Synopsis
Every generation has a story.
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams
Cast
Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Daisy Ridley Adam Driver John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong'o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Max von Sydow Mark Hamill Gwendoline Christie Joonas Suotamo Simon Pegg Kiran Shah Ken Leung Greg Grunberg Billie Lourd Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Cecep Arif Rahman Brian Vernel Tim Rose Erik Bauersfeld Mike Quinn Bill Kipsang Rotich Warwick Davis Show All…
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Rick Carter Darren Gilford Alastair Bullock James Collins Robert Cowper Peter Dorme Jordana Finkel Mark Harris Kevin Jenkins Ashley Lamont Andrew Palmer Hayley Easton Street Stephen Swain Gary Tomkins Stuart Rose
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Yanick Dusseault Sophie Cullen Ben Lock Michael Mulholland Nick Hsieh Roger Guyett Jake Lunt Patrick Tubach
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FUCK.
I laughed. I cried. I got genuine, bona-fide chills. I cheered. I wanted to leap in the air and hug every human, droid, and alien in the vicinity. STAR WARS isn't just back, but fully expanded and revitalized. It's a genuine spectacle with enough history and operatic energy to fill every STAR WARS fan with undiluted glee and vicious emotion.
I now believe in aliens, because JJ Abrams somehow convinced them to revive the essential spirit of the original STAR WARS trilogy. I don't know how you did it you crazy fuck, but somehow, this was everything that I wanted it to be and more.
Chewie, we're home.
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first things first, BB-8 should be in every movie ever made. i understand that certain legal and logistical realities might make that difficult, but that's your problem. i'm sure disney's lawyers are perfectly reasonable people.
BB-8 is the best character in the whole fucking galaxy. omg what if he's a death star??? what if somewhere in space there's a GIANT BB-8 ADORABLE DEATH STAR??? save us, colin trevorrow, you're our only hope. honestly, i would have been much more on board with Ex Machina if it was a turing test with BB-8. i care about BB-8. i love BB-8. and that shit is *legal.* all those "if you can marry a man, what's to stop you from marrying a dog?"…
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I've felt euphoria that I have never felt before. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I have officially lived life. I will never forget this moment.
J.J. Abrams has created something truly special. Star Wars: The Force Awakens might just be the greatest theater experience I have ever had. I was on Cloud 9. Magic was happening before my eyes. J.J. Abrams, I cannot thank you enough.
Daisy Ridley...Daisy Ridley...DAISY RIDLEY! I am going to name my first-born daughter Rey. I am also going to marry Daisy Ridley. Don't try and stop me.
Finn is fucking man. The chemistry between him and Rey was phenomenal. You could tell John Boyega was so excited to be in this movie.
Poe Dameron…
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J.J. goes all fanboy and creates a Star Wars movie that appears to be ripped from a wet dream of a Jedi Sith Cosplay Fanatic. He gives us a fresh-face cast, brings back some old, and when I say old; I mean old; familiar faces, uses some practical effects, and tells a story that's quite Star Wars-esque. On paper, I should be dancing like a drunk Ewok, but I'm not quite ready to do the Jedi Boogie. Hell, I grew up on Star Wars. At least the original flicks. I'll gladly give the middle finger to the trilogy about Padmé Amidala's baby daddy's journey to the Dark Side. That's not my cup of tea. I have no clue why I…
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95/100
"I know all about waiting. For my family. They'll be back, one day...."
This is when I broke down. The loss and aching emptiness. A world with no respect for beginnings and an environment with no evolution after the desolation of the past. A confused, sweltering galaxy held together by children of trauma, running away yet always trying to get conformed back into normalcy. The pinky, fading horizons lead to adventures of glowing hope; a fluid expanse of the laborous ruts of a post-war generation.
This is my Star Wars.
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On-the-nose-cheeky-wink-wink-a new hope-nudge-nudge-know-what-I-mean-fellow-geeksters-lightsabers-all those sounds-that music-droids-camera-action-NO FUCKING LENSFLARES-tripping-over-references-in-a-good-way-practial-effects-ARE THOSE ACTUAL MASKS??-X wings-Tie fighters-Star Destroyers-Oh My!-old friends-new friends-fun.
So much fun.
This was all quite brilliant.
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Derivative, but a very fun throwback that introduces enough likable new characters to immerse us in a whole new (ish) story.
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attack of the clones was bad but it felt like a star wars movie. this doesn't really feel like a star wars movie except for the last half an hour. maybe its bc its modern or the fact they tried to do the shitty marvel technique of bad jokes in an otherwise serious movie that get laughs just because theyre a change of pace, but rlly it just makes the movie seems disingenuous. on the other hand poe and rey are very likable, and having bb8 and r2d2 in the same movie is absolutely incredible and i think it was tailor made for me.
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The biggest complaint about this movie is that it is an HD remake of A New Hope, and that it doesn't do anything new for the franchise, but I'm gonna be honest with you,
I don't care.
The Force Awakens was my favorite movie of 2015. Sure the story was copy and pasted from A New Hope, but just sitting in that theater on opening night was already worth the price of admission. I've never been in a theater where people cheered when the screen turned on. The movie looked fantastic, the music was excellent. the way it returned to the original trilogies use of practical effects and highlighted lesser known actors made fans of the series feel right at… -
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I hadn't realised how much this movie relied on its position as an event
Though it's friendly and smooth, there isn't a lot going on apart from a gear shift to more palatable contemporary values.
Ford drips charisma, and Driver somehow manages to shine his star power through a silly mask. I hate to echo MRA fan-swamp whining, but on second (maybe third?)inspection, it is pretty lame that Rey is so extremely capable. It is also counteractive to any tension in the plot.
Nonetheless, it's shiny happy fun.
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