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Star Wars: The Force Awakens [** SPOILERS FROM POST 4472 ONWARD **]

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    #6212
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    Oh cool. The collider Jedi council force awakens commentary is up. These are fun. You cue up your player and watch it with them. The others were great fun. This will be awesome.
    http://youtu.be/8-ZSld-m5VA


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    #6213
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,993 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Received blu ray today from amazon.ca


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    #6214
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,585 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Theboinkmaster wrote: »
    Received blu ray today from amazon.ca

    That was fast how is it? Is it featured packed?


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    #6215
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,993 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    That was fast how is it? Is it featured packed?

    Haven't opened yet will tomorrow, I imagine video and audio will be amazing but other than the feature length documentary the extras look a little light.


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    #6216
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    Barest minimum extras. There'll no doubt be recurring versions down the road with a bit more included in each successive one.


    But no commentary from Abrams and Kasdan is a total loss. Bizarre they didn't do one.


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    #6217
    Kidchameleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Kidchameleon


    david75 wrote: »
    Barest minimum extras. There'll no doubt be recurring versions down the road with a bit more included in each successive one.


    But no commentary from Abrams and Kasdan is a total loss. Bizarre they didn't do one.

    Is the Chewie arm rip scene on it?


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    #6218
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    No.

    The only deleted scene included that really should have been in the film and added weight to the death scene, is Kylo on the Falcon and him in the cockpit. Would have brought so much to the death of Han and filled out their relationship and gave more weight to him dying at the hands of his own son.


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    #6219
    Kidchameleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Kidchameleon


    Ah ok. Theres a few more deleted scenes on you tube. Snow speeder one was good. No arm scene though


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    #6220
    .ak
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    What is the date it'll be available in shops over here on bluray? Getting different results when I search,


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    #6221
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,585 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    .ak wrote: »
    What is the date it'll be available in shops over here on bluray? Getting different results when I search,

    April 18th according to Amazon, although there is a chance we might see it released next Friday here!


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    #6222
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,993 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Watched extras they're pretty useless tbh, obviously holding back for later releases.

    The main documentary is lazy and just a fluff piece for example no mention of Harrison fords accident.

    The beginning from ep1 was what I'd hoped for.


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    #6223
    fryup
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    and when will it be available for rental??


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    #6224
    Roar
    Registered Users Posts: 7,426 ✭✭✭Roar


    Theboinkmaster wrote: »
    Watched extras they're pretty useless tbh, obviously holding back for later releases.

    The main documentary is lazy and just a fluff piece for example no mention of Harrison fords accident.

    The beginning from ep1 was what I'd hoped for.

    Yup. Far too much talking head stuff and not enough behind the scenes stuff.


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    #6225
    homerun_homer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    .ak wrote: »
    What is the date it'll be available in shops over here on bluray? Getting different results when I search,

    It's out Friday.


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    #6226
    jones
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭jones


    Out tomorrow in HMV but amazon etc all have the 18th as release day so thats monday. I had it preordered with amazon but cancelled it as i wont get it until next week from them. i'll pick it up in HMV over the weekend


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    #6227
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    fryup wrote: »
    and when will it be available for rental??

    April 1995 :-)


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    #6228
    homerun_homer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    I see they've explained why C3P0 has a red arm in the comics. Given they say this stuff is now cannon I have to call shenanigans on it. He had his gold arm back in the end of the film when waving off Rey and Chewie so this explanation, though it might make a good read, doesn't really tie in right if he wears the red arm in tribute.


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    #6229
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    jones wrote: »
    Out tomorrow in HMV but amazon etc all have the 18th as release day so thats monday. I had it preordered with amazon but cancelled it as i wont get it until next week from them. i'll pick it up in HMV over the weekend

    UK release is Monday, which is why you are seeing it for monday, Irish release is friday. US release was two weeks ago.

    have a US target exlcusive Blu-ray version on it's way back to me


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    #6230
    homerun_homer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    I'm disappointed that the Blu Ray doesn't show the IMAX shot footage in the film, ala The Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises Blu Rays. Has anyone seen anything to say why they didn't include the full footage?


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    #6231
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,594 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    homerun_homer wrote: »
    I'm disappointed that the Blu Ray doesn't show the IMAX shot footage in the film, ala The Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises Blu Rays. Has anyone seen anything to say why they didn't include the full footage?

    I'm glad. Watching The Dark Knight Rises is a pain in the hole with the constant switching between 16:9 and IMAX. It can be incredibly jarring if it's done too often.


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    #6232
    Tony EH
    Registered Users Posts: 19,181 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Yeh, I hate that shit too. Shoot the bloody whole thing in IMAX or don't.

    Stupid gimmick. :rolleyes:

    I actually ripped my Blu onto a HDD and lept the aspect ratio to 2.35:1 for the entire film with Handbrake.

    IMAX adds nothing.


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    #6233
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    Was on a plane home yesterday and someone beside me was watching it on their iPhone.

    Such a shame. Can't imagine a worse way to experience it.


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    #6234
    JustShon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭JustShon


    david75 wrote: »
    Was on a plane home yesterday and someone beside me was watching it on their iPhone.

    Such a shame. Can't imagine a worse way to experience it.

    If it wasn't their first time watching it then it's not so much of a problem.

    Yeah the experience is severely hampered by the tiny screen but if they're just re-watching to pass the time on a flight and they've seen it before on a non-phone medium then I say have at.


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    #6235
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    aye. i did several years of asia travel, japan, korea china at least once a month, often twice. if i didn't watch movies and tv shows on my phone i'd never have gotten to see them. i'd have kept something like TFA for home, but would have re-watched on the phone no issue


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    #6236
    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Watched this again last night on Bluray, I still love it, but a few things about it are bugging me now, the main thing is Oscar Isaac.

    I know ye love him here, but I think he is brutal in it. His delivery of every line is cringe-worthy.

    Its very hard to watch the scene with him and Finn meeting again, "You keep my Jacket, you're a good man Finn". I think thats the best example of how bad he is in it in my opinion. Its a pity cause he is great in other films, not knocking his ability at all.

    Like John Boyega gets a bit of flak for Finn being too comical of a character & Rey gets knocked for being great at everything, But Poe is way too Goodie Goodie in a kind of All American kind of way and he too is ridiculously good at everything and gets no flak.


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    #6237
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,594 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Mr Freeze wrote: »
    Its very hard to watch the scene with him and Finn meeting again, "You keep my Jacket, you're a good man Finn". I think thats the best example of how bad he is in it in my opinion. Its a pity cause he is great in other films, not knocking his ability at all.

    I agree about the jacket line. One simple change to that line could have made Poe a much better character:

    "You can keep the jacket. I stole it off someone else anyway."


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    #6238
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    I didn't think it was that bad a line. They just need to establish these two as buddies cos I've a feeling their going to be our Han and Luke on from here.


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    #6239
    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    david75 wrote: »
    I didn't think it was that bad a line. They just need to establish these two as buddies cos I've a feeling their going to be our Han and Luke on from here.

    Its the delivery of the line and really all of Poes lines that bugs me but that one is particularly cringe-worthy.


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    #6240
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,321 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    Mr Freeze wrote: »
    Its the delivery of the line and really all of Poes lines that bugs me but that one is particularly cringe-worthy.

    I'm not sure it's the delivery to be honest, I just don't think that his lines are good full stop.

    He's probably the weakest character in the film, and the reports that he was meant to die in the opening sequence suggest to me that he was also a character that had his script written on the back of a napkin an hour before shooting.


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    #6241
    Tony EH
    Registered Users Posts: 19,181 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Mr Freeze wrote: »
    Watched this again last night on Bluray, I still love it, but a few things about it are bugging me now, the main thing is Oscar Isaac.

    I know ye love him here, but I think he is brutal in it. His delivery of every line is cringe-worthy.

    Its very hard to watch the scene with him and Finn meeting again, "You keep my Jacket, you're a good man Finn". I think thats the best example of how bad he is in it in my opinion. Its a pity cause he is great in other films, not knocking his ability at all.

    Like John Boyega gets a bit of flak for Finn being too comical of a character & Rey gets knocked for being great at everything, But Poe is way too Goodie Goodie in a kind of All American kind of way and he too is ridiculously good at everything and gets no flak.

    The dumbass "comic" lines Finn says are more cringworthy than anything Poe utters TBH. I seen the film a number of times and he's just a real letdown. A completely unconvicning character. Seriously, this clown has been a stormtrooper for the last 20 odd years? Really?

    Personally, I'd have switched their roles. Have Issac play the conflicted stormtrooper and Boyega play the hotshot pilot.

    That would have helped the picture greatly.


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