Star Wars Episode VII

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  • fadein110

    To be fair to JJ I am starting to think this film was ruined in the edit. As a 3 hour film it may have worked out better, more backstory and occasionally slower pace. Not slow like the prequels as if good dialogue and story it wouldn't feel slow.
    I think Disney insisted on a 2:15 tops duration for kids.
    It may be much better with a longer edit if that ever emerges.

    • you are obviously way down in the minority with this opinion.CygnusZero4
    • ^ yep I know. But myself and 3 friends all left with the same feeling. And a lot of the faces leaving didn't look happy.fadein11
    • We really wanted to like it and totally expected to... but the pace, lack of character development due to it and near total lack of original ideas let it downfadein11
    • badly... Not a hater so don't want to be saying this. But perhaps its a SW film for new not old fans.fadein11
    • Itll probably work for me. I like the prequels, to an extend. Theres some things I hate in them, but I like all the cool SW shit in them.CygnusZero4
    • Some shit acting and dialogue in all 3, but to me theyre mostly fun, stupid sci fi movies. Im not picky lolCygnusZero4
    • Thats cool and a lot of people will feel like that - there is cool stuff in there. Just something wrong - I will work out after another watch.fadein11
    • I guess I just always want to see another Empire lol - I am old and nostalgic.fadein11
    • Dont spoil anything, but do we get to see another guy with a red saber aside from Kylo?CygnusZero4
    • Cygnus from what you're saying I think you'll have a great time with it. I'm gonna go ahead and post one spoiler that will make it or break it for most...spl33nidoru
    • SPOILER : : ekamer a yllacisabspl33nidoru
    • Cygnus : no other red saberspl33nidoru
    • damn. guess we'll have to wait for 8 or 9 to see thatCygnusZero4
    • @cyg - you will love BB8 - star of the show in my opinion - best ever SW droid.fadein11
    • the droids were always kinda the stars :)monospaced
    • To complain about character development... did Ep. 4 have good developement? Not really, not on it's own.ETM
    • We now see the whole character as they grew in the trilogy, and apply it as a whole.ETM
    • @ETM - watch and you will know what I mean. In EPIV - Luke was setup as a farm boy with bigger aspirations, Obi Wan as a reclusive mystic, Solo as a roguishfadein11
    • smuggler, Vader as the epitomy of evil - it was all v.clear without spoon-feeding pieces of information - the characters were entwined into the plot of thefadein11
    • film - it stood alone and as part of a bigger mythology. A lot of the new characters in this film are vague, and you crave for more info as to how they gotfadein11
    • there. I know more will be revealed in later episodes, but I also feel as a start to a new trilogy with new characters character and plot are v.weak. I thinkfadein11
    • you will see what I mean even if you are not bothered about that. Just comments. I am not a SW hater - it was a huge part of my childhood hence why I bother tofadein11
    • comment. I am still quite shocked that I feel like I do with the great overrall reaction and the gut feeling I had that it would be great.fadein11
    • K. I'm talking my oldest son. I can be pretty critical, so I'll admit I'm afraid I'll have similar views as yourself.ETM
    • Well I hope you don't. Perhaps I am too serious. Hope you and your boy enjoy.fadein11

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