Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens review

Rest assured Star Wars fans. You won’t have to complain endlessly about how Director J.J. Abrams further ruined your childhood. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens is everything we initially loved about the franchise and exceeds expectations that will likely leave a new generation obsessed about a franchise from a galaxy far, far away. 

Star Wars review – the greatest standalone sci-fi of them all

Star Wars is one of those rare films it’s impossible to exaggerate its significance to Hollywood and its impact on pop culture.

Not only did it revolutionize the sci-fi genre, launch Harrison Ford to superstardom, introduce the greatest movie villain ever and made “May the Force Be With You” into a legendary quote, but it’s also one of the finest movies ever made.

Han and Lando reunite at Star Wars Force Awakens premiere

Just finished wrapping up my Force Awakens review. Stay tuned. For now, enjoy these pics from the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” US premiere at the Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre and El Capitan Theatre on Monday.

Among the highlights for me was Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams reconnecting and seeing the new cast members reveling in the excitement and the fanfare of their hard work.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith review

With a willingness to take the Star Wars saga to its necessary darkest direction, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith delivers an epic, masterful payoff to the prequels.

Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace review

Try to introduce a newbie to the Star Wars saga by starting with The Phantom Menace and you may be out of luck in getting them to invest in future installments of a franchise set in a galaxy far, far away.

The Phantom Menace is definitely the major reason most fans, even prequel apologists like myself, don’t watch the Star Wars saga in chronological order.

The Empire Strikes Back review – still the best Star Wars film

 

Star Wars … sigh, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, is the greatest standalone science-fiction movie of all time. It tells a complete story and you can enjoy it without watching another second of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader, R2-D2 and company.

But in doing so, you’d deprive yourself of the greatest sci-fi film of all time — Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back — no qualifiers necessary. This is a generation-influencing masterpiece the likes of which we’ve rarely seen since.

George Lucas says the force is with J.J. Abrams for “Star Wars: Episode VII”

J.J. Abrams has been getting a lot of love as being the ideal successor to take over the Star Wars franchise starting with “Episode VII” and he’s got another big fan in Star Wars creator George Lucas himself.

In an interview with Access Hollywood, Lucas shared his thoughts on the future of the franchise under Abrams’ direction.

“Yeah, [I’m excited]. J.J.’s a great director and we’re friends,” Lucas said. “I think he understands the whole thing and how it works.”

For those prequel haters who may be concerned that Lucas will be overly involved, he says he will have very limited involvement if at all.

“If they need help or anything, they’ll give me a call,” he said. “Otherwise, I’m off on my own.”