I actually kinda liked that cute rolly-bot. But the rest of the trailer makes me think they're not gonna try too hard to make this cute for kids. I'm not worried.

I'm actually pleased they don't show up - it hints that they are confident enough that this movie can stand on its own without having to focus entirely on the nostalgia. And it hints that they old cast have supporting roles and won't overshadow the important players.

I like Star Wars, but I'm no megafan... So is it weird that I burst out laughing in excitement at the end there?

My only conplaint is that it wasn't 2+ hours long and showed all the scenes in order.

As a miserable fatigued cynic, let me just say... looks pretty good.

It's okay, Crispin. Calm down. We're all big fans, really.

The Meaning of Modern Life: Work until you can afford to die comfortably.

Hellraiser. Especially Pinhead.

A great start, a good second offering, and then a quick ride to the bottom. A lush imaginative universe quickly reduced to torture porn and culturally relevant puns,

"If there's one thing the history of the Internet has taught us, it's that memes will not be contained. Memes break free. They expand to new territories. They crash through barriers. Painfully, maybe even.. dangerously, but and...well, there it is.

I'm simply saying that memes - - find a way."

I did not catch any of them, because they are mere representations on a screen, and therefore cannot be captured

Here to eat Crow. When they announced this movie I said it would bomb. This is why I am a software developer, not a Hollywood person.

Someone mentioned this in another comment, but a lot of theaters have kids' matinees during the summer. Usually cheap tickets on old movies, very popular with summer day cares. RotG would be exactly the sort of movie they might show during one of these matinees.

Don't tell SABAN, they might want a cut.

I wouldn't say the Hobbit films are necessarily a good adaptation, but I find them (especially Desolation) to be excellent fantasy films. They're fun, they're exciting, they're beautifully shot and largely well-acted.

While his response is odd... I find this post a bit more troubling. It seems like this post is saying "we're going with Temkin's version of events happened, but..."

I came into Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl not really knowing what to expect, and for all of the mediocrity that followed, it was solidly a great movie. Down to the very end with Norington giving Jack and the Pearl a headstart and Jack glancing at the mysterious compass and singing the A Pirates…

I've noticed some really negative comments, especially in referring to this guy as a "hero".

Wow, what bullshit. I can't believe the culture of parent-pleasing-and-pandering we live in. This isn't to encourage the children, this is to appease the parents who phoned or wrote in to complain that the original art was too spooky. I'll bet the same people who decided to scrap Gammel's art are tots who were…

Disagree. There are no longer any Scary Stories books currently being printed (that I'm aware of) that have Gammell's artwork. One could also argue that Gammell's work was easily the most important part of the book. It took a scary story one step further. They sold the books and terrified the readers. What's the point…