Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser

I personally detest JJ Abrams as a director. I think he is a hack with zero respect for the source material. He proved it with the abominations he remade the Star Trek movies.

JJ is all flash and no substance. I honestly hope they keep him reined in with the cheap FX and blatant disregard for cannon.
 
JJ is all flash and no substance. I honestly hope they keep him reined in with the cheap FX and blatant disregard for cannon.

one of the best things about this new sequel is that they are returning to more practical effects versus tons of computer-generated (CGI) ones...the original trilogy started out that way and is one of the reasons most people consider them to be so superior
 
It looks like it has potential, but my biggest concern isn't going to be addressed by a trailer. I hated the pacing of Into Darkness. The plot was racing along, too eager to get to the next fancy explosion. As a result, the moments that were supposed to elicit some emotional response fell flat. I hope Abrams can restrain himself with SW and remember that slower moments have their purpose. The original trilogy used such moments very effectively (like in ROTJ when Luke and Leia discuss their relationship).
 
yeah the crossguard thing doesn't make sense, and the rolling droid concerns me....

But seeing the falcon, x-wings, and tie fighters makes me smile.
 
Tie fighters planet side? some one didnt read the technical manuals.... fuckers would fold in half if ther ever tried to yaw
 
while I think the lightsaber is meant to be more like a Claymore in design, thus imply that it is a very old design, with its less refined energy emission of the blade, they crossguards could be just venting extra energy emitted from the focusing crystal, and that's why they came on secondary to the blade after excess energy was built up.
 
I thought I was watching a parody trailer at first...."Awakening...." *up pops a stormtrooper* *dundundun*
 
Tie fighters planet side? some one didnt read the technical manuals.... fuckers would fold in half if ther ever tried to yaw

have sound in space, different Universe.
different rules
didnt read the manual?
 
I liked the lightsaber.

2015 could be a helluva year for movies with Avengers 2, Jurassic World, Mad Max, Star Wars, etc.
 
I have a buddy that went to a theater yesterday where they were doing the debut of this trailer (select theaters, all movies). He literally paid for a movie to see this trailer. Saw the trailer and left.

I told him it'd be online quickly.
 
Oh and lens flare! Camera companies spend tons developing lenses and filters to cut lens flare just so JJ Abrams can readd them in post.
 
I dont expect this to be anything but a pure money grab, and while it may not be as bad as Ep 1-3 were, I'm expecting it to be bad nonetheless.

People are going to go see it just because of the name, and probably get suckered.
 
I think that lightsaber blade looks awesome. I imagine that it's an extremely powerful lightsaber given the immense amount of energy it puts out. I imagine it takes a great command of the Force to control it.

I'm just glad that Lucas is as far away from this film as possible. He writes like poop. It's a shame that JJ Abrams got a hold of it, though. It's definitely going to be a turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy title because of it. Just like the Star Wars movies he's done. It's still guaranteed to be an entertaining watch at least.
 
I think that lightsaber blade looks awesome. I imagine that it's an extremely powerful lightsaber given the immense amount of energy it puts out. I imagine it takes a great command of the Force to control it.

I'm just glad that Lucas is as far away from this film as possible. He writes like poop. It's a shame that JJ Abrams got a hold of it, though. It's definitely going to be a turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy title because of it. Just like the Star Wars movies he's done. It's still guaranteed to be an entertaining watch at least.
Abrams isn't the only one writing. Lawrence Kasdan from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is writing a good chunk of it also.

With Lawrence Kasdan at the helm I have seriously high hopes. Especially if he can tone down some of the bad things about Abrams writing and bring out the best in both of them.
 
Abrams isn't the only one writing. Lawrence Kasdan from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is writing a good chunk of it also.

With Lawrence Kasdan at the helm I have seriously high hopes. Especially if he can tone down some of the bad things about Abrams writing and bring out the best in both of them.

I'm sure my lack of faith was disturbing. It is fixed! It's a shame Mr. Kershner wasn't around for it too. :(
 
copied this from another site which makes a good point:

"The big question, in my opinion, is whether lightsaber blades can even slide...I don’t recall a time in the original three movies when blades slid...Opponents would cross blades, which seemed to stick together and make that crackling sound, and then push apart again...I assumed there was some sort of electrical force that locked blades together when they touch."

^^ This. They dont slide.
 
All this teaser tells me is that it's going to be a Star Wars movie and have Star Wars thingies in it. Every scene was just "Look! Remember this thing? Yeah! Star Wars!" Just have to wait for an actual trailer, I guess, to see if there's any potential beyond "The CGI looks decent".
 
Yeah that lightsaber was dumb, but still better than 99% of the crap in the prequels

Teaser was great.

The lightsaber is easily explained. First, it is obviously designed foremost to 'look cool', be aesthetically interesting, and make that obvious comparison to a claymore. In the fiction of the story though, the 'hand-guard' could simply be vented energy from an overpowered but crudely constructed saber. It's not a hand-guard at all.
 
This shit looks retarded, a soccerball droid? A lightsaber with a crossguard? A black stormtrooper? What did I just watch? This cannot be professional, its probably fan made! The only thing that looked cool was millennium falcon!
 
This is how trailers should be. Give you just enough to peak some interest to go see. These days they give you the entire movie in a 2 minute trailer. My thoughts on this trailer. Everything was good until the light saber part. Let's leave claymore swords in the past.
 
copied this from another site which makes a good point:

"The big question, in my opinion, is whether lightsaber blades can even slide...I don’t recall a time in the original three movies when blades slid...Opponents would cross blades, which seemed to stick together and make that crackling sound, and then push apart again...I assumed there was some sort of electrical force that locked blades together when they touch."

They don't slide, but even if they do slide, it'd just cut off the bit of handle that sticks out on the sides. I think they might serve a different purpose.

"I don't always slide, but when I do, I cut off the hand guard." -The Most Interesting Lighsaber in the World
 
This shit looks retarded, a soccerball droid? A lightsaber with a crossguard? A black stormtrooper? What did I just watch? This cannot be professional, its probably fan made! The only thing that looked cool was millennium falcon!

Look at the mouse droid. That's just nitpicking about the soccer ball droid, though.

I don't think it's a hand guard on the lightsaber. If it is, then that's just retarded, but it makes so little sense that I don't think that's what it really is, despite what it looks like.

You're assuming this is a storm trooper. While, admittedly, it could be just a huge ass rub in the face of canon, I honestly don't think Kasdan would let that happen. I think it's something else entirely.

It's not fan-made, though. It's actually airing in theaters.
 
Is Disney driving this thing? Well that explains this mickey mouse shit changes to StarWars! RIP Star Wars Universe!
 
You'd appreciate the claymore look of the lightsaber if you were familiar with what Lucas had in mind when first coming up with the idea of lightsabers
 
I have a huge chubby of that lightsaber with bladed handguard/ energy vents. Maybe it's a Sith relic from Old Republic or even earlier.

Also, there are tons of racist youtube comments about the black storm trooper. But how do we even know he's a storm trooper anyway, and not just wearing some salvaged armor.

Pretty darn good Teaser, back to watching it over and over.

I was under the impression that the stormtroopers were all clones of Jango Fett. Since the actor was Maori, I thought this was a huge divergence from the canon. I didn't know until after that the clones were largely phased out by this point.
 
I cannot believe i have to explain this!

That sith guy is clearly active in the lightsaber modding community. You would think this forum would be appreciative of that.
 
I was under the impression that the stormtroopers were all clones of Jango Fett. Since the actor was Maori, I thought this was a huge divergence from the canon. I didn't know until after that the clones were largely phased out by this point.

Yes they are clones of Jango Fett! Problem is that Disneys version of them has to be multicultural! Just wait until selena gomez and the jonas bros will be part of the cast too!
 
Can I call it a Sith with a crossbar. I guess we need to figure out when or where this particular Sith developed this fear of getting his hand chopped off.

When? Let's count:

Luke: Hand cut off.
Anakin: Both hands cut off.
Dooku: Both hands cut off.
General Grievous: Two hands cut off (albeit robotic).
Mace Windu: Hand cut off.

I think he's just an apt student of history. :D
 
Okay lets entertain this fucktarded idea for a moment - even if the lightsaber in the movie is used for 1)big hacking motions or 2)fencing ass parries/thrusts. In the end, the cross guard wont protect you! Look at the claymore vs broadsword, how you use it depends on the length of the blade.
 
I was under the impression that the stormtroopers were all clones of Jango Fett. Since the actor was Maori, I thought this was a huge divergence from the canon. I didn't know until after that the clones were largely phased out by this point.

They were all clones at first, numbers eventually dwindled to where they had to recruit from the rest of the imperial army.
 
Okay lets entertain this fucktarded idea for a moment - even if the lightsaber in the movie is used for 1)big hacking motions or 2)fencing ass parries/thrusts. In the end, the cross guard wont protect you! Look at the claymore vs broadsword, how you use it depends on the length of the blade.

The cross-guard may not be a cross-guard. It could serve another purpose.
 
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