Star Wars News Net Featured Articles. Its happening The Last Jedi movie theater ticket sales will launch coinciding with the premiere of the trailer. But this is Star Wars, so its not just a simple ticket sale, the Star Wars community will have many options to choose from in regards to events, formats, as well as different giveaways accompanying the ticket purchases. The Force Awakens VarietyEDITORS NOTE While every effort has been made to avoid spoilers, those seeking an untainted viewing experience are advised to avoid reviews, this one included, until after theyve seen the movie. If the first Star Wars 1. A New Hope, that optimistic title might have applied just as well to Star Wars The Force Awakens, by any measure a rousing, even restorative seventh chapter in the immortal space opera saga established and now relinquished by George Lucas. Reinvigorating the franchise with a welcome surge of energy, warmth and excitement after the misbegotten cycle of prequels released between 1. J. J. Abrams seems to have had the original three films firmly in mind when he embarked on this monumental new undertaking, structured as a series of clever if sometimes wobbly callbacks to a trilogy that captivated a global audience and helped cement Hollywoods blockbuster paradigm. Still, the reassuring familiarity of Abrams approach has its limitations Marvelous as it is to catch up with Han Solo, Leia and the rest of the gang, fan service takes priority here over a somewhat thin, derivative story that, despite the presence of two appealing new stars, doesnt exactly fire the imagination anew. Still, the films tilt toward nostalgia over novelty will hardly prove a commercial liability indeed, nothing short of a global cataclysm and even then, who knows is likely to keep Disneys hugely anticipated Dec. Rian Johnson and Colin Trevorrow arrive. Star Wars Tie Fighter Movie Dvd Quality' title='Star Wars Tie Fighter Movie Dvd Quality' />And if Abrams and his co writers Lawrence Kasdan back for more after The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and Michael Arndt have shouldered a near impossible burden of audience expectations here, its hard not to look favorably upon The Force Awakens simply for being a massive improvement on The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and all but a handful of moments in Revenge of the Sith taken together, a stultifying experiment in brand extension gone awry, in which Lucas much vaunted technical wizardry and visual imagination proved no match for the unholy torpor of his storytelling. Video Star Wars Cast Sings Theme Song at Premiere. Star Wars Tie Fighter Movie Dvd Quality' title='Star Wars Tie Fighter Movie Dvd Quality' />Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope 1977 Trivia on IMDb Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more. Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens Bluray 2015 Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. After the Battle of Endor, The Empire picks up what. By contrast, The Force Awakens feels disarmingly swift and light on its feet, possessed of a comic sensibility that embraces contemporary wisecrackery and earnest humor in equal measure. Shot on 3. 5mm film plus some 6. Imax footage, in a decisive refutation of Lucas all digital aesthetic, Abrams movie has grit under its nails and blood in its veins, as we see in an early battle sequence in which an Imperial Stormtroopers white helmet is suddenly streaked with red. A conflicted young warrior slave who goes by the name of Finn John Boyega, this Stormtrooper has been brainwashed into serving the First Order a new army of galactic terrorists that arose from the ashes of the evil Empire, about three decades after the Battle of Endor. Doing battle with the First Order are the good men and women behind a rebel movement called the Resistance. If all this sounds familiar, the similarities only continue from there. An ace Resistance pilot named Poe Dameron Oscar Isaac, solid in a minor role is captured by the First Order, but not before concealing a top secret map inside a small droid, which he sends away to a desert planet. This time, the droid is not R2 D2 but an orange colored, spherical bodied model called BB 8 the desert planet is not Tatooine but Jakku the human who adopts the droid is a tough young scavenger named Rey Daisy Ridley and the coveted information concerns the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi knights, who has mysteriously gone missing. Escaping the First Order with Poes help, the desperate but good hearted Finn crash lands on Jakku, where he ultimately partners with Rey who makes it quite clear that shes in no need of rescuing, thank you very much  to ensure that BB 8s intel makes it back to the Resistance. Staying barely one step ahead of the enemy TIE fighters on their tail, Rey and Finn manage to commandeer the dust choked but ever durable Millennium Falcon, leading to a wild loop de loop chase scene in which Rey turns out to be an exceptionally gifted pilot. Of course, where the Falcon is, Han Solo Harrison Ford cannot be too far behind, and after turning up to reclaim his old spaceship Chewie, were home, he reluctantly joins forces with Rey, whose presence has begun setting off curious rumblings within the Force. For their part, Rey and Finn cant believe theyre seeing Han Solo in the flesh, and its hard not to discern in the young actors expressions a completely unfeigned delight at sharing the screen with Ford in one of his most iconic roles. Photos Star Wars Premiere Red Carpet Harrison Ford, BB 8 and MoreIts true  the Force, the Jedi, all of it. Its all true, Han murmurs at one point, and he seems to be addressing not just his new friends but also the audience, and with the sort of soulful conviction capable of converting even the most jaded Star Wars skeptics into true believers once again. Its that desire to transport the viewer to return us to a wondrous, childlike state of moviegoing innocence  that effectively sets the pattern for almost every subsequent development in The Force Awakens. Much of this is fairly intuitive It simply wouldnt be vintage Star Wars if someone didnt mutter I have a bad feeling about this, or if audiences didnt get an update on their favorite gold plated worrywart C 3. The Secret Life Of Pets Download Ipod more. PO Anthony Daniels, his squat sidekick R2 D2, and that fish faced fan favorite Admiral Ackbar Tim Rose. But the films most indelibly moving scenes are reserved for Han and his estranged love, Leia Carrie Fisher, no longer a princess but a Resistance general. Their banter is raspier and gentler than it was 3. Mandallian proportions whenever the actors are on screen. Abrams filmmaking has enough dynamism and sweep to zip us along for much of the fast paced 1. Saturday morning serials that partly inspired Star Wars in the first place. At once polished and pleasingly rough hewn, Dan Mindels lensing alternates between stately landscape compositions and nimble camera movements as the situation requires, while editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey prove as attentive to the coherence of the action sequences as to the rhythm of the overall narrative, while making adroit use of the signature side swiping scene transitions. And even in a sequence heavy with CGI andor creature effects  as when Finn and Rey are attacked by fearsome creatures with sharp teeth and tentacles  the visuals never lapse into overkill. The unobtrusive sophistication of the visual effects supervised by Roger Guyett is especially apparent in scenes featuring the uber villainous Supreme Leader Snoke motion capture maven Andy Serkis, resembling a plus sized, more articulate Gollum, in which its not even readily apparent that were watching a hologram. Gone, happily, are the prequels ADD inducing background shots of spaceships zipping across a sterile cityscape like goldfish trapped in a giant screen saver. The different worlds we see here, from the parched desert vistas of Jakku to the verdant forests of the planet Yavin, feel vividly textured and inhabited Rick Carter and Darren Gilford are credited with the production design. But the most crucial component of the movies design is undoubtedly John Williams still enveloping score, from that thrilling, trumpet like first blast over the opening text scroll, to the majestic flurries of feeling the music generates as it accompanies the characters on their long and difficult journeys. At a certain point, however, The Force Awakens feels so determined to fashion a contemporary echo of the original trilogy that it becomes almost too reverential or riff erential, given Abrams fondness for playing on recognizable tropes, themes and plot points in his film and TV work.