The Force Awakens

Jahona

Jahona

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danlb_2000 said:
The Spielberg and JJ interviews were much better. My one complaint about the coverage is that I wish they would caption the random celebrities posing on the red carpet so I could tell who they are.
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I recognize a few every now and then but there is still a lot that I'm like "who are you?" What is the capacity of the theatre? There is a ton of people out for this premier.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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Jahona said:
I recognize a few every now and then but there is still a lot that I'm like "who are you?" What is the capacity of the theatre? There is a ton of people out for this premier.
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According to Google, the Dolby is 3400, the El Capitan is 1100, and the Chinese is 1152.
 
G00fyDad

G00fyDad

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Jahona said:
I recognize a few every now and then but there is still a lot that I'm like "who are you?" What is the capacity of the theatre? There is a ton of people out for this premier.
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Not all of these are going to see the movie tonight. Tonight's premiere is invite only.
 
prberk

prberk

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danlb_2000 said:
According to Google, the Dolby is 3400, the El Capitan is 1100, and the Chinese is 1152.
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Good Morning America this morning was broadcasting from inside the Chinese, speaking about the premiere having been in that theatre. Do you think they really used the others? If so, it sounds like maybe they were overflow, but with the stars of the film seeing it at the Chinese (which, of course, is appropriate, as all other films in the series, including the first one, premiered there as well).

I am also betting that the real premiere was not in "IMAX 3-D," even though that theatre is equipped with it. My guess is that they saw the film itself without all the 3-D gimmicks. Anyone know?
 
Jahona

Jahona

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prberk said:
I am also betting that the real premiere was not in "IMAX 3-D," even though that theatre is equipped with it. My guess is that they saw the film itself without all the 3-D gimmicks. Anyone know?
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Don't really know. All of the tickets I bought were for the 2D screenings. I didn't even notice there was a 3D version of the film as both theaters I chose to get tickets only have a limited screening of the 3D version.
 
prberk

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Good article on the premiere from the L.A. Times (and no spoilers in it), and has pics from the carpet:

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/1780/article/p2p-85327915/

After many months of build-up and endless amounts of media coverage featuring countless "Star Wars" references, the long-awaited premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was held Monday night — and Hollywood showed up in force (sorry, you knew it was coming).
Onscreen and off, it was a night of both nostalgia, looking back with reverence to the much-loved original "Star Wars" trilogy, and of looking forward, as the franchise shifts to a new generation. Despite tight security, a few long lines and cold weather, the mood was as festive as you'd expect for the first "Star Wars" movie to hit theaters in 10 years.
As expected, the audience broke into applause at the opening blast of John Williams' theme music and at each successive appearance of a much-loved "Star Wars" character, from Han Solo to Princess (now General) Leia to Chewbacca to R2-D2. But by the end of the night, as overwhelmingly positive reactions began spreading on social media, many were talking of the strength of the younger cast members, led by Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, who will carry the series into the future.
The Walt Disney Co. pulled out all the stops for the event, closing down four blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and screening the movie in not one but three theaters: the El Capitan, the Dolby Theater and the TCL Chinese Theatre. As befitting arguably the biggest franchise in film history, this was a premiere on steroids.

Fans turned out in droves to catch a glimpse of a wide array of boldfaced names from the film and television industries and beyond, from Pixar chief John Lasseter to music producer Quincy Jones to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige to director Ava DuVernay. A few showed their love for "Star Wars" by coming in costume: Joseph Gordon-Levitt was dressed as Yoda, complete with a painted green face, while Rainn Wilson wore Jedi robes. As a goodwill gesture, a number of fans who have already spent days waiting in line in front of the Chinese Theatre to see the film when it opens were also invited in to the premiere.
Robert Iger, Disney's chairman and chief exec, took the stage at the Dolby before the film began and warmly acknowledged the franchise's creator, George Lucas, who was seated in the audience beside longtime friend Steven Spielberg. The spotlight shone on Lucas for a moment and, though he didn't speak, he received a rousing standing ovation from the crowd.

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy spoke of the sense of fate and destiny that has always lain beneath the "Star Wars" franchise, noting that "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams had been hired at age 16 to restore some of Steven Spielberg's long-lost childhood Super 8 films — only to have Spielberg decades later lobby for him to be hired to direct the seventh "Star Wars" film.
"Is it the Force?" Kennedy said. "I think so.... Tonight may the Force be with us all."
Abrams wryly thanked Disney for putting on "this incredibly low-key premiere" and expressed his gratitude to Kennedy "for meeting filmmakers who rejected this opportunity so I could direct a 'Star Wars' movie." The director then brought out his cast, along with Williams, co-writer Lawrence Kasdan and others.
After the screening ended, the audience spilled back out into the tent that lined Hollywood Boulevard for an after party, where kids — and adults — could build BB-8 toys, play "Star Wars" video games and chow down on "Star Wars"-themed desserts.

With the film's release now just days away, Disney will ride the wave of enthusiastic early reactions — and hope that no spoilers (and there are a few big surprises) leak out, as millions of fans around the world wait for their own chance to return to the galaxy far, far away.
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Looks like they did, in fact, use all of the theatres, with at least some celebrities (Lucas and Spielberg) in the Dolby Theatre.

Also I thought that was a nice gesture to let the people camping out for tickets to Thursday's opening at the Chinese, in to see the actual premiere. Classy decision.

And it looks like the article writer is still playing along with the suspense: no mention of Hamill on screen...

I am encourage by all of the positive reactions both mentioned in this article and talked about on the news this morning.
 
prberk

prberk

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I am encouraged that, while keeping spoilers away so far, the initial comments from people who have seen it seem to be consistently positive. Jimmy Carter, the entertainment reporter for Nashville's WSM that I listen to (not the former president), said that it was good to go in knowing nothing, and that it was a 4.5 out of 5.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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prberk said:
I am encouraged that, while keeping spoilers away so far, the initial comments from people who have seen it seem to be consistently positive. Jimmy Carter, the entertainment reporter for Nashville's WSM that I listen to (not the former president), said that it was good to go in knowing nothing, and that it was a 4.5 out of 5.
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I'd be kind of interested to know President Carter's thoughts on The Force Awakens. And as an elder statesman how would he go about seeking to broker a lasting peace in the galaxy?
 

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