Star Wars Episode VII

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    The new ones look way too serious...also the problem with the last 3.

    What's missing in these and what made the originals great was the camp factor. It was a swashbuckling good time without taking itself too seriously and that's what made them so much fun.

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    • if u know jj at all u will be rest assured he understands how to bring that balance to film, he's very spielbergyprophetone
    • hope so, I thought he did a good job with star trek, I'm praying he can re-capture that spirit._niko
    • that's exactly what i was thinking, star trek was serious but playful, i'm confident this will balance out with little moments sprinkled thru outprophetone
    • I agree, prophet, JJ captures that family and fun aspect pretty well.monospaced
    • Spielberg was a master at this... Indiana being the greatest exampleprophetone
    • Spielberg is the most emulated director.docpoz
    • watching the new jurassic park was a reality check that we're sorely missing a director like Spielberg in our blockbusters these days...inteliboy
    • They try but fail to copy.docpoz
    • its got a ridiculously daft beach ball droid as a main character, they are kids films so will have plenty of that. But these new ones definitely need to leanfadein11
    • back to the darkness of Empire also. Which so far it appears it will. I personally will be disappointed if too camp - Lucas attempted and massively failed withfadein11
    • Jar Jar... horrendous.fadein11
    • I am ready to bet my reputation(!) on JJ's SW being superb.fadein11
    • Having just subjected myself to watching all 6 existing movies, I'd suggest you couldn't be any more wrong. What destroys SW is Lucas' constant need for cute...detritus
    • ...crap for no discernible reason. When I was a kid, I wasn't all that invested in the [fucking] Ewoks, but I was on all the adult stuff. Seeing Ewoks now ...detritus
    • ...makes me fucking Grimace. *Everything* Lucas added in the 90s editions was cutesy distracting crap too.detritus
    • re: Camp, anyway.

      Swashbuckling's bang on target. It's the feeling that made the original Indiana Jones films so damn good too.      detritus
    • see that's the problem, jar jar wasn't campy, it was just an awkward attempt at some kind of comic relief in a shitty all too serious movie._niko
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