While the film’s all-powerful merchandising soaks up holiday sales, Disney will hope that “The Force Awakens” plays like “Avatar” and “Titanic” _ movies that remained top draws through January and benefited from repeat viewings.
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Most movies include previews in their opening-day results overseas; Force Awakens did host any European previews this past weekend since it didn’t make its world premiere until Monday.
If you have the slightest fondness for Star Wars, this is a lot of fun: everything you could want is here, from dogfights between TIE Fighters and X-Wings to slimy alien monsters to trash compactor jokes to occasionally clunky dialogue to – especially early on during the Jakku scenes – a real sense of faded grandeur and deep history.
How does that bode for Star Wars?
Whether you’ve yet to catch Force Awakens fever or you’re already at home playing with your Kylo Ren and Rey action figures, our playlist will win any pop-loving Star Wars fan over.
Then, in 2012, there was a disturbance in the force, when Lucas sold his baby to Disney. Fans will have the option to check their lightsabers and pick them up after the show.
He recognizes, however, that some Trek fans didn’t like Abrams’ work on that franchise.
It wasn’t until late November 2014 where the excitement and anticipation for The Force Awakens made the jump to light speed.
For myself and Star Wars fans alike, it hinted to a return of the Star Wars we all grew up watching and loving.
Malaysian fans have found various ways to gear up for the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
While the story continues on from the events of Return of the Jedi, it’s best to look at it as a reboot of the franchise; much of the plot, right down to individual scenes, is lifted from the original 1977 Star Wars, while the central characters are largely mix-and-match versions of the first film’s core cast. “Everything I’ve been reading says it’s going to be really good”.
Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is back to his scoundrel, smuggler self.
The new droid on the block BB-8 is set to become a merchandise cash cow as Poe Dameron’s (Oscar Issac) trusty sidekick, who steals many a scene that he is.
And a straw poll of people nursing pre-film drinks on the balcony – caffeinated softdrinks for those determined not to miss a thing, beers for those just delighted to be out on a school night – reinforced the message that this would be incredible, that they’d been looking forward to this for months, and dear God please JJ don’t screw it up.
“He loves them all”. “I’ve just worked with Mark Hamill on Squadron 42 and he was an absolute delight”, the Game of Thrones star said.
Everything that is old is new again. The general feeling is that the movie balances old (the original stars, hand-crafted effects) and new (the heirs apparent Daisy Ridley and John Boyega) in a kind of greatest hits of “Star Wars” that, while it may not chart much new ground, flows with the spirit of the original movies.
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The two charts below show some of films The Force Awakens’ must compete against.
