GlenChivas
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That would be cool. Some sort of Saving Private Ryan style last stand. Except instead of Nazi's it's just Vader slicing through the team.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Official Teaser Trailer
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That would be cool. Some sort of Saving Private Ryan style last stand. Except instead of Nazi's it's just Vader slicing through the team.
Dubbedinenglish
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Ben Mendelsohn is one menacing looking villain.
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WadiumArcadium
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Ben Mendelsohn is one menacing looking villain.
The second shot's AMAZING.
Love how abstract this shot it before you realize what it is.
I love a lot of shots in the trailer but this is straight up the most impressive
Oh no, I agree and gather that. I'm just really impressed with how they thought of this.
I get that, but it's a first impression. Selling this as all about her if it isn't is a weird choice, even as a teaser.
I really like the "A Star Wars Story" subtitle they're using. My first thought was the tone is awfully dark for Star Wars, but ESB was the same and this being a "story" allows for all kinds of things that I would be bothered by if they were in a numbered entry.
brandonh83
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I can't agree about Episode VII. It was new enough to me, the story is going in a new direction, and it looked great. I didn't really get "fanfic" out of it. I do get that with this.
I guess from any perspective they can be called "fan films" as it seems that anything that isn't from the original creator is fan fiction.
Wasnt it rumoured Tarkin was in this too? All CGI?
I like Desplat but he's mostly good for slow, dramatic movies (ie: Benjamin Button, Tree of Life). Not sure if he can properly handle a big action score. We'll see...
Vampirolol
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No way. The cinematography alone in Ep VII is a billion years better than any prequel scene. In fact, Ep VII doesn't look like a fan film, it looks like a Star Wars film. This one has more humans with strange dresses, a blind samurai with a stick and works as a prequel, of course it's got a fan made vibe.
jstevenson
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I knew that looked like a subway station redressed. Been in that station a few times too
AbsolutBro
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It's still possible, technically. We see Jakku after this movie takes place, and by then it's a desert world. Given we know of at least one Star Destroyer that crashed into the planet's surface, we can guess that whatever space battle took place above Jakku caused some pretty serious damage to the planet's ecosystem.
rootbeerafloat
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After TFA almost completely ignored them, I was expecting them to shove some prequel imagery into Rogue One. Maybe see a Naboo fighter flying around with an X-Wing, or some kind half clone trooper/stormtrooper battalion. You know, some garbage scenes they could throw in as an excuse to make more toys. But nope. It's all glorious ANH.
Hopefully they don't ruin it by including Hayden. Keep the prequels isolated and canon in name only, just to appease that part of the fan base. I'll forgive using O'Reilly again, since she's pretty much perfect for the part.
Hopefully they don't ruin it by including Hayden. Keep the prequels isolated and canon in name only, just to appease that part of the fan base. I'll forgive using O'Reilly again, since she's pretty much perfect for the part.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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It's an extension of the SW universe and that's something that should be encouraged. I think some of your apathy stems from the fact that there's no notable returning characters or moneyshots in the trailer (e.g., Millenium Falcon, Vader helmet, etc.).
Its the internet. This is the natural cycle. Popular thing comes out and is celebrated. Vocal minority hates popular thing. People swap sides
brandonh83
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Not true at all. His Potter scores were superb with action.
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...no. I just didn't see anything that personally excited me. We'll see. Also don't assume, it's a terrible way to have a conversation
Ben Mendelsohn is one menacing looking villain.
getting Ian McKellen/Magneto vibes
WadiumArcadium
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Also its entirely possible this droid running with Luna and Felicity is Alan Tudyk
It definitely is.
Ah, alright gotcha. I imagine Edwards is a driving factor behind shots like that. The one thing they got definitely right in Godzilla was making him look gigantic.
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PeskyToaster
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Great trailer but nothing will beat TFA's millennium falcon moment in terms of pure trailer excitement.
ryutaro's mama
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Looks absolutely wonderful.
That said, I'm having a laugh at:
TFA Teaser: "OMG! Star Wars is BACK! Fuck the Prequels!"
RO Teaser: "OMG! Star Wars is BACK! Fuck Ep.VII!"
'Tis a vicious cycle for some Star Wars fans.
*Tongue in cheek post, but I'm actually really surprised by the apparent dislike for Ep.VII I've seen just in this thread. Granted, I don't stay very active in SW threads, but it's kind of an eye-opener for me. I thought VII was outstanding :/
Well, had you read those threads in real time, you would have seen that TFA had people that weren't in your camp.
There were a TON of people (myself included) that didn't love TFA. I thought it was incredibly safe and pandered heavily to fans of the ANH, along with blatantly same-y story beats.
Disheveled_Zen
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Jungleish planet reminds me a lot of Rishi from SWTOR, wonder what planet that will be in the movie.
TheJollyCorner
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The trailer was really good, but this one being directed by Gareth Edwards gives me pause. Of the dude's 2 feature films, I've liked neither of them. Hopefully this one will benefit from better writing and the producers helping shepherd in a proper film though.
Pagusas
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so, I just showed this trailer to Co-workers and wife. (Keep in mind I love this and think it looks great)
Reaction from everyone: "I dont understand, where are the charecters from the last one? When will we find out what happened to them!?"
Like seriously everyone acted all confused. When I explained to them this is a side film, the general thought was "oh... thats stupid, they are going to overdue it, we dont need star wars every year"
Also one person asked "is this like the star wars version of Hunger Games?"
Reaction from everyone: "I dont understand, where are the charecters from the last one? When will we find out what happened to them!?"
Like seriously everyone acted all confused. When I explained to them this is a side film, the general thought was "oh... thats stupid, they are going to overdue it, we dont need star wars every year"
Also one person asked "is this like the star wars version of Hunger Games?"
Extra Sauce
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I'm just wondering how he's going to deal with enemy fire without a proper lightsaber. Or are they gonna go the "soldiers endlessly shooting and missing" route that so many action movies took in the past...
Ben Mendelsohn is one menacing looking villain.
Dunno how menacing he is but the man has style I give him that. Looking cool bad guy, looking cool.
professor_t
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There's some really strong Luke vs Vader in Cloud City vibes here...
Exactly. I got chills from this scene, not because you see or hear Vader, but because the throwback to a similar scene in Cloud City evokes the feeling that he is just offscreen.
Shot, Reverse Shot is a solid 75% of all prequel scenes. It's extremely lazy filmmaking.
AbsolutBro
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There are 4 years between the end of Ep. IV and Ep. VI.
I guess they could use the Ep.III actor like they have with O'Reilly = Mothma...?
I heard specifically it would be CGI, but yes I agree there is little need to do it.
Glass Shark
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Am I imagining it, or is that a very faint single Vader breathe over the title card at the end?
Edwards is great at visuals, but terrible with actors. Godzilla was a disaster at the human level.
Hopefully he has that in check with Kennedy looking over his shoulder.
Kasdan worked on this script, right?
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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Are these people fans of the Marvel films?
Winterblink
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It looks like a starfield until the shadow moves off a bit. That's some fucking brilliant composition.
Ben Mendelsohn is one menacing looking villain.
Admiral Magneto.
Calamari41
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Bob Iger is going to be a staple in business textbooks going forward for nurturing Disney into the company with the culture that we see today. It's going to be very, very interesting to see what happens after he is replaced, especially with Staggs leaving.
I guess they could use the Ep.III actor like they have with O'Reilly = Mothma...?
Ugh, dat makeup
WadiumArcadium
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Vader. I think Yen's character is just skilled at CQC.
Pagusas
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Overal they are not really fanboys/girls of anything, just middle age co-workers who tend to absorb what ever is hot and popular without any reall fandom to be found.
At most, we'll see Vader fucking shit up. The point of the movie is to not focus on jedi stuff. Maybe Donnie Yen is force sensitive, maybe he's just super skilled blind guy.
GlenChivas
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Anyone else think Forest Whitaker walked out of a Fallout game with some power armor on?
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