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guek said:
It's impressive how you missed the point of every single thing that I said. Bravo!

First, a guard would make sense but they've never been used before so their sudden inclusion stands out. Second, other people have suggested the guard emitter is made of resistant metals, not myself. Third, I was talking about the poor claymore imitation the new saber is trying to pull off, not anything seen in previous movies, and that a claymore used with one hand is dumb. If they're just going to use the new design in the same fashion as the traditional saber, it's superfluous in the worst way, with changes being made simply because it doesn't want to look like what came before. Of course we have barely anything to go by at this point but it's reasonable to not like what's been shown, just as reasonable as it may be to be excited.
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If you're grinding saber against saber, you could pivot around their saber a bit and drive one of those crossguards into your opponent's head or whatever. Especially if you've got a high, horizontal position with your saber. I could see the wielder using it defensively, using their opponent's momentum against them and stabbing them with a crossguard in one fluid parry. Also good for attacking their hands.

Oh and it fucking looks cool which is the only defense for lightsabers in the first place.

Since the crossguards have a sort of smokey appearance, they could simply be heat exhausts for what is a larger "blade" than we've seen before.
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I'd say your analysis is anything but reasonable.

Changed just for the desire to look different? For one that's not even a bad reason to do something in production, second you haven't seen it in action and have no clue.

A "poor claymore imitation"? WTF? As opposed to a good lightsaber imitation of a claymore?

You even say one-handed wielding is dumb, forgetting that the blade of a lightsaber has no weight whatsoever, and you're only saying this because the single one-second glimpse you've seen (of it being activated, not wielded) is one-handed.

The WORST kind of nerd.
 
bodyofanamerican said:
This is like, up there with the greatest unrealized business opportunities right along side an Axl and Slash Guns n Roses reunion tour.

Both Disney and Fox really like money, so I'm confident they'll figure it out.
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They'll figure it out. There's no way either side doesn't release the original trilogy before December of next year. It's gonna happen. It's just a matter of how shitty the negotiations might get.
 
So after reading up on a few things

SPOILERS

Do we know who is Grave Digger? It has to be either Serkis or Driver right? Any evidence pointing towards one being so than the other?
 
guek said:
It's impressive how you missed the point of every single thing that I said. Bravo!

First, a guard would make sense but they've never been used before so their sudden inclusion stands out. Second, other people have suggested the guard emitter is made of resistant metals, not myself. Third, I was talking about the poor claymore imitation the new saber is trying to pull off, not anything seen in previous movies, and that a claymore used with one hand is dumb. If they're just going to use the new design in the same fashion as the traditional saber, it's superfluous in the worst way, with changes being made simply because it doesn't want to look like what came before. Of course we have barely anything to go by at this point but it's reasonable to not like what's been shown, just as reasonable as it may be to be excited.
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Because it's made by new people, that's why. All the weight of the saber came from the hilt, why would one have to use with two hands?
 
The Shogun said:
So after reading up on a few things

SPOILERS

Do we know who is Grave Digger? It has to be either Serkis or Driver right? Any evidence pointing towards one being so than the other?
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Seems like Driver, Solo's son, who is fascinated with his granddaddy Vader, where Serkis - the speaker in the trailer - is probably destined to be Driver's new Sith master.

That's all the latest spoiler/rumor I've read, anyway.
 
LaserBuddha said:
I'd say your analysis is anything but reasonable.

Changed just for the desire to look different? For one that's not even a bad reason to do something in production, second you haven't seen it in action and have no clue.

A "poor claymore imitation"? WTF? As opposed to a good lightsaber imitation of a claymore?

You even say one-handed wielding is dumb, forgetting that the blade of a lightsaber has no weight whatsoever, and you're only saying this because the single one-second glimpse you've seen (of it being activated, not wielded) is one-handed.

The WORST kind of nerd.
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So basically agree with you or get insulted. Nice.

Abrams is a shit director. The new saber looks dumb. The movie might turn out alright but I'll never be optimistic about an Abrams movie because Abrams is a total hack who rarely understands the source material he's ripping off.

But y'all can get excited all you want, just don't act so indignant if not everyone shares your enthusiasm.
 
guek said:
So basically agree with you or get insulted. Nice.

Abrams is a shit director. The new saber looks dumb. The movie might turn out alright but I'll never be optimistic about an Abrams movie because Abrams is a total hack who rarely understands the source material he's ripping off.

But y'all can get excited all you want, just don't act so indignant if not everyone shares your enthusiasm.
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The WORST.
 
guek said:
It's impressive how you missed the point of every single thing that I said. Bravo!

First, a guard would make sense but they've never been used before so their sudden inclusion stands out. Second, other people have suggested the guard emitter is made of resistant metals, not myself. Third, I was talking about the poor claymore imitation the new saber is trying to pull off, not anything seen in previous movies, and that a claymore used with one hand is dumb. If they're just going to use the new design in the same fashion as the traditional saber, it's superfluous in the worst way, with changes being made simply because it doesn't want to look like what came before. Of course we have barely anything to go by at this point but it's reasonable to not like what's been shown, just as reasonable as it may be to be excited.
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Nothing has been shown, like at all, other than the new design of the saber, there is little else you can judge based on that brief moment we got to see. If you don't like it that's fine, but to say it's a superfluous addition to the movie its jumping into conclusions, we don't know if the sword is designed in a way to fit his fighting style, maybe this new character got a much more conservative approach in his fights and the new saber is a perfect match for him, or hell it could also end up being not a weapon at all.

Like I said, we don't know anything clear yet, so we better just wait before making baseless speculations.
 
I won't get indignant by any means, but while JJ definitely apes Spielberg, his characters are always clearly defined, his films are well paced, and I've always enjoyed myself watching them

I've been team JJ since it was announced and I can't think of a better director (ok, Brad Bird) to kick off the new trilogy.
 
Beelzebufo said:
People are allowed to get excited, just don't not get excited or you're the WORST.
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If you had actually read my post it isn't his level of enthusiam (but what a nice and easy strawman that is) but rather the lack of rationality and coherent points because he is grasping at straws to trash something he knows very little of.

Remember this is the guy who said that if you could use a lightsaber's crossguard to injure someone, then obviously history would be full of swords with bladed crossguards. And I still don't know what a "poor imitation" of a claymore means.

These are people who try to stand out by trashing something prematurely. They are the hipsters of the nerd subculture.
 
guek said:
So basically agree with you or get insulted. Nice.

Abrams is a shit director. The new saber looks dumb. The movie might turn out alright but I'll never be optimistic about an Abrams movie because Abrams is a total hack who rarely understands the source material he's ripping off.

But y'all can get excited all you want, just don't act so indignant if not everyone shares your enthusiasm.
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I wont take a side here but you do know that you don't have to post in this thread and not saying 'I don't like Abrams' but outright claiming he's a 'shit director' and calling him a hack just makes you seem like you're in this thread to be provocative and nothing more.

Just chill out dude and if people's hype is causing you to argue in threads then maybe it's just best to leave it be.
 
The Shogun said:
So after reading up on a few things

SPOILERS

Do we know who is Grave Digger? It has to be either Serkis or Driver right? Any evidence pointing towards one being so than the other?
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no evidence, but since Driver is enormous I'd be willing to bet he is indeed the one seen in the trailer. Plus, his face is atypical enough to make an awesome looking Sith Lord
 
Vincent Alexander said:
While I enjoy JJ, I would kill to have Edgar Wright direct a Star Wars movie.
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Oh god, don't tease me like that! I REALLY hope they tap him for one of the spinoffs (or episode IX, dare we dream?)

I just mean JJ is a tried and true solid popcorn movie/blockbuster director and I think his style is going to really gel with the Star Wars universe.
 
LaserBuddha said:
If you had actually read my post it isn't his level of enthusiam (but what a nice and easy strawman that is) but rather the lack of rationality and coherent points because he is grasping at straws to trash something he knows very little of.

Remember this is the guy who said that if you could use a lightsaber's crossguard to injure someone, then obviously history would be full of swords with bladed crossguards. And I still don't know what a "poor imitation" of a claymore means.

These are people who try to stand out by trashing something prematurely. They are the hipsters of the nerd subculture.
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No, I'm agreeing with you, he's the WORST and was being completely irrational. You were being completely rational with your response. You're the BEST.
 
NathanCX said:
I wont take a side here but you do know that you don't have to post in this thread and not saying 'I don't like Abrams' but outright claiming he's a 'shit director' and calling him a hack just makes you seem like you're in this thread to be provocative and nothing more.

Just chill out dude and if people's hype is causing you to argue in threads then maybe it's just best to leave it be.
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Someone asked why the saber design was being ridiculed. I gave logical explanations why it might be disliked. Then someone else tried calling me a nerd in a star wars thread.

Anywho, I'll go back to lurking. I'm not here to stir up shit.
 
guek said:
Someone asked why the saber design was being ridiculed. I gave logical explanations why it might be disliked. Then someone else tried calling me a nerd in a star wars thread.

Anywho, I'll go back to lurking. I'm not here to stir up shit.
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Thanks for playing.
 
So the ball droid is a practical puppet? Or a mix of CGI? I want one

guek said:
So basically agree with you or get insulted. Nice.

Abrams is a shit director. The new saber looks dumb. The movie might turn out alright but I'll never be optimistic about an Abrams movie because Abrams is a total hack who rarely understands the source material he's ripping off.

But y'all can get excited all you want, just don't act so indignant if not everyone shares your enthusiasm.
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guek said:
Hahahahaha oh look at you, trying to be so cute :-) :-D <3 <3 <3
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You should take your own advice young padawan:

guek said:
What you have to say about the art you like or dislike though and how you go about conveying your opinions speaks volumes.
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guek said:
Haters definitely try a lot harder though. It's possible to not like something without incessantly stroking your own ego
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BobbyRoberts said:
Guek's just mad because Abrams made more people give a shit about Star Trek than any single person has done in the last 25 years.
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Abounder said:
So the ball droid is a practical puppet? Or a mix of CGI? I want one






You should take your own advice young padawan:
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How am I stroking my own ego here? I dislike Abrams, that opinion is neither uncommon nor without evident reason. Like I already said, someone asked why the hilt design was being criticized and I gave some reasons why. Doing so apparently made me the "worst kind of nerd." This conversation isn't even about Star Wars anymore, it's about a bunch of people being upset that not everyone is as excited about something as they are.

It's ok not to like something, guys. I have problems with the saber design. Many of you don't. This shouldn't be such a big point of contention and insults shouldn't be flung over something so trivial.
 
Chezzymann said:
...Did this scam website pay all these people to participate in this fake conversation about a movie 13 months from release being "leaked" online to promote their website? They even upvoted that person 40 times. Damn these guys are really going the extra mile to trick people

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Jason Ingol is legit shuddered.
 
guek said:
So basically agree with you or get insulted. Nice.

Abrams is a shit director. The new saber looks dumb. The movie might turn out alright but I'll never be optimistic about an Abrams movie because Abrams is a total hack who rarely understands the source material he's ripping off.

But y'all can get excited all you want, just don't act so indignant if not everyone shares your enthusiasm.
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You know nothing about movies... literally nothing.
 
Goddamn that music. You could put that on a trailer for a two-hour long tampon commercial and I'd want to fucking see it. The claws are deep.
 
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