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Re: movies

Postby NeglectedField » Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:55 pm

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (no spoilers)

Saw it in 3D. Cinema was only about 1/2 full, weird. Anyway yes, short answer is yes, go fuckin' see it before someone else spoils it for you. However, having gone in knowing nothing about the synopsis, I was really grateful for it and really swept along and so I want to avoid spoiling it as much as possible, yet I have a lot to say. Everything from the fantastic the visuals to "ooh, it's so and so from thingy!"

I was discussing it with my mate as we left and there are a few niggles but to go over them felt like criticising a funeral ceremony with the family of the deceased or something. Just wanna digest it emotionally first.

Oh, and Daisy Ridley (Rey) is stunning.

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Postby Green Man III » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:52 pm

Yeah, the no spoiler thing is tricky because you want to talk about it but can't really.

I heard the hype and expected a flawless film. It wasn't flawless. In some ways The Force Awakens is like a reboot of A New Hope.

But the biggest disappointment was Carrie Fisher's acting or lack of direction. I'll explain more once everybody has seen the film.

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Postby Soze » Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:44 pm

Carrie Fisher looks to have had so much plastic surgery done that she can barely open her mouth properly when she speaks. Makes it difficult to act or emote.

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Postby Ghost » Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:06 pm

When I point out flaws to people about the new star wars I am met with a very defensive response ha ha.
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Postby Ensorcelled » Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:20 pm

Enough about Star Wars, I shall be watching The Revenant or The Hateful Eight. Expecting awesome things either way.
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Postby NeglectedField » Tue Dec 22, 2015 8:25 pm

Ghost wrote:When I point out flaws to people about the new star wars I am met with a very defensive response ha ha.


Give it a wee bit. Few films get the wider public more emotionally involved than Star Wars. I kinda don't wanna pick holes in it too much right now because I want the emotional dust to settle in my head first.

Also what kinda makes it special is whilst there's always been a prominent British cast, the two (new) lead characters are British. Even more so for the contrast from what Boyega played in Attack the Block.

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Postby Turbo » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:01 pm

Watching it tomorrow hopefully. Might shout fuck off at some carole singers as well.

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Postby NeglectedField » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:01 pm

:lol: forgot about that

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Postby Turbo » Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:23 pm

Star Wars was mint. I had to piss half way through, regretted the 2 mins I was away.

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Postby NeglectedField » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:06 pm

That's why I was cautious to buy the smallest drink I could (Tango Ice Blast - fucking lush). Ruined too many films in the past from needing a piss but holding it in and being all "end, damn you!"

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Postby Turbo » Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:23 pm

I was behaving like a cunt and abusing the bar that was tacked onto the side of the screen. £5.50 a pint though, and all these London lot think they get screwed over. Move over for the second city, fuckers.


Yeah I totally tapped the bottom of the bottle to ensure I got every last trace of beer out of those bottles.

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Postby Jobdone » Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:58 pm

Star Wars was an intense training in holding my piss. I didn't wanna miss a thing so it turns out my bladder can deal with a "large" cinema coke for over 2 hours without bursting and spilling toxics into my blood.

but seriously. Rather good movie. I could easily point at flaws, but at it's base of "Star Wars Movie", it did it's job fantastically.
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Postby Turbo » Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:25 am

Also checking out the trailers, new Quentine Tarantino film looks grand and new Independence Day I am thinking of going back to this cinema for. Its just at the back of the Mailbox and I am still totally blown away by it. No more soulless cinemas like Cineworld.

How cute was R2D2 Ball Edition btw? I want one of those.

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Postby Jobdone » Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:16 am

When I first saw him I was like "Oh he pretty much only exists for marketing" but ending up loving him and will fall for all the marketing ploys. Gimme a keychain and a bin shaped like him and anything else you can brand.
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Postby Turbo » Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:19 pm

http://m.disneystore.co.uk/star-wars-th ... 3/1000252/

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