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[kharma45]

Abrams delivers.

 

[cLOUDo]

any mirror?

youtube is blocked in the office

 

[Always-honest]

Why does a lightsaber need a guard, especially one that can damage the wielder?

Yeah that's just... I wonder who made that decision and how many more silly design decisions he/she made.

 

[Raptor]

Other than that, I think it looks really awesome and I feel super fucking hyped baby!!!


STAR WARS IS BACK BITCHES!!

 

[Wiktor]

Looks great. Didn't floor me the way first Phanton Manace trailer did, but still awesome

 

[borghe]

Yeah, that new lightsaber doesn't make any sense.
Loved the trailer though.

it actually does given the claymore comparison.. that being said, I still wasn't thrilled with the look.. but yeah, it actually makes sense as a claymore.

 

[Zebra]

I don't know why anyone is complaining about the droid. It's in line with the tone for droids that the original movies had as well. C3PO and R2D2 are both goofy as well, not to mention all of the side character droids.

It was just....there...

I'm convinced Chewbacca picked him up and carried him between locations.

I think that ball-robot will find it just as hard to climb stairs up and down.

Ramps. Ramps everywhere.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Yeah, that lightsaber was pretty dumb looking. Not gonna bring the movie down or anything, but whoever thought "this will be badass looking" was very wrong.

The rest of the trailer, meh. New lightsaber, the Millennium Falcon, and John Williams music isn't enough to build an entire trailer around for me. Now we wait for summer for a real trailer.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Fuck it I'm onboard. I can't believe I'm saying that after suffering the last 3 fucking shite movies.

George hasn't got anything to do with this movie. Right. Right?

He suggested the hilt.

 

[Darklord]

I'm pretty sure that sound was specific to the lightsaber in the trailer. It almost looks like the blade is burning, I'm sure the normal sabers will have the normal sound. You don't fuck with those classic sounds.

I hope so. I'm hoping the electricy sound and look of the saber is meant to be like that because it's a half cobbled together one or not a "proper" saber made by a Sith without full knowledge. I just hope JJ doesn't go too crazy with that shit like in Star Wars. The Romulan ship was so over the top and stupid.

 

[Kandinsky]

That fucking theme man, amazing.

 

[Tertullian]

I don't care that the hilt is impractical. I care that it's tacky as hell. Single-bladed blue, green, and red are where it's at. Truly an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Nowadays you kids have your double-bladed lightsabers and your purple lightsabers and your stupid-ass hilts, and now this crossbeam shit. It's more reminiscent of a 12 year old's fanfic about a shitty extended universe novel than the timeless designs of the original trilogy.

Or I'm overreacting.

 

[Rich]

 

[glaurung]

I like the new saber design. The Falcon barrel roll was also very awesome.

Droid design looks quirky. The baddie running through the snowy forest looked awesome, but for some reason I cannot imagine it being a real scene in the movie (it only works for the trailer).

Hype get!

 

[The Elite]

Why are there 2 different Trailers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwVRYEQG_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE

Are you kidding me?

 

[Cormano]

I liked the design of that football droid,

That lightsaber looks weird.

 

[kiguel182]

My absolute favorite thing about this teaser is that we have finally escaped the vortex of rigid George Lucas formal aesthetic for the camerawork the series has been stuck in for 35 years.

It's so werid to see this universe filmed in such a modern way.

It's about damn time.

 

[Mix]

It looks really good, hype levels are over 9000

 

[demosthenes]

the terrible hilt design aside, is he or she getting ready to chop down a tree? Why to this silly dramatic pose in the middle of the woods, all alone?

Spoiler

/nitpick

It's a god damn teaser. It's possible he realized he's not alone.

 

[Linius]

Have to say the teaser looks cool. Only not a fan of that lightsaber.

 

[twobear]

Thought it was fantastic. Better edited than anything put together in MGS game....

That really goes without saying.

 

[Heroman]

THe problem I have with this teaser is that it rely way to much on the old.

 

[Screenboy]

Benedict Cumberbatches voice at the start...

 

[scitek]

Here lies Not The Droid You're Looking For.
The hype was too much.
So he died.
RIP.

Didn't know you were a Star Wars fan.

 

[keltickennedy]

JJ Abrams you beautiful man! Dat throwback Tatooine establishing shot, so guuud. Fuck the haters, this guy gets it people!

 

[Spiritreaver]

Abrams could've released anything for a teaser and people would still complain. Look at this thread, lol.

 

[Lebron]

People arguing over practical shit in a Star Wars film?


What lol

 

[BrokenFiction]

You know nothing Jon Snows. The hilt is a great idea. Lucas never imagined the need for a crossguard. Way too many times I've seen sabers sliding against each other and thought someone should have lost a hand.

 

[strafer]

that black man scared me at first tho....had headphones on with max volume and then baaaam

 

[cyberheater]

He suggested the hilt.

It doesn't surprise me. It's the only stupid thing in the trailer.

 

[Sinatar]

Did we really have to go back to Tatooine again?

 

[PeskyToaster]

That was amazing. A little over a year left of waiting.

 

[Rhaknar]

im not gonna lie... xwings and the falcon already make this 100 times more exciting than any of the prequels

at first youre like "great another star wars >_>" but then you realise "wait but this is an actual SEQUEL oh shit"

...and then you get crushed all over again next year

 

[Funky Papa]

Dave's Trailer Page has updated its movie list with direct download links (you may need to install User Agent Switcher)

 

[halfbeast]

I started laughing out loud when I saw that lightsaber. the peekaboo-trooper made it look like a parody.

 

[Ovid]

Why are there 2 different Trailers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwVRYEQG_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE

That first is so fake lol.

 

[Squall5042]

THe problem I have with this teaser is that it rely way to much on the old.

By showing off new characters and locations and not using any old characters? huh?

 

[Fliesen]

I'm reposting this here, because this is clearly the OP of this trailer.


Also, them new X-Wing S-foils.

not just that they made the Engines "split" in attack position like in these very early designs

it's actually just one wing now in hyperspace-jump-position;
opening up the front part goes down, the back folds up.

fantastic design.

(no idea if it's been posted within the last 11 pages yet.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

I don't care that the hilt is impractical. I care that it's tacky as hell. Single-bladed blue, green, and red are where it's at. iTruly an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Nowadays you kids have your double-bladed lightsabers and your purple lightsabers and your stupid-ass hilts, and now this crossbeam shit. It's more reminiscent of a 12 year old's fanfic about a shitty extended universe novel than the timeless designs of the original trilogy.

Or I'm overreacting.

fanfictiony is the black katana lightsaber from the old republic that a mandalorian uses before cyborg legs darth maul took it and started dual wielding with it

that is a real thing from clone wars, which is canon

 

[Syf]

Abrams could've released anything for a teaser and people would still complain. Look at this thread, lol.

yup, reaction is so predictable from some people :lol

 

[BokehKing]

A)80 second trailer looks more true to Star Wars than the last 3 prequels
B)I'm loving the new look of the Sith lightsaber, good way to catch an oppents light saber while in battle (noob friendly lightsaber for those that don't have the proper wrist skills)
C)I have to wait a whole year to see this film?!?!?! (jk, I knew that, but still)

 

[mrjohill]

New light saber looks sick.

 

[Carn82]

VO sounds like Cumberbatch

 

[SargerusBR]

Did we really have to go back to Tatooine again?

something something nostalgia something

 

[Chezzymann]

Yeah, that lightsaber was pretty dumb looking. Not gonna bring the movie down or anything, but whoever thought "this will be badass looking" was very wrong.

To you, I think it looks awesome. I think GAF is just hyper critical on every single little thing.

The rest of the trailer, meh. New lightsaber, the Millennium Falcon, and John Williams music isn't enough to build an entire trailer around for me. Now we wait for summer for a real trailer.

This is a teaser.

 

[raphier]

Why are there still Tie-fighters tho!

 

[alr1ght]

Well it wasn't terrible like the Jurassic World trailer. To those complaining about the hilted lightsaber, Disney is going to wipe your tears away with the 9 billion dollars it makes from new lightsaber toys.

 

[AlexMogil]

Ramps. Ramps everywhere.

Has NO ONE played Star Wars pinball?

 

[Paganmoon]

Claymore saber makes sense, for blocking cuts along the blade. The crosshilt withstanding a hit, with it being made of Mandalorian Iron (I'm just saying it could be).

Hype!

 

[Lucifon]

I don't care that the hilt is impractical. I care that it's tacky as hell. Single-bladed blue, green, and red are where it's at. Truly an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Nowadays you kids have your double-bladed lightsabers and your purple lightsabers and your stupid-ass hilts, and now this crossbeam shit. It's more reminiscent of a 12 year old's fanfic about a shitty extended universe novel than the timeless designs of the original trilogy.

Or I'm overreacting.

This. Things change, change can be good, and that lightsaber looked badass. I hope he uses the hilt in some nifty ways during a fight scene, it's more than likely. The hilt would block another saber.