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[Dreams-Visions]

If the prequels had never happened that trailer would have gotten be jumping up and down hyped.

But I can't get the prequels out of my head. I guess that means they really ruined Star Wars for me .

Memories of those fade as time passes. Just stop watching shit that reminds you of them. I haven't seen the prequels since I saw them at the theater and I barely remember anything more than a few fleeting moments. It's perfect. They essentially exist only as much as a dream I had a few days ago: distant, fragmented, irrelevant.

 

[rokkerkory]

Has anyone else noticed that these engines appear to be from a Super Star Destroyer?

yeah speculation is that it's an overturned SSD... which is kinda badass

 

[greatestjediever]

Has anyone else noticed that these engines appear to be from a Super Star Destroyer?

Yeah it's definitely larger than a standard Star Destroyer, though I always though the Executor was the only Super Star Destroyer the Empire had. I guess it was just the flagship.

 

[Jibbed]

Chrome trooper is essentially a Vader/Boba Fett type character for anyone wondering.

There are details in the spoiler thread.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Memories of those fade as time passes. Just stop watching shit that reminds you of them. I haven't seen the prequels since I saw them at the theater and I barely remember anything more than a few fleeting moments. It's perfect. They essentially exist only as much as a dream I had a few days ago: distant, fragmented, irrelevant.

Am I the only one who actually enjoyed the prequels? Then again I ain't coco for star wars.] so all of them are just cool special effect movies to me.

 

[Moff]

I put the hi-res stills from the trailer the Disney provided (4K and IMAX formats) into an imgur album for anyone interested.

http://imgur.com/a/srn9P

did you take those? could you take one from the star destroyer wreck at the beginning of the trailer? or link it?

 

[Chezzymann]

20 million views in less than 24 hours. How many did the first trailer get in one day?

 

[QuantumZebra]

Has anyone else noticed that these engines appear to be from a Super Star Destroyer?

I noticed that too - most definitely a SSD ... so bad ass

 

[BraXzy]

I've only just noticed that Vader's helmet is on a pedastal

 

[bananafactory]

Am I the only one who actually enjoyed the prequels? Then again I ain't coco for star wars.] so all of them are just cool special effect movies to me.

I enjoyed them at the times they came out, but I was 12 when Phantom Menace hit, 15 for Attack of the Clones, and 18 when Revenge of the Sith was released. As I aged my opinions on the films slowly soured.

I still don't think they are the affront to cinema some would have you believe, but 1 and 2 are thoroughly mediocre and riddled with terrible scripts and acting. I will stand by my belief that Episode 3 is a legitimately good movie despite its flaws.

 

[injurai]

Machete Order > *

Not even close

4, 5, 2, 3, 6

Skip 1 entirely

Read up on it the reasoning is superb

You know, I think I'd agree with this. It's strange to tell someone to just skip the PT entirely. But dropping I makes everything else easier to swallow.

 

[diaspora]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

 

[thecouncil]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

Return of the Jedi audio. Every single word. Anakin was still alive.

edit: here is the clip. (it really should go in the OP, at this point.)

 

[More_Badass]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

Dialogue is from RotJ

 

[Chezzymann]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

If we do, wouldn't that mean Hayden Christensen would be coming back?

 

[UrbanRats]

Said no one ever. That's about as generic of a shot as I can imagine.

I mean.. it's symmetrical. An amateur photographer could tell you why it's factually uninteresting.

Is there something inherently wrong with symmetry? Not to defend that particular shot, which i don't care for particularly (it's just a pretty city scape, nothing remarkable about it) but in general i think symmetry is a great way to evoke a sense for the unnatural, frozen in time, solemn and artificial.

Something with great decorative qualities, like a king sitting on a throne, with an highly detailed backdrop, for example.
Or (like it was mentioned) look at Kubrick movies, or even the elevator shot in Eraserhead.

I don't see what's wrong with symmetry.
It's as boring as you make it.
Any shot can be boring, if it doesn't tell anything through its composition, rule of thirds or not.

 

[diaspora]

Return of the Jedi audio. Every single word. Anakin was still alive.

Oh right.

 

[RyanardoDaVinci]

Major Killzone 3 vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ahY6KSvvi0

 

[thecouncil]

If we do, wouldn't that mean Hayden Christensen would be coming back?

If only.

Hayden being at the end of RotJ would finally make some kinda sense!

 

[Chezzymann]

Said no one ever. That's about as generic of a shot as I can imagine.

I mean.. it's symmetrical. An amateur photographer could tell you why it's factually uninteresting.

While I agree that its not as good, there is nothing wrong with symmetry in photography and it doesn't make it 'factually uninteresting'. Yeah things like the rule of thirds are important, but its not the law.

 

[Moff]

I made a quick&dirty 16:9 (2560x1440) version of the star destroyer image for wallpaper use
http://abload.de/img/destfqq3a.jpg

 

[CassSept]

Major Killzone 3 vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ahY6KSvvi0

You might have heard of a certain man called Adolf Hitler. Here pictured delivering a picture to Nazi Storm troopers:

 

[thecouncil]

The first two seconds of the trailer has a more important and stunning visual than any image in the entirety of the prequels.

Not even debatable.

the prequels had their stunning visuals.

 

[Burt]

Is there something inherently wrong with symmetry? Not to defend that particular shot, which i don't care for particularly (it's just a pretty city scape, nothing remarkable about it) but in general i think symmetry is a great way to evoke a sense for the unnatural, frozen in time, solemn and artificial.

Something with great decorative qualities, like a king sitting on a throne, with an highly detailed backdrop, for example.
Or (like it was mentioned) look at Kubrick movies, or even the elevator shot in Eraserhead.

I don't see what's wrong with symmetry.
It's as boring as you make it.
Any shot can be boring, if it doesn't tell anything through its composition, rule of thirds or not.

On the other hand, I will say I can't watch a Wes Anderson movie anymore without feeling like he's sitting behind me and throwing crap at the back of my head the entire time.

Yes, I know this is a Wes Anderson movie, you don't need to remind me of your presence every single goddamn second, Wes.

 

[injurai]

Just to be clear. It's not uncommon for people to refer to the late in present tense. It's a bit of waxing poetic, and referring to their eternal soul. Clearly select forces do transcend their own lives. Listening to the audio it does not sound like the scene in ROTJ. It very much sounds like they re-recorded it. Obviously with the intention of referencing the original scene. But the cadence of it seems clearly done to fit the trailer, and doesn't much match the original scene.

 

[Fj0823]

If only.

Hayden being at the end of RotJ would finally make some kinda sense!

I prefer him at the end to be honest, works better after a marathon, its one of the edits I like.

 

[bananafactory]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

That's not the only odd thing about that dialogue.

He says "The Force is in my family" and then later "...you have it"

Assuming he is talking to either his or Leia's kid, wouldn't he say "our family"? Find it hard to believe he would run into another force sensitive person that wasn't related to him, there's not really any left.

 

[thecouncil]

I prefer him at the end to be honest, works better after a marathon, its one of the edits I like.

how does Luke know who he is? ... educated guess, i suppose.

 

[Fj0823]

That's not the only odd thing about that dialogue.

He says "The Force is in my family" and then later "...you have it"

Assuming he is talking to either his or Leia's kid, wouldn't he say "our family"? Find it hard to believe he would run into another force sensitive person that wasn't related to him, there's not really any left.

In rebels there a lot of force sensitive users, they are either trained as inquisitors or never realize their abilities.

Ezra Bridger didn't even notice his abilities until after some guidance

 

[inm8num2]

Matthew Mcconaughey's reaction to Star Wars teaser #2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYHdQUyOunA

This is too perfect.

 

[H.Cornerstone]

MRW I realize I don't own the Unedited versions of the Original Trilogy to watch.

 

[Fj0823]

how does Luke know who he is? ... educated guess, i suppose.

I've always thought of that scene as Anakin introducing himself to Luke. Also, the force n shit

 

[thecouncil]

That's not the only odd thing about that dialogue.

He says "The Force is in my family" and then later "...you have it"

Assuming he is talking to either his or Leia's kid, wouldn't he say "our family"? Find it hard to believe he would run into another force sensitive person that wasn't related to him, there's not really any left.

its just flat out reused audio:

ROTJ 1m35s
https://youtu.be/MDYX_PgorRY?t=1m35s

TFA 58s
https://youtu.be/ngElkyQ6Rhs?t=58s

like, if you F5 both of these links quick enough, TFA first, then ROTJ,... the audio matches up perfectly.

 

[Mengy]

Machete Order > *

Not even close

4, 5, 2, 3, 6

Skip 1 entirely

Read up on it the reasoning is superb

This is how I watch them now. I tried it a few months ago and it actually works so well that it almost feels like it was meant to be watched this way. And surprisingly, skipping 1 entirely not only improves the overall story but eliminates so much crap from it too. I mean Jar Jar is almost nonexistant when you skip 1, midochlorins never come up, you never have to suffer young Ani, you skip all that confusing Padme decoy shit, you never get bored with trade war exposition crap, I could go on.


Yep, 4-5-2-3-6 is my preferred way to watch them now.

 

[bananafactory]

its just flat out reused audio:

ROTJ 1m35s
https://youtu.be/MDYX_PgorRY?t=1m35s

TFA 58s
https://youtu.be/ngElkyQ6Rhs?t=58s

like, if you F5 both of these links quick enough, TFA first, then ROTJ,... the audio matches up perfectly.

Oh alright, I thought I read in this thread people saying it was rerecorded. If it's reused that makes sense then, guessing they just added the "You have it" line at the end?

 

[gutter_trash]

Why... did Luke refer to Anakin in the present tense. "My father has it" We're not getting a force ghost are we?

i think it's because he can ''ghost'' in spirit mode either in Sebastian Shaw form or Christian Haydensen form

 

[Tookay]

Oh alright, I thought I read in this thread people saying it was rerecorded. If it's reused that makes sense then, guessing they just added the "You have it" line at the end?

No, he tells Leia that later in the very same conversation.

 

[thecouncil]

Oh alright, I thought I read in this thread people saying it was rerecorded. If it's reused that makes sense then, guessing they just added the "You have it" line at the end?

yeah, they just reorganized the dialogue from Jedi.

"You're wrong, Leia. You have that power too. In time, you'll learn to use it as I have. The force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And... my sister has it."

 

[kaiju]

Captain Phasma is so badass.

 

[ferr]

MRW I realize I don't own the Unedited versions of the Original Trilogy to watch.

You're not cool unless you have VHS copies still.

 

[diaspora]

That's not the only odd thing about that dialogue.

He says "The Force is in my family" and then later "...you have it"

Assuming he is talking to either his or Leia's kid, wouldn't he say "our family"? Find it hard to believe he would run into another force sensitive person that wasn't related to him, there's not really any left.

Could be talking to Finn.

 

[-griffy-]

Too bad the IMAX showings will likely all be 3D and not 2D.

This is true, and it's kind of a bummer, but it's worth putting up with the 3D to see it at a proper IMAX 75mm film theater. The 3D has always been presented well when I've seen a movie at a real IMAX theater at least.

 

[Carl2291]

https://youtu.be/5HtfSuazG70

This was incredible.

McDiarmid is great. Loved this. Thanks for posting.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Could be talking to Finn.

Rey

 

[foxtrot3d]

This is how I watch them now. I tried it a few months ago and it actually works so well that it almost feels like it was meant to be watched this way. And surprisingly, skipping 1 entirely not only improves the overall story but eliminates so much crap from it too. I mean Jar Jar is almost nonexistant when you skip 1, midochlorins never come up, you never have to suffer young Ani, you skip all that confusing Padme decoy shit, you never get bored with trade war exposition crap, I could go on.


Yep, 4-5-2-3-6 is my preferred way to watch them now.

You people are insane with this nonsense Machete Order.

You watch them in release order. Original Trilogy first and then the prequels. Anything else is just blasphemy. It's like those weirdos that suggest playing the MGS games in chronological order instead of simple release order.

 

[diaspora]

Rey

Right, so why not say "our family". Doesn't matter either way, Finn seems to

Spoiler

carrying a lightsaber in the concept art anyway

 

[bananafactory]

You people are insane with this nonsense Machete Order.

You watch them in release order. Original Trilogy first and then the prequels. Anything else is just blasphemy. It's like those weirdos that suggest playing the MGS games in chronological order instead of simple release order.

Agreed

 

[gutter_trash]

I'm more hyped today than I was yesterday, I suffer from emotional delayed reaction hahahaha

 

[Charcoal]

Are there any 4K stills from the opening scene with the downed Star Destroyer?

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Right, so why not say "our family".

He doesn't say our family to Leia. Plus, that line might not even be in the movie. It might just be lifted from Jedi for the trailer. But I bet it's in reference to Rey.