on its opening day when I was 15. How special it is for all of us from the original Star Wars generation to enjoy this with our kids!

 

[RAD]

Wife and I saw in on Thursday at 7PM, have reserved tickets to go back and see it in 3D next time.

 

[superme80]

We- me, DH, DD 19 and DS 15 saw it last night in IMAX 3D- it was amazing!!! At some points, everyone in the sold out theater was cheering and clapping and laughing and at others you could have heard a pin drop. It was the best in-theater experience I have ever had-the second best being seeing the original on its opening day when I was 15. How special it is for all of us from the original Star Wars generation to enjoy this with our kids!

That was the exact experience I had. The movie goers were very respectful. When the credits rolled the audience burst into applause at the end.

 

[lesliekatya]

In 4 minutes!!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just back - it was pretty terrific. Saw it in 3D and thought it was a plus, but probably not necessary.

Theater was only half full so crowd wasn't too loud- but definite "squees!!!" At a few points

 

[auroralark]

I saw it this morning with my DH and two friends - all big Star Wars fans. We all LOVED it. I'd rush off to see it again if I didn't have a little one at home. I'll find another way to sneak in another viewing somehow!

 

[pjweaver]

DW and I just saw it. The reviews are dead on, it's the first movie in years I sat through without a bathroom or cigarette break. JJ lived up to Lucas more than I ever imagined. The hard part now is sharing this without spoiling it for others.

 

[ToddyLu]

I was enraptured ( is that the word?). It was awesome and so perfect for my age group of middle to late 40s. You could have heard a pin drop and the audience was respectful and fun. For some reason our theater was half ful for the 6:40 show but the 7:10 viewing had people lined out to the lobby waiting on their seats. We saw it in 3D and maybe that was the non 3D one?!? It was cute when the first screen came up with "A long time ago..." several people said, " Oh this is it, this is it" in almost a squeeling voice" Lol.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I was enraptured ( is that the word?). It was awesome and so perfect for my age group of middle to late 40s. You could have heard a pin drop and the audience was respectful and fun. For some reason our theater was half ful for the 6:40 show but the 7:10 viewing had people lined out to the lobby waiting on their seats. We saw it in 3D and maybe that was the non 3D one?!? It was cute when the first screen came up with "A long time ago..." several people said, " Oh this is it, this is it" in almost a squeeling voice" Lol.

We saw it in 3D too and getting to see the beginning scroll in 3D was pretty cool!

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

I saw it today and only liked it. I feel like there were too many plots and some of them didn't play out until very late in the film, plus it felt to much like a new hope at points when they found out the bad guys had built something bigger then the death star just seemed like ok lets reuse th same plot again

 

[disneysteve]

I saw it today and only liked it. I feel like there were too many plots and some of them didn't play out until very late in the film, plus it felt to much like a new hope at points when they found out the bad guys had built something bigger then the death star just seemed like ok lets reuse th same plot again

We just got back from seeing it. Let me preface my comments by again saying that I've never been a huge Star Wars fan. I've seen 4, 5, and 6. I've never seen 1, 2, and 3.

I have to agree with you. Honestly, I thought it was kind of boring. I thought the story line was tired, formulaic, and predictable. Not a single thing happened that I didn't see coming light years in advance. There was no excitement or suspense at any point in the film. I was in a packed theater and there wasn't a single gasp, cheer, or applause during or after the movie. Afterwards, I heard several people saying essentially the same thing, including people who are big Star Wars fans. It borrowed heavily from the original movie's plot and didn't really do anything new or different.

I realize we're in the minority and the movie will shatter records and make billions. That's great. I'm happy that Disney's $4 billion investment will pay off nicely, but I'm certainly not going to rush to see any further sequels.

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Saw it yesterday afternoon in 3D. We didn't specifically want 3D but it seemed like the non-3D show times weren't as good for our schedule. I could have lived without the 3D - it's sometimes more distracting than fun for me. But I really liked the movie. I'm not a die-hard Star Wars fan but I liked the original 3 movies well enough (I'm a 40-something). I really liked the sentimental part of seeing those old characters and stuff like that (don't want to spoil for anyone).