To all Star Wars fans

[Homerboy]

Face it. You want that sense of amazement from when you first saw star wars. I'm 40 and when episodes 4,5,6 were on TV ... it was like an event for me.

What we really want is amazement. The only way to ge that is through a new story you have never seen that has an amazing story arc. I invite you all to watch Nightwatch and Daywatch. Some of the best, most original sci fi I have seen in the past 10 years. It's foreign. it's subtitled. It's epic. The best part is the thing I can't tell you about. You have to see both of them in order. It's 3 hours and if you get it, the pay off is epic.

Now do it and get some giddy feelings in your belly.

Or atleast suggest some sci fi that we should see that actually does something different. Something not of the typical Hollywood formula.

My prediction. They will make star wars a 140 minute movie. And 100 minutes in you will be sick of all the fancy special effects. The insurmountable odds against the protagonist 3/4 of the way in. And the epic conclusion where the protagonist wins. Ya, same crap, different skin.

EDIT: No shock there. I didn't even know. Yup, it clocks in at 136 minutes. Trust me, you'll be praying for it to end about a half hour before it actually ends.

Hahahaha. If this is well received, Star Wars will be nothing more than a well reskinned reboot that is akin to Star Trek.

I bet when Star Wars is out there will be atleast one video that goes throguh both movies and shows how all the conflict, climax, insurmountable odds and all hat crap occur in the same order.

On that note, please let The Hateful Eight be epic!!!!

I'm avoiding any info on the movie. I have to say that I am pretty clueless about it right now. Which is great. Here's to hoping for good reviews.

Spoiler free reviews:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/201...rst-reactions-suggest-overwhelming-experience

It actually sounds positive. The review embargo is lifted on Wednesday.

WTF
Make up your mind. You're all over the place pretty much playing every card you can play so when the dust settles you can say "I told you guys so!"

 

[ioni]

All I care is that no one spoils the movie so plainly. Some websites, and of course forums like this one, I hope people care to not spoil it for us that aren't going to see it at midnight.

Why do people care so much about spoilers? The outcome isn't what makes a story interesting. It's the journey to the outcome that makes it interesting.

 

[Homerboy]

Why do people care so much about spoilers? The outcome isn't what makes a story interesting. It's the journey to the outcome that makes it interesting.

Well... there are some major twists and turns in movies:

Keysor Soze
"I see dead people"
and... ya know... "I am your father"

Knowing those things before seeing the respective movies would really take some of the shine off, don't ya think?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I couldn't care less about all the haters. Hate Star Wars? Stay home.

I can't wait to see it & I'm pretty sure it will be at least very good if not truly epic.

Bingo. I saw the first one in the theater in 1977, and we've waited nearly 40 years for a sequel to the Episode VI. I'm looking forward to it. And so is my 12 year old inner me.

 

[ioni]

Well... there are some major twists and turns in movies:

Keysor Soze
"I see dead people"
and... ya know... "I am your father"

Knowing those things before seeing the respective movies would really take some of the shine off, don't ya think?

Yea, there are some edge cases where it matters. When the entire movie hinges on some twist, spoiling that particular twist can ruin a movie, but spoiling other parts of the movie doesn't. "I am your father" hardly falls into that though. Nothing in SW falls under that umbrella.

 

[zerocool84]

Yea, there are some edge cases where it matters. When the entire movie hinges on some twist, spoiling that particular twist can ruin a movie, but spoiling other parts of the movie doesn't. "I am your father" hardly falls into that though. Nothing in SW falls under that umbrella.

But we don't know yet so that's the thing. There's definitely some semi large reveals in this movie like who is Kylo Ren.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

40?!? I thought a hipster fresh out of uni wrote the op. I was thoroughly convinced after reading the dead give away hipster speak about films I never heard of, and then the clincher - "It's foreign"

And you picked an easy target; what you are doing, I see it.

 

[Homerboy]

Yea, there are some edge cases where it matters. When the entire movie hinges on some twist, spoiling that particular twist can ruin a movie, but spoiling other parts of the movie doesn't. "I am your father" hardly falls into that though. Nothing in SW falls under that umbrella.

Uhhhh... are you kidding me? "I am your father" was one of the biggest movie bombshells of all time" If the internet were around then, it would have broken.

 

[purbeast0]

not a chance in hell that you nerds are going to be happy with the new star wars. you all aren't happy ever with anything. it is not going to live up to any of your expectations. just accept it already that you are going to be disappointed and raging as you walk out of the theater at 3am with the other stinky nerds.

 

[gorcorps]

Uhhhh... are you kidding me? "I am your father" was one of the biggest movie bombshells of all time" If the internet were around then, it would have broken.

The problem is you're probably talking to somebody who didn't see star wars as it was released. He sounds like a younger guy who saw star wars well after the fact, probably at home, and already pretty much heard or knew the story. The "I am your father" reveal will only have the impact on those who were able to be surprised by it (when it first came out). I'm not old enough to fall into that category, but I can see why there's different opinions on why that's a big spoiler or not.

 

[BoomerD]

I just don't see why people get so fucking worked up over this shit...it's MOVIE, for fuck sake...just a movie.

That said, this one MIGHT actually get me to go to the theater instead of waiting for it to hit RedBox...MAYBE.

 

[gorcorps]

not a chance in hell that you nerds are going to be happy with the new star wars. you all aren't happy ever with anything. it is not going to live up to any of your expectations. just accept it already that you are going to be disappointed and raging as you walk out of the theater at 3am with the other stinky nerds.

Patton Oswalt is the pinnacle of those stinky nerds and he seems to like it. Maybe he got paid though.

 

[Homerboy]

not a chance in hell that you nerds are going to be happy with the new star wars. you all aren't happy ever with anything. it is not going to live up to any of your expectations. just accept it already that you are going to be disappointed and raging as you walk out of the theater at 3am with the other stinky nerds.

I'll be happy. I KNOW it won't be as horrific as 1-3 were -- people would lynch JJ. That being said, is it going to be as magical and important to me as the OT was? No way. I understand that.

I do believe that it's going to be a solid action flick set in the SW universe. If it is MORE than that, I'll be elated. Either way I'm going to be perfectly happy.

Rogue One is the movie that I actually have VERY high hopes for. I believe that one is going to be entirely kick-ass

 

[Homerboy]

The problem is you're probably talking to somebody who didn't see star wars as it was released. He sounds like a younger guy who saw star wars well after the fact, probably at home, and already pretty much heard or knew the story. The "I am your father" reveal will only have the impact on those who were able to be surprised by it (when it first came out). I'm not old enough to fall into that category, but I can see why there's different opinions on why that's a big spoiler or not.

that's the impression I got as well
I was there when that bomb dropped. Trust me, it was HUGE. Way bigger than the other ones I mentioned in my original post.


For the record, its #1 on Taste of Cinema:
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-greatest-plot-twists-in-movie-history/4/

 

[JEDIYoda]

All I care is that no one spoils the movie so plainly. Some websites, and of course forums like this one, I hope people care to not spoil it for us that aren't going to see it at midnight.

Its OK!! The Fantastic 4 arrive to save the day!!

 

[ImpulsE69]

This pic never gets old.

 

[Homerboy]

double post

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Uhhhh... are you kidding me? "I am your father" was one of the biggest movie bombshells of all time" If the internet were around then, it would have broken.

I am so fucking grateful it wasn't around then. I thoroughly enjoyed my childhood, free of electronic devices (mostly)

 

[Oyeve]

Uhhhh... are you kidding me? "I am your father" was one of the biggest movie bombshells of all time" If the internet were around then, it would have broken.

true. We had asshole classmates who spoiled it. In fact, a classmate of mine in 1980, think i was in 8th grade, stormed into the class and blurted out loudly that vader was the dad. We literally beat the snot out of that kid.

 

[Newbian]

All I care is that no one spoils the movie so plainly. Some websites, and of course forums like this one, I hope people care to not spoil it for us that aren't going to see it at midnight.

Don't open any star wars posts the day before it's released until you see it and you will be fine but sadly they do kill off chewie from a hairball. 🙁

 

[Homerboy]

I am so fucking grateful it wasn't around then. I thoroughly enjoyed my childhood, free of electronic devices (mostly)

We had some electronic devices, but they weren't life consuming.
I LOVED my video games and such in the 80s... but I spent 90% of my day outside running around with my friends.

Now my kids just hole up in their rooms and have a screen in front of their face all the time (I failed them)

 

[TwiceOver]

Yeah I looked at my tickets and saw the runtime, ugh. +trailers and all the potential bullshit advertising and we're looking at 3 hours of sitting in a shitty theater.

But, free and all.

 

[zerocool84]

Don't open any star wars posts the day before it's released until you see it and you will be fine but sadly they do kill off chewie from a hairball. 🙁

 

[Bacstar]

I am so fucking grateful it wasn't around then. I thoroughly enjoyed my childhood, free of electronic devices (mostly)

Arcades... I can't remember how many times I snuck out change from my mom's purse to hang out and play video games with my friends at the mall 🙂

A lot of fond memories during that period of childhood.

 

[shortylickens]

I have no fond memories of the arcade. Games were overpriced and the place was always filthy & covered in half-dried soda. Big kids were beating people up. Eventually gangs moved in and took over.

Nope, home consoles were the shit. Saved lots of money, added convenience and features, protected us from the big kids, no long walks in 2 feet of snow.
Looking back I am amazed I bothered to go at all.