I don't agree at all. Mainly because that movie doesn't stand on its own. It may be the best in he trilogy, but it requires the support of ANH to set up the world (which saves it a lot of time and it can get on with the story), and ROTJ which has the redemption arc.
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I don't agree at all. Mainly because that movie doesn't stand on its own. It may be the best in he trilogy, but it requires the support of ANH to set up the world (which saves it a lot of time and it can get on with the story), and ROTJ which has the redemption arc.
It would be very weird considering he's on the poster with the lightsaber. That would be a Kojima level of misdirection.
Or maybe Abrams jusr loves pandering. Honestly When I watched the trailer I saw Hoth and Tantoiee infused into one movie. Cross-lightsaber is genuinely the only thing of worthy change.
It would be a typical Abrams swerve.
DerangedHermit
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Watch the original trilogy then you can skip the "prequels" if you want or not but watch the "Clone Wars" tv show and "StarWars Rebels".
I wouldn't say Hoth counts, so I guess not, not in the films anyway. So either Dice knew or they are being lazy and just happened to push a mode that is similar to all the dog fights in the new film.
brandonh83
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I would definitely say this is far, far flashier than the originals, which is why it looks like one of the prequels to me. Just better. Much better. I'm not saying it looks like the prequels in that it looks like a bad movie or whatever, but the colors, energy, and special effects out the wazoo absolutely remind me of the prequel aesthetic.
Just again, handled much better this time.
I don't think this is a spoiler since it's a case of someone not being in a movie, but no. Lando's not in it. Billy Dee Williams is however voicing Lando on Rebels, so here's to hoping he shows up in Episode VIII.
Vault Dweller 111
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Fucking awful advice.
And most of all, don't bother with the prequels. So bad, and they don't really tell you anything you need to know that you wouldn't know from the OT.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
How you gonna say that Star Wars isn't good. The Empire Strikes back is fantastic, but don't be dissing Star Wars.
brandonh83
Banned
More awful advice, simply because some people like the prequels and some people don't, like with everything. Telling someone to ignore something that you didn't like personally is pretentious as hell.
demosthenes
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Why would it piss people off?
PdotMichael
Banned
The only good large scale action scene in the prequels was the short moment when the clone warriors went full Apocalypse Now on that alien planet.
Gunslinger
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Prequels are worse than original but they are certainly better than most movies out there.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Sometimes I feel Star Wars is the best.
Disheveled_Zen
Member
I love that Rey blinks when she fires the blaster at 1:53, kind of shows that she is probably a novice with using a gun. Course I could be reading too much into it, but I thought it was a nice touch.
Also my speculation on Finn's desertion:
Also my speculation on Finn's desertion:
At 0:39 Finn takes off his helmet covered in dirt (blood?) with a "what just happened" look on his face. I'm wondering if he was part of the Stormtrooper group that is sacking the village at night. Once its over he questions what he is doing and decides to get the hell out of the Empire.
Vault Dweller 111
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Is he known for that? I can only think of the Kahn stuff from Into Darkness that most fans saw from a mile away
Thanks. I hope he'll be in a future movie at least.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Empire is my favourite, but Star Wars is really close.
Scrooge McDuck
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What's the point of doing that, though? "The Jedi is not actually this character you've never known before, but rather this other character you've never known before!"
Lionheart1827
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Funky Papa
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You know? The first teaser was drop dead gorgeous and it looked like a proper Star Wars film. I'm only starting to get second thoughts because the trailer looks way too close to JJ's usual style, which I don't find particularly engaging. If the film sticks close to the teaser, I'll be a very pleased nerd.
SpaceHorror
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As much as I love Empire, I feel this way sometimes, too. The whole matinee serial space opera vibe is so much fun.
brandonh83
Banned
This trailer is perfect. Instead of telling people things, it's carefully constructed in such a way that hints at things rather than pure blatancy, leading to conversation and speculation. Contrast this with the Terminator Genisys trailer, which was like oh look, here's the film's biggest twist!
...even if most of the speculation has been nuts and bolts so far, especially with the Kyluke Ren thing.
...even if most of the speculation has been nuts and bolts so far, especially with the Kyluke Ren thing.
I really love the vibe of that "forest in the dark" scene near the end. That fight is gonna be epic and tense, i can feel it.
Trailer barely tell us anything except the bad guy want to continue Vader and Palpatine's work and that the Jedis and dark side are a myth now. Kinda like it that way.
I'm going to guess the reason Luke wasn't shown is that:
1) His role is minor compared to Han and Leia.
2) To make the audience's reaction much more enjoyable when he finally show up.
Trailer barely tell us anything except the bad guy want to continue Vader and Palpatine's work and that the Jedis and dark side are a myth now. Kinda like it that way.
I'm going to guess the reason Luke wasn't shown is that:
1) His role is minor compared to Han and Leia.
2) To make the audience's reaction much more enjoyable when he finally show up.
Vault Dweller 111
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Third act of ROTJ>>>>>
ESB definitely the best movie though
SaganIsGOAT
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How do lightsabers work? How does lightspeed work?
Oh its star wars
Seriously lol 😂
freeofgreed
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Saw your post before the edit, but I agree with you. I do think that's the approach they're taking.
Machete order. 4-5-2-3-6.
Roude Leiw
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everything can fly with enough propulsion.
FOH
Empire is the best, but they all have their charm.
Besides, if someone only watched Empire, they'd be lost as fuck. No, you have to watch all the movies to get the full effect. Or, at least Episodes 4-6.
brandonh83
Banned
Probably nobody of story importance, just watchin' a ship take off, probably wishing she was on it.
I agree about the risks (portraying the clones as veterans) that the Clone Wars took (in some ways undoing the 'damage' done by the prequels) within the Star Wars universe.
Though I liked the Force Awakens poster it did send alarm bells off in my head with it's picture of yet another Death Star style planet weapon. In seven films it would make the THIRD time such a narrative/plot device has been used.
Not when Iger has a four billion dollar expenditure to justify with this film being the first out of the gate I'm sure all this supposed 'silo thinking' goes right out of the window.
Besides, the most powerful force within Disney is their 'Consumer products division' and if they want a PG Star Wars then that's what's happening.
Works for me.
Beta Stage
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Soooo, who else has watched the trailer a respectable amount of times?
By respectable I mean unhealthy
SaganIsGOAT
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Yeah seemed more like a scene to show her longing to leave
Midichlorians.
I know it is. But it's different to suspend belief for space battles which I've never seen, lightsabers which I've never seen, robots which I've never seen and aliens which I've never seen vs. ships flying around in atmosphere like they're F16's without wings to keep them up when I've been on planes and see planes pretty much every day and know how they stay in the air.
No need to get so defensive over it.
Pagusas
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They have anti-gravity systems which are also used to help them go FTL. You dont need lift if you can make your vehical be unbound by gravity.
badcrumble
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You don't need to see any of the Star Wars films before this one. Just go in and you'll be fine, the opening crawl will fill you in on what you need to know.
No. This is for fans who have seen the movies multiple times and want a new way to look at it. This is absolutely not the proper way to introduce someone new to the movies.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
io9 has a shot-for-shot breakdown up: http://io9.com/heres-a-shot-by-shot-breakdown-of-all-the-goodies-in-th-1737486310
Some spoilery stuff, but I think they know less than the GAF spoiler thread.
Some spoilery stuff, but I think they know less than the GAF spoiler thread.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I have seen this trailer so many times...
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