| superchunk said: I disagree with in every imaginable way. Disney has excelled with the Marvel franchise and even their own more "Disney" productions over many years at this point. Their track record is amazing. Abram's Star Trek and many other titles are equally as amazing. Then you add to that who all is involved with this movie (its largely the driving forces behind Empire Strikes Back) and you have a massively winning combination. Hell, by Revenge of the Sith even Lucas had largely figured out what the fan base wanted and didn't want in new SW movies. I feel that there is a very high possibility that this will be THE movie of 2015 and only potentially beaten by the other Disney flick... Avengers: Age of Ultron. |
I appreciate your opinion.
Disney has done well in codifying the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that's for sure, but the movies, in general, aren't world-beaters. Moreover, the best of the Marvel movies, Iron Man, was released before Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment. In terms of financial investment, marketing, and business planning, Disney has hit a home run with the Marvel properties. In a business sense, it's a masterstroke. But smart business does not great cinema make.
As for Abrams' vision of Star Trek, in my opinion it's been a train wreck. He appears to have zero respect for the series' origins. Over the course of two movies, he's erased four decades of work, replacing the science and humanism of Star Trek with lens flares and plot holes.
On Lawrence Kasdan, we agree. He and Irvin Kershner -- not George Lucas -- are the two best things ever to happen to Star Wars. But I fear his ideas will be subsumed by Abrams' and/or Disney's vision for the franchise.
In any event, I sincerely hope you're right and I'm wrong. Nothing would make me happier than a great Star Wars movie.
