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Sainters7 · 12-31-2016, 11:17 AM

I just mean in the sense that the entire movie of TFA felt like fan service. Like awkwardly shoehorning in a very tired, awkward Harrison Ford with no screen presence anymore in the entire thing who I just couldn't buy at all. And revisiting old areas from the originals for no reason than to revisit old areas from the original.

Pretty much the entirety of TFA to me felt like the director saying "Hey guys, remember this place from SW?...how bout this place?...hey look, it's Han Solo and Chewy!!..haha, remember this part from SW?" I found it so painfully awkward and too on the nose, like a treasured TV show reunion episode over a decade later. Imo R1 did a much better job peppering in just enough of that stuff on the side, without it completely taking over the picture like it did in TFA.

12-31-2016, 11:17 AM	#293
Sainters7 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: back in the 403 Exp:	I just mean in the sense that the entire movie of TFA felt like fan service. Like awkwardly shoehorning in a very tired, awkward Harrison Ford with no screen presence anymore in the entire thing who I just couldn't buy at all. And revisiting old areas from the originals for no reason than to revisit old areas from the original. Pretty much the entirety of TFA to me felt like the director saying "Hey guys, remember this place from SW?...how bout this place?...hey look, it's Han Solo and Chewy!!..haha, remember this part from SW?" I found it so painfully awkward and too on the nose, like a treasured TV show reunion episode over a decade later. Imo R1 did a much better job peppering in just enough of that stuff on the side, without it completely taking over the picture like it did in TFA. Last edited by Sainters7; 12-31-2016 at 11:20 AM.