sweetcell
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The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 03:28 PM UTC
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i will be seeing Star Wars either tonight or saturday night. until then, i don't want to hear about it. after that, i'll be stinking up this thread with my thoughts ;D
so if you've seen the movie and are dying to share your insights, without being a prick and ruining the fun for others, this is the place.
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 03:33 PM UTC
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I'm going tonight, along with five children, possibly six. Oh yay.
However, I will have another dad with me, and both of us are elated at the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
jrpa
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 03:34 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
. . . the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
It should also help mitigate the fact that you have to see Star Wars which is nerd crap written for children.
Space Freely
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 03:59 PM UTC
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Carlos wrote:
Relaxer wrote:
. . . the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
It should also help mitigate the fact that you have to see Star Wars which is nerd crap written for children.
Inside Out and Shaun the Sheep Movie were also 2015 movies that were written for children that made for excellent adult viewing.
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 04:05 PM UTC
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Carlos wrote:
Relaxer wrote:
. . . the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
It should also help mitigate the fact that you have to see Star Wars which is nerd crap written for children.
Yada
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 04:58 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
I'm going tonight, along with five children, possibly six. Oh yay.
However, I will have another dad with me, and both of us are elated at the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
How many ounces of tincture are you taking down prior to the viewing?
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 05:09 PM UTC
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I had to google "tincture" and having done so, I'm still not entirely certain what it is. Regardless, I'm a classic 'whiskey and a joint' kind of guy. Simple man, simple pleasures, etc.
It's weird for me because Star Wars came out when I was 7, Empire when I was 11, and Return when I was 14. I mean, these movies couldn't have hit my formative years at a better time. I watched all 3 dozens and dozens of times. And yet the following three prequel movies so completely damaged my love for Lucas that I'm looking forward to seeing TFA but in the same way I was looking forward to the Chris Pine 'Star Trek' movies: Oh, this might be fun, why not.
In contrast, in the weeks leading up to the Phantom Menace premiere, I couldn't stop feeling excited. And when I walked out of the theater, I was sorely disappointed.
Yada
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 05:20 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
I had to google "tincture" and having done so, I'm still not entirely certain what it is. Regardless, I'm a classic 'whiskey and a joint' kind of guy. Simple man, simple pleasures, etc.
It's weird for me because Star Wars came out when I was 7, Empire when I was 11, and Return when I was 14. I mean, these movies couldn't have hit my formative years at a better time. I watched all 3 dozens and dozens of times. And yet the following three prequel movies so completely damaged my love for Lucas that I'm looking forward to seeing TFA but in the same way I was looking forward to the Chris Pine 'Star Trek' movies: Oh, this might be fun, why not.
In contrast, in the weeks leading up to the Phantom Menace premiere, I couldn't stop feeling excited. And when I walked out of the theater, I was sorely disappointed.
http://www.theweedblog.com/the-most-underrated-of-all-marijuana-products-weed-tinctures/You can continue to partake for all two hours and 16 minutes.
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 05:25 PM UTC
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why, am I not surprised, there is a weed blog, where stoners figures out every way under the sun to get high.
brokensocscene
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 05:48 PM UTC
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Paddington, too.
Space wrote:
Carlos wrote:
Relaxer wrote:
. . . the fact that Poto Yard now sells beer. That should help mellow the kids out somewhat.
It should also help mitigate the fact that you have to see Star Wars which is nerd crap written for children.
Inside Out and Shaun the Sheep Movie were also 2015 movies that were written for children that made for excellent adult viewing.
Yada
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 05:54 PM UTC
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I'm looking forward to seeing The Secret Life of Pets… I think that's going to the first movie I attempt to take my daughter to.
fatskippy
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 07:19 PM UTC
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The first guy in line at the Uptown last night had been there since last Friday.
jrpa
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 07:27 PM UTC
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fatskippy wrote:
The first guy in line at the Uptown last night had been there since last Friday.
Am I mistaken that everyone who went last night pre-bought tickets? What the fuck is the point of showing up that early. Fucking sci-fi nerd scum. I can only imagine how fat that sack of shit is.
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 07:29 PM UTC
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way too much hype….
I like that Groucho Marx quote which Woody Allen always talks about "I wouldn't want to be any part of a club that would have me"
If everyone is getting crazy about Star Wars I head for the hills.. the overcommercialization of the thing since Disney bought it is way over the top.. Star Wars Mac and Cheese, Stars Wars condoms, Stars Wars shirts, Star Wars underwear.. come on
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 18, 2015 at 07:34 PM UTC
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hutch wrote:
the overcommercialization of the thing since Disney bought it is way over the top.. Star Wars Mac and Cheese, Stars Wars condoms, Stars Wars shirts, Star Wars underwear.. come on
Did you not notice that there were fucking minions attached to everything last summer?
And pointing to the Star Wars franchise and over-commercialization is like accusing the ocean of suddenly being wet.
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 21, 2015 at 04:34 PM UTC
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hutch wrote:
Relaxer wrote:
hutch wrote:
the overcommercialization of the thing since Disney bought it is way over the top.. Star Wars Mac and Cheese, Stars Wars condoms, Stars Wars shirts, Star Wars underwear.. come on
Did you not notice that there were fucking minions attached to everything last summer?
And pointing to the Star Wars franchise and over-commercialization is like accusing the ocean of suddenly being wet.
no way.. it has hit a whole new level in the past year.. … hey, I respect your right to enjoy it but I wouldn't be caught dead anywhere near this star wars commercialgavanza thing…I mean i'll watch the movie at some point,.. but it has become annoying.. way OVER THE TOP commercialization….
Lol have you ever seen the amounts of merch there were when those movies came out in the 70s and 80s? Come on dude. Sheets! McDonalds tie ins! TV specials! Books! Toys! come on.
*SPOILERS AFOOT*
Saw it Thursday night, got there a freaking hour before the movie and still had to sit up front. Probably one of the most fun movies of the year. Was a little taken aback about how many familiar tropes there were. I mean, another planet-sized-planet-destroying-death planet? Really? It was a super fun adventure and it established the new characters fine, but I wish there was more of a resolution. I figured Abrams would have to throw something semi big in ["killing off Han"], but it didn't really FEEL like anything was accomplished. All just starting points for the larger story. It just kind of sucks that we may look back on it as the beginning instead of a great story itself.
I found myself rooting for all the new characters a lot more than I did the old ones and I think that's cool. It was a ton of fun and I'm definitely going to be catching it again this week. I really appreciate how the CGI was toned WAY down from the prequels. It was nice to see real creatures and practical sets being utilized.
There was also a freaking MERCH stand at my theatre like it was a concert or something. Shirts, posters, hats, other small trinkets. It was funny.
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 21, 2015 at 04:54 PM UTC
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I went Friday night with a gaggle of goddamn children. First of all, this was the 7:30 pm show at Poto Yard, so not exactly out in the sticks. And it wasn't even full, or packed for that matter. I mean, it was 2/3 full but I remember seeing Fast & Furious 7 on the Saturday of its opening weekend and the theater was pandemonium. We had enough empty seats around us to pile up all the coats, which was pleasant.
As for the movie, I give it a 6/10. I just didn't care much about any of the new characters, whether it was Fin or the woman or even another tortured emo villain. It seemed like a huge stretch that a rando girl just happens to see a robot in a net and frees it and oh hey, is suddenly, coincidentally a big Force person, who learns how to use the Force in about 5 minutes. And why did the girl and Leia have this huge dramatic hug when they met? How do they know each other? Do they just sense "Ahhhh, I suspect the plot has big things in store for us!"
And why does R2D2 just all of a sudden wake up?
And why does the villain keep taking off and putting back on his mask?
And it's weird how the head of a huge villainous operation is always showing up to attack the heroes like Jason. Seriously, the heroes will be in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden, there's emo villain there to attack!
And it seemed weird how all of these extraordinary galactic operations are unable to capture one goofy little robot whose just walking/rolling around all casual like
I did enjoy it and it was fun, but I kept having these niggling questions in my head.
jrpa
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 21, 2015 at 04:56 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
I did enjoy it and it was fun, but I kept having these niggling questions in my head.
Wow, it's almost like Star Wars is illogical nerd crap that isn't real.
Relaxer
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Re: The Star Wars discussion/SPOILER thread
December 21, 2015 at 04:57 PM UTC
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Also, if the entire galaxy is frantically trying to get to Luke first, why does the Rebellion send some random chick who just happened to wander in instead, of, oh I don't know, Luke's sister who is now a military general?