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2015/04/16 22:39:14
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
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And the Phantom Menace was great and exciting that first time at the cinema. It was only afterwards that the great gaping holes in it became more obvious.
It is kind of cool though that this new one already looks more 'Star Wars' than the prequels. Part of that is all the familiar stuff (stormtroopers, tie fighters, etc) but the prequel trailers also tended to focus far more on the drama, forgetting that Star Wars is supposed to be fun.
Grey Templar wrote:We seen Han and Chewie in the Cantina. Chewie has his Bowcaster out and aimed at something.
Han smiles and says "We're Home!"
That's the cockpit of the Falcon, not the cantina. The ribbed bit behind them is the end of the 'tunnel' from the main saucer.
As for the trailer, I think the only words I have for it are: 'SQUUUEEEEEEEEEEEE!'
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2015/04/16 22:46:52
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Manchu wrote:Yeah -- or more like, forgot what fun means. "Now this is podracing!"
See, I think the movies themselves still had that fun (once you ignore the awful dialogue and the mssive plotholes) ... my point was more that they didn't focus on it in the trailers, trying to portray them instead as some big, serious drama. And that was never going to work.
For all their faults, I still enjoy the hell out of the prequels. Mostly because lightsabers and explosions, admittedly... but that's all I ever really expected from them to begin with, so it's all good.
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2015/04/17 01:06:24
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Originally, yes. Now? Who knows.
The reference in the trailer though is probably a confirmation of the early rumours that the movie starts with the Falcon being owned by someone else (Han having lost it years prior) and Han and Chewie at some point in the movie getting their ship back.
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2015/04/17 05:18:21
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ScootyPuffJunior wrote:squidhills wrote: I can't refute the other points, but I can refute these:
Ground assault... General Veers: "Com-scan has detected an energy shield protecting a region of the sixth planet in the system. The shield is strong enough to repel any bombardment." Follower by Vader making disparaging remarks about Admiral Ozzel and "field promoting" Captain Piett.
That shows the inconsistency of deflector shields in Star Wars. The Empire was able to walk right up (literally, because they brought no air support... another stupid move) to it and blast it. The blaster cannons on the AT-ATs were able to pierce the shield, but the combined firepower of the Death Squadron Star Destroyers would have had no effect? From Return we know that you can't just waltz through a deflector shield too (the shuttle needed it deactivated in the beginning of the movie and the fighters had to avoid it during the Battle of Endor).
The shield on Endor was covering a section of the planet. It didn't extend to ground level. The At-Ats didn't pierce the shield. They walked under it.
The shield in Return surrounded the Death Star, and extended down to the planet around the region that housed the shield generator. Either it did extend to ground level, or flying down the shield 'tunnel' was the normal flight path for incoming craft, and to do otherwise would have aroused suspicion. Automatically Appended Next Post: LordofHats wrote:Han could be referring to the Stormtrooper Academy (whatever its canon name is). Han was an officer cadet before becoming and a smuggler and it was during that time that he first met Chewie.
From the look on his face, and where they're standing, I think it's fairly obvious he's referring to the Falcon.
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2015/04/17 08:17:11
Subject: Re:Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
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stanman wrote:My bet is that the black stormtrooper is Lando's kid, making him the only other black guy in the entire SW universe.
Queen Amidala's security chief was black, and there was at least one black Naboo fighter pilot as well.
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2015/04/17 08:27:00
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And, of course, Mace Windu...
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2015/04/17 09:31:25
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notprop wrote:The dancer that got fed to the Rancor by Jabba on RotJ was black, of course she was painted green.
Yeah, I don't think black people that were playing other species really count...
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2015/04/18 03:52:29
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Ensis Ferrae wrote:And after watching the trailer some (a lot) more... I still maintain that Solo has some sort of Force attunement...
He'd call it luck...
WotC's miniatures game actually did give Han a couple of Force points (which, aside from 'casting' force abilities (which he didn't have) could be used in that game for re-rolls and extra movement) to represent his 'luck'.
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2015/04/18 09:47:46
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Them's fighting words...
Surprised folks haven't been enjoying Rebels tbh, for the first season its easily on par with Clone wars season 1
I've only seen the pilot so far (and only just got around to that last weekend) but I agree from what I've seen so far. It possibly feels like it's aimed at a slightly younger audience, but there was still enough in there to be entertaining.
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2015/04/19 21:00:56
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Paradigm wrote:In all seriousness, though, that's awesome. So do we think the lead in this might just be a younger Leia, then?
Originally, Leia didn't have anything to do with actually stealing the plans. She was just the courier.
That may be changed, of course.
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2015/04/20 20:18:24
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gorgon wrote:Then again, his identity may be hidden because it's a misdirection in the film. We may at first be led to believe that it's Luke under the mask, before he's revealed to be Driver. And even then, what if Driver's surname isn't Ren but something more familiar?
It would be a fairly awesome completing-the-circle sort of twist if the evil villain of the movie turned out to be Luke's son...
A Town Called Malus wrote:...Especially considering that from Empire onwards he knows that he didn't kill Padme as she must have survived to give birth to Luke and Leia..
Well, no, all he knows from that point is that the baby survived. Given how close she was (remember, she gave birth almost immediately after leaving Mustafa) it's entirely possible that he just assumed that the baby had been saved despite her death, since he had no reason to doubt Palpatine's word about that.
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2015/04/22 12:34:15
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Manchu wrote:He's a Muun. Here's a pic of one, apparently from some kind of JC Penny's catalog:
That's no Muun...
...Oh, wait... Yes it is. Carry on.
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