Topic: New Star Wars Trailer

[Corbomite]

Well, the visual design looks good and that shot of the X-Wings is awesome, but the shaky follow cam on the Millenium Falcon bothers me, as does all camera work like that. If people see the world like that they need to see a good ear, nose and throat man or a neurologist because they have a serious medical issue that needs addressing  .

The Force Awakens

[Sirgod]

Pros:

I like the new deflector dish on the Falcon.
I love the new hilt on the light saber.
I enjoy the atmospheric effects of the X-wings over the water.

Cons:

The movie is called Star Wars, which implies space, not another visit to a desert. If it's gonna be about a desert, then let's call it desert wars or something.

Still not sure who the good guy bad guy is here. From what the rumor mill says, the Storm Trooper dude , is supposed to become the new good Jedi, (I think, not 100% on that) and that the Skywalker kid, may be the new bad gal.

I understand Disney want's to spoon feed us info over the next year or so, but a trailer with nothing but special effects doesn't really engender itself to me , as much as wanting to know what we are up against.

 In the mean time, I am forced to create my own enemy, and I choose Sea Otters, because f*ck them that's why. an Army of Dark Side empowered Sea Otters have returned to tattoine, because in their water world, they don't have enough sand, and yes, that means the people must pay, and pay they will. Bring on Darth Snaggle Tooth. I Await the Sea Otter subjugation of those puny commie rebels.

Stephen the Sea Otter hater.

[Corbomite]

I'm suprised they released anything at all this early. Like you said, it doesn't tell you a thing about plot or character so all I could comment on was how it looked.

[Corbomite]

They'll never beat Darth Maul's staff. I mean c'mon, it got chopped in half and he still had a viable weapon!

[Nemesis]

it doesn't tell you a thing about plot or character

The scary thing is that it is entirely possible that they showed the whole plot and characterization. 

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

Pros:

I like the new deflector dish on the Falcon.
I love the new hilt on the light saber.
I enjoy the atmospheric effects of the X-wings over the water.

Cons:

The movie is called Star Wars, which implies space, not another visit to a desert. If it's gonna be about a desert, then let's call it desert wars or something.

Still not sure who the good guy bad guy is here. From what the rumor mill says, the Storm Trooper dude , is supposed to become the new good Jedi, (I think, not 100% on that) and that the Skywalker kid, may be the new bad gal.

I understand Disney want's to spoon feed us info over the next year or so, but a trailer with nothing but special effects doesn't really engender itself to me , as much as wanting to know what we are up against.

 In the mean time, I am forced to create my own enemy, and I choose Sea Otters, because f*ck them that's why. an Army of Dark Side empowered Sea Otters have returned to tattoine, because in their water world, they don't have enough sand, and yes, that means the people must pay, and pay they will. Bring on Darth Snaggle Tooth. I Await the Sea Otter subjugation of those puny commie rebels.

Stephen the Sea Otter hater.

ok

[Sirgod]

ROFL, Love the pic there Tobin.

[knightstorm]

Even without the force, otters are really bad*ss

Otters Fighting with a Crocodile

[Lieutenant_Q]

Interesting thing to note: Star Wars Episode VII will be the first Star Wars Movie to NOT have Darth Vader in it.

[Sirgod]

This one has Han Solo in it at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RsQd7hn9bg

[Corbomite]

Interesting thing to note: Star Wars Episode VII will be the first Star Wars Movie to NOT have Darth Vader in it.

That we know of. He could be in it as a force spirit.

[Javora]

That we know of. He could be in it as a force spirit.

I saw that in one of the trailers in the other forum.

[Corbomite]

Meesa not seeing any lens flare! Meesa cautiously optimistic 'cause it is still looking good! Meesa hopes there is a story there.

And what's with Chewy? How long do wookies live anyway? He must be pushing one hundred by that era and he looks even younger than he did in Star Wars.

The Force Awakens #2

[Tulwar]

I really don't want to see Hans Solo as an old man.  Smugglers tend to either get rich and retire, or they die.  Having been a hero in the Revolution, you would have thought a few doors would have opened for him in the new order.  If Solo is flying the same old ship he had when the Emperor bought the farm, his life went absolutely nowhere.  That's just increadibly sad.

Either that, or the people who wrote this film are hacks that never had an original thought....  JJ Abrams....  OK, I'm repeating myself.

[Tumulorum Fossor]

I know it's silly, but I can't help it: whenever I see clips of Abrams' Star Wars or Star Trek films, I get the feeling that the Star Trek movies will always be considered Abrams' "warm ups" to his Star Wars films, and inferior.

And they probably will be inferior to his Star Wars films, which bugs me only because I love Trek more, and am lukewarm on where Abrams took Trek.

Okay, nerd rant off.

That said, new Star Wars trailer looked cool.

[Corbomite]

I really don't want to see Hans Solo as an old man.  Smugglers tend to either get rich and retire, or they die.  Having been a hero in the Revolution, you would have thought a few doors would have opened for him in the new order.  If Solo is flying the same old ship he had when the Emperor bought the farm, his life went absolutely nowhere.  That's just increadibly sad.

Either that, or the people who wrote this film are hacks that never had an original thought....  JJ Abrams....  OK, I'm repeating myself.

I can see him going back to his old ways, maybe a bit more legit and with higher contacts. The responsibility of command and greater things never really seemed to sit well with him. As for the ship; that would be like asking an old hot-rodder to get rid of the last Ford GT40 in existence. We really don't know yet. Maybe Leia kicked him out on his can and he's been paying alimony and child support for thirty years. 

[EschelonOfJudgemnt]

Here's to hoping that Harrison Ford's gravitas saves the day!

Yep, the new trailer looks cool. 

Maybe, just maybe, JJ will not give in to his urges and this might actually turn out OK!  Shouldn't get my hopes up though.  Maybe if I just think of it as some cool video game with spaceships...

[Corbomite]

I am actually really looking forward to this. If they have gone ahead inserted a smattering of scenes with whiny bad acting I'll be ten years old again! 

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[Corbomite]

Well, they have expertly accomplished not giving away any of the story, so we could still be looking at a Phantom Menace here, i.e. that looked great in previews too, and then was not well received.

[Brush Wolf]

Well, they have expertly accomplished not giving away any of the story, so we could still be looking at a Phantom Menace here, i.e. that looked great in previews too, and then was not well received.

We can only hope that this is not because they have to cover up the meh but because they understand that a good trailer pulls you in without giving away the story. JJ is a good director and his Trek was a good movie but for many of us the departure from the Trek we had grown up with was too much.