J.J. Abrams Signs Up To Direct Star Wars VII

[ZippyDSMlee]

After the last 3 it can't get much worse....

So then the squadron of gungans (all jar jars kids so they have the same mental issues) dash into the time machine to save Luke and Leia from the Sith assassins after they start to rebuild the galaxy. Then we will make a comedy scene where they stumble into Leia/Han's first night together for an awkward rom-com moment.

I hope this movie at least feels like a star wars film.

Movie Bob I expect you to be reviewing for all types of star wars fans on this movie. The obsessed, the casual, the original trilogy diehards, the new trilogy was better wrong people, and the other factions that exist.

Thats a scripting issue not a directorial one.

 

[Headbiter]

Remember how Light Saber fights were actually about something?
Remember how Jedi and Sith pulling out their swords to fight actually meant that shit just got serious?
Remember how suddenly everyone drew their effing light saber at the slightest inconvenience?
Remember how that trend got carried on into every other Star Wars-product since then?
Remember how that was bloody stupid?

Yeah, I see more of that in your future, Star Wars.

 

[invadergir]

On the one hand, Trek '09 was more Star Wars than Star Trek, and Abrams is an admitted fan of Star Wars who doesn't give a crap about Star Trek. On the other hand, his Wars-ified Trek managed to be less Star Wars like and more The Fifth Element/Stargate/insertother90'sscififilmthatplayedsecondbananatotheclassicsofthe70'sand80'shere than even the Star Wars prequels. And at least TPM was Star Wars through and through -- I still think the only real reason people hated that one was it couldn't possibly stand up to 20 years of hype. The actual movies, sure, but not their reputation. 2 and 3 may as well have been one of those 90's sci fi films, but not 1.

And I /like/ the Sci Fi films of the 90's. The two I listed by name are two of my favorites, regardless of decade. But they're no Star Wars.

People hated it because it was a bad story, poorly acted, and every scene was shot/reverse-shot while sitting down. Also, midichlorians.

Did SW fans really think Disney was going to take chances after John Carter? No, they were going to clone Lucas circa 1970 and hire him.

 

[grigjd3]

So we'll have effeminate boys getting into fist fights? No thanks. There is still only three Star Wars movies.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

Am I the only person on this site who likes Abrams movies?

My thoughts exactly.
I have yet to see Star Trek, but Super 8 had it's moments of greatness.
It could have been Uwe Boll or Brett Ratner... or Michael Bay. So let's count our blessings.

Also, lightsaber lens flare could be cool. I'm not even being sarcastic.

 

[Deathninja19]

You know what, I grew up with Star Wars, I loved Star Wars and it was a part of my identity throughout my young life. But now the IP means shit to me, the EU has gotten stale (and what they did to Jacen was stupid), George's constant tinkering with the original films and the awful cash grab games all mean whenever I hear a Lightsaber I react with dread rather than excitement.

JJ can have Star Wars, I'm done with it.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

People hated it because it was a bad story, poorly acted, and every scene was shot/reverse-shot while sitting down. Also, midichlorians.

Except it really wasn't. Granted, Natalie Portman was working from the Kristen Stewart school of acting, but otherwise TPM was spot on. And midichlorians? I have never understood why people got so pissed off about that. The force has never been purely mystical, there's always been a biological component. Why else do you think it's passed down through bloodlines?

Edit: Not to mention, why do you think only certain people can use it? If it were completely and totally mystical, you'd think anyone with the proper training could learn to touch it.

 

[invadergir]

You know what, I grew up with Star Wars, I loved Star Wars and it was a part of my identity throughout my young life. But now the IP means shit to me, the EE has gotten stale (and what they did to Jacen was stupid), George's constant tinkering with the original films and the awful cash grab games all mean whenever I hear a Lightsaber I react with dread rather than excitement.

JJ can have Star Wars, I'm done with it.

I thought it was termed EU?

Anyway, the Yuuzhan Vong plot pretty much killed the literary SW franchise. Until EU, I didn't know you could jump the shark in sci-fi. Land a planetoid on Chewie? Yeeeeeah F you JA Salvatore.

People hated it because it was a bad story, poorly acted, and every scene was shot/reverse-shot while sitting down. Also, midichlorians.

Except it really wasn't. Granted, Natalie Portman was working from the Kristen Stewart school of acting, but otherwise TPM was spot on. And midichlorians? I have never understood why people got so pissed off about that. The force has never been purely mystical, there's always been a biological component. Why else do you think it's passed down through bloodlines?

Edit: Not to mention, why do you think only certain people can use it? If it were completely and totally mystical, you'd think anyone with the proper training could learn to touch it.

Saying TPM mirrors the OT isn't going to win you anything other than hipster cred. And, no, you are wrong wrong wrong.

 

[ZLAY]

I honestly liked Star Trek reboot, but then again I wasn't a huge fan to begin with so take my opinion for what it is.

As for the Star Wars ep.VII well...imho It can only be better than the last three.

 

[TheVampwizimp_v1legacy]

Snip snip snippity, until:

I will not sacrifice Star Wars. We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats. The modify our movies, and we fall back. Create entire new movies of crap, and we fall back. Not again... the line must be drawn HERE. This far, no farther...

And I... will make them pay for what they've done...

(Second nerdiest thing I've ever written...)

I don't think you can ever quite understand how much I appreciate this. This is simply sublime.

Never let the fear of nerdiness stop you from posting awesomeness. *salutes*

 

[immortalfrieza]

Abrams is a good choice, the Star Trek reboot was excellent, everything a fan would expect to see in a Star Trek movie. Those people here whining about it's plot making no sense, being completely full of plot holes, having highly unlikely coincidences constantly, making up technology on the fly... I have to ask, what Star Trek francise have you people been watching the past several decades? It's obviously not the Star Trek francise that most people watch, that's for sure. The plots of Star Trek, whether it be the movies or the shows have NEVER made sense, they're just full of made up technobabble, tech pulled out of the cast's asses as the plot demands, people doing mind-numbingly stupid things constantly in order for the plot to work, plot holes galore...

Really, I could go on for ages, but my point is that the kinds of things that people are cursing the 09 movie for having are the EXACT SAME THINGS that have been par for the course the ENTIRE FRANCISE, much of it being the very same things that we fans love Star Trek for!

 

[Eddy-16]

I thought he said he wasn't touching it cause he wanted to concentrate on Star Trek?

 

[Deathninja19]

You know what, I grew up with Star Wars, I loved Star Wars and it was a part of my identity throughout my young life. But now the IP means shit to me, the EE has gotten stale (and what they did to Jacen was stupid), George's constant tinkering with the original films and the awful cash grab games all mean whenever I hear a Lightsaber I react with dread rather than excitement.

JJ can have Star Wars, I'm done with it.

I thought it was termed EU?

Anyway, the Yuuzhan Vong plot pretty much killed the literary SW franchise. Until EU, I didn't know you could jump the shark in sci-fi. Land a planetoid on Chewie? Yeeeeeah F you JA Salvatore.

Ha, yeah fixed I must have been thinking of my new mobile network of something. I suppose I would agree with the Yuuzhan Vong and Chewie thing but at least they tried to do something different within the universe and to be honest killing Chewie made sense as he was pretty hard character to write and develop and it felt like an event (although they should have done it better it also makes sense that the only thing that could kill Chewie was a small planet). My problem with Jacen was that the reasoning made as little sense (and now that I think of it almost the exact same reason) as Anakin in the prequel films and felt like a cop-out.

 

[Pinkamena]

Ok, now I really want to know what made him changed his mind? Seriosuly what made him to decide to go back against his words and sign up to it?

What do you think?

 

[Dangit2019]

First Star Trek, now Star Wars. What's next? J.J. Abrams directs... Doctor Who!

You know what? I...honestly wouldn't mind that.

By the way, guys, thanks for taking a huge decision in the field of cinema and turning it into HURR DURR LENS FLARE HURR DURR.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I, as a Star Wars fan, am honestly OK with this choice. Not my number 1 choice, of course, but not by any means a bad one, he himself is a competent action director, and as long as he doesn't go overboard with the lens flare, it should be OK.
I wouldn't be worried about Damon Lindehof either, we've already got a writer for VII.
And everyone who says that Lost is JJ's fault, remember that he was only the producer.
And also, saying that Star Trek was realistically rooted is laughable. And realism isn't automatically a good thing, some franchises call for a bit of silliness and impossibility.

Now, if you excuse me, I have to check on Bob.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Its as if a million voices cried out in terror...

No.

NO!

BAD JJ!

 

[drummond13]

Am I the only person on this site who likes Abrams movies?

Apparently it's just you and me. Wow.

 

[invadergir]

You know what, I grew up with Star Wars, I loved Star Wars and it was a part of my identity throughout my young life. But now the IP means shit to me, the EE has gotten stale (and what they did to Jacen was stupid), George's constant tinkering with the original films and the awful cash grab games all mean whenever I hear a Lightsaber I react with dread rather than excitement.

JJ can have Star Wars, I'm done with it.

I thought it was termed EU?

Anyway, the Yuuzhan Vong plot pretty much killed the literary SW franchise. Until EU, I didn't know you could jump the shark in sci-fi. Land a planetoid on Chewie? Yeeeeeah F you JA Salvatore.

Ha, yeah fixed I must have been thinking of my new mobile network of something. I suppose I would agree with the Yuuzhan Vong and Chewie thing but at least they tried to do something different within the universe and to be honest killing Chewie made sense as he was pretty character to write and develop and it felt like an event (although they should have done it better it also makes sense that the only thing that could kill Chewie was a small planet). My problem with Jacen was that the reasoning made as little sense (and now that I think of it almost the exact same reason) as Anakin in the prequel films and felt like a cop-out.

Killing Anakin for little reason after making him a god made sense, but killing Jacen did not?

At least killing Anakin for learning the deep dark secret, that the force is karma-neutral, made sense. The EU was dead to me a decade ago. Jacen filling the role of darth vader for his daughter was forced and stupid.