A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 But he did suddenly come to the rescue at the end in pure Solo style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,136 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Poe was cheeky to Ren, but wouldn't say he was as hilariously insulting as Solo is. For me Rey was a better character in her first film than Luke was in his. Same goes for BB8 and R2 tarasis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I do wonder if Kylo Ren's action figurine will be a big hit. He lacks the cool of his precursors. Which kid wants to be him, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 When I first saw Snoke I immediately think of Voldemort. And what if this Snoke don't really physically "exists"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He doesn't. It's CGI. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 That theory was brought up in the early pages of this thread - that since we only see Snoke in hologram, it might not be what he really looks like. IE, he could be some tiny little dude, casting this 'gram of a huge hulking thing. Or, some people theorized it could actually be a trick made by Hux, in order to keep Ren in line. But then people remembered in the end of the movie, Snoke orders Hux to bring Ren to him to complete his training when Ren isn't present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, dfenton85 said: The CGI for the guy giving Rey her portions was very distracting in that part of the movie. He looked the most human of all the CGI characters so he should have been a real actor in prosthetics. That was apparently Simon Pegg in a suit. 13 minutes ago, Jay said: That theory was brought up in the early pages of this thread - that since we only see Snoke in hologram, it might not be what he really looks like. IE, he could be some tiny little dude, casting this 'gram of a huge hulking thing. Or, some people theorized it could actually be a trick made by Hux, in order to keep Ren in line. But then people remembered in the end of the movie, Snoke orders Hux to bring Ren to him to complete his training when Ren isn't present I doubt that's Snoke's real size. It's just probably just a massive projection, just like Sidious' head was projected to larger sizes in the OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,282 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It'd be adorable if Snoke was 3 inches tall. JJ and Kasdan did a 30 minute TFA discussion which is on YouTube. Haven't watched it yet, so I dunno if it discusses any spoilers, but just in case I'll post it here. () Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 16 minutes ago, KK. said: That was apparently Simon Pegg in a suit. It was; I posted the image earlier in the thread. I thought Stefan commented on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Maz's design/special effect/script bothers me more than Snoke's. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I thought Maz was one of the best CGI applications I've ever seen - and she was funny too! ("I like the Wookiee," etc) Snoke looked like an early Harry Potter villain or something - a little cartoony in the face. Most likely because the face is so virtually human, and thus harder to pull off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Maz's CGI and performance were great!! Loved everything about that character. Snoke looked bad. Like it was low resolution in a high def movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I Thought tha snoke maybe be a sith holocron but that last line about bringing en to him killed that theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He's a Sith ghost, the ghost of Plagueis! You heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 That's actually already been speculated here before I think JJ Abrams has come out and said that Snoke is NOT a Sith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, Jay said: It was; I posted the image earlier in the thread. I thought Stefan commented on it! It may have been shot with him in a suit, but the character (or at least his face) in the film was clearly CG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I don't think so. You can clearly see its Billy Connoly throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarasis 1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Worst CGI for me was the shot of Rey beside her At-At home, looked like a poorly done mat painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: I don't think so. You can clearly see its Billy Connoly throughout. Hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 36 minutes ago, Jay said: That's actually already been speculated here before I think JJ Abrams has come out and said that Snoke is NOT a Sith. He also said Cumberbatch wasn't Kahn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Touche! I think they are going out of their way to not reference specifics from the prequels, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 hour ago, MikeTroxell said: and she was funny too! ("I like the Wookiee," etc) Nobody in the room laughed. Me and the kid laughed a bit with Finn but we were the only ones to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 That's because they didn't get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 What's to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Sounds like a sad room. My audience was sold out, but pretty restrained (didn't cheer for the crawl at the beginning or character intros), but they laughed at all of the jokey points (Rey talking about the ship "over there" being garbage and turning out to be the MF, Maz Kanata's interactions, the stormtroopers inching away from Kylo's room, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 3 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: What's to get? Explaining it would ruin the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I find it surprising that there are people who think Maz's CGI was well done. It took my out of the movie completely. It was almost prequel level kind of bad. I think it was JJ's nod to the prequels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It was a sad room but they are right not to laugh with "I like the Wookiee". It's Crystal Skull humor. In our country we don't cheer with opening crawlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I wasn't expecting a cheer, but reports on Twitter from earlier showing had more raucous crowds. I think 10am the next day was more subdued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 7 minutes ago, Hurmm said: I find it surprising that there are people who think Maz's CGI was well done. It took my out of the movie completely. It was almost prequel level kind of bad. I think it was JJ's nod to the prequels... I find it surprising that there are people who think her CGI was NOT well done! I honestly thought it was perfect CGI! Totally realistic, perfectly rendered, she felt like she was really there. Don't understand how you could possibly think the opposite! Now Snoke, that's bad CGI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 hours ago, Brónach said: I don't get why people dislike Finn. I wanted to like Rey more than I did, but she felt sorta flat after the marvelous first act. The guy never shuts up and I'm constantly cringing when he does anything. Ultimately, his character served no purpose. It should have been either him or Poe, and the choice is clear. Finn seemed to be there to appeal to the urban market, complete with such cringe-inducing lines as "Droid please!" and "Now who's in charge?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I liked Finn a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I liked Finn better than Rey. He had a few funny moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 3 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Finn seemed to be there to appeal to the urban market, complete with such cringe-inducing lines as "Droid please!" and "Now who's in charge?" I agree that this moment was a bit overdone, and too "modern". DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I like Finn too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I will say that after the rewatch, perhaps the best scene in the entire film is Han talking to that Irish dude in the Nostromo. Ford is straight out the early 80s here. "What's the problem?" I was like, "Whoa, he said that? Like that? He can still talk like that??" Of course, it all goes to hell when they bring in that awful CGI creature and have Binks being dragged around. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pretty sure the guy sounded Scottish, not Irish. Straight out of Glasgow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He sounded Australian to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Australian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Or maybe it was more of a Texas accent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 minute ago, BloodBoal said: He sounded Australian to me. Nope. Scottish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Welsh, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Whatever it was, Ford was speaking Han Solo/Indiana Jones accent, which we haven't heard in like decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 No, wait, I'm pretty sure it was a Canadian accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 4 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Whatever it was, Ford was speaking Han Solo/Indiana Jones accent, which we haven't heard in like decades. Wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 50 minutes ago, MikeTroxell said: Sounds like a sad room. My audience was sold out, but pretty restrained (didn't cheer for the crawl at the beginning or character intros), but they laughed at all of the jokey points (Rey talking about the ship "over there" being garbage and turning out to be the MF, Maz Kanata's interactions, the stormtroopers inching away from Kylo's room, etc). My room was pretty hyped. People were seated an hour early, a lot of people were playing the SW main titles out loud from their phones, and people cheered when the crawler came up, which usually doesn't happen around here. Granted it was the opening showing, so people were understandably excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He sounded like his old self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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