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total fanboy here.. yeah, I want to see the trailer, AND the movie.. but Space Princess better be dealt with without clunky CGI or the rest of my family will boycott
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Apparently Rian Johnson stated that he'd be ok if JJ retcons some of his Last Jedi decisions. I kinda hope he does (like Rey's parents actually being someone and the "nobody" business was a lie either told by Kylo or shown to Kylo so he believes it but it's not true)
All the specific things I think people hated about TLJ can be categorized as deviating from what JJ had set up in TFA. "Subverting expectations" only works when the payoff is worth it. There wasn't a good enough payoff in TLJ, but if there is in EpIX, than I can let myself like TLJ (which I truly want to do)
Having said that, there is 1 thing I will be HIGHLY disappointed with if it doesn't appear in EpX. Rey needs a Light-Staff. It just makes sense for so many reasons: A) She uses a staff primarily on Jakku, so she is familiar with the fighting style (presumably)
B) The set up is there for Rey to "forge" her own lightsaber from the bits of the old Skywalker one. What better way to close the Skywalker saga that remaking the weapon into something new. Preferable Blue on one blade, Green on the other It would also show that Rey is not like the Skywalkers before her, but does share characteristics
C) Toy sales. Darth Mauls double saber is such an iconic weapon and sold tons of toys. Heck, a piece of that very saber is used in Rey's staff from TFA. Foreshadowing much? Imagine how well a "good-guys" double bladed Light-Staff would sell.
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H.B.M.C. wrote: This could be SW's most important trailer ever.
Or the least important.
If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.
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It would make sense if Rey's staff was a discarded/broken Lightsaber Pike, it certainly looks like one.
Space battles in Star Wars have been a bit gimped post last Jedi.
I'll never understand why Disney didn't just plan out a draft from the beginning. It wouldn't have been difficult. Plenty of amazing and dedicated writers could have written better arcs for the new trilogy in an afternoon.
Gael Knight wrote: It would make sense if Rey's staff was a discarded/broken Lightsaber Pike, it certainly looks like one.
Space battles in Star Wars have been a bit gimped post last Jedi.
I'll never understand why Disney didn't just plan out a draft from the beginning. It wouldn't have been difficult. Plenty of amazing and dedicated writers could have written better arcs for the new trilogy in an afternoon.
When your objective is not to write a good story but to deliberately subvert expectations - you get garbage.
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I get the feeling the ENTIRE franchise is riding on this movie, if its good then it will bring back a lot of fans, if its as bad as TLJ I think a full reboot with be the only thing that saves star wars with a complete change in leadership and direction from the top down, Disney did not buy star wars for it to be driven into the ground one movie at a time.
I just realized that this Trailer (which is more likely to be a "teaser" really) is probably going to play before Avengers: Endgame. So aside from that movie itself, the Previews and End Credits may even be worth price of admission alone. Admittedly, though I see movies on the cheap at a local Theater, so YMMV
What do you guys think of the leaked poster photo?
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Galef wrote: I just realized that this Trailer (which is more likely to be a "teaser" really) is probably going to play before Avengers: Endgame.
So aside from that movie itself, the Previews and End Credits may even be worth price of admission alone. Admittedly, though I see movies on the cheap at a local Theater, so YMMV
What do you guys think of the leaked poster photo?
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Huh, I guess we'll finally see the other Knights of Ren in action? Two movies too late but I guess better than never.
But yeah, this is pretty much the lynchpin movie that will make or break future SW spin off movies. They lost a lot if goodwill with TLJ.
Formosa wrote: I get the feeling the ENTIRE franchise is riding on this movie, if its good then it will bring back a lot of fans, if its as bad as TLJ I think a full reboot with be the only thing that saves star wars with a complete change in leadership and direction from the top down, Disney did not buy star wars for it to be driven into the ground one movie at a time.
That is just the box office too. All the merc and stuff. They are making tons of money. Disney and GW are actually similar in this sense. Failing their way into massive profits.
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I still remember when Revenge of the Sith was about to be released and people were still lining up around blocks and sleeping on sidewalks to get there first.
More specifically, I remember seeing that and then it cutting back to Jon Stewart exasperated, saying "It's not going to be any good!"
I really don't think the franchise is in any more or less danger because of the quality of TLJ, as it is from other factors, like competing with other Disney tentpole movies and fatigue from frequent releases.
I didn't see RotS in the theatres, wish I had. I don't plan on making that mistake again. People here and elsewhere will crow about how bad the movie is regardless of its actual quality, so I don't plan on even pretending to listen to them this time around.
Galef wrote: Apparently Rian Johnson stated that he'd be ok if JJ retcons some of his Last Jedi decisions.
I kinda hope he does (like Rey's parents actually being someone and the "nobody" business was a lie either told by Kylo or shown to Kylo so he believes it but it's not true)
Everyone 'apparently' says everything, I'll believe it when I see it.
And personally, I hope they keep it. I prefer it over any fan explanation I've hears about Rey's secret Jedi parents who loved her so much they kept her safe by leaving her in the care of Unkar "risk life and limb for no food" Plutt.
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Galef wrote: What do you guys think of the leaked poster photo?
Very fake.
The ships in the background are from the Alphabet Squadron book cover.
Nice try.
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After the last one I just can't bring myself to be terribly interested in this. It's not that I hate everything Star Wars now, I'd love to go back and replay Dark Forces or TIE Fighter or rewatch ANH, but the the story, coherence, characters, tone, and general acting quality of the last couple flicks just did not click for me enough to be interested in Episode IX. Even potential spoilers aren't bothering me I find.
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After Rian Johnson's torturous abortion masquerading as a Star Wars film that was immediately followed up by "Han Solo's Really Important Week" where he did everything important in his backstory in the space of a few days, yeah, this trailer is really fething important to Star Wars as a franchise.
Yes. That looks stupid. And the troopers aren't red, just have red light shining on them. Where's R2D2?
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PFFF this film sells 2 billion in sales in the first few days regardless of any of the content.
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Kanluwen wrote: Kylo Ren's a Skywalker since Leia is his mother...
Yep - who resistance is dead. Only Rey and Kylo are left. They join forces and fight Snokes Ghost - or a clone of palpatine whose masterminded the whole first order rise or something. Or maybe it was luke the whole time.
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