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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer
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Michael F. Assbender
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that's what I hate about these new episodes, the fates of luke, Solo and Leia are again at the mercy of the script. now we get to know what happens to them instead of imagining ourselves what is their final place in the story.
Luke prevailed as the ultimate hero in science fiction in 1977 at the end of Return of the Jedi.
36 years pass and now he may get killed to give way to some lame new hero, fuck everyone involved in that decision if it happens.
You had to have realized they were all gonna die at some point. I mean, none of us make it out of life alive.
At least this way, we can see if Luke dies like a hero, or dies whining like a bitch.
Pretty much. There's very little to nitpick about in there, the effects shots, the music, etc, all pretty great and fairly promising.
I still think the design of that lightsaber is open for criticism, and I am on the "it looks dumb and those are useless additions" side of that particular lightsaber. There's no rhyme or reason to it, and it's very difficult to think of a common scenario where that would come in handy.
You make a good point,
However light-sabres by their very design have never been very practical, (talk about bringing a sword to a gun fight)
They are more status symbols that the most practical of weapons.
Having a lengthy debate about radicalised design choices is kinda odd
No, bring on fresh faces.
Nicktendo86
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The male lead apparently, yes! London lad at that!
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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They have to die. I've pretty much come to grips with that. But yeah. It needs to be handled just right.that's what I hate about these new episodes, the fates of luke, Solo and Leia are again at the mercy of the script. now we get to know what happens to them instead of imagining ourselves what is their final place in the story.
Luke prevailed as the ultimate hero in science fiction in 1977 at the end of Return of the Jedi.
36 years pass and now he may get killed to give way to some lame new hero, fuck everyone involved in that decision if it happens.
I just mean to say that him injuring himself with it isn't a concern or angle to criticize it for practicality.
but it sucks!! just think about everything Luke went through in those epic episodes 4-6, he trained with yoda, he lost a hand battling his father, managed to use the force like nobody else in the galaxy since Darth Vader.
and then killed? boooo that film, booo that episode
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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I haven't been following this until today, but I assume it will be in 3D?
that's what I hate about these new episodes, the fates of luke, Solo and Leia are again at the mercy of the script. now we get to know what happens to them instead of imagining ourselves what is their final place in the story.
Luke prevailed as the ultimate hero in science fiction in 1977 at the end of Return of the Jedi.
36 years pass and now he may get killed to give way to some lame new hero, fuck everyone involved in that decision if it happens.
Everyone dies. Luke deserves a heroic death saving the die. A lot more fitting of the character than dying of old age. Same goes for Han.
Yep, and IMAX (shot natively on IMAX cameras for a number of scenes)
CreepingFear
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Hamil can die and still come back as a force ghost. Han can die going out like a boss and saving the day somehow. Don't know what they are going to do with Fischer.
Sibersk Esto
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man that new sith guy is gonna kill the SHIT out of luke
I really don't think Han is going to make it out of this film alive. Give him the heroes death in 7. He is 71. I don't think he has a whole trilogy in him at this point.
They are cancelling the new trilogy because of the backlash over a saber....
GameGuru59
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This. In our world people put side blades on broad swords for apparently no reason. Why not Star Wars?
Also, I love how much more "alive" this movie looks than the 2nd trilogy. The 2nd trilogy (especially the last two movies) seemed way too stoic.
unholyrevenger72
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FunkyMunkey
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Saber looks fine to me, in part because of the awesome zweihander in dark souls
BrokenEchelon
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Coke overdose.
CreepingFear
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Too far. Too far.
TheKaeptain
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Luke needs to be around to teach the girl and boy how to be awesome.
Sibersk Esto
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So we're all in agreement that Luke is going to have Obi-Wan's death from a New Hope?
BrokenEchelon
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Michael F. Assbender
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Sounds like radio static to me.
Vader had better not be in this trilogy, except as a name drop.
give hamil more screen time,
this is the guy's only chance of ever starring in a hollywood film, let him make it to episode 8 please, ghost force or whatever.dunno if this was already posted:
dumb as shit light saber design
Sith and Jedi build their own light sabers to their liking there is no unified design and in the case of the sith they usually go with really exotic crazy unpractical designs to show what badasses they are and to rub it in the face of the Jedi that they're swords are weak looking in comparison.
MiamiWesker
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Same here. I always assumed ford is in for just one more movie, he better go out like a boss. Plus it would freak everyone out and put real danger into the films. Luke is the one I feel needs to be in all three, he is the master.
BrokenEchelon
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I want to desperately give them the benefit of the doubt with that hilt, but my rational brain just keeps screaming "that's fucking retarded".
bananafactory
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Kind of off topic but what happened to the 3D re-releases? Did they cancel the rest after Phantom Menace?
I paid to go see that because I wanted to support it. Was looking forward to A New Hope in theatres again.
I paid to go see that because I wanted to support it. Was looking forward to A New Hope in theatres again.
Vader is just a head in a mask on a sort of pillar thing that is keeping him alive.
GuitarAtomik
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Trailer got me hard. Wasn't sure about the lightsaber at first but I do like the idea of a more claymore style saber. It probably wouldn't look as goofy if it had a real crossguard, but if you're fighting against other lightsabers, a real crossguard is just going to get sliced off and not do it's job. I really like the saber crackling the way it does. I'm curious if that's how they're all going to look.
MiamiWesker
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Yup canceled, so stupid. I went to see TPM under the assumption I would get to see them ally. Now history will show a random rerelease of TPM.
Yup, they're dead. A mixture of poor box office preformance and the Disney aquisition.
I didn't hear radio static, I heard an Imperial probe droid.
Canceled I think. The 3D re releases started before the Disney sale and since hardly anyone gave a shit for the first one it kinda faded away.
bananafactory
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I have a feeling Luke will have the same saber he does in ROTJ and it will look the same ie. "classic". My gut tells me the one we see in this teaser has something *different* about it other than the obvious appearance.
CreepingFear
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They bombed and Lucas set it up so that if Phantom Menace didn't do well enough, he took his ball and went home. 2D to 3D conversions suck anyway.
Michael F. Assbender
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I heard they put them on "indefinite hold" after the Disney buyout. The Phantom Menace 3D didn't exactly do huge numbers, so I'm guessing that hurt the chances of there being more.
Of course, George Lucas could be personally blowing every last person who bought a ticket and they'd still have problems selling tickets to any version of The Phantom Menace.
Perfect Cha0s
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I like the rest of the trailer, but I could watch this scene a bajillion times. It's so goddamn good. Fuck.
SilentRacoon
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Lucas canned the whole thing
http://gizmodo.com/5979671/lucasfil...-realizing-its-horrible-and-everyone-hates-it
MiamiWesker
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It was TPM of course it wasn't going to do well. The OT would have been huge.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I think this:
Looks dumber than the broadsword
Looks dumber than the broadsword
NekoFever
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I bet that crossguard gets used to disarm someone in a lightsaber battle. Blades clash and he hooks that behind the opponent's saber and flips it out of their hands.
If he turns up, after Abrams resorted to copying storylines from old Star Trek movies after one film, I'm going to lose a lot of faith. He's got problems if he takes over longstanding franchises with literally an entire galaxy to explore and has to raid past instalments that were neatly tied up for ideas.
If he turns up, after Abrams resorted to copying storylines from old Star Trek movies after one film, I'm going to lose a lot of faith. He's got problems if he takes over longstanding franchises with literally an entire galaxy to explore and has to raid past instalments that were neatly tied up for ideas.
MiamiWesker
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Xwing planet is so beautiful. I guess that will be the battle of "blank" planet. I hope it has a cool name.
That's probably it.
Yeah, I heard the probe droid, but there was something else too. It was probably just part of the score or something.
Christ, that CG doesn't exactly hold up in a still. Those hands and lightsabers... ewwww.
I really don't understand this line of thinking. Rationality pretty much goes out the window when watching Star Wars, and that's okay! I mean, shit, shouldn't a rational mind flip out at something as un-aerodynamic as the Millennium Falcon doing that maneuver? Or really any Star Wars ship flying in atmo?
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