Star Wars The Force Awakens review - George Lucas

[Jamie89]

http://screencrush.com/george-lucas-star-wars-force-awakens-review/

I'm really excited about the new Star Wars film so this worries me slightly. It's not exactly a review, just a couple of comments, but still.

[user104658]

I wouldn't worry too much, other than the initial vision I think Star Wars outgrew Lucas and that it isn't exactly what he would want - but might be more what fans want - isn't necessaily a bad thing at all. Some of his tinkering with the early films is awful, and there are more than a couple of questionable elements...

Doesn't really matter for me, so long as the Lightsaber battles are well choreographed I'll leave the cinema happy :joker:. The Phantom Menace is both my favourite and least favourite of the Star Wars films. Because;

- It isn't really a very good film, and that little Anakin arsehole...

BUT

+ Darth Maul lightsaber fights are, in my humble opinion, the best in the entire live action series.


So yup. I'm there for the glowing swords and not a whole lot else TBQFH.

[Ross.]

I wouldn't worry too much, other than the initial vision I think Star Wars outgrew Lucas and that it isn't exactly what he would want - but might be more what fans want - isn't necessaily a bad thing at all. Some of his tinkering with the early films is awful, and there are more than a couple of questionable elements...

Doesn't really matter for me, so long as the Lightsaber battles are well choreographed I'll leave the cinema happy :joker:. The Phantom Menace is both my favourite and least favourite of the Star Wars films. Because;

- It isn't really a very good film, and that little Anakin arsehole...

BUT

+ Darth Maul lightsaber fights are, in my humble opinion, the best in the entire live action series.


So yup. I'm there for the glowing swords and not a whole lot else TBQFH.

You summed up my thoughts on the Phantom Menace perfectly :joker:

[Jamie89]

I wouldn't worry too much, other than the initial vision I think Star Wars outgrew Lucas and that it isn't exactly what he would want - but might be more what fans want - isn't necessaily a bad thing at all. Some of his tinkering with the early films is awful, and there are more than a couple of questionable elements...

Doesn't really matter for me, so long as the Lightsaber battles are well choreographed I'll leave the cinema happy :joker:. The Phantom Menace is both my favourite and least favourite of the Star Wars films. Because;

- It isn't really a very good film, and that little Anakin arsehole...

BUT

+ Darth Maul lightsaber fights are, in my humble opinion, the best in the entire live action series.


So yup. I'm there for the glowing swords and not a whole lot else TBQFH.

Yeah that's true I suppose. And I kinda feel the same about Phantom Menace :laugh: I remember loving it as a kid but then completely changing my mind about it later lol, apart from certain elements like the fight scenes etc.

[Locke.]

It would be very, very difficult for them to make a worse film than either Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones, which Lucas himself made. I'd wait until some proper critics review it first before being worried.

[Ramsay]

The dialogue in Phantom Menace is embarrassing. Agree with Locke, PM and AOTC are the worst two by far. 7 looks great but then again...this happened..

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The one lad at the end is the one guy in the world that wasn't in denial :laugh:

[Calderyon]

Still quite upset with Han Solo´s passing. Hope he makes some kind of return in the next one. And played by Harrison Ford, not some young punk.

[Mystic Mock]

George Lucas isn't gonna like a different vision of Star Wars to his own.

And version even.

[user104658]

Still quite upset with Han Solo´s passing. Hope he makes some kind of return in the next one. And played by Harrison Ford, not some young punk.
Ford only agreed to do episode 7 on the condition that the character would be killed off / otherwise made unavailable for future films. That's why he was featured heavily in the main cast of this one whereas Luke had one scene and Leia had more of a supporting role (as they will be continuing).

Ford is 73 years old, the other old cast members are only in their early 60's... He did a decent job in force awakens considering his age but you could tell the physicality of it was a drain. As it would be, 73 is straight up elderly! So sad as the characters' demise was, I think it was sensible for Ford to make this a one-time-deal with his return.