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I should have thought with record blockbuster sales in the first weekend there would have been a few folks common to this forum that might have walked in.
-Steve
Follow Ups:
Saw it thru the end, but it'll be a oncer for me.
The most-enjoyable thing about it was watching Rey. :-)
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Tin-eared audiofool, lover of large-scale Classical and film music and movies, and amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
It was quite enjoyable and hold on to your seats folks and buckle your seat belts. The 3D was done quite well and didn't really intrude as just a special effect. The 4DX part is cool with wind machines, blowers in the seat back and legs as well as the side of the theater along with water misters. Once the fighters were in the air, the seats are moving so much up down and around that I felt like I needed a 3 point harness to stay in the seat. Then, the seat vibrating and I'm getting poked in the back and felt like I needed so as to not get thrown out of the seat. It was a bit over the top with the seat effects, but surely served to keep you awake.
And I thought we were going to get the recliner seats, not the fighter seats.
I have to agree that a few scenes could have been trimmed though all in all, I felt it was one of the better ones.
-Rod
It appears we have a 4Dx in Washington State. Seattle, of course. Regal Cinemas, so far. Looks fun except I'm not so certain about the water mist sprayed in my face thing. I guess popcorn is not allowed?-Steve
Edits: 12/26/17
...the old Star Tours Disneyland ride.
Do they offer meds for motion sickness?
The ticket does come with warnings:
4DX is not recommended for anyone with the following:
- High blood pressure or a heart condition
- Back or neck injuries or conditions
- Medical conditions or disabilities affected by seat motion or environmental effects
- Epilepsy
- Pregnancy
- Breathing problems or allergies to scents or chemicals
- Sensory sensitivities
- Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other intoxicants
- Motion sickness
- Persons under 3'4" (102 cm) tall
And as I recall, the Mrs said that persons weighing over 230 pounds were not allowed.
-Rod
...pretty good, but not as great as the critics would have you believe, if a little too long.
I liked the last one, The Force Awakens, much better.
of excruciating boredom. Same Old Shite. Why did I even go? I have no idea how it ended and care not. Noxious editing, flat acting, and B-Team CGI just drove me up the wall. If it weren't for merchandising to the kids this puppy should be put down.
I keep holding out for redemption in the reviews before springing loose with the time and cash, but it never comes. SW was never for any mindset above 14 years old, IMO. If someone was of that age when he/she first signed on, then the cult thing was probably embedded and continues.
I just read somewhere that Hamill is fairly disgusted with his Skywalker character in this last one.
were the cheesiest B grade movie ones ever.The movie wasn't far behind those production values but enjoyable.
As were the following two.
Most of the enjoyment was the characters and the actors, but
the EFX DID improve.Then things changed and the series started taking itself
seriously, became ridiculously convoluted and self important
and just plain dull.Now it's back to the original premise which was DONE, I'm 40 years
older, and bored with the entire thing.But I'm NOT the target audience anymore.
That's OK with me!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure
Edits: 12/23/17
Thanks a lot for the comments. It has saved me a lot time and money and Migraine from the 3D.
Bill
Had a choice of 3D or regular, chose regular.
A quick 2.5hrs, but it could have lost about 15 min of flab and been a better movie for it.
Some cheesy dialogue and several over the top scenes. I could tell that some of Cary Fisher's scenes were CGI. OTOH I thought I may have detected a few split seconds where original 1977 extra footage was inserted.
Star Wars is locked into the Johnathan Williams score and his style of music. Several scenes would have benefited from less....a soft ballet would have worked very well ala Kubrick. But in a crucial scene silence was dramatic and added to the impact of the scene.
Seeds were sown for an insurgent uprising as well as a new "New Hope".
Luke is still a badass. Hubris and arrogance will get you every time.
My wife commented that it is still the same story, but we still like it.
And I remember my wonder at seeing SW in 1977.
and since I fell asleep the two times I tried, my three's a charm time would be better spent on
more "The Punisher" series.
Star Bores is SO last century.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
I just caught the first episode of "The Punisher" last night. I'll watch a few more. A familiar story. The warrior wronged, when he can endure the wrongdoing no more, must take his revenge.
Good martial arts at work here.
-Steve
Calling Star Wars last century, while stating "The Punisher" instead is your viewing...
Sounds/looks pretty much like modernized Charles Bronson mixed with a few Harrison Ford 1980's, 1990's movies thrown in. :)
To each their own.
Star Bores is SO last Century.Sure, The Punisher is a comic book brought to screen.
It's done intelligently with great characters and acting, fun
twists and turns, top notch production values and is ceaselessly
entertaining and interesting on many levels.It's adult entertainment.
Star Bores is not.
But yes, to each their own.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure
Edits: 12/23/17
...as already noted, good CGI but some of the scenes were pretty extraneous. A couple were suspiciously similar to the scenes in "The Wizard of Oz" where the wizard is first encountered in his chamber. Also too long. Some very interesting plot developments at the end. And we're all set up for episode 9 in 2019. Most significant to me was how obviously the torch as such has been passed on to a new generation both figuratively and literally.
I liked the movie very much. Overall I thought they did a pretty good job with it. I liked the opening scene and really liked the ending. There were scenes that I thought were sloppily done and others which could have been left out entirely. But for me I felt my money and 2.5 hours were very well spent.
Some spoilers in here...
I loved the movie, even if it was a bit corny for my taste. Great CGI (I'm fine with CGI, I go to movies like this pretty much for CGI...). The plot and all worked for me.
There were a few moments, that removed, would have improved the movie IMO. Spoiler here...
The convo at the beginning between General Hux and Poe played on too long. It was humorous, just a bit much.
Luke brushing off the warfare brought upon him... I thought childish.
Otherwise and overall I really enjoyed the movie, did not feel long at all long (2 1/2 hours).
I'm waiting for my daughter to get home for Christmas.
We're going to see The Last Jedi (our choice), The Post (her choice) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (my choice).
I'm looking forward to it. Haven't been to a movie in ages.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
...my daughter comes in on Friday and we're all going to see it at the IMAX on Saturday.
But when I went to the multiplex yesterday to see Shape of Water, I was amazed that half of the 16 theaters were showing Star Wars.
But if that's the case all over the country and it only came in 2nd in opening box office to the last Star Wars, what gives?
At my multiplex, they've just changed all of the seating to recliners (and raised the admission price by $5) so each theater only seats about half of what it did before.
Disney slapped on some pretty onerous requirements if theaters wanted to show The Last Jedi. Three of them: increased Disney's box office cut above traditional, requires multiplex to show it on their largest screen, requires multiplex to show up it for four consecutive weeks regardless of audience size in later weeks. There are many other requirements including agreement to financial penalties for lack of compliance.
And after you sign up there is a MINIMUM number of hours per day you MUST watch it or face fines and upped
monthly charges (the LESS hours you watch the MORE you pay).
Plus minimum monthly purchases at the Virtual Disney Store.
Don't fuck with Disney!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
...a friend worked for Disney 25 years ago in their video/imaging department.
He said they drove them so hard the employees called it "Mousechwitz".
View YouTube Video
...and yes, don't mess with Disney but the other stuff, not so much.
Give it time, give it time.
Disney is in it for the long game.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
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