The star wars spoiler thread

[Aurora0427]

3D versus normal 2D. Has anyone viewed both? A few of my relatives saw the 3d version and said that the 3d element was disappointing, but thought it could have been an issue with that particular theater. They enjoyed the story/movie, just not the format.

We've seen both, and actually enjoyed the 3D, and thought it was well done.

 

[Aurora0427]

Well I saw it for the second time last night.
It's official, add me to the camp who enjoyed it even more the second time and I've moved away from it's a total reboot to wow there's a lot to the story with great potential for future episodes.
By the way, the show was sold out and the guy sitting next to me, who I don't know, turned to me at the end and said I don't want it to end. I would also guess the range of ages was 10-70, give or take.

I think a lot of people complaining about the movie, not on these boards, but some of the other Star Wars sites I've seen, wouldn't have been happy with anything- in their minds nothing would make it as good as the original series. Nothing they could've done would've been good enough.

I also thought it stood on its own two feet better the second time around. Going to see it for a 3rd time tomorrow!

 

[kbmartin]

Has anyone seen it in 4D? A movie theater in Illinois just opened up a 4D screen, so I'm thinking about going sometime this week while I'm still on winter break. I have no idea what it will actually be like, but I'm thinking it might feel like being on Star Tours... but for the whole movie.

 

[cvjpirate]

I liked it better in 3D than standard format. But it isn't a must see in 3D as it isn't a 3D movie for say.

 

[Goofy DVC]

I think a lot of people complaining about the movie, not on these boards, but some of the other Star Wars sites I've seen, wouldn't have been happy with anything- in their minds nothing would make it as good as the original series. Nothing they could've done would've been good enough.

I also thought it stood on its own two feet better the second time around. Going to see it for a 3rd time tomorrow!

I'm considering Round 3 myself. Maybe I'll try 3D.

 

[Budshark]

Has anyone seen it in 4D? A movie theater in Illinois just opened up a 4D screen, so I'm thinking about going sometime this week while I'm still on winter break. I have no idea what it will actually be like, but I'm thinking it might feel like being on Star Tours... but for the whole movie.

The force awakens in 4D is the 3D movie plus JarJar in the back row saying over and over again "Meesa think Han Solo gonna die"

It's not all it's cracked up to be!!

 

[Whatsthegoodword]

I saw it in standard & 3D. I also liked the 3D better...

 

[Budshark]

$28 million on Wednesday. At that pace $700 by the weekend and Avatar falls Sunday or Monday. All time depends on China and staying power.

 

[rteetz]

Look Star Wars surpassed Frozen! Does this mean we maelstrom will become a boat ride through space now?

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2015/12/31/josh-gad-congratulates-star-wars-overtakes-frozen/

 

[umichigan10]

Look Star Wars surpassed Frozen! Does this mean we maelstrom will become a boat ride through space now?

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2015/12/31/josh-gad-congratulates-star-wars-overtakes-frozen/

No but there's an underwhelming Mexican ride next door. Be careful

 

[Lee Matthews]

Do we know how long TFA is being run in cinemas?

 

[Eoghann]

Do we know how long TFA is being run in cinemas?

Guaranteed 4 weeks and after that it's up to the chains how long they want it.

 

[Lee Matthews]

Gonna say,if it was fixed at 4 weeks then I don't see this beating Avatar.

 

[Eoghann]

Gonna say,if it was fixed at 4 weeks then I don't see this beating Avatar.

I'd guarantee it will run longer, the question is how many screens it will get.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I think a lot of people complaining about the movie, not on these boards, but some of the other Star Wars sites I've seen, wouldn't have been happy with anything- in their minds nothing would make it as good as the original series. Nothing they could've done would've been good enough.

I also thought it stood on its own two feet better the second time around. Going to see it for a 3rd time tomorrow!

This is the crux of the whole argument.

The "prequels" felt nothing like the originals to many of us. I thought it was a poorly thought caricature of Star Wars in general. The original movies had action Heroes with a little bit of depth to the characters in a relatable way...

The prequels were almost an intentional attempt at the opposite. Taking the "serious" or "tragic" parts of the story and dumbing it down for child consumption.

So...Disney and Abrams made and had to contend with a movie that is a big part "damage control"

Which is ridiculous if you think about it...but that is EXACTLY what it is.

And I saw it the 2nd time yesterday and liked it ALOT more...it was an enjoyable movie without the prequel angst to contend with anymore.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Do we know how long TFA is being run in cinemas?

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say as long as people keep buying tickets...like every other movie in history.

I don't think it will beat the worldwide box office receipts that avatar did. I think it needed to be farther along at this point.

Avatar was simply eye candy without any kind of emotional attachment. Star Wars is not...there is a history to contend with that likely would limit the mass audience.

It's sad...actually...as studios are rewarded for making completely standalone movies that are designed to capture the lowest common denominator.

 

[Budshark]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say as long as people keep buying tickets...like every other movie in history.

I don't think it will beat the worldwide box office receipts that avatar did. I think it needed to be farther along at this point.

Avatar was simply eye candy without any kind of emotional attachment. Star Wars is not...there is a history to contend with that likely would limit the mass audience.

It's sad...actually...as studios are rewarded for making completely standalone movies that are designed to capture the lowest common denominator.

I think if any headwind stops it, its the change in the market in the past couple years. The market is driven by social media and "mentions". I predict the ticket sales for this will drop off a cliff within 2-3 days, articles will be written about how quickly it ran its course, and that will be it. They don't leave items out there very long anymore. If Avatar was actually released today the question would be whether it'd even still be allowed to run the course it did. After 2 weeks it was at $275million... Star Wars is at $650million. And will probably be down to marginal sales within 2 weeks just because the market has no staying power anymore. Whether that is a market change or the nature of proliferation of big TVs and blu-rays that people typically don't watch movies as much in theaters.. don't know.

I think domestically it has the legs to catch Avatar... Internationally? 2.2-2.3 billion. #2 overall.

 

[twebber55]

its very simple in regards to TFA catching avatar....it needs to make somewhere around 1.8 billion and i just dont see that happening...Avatar was escapism like never seen before on a movie screen and it really resonated with people all over the world. for it to make what it did and not be a sequel is amazing

its hard to believe that TFA could make 1 billion domestically

 

[mvk]

I think if any headwind stops it, its the change in the market in the past couple years. The market is driven by social media and "mentions". I predict the ticket sales for this will drop off a cliff within 2-3 days, articles will be written about how quickly it ran its course, and that will be it. They don't leave items out there very long anymore. If Avatar was actually released today the question would be whether it'd even still be allowed to run the course it did. After 2 weeks it was at $275million... Star Wars is at $650million. And will probably be down to marginal sales within 2 weeks just because the market has no staying power anymore. Whether that is a market change or the nature of proliferation of big TVs and blu-rays that people typically don't watch movies as much in theaters.. don't know.

I think domestically it has the legs to catch Avatar... Internationally? 2.2-2.3 billion. #2 overall.

Frozen singlehandedly disproves this theory. It was in theatres for like 5 months and was pretty strong for like 4 of them, gaining steam for like two straight months before leveling off.

 

[ChrisFL]

This is the crux of the whole argument.

The "prequels" felt nothing like the originals to many of us. I thought it was a poorly thought caricature of Star Wars in general. The original movies had action Heroes with a little bit of depth to the characters in a relatable way...

The prequels were almost an intentional attempt at the opposite. Taking the "serious" or "tragic" parts of the story and dumbing it down for child consumption.

So...Disney and Abrams made and had to contend with a movie that is a big part "damage control"

Which is ridiculous if you think about it...but that is EXACTLY what it is.

And I saw it the 2nd time yesterday and liked it ALOT more...it was an enjoyable movie without the prequel angst to contend with anymore.

I don't want to dwell on prequel bashing, but there were 3 things that made it bad to me, Hayden Christensen's whiny and annoying performance, not helped with a bad script, the extreme use of CGI where everything looked shiny and perfect, and still fake, compared to the originals where everything looked realistic, and of course Jar Jar