tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post7808936245427073939..comments2023-10-06T00:04:18.327+11:00Comments on The Angriest: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-59735323040206154832015-12-19T23:04:02.435+11:002015-12-19T23:04:02.435+11:00Augh, my previous attempt to make this comment got...Augh, my previous attempt to make this comment got eaten (somewhere in trying to authorise my LJ profile, bah).<br /><br />So, take 2 :<br />Saw it last night and enjoyed it a lot - definitely felt like a "proper" Star Wars movie.<br /><br />... now for the tiny nit-pick.<br />Something I first noticed somewhere in the middle of the movie (maybe when they were wandering around in the Millennium Falcon ?) - they went a bit overboard with the foley footsteps. That moment I noticed because the footsteps sounded the same as the ones your character makes in one of the Jedi Knight games while walking around. After that, I noticed it a few more times, particularly at the end, when Rey was climbing the stone stairs. I make less noise climbing similar stone stairs in my stompy hiking boots, and I ... didn't actually noticed Rey's footwear at the time, but probably not as chunky as my boots :)<br />Basically, it's something that filmmakers apparently think they "have to" do, because everyone else does it, but I think they misjudged it a few times in this movie.<br /><br /><br />... let's hope this one doesn't get eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-35247169903020099112015-12-19T11:14:21.385+11:002015-12-19T11:14:21.385+11:00I really enjoyed it and loved in particular all th...I really enjoyed it and loved in particular all the new cyborg creatures, the pacing (of the first half, at least) and the mysteries they developed about Rey and Kylo Ren. But looking back on it, that memory is a little spoiled by the ridiculousness and ambiguousness of the shark-jumping "Starkiller". I'm hoping there is a director's cut with some scenes giving an idea of how it moves and how it was built, because that's an impressive act of engineering. I did like that it was covered in snow, because any kind of planet like that would be devoid of life on its surface fairly quickly. :)Grailchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128894681931211755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-39245254493018295462015-12-18T14:18:01.144+11:002015-12-18T14:18:01.144+11:00I cried. More than once.
And that is a good thing....I cried. More than once.<br />And that is a good thing.Gevaudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578589023191293194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-85602929897668366602015-12-18T14:17:54.015+11:002015-12-18T14:17:54.015+11:00I cried. More than once.
And that is a good thing....I cried. More than once.<br />And that is a good thing.Gevaudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578589023191293194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-84779974852502218542015-12-18T02:35:32.197+11:002015-12-18T02:35:32.197+11:00Yes - and killing off old heroes to make way for t...Yes - and killing off old heroes to make way for the new - & Rey being a strong enough character to wreak a vengenance, to go nasty and determined, was excellent. <br />I have to swallow and allow old heroes to make way for new ones, but am sitting with stinging eyes right now. <br />It was strong, the cutesy element of the bulbous droid not too cutesy, harnessed into the humour which was unforced and flowed harmoniously into the realistic portrayal of the characters.<br />A damn fine re-entry. I too look forward to the next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209333460266411623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-33598913368380504382015-12-18T00:38:42.005+11:002015-12-18T00:38:42.005+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ryougahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327002955463300422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-17431878438011811632015-12-18T00:38:23.084+11:002015-12-18T00:38:23.084+11:00Was it me, or did Daisy Ridley slip a bit of an Au...Was it me, or did Daisy Ridley slip a bit of an Australian accent during the film (despite being British)Ryougahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327002955463300422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-38292795455032924672015-12-17T22:40:48.903+11:002015-12-17T22:40:48.903+11:00Yeah I noticed that - there was lots of great deta...Yeah I noticed that - there was lots of great detail all over the place.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-82526426137159646302015-12-17T22:40:29.156+11:002015-12-17T22:40:29.156+11:00I think John Boyega and Daisy Ridley both have gre...I think John Boyega and Daisy Ridley both have great futures ahead of them, assuming these three Star Wars movies don't type-cast them.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-29622870430931979282015-12-17T22:31:53.305+11:002015-12-17T22:31:53.305+11:00Really enjoyed the film, despite it feeling a bit ...Really enjoyed the film, despite it feeling a bit too much like A New Hope. I don't feel the post climax bits were completely necessary in this film.<br /><br />I loved some of the subtle bits, like when the Tie fighter crashes and there are scavengers picking at the carcass before the dust had settled.<br />Ryougahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327002955463300422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-36665614436723799462015-12-17T22:10:05.907+11:002015-12-17T22:10:05.907+11:00I saw it this morning at 10.15 (and I'd like t...I saw it this morning at 10.15 (and I'd like to thank the parents who brought their three children, all under the age of four, for adding so much to my cinematic experience). I agree with all you say about it, and I would add a couple of things. There was, to me, a real sense of drama about it, as opposed to the more posed dram of the the first three. (I've largely discarded episodes 1,2 and 3 from consideration because they were so awful.) Add to that the acting, which was almost universally of a high standard, and you have a peculiar artifact; a kid's movie made for adults. The kiddiness comes from the unadulterated Disneyisms of the new droid, who is too cute for school, and some godawful costuming, such as the cape and mask of Ren. The adult nature comes from the really quite grown-up sadness and what was quite a gut-wrenching, to me, scene between Solo and Ren (and you know the one I'm talking about). That one scene changes and develops the film as the sort of base about which you wrote, a brand new dimension for the franchise. It couldn't have happened before, but Abrams realises that the grown-ups who are watching this are people who, like you, grew up with Star Wars. I would not go as far as some reviewers and give the film five out of five or ten out of ten; it's not perfect. But as far as a Star Wars film goes, it does rate a perfect score. It pushes all the right buttons, and then adds a few more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676509314451479746noreply@blogger.com