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Posted: 11/28/2014 11:52:32 AM EDT
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I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. Things I liked: Everything seemed to look used and dated like the original trilogy (Ep. 4-6), not shiny and new like the most recent three abortions. Stormtroopers stacked up to air assault some rebel scum X-wing shot was stupendous. The Millenium fucking Falcon doing its thing with that John Williams score blaring made the trailer for me. The Sith shot was pretty cool, but... Stupid shit: Not a huge fan of that light saber That fucking droid That giant ass speeder Overall, I give it a 6.5 and will keep my hopes up. ETA: I was born in October of 1981. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 11:52:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:05:25 PM EDT
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When we have a trilogy like Star Wars and new directors and producers take it over, the whole look and and feel of the series changes.
Like the 007 movies, when the new producer came out of Casino Royale, the gimmicky cheesy Bond was a thing of the past and Bond became the dark character that Ian Flemmimg originally intended. I could be wrong about this new Star Wars, maybe it won't suck. I don't have my hopes up. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:08:16 PM EDT
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I was born in 77. I thought the teaser was all right. Let's be honest, the original movies have their issues. Bad acting, goofy dialogue, thin story, etc. Don't get me wrong, I love the old ones too, and the prequels were steaming piles of dog shit. At least we're getting Lucas-free movies since he is clearly way past being able to make anything worth watching. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. I was born in 74' , my folks took me to see the original in a drive in theater. It did have its flaws, but it was what it was and yes the prequels were steaming piles of shit. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:11:01 PM EDT
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Still holding out hope
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:18:06 PM EDT
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Hack JJ Abrahms flushes another Sci Fi franchise down the toilet in the name of lens flair. (proving it is possible to be worse than Lucas)
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:22:36 PM EDT
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Hack JJ Abrahms flushes another Sci Fi franchise down the toilet in the name of lens flair. (proving it is possible to be worse than Lucas) Can you provide time stamps of these egregious lens flair? I was looking and didn't see many, if any, at all. I'm not defending it. I've listed my issues with it above. I don't think lens flair is a fair or honest rebuke. ETA: I saw one @ 1:04 on the Youtube link on page 1 when the Falcon flies in front of the sun. That's it. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:25:26 PM EDT
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What the fuck is the point of that lightsabers hilt? Seems like a good way to fuck up a hand.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:25:53 PM EDT
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Is it bad that I looked at that and thought: "That wouldn't work, the light cross bars do nothing as anyone slicing would just go through the metal hilt part" If you are gonna design a new lightsaber to be different at least have it not be stupid. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Is it bad that I looked at that and thought: "That wouldn't work, the light cross bars do nothing as anyone slicing would just go through the metal hilt part" If you are gonna design a new lightsaber to be different at least have it not be stupid. I had the exact same thought, the cross guard blades would have to come directly out of the body of the lightsaber to be effective |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:33:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:34:02 PM EDT
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From what I saw on my phone. The addition to the sith lightsaber looked like mini force pikes, like the weapons the royal guards use, or greviouses droids.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:38:01 PM EDT
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Loving it.
I'm trying not to, but damn seeing tattoine with the probe droid sounds was awesome. The XWings look excellent. The sith looks like he just has raw anger. The soccer ball robot was the weakest part, but ex useable. The voice sounded like Benedict Cumberbatch, anyone confirm? |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:40:53 PM EDT
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Every Star Wars fan in the galaxy has reason to be skeptical after the childhood raping we received last time. The shot of the X-wings blasting across the water gave me hope. None of the rest bothered me. It's just a movie. I can never relive 1977 as a 5 year old but I can do the next best thing. Next year my kids will be 5 and 3.5. They already love the Star Wars Rebels cartoon. They will love this new movie regardless of how it turns out and that's all that really matters to me.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:41:35 PM EDT
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Looks like a JJ Abrams movie to me.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:45:36 PM EDT
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Yeah pomell/handguard fail. I did like the 'rougher' appearance of the blade itself though.
I dunno why everyone is flying 3 feet off the ground, but dramatic footage, I guess. I'm also kind of curious how it's been 30 years, but the ships look the same. (I mean, YES! The ships look the SAME!) but at the same time....did technology stop developing when the Emperor died? I am going with the rebels are still the underdog and have to keep a literal low profile and have to maintain a now ancient fleet of starfighters to fight the new Empire/Alliance/Jedi Order. I did note the Falcon has a different radar dish after the old one got knocked off at Endor...and yeah, that scene along with the stormtroopers in the assault ship and the TIEs Howling scream suddenly turned the calendar back to '77 for me! Beachball droid better not be the New JarJar. I also realized this means I have One Year to build my TIE Fighter Pilot suit for the premier! |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:46:59 PM EDT
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I thought the exact same thing!  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Haha, the beachball droid has me feeling it's gonna be just like a George Lucas led production I thought the exact same thing! Seems just like Chewbacca roaring at the Death Star "Mouse Droid" in the original... (shrug) Not sure why THAT of all things is inspiring the hate. 
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Yeah pomell/handguard fail. I did like the 'rougher' appearance of the blade itself though. I dunno why everyone is flying 3 feet off the ground, but dramatic footage, I guess. I'm also kind of curious how it's been 30 years, but the ships look the same. (I mean, YES! The ships look the SAME!) but at the same time....did technology stop developing when the Emperor died? I am going with the rebels are still the underdog and have to keep a literal low profile and have to maintain a now ancient fleet of starfighters to fight the new Empire/Alliance/Jedi Order. I did note the Falcon has a different radar dish after the old one got knocked off at Endor...and yeah, that scene along with the stormtroopers in the assault ship and the TIEs Howling scream suddenly turned the calendar back to '77 for me! Beachball droid better not be the New JarJar. I also realized this means I have One Year to build my TIE Fighter Pilot suit for the premier! I don't really follow the books, but my understanding is that the Empire didn't just vanish overnight with the defeat of the Emperor and destruction of the second Death Star. (Quick-cuts of CGI people dancing and fireworks on Coruscant in the re-release notwithstanding... ) There were Governors, generals, admirals, and a shitload of imperial fleets and star-destroyers etc. out there in the Galaxy still to contend with. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:48:53 PM EDT
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I loved how "furious" that sith blade seemed, hissing and flashing. That isn't something I'd want to fight against. And the sith guy was walking with that, "I'm a badass MFer, come get some" gait. Looks awesome.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 12:52:15 PM EDT
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Looks promissing
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:01:52 PM EDT
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It's not the only thing I dislike, but I wish Abrams would drop the stupid lens flare signature. I mean I get it, but it's not like he's actually there filming it live and it just happens uncontrollably. He adds it in, yet everyone knows it's fake BS.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:04:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah pomell/handguard fail. I did like the 'rougher' appearance of the blade itself though. I dunno why everyone is flying 3 feet off the ground, but dramatic footage, I guess. I'm also kind of curious how it's been 30 years, but the ships look the same. (I mean, YES! The ships look the SAME!) but at the same time....did technology stop developing when the Emperor died? I am going with the rebels are still the underdog and have to keep a literal low profile and have to maintain a now ancient fleet of starfighters to fight the new Empire/Alliance/Jedi Order. I did note the Falcon has a different radar dish after the old one got knocked off at Endor...and yeah, that scene along with the stormtroopers in the assault ship and the TIEs Howling scream suddenly turned the calendar back to '77 for me! Beachball droid better not be the New JarJar. I also realized this means I have One Year to build my TIE Fighter Pilot suit for the premier! Agreed on the rougher looking blade. Seems "meaner". The handguard beams might not work for blocking other saber blows, but they do look neat and give it a Crusader sword kind of look. Technology wise, if the galaxy has descended into chaos, then tech development could be at a crawl or standstill. (no idea if that's true, just pondering) Beachball droid might work out, I don't think (PRAYING) that there isn't anything close to another Jar Jar shittybinks. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:11:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat website is trash. Buggy and idiotic. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:14:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:20:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryFUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT! DISNEY IS GOING TO UNFUCK THE GREATEST MOVIE FRANCHISE EVER!!!!! |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:23:22 PM EDT
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The Sith / forest / saber scene is the baddest movie clip I've seen in a while. Dude is truly displeased with someone or something lol.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:43:28 PM EDT
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It;s not the only thing I dislike, but I wish Abrams would drop the stupid lens flare signature. I mean I get it, but it's not like he's actually there filming it live and it just happens uncontrollably. He adds it in, yet everyone knows it's fake BS. As I asked above, can you provide time stamps of the egregious lens flair? I saw one @ 1:04 on the Youtube link on page 1 when the Falcon flies in front of the sun. That's it. I'm not defending it. I've listed my issues with it above. I don't think lens flair is a fair or honest rebuke. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:54:04 PM EDT
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The Sith / forest / saber scene is the baddest movie clip I've seen in a while. Dude is truly displeased with someone or something lol. I agree, the saber actually seems like fire or a flame, rather than just light. He was walking with a purpose and then something catches him as not right, awesome |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 1:57:12 PM EDT
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Yeah pomell/handguard fail. I did like the 'rougher' appearance of the blade itself though. I dunno why everyone is flying 3 feet off the ground, but dramatic footage, I guess. I'm also kind of curious how it's been 30 years, but the ships look the same. (I mean, YES! The ships look the SAME!) but at the same time....did technology stop developing when the Emperor died? I am going with the rebels are still the underdog and have to keep a literal low profile and have to maintain a now ancient fleet of starfighters to fight the new Empire/Alliance/Jedi Order. I did note the Falcon has a different radar dish after the old one got knocked off at Endor...and yeah, that scene along with the stormtroopers in the assault ship and the TIEs Howling scream suddenly turned the calendar back to '77 for me! Beachball droid better not be the New JarJar. I also realized this means I have One Year to build my TIE Fighter Pilot suit for the premier! If you count all the expanded universe stuff like the comics and Knights of the old Republic games as canon then the technology in the SW universe hasn't really progressed very much in thousands of years. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:03:19 PM EDT
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As I asked above, can you provide time stamps of the egregious lens flair? I saw one @ 1:04 on the Youtube link on page 1 when the Falcon flies in front of the sun. That's it. I'm not defending it. I've listed my issues with it above. I don't think lens flair is a fair or honest rebuke. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It;s not the only thing I dislike, but I wish Abrams would drop the stupid lens flare signature. I mean I get it, but it's not like he's actually there filming it live and it just happens uncontrollably. He adds it in, yet everyone knows it's fake BS. As I asked above, can you provide time stamps of the egregious lens flair? I saw one @ 1:04 on the Youtube link on page 1 when the Falcon flies in front of the sun. That's it. I'm not defending it. I've listed my issues with it above. I don't think lens flair is a fair or honest rebuke. That's a very short clip of what is probably a 2 hour movie. If all of his other films are evidence, anything in space pointed past a star or on a planet with the sun out will most likely have them. ETA: Forgot that many light sources will have them as well. That clip might not even be finished yet either. If you want me to add more, the lightsaber with a guard that can be cut off is ridiculous. If there are tons of quick cut, can't see WTF is going on, WTH did I just watch type of scenes like in his other films, then it'll be more of a JJ Abrams film. There's already some evidence in the tiny trailer. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:12:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:25:18 PM EDT
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Personally, I'm getting tired of CGI. No matter how good it gets there is just something with real actors and models that CGI cannot replicate. CGI backgrounds are fine, but not characters or objects. Like in the Hobbit, the Pale Orc looks good, buy compared to the orcs that are guys in costumes he just looks fake. The model ships in the original triology lok a million times better than the CGI stuff in the trailer.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:25:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. '89er here Teaser looks gay, I thought it was going to be a fake as soon as the black guy popped up |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:35:32 PM EDT
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It had to happen.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:37:25 PM EDT
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'89er here Teaser looks gay, I thought it was going to be a fake as soon as the black guy popped up Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. '89er here Teaser looks gay, I thought it was going to be a fake as soon as the black guy popped up Did you really not know John Boyega was one of the leads in the film? |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:46:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:48:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you really not know John Boyega was one of the leads in the film? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I will bet that anyone posting in this thread born 1981 or earlier will have much different opinions on this to those born after, especially the young ones here born after 1991 and later. '89er here Teaser looks gay, I thought it was going to be a fake as soon as the black guy popped up Did you really not know John Boyega was one of the leads in the film? When he came onto screen I thought it was Tracy Morgan  I've been awake for way too long |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:48:37 PM EDT
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Haha, the beachball droid has me feeling it's gonna be just like a George Lucas led production That was my reaction upon seeing that myself.  ..I hope its at least an entertaining movie.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 2:52:25 PM EDT
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Yeah pomell/handguard fail. I did like the 'rougher' appearance of the blade itself though. I dunno why everyone is flying 3 feet off the ground, but dramatic footage, I guess. I'm also kind of curious how it's been 30 years, but the ships look the same. (I mean, YES! The ships look the SAME!) but at the same time....did technology stop developing when the Emperor died? I am going with the rebels are still the underdog and have to keep a literal low profile and have to maintain a now ancient fleet of starfighters to fight the new Empire/Alliance/Jedi Order. I did note the Falcon has a different radar dish after the old one got knocked off at Endor...and yeah, that scene along with the stormtroopers in the assault ship and the TIEs Howling scream suddenly turned the calendar back to '77 for me! Beachball droid better not be the New JarJar. I also realized this means I have One Year to build my TIE Fighter Pilot suit for the premier! Just wear a gimp suit..no one there will know the difference. 
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:19:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryHere is another perfect example not fucking with something that worked in the past. In the original 3 movies, and again in the "prequals" stormtroopers were nameless and faceless henchmen who's identities were not only pointless to the story, it kept the writers from doing more character development. Now, or so it would appear those stormtroopers are going to have an identity and a name and we put an actual human face to the evil henchmen. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:22:21 PM EDT
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The Sith / forest / saber scene is the baddest movie clip I've seen in a while. Dude is truly displeased with someone or something lol. How do you know that dude isn't Luke? Rumor has it he isn't such a good guy. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:28:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNow, or so it would appear those stormtroopers are going to have an identity and a name and we put an actual human face to the evil henchmen. I have to agree. Part of the allure of the original trilogy was the mystery. The Force, how Anakin became Vader were left vague. Every point of explaining or clarifying these points lessened the story. That being said, I like the trailer. It had more of a Empire Strikes Back feel than a prequel one. CW |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:36:12 PM EDT
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How do you know that dude isn't Luke? Rumor has it he isn't such a good guy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Sith / forest / saber scene is the baddest movie clip I've seen in a while. Dude is truly displeased with someone or something lol. How do you know that dude isn't Luke? Rumor has it he isn't such a good guy. Mark Hamill is too old to walk in the woods at night alone |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:40:22 PM EDT
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No Red Leader Standing By? You guys are slipping.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:44:14 PM EDT
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Mark Hamill is too old to walk in the woods at night alone Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Sith / forest / saber scene is the baddest movie clip I've seen in a while. Dude is truly displeased with someone or something lol. How do you know that dude isn't Luke? Rumor has it he isn't such a good guy. Mark Hamill is too old to walk in the woods at night alone It didn't prevent them from making Christopher Lee move and jump around like someone in his 20's. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:47:34 PM EDT
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Could the awakening not be "The Force" but an ancient master? The below image was leaked early on in development. Looks very much like Darth Revan from KOTOR.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:47:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Personally, I'm getting tired of CGI. No matter how good it gets there is just something with real actors and models that CGI cannot replicate. CGI backgrounds are fine, but not characters or objects. Like in the Hobbit, the Pale Orc looks good, buy compared to the orcs that are guys in costumes he just looks fake. The model ships in the original triology lok a million times better than the CGI stuff in the trailer. I'm pretty sure CGI would make the Red Dwarf look a LOT better... But then we are talking about a ship model made out of a lampshade For everything else, yes, models are MUCH better than CGI most of the time - although a well-done CGI explosion would have been better IMO than the same Klingon Bird of Prey being blown up clip being used 3 different times in the Star Trek movies. Definitely a strong JJ Abrams feel to that trailer. He seems to be good at making things look pretty, as long as someone keeps him away from the lens flare button, but I have to wonder about the story line sometimes. Hollywood is desperately short of good writers these days. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:48:19 PM EDT
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Here is another perfect example not fucking with something that worked in the past. In the original 3 movies, and again in the "prequals" stormtroopers were nameless and faceless henchmen who's identities were not only pointless to the story, it kept the writers from doing more character development. Now, or so it would appear those stormtroopers are going to have an identity and a name and we put an actual human face to the evil henchmen. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
Here is another perfect example not fucking with something that worked in the past. In the original 3 movies, and again in the "prequals" stormtroopers were nameless and faceless henchmen who's identities were not only pointless to the story, it kept the writers from doing more character development. Now, or so it would appear those stormtroopers are going to have an identity and a name and we put an actual human face to the evil henchmen. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile How do you know he didn't steal the uniform? Luke and Han did and they had faces. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:53:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Could the awakening not be "The Force" but an ancient master? The below image was leaked early on in development. Looks very much like Darth Revan from KOTOR. http://i.imgur.com/fnhwAfG.png |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:54:38 PM EDT
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Fuck yeah!
Yep. Just Fuck yeah! |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 3:56:29 PM EDT
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They better leave Revan the hell alone. KOTOR did a better job telling a Star Wars story than everything except for the original trilogy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Could the awakening not be "The Force" but an ancient master? The below image was leaked early on in development. Looks very much like Darth Revan from KOTOR. http://i.imgur.com/fnhwAfG.png I've long argued that KotOR is the quintessential "Star Wars" experience and tops all but possibly "Empire" in its greatness. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 4:06:26 PM EDT
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Could the awakening not be "The Force" but an ancient master? The below image was leaked early on in development. Looks very much like Darth Revan from KOTOR. http://i.imgur.com/fnhwAfG.png It's not revan. ETA: at least it's not in the leaked rumors. It's a new villain. |
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