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I guess being born 5 seconds earlier makes a HUGE difference.

Hmmm is right. Bring back Sebastian!!!

Second viewing for me, with the extended family at Christmas. Sorry to say that I liked my first viewing more. Still a good film, just highly derivative with a bit too much focus on fan service over narrative heft. I will say it is a very well directed film, and I thought the acting was very...

Rey. She went from zero to Jedi in, like, three minutes. That is the definition of QUICK. I was just quoting Yoda.

Quicker, more seductive. Calling Darth Rey by the middle of Episode 8.

I'm for whatever backstory that will yield an Obi-Wan film starring Ewan McGregor. He had three years of the Clone Wars and 19 years on Tatooine available for his own adventures (and maybe a little romance), so that theory isn't implausible. I think it is clear Kenobi can't be Rey's father...

Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in!

Any continuation of these characters lives post-ROTJ was bound to challenge the happy ending the OT provided. I simply took that as part of the implicit agreement to accept sequels to the OT. Yes, the narrative structure of TFA echoes ANH, which includes the situation and the antagonists. The...

I don't dispute how arbitrary the Oscars are. Of course they are. Looking back at Oscar winners versus sustained appreciation leaves more mismatches than it does matches. But Titanic is a weird place to plant the popularity flag. The argument I am pushing back on was that its popularity was...

Not to talk Titanic in a SW thread, but... It only won 11 Oscars because it came out in December? Because it was "popular"? It made $1.8 billion dollars (in 1997 - $3.3 billion in today's dollars) because it was popular. It won eleven Oscars because it was a throwback to old Hollywood...

I finally made it back to the theaters. But I saw Krampus. I absolutely think Titanic would have gotten a BP and BD nom regardless of success. I wouldn't say that for Avatar, though. Avatar was nominated during the first year of the revival of 5-10 nominees, and there were nine noms that...

Actually, one of the reasons many people believe that the Academy expanded to 5-10 films was the exclusion of TDK in 2008 (nominees were Benjamin Button, Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon, and winner Slumdog Millionaire). The theory is that allowing more films would result in a greater chance to...

TDK didn't get nominated.

I think Mad Max got enough attention from critics and Best of lists, with thematic relevance and bravura filmmaking, to merit attention by Oscar voters. No chance of winning of course. In my opinion, it is more likely that both SW and FR get a nom than neither of them. But I think only one of...

My prediction: No BP nom for TFA. Mad Max: Fury Road will get the "blockbuster" nom.

Surprised SM2 still had that record, 11.5 years later. Mad props.

Gotta have priorities!

Tino, I hope you supported Fury Road this much!

I'm on one viewing, boys. Shameful that I know more than everyone else. :D

I don't think it is merely possible. I expect it is probable.

But the force is bigger than the Skywalkers. It always had been, until the end of ROTJ. So now it must flow through the Skywalkers, but I don't believe she has to be one. Being capable, gifted, and taught by Luke would be sufficient.

I like that between Robert and I, one of us is going to be disappointed. But Bryan is right. If they have a solid plan and execute it, it won't really matter.

This is why I'm not keen on the Rey Skywalker plan. It makes him a bad parent. Like his parents. "Hey this force thing is trouble, enjoy scratching out a life on this miserable planet, just like I did on a similar miserable planet. Hope you don't need any guidance. Or full meals."

Time to rain on the parade. I'll tell you what I am blaming JJ for. You get three stars from (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35131428) The Raid and The Raid 2 in your film and they merely scowl at Han Solo? No beatdowns? Better be some sequel love.

Nope, you are not wrong. It was revealed by Snoke during our first Holographic hoedown.

How in the hell did Russia give us so much trouble? No wonder Germany had so much trouble invading them in WWII!

I'll be too busy grousing about Attack of the Clones in 2031 to waste time on TFA, you know that.

1) I would like the symmetry of Rey being a Kenobi (presuming she gets a little training from Luke). 2) And if they wanted a Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan movie in a few years to tell that story, I would be all in for that. Most here know my appreciation for Ewan's good work in the PT. I wouldn't...

Yeah, but Rogue One has Mads Mikkelsen, so...best movie ever???

All of the thoughtful criticism is welcome and appreciated. I've enjoyed the discussion here a lot. I am particularly interested in Rian Johnson's Episode 8. I have been since he was announced. I think he is a tremendous director, with a different mentality from Abrams and Lucas. I...