Abrams fanboy writing prevents that. I’m sure we will see things like
Han: Nice to see you too your worship.
Somebody: You know she still loves you.
Han: I know.
But meaningful shots and characters with weight go a long ways for me. I’m sure it’s great.
Oh, I know. But Star Wars is my first and still my greatest fandom, and the idea that I’m about to watch a SW film that might not disappoint me is almost inconceivable.
My professional movie critic friend gave it five stars and while he is a fan of sci fi, he’s not a Star Wars nerd. He was also very critical of the Star Trek reboot movies so I trust his review in this case.
http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=27482&reviewer=389
Ars technica (mostly spoiler free) review:
one note about the previous post: (mentioned in the review which I glanced at)
I will miss the 20th Century Fox into
I assume we will see (and had better)
[ul]
[li]A long time ago in a Galaxy far far away…[/li][li]“Star Wars” fading into the distance[/li][li]Opening crawl[/li][li]Star field panning (Usually down, but I’d be OK with up or sideways) to a planet[/li][/ul]
Brian
In a recent EW article, Abrams acknowledged his error in having his second Star Trek movie borrow too much from Wrath of Khan. I’m hoping he reigned it back a little on this, but I don’t really trust his judgement after Star Trek Into Darkness.
The good reviews are encouraging, though!
The makers of the 2nd Star Trek also acknowledged how lame it was that they lied about Benedict Cumberbatch being Khan even though the internet knew it. They lied, lied, and lied…then he was Khan anyway and it was stupid.
Still no “seen it already, open spoilers” thread? I’m too lazy to start one. 
I made this thread over 2 years ago and I did see it today. My thoughts, open spoilers, are up in the “seen it” thread.
It’s up.
I’m still wary, having been burned before. Mahaloth, would you see it again?
Yes, here it is: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Seen It (Assume Spoilers Within) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board
I started but didn’t finish that review. Several spoilers.
I hear you, it’s so hard to be careful. I’m reading a mundane article about racism and Star Wars, and how Boyega’s figure isn’t selling well. Then out of the blue, they mention
Han Solo gets killed off
Seriously?!?
Really hope that was a joke, Hubzilla, because otherwise your dumbfuck typo just ruined a year of me avoiding spoilers for this movie less than twelve hours before I finally saw it.
That was… unfortunate.
I’m glad it was edited before I came in here.
I’m not a HUGE fan of the series. My friend went to go see it, and wont even talk to me about non-Star Wars related stuff. Basically refuses to communicate until I see it. I can tell he will never look at the original three movies the same way… so I’m actually a little stoked. I’ll try to see it tomorrow.
Reading a Star Wars thread and hoping to avoid spoilers is about as lax as you can be. It sucks, but you really were playing with fire.
I stopped coming to this thread months ago for exactly that reason.
I don’t think so. The entire thread has been closed spoilers. This isn’t a “troll” kind of message board and it was extremely unlikely to be spoiled here.
The film is worth your time and money.
I got tickets for tonight! 