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Old 12-09-15, 05:16 PM
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Abob Teff
Holy shit! I can't believe that they went there ... I mean, it's ballsy to start with

(Spoiler] Gungans and Ewoks filibustering in the Imperial Senate.[/spoiler]

Never saw that coming.
really thought i was gonna see the first two minutes
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Mike86
Cute girl. The new droid is cool looking too. Looks like its seen use and has been around for a while.
I went to buy a shower curtain at Target and came home with that droid figure!
Old 12-09-15, 07:32 PM
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by MBoyd
I went to buy a shower curtain at Target and came home with that droid figure!
It doesn't look wide enough for that.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by JeremyM
So I get it. But, most of his changes have only made the films worse--I like to think mine were for the better. Tolkien, Twain, etc. were all guilty of doing the same with their works, but it was never as visible as say Jedi Rocks or Hayden in Jedi.
Didn't Lucas say that the Star Wars films PT and OT were meant to be watched in episode order? I guess that's why he wanted to make them more cohesive visually by doing stuff like inserting Hayden into ROTJ. It's really weird though because Anakin looks younger than Luke in the new force ghost scene.

I think his tinkering on Empire Strikes Back was for the better though. The wampa scene is more dramatic, and Cloud City looks much better. Only thing I don't like is the new dialogue between Vader and the Emperor.





Originally Posted by dvdjunkie32
Well that article pretty much cemented my opinion of Lucas. He is a self centered prick. Doesn't matter that Star Wars is a beloved franchise, he wanted to make the movies that made him happy, not the fans. He wanted to make a dopey soap opera.
I'm honestly surprised that a film like Attack of the Clones made him happy. This is the same guy that made THX-1138 and American Graffiti. AOTC looked like he was dumbing it down for little kids and catering to short attention spans.

Lucas is just no longer a very good film maker. The pre-sequels shows he bombs at casting and dialogue and believes the backstory is very important even though fans don't care about learning details like how the senate worked. JJ Abrams obviously put his heart and soul into this project to make everything just right for the fans down to creating the perfect movie trailer. The movies should be for the fans, not a selfish director's wish list.

I'm disappointed that Lucas didn't give high praise to Abrams.
Maybe Lucas is acting bitter in public in order to help the promotion of the film.

The producers of the current SW are doing everything to distance themselves from Lucas and the PT. Using practical effects, using the original actors, ditching the "EPISODE..." titling, and mentioning that they're not using any of Lucas' ideas. If Lucas goes out really supports this, and says, "Oh I think it's great, it's awesome," the stench of the PT will attach itself to the marketing and promotion for the Force Awakens. So maybe Lucas is doing it on purpose, turning heel in order create positive hype for the film and stifle any thoughts that it's gonna suck like the Prequels. Just a theory.

I for one am more interested in the movie knowing that he doesn't agree with the new decisions and has pretty much had little or no involvement in it's creation.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

This idea that Disney is ignoring the prequels is a huge misconception and I chalk it up to wishful thinking on the part of fanboys. The new movie takes place 5 or 6 decades after the events of the PT so it makes absolute sense that the PT aesthetic is kept to a minimum.

PT designs and story points are plentiful in all other post-Disney Star Wars media. The Rebels cartoon. The novels. The Marvel comics, including 1 of the 3 ongoing books being set during the Clone Wars and immediately after.

It should be apparent to everyone since Disney declared the PT and the Clone Wars show to be canon when they junked the EU, yet the misconception remains.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Guru Askew
This idea that Disney is ignoring the prequels is a huge misconception and I chalk it up to wishful thinking on the part of fanboys. The new movie takes place 5 or 6 decades after the events of the PT so it makes absolute sense that the PT aesthetic is kept to a minimum.

PT designs and story points are plentiful in all other post-Disney Star Wars media. The Rebels cartoon. The novels. The Marvel comics, including 1 of the 3 ongoing books being set during the Clone Wars and immediately after.

It should be apparent to everyone since Disney declared the PT and the Clone Wars show to be canon when they junked the EU, yet the misconception remains.
Well if
Spoiler:
Darth Plageius is Snoke
than yeah, it seems like they will be tying it to the prequels. But as far as marketing goes, it seems like they're purposely trying to avoid stressing that connection.

I've heard great things about the Clone Wars animated series's. I haven't heard anything good about the film it was spun from.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by dex14
New pic of Carrie Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:

She was fun to watch on Scream Queens. I just hope her next role doesn't require the hair buns/earmuffs. We got the joke, Hollywood.

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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OpSFp-gw6lY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Mike86
Cute girl. The new droid is cool looking too. Looks like its seen use and has been around for a while.
Do you mean the droid or Carrie Fisher?
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by dex14
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Boy, that trailer isn't all that appealing to me, especially with the opening with Adam Driver's character.

Glad it's not running in the US. Some cool moments, but poorly put together in my opinion.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

"come on baby don't let me down"

CHILLS.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Throwing Copper
Boy, that trailer isn't all that appealing to me, especially with the opening with Adam Driver's character.

Glad it's not running in the US. Some cool moments, but poorly put together in my opinion.
To each his/her own. That's my favorite trailer yet.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

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To each his/her own. That's my favorite trailer yet.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Kylo Ren's voice is not very menacing. That would be my ONLY complaint. That trailer was awesome!
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

adam drivers voice alone is menacing
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Yeah, that's the best one yet.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Throwing Copper
Boy, that trailer isn't all that appealing to me, especially with the opening with Adam Driver's character.

Glad it's not running in the US. Some cool moments, but poorly put together in my opinion.
Originally Posted by dex14
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Yeah. That was a really good trailer.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by raven56706
adam drivers voice alone is menacing
Driver was on Stern this week... I always thought he was just some weird looking guy from Girls. Dude is pretty bad-ass... was in the Marines and has some serious training in his past. I think he'll make an excellent villain.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Thanks for the Stern tip, will give that a listen. Just saw that JJ was on Recently as well.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

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Driver was on Stern this week... I always thought he was just some weird looking guy from Girls. Dude is pretty bad-ass... was in the Marines and has some serious training in his past. I think he'll make an excellent villain.
i should have mentioned that. Thats why i said his voice is menacing alone. Dude has a deep deep voice. And his life was a bad ass
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

I don't know why... but his voice in that trailer sounds slightly different to me than in the others.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by raven56706
adam drivers voice alone is menacing
Except that's his voice with a lot of EQ going on.
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Looks like Rey's even worse at driving the Falcon than Lando was.
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Guess it's good that she's not Asian?
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Re: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015, Abrams) S: Hamill, Ford, Fisher

Originally Posted by Throwing Copper
Boy, that trailer isn't all that appealing to me, especially with the opening with Adam Driver's character.

Glad it's not running in the US. Some cool moments, but poorly put together in my opinion.
I've loved all the trailers. This one gave me goosebumps as well.


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