OK, just got back from the SW-VII. Got a bit of adventure myself. I got to the theater almost an hour and half before the show to make sure that I got a good seat. And I did, sitting in my perfect seat and patiently waiting... Unfortunately, the projector decided to go malfunction immediately after the Coming Attractions. We had to wait another 15 minutes sitting in the dark, during which time someone decided to do some handpuppeting on the big screen using his cell phone light. some of the light saber fighting (using fingers) accompanied by sound effects were pretty funny. That kept us entertained for a while until the movie theater people told us that we had to switch to another screen, which meant that we had to wait another 30 minutes for the movie to start and then 30 more minutes of the same ole Coming Attractions... And I lost my perfect seat...
Anyway, finally done with the movie. One thing to say about it: absolutely awesome!!! I loved it, loved it, loved it. I WILL go see it again. No doubt about that. I actually think it's better than the ESB (don't hate me)... I don't think the plot was predictable at all. There were some twists and turns that I wasn't expecting. I think that it seemed predictable to some because you guys might have kept up with on-line chats and rumors about the plots a little too well. I know that many have been trying to guess plots and give out predictions based on all the SW books, many of which deal with the 2nd gen characters... I made the decision not to go into any of that stuff and have been unaware of many of the predictions... And I was caught surprised a few times. So I think JJ Abrams did an awesome job.
