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Originally Posted by simmode1
I am extremely skeptical of JJ Abrams. I hate what he did with Star Trek...
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I think JJ has a great bit of vision to his film making, but he kinda lost sight of it buying into the visual sci-fi imagery that every other blockbuster was cramming down our throats. (read: Lensflare mania) That being said, all visual choices aside, I enjoyed the Star Trek films, but perhaps that's because I never enjoyed the original incarnations of it. He drew me in to a universe that I had previously rejected, so he can't go too wrong here. Especially since, as you pointed out, he's working with a story already in play rather than a full fledged reboot.
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Originally Posted by simmode1
Makes me wonder why they received an update and the rebels are still rocking ancient X-Wings.
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Yeah, the only thing I can figure is he's trying to lend some credibility to the reasoning behind them being used in the original trilogy and episodes I-III all having much sleeker/more advanced looking spacecraft. Just as kind of a way to continue to sweep Lucas' oversight under the rug, as it were.
I'm super excited for the upcoming movies, but less-so the exposition flicks we're supposed to get in between the big releases.