Didn't he make a fortune from the first one though?
As for the film, saw it tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens - with Spoilers - discussion thread
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Didn't he make a fortune from the first one though?
As for the film, saw it tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Don't know about the first, but he did the filiming for the second and third in a day (or half) and got something like 0.4% of the entire takings for the films.
Believe he got 2.25% of the takings for the first. World wide box office was £786m. That makes about £17m. Not a bad fee for 1977
Edit. Actually, think he got less than that. He got 2.25% of what George Lucas got in royalties which was a fifth of the take. So he made about $3.3m which again wasn't bad for 1977.
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London Irish
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Hate to be the Christmas grinch but it felt a bit flat to me. How many times can they keep retreading the same thing over and over again, blowing up a death star for the umpteenth time (and I thought that bit really lacked drama, seemed to explode way after the rebels did anything), cutesey robots and animal creatures, naive squeaky-clean young goodies...the too simplistic good v evil thing.
I loved the first Star Wars, the sound and effects and the mythical tale were just perfect but the franchise has really trod water since then for me. Bit like watching yer da Morrissey's vaudeville act now after worshipping the Smiths in your youth.
Science fiction is such a creative genre and Star Wars seems so plain vanilla compared with more braver examples. Even this year you came out of the cinema blown away and nervously shaking after Mad Max: Fury Road. The thematic and satirical brilliance of the Battlestar Galactica series reboot, the charm of Firefly/Serenity, even in pure blockbuster terms the Marvel films like Iron Man 3 and the first Avengers film have hit the mark much better.
I'd be really interested to know if the Force Awakens dominates the school playground chat as much as the first Star Wars did for my generation or if the box office record is actually being driven by the oldies of my vintage.
I loved the first Star Wars, the sound and effects and the mythical tale were just perfect but the franchise has really trod water since then for me. Bit like watching yer da Morrissey's vaudeville act now after worshipping the Smiths in your youth.
Science fiction is such a creative genre and Star Wars seems so plain vanilla compared with more braver examples. Even this year you came out of the cinema blown away and nervously shaking after Mad Max: Fury Road. The thematic and satirical brilliance of the Battlestar Galactica series reboot, the charm of Firefly/Serenity, even in pure blockbuster terms the Marvel films like Iron Man 3 and the first Avengers film have hit the mark much better.
I'd be really interested to know if the Force Awakens dominates the school playground chat as much as the first Star Wars did for my generation or if the box office record is actually being driven by the oldies of my vintage.
London Irish
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Adam Driver is brilliant as the crazed boyfriend in the Lena Dunham vehicle Girls. It's a great show, so worth watching for a lot else besides him.
The helmet off thing was one of the few things I really responded well to as it felt surprising and by that stage I was crying out for the plot just to do something different.
100% this took me right back to being 9 years old in 1977. It made me emotional and very nostalgic. Great job in my opinion.
StonehamPark
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This is absolutely worth watching if you're a Star Wars fan.
A documentary on George Lucas and the making (and reception) of the original trilogy.
A documentary on George Lucas and the making (and reception) of the original trilogy.
Normal Rob
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Having watched it this morning i have to say that i left the cinema feeling a bit flat.Sure there were many elements that were great, the scene setting was excellent and the characters were good but, and it is a very large but, the final play (i.e, the blowing up of the battle station) was a massive disappointment. There was no flow to the scenes and it all came across as being extremely disjointed. The disabling of the shield was a joke and seemed to be totally separate from the attack which appeared to take about 3 minutes.
Added to that the continuity throughout the film was terrible (and yes i know that it is a childrens fantasy film) but on a number of occasions characters were in one place, yet a number of seconds later (and you could measure time as the attack was always being counted down with a view to when the resistance base could be destroyed) the same characters have miraculously either crossed a great cavern or relocated onto a totally different area of the action (on foot).
My kids loved it and i guess as a kids film it did what it set out to do. However i think that all the coverage that i had read had set my bar way to high and it fell some way short.
Added to that the continuity throughout the film was terrible (and yes i know that it is a childrens fantasy film) but on a number of occasions characters were in one place, yet a number of seconds later (and you could measure time as the attack was always being counted down with a view to when the resistance base could be destroyed) the same characters have miraculously either crossed a great cavern or relocated onto a totally different area of the action (on foot).
My kids loved it and i guess as a kids film it did what it set out to do. However i think that all the coverage that i had read had set my bar way to high and it fell some way short.
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Whose acting was disappointing?
throbinson
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Watched it yesterday with my boys we all loved it and the boys are hooked, currently sat watching the Phantom Menace with them
Snoke seemed a bit hollow. Can't think of a well delivered line from Mark Hamill. Anthony Daniels was a bit robotic...
Don Quixote
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Sentimental rubbish.
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beorhthelm
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before commiting to 2.5hrs, is this a real history acknowledging maybe even explaining the original plots and story, or revisionist history that maintains the pretense that George always wanted to do a trilogy for the first films and wanted to do the backstory of Vader first but couldnt sell that story? (a ludicrous claim given how contrived the second trilogy was getting to Vader's creation)
the shield was a poor spot, Phasma not exactly putting up a fight, and while there why not take the oscillator ofline too? the continuity suffered from some fairly substantial cutting, though im glad of most of it (chase scenes are usually fairly pointless when done for the sake of it). one key scene though i wish they'd kept in concerns Kylo and Snokes discussing the weakness of Vader who ultimatly failed due to sentimental feelings towards Luke. reading it, it would add so much depth and purpose to both charaters, though for first viewing it would probably spoil the end and is probably why it got cut. seems getting the novelisation of the film is going to be worthwhile, with many scenes in the book that didnt make the film.
StonehamPark
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Yes to all of the above, however they only briefly talk about how Vader's character was well established before the others.
Trust me, if you're a Star Wars fan, you'll love it.
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Punxsatawney Phil
Seen it twice now, and I was more relaxed on the second viewing. I found I enjoyed it more, and am genuinely interested to see what happens next.
Dave the OAP
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Saw it nye. Really enjoyed it...loved the opening with the crashed battle cruiser in the sand.
Anyone think the young girl is Luke skywalker's daughter?
Anyone think the young girl is Luke skywalker's daughter?
StonehamPark
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I think that's what the majority think and what the viewer is led to believe.
Can see there being some sort of twist in the next one regarding Rey's lineage.