OT: New Star Wars Trailer
New Star Wars trailer is here. I hope it isn't too JJ-Abramsy, but it still gives me a tingle
November 28th, 2014 at 4:22 PM ^
The soccer ball droid is really the 2nd thing Abrams wants to show fans? It looks so silly haha. That anathema lightsaber tho...
November 28th, 2014 at 4:29 PM ^
not as cool as when i first saw the double-sided lightsaber in ep 1, but pretty cool
November 28th, 2014 at 6:21 PM ^
with souped up engines? That's a peculiar vehicle design; guess they don't care much for looks in the future. Or the past, whenever it takes place.
November 28th, 2014 at 4:33 PM ^
The Millennium Falcon shot was great but I loved the shot of the 3 X-Wings flying just above the water. Looked great for such a short teaser, color me excited.
November 28th, 2014 at 4:44 PM ^
I like Abrams shooting style and if you are going to give the franchise to a fanboy he is one to do it with. I am not a big Trekkie but I enjoyed the 2 Star Treks from Abrams and they are also movies you dont need to know decades of history of Star Trek to enjoy. I think he will do well.
If he can get this movie within 20% of Empire Strikes Back I'll call it a home run in a relative sense.
November 28th, 2014 at 4:45 PM ^
Overall it was a pretty good trailer. That soccerball robot was kind of weird, and not something I'd not normally use to get people excited about a movie. But I'm not JJ Abrams.
But that Millennium Falcon shot....wow, that was just a thing of beauty. There's no way in hell I'm not in line for the midnight showing next year.
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November 28th, 2014 at 4:54 PM ^
http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/11/28/7303233/please-hire-me-jj
But yes. Oh, yes, when it comes to this trailer, and how much different it looks, sounds, and FEELS from the prequels. These ships and sets look like they actually have weight and wear to them, much unlike the weightless, clean CGI that dominated the last three SW films.
November 28th, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
That was my biggest gripe with the prequels. CGI errywhere. It was so overused that I couldn't become immersed in the story.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^
That was one of my (many) gripes...but there are so, so many.... :-)
If you haven't seen it yet -- I know that many already have -- do yourself a favor one evening (or, tomorrow, after the first quarter of UM-OSU) and settle in with the Phantom Menace extended review done by RedLetterMedia over on YouTube. I believe, actually, RLM did lengthy reviews of all three prequels. Hilarious, and bitingly accurate at the same time.
November 29th, 2014 at 8:49 AM ^
Did you see anything with the Star Trek reboot that leads you to believe that the new Star Wars movie won't also be a CGI fest?
November 28th, 2014 at 5:46 PM ^
JJ will bring back the rust and grime. I love how the ships looked in this trailer.
November 28th, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^
On that link, that might be the dumbest thing I've ever read in my entire life. The cross guard is made of the same material as the light saber blade itself. If what that guy is saying in that post on that link would bappen, then the same thing would happen to the light saber blade itself, which we know does not happen in these movies.
November 28th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
New technology to show 'original' stuff will be cool. Storm troopers look awesome, millenium falcon and tie fighters look great, xwings over water.....all wins.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^
I was really upset when I saw they were erasing the legacy of force story lines and that the solo twins were pretty much being altered. Yes, I'm a real ass nerd. All things aside it looked good. All the talk I've heard about Luke being evil is concerning although I read a ways back that if new movies were ever made Lucas would never allow Luke to turn to the dark side. Since Michigan football went down Luke and the Punisher are all I have left. I'll be there next December, can't wait.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:07 PM ^
I read over 50 SW Expanded Universe novels from junior high through college and I was curious what they'd do with regards to all of it. I didn't get too mad when they said they weren't going to give the EU any thought when making the movies because that's what I expected.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:27 PM ^
I just wanted to see Jaina and Jacin even if they changed the story. It looks like we're getting Kirra Solo instead and she's homeless. I'm sure it will be fine. It can't be any worse that episodes 1-3 with the exception of most of 3 being pretty good.
November 28th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
I haven't checked lately, but I know Harrison Ford was injured during filming, I don't know if they altered the film because of it.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:53 PM ^
I was pissed about that as well. True, there is a plethora of EU material, but I thought they would pick and choose what would be film worthy, and what wouldn't. I think movies that chronicled the Yuuzhan Vong war and Jacen's descent to the darkside would have been great movies in the right hands
November 28th, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^
That's really what I wanted too. The YV are so cool and unbeatable. I was counting on seeing them in these story's. Guess not...
November 28th, 2014 at 5:32 PM ^
Needs more lens flare.
November 28th, 2014 at 9:06 PM ^
OMG SOOOOO FUNNY I HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT JOKE BEFORE NO NEVER EVER EVER EVER.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:35 PM ^
That was awesome. Shot with the x wings throwing off spray was great.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
I'm not the biggest Star Wars nerd, but the first thing I noticed was that the Storm trooper in the opening scene was a black guy, weren't the Storm troopers all clones of Boba Phat? In the previous movies he was a Polynesian guy?
November 28th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^
I'm not the nerd I once was, but I think that the clones died out (or somethin) between episodes 3 and 4 and in the original trilogy the stormtroopers are actual people.
Also:
November 28th, 2014 at 6:36 PM ^
Yeah the clones are all but gone now.
November 28th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
Without knowing anything about the Star Wars universe beyond the six films, could the storm trooper in that opening scene of the teaser trailer be a descendant of Lando Calrissian who might have infiltrated the storm troopers while working for the rebels?
November 28th, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
But I read a spolier hint that this guy is one of the new good guys and is supposedly undercover as a stormtrooper. Dunno what type of good-guy he is, whether he is jedi-level or some sort of rebel special forces guy (or whatever the rebels are called 30 years later).
It would make sense to have one of the new good guys be non-white given the fact that most of the original cast is back and outside of Billy Dee Williams is all white.
November 29th, 2014 at 7:58 AM ^
I'm pissed they didn't bring Billy Dee back. I'm still holding out hope that he is and we just didn't hear about it.
November 29th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
I laughed out loud when I saw that part of the trailer. I thought for a second that I had stumbled onto a really well done parody.
November 28th, 2014 at 5:49 PM ^
Seriously for a dad with a five year old who has needed out hard over the new star wars rebels, I just showed this to her and she was almost as excited as her dad. Almost.
Btw- if any other parents are looking for star wars rebels gear, go to Disney store online at hit the star wars store then go all the way to the bottom to the custom tshirt area. You can get "custom" kids shirts with any of the new characters (including the girls).
November 28th, 2014 at 6:07 PM ^
Some great pictures getting thrown around the Interwebs in response to the trailer's release:
November 28th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^
I will say, the lightsaber with the hilt on it actually was cool and something I wish had been used in the previous films. The last three films were way too clean in their appearance, so it will be interesting to see how Abrams approached this - it looks like it has an appearance more analogous to the first three films, which in itself is refreshing.
November 28th, 2014 at 6:27 PM ^
I am 43 and can remember watching the first three movies when they came out. I had a ton of toys and action figures. (If only I had kept half of them!). I've been waiting since 1983 to see what happens next. I hope the movie is worth waiting until 2015.
November 28th, 2014 at 7:06 PM ^
To open up your heart and let that hate out!
November 28th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
I am old.....
November 28th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
Is that real?
November 28th, 2014 at 10:47 PM ^
Nope. It's pieced together mostly from the Destiny video game trailer, Ender's Game, and some authentic Star Wars clips. Still pretty neato.
November 29th, 2014 at 7:43 AM ^
edit - responded to previous trailer posted. The updated one looks much better.
November 29th, 2014 at 8:40 AM ^
For sure when the opening scene was his head just popping up I thought it was going to be a parody. Cant wait man!
Also, is that wraith squadron? Cant remember what color their X-Wings were...