Watch Star Wars Episode VII's First Official Trailer Right Here
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so... i thought the storm troopers were all clones at this point... aren't they all suposed to be clones of bobba fetts dad or something? why the black guy? did the clone troops go away at some point? i'm not big into the star wars mythos so I might have missed something.
I lol'd at the claymore lightsaber. I lol'd hard.
Other than that, it had some cool set pieces (the X-Wings flying low across the water was really cool, and actually reminded me of some of the stuff I used to do for fun back when I played a lot of Rogue Squadron. Man, that was a good game. Shame EA doesn't like money.)
Other than that, it had some cool set pieces (the X-Wings flying low across the water was really cool, and actually reminded me of some of the stuff I used to do for fun back when I played a lot of Rogue Squadron. Man, that was a good game. Shame EA doesn't like money.)
Yeah, I guess that would make Henry a hispter now (well ok there probably other character who had a lightsaber like weapons but with a light/ lazer crossguard to do along with it).Zachary Amaranth said:
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Anakin/Vader lost a total of five limbs to a lightsaber, none of which would have been saved by the cross guard. Dooku lost two. Grievous lost two or more, of which one MAY have been prevented. Mace Windu also lost at least one hand.Jamieson 90 said:
That's some really terrible math (to get to a 20% chance). It's also poor logic, assuming no downside and only an upside. It also assumes that Obi-Wan couldn't just cut through the crosspiece, since there's ample room between the hilt and the beginning of the cross blade, assuming that he did slide down the hilt. In fact, it'd guide a blade right to the cross point. And we know that can happen, since it happened with Maul's saber.
That was true back in the prequel era. They opened recruitment well after that, and this is something like 40 years later.nightmare_gorilla said:
Honestly, yuck.
Since it is the first thing people are talking about, the lightsaber crossguards are dumb. Not light-whip or light-nunchucks dumb, but dumb none the less.
But that wasn't what looked bad to me. Even with the quick cuts, you could tell the Storm Trooper scene had a strobe effect going on. And the camera rotation on the Falcon was so over the top (no pun intended). The voice over didn't work at all. There were no aliens. There was no SPACE! The tone of the trailer lacked any sense of wonder at all. And, perhaps worst of all, the stuff that did feel like Star Wars seemed out of place.
I think the references to Super 8 are right on the mark. It really felt like a soulless imitation of a Star Wars film without understanding what made Star Wars work.
No evidence of anything Jar Jar bad, though, so there is still a good chance that the story will be better than the prequels. And the sound effects were spot on.
Since it is the first thing people are talking about, the lightsaber crossguards are dumb. Not light-whip or light-nunchucks dumb, but dumb none the less.
But that wasn't what looked bad to me. Even with the quick cuts, you could tell the Storm Trooper scene had a strobe effect going on. And the camera rotation on the Falcon was so over the top (no pun intended). The voice over didn't work at all. There were no aliens. There was no SPACE! The tone of the trailer lacked any sense of wonder at all. And, perhaps worst of all, the stuff that did feel like Star Wars seemed out of place.
I think the references to Super 8 are right on the mark. It really felt like a soulless imitation of a Star Wars film without understanding what made Star Wars work.
No evidence of anything Jar Jar bad, though, so there is still a good chance that the story will be better than the prequels. And the sound effects were spot on.
Maybe he's an impostor or something like that? Luke and Han dress up as stormtroopers in the first movie.nightmare_gorilla said:
Only if his laser sword is organic and fair trade.Scarim Coral said:
That's the bar the movies have set.Zontar said:
Well, what I thought has pretty much already been said but I will clarify that I am not impressed.
On a side note, has anyone else noticed that the so called guard will do absolutely nothing to catch another blade? There is a good inch - inch and a half maybe? - of hilt between the guard and the blade that another lightsaber can easily slip through. The only benefit I can think to having the guards is to suddenly activate them and try to take someone by surprise in a blade lock but for less effort you could use a wrist mounted blade, shoulder mounted weapon or literally anything else that is mechanised.
Also that rolling droid thing. Why? I understand this is Star Wars but that design should have been laughed out of the room the moment it was suggested.
On a side note, has anyone else noticed that the so called guard will do absolutely nothing to catch another blade? There is a good inch - inch and a half maybe? - of hilt between the guard and the blade that another lightsaber can easily slip through. The only benefit I can think to having the guards is to suddenly activate them and try to take someone by surprise in a blade lock but for less effort you could use a wrist mounted blade, shoulder mounted weapon or literally anything else that is mechanised.
Also that rolling droid thing. Why? I understand this is Star Wars but that design should have been laughed out of the room the moment it was suggested.
So ya...
I liked the trailer - looks promising. I enjoyed the use of practical sets, costumes and whatnot
The rolling-robot... we'll see how that pans out
The lightsaber-claymore - hmmm.... the way those crossguards are set up they're just not practical. A hit going down the length of the blade will chop off the cross-guard emitters. Still, we'll see how it works out
Beyond that? X-wings! yay! Looks nice
I liked the trailer - looks promising. I enjoyed the use of practical sets, costumes and whatnot
The rolling-robot... we'll see how that pans out
The lightsaber-claymore - hmmm.... the way those crossguards are set up they're just not practical. A hit going down the length of the blade will chop off the cross-guard emitters. Still, we'll see how it works out
Beyond that? X-wings! yay! Looks nice
This is only a teaser, and all a teaser is supposed to do is get people excited at the idea of the film, while not detailing anything about the plot or characters. Images of famous stuff from star wars is pretty much all anyone could expect for a teaser.Paulhorne Schillings said:
I don't really care about practicality or not, I just think the damn things is ugly. Same goes for U-haul speederbike.
It is way to early to call, but this trailer has not set any hype or kindled any nostalgia or childhood wonderment in me.
Then again I have been doubtful of this project ever since the news broke that some of the old actors would be in it.
It is way to early to call, but this trailer has not set any hype or kindled any nostalgia or childhood wonderment in me.
Then again I have been doubtful of this project ever since the news broke that some of the old actors would be in it.
Oh Jesus, Mr. Plinkett will have a field day.
I honestly thought this was a parody video at first. Of all the many scenes they could have shown us, black storm trooper and robot soccer were apparently the most important? I'm happy they got rid of the clones, and the idea that the storm troopers are real people with wants and dreams is a welcome change of pace, but is this really the first thing we need to see? What was up with the lightsaber? That design caused me physical pain, like it probably would the user. I have no love for Abrams, but this is... some how worse then I feared. So much worse. I can just see Abrams and Lucas jerking each other off in the concept art room.
Abrams may have achieved the impossible... a film far worse then Phantom Menace. The series is long dead Abrams, stop poking it with a stick.
Thankfully our Lord and Saviour has given us a sci-fi film we can all enjoy. Let us all flee to the Interstellar screenings at once, and there remember what real movies look like.
I honestly thought this was a parody video at first. Of all the many scenes they could have shown us, black storm trooper and robot soccer were apparently the most important? I'm happy they got rid of the clones, and the idea that the storm troopers are real people with wants and dreams is a welcome change of pace, but is this really the first thing we need to see? What was up with the lightsaber? That design caused me physical pain, like it probably would the user. I have no love for Abrams, but this is... some how worse then I feared. So much worse. I can just see Abrams and Lucas jerking each other off in the concept art room.
Abrams may have achieved the impossible... a film far worse then Phantom Menace. The series is long dead Abrams, stop poking it with a stick.
Thankfully our Lord and Saviour has given us a sci-fi film we can all enjoy. Let us all flee to the Interstellar screenings at once, and there remember what real movies look like.
The shot with the black man jumping up so suddenly, the R2D2 soccer ball, and the flying fridge all had me thinking that this was a joke. This trailer really just seemed like a poorly edited mess. Hopefully that's just because it's a teaser.
Gee, I must be one of the only people around here who genuinely enjoyed Revenge of the Sith.Darth Rosenberg said:
