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2015/04/17 16:35:32
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
You know, I actually think the second "sith" isn't actually Kylo Ren. Unless he gets a different lightsabre since the sabre in that scene completely lacks a crossguard.
I think it is, I think we are just seeing the saber from an angle where the cross guard disappears. If you look around the base of the blade, you can see some irregularities that match what the cross guard would look like point-on.
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A: A Maniraptor
2015/04/17 16:54:51
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Manchu wrote: Maybe Han and Chewie travel to Jakku in search of the Falcon. Seems Rey lives there and might help them find the ship and repair her. I guess it is possible that Vader's helmet also ended up there and Kylo Ren sends Imperial forces to check it out. Finn seems to defect and teams up with Rey.
If we're going to engage in some mild plot speculation, I have a feeling that a good alternate title for the film might be "Star Wars 7: The Search for Luke." Just kinda feels like there'll be a lot of questing going on, maybe on multiple fronts, with Luke either being the object or at the nexus (or both).
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: I don't know if anybody else noticed this, but when I watched the trailer for the 17th time
I noticed a funny turn of phrase.
When Luke was talking about the force, he mentioned he has it, his sister has it etc etc
and then
MY FATHER HAS IT...
Yep...I thought the same thing. Force ghost, anyone?
Grey Templar wrote: Sure, the comics were ok. Not great overall. And not enough to redeem the EU.
P-shaw.
Jaxxon FTW.
I bought that issue off the newsstand and still have it. Yes, I'm really old now.
gorgon wrote: I have a feeling that a good alternate title for the film might be "Star Wars 7: The Search for Luke." Just kinda feels like there'll be a lot of questing going on, maybe on multiple fronts, with Luke either being the object or at the nexus (or both).
I have the same feeling, like everyone will be looking for Luke because he has the answers.
For those who are unaware of Jakku or its significance...you're not alone.
But, apparently EA and Disney have something planned to make it so that in the month leading up to the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" people who have bought Star Wars: Battlefront will be able to get a feel for the planet and the battle between The New Republic and Imperial holdouts.
"Battlefront" will also include a free downloadable level available two weeks before "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens in theaters Dec. 18. It's set on Jakku, the battle-scarred desert planet glimpsed in "Force Awakens" teasers. The expansion, dubbed "Battle of Jakku," will explore the moment following "Return of the Jedi" when the New Republic confronted Imperial holdouts on the previously unseen Outer Rim enclave.
2015/04/17 16:59:23
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Aye.. to badly misquote the joker from the first batman.. 'I never liked the Yuuzhen Vong... I'm glad they're dead'.
Although I did find I'd been enjoying Rebels, but in all honesty have only watched as many episodes as I have as the boys are watching them. I did geek out at Ahsoka's return mind.
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2015/04/17 16:59:40
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
So are you arguing that the OT were cozy, tension-free films?
Yes I am. There was no way the death star wasn't getting blown up, and there was no way the Emperor wasn't getting defeated.
They pulled a rabbit out of the hat in ESB, but then reverted back to safe mode when they drew back from the implications at hand. How great would the story have been had Luke taken up his father's offer? Imagine the implications of that...
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2015/04/17 17:00:13
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
I was thinking Jakku might have more than one ecosystem but that blurb describes it as a desert planet.
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Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: There was no way the death star wasn't getting blown up, and there was no way the Emperor wasn't getting defeated.
Oh I agree. Only a small child would raise the question "will Luke survive?" and not be able to answer it. Thankfully, that is not what drives the tension or excitement of the film.
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: How great would the story have been had Luke taken up his father's offer? Imagine the implications of that...
That could definitely be a great story. It is pretty much the story of what happened to Vader from RotS onward. So, in effect, that story is also told. The end of that story is the part that involves Luke. So if you have Luke join Vader and they kill the Emperor then the only direction that story can really go is, Luke changes his mind and redeems Vader or Luke's child/niece/nephew comes along and saves him. Luke rejecting Vader's offer cuts that needlessly drawn out development without losing anything thematically.
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Manchu wrote: I was thinking Jakku might have more than one ecosystem but that blurb describes it as a desert planet.
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Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: There was no way the death star wasn't getting blown up, and there was no way the Emperor wasn't getting defeated.
Oh I agree. Only a small child would raise the question "will Luke survive?" and not be able to answer it. Thankfully, that is not what drives the tension or excitement of the film.
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: How great would the story have been had Luke taken up his father's offer? Imagine the implications of that...
That could definitely be a great story. It is pretty much the story of what happened to Vader from RotS onward. So, in effect, that story is also told. The end of that story is the part that involves Luke. So if you have Luke join Vader and they kill the Emperor then the only direction that story can really go is, Luke changes his mind and redeems Vader or Luke's child/niece/nephew comes along and saves him. Luke rejecting Vader's offer cuts that needlessly drawn out development without losing anything thematically.
His sister could have saved him. They were twins after all...
I'm not knocking Star wars, I've enjoyed the films, and I love the video games, but the potential was there for a more nuanced trilogy. Think shades of grey (not 50!! ) instead of black and white.
Would it have made as much money? Probably not, but it would have been bloody good.
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2015/04/17 18:21:07
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
I think the OT as-is contains about as much moral nuance (which is to say, hardly any) as it requires/can bear. If you want more nuance, look at the prequels. And despair.
One of the coolest things I have read about these new movies is that they are moving back towards using real sets and props, puppetry, animatronics rather than CGI for as much of the filming as possible.
Obviously space battles and whatnot will still be CGI but a big thing for me of the original Star Wars (and I think probably a part of why it did so well) was how 'real' the whole thing felt. At no point did you feel like you were looking at a guy in a suit. For large parts of the prequels, especially with the larger battles, as good as they looked it just felt like you were watching a cut scene from a computer game.
angelofvengeance wrote: @Overlord Thraka: That's why they left the EU alone in the first place. Cause the EU nerds would kick off if they fiddled with it.
On the contrary, I would love it if the new star wars movies were detailing the Yuuzhen Vong war, for the ongoing war with the weakening empire. What I DON'T like is them pretending like it doesn't exist.
Also, just though I'd throw this out there, Stormtrooper armor only can defend against glancing blaster and melee blows. It's a excellent survival suit, but doesn't convey the protection people might think. On the other hand, Clone Trooper armor is FAR more protective. It can stand up to direct hits from blaster rifles in some cases. That's why clones don't die so much as stormies do. Clones are better in every way.
Manchu wrote: Pitch for new Yoda film ... 50 Shades of Green.
I think the OT as-is contains about as much moral nuance (which is to say, hardly any) as it requires/can bear. If you want more nuance, look at the prequels. And despair.
I did despair! I'm still despairing!
Probably going OT, but the problem is I'm too old.
When you were young, you see everything in black and white. The British were the good guys, the Germans were the bad guys. Every war film was the same.
Of course, when you get older, you discover not every German was a Nazi, so you look at history of that era in a different light. Sorry for Godwin the thread.
It's the same with Star Wars for me.
The rebels don't feel like rebels anymore. Han Solo was my hero years ago, but when you get older you wonder why a smuggler, a rebel, an outlaw, is accepting a medal at the end of a new hope, when really, he should be robbing the place and flying off in the Falcon. Having kidnapped the Princess before hand
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2015/04/17 19:27:21
Subject: Re:Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Pacific wrote: At no point did you feel like you were looking at a guy in a suit.
Apart from all the guys in suits
Except none of them were actually in suits. ALL the Clone Trooper armor in the prequels was painted on with CG. Every time you see clones in the PT, that's a bunch of guys in blue body socks standing on a featureless green set.
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2015/04/17 19:27:53
Subject: Re:Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Pacific wrote: At no point did you feel like you were looking at a guy in a suit.
Apart from all the guys in suits
And what's with that chrome suit. You and I both know that a Tatooine sandstorm is going to make that chrome look a mess
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2015/04/17 19:29:44
Subject: Re:Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Pacific wrote: At no point did you feel like you were looking at a guy in a suit.
Apart from all the guys in suits
Except none of them were actually in suits. ALL the Clone Trooper armor in the prequels was painted on with CG. Every time you see clones in the PT, that's a bunch of guys in blue body socks standing on a featureless green set.
Pacific wrote: One of the coolest things I have read about these new movies is that they are moving back towards using real sets and props, puppetry, animatronics rather than CGI for as much of the filming as possible.
Obviously space battles and whatnot will still be CGI but a big thing for me of the original Star Wars (and I think probably a part of why it did so well) was how 'real' the whole thing felt. At no point did you feel like you were looking at a guy in a suit. For large parts of the prequels, especially with the larger battles, as good as they looked it just felt like you were watching a cut scene from a computer game.
Space battles in The Force Awakens were supposedly filmed using practical props with a CGI background, just like Christopher Nolan did in Interstellar. They had various props on display at Celebration this week.
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2015/04/17 19:36:22
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
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2015/04/17 19:53:35
Subject: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
Man, I am impressed that the Ball Droid is real.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
) instead of black and white.
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