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**Breotan**

...really is as bad as "Attack of the Clones".

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/69394

merrick wrote:THE FORCE AWAKENS

So says this newly issued title design via the official site and the official STAR WARS Twitter stream.

And with this, the STAR WARS marketing machine swings into full gear for what will be a fun,. tense, intriguing, and (probably sometimes) frustrating journey to the picture’s December 18, 2015 release.

Keep in mind, the 'classic' STAR WARS films didn't use Episode numbers on their posters (STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI), but they did include Episode #s on the films themselves. I'm assuming a similar pattern is being repeated here (i.e. we’ll likely see STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS on the opening crawl). Just conjecturing based on what I'm hearing of JJ's devotion to the Original Trilogy and so forth...

**Avatar 720**

That does sound like a pretty lame-arse title to me.

**Medium of Death**

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

**curran12**

I assume that we're going to get this kind of reaction for anything.

"They do a thing on the new Star Wars"

"LAAAME! NOOOOOO!"

It's a title. It isn't like the other Star Wars titles were somehow masterpieces.

**Avatar 720**

curran12 wrote:
I assume that we're going to get this kind of reaction for anything.

"They do a thing on the new Star Wars"

"LAAAME! NOOOOOO!"

It's a title. It isn't like the other Star Wars titles were somehow masterpieces.

Similarly, I assume we're going to see this kind of reaction to those reactions.

I think it's a lame-arse title because I think it's a lame-arse title, not simply because it's to do with the new SW. People who think that any criticism of the new SW is purely due to the fact that it IS the new SW are just as annoying as those who are criticising it for that reason.

**Tannhauser42**

To be fair, all of the Star Wars movie titles have been fairly lame. Nostalgia just tends to blur that out at times.

**DarkTraveler777**

The title doesn't strike me as lame (nor do previous titles for Episodes 4 through 6), and seems to adhere to the established naming convention of short declarative statements that hint at the major plot point of the movie, so "The Force Awakens" seems fine to me. *shrug*

**Aesop the God Awful**

I think "The Phantom Menace" is the coolest sounding title.

"The Force Awakens" sounds like a Game Boy Advance game or some gakky EU novel.

**Medium of Death**

I think the original trilogy titles were fine. As for the prequels the only one I had problems with was Attack of the Clones sounding a bit B-Movie, but even that is better than "The Force Awakens".

It sounds like a bad fanfic.

I'm just going to assume this is going to end up like the new Star Trek, when you see it the first time it's all "WOW" but when you start to think about the film it just unravels completely.

How can the "Force Awaken"? It's an all encompassing energy that can be tapped into. You learn to use it, you don't just suddenly wake up and go full Jedi.

**Paradigm**

Not a great name, but what's in a name? I still have high hopes (perhaps foolishly) for this film.

**soundwave591**

sounds like a bad book

and kinda OT but guys know why episode 1 had to suck? its the "first" movie, this way they get better and better the farther into the series you get!

**swampyturtle**

Not the biggest fan of the name but overall still very excited to see where they take this.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

DarkTraveler777 wrote:
The title doesn't strike me as lame (nor do previous titles for Episodes 4 through 6), and seems to adhere to the established naming convention of short declarative statements that hint at the major plot point of the movie, so "The Force Awakens" seems fine to me. *shrug*

That's how I feel about it too.

Based on the experiences we all had with the prequels, I think people are looking for reasons to think these movies are going to suck so they latch on to whatever information there is and complain about it. I think it actually flows well the narrative structure that has been established:

The Phantom Menace: the Sith have returned and a poised to strike

Attack of the Clones: the clone army has been raised (by the Sith, no less) and the Clone Wars had begun

Revenge of the Sith: the Clone Wars end and the Sith take revenge on the Jedi by turning one of their best and destroying the rest

A New Hope: a young man emerges from a backwater system and leads the offensive against the Empire and succeeds, giving hope to the Rebellion

The Empire Strikes Back: after being temporarily set back, the Empire engages and nearly crushes the Rebellion and her heroes

Return of the Jedi: the Empire is defeated, Vader is redeemed, and Luke is the first new Jedi since the end of the Clone Wars

That leads us to The Force Awakens, which based on what plot information is available, seems to fit with the story of the movie.

**Ahtman**

The title of the original is just Star Wars, not Episode IV A New Hope.

The prequel titles weren't to bad, and were better than the movies themselves really. The Phantom Menace is a good name to set up the mystery and Revenge of the Sith has nice symetry with Return of the Jedi. Attack of the Clones sounds a bit like a TV show episode title but could have been worse. I think the biggest problem with this new title, assuming it is true, is that it sounds like it should be the title for the second or third, not an opener.

**Shadow Captain Edithae**

Ep 2 should have been "The Clone Wars". Which would have been a nice Easter egg harking back to Ep IV when Obi Wan tells Luke "Your father fought in the Clone Wars".

**Breotan**

There was a parody video about Attack of the Clones back in the day.

**Flashman**

The titles are supposed to be naff. It's harks back to the Saturday morning serials that Lucas was trying to recreate.

My only concern is that this could be the re-awakening of the midichlorians.

**KingCracker**

Tannhauser42 wrote:
To be fair, all of the Star Wars movie titles have been fairly lame. Nostalgia just tends to blur that out at times.

Maniac mansion. That's my response. My nostalgia goggles make me love that game....... then I play it, put it back on the shelf again and the world corrects itself

**jasper76**

So I take it the next Star Wars movie will be a Japanese production.

**Lt. Coldfire**

Next SW title: "The Force Awoken"

**jasper76**

And the follow-up: The Force Goes Back to Bed

**Avatar 720**

Would The Force suffer from morning wood?

**Lt. Coldfire**

Only if you can consider that suffering.

**Mr Nobody**

Shouldn't it be "reawakens"?

**Shadow Captain Edithae**

The Force Insomnia

**Crazy_Carnifex**

Aesop the God Awful wrote:
I think "The Phantom Menace" is the coolest sounding title.

Shame about everything after the title card.

**VorpalBunny74**

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Hits The Snooze Button

**Breotan**

Star Wars Episode VIII: It Came From Mars

**VorpalBunny74**

Star Wars Episode IX: The Force Gets Cut Off In Traffic, Takes It Badly

**Aesop the God Awful**

Crazy_Carnifex wrote:
Aesop the God Awful wrote:
I think "The Phantom Menace" is the coolest sounding title.

Shame about everything after the title card.

Tru dat, yet it still manages to be better than Episodes II and III