Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[HarMGM]

That looks like the first proper shake-up to the Star Wars Universe since Empire.

I mean christ, in terms of filming alone this something that would've never been done by someone like Lucas. The Stormtrooper drop-scene glimpsed would have been all CG. Not to mention it wouldn't have had nearly the same energy in it either. It all feels as directed by someone who grew up with Star Wars rather than grew tired of it.

I'm not expecting something to rival the original trilogy anymore. Almost half of hollywood has been chasing that since the movies themselves came. And if the prequels became tiring in one particular way, it was the needless callbacks to the past. This seems ready to finally move on and do something that gives a nice kick up the arse to the series.

Honestly, I don't even like the Abrahams Trek movies. But this seems my cup off tea.

And the football droid looks insanely cute. Reminds me of the mouse droids.

[Paulando]

Is it really relevant that the new lightsabre design might not be all that practical? Don't people in the Star Wars universe generally make their own lightsabres, and so can customise them as much as they like?

[Ste_S]

I think it looks cool but I see that and I think, again, 'get your own imagery and stop resting on the laurels of a set of films that is 30 years old because you know its obsessive fans will lap it up regardless of how cheap it is'. It just smacks of a lazy and derivative kinda Pavlovian pandering. A bit like several highly irritating parts of Alien Isolation; there's fan service in that which can only be described as 'pandering' in how obvious and forced it is.

I mean, why not just present some new ideas and stop catting on the tired and way over-appropriated imagery of the first films? How about you show us a new memorably designed ship? How about you try to evoke the feelings of excitement the Falcon produces by making us feel in love with a new ship design (and crew) that isn't totally reliant on decades-old nostalgia?

You want Guardians of the Galaxy over that way >>>>>>>>>

I'm fully on board for the nostalgia

[JPickford]

Why not both?

[strider]

I've never been so hard watching that trailer. When I saw the millennium falcon burst fourth I literally started shaking. So fucking excited for this.

[makkuwata]

Just read a tweet that summed up my opinion of the trailer; these were the half dozen shots that they had ready.

I'm psyched about getting to see a glimpse of the movie, but I don't think there's any sort of narrative to what was released today.

"That'll work, that's finished, let's make sure we have a Falcon hero shot ready before christmas..."

[Jg15]

This looks and feels like Star Wars (far more so than the Prequels) which is all that matters to me although a decent storyline wouldn't go amiss either.

[Matt Defis]

Normally I love smitty, I think he's great and people just neg because "Hey Smitty posted, let's neg it!"

This time however I'd rather say this, shut the fuck up, go somewhere else and let us enjoy seeing things that make us (a collective of hopeful 3 time tricked people) whoop with joy at seeing The Millenium Falcon, x-wings and red lightsabers not matter how silly all on display in something new.

[Jug McKenzie]

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[kensei]

The lightsabre thing really hints at the fact that it's not going to be any of the stupid moronic lightsabre twirling, wire fest that the prequels were. Instead its more a case of it being proper swordfighting, claymore style against the more rapier style. That should add something more to the fight scenes. Power against precision etc.

The Lightsaber is a basically weightless weapon, and the people welding it have psychic abilities to predict where they'll go, and can do super jumps and shit. I'd do wire fu, just to showboat.

Trying to think what does make sense. The advantage of a long sword is the range, the disadvantage is that you are in trouble if someone gets inside the effective arc of the sword and the additional weight means you are more committed. But weightless, requiring minimal or no force to cut and psychic users negate those disadvantages but also means power is not advantage useless it is force power - no additional weight to bash. So perhaps force users should be welding ridiculous length light sabres.

The original idea was they were a space katana, which made sense as the katana is a two handed slashing weapon that was used in duelling and the lightsaber was a neat distillation of the concept. But basically all TV/film sword fighting has a healthy dose of bullshit. I just want something that looks and feels awesome. Duel of the Fates had awesome, wire fu and all, most of the rest in the prequels lacked a bit of pop. I think my ideal would be a space version of this.

Game of Thrones: Syrio Forel fights the Kingsguard: http://youtu.be/PfXvs2jf2DU

[TehStu]

And, please, please, please don't make this personal.We're talking about a sci-fi movie. I am not insulting you, [...]

[...] the idea that i'd want to get onto my side the sort of freaky, hunch-backed obsessives that make up the Star Wars fanboy hardcore, grown men who seriously can't get over something they saw when they were 8 years old or whatever, well that would be so funny if it weren't so sad.

[Jug McKenzie]

On 29/11/2014 at 02:00, kensei said:

 

[makkuwata]

They didn't though. We got the falcon, sure, but how many bookies lost out on what that opening reveal would be. Not much went on in that trailer. I came in my pants and all, but that was always going to happen.

[TehStu]

Read that the crackling of the smaller blades could signify a botched construction, which is an interesting concept.

[TehStu]

It's not the hover bike per se, it's who is on it. It's probably Tatooine, but not necessarily. I guess two suns would be too much info at this stage.

But yeah, I agree. Even though it's still all speculation city, it wasn't all fanboy bait, but it wasn't random fluff.

[makkuwata]

They did, though. Falcon, X-Wing, hover bike thingy, Tattoine shot, shot of new Sith, light saber, shot of droid. It's the most predictable Star Wars checklist in the world.

Of course it didn't show a lot. It's a teaser. There will be eleven billion trailers, previews, web clibs and TV spots to follow.

Nothing in it is accidental. This is a marketing campaign and it's probably been focused-tested to death. Step one: 'classic' Star Wars imagery. Your theory that they just slapped together random shots from the render farm production table is hilarious.

I don't think anyone outside of the immediate circle concerned thought we'd get that weird Boyega shot as the opening moments of this trailer. Then we get a few world building glimpses here and there. I was waiting for the grizzled Luke/Han trailer. I'm sort of glad to be cockcblocked as I now still have that to look forward to, but it's weird to not be as happy about that trailer as I was expecting to be.

[macosx]

I think it worked well as a teaser, I'm sure the true fan service is to come with the dramatic leads of the original cast. I very much doubt this has been focus tested to death but the result of probably four or five people in conjunction with some ticked boxes on a CG whiteboard.

[Ivanho]

I think my son summed it up for me with is comment of "That was awesome Daddy, can we see it now?!!" December 2015 seems like a galaxy far far away (sorry, couldn't help myself).

Also, has Smitty had a 'moment' and deleted all his posts in fit of sith rage?

[Cheeko]

JJ in his production office far far away: "Yeah, I could use a design that makes sense, but then what would the Internet have to argue about?"

[macosx]

Also, has Smitty had a 'moment' and deleted all his posts in fit of sith rage?

...like a million negs suddenly cried out and then were silenced.

[Glasgowchivas]

When have they started production/filming on this? Star Wars seems like such a monumental undertaking that 2015 almost seems too soon.

I know Cameron is shooting Avatar 2 and 3 back to back but still, the sequel for that won't be here until late 2016 no? (for reference, the original came out in 2009)

They finished principal photography a few weeks ago. They've got just over a year to edit it and finish the effects.

[Nespresso]

They finished principal photography a few weeks ago. They've got just over a year to edit it and finish the effects.

So basically Avatar 2 and 3 about 5+ years... Star Wars 2 years? Just seems so short.

EDIT: Woops, never mind. It appears Cameron is aiming to release Avatar 2, 3 and 4 in 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively. So I guess that makes more sense. Jesus, the man is a machine.

[Goose]

It was originally meant to be summer 2015 but Abrams wanted more time and Disney already had Age of Ultron in May, so that's summer (and 2015) sewn up already. I imagine Ep7 might end up the bigger film, but it will need time in 2016 to achieve it.

[Lag]

Weird that there is a film about how old a robot is.

[Jg15]

So the music in opening of the teaser is the same as the music from the sail barge/Sarlacc scene in RotJ which is cool.

[DocG]

So perhaps force users should be welding ridiculous length light sabres.

[DocG]

Having soured on the whole thing after I & II, I've never seen Revenge Of The Sith. So I've never seen Anakin become Vader (spoiler warning I guess), which is something I'd kinda like to see. The wife's out tonight. If I watch it instead of playing Far Cry 4, am I gonna have a bad time?

[macosx]

It's the best of the bunch Doc

[Harsin]

Which is a bit like saying Pol Pot is better than Hitler or Stalin.

[makkuwata]

Three had so much potential. Order 66 is exactly what I had waited on for years and not realised it. But then there's stuff like

Natalie Portman literally dying of a broken heart. And the Emperor's face getting scarred through his lightening rather than using the force to disguise his true form as I had imagined.