sucked the soundtrack was oddly dull carrie fisher can't really act, at least not in the way they wanted her to here best part was the last thirty seconds the new girl is very good, the new main guy is okay. agree with whoever said 20-40 minutes longer would've worked, it felt shorter than it was and we missed a lot of chances to develop the four-against-the-world aspect that made new hope work so well edit: not a single track in the new movie that can match this
I thought the last minute or so was the worst - unnecessary slow pacing, a scene that nobody needs (since we already know she goes to find Luke) and freaking helicopter shots? Really?. One highlight of the music was Rey's theme - that introductory scene was really well done. Maybe you had higher / too high expectations? Of course it is not as good as the first films, it can't be. The context is too different. I thought it was a good film with lots of flaws, not enough to ruin it for me though. Also, without this movie we wouldn't have this amazing twitter account: Emo Kylo Ren.
I agree with you. I thoroughly enjoyed the film, though I thought the pacing was a bit too break neck. I'm hoping that the next installment gives us more time to develop the characters and experience some dialog. flagamuffin is right about Carrie Fischer, her acting feels stiff but that is likely as much to do with her plastic surgery than anything. Still, I liked seeing her. It's hard for me to imagine seeing this without expectations. Mine were high and JJ delivered. Is it a predictable plot? Um yeah. How many times can they blow up a Death Star? I mean... Come on. Still, I felt like I was in the Star Wars universe. Does Kylo look like a Skywalker? Um, no. Still, I thought he was perfect in the roll. The moment with Rey and Chewie taking off together was beautiful. The end though? The lady 30 seconds were pure cheese. I hated seeing Luke. I thought the overhead camera shit circling the island was weird and contrived. Rey and Finn were great Po too. I'm most encouraged by the fact that all of my favorite people/actors in the film weren't old school cast but newbies. Future is bright!
This is how I felt too! I agree with all your points. Pacing was a bit too quivk and thete were too many winks to the old movies (and ine very big one) The new characters were my favorite part, even if Po seemed to speak almost exclusively in cliches: "we've got company!", "Hit them with all you've got!" Etc. I look forward to the next installment and I hope it can be a bit more confident and try something a bit fresher that doesn't need to be a bridge between the old star wars and the new.
Glad to know I'm not the only who loves Mr. "shops at Hoth Topic".
I thought it was mediocre. The soundtrack was unobtrusive at best. They stuck waaaaay too much to the plot of IV, but I really look forward to VIII-- the last 30 seconds of VII suggested a new direction, which I welcome. It seemed like they cut out those 20-40 minutes and instead relied on, like, the established Star Wars meta to explain the characters' relationships? i.e. We're able to understand Finn/Rey/Poe by virtue of our familiarity with Luke/Leia/Han. But hey, still an enjoyable experience. (The dude they got to play Ren looks nothing like Carrie Fisher or Harrison Ford. Come on, guys.)