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Message: [QUOTE="Penfield, post: 1516522, member: 231"] So after having several days to reflect on the movie my feelings have changed a bit. Where the prequels had a potentially good story that was ruined by dialogue, acting and pacing ([URL='http://www.gamesradar.com/george-lucas-nearly-wrote-perfect-prequel-trilogy-he-just-didnt-seem-notice/?utm_content=bufferb47d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_grfb']just read this article and its a great look at what the movies could have been[/URL]), I feel The Force Awakens was a very re-hashed, unoriginal story that was instead saved by the great dialogue, acting and pacing. Who is more responsible for that - Abrams or Kasdan? Like I said before, it is an extremely fun movie, and I plan to go watch it again in the theater. It made me excited about Star Wars again. But the more I think about it the more the unoriginality begins to bother me. I am glad JJ Abrams is only consulting on the next film, because despite the successes he may have had with this one, I am just about done with him. I guess my rating of the movie would go from an 8/10 to 7/10 with a chance to move up or down... I feel that people's opinions on this movie will ultimately be based on how good the next one is. When Phantom Menace came out people were generally positive about it, admitted it had some major flaws and annoyances. Yes, everyone hated Jar Jar, but I dont think it was until AOTC came out that people were really willing to admit that neither was a very good movie. That is when we lost our faith. Then ROTS fully cemented their standings in the franchise. The Force Awakens will always be seen more positively (because it is a better movie than all 3), but I think it is in a similar situation as TPM. If the next movie is simply a retelling of the Empire Strikes Back I am going to be extremely disappointed, and I think a lot of other people will be too. If the next movie is great then it will be very, very easy to forgive the issues TFW had. Hopefully Rian Johnson can inject some originality into this trilogy. Hopefully Disney and Lucasfilm are willing to be a bit more risky, and not follow the current Hollywood trend of cookie cutter blockbuster nostalgia trips. It will be exciting to see where Star Wars goes over the next year in a half. With Rogue One and Episode 8 there seems to be a lot of potential for the series to reclaim it's status as best movie franchise. After this movie I'm just not quite ready to give them back the crown. [/QUOTE]

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