re: Who thinks the new Star Wars trilogy will suck?

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very much enjoyed Abrams Star Trek movie. I see no reason why he couldn't bring a fresh and interesting take on the Star Wars Universe.

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I like Abrams alot, but I don't see him as a breath of fresh air to the franchise. I can pretty much see it in my mind almost exactly how it will be, and I'll be shocked if I'm wrong. Granted what I've got in my head is good, but not a game changer like I was hoping. It's just really JJ Abrams is by far the safest choice they could have gone with. Would have been cool to see Del Toro or Bird go after the franchise.

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IMO, Abrams should recast Luke, Leia, Han, etc if they intend on continuing that story. I dont think you'll get a good movie with an old Luke, Leia, and Han while skipping forward 40 or so years from Jedi.

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Why not? You just don't make the story about Luke, Leia, and Han. You move on to other more youthful characters.

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Think about the backstory required. You have to assume that, after the Battle of Endor, the Empire didn't surrender. They still control the majority of the galaxy. I'd be very disappointed if the crawl just said, "Its been 40 years since the battle of Endor. The Emperor died, the Empire surrendered, Han and Leia got hitched, Luke got a dog, everything is peachy, until a new threat...."

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Honestly, they should pick up a completely new plot to go with. Just bring up the original trilogy in passing (and never bring up the prequels since they'll hopefully remake them in a few decades into something much better), and don't have the Sith in it. There's so much potential for the universe that has been created that they really need to do new inspired material.