New Star Wars 7 Teaser!!!

[BloatedGuppy]

I thought it was pretty good as teaser trailers go. Lack of ubiquitous lens flair. Nice callback with Luke's speech. Particularly impressive was the opening pan across the desert planet with the crashed Star Destroyer and X-Wing in the foreground. Tells a visual story...evoking the conflict of the previous three films without needing to dump agonizing exposition on the audience (something Lucas became particularly inept at in his latter years). Most impressive was the slight judder added to the shot, mimicking steadicam and helping to obfuscate the CGI by making it feel more "natural". That's thoughtful film-making, and it's something that has been missing from Star Wars for decades.

Ultimately movie quality will depend on script, and unfortunately Han Solo looked a lot more like old Harrison Ford than Han Solo, but you can't have everything. Judging by the delighted fan reaction across the internet alone, I think summoning Han, Luke, Leia et all back for this film was a savvy move, I just hope they're bright enough to keep their activities to a dull roar and let the younger cast take over/establish themselves as the new heroes. We don't need another Kingdom of the Crystal Skull fiasco where we watch geriatrics blundering around in a jungle for an hour.

 

[Carzinex]

im a cynical old man now and after the prequels cant really get excited for the original trilogy anymore, watched the trailer and my god i pretty much had to hold back nostalgia tears. It captured something, cant put my finger on it yet but that original magic is back.

I wasn't even really caring about the release before, was more excited about Avengers, but now i wouldn't even be upset if Avengers got cancelled and we only had Star Wars this year. Thats some effect for a 2 minute trailer on me!

 

[Neverhoodian]

I don't even mind that we're back on motherfucking Tatooine yet again!

...Well okay, maybe I DO mind a little...

It's actually a new planet called Jakku apparently. Can't see it making much of a difference though. Desert's a desert.

I actually read that in the Youtube comments literally minutes after my post. Apparently it was filmed in Abu Dhabi.

But yeah, I'd like them to change the biomes some more. There's only so much you can do with sand (and snow, if the Stormtrooper scene is any indication).

What is there to get hyped about? They're just using iconic things from Star Wars to make an average movie and make a lot of money. The most interesting stuff about Star Wars lies in the expanded universe and in the KOTOR/SWTOR timeline. This will just be a generic Star Wars movie, with generic characters and a generic story.

Funny, one could say the same thing about the KOTOR/TOR era. TOR in particular is pretty blatant with its aesthetics, from the Sith Empire's star destroyers all the way down to the faction logos. It makes the Jedi Order of the prequels look even more idiotic when they failed to see the obvious visual cues that the Republic was turning evil before their very eyes.

Here it makes more sense, as it's still the Galactic Empire (or perhaps a splinter group). Apparently it didn't just roll over and die after Endor, much like the Imperial Remnant of the old EU.

 

[The Only Gay Eskimo]

I don't even mind that we're back on motherfucking Tatooine yet again!

...Well okay, maybe I DO mind a little...

It's actually a new planet called Jakku apparently. Can't see it making much of a difference though. Desert's a desert.

I actually read that in the Youtube comments literally minutes after my post. Apparently it was filmed in Abu Dhabi.

But yeah, I'd like them to change the biomes some more. There's only so much you can do with sand (and snow, if the Stormtrooper scene is any indication).

What is there to get hyped about? They're just using iconic things from Star Wars to make an average movie and make a lot of money. The most interesting stuff about Star Wars lies in the expanded universe and in the KOTOR/SWTOR timeline. This will just be a generic Star Wars movie, with generic characters and a generic story.

Funny, one could say the same thing about the KOTOR/TOR era. TOR in particular is pretty blatant with its aesthetics, from the Sith Empire's star destroyers all the way down to the faction logos. It makes the Jedi Order of the prequels look even more idiotic when they failed to see the obvious visual cues that the Republic was turning evil before their very eyes.

Here it makes more sense, as it's still the Galactic Empire (or perhaps a splinter group). Apparently it didn't just roll over and die after Endor, much like the Imperial Remnant of the old EU.

I don't think the same can be said about the story of KOTOR. Sure they use some of the same iconic things, in some ways it's hard not to, like with lightsabers, but I find the story of KOTOR much more original than what I expect of Star Wars 7.

 

[babinro]

Who wants to see old man Solo? No one.
Replace Ford with Jar Jar saying "ChewIE...weesa HOOOOOOME!" and you've got winner.

Enjoy your cinematic flop.
Call me when you're ready to make a movie for the REAL fans.

 

[OneCatch]

Bears more than a passing resemblance, doesn't it?

I don't think it's actually Revan's, but it does look like inspiration is being taken from pre-Rule-Of-Two Sith, which is an interesting development.
Speaking of which, that Destroyer looked a lot like Sith Empire ships [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Harrower-class_dreadnought], so they do seem to be looking backwards through the EU as well as the New Republic stuff.

I'm also wondering if that was an actual Dark Trooper we caught a glimpse of, or possibly just Mandalorian-inspired...

 

[Parasondox]

Who wants to see old man Solo? No one.
Replace Ford with Jar Jar saying "ChewIE...weesa HOOOOOOME!" and you've got winner.

Enjoy your cinematic flop.
Call me when you're ready to make a movie for the REAL fans.

Looks like you haven't met the majority of Star Wars fans over the net and in pop culture.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Instead of "This Christmas," it should've said "This Life Day."
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I'm so sorry.

Anyways, It certainly looks like Star Wars. I don't get how anyone could have a solid opinion of the film from watching these two teasers. They don't really reveal much other than what the film looks like and who's in it.

I'm hoping it's good. It at least looks cool, and this trailer did a better job at getting me hyped than the last.

 

[DrOswald]

]Instead of "This Christmas," it should've said "This Life Day."
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I'm so sorry.

Anyways, It certainly looks like Star Wars. I don't get how anyone could have a solid opinion of the film from watching these two teasers. They don't really reveal much other than what the film looks like and who's in it.

I'm hoping it's good. It at least looks cool, and this trailer did a better job at getting me hyped than the last.

It has the feel of the original trilogy, which is more than we could ever say about the prequels. That is enough to make me care.

 

[babinro]

Who wants to see old man Solo? No one.
Replace Ford with Jar Jar saying "ChewIE...weesa HOOOOOOME!" and you've got winner.

Enjoy your cinematic flop.
Call me when you're ready to make a movie for the REAL fans.

Looks like you haven't met the majority of Star Wars fans over the net and in pop culture.

Just having some fun is all...mostly.

I'm not actually looking forward to seeing the action stars I grew up with look old on the screen. There's very few instances where this works effectively. In fact, the only one that comes to mind at this moment is Rocky 6.

The nostalgia kick of seeing these people again is HUGE up front but it doesn't last. Look at The Expendibles as your most obvious example. The thought of bringing together all these old stars is better than the end result.

I understand completely that Episode 7 will have absolutely nothing to do with anything introduced in Episodes 1, 2, and 3...heck, it may even distance itself from sillier aspects of 4, 5, and 6 (things like the existence of ewoks and silly aliens you'd see in the cantina).

Great trailer, I'm hyped.
(Course I felt the same way about Episode 1's trailer back in the day as well)

 

[Brittney Makin Larson]

Yeah but yet if you havent seen star wars the old reublic in a cinematic clip it shows a bunch of malgus' s sith apprentices with alot of masks similar to revans mask and that is probably 1000 years after the jedi civil war and all that jazz so im thinking a looter that has the force but I could be wrong I havent seen the shadow of revan expansion pack yet so yeah

 

[Brittney Makin Larson]

Yeah but yet if you havent seen star wars the old reublic in a cinematic clip it shows a bunch of malgus' s sith apprentices with alot of masks similar to revans mask and that is probably 1000 years after the jedi civil war and all that jazz so im thinking a looter that has the force but I could be wrong I havent seen the shadow of revan expansion pack yet so yeah

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I dunno, old Harrison Ford has this weird way of acting that really puts me off. Can't quite put my finger on it...