Star Wars 7 shit talk

the writer of that one is the writer of the novelization of this one, too

Really don't care about what happens or avoiding spoilers. ESB was a shocking twist but deft plotting was never the series strong point. Han an Leia have a kid, they don't have a kid, they don't end up together, they do, it's all kind of equally plausible and exciting, which is to say yeah one of the outcomes will be inevitable.

It has nothing to do w if the movie is good or not IMO.

had no idea Alan Dean Foster was the ghostwriter, or that he was still alive.

yup

he was also the story writer (although not the screenwriter) of the first Star Trek movie

embargo on reviews finishes Wednesday December 16th at 12:01am.why can't they just embargo it til Thursday when the screenings are?? absolutely zero reason to even write/print a review for a movie everyone's already decided to see/not see!

the premier is in hollywood tonight. they started shutting down some of the streets at like 11am.

nope, Hollywood Boulevard has been closed since at least Friday, and buses are rerouted to south of Santa Monica & Highland. (I had to walk 40 mins to get to a bus stop last night. (Then it was so cold I got an Uber rather than wait another 20 for the bus.))

(I think it's closed until Friday, so maybe there are multiple premieres there? Doofi are sleeping in tents in front of the Chinese Theatre.)

i don't blame them, once those prints of the movie are sold out you'll never get your hands on another one

I bought us tix for Saturday morning at 9.40am --- I *almost* convinced myself to go on Friday night by myself.
I have no problem seeing movies on my own, but I was like, no I really do want to see this with Mr Veg --- it's always been a shared experience, I saw all the original movies with my brother & sister & Mum, and the prequels with my sister or Mr Veg. They're better enjoyed together...and that way it's less depressing if it's really crappy, lol

I'm glad I convinced him to go on Saturday though...by the time I got home he'd revised up to Tuesday or Wednesday and I was like, "..."

10:55pm thursday night, pray for me

I'm next to a seat that might not be filled, and right behind a wheelchair spot, so I can drink heavily and duck out to the restroom without problems if the movie is bad and I start drinking heavily

nice

I like how I have this weird repetitive affliction with my posts now, like someone who may be drinking heavily

The Doofi Awaken

well luckily its cold as fuck right now so all the hollywood doofi are being appropriately punished by god

Unimpressed overall

Tho my opinion might change after I've seen it

#noCollier

uh oh

@devincf
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS is ok. I know it's poetry, I know it rhymes, but does every line have to rhyme with the last poem?

Yeah yeah we know it's A New Hope ver. 2

pleased that cinemas in london are showing this in 2d as much as they are in 3d.

Xpost So, more reboot or relaunch than sequel? Fair enough, that's how Hollywood works, and good or bad there was no way a property this valuable was going to take anything but the safest route.

I really only kinda want to see this early-ish because, yes, spoilers. Otherwise, I'm realizing that I'm about as excited to see it as I generally am about seeing movies directed by J.J. Abrams.

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5:58 AM - 15 Dec 2015

absolutely zero reason to even write/print a review for a movie everyone's already decided to see/not see!

Counterpoint: a lot of people would be interested in seeing this provided it's not a TPM-level shitshow.

We've got a ticket for 7 on Thursday - pm so we miss the costumed lines, but early enough - I might remove bookmark for a bit.

http://io9.com/the-first-spoiler-free-impressions-of-the-force-awakens-1748095494

Can't trust ass-kissing/covering celebs, and certainly don't trust anyone saying this has Best Picture potential (whatever that really means), but between these and the aforementioned "eh, it's OK," at least its seems to be solid. So that's good.

I'm just remembering that infamous first online review of TPM (on the Stereo Review site or something) where the guy absolutely panned it and it set the tone for everything that came after. So anything north of that is a positive sign.

Well, if Rob Liefeld and Josh Gad love it...

My expecations are still tempered, but it sounds more positive than not.

if Elizabeth Banks loved it...

Love how the bar has been set so low that all it has to be is not bad to be considered a success.

Soto, you were just in Disney, right? Is there any Star Wars presence? Just last year I was really surprised by the conspicuous absence of Star Wars, Marvel and even Pixar, and a mad hustle to take advantage of Frozen (like a Frozen gift shop with fake snow on the floor). And yet there's Avatar-land construction ...

(I mean, there is the modest Star Wars experience ride or whatever, but for a franchise that all but invented promo toys and swag there wasn't much to even buy.)

do you ppl want to start a post-opening thread? for informed shit talk?

Soto, you were just in Disney, right? Is there any Star Wars presence?

An understatement. I even saw goddamn R2 ear muffs.

They're supposedly beefing up the Marvel presence and there's an entire Star Wars land in development. But I agree that it's strange how unprepared they sometimes are to ride a wave of their own creation (my own example: I was last in WDW the spring after Frozen became huge and there was pretty much ZERO merchandise for the movie).

That was a huge problem for Frozen in general. They didn't really have much merch until the summer after it came out.

oh Disney has compensated: a Frozen ride will replace Norway's Malestrom.

Frozen is getting its own ride in Epcot soon. Avatar-land is still a head-scratcher to me, but I guess it'd be pretty easy (if radical) to expand/rebrand Tomorrowland into Star Wars stuff (a la the recent expansion of Fantasyland).

Jinx!

Yeah, I know about the Maelstrom travesty. One of my favorite rides...

In related news, Spielberg went as himself to the premiere, and Kate Capshaw went as Steampunk Annie Hall. A bold cosplay choice!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/15/06/2F63040700000578-0-image-a-35_1450162566275.jpg

Motherfuckers. I made my parents take me on that like five times in a row. First 20000 leagues, now this.

Ok I googled and 20,000 leagues was apparently closed over 20 years ago but still.

replacing all these old rides and somehow the It's a Small World travesty still exists

"it can't be that bad," i thought. "it'll be funny to mock, this ridiculous ride"

think i made it about thirty seconds before hoping for swift death

Just looked at this and surprised at how few of them are anywhere near new rides:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-the-rides-at-disney-world#.kbGa6eVMO

Anyway, enough with the derail I guess.

It's A Small World gets a "thrill factor" of 2.

the It's a Small World travesty still exists

you're dead to me, It's a Small World is awesome