[TimothyR]

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Originally Posted by 305Batman

You're not the only one,as a matter of fact I haven't even seen TFA yet,and I'm not in any rush either,I'm an OT man!

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Before TFA came out I was definitely also just an OT guy, the only PT entry I would say I actually like at all is ROTS and even it is plagued with issues. I was very skeptical about TFA even after the first wave of critics and audiences almost universally approved of it. Then I went to see it at the beginning of January and holy crap it's another good Star Wars movie! I mean it's got its problems sure but hell there are parts of ROTJ that I can barely stand (ewoks) so I'll cut the new one some slack.

yeah, you're totally missing out. the force awakens is absolutely fantastic. cool new characters, an awesome new villain, a TON of ties to the original trilogy, i mean, it is a continuation of it after all.

this has no prequel trilogy to it at all, there's no stench of it, there's not even a hint of it.

i mean, this movie was clearly made for fans of the original trilogy. there aren't any lame political conversations. the computer graphics are done well and used properly. lots of great looking practical effects.

personally, i like the force awakens more than a new hope. i was introducing my father to star wars. i decided that i was going to show him the original trilogy first before we went and saw the force awakens.

i've noticed that when i'm showing a movie that i like to someone, it really tends to bring out the flaws in that movie more than if i were watching it alone. after watching both the force awakens and a new hope, it was clear to me that TFA was a more enjoyable movie. there were too many lull's and parts that were just a bit too goofy. i really tried to separate the nostalgia (which i've noticed is REALLY difficult for some people), after doing that, it's obvious that the new one is just a step above the originals.

but.. for some people there's just no way to relinquish the nostalgia of the originals. so, no matter what, they're never going to like anything as much as they like the original trilogy.