‘Star Wars’ fans pack theaters across Houston to see ‘The Force Awakens’

Chauncey DeVega’s fondest childhood memory was waiting outside a CT theater for several hours with his mother to see “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi” in 1983.

Members of the Capital City Garrison and the Rebel Legion Canadian Base attended the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne and VIP on Thursday.

“It was wonderful”, Charles said of the new film.

“That’s going to be our holiday treat”, said DeVega, of Hyde Park. “There is nothing quite like coming into a room filled with kids, and you see their faces light up as they see characters they have only known on the big and small screen coming to life”.

With so many entertainment options today, it’s impossible for a singular pop culture event to be as galvanizing today as back when the first Star Wars hit theatres in 1977. They have also pushed for theaters to hire extra private security.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is expected to take some $200 million at the North American box office over its opening weekend, according to box office analysts, making it one of the biggest openings of all time. “Now he’s into it”.

Fans dressed as their favorite heroes, villains, droids and aliens bonded over their love for George Lucas’ universe, now overseen by director J.J. Abrams for the new installment.

“It’s such an exciting thing to see if for the first time at opening night”, said Yale University student Hayley Kolding.

A couple weeks back, the cast and filmmakers behind the new Star Wars film Star Wars: The Force Awakens participated in a Power Of Storytelling Q & A at YouTube Space Los Angeles.

I won’t go into much detail, but let’s just say that Kylo Ren is no Darth Vader and the logic behind how he gained so much influence can be spotty at best, at least judging by how the film treats him. “They come off really well in the movie”. Abrams’ film would live up to the hype, especially since some fans were disappointed with the prequel trilogy, released from 1999 to 2005.

Disney plans to release five more Star Wars movies after this.

“I said to John in LA, I can’t wait – I hope I’m on a bus”. By contrast to the prequels, The Force Awakens is super-sleek: story elements are focused on the hero’s journey of our two main characters and the rise of a new enemy.

He said it was important for him to see the film with his daughter, Kylie Recker, 7, a second-grader at Wernert Elementary School in West Toledo.

Scott and her friend, Shannon Baney, 21, who also had hair like Princess Leia, arrived at the theater at 4 p.m. – three hours before the show. “This is no surprise and while I know that people feel a need, and actually entitled – they want to know, when they want to know it – I was very gratified to hear people say thank-you to Disney for not spoiling everything before it comes out”.