This movie's trailer didn't impress me in the slightest, and this review makes it even more likely that I won't see it so moving on.
On the subject of JJ Abrams directing the new Star Wars though? I don't know. It's too early to say anything but I feel like I should point something out if only for the sake of asking a question. Is it me or does Abrams have a knack for adapting his style of directing to different properties? We all make the lens flare jokes but were they really a big problem in any thing that Abrams has made outside of Star Trek? I ask because I never watched lost or Alias and I've seen neither Cloverfield nor Super 8. Were there lens flares in those as well? I assumed that it was a stylistic choice that he or the production team assumed would fit the film. They were wrong of course but that has always been my take on it. Also, I'm at least glad that Star Wars is in the hands of an industry guy who is a self-professed nerd.
On the whole though, I'm neither excited nor pessimistic about this development. Time will tell either way.
On the subject of JJ Abrams directing the new Star Wars though? I don't know. It's too early to say anything but I feel like I should point something out if only for the sake of asking a question. Is it me or does Abrams have a knack for adapting his style of directing to different properties? We all make the lens flare jokes but were they really a big problem in any thing that Abrams has made outside of Star Trek? I ask because I never watched lost or Alias and I've seen neither Cloverfield nor Super 8. Were there lens flares in those as well? I assumed that it was a stylistic choice that he or the production team assumed would fit the film. They were wrong of course but that has always been my take on it. Also, I'm at least glad that Star Wars is in the hands of an industry guy who is a self-professed nerd.
On the whole though, I'm neither excited nor pessimistic about this development. Time will tell either way.