Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Spoilertastic Thread

[soguru]

Some people have said the dialogue was terrible? I thought it was fine, and sometimes really great actually.

[Relaxing Dragon]

Some people have said the dialogue was terrible? I thought it was fine, and sometimes really great actually.

Yeah, I actually dug the writing. Some of the lines (especially from Finn) felt a little too modern/out-of-place with the rest of the universe, but still worked.

As for spoilers, I think all my big ones are buried deep enough in my posts that no one casually glancing through my posts will see them.

[soguru]

Fair enough. As for newer characters... I loved BB-8. He has so much personality and he was just so well realized. That and well, let's face it, he's so damn cute.

[SJP]

I had no real problem with the dialogue either.  I only had issue with anything that tried too hard to be funny and fell flat (Poe's lines to Ren at the beginning, a few early Finn lines, and a little bit of the dialogue between Han and the guys on the cargo ship), but nothing that sounded embarrassingly bad.  I know there's a few Ren lines that I know people disliked, but he seems like the kind of guy who would say that kind of stuff to himself.

And BB-8 I thought came off really well.  I just wonder why all the talking protocol droids are essentially robot people with no special features while all the bleep-bloop droids are Swiss Army Knives.  That little guy has a lot of gadgets in him.  Granted, R2 had jetpacks in the prequels that quietly disappeared, but still...

[soguru]

I really like Poe Dameron a LOT though, from those opening scenes with him, I saw him as being a LOT like Bruce Campbell.

[Henry88]

the killing off han solo was probably one of the stupid things i have ever seen in a movie...ever.

[Kete]

What questions did this movie raise for you guys?

Here are some that I had?:
Who is Snoke?
Who is Rey's family?
Why did Kylo Ren seem to know about Rey? ("Was there anyone else with them?" "A girl" "Rrrraagghh!")
Did Han and Leia hold anything against Luke for failing with Kylo Ren?
Is Fin really the son of Leia and Lando, and so Han killed Lando, and that's why he's not in the movie?

[Parker_Hylton]

And BB-8 I thought came off really well.  I just wonder why all the talking protocol droids are essentially robot people with no special features while all the bleep-bloop droids are Swiss Army Knives.  That little guy has a lot of gadgets in him.  Granted, R2 had jetpacks in the prequels that quietly disappeared, but still...

Yep, I thought BB-8 was a highlight.  Heard a bunch of internet trolling hating on him beforehand so I was suspicious, but he was cute and funny.
And...despite the fact everyone thinks he's "underdeveloped" or not visualized well...I did like Snoke, despite the name.  Thought it was "Smoke" until the credits rolled....

What questions did this movie raise for you guys?

Here are some that I had?:
Who is Snoke?
Who is Rey's family?
Why did Kylo Ren seem to know about Rey? ("Was there anyone else with them?" "A girl" "Rrrraagghh!")
Did Han and Leia hold anything against Luke for failing with Kylo Ren?
Is Fin really the son of Leia and Lando, and so Han killed Lando, and that's why he's not in the movie?

Yeah, I agree with all these questions except...Whaa?  The last?  Is someone saying that on the interwebz or are you just joshin'?  Here's my complete shot in the dark on Finn:  Apparently they dropped the whole "clone" thing, so now Stormtroopers can hit as long as they only aim at random nobodies and not heroes.  Because they now recruit from the general populace, Finn has Jedi empathy that overcame his brainwashing/conditioning/re-conditioning.    Decided to spoiler that, despite the fact I made up some of it, don't want to give anything away or make people think the wrong stuff.

[Tripe]

that's why he's not in the movie?

It wouldn't surprise me if Lando shows up in movie 2 much the same way he did in the OT.

[soguru]

the killing of Han Solo was probably one of the stupid things i have ever seen in a movie...ever.

No. It was shocking and served a very important dramatic purpose.

[Henry88]

the killing of Han Solo was probably one of the stupid things i have ever seen in a movie...ever.

No. It was shocking and served a very important dramatic purpose.

[Kete]

Yeah, I'm just joking about the Lando thing

I think they missed the opportunity to make some great jokes about Stormtroopers always missing.  They could be in shootout, Fin keeps missing, then Han tosses him the lightsaber and says, "Here.  Maybe you can hit something with this".

I'm wondering if Snoke is really a tiny person.  Like a Yoda or a Gollum.

[Relaxing Dragon]

Yeah, I'm just joking about the Lando thing

I think they missed the opportunity to make some great jokes about Stormtroopers always missing.  They could be in shootout, Fin keeps missing, then Han tosses him the lightsaber and says, "Here.  Maybe you can hit something with this".

I'm wondering if Snoke is really a tiny person.  Like a Yoda or a Gollum.

Nuts to that. I want them to commit to a giant man. I want Snoke to stand tall inside the landing bay of a Star Destroyer, bump his head on the ceiling, and have everyone awkwardly stand around when they realize he can't actually go anywhere else now.

[Tripe]

Yeah, I'm just joking about the Lando thing

Oh sure but i was using that to talk about structure.

[Parker_Hylton]

Yeah, I'm just joking about the Lando thing

I think they missed the opportunity to make some great jokes about Stormtroopers always missing.  They could be in shootout, Fin keeps missing, then Han tosses him the lightsaber and says, "Here.  Maybe you can hit something with this".

I'm wondering if Snoke is really a tiny person.  Like a Yoda or a Gollum.

Nuts to that. I want them to commit to a giant man. I want Snoke to stand tall inside the landing bay of a Star Destroyer, bump his head on the ceiling, and have everyone awkwardly stand around when they realize he can't actually go anywhere else now.

Or flip out and take his lightsaber and throw a tantrum just like his pupil...