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In all seriousness I think should rerelease TFA before Ep VIII.
It's tough to say because on one hand, home video has made theatrical re-releases somewhat unnecessary (to a mainstream audience anyway) but on the other, this is a movie that has basically unprecedented success so the rule book doesn't need to be applied. At a minimum, I'm sure there will be select theaters that at least play TFA and Episode VIII back to back and an eight movie marathon seems like a possibility too. After making it through the seven movie marathon, an eight movie one doesn't scare me.
 

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At a minimum, I'm sure there will be select theaters that at least play TFA and Episode VIII back to back and an eight movie marathon seems like a possibility too.

I think that's likely too. What I don't think we'll see is a full blown re-release of TFA beforehand, but I think there will be plenty of double feature showings on the Thursday sneaks. They could take a page out of the Hunger Games and Hobbit book, and show Episode VIII one day early for those seeing it in a double feature with TFA, but I don't think it's likely they'd take that route (I think they'd want everyone to have a chance to see it at the same time, and not let the spoilers out a day early.)
 

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Anyone (besides me) see it in IMAX one last time yesterday? There was a good 15 or 20 people there in the middle of the day for a movie in its eighth week of release.

I picked up the new issue of American Cinematographer today. Nearly the whole issue is devoted to The Force Awakens and the SW: Rebels TV show.
 

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Anyone (besides me) see it in IMAX one last time yesterday? There was a good 15 or 20 people there in the middle of the day for a movie in its eighth week of release.

I picked up the new issue of American Cinematographer today. Nearly the whole issue is devoted to The Force Awakens and the SW: Rebels TV show.

I saw it Wednesday for the 7th and last time in IMAX 3D. There were maybe 15 people or so at a 12:20 pm show. Hadn't lost any of its impact. [emoji106]
 

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Took my mom to see The Force Awakens this evening. Was her first time. She & I share a long legacy of seeing Star Wars together and during summers during the PT, she would stay for a month or so and help me out with my 2 daughters....I was a Single Dad.

In a strange way, the OT characters are like family to us. :) Anyway I was truly surprised that for the 6:35pm showing 2 months after release, the theater was 3/4ths full. Amazing.

Mom loved it! She squalled..I mean literally squalled when Han dies. She pulled it together but cried again seeing Luke. Sat there during the whole credit sequence listening to the music and all.

She's 78 years old. Uses a walker and in poor health; I'll cherish seeing this with her as I have for all the Star Wars films.
 

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They started principal photography on Episode VIII today. Only about 700 days left...
Great news! Here's the press release:
Star Wars: Episode VIII Now Filming
Cameras roll and the cast is confirmed for the next chapter of the Star Wars saga.
Rey took her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will continue her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode VIII, which began principal photography at Pinewood Studios in London on February 15, 2016.

Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is written and directed by Rian Johnson and continues the storylines introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, welcomes back cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. New cast members will include Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and talented newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.

Star Wars: Episode VIII is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski. Joining the production crew will be some of the industry’s top talent, including Steve Yedlin (Director of Photography), Bob Ducsay (Editor), Rick Heinrichs (Production Designer), Peter Swords King (Hair and Make-Up Designer), and Mary Vernieu (US Casting Director). They will be joining returning crew members Pippa Anderson (Co-Producer, VP Post Production), Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Chris Corbould (SFX Supervisor), Rob Inch (Stunt Coordinator), Ben Morris (VFX Supervisor), and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director).

Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled for release December 15, 2017.
 

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I saw it Wednesday for the 7th and last time in IMAX 3D. There were maybe 15 people or so at a 12:20 pm show. Hadn't lost any of its impact. [emoji106]

I went to "TFA" for the 3rd time last week. I saw it at DC's Uptown, which has always been regarded as "the place" to see "Star Wars" in the area.

Gotta admit I was underwhelmed. Maybe other screens have simply caught up with the Uptown - what used to seem like a huge screen doesn't seem as impressive now. The presentation also seemed a bit "off" - not blurry but not as well-defined as I'd expected, and the dialogue tended to sound oddly hollow.

Still enjoyed the movie, though not as much as the first 2 times. I think that was due to a combo of the lackluster presentation and my bad mood - I had some work-related stress that was on my mind, and that impacted my viewing.

I've seen every "Star Wars" movie except "Clones" at the Uptown - I was so disenchanted with "Clones" in 2002 that I couldn't muster the energy to see it twice. (It's also the sole film I saw just once theatrically - I even saw the Special Editions twice theatrically but not "Clones"!)

I think "TFA" ends my Uptown tradition. It's not a chore to get there, but it's not convenient, either, and if the presentation isn't better than what I can see closer to home, why go?
 

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The more I think about this film there is a scene that I really dislike. It's the scene where the Rey character basically inherits the "Millennium Falcon". I don't really have a problem with her getting the ship, but I do have a problem that Chewbacca joins up with her as if Han Solo never existed. It's obvious that Chewie and Solo had a history going way back, so to have Chewie just accept Rey as Solo's replacement with nary an issue is just terrible writing on any level. I would have rather seen Chewbacca hand over the keys to her and say that the ship dredged up too many memories of his days with Solo for him to remain on board than for him to just join up with her as her new sidekick.
 

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I went to "TFA" for the 3rd time last week. I saw it at DC's Uptown, which has always been regarded as "the place" to see "Star Wars" in the area.

Gotta admit I was underwhelmed. Maybe other screens have simply caught up with the Uptown - what used to seem like a huge screen doesn't seem as impressive now. The presentation also seemed a bit "off" - not blurry but not as well-defined as I'd expected, and the dialogue tended to sound oddly hollow.

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I think "TFA" ends my Uptown tradition. It's not a chore to get there, but it's not convenient, either, and if the presentation isn't better than what I can see closer to home, why go?

I had a similar experience/recent discussion about the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC, which just closed - it was the last single screen theater in the city, and long considered a "prestige" venue - but I felt that they hadn't kept up with the times and was no longer the best place to see a movie in NYC. While I wasn't cheering at their closing, I wasn't rushing out to see things there either. They had a large screen, but it wasn't as large as the IMAX screen. For 3D titles, the projection quality was poor compared to IMAX or "premium large format" theaters. They didn't offer Atmos or any of the new object based sound formats. Their seats were uncomfortable compared to more modern theaters. So while I loved the romance of the idea of seeing something at the Ziegfeld, for every title that played there recently, there was a better option elsewhere. For "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" that included seeing the movie in IMAX with the expanded ratio for the Jakku escape sequence, and seeing it in RPX with Dolby Atmos sound. If I would have seen it at the Ziegfeld, I would have actually seen and heard less of it than I did at other theaters.

The more I think about this film there is a scene that I really dislike. It's the scene where the Rey character basically inherits the "Millennium Falcon". I don't really have a problem with her getting the ship, but I do have a problem that Chewbacca joins up with her as if Han Solo never existed. It's obvious that Chewie and Solo had a history going way back, so to have Chewie just accept Rey as Solo's replacement with nary an issue is just terrible writing on any level. I would have rather seen Chewbacca hand over the keys to her and say that the ship dredged up too many memories of his days with Solo for him to remain on board than for him to just join up with her as her new sidekick.

I took that as that they all started something together, and that Chewie was onboard with finishing what they began. I don't think we've seen enough to know if Chewie accepts her as a replacement without any issues, but just that they were now on the same side with the same mission. Although the movie doesn't dwell on it, there's a major change in the galaxy as a result of the First Order blowing up the New Republic's home planets - it seems like an "all hands on deck" situation, and of course Chewie would be there for that, at least, that's how I see it. We also still don't know Rey's full identity yet; there could be other reasons that Chewie would feel inclined to go along with her, for instance, if she was related to someone that Chewie previously cared about (like Luke). It's funny how the same scenes can play so differently to different audiences :)
 

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