# J.J. Abrams to direct new Star Wars movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260 "2013-01-24T22:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/81 "2013-01-27T01:43:07Z")
Even if it was, Iron Man 2. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/82 "2013-01-27T02:16:06Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Whedon going back, again and again, to the well of “a little wisp of a girl who kicks ass in defiance of the laws of physics” is both tiresome and tends to overwhelm other stuff. But also totally in keeping with the idea of what a Jedi is as established in the original trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/83 "2013-01-27T03:15:58Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Even if it was, Iron Man 2. Aw. I liked Iron Man 2. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/84 "2013-01-27T14:23:08Z")
> [@Hermione](#): > > Aw. I liked Iron Man 2. So you’re the one! Nah, Iron Man 2 was OK, but clearly inferior to the first one. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/85 "2013-01-27T15:43:59Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Nah, Iron Man 2 was OK, but clearly inferior to the first one. I think it may have been more misaimed; it was a character study with some superhero bits tacked on. I liked the character study and I liked the superhero story, but they didn’t have squat to do with one another. Both ended up cheapened as a result. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/86 "2013-01-27T16:29:40Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Because that’s not true, that’s why. Opinions differ, obviously, YMMV, and all that, but really I think “The Avengers” is insanely overrated. It was fun and had its moments, but much of it was an awful mess, too. Objectively, I don’t see how someone could argue Joss Whedon puts together great films. He is a terrifically talented writer, but his directorial skills, at least in feature films, are very pedestrian. There’s nothing at all special or interesting about any movie has has ever directed in terms of its worth as cinematic art. It’s very by-the-numbers stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/87 "2013-01-28T03:02:42Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > So you’re the one! > > Nah, Iron Man 2 was OK, but clearly inferior to the first one. In all fairness, the first one DID set the bar awfully high. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260/88 "2013-01-28T03:36:50Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Objectively, I don’t see how someone could argue Joss Whedon puts together great films. He is a terrifically talented writer, but his directorial skills, at least in feature films, are very pedestrian. There’s nothing at all special or interesting about any movie has has ever directed in terms of its worth as cinematic art. It’s very by-the-numbers stuff. Well, he’s only directed two movies, one of which was a spin-off of his TV show, so I don’t think the sample size is quite as large as you make it sound. But I agree Avengers was kind of a mess as well, and it didn’t exactly fill me with desire to have Whedon direct another adaptation of someone else’s characters, even though I’ve liked most of his other stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260.md?page=4)