Ekona Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Best Star Wars film ever, bar none. Utterly, utterly stunning. No nonsense of setting stuff up for more films, or trying to remake the originals, or trying to do anything other than just tell a really f*cking good story. Let's deal with the bad points first: The Cushing CGI was terrible, like really terrible. The Fisher bit was okay because it was so short and she didn;t move a lot. And that's it. That's the only bad points I can think of. The characters were so, so well written and portrayed by all. It didn't even matter that we had another film with another young British actress playing the grizzled angsty lead, not when she did it so much better than what's-her-name from Ep7. In K2 we had a robot that finally wasn't a whingy little b*tch, or sappy and lovely, but just a sarcastic badass that gave just enough comic relief without being a parody. Loved him so much, gutted when he died. The detail in the ships (oh man, when they flew over the star destroyers at close range!), when the billions of TIE Fighters came flooding out of the shield ring, the brutality of the fighting and the explosions as stormtrooper after stormtrooper was flung to bits... Just immense. I wasn't sure about the music in the first half hour, but everything just fitted together perfectly later on. The scene as the explosion came over them on the beach at the end got me right in the feels. AND VADER!!! PROPER FREAKIN' VADER! Menacing, deadly, evil as f*ck and a huge reminder of how good a bad guy the character is. Cannot wait to see this again. One of the best sci-fi films of all time, and the fact it pretty much has to stand alone as they cannot do a proper sequel makes it all the more impressive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 You liked it then ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Yeah, it was alright I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Ooh now I'm proper excited. Sadly I've reached the age where irritation at being in a room full of people who won't shut the fudge up while the film is on outweighs the enjoyment I get from the film itself. I will be buying the Blu Ray as soon as it hits the shelves though. Lights off, surround sound cranked up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justthejedi Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I thought was brilliant too, just as good as Empire and they got the "feel" of it just right. 5 stars from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) Ooh now I'm proper excited. Sadly I've reached the age where irritation at being in a room full of people who won't shut the fudge up while the film is on outweighs the enjoyment I get from the film itself. I will be buying the Blu Ray as soon as it hits the shelves though. Lights off, surround sound cranked up! I've just got back from watching imax 3D and I too hate going the flicks due to noisy people who talk or eat their way through the film..... We didn't have that at all and I'm putting that down to being so close to release, it being quite expensive to take the noisy brood and true fans wanting to see it so soon. I really enjoyed it, told a huge unanswered question and closed that storyline off. Brilliant. Oh and I'm not sure which cgi fischer bit Dan referred to butI thought when she appeared it was a very good lookalike actress and not cgi.... Edited due to typos. Edited December 17, 2016 by Fodder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 Sure? 'Cos it looked odd and twitchy like cgi tends to. Just a bad actress then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Sure? 'Cos it looked odd and twitchy like cgi tends to. Just a bad actress then According to IMDB which I've just checked yes I'm sure I took that scene to be filmed almost like the hologram scene all those years ago.... maybe you're right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 I reckon she did the same thing as the guy from Holly City did: Body acting, but CGI face. It just looks too plasticky to be her actual face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 To be fair I was watching in 3D and to me everything kind of looks not right in 3D so I'll wait and see, definitely a watch again film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Ah, could well be. I actively avoid 3D as I find it gimmicky and it seems to lose focus on anything you're not looking directly at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPod Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Just seen the movie absolutely loved it shame I had to see it in 3d though. Might go see it again in 2d I enjoyed it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Saw it Saturday and was very good, Carrie Fischer's face is definitely CGI though. Loved Donnie Yens character the most. Need to go see it again in IMAX 3D i think now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Saw it Saturday and was very good, Carrie Fischer's face is definitely CGI though. Loved Donnie Yens character the most. Need to go see it again in IMAX 3D i think now. I stand corrected t is CGI, just done a bit of research I just assumed it was a good lookalike and am blaming watching in 3D for not spotting I'll probably watch when out on BluRay now, not paying another £30 to go and see it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Can't wait for the home release too, being able to crank that right up is going to be a highlight of 2017 Looks like it'll be an April release at a guess, if it follows the same as TFA which was also an Xmas release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just seen this, amazing, utterly amazing. Great story, two hours disappeared in a torrent of fantastic story telling, action, sadness and all wrapped up in the genuine Star Wars look and feel. Loved it when Cassian and Jyn bump into the two characters on Jedha who go on to get the sharp end of Obi Wans lightsaber in the New Hope. Lots more little nods to the Star Wars universe throughout it was fantastic. All the way through to the final 5 minutes when they explain how Leia gets the plans and gets on board the Tantive IV. Only thing missing was the many Bothans that were meant to have died getting the plans...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 was it a good film ........... most definitely is it as good as the original - yes and no the original will never be outdone by the sheer shock and amazement of nothing else like it anywhere, anywhen obviously the the technological advancement of the present one makes it visually leaps and bounds over the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Only thing missing was the many Bothans that were meant to have died getting the plans...? Was that not the second Death Star in ROTJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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