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[Mechwarrior Buddah]

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Ultimately, Force Awakens is more a product of the same market logic that gave rise to the Marvel Universe films—a logic that rewards emulation and nostalgia above all; reusing ideas, characters, and narrative arcs that have already proven lucrative—than it is of the imagination that launched the series nearly four decades ago.

sounds like a lot of critics here lol

[Skoll]

I've been seeing you post for almost four years now. You still make me want to gauge my eyes out and drink bleach to rid my mind of the stupidity I've just read.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Skoll, on 23 December 2015 - 04:49 AM, said:

I've been seeing you post for almost four years now. You still make me want to gauge my eyes out and drink bleach to rid my mind of the stupidity I've just read.

woo

man, I had a night that will make you feel better then. I slipped on something and did the splits straight to the floor so hard that I racked my nuts on the kitchen tile.

Marack Drock, on 23 December 2015 - 05:47 AM, said:

.............................. drumroll please. And dumbest post of the year goes to......... MechWarrior Buddah.

I doubt that highly, knowing this place

[Heffay]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 23 December 2015 - 09:40 AM, said:

I doubt that highly, knowing this place

You just don't recognize your unique talent in making horrible posts. Hall of Famer material just flows out of you like some metaphor that is appropriate here.

[t Khrist]

Heffay, on 23 December 2015 - 10:58 AM, said:

You just don't recognize your unique talent in making horrible posts. Hall of Famer material just flows out of you like some metaphor that is appropriate here.

How's that?

[Grrzoot]

Actually i was happy with the nostalgia card over newer, gasp(tries for scientific explanation of the force and fails), card.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Grrzoot, on 23 December 2015 - 04:25 PM, said:

Actually i was happy with the nostalgia card over newer, gasp(tries for scientific explanation of the force and fails), card.

me too actually. I liked it lol

[Rogue Jedi]

yes it is a great film, is it perfect though? maybe not, there were a few things I found to be implausible but that does not take away from the fact that it is the best Star Wars film made in 35 years (I do remember my father taking me to see Return of the Jedi in the cinema, but I would have been 3 so I have no idea how I remember it)

[Rebas Kradd]

Ironic OP, given that A New Hope itself was reliant on the nostalgia of the old serial adventures.

[C E Dwyer]

Nothing wrong with the nostalgia, being a base for making more movies, if they are good.

Sadly the force awakens falls into the also rans, and that's not really surprising considering who the director is, he buggered up Star Trek, and seems to be trying his best to do the same to Star Wars.

Only two things saved this film from being Garbage, Nostalgia and Daisy Ridley who stole the show, almost single handedly with help from the old cast, that nostalgia moment, saved the Force awakens from being in the bargain bin in six months time.

How casting could get her so right and the principle villain Adam Driver being so wrong (unless it was Abrams weak direction that caused him to act like a five year old, with a glowing crusaders sword) that is of course if you consider that little *****, the principle villain and not the Giant Gollum in his chair.

That said there were moments that made you catch your breath, Rey and Han solo working together in the Falcon, and when she finally accepted what she is and fought Darth Helmet (Rick Moranis would have made a far better villian) in the woods, had me hoping she would kill that useless @"$£. [self sensor ship to save the mods blushes]

There were moments of greatness in the force awakens, and the new generation of star wars movies could end up being as well thought of as the New Hope, but Disney need to do two things, which are very unlikely, they need to tell Abrams to piss off, and they need a cut scene where Gollum throws himself and Adam Drivers Character into mount doom, so a real villain and not some lame cheesy shadow, of the Emperor and darth Vader continues the franchise as the evil side of the force

Edited by Cathy, 27 December 2015 - 11:26 AM.