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[Discotheque]

i thought it was a fan trailer with benedict cumberbatch voice over at the start tbh (i didn't see this thread, just youtube search'd it), but as soon as boyega popped up i was like

it's real

and then when the theme dropped with the falcon

sith lightsaber looks kind of stupid but the dude's whole walk and posture is really cool and menacing. almost stylized like a sith you'd see in a videogame or cartoon.

 

[AusRoachman]

Watching that shot of the lightsaber gave me awesome darth maul memories, as much as the newer trilogy sucked darth maul was a badass villain (who was killed off way too early )

 

[Dartastic]

OMGGGGGG LLOOOOOKKKKSSS SOOO GOOOOOD

 

[SeventhSon]

Coming soon, a new Special Edition

 

[tcrunch]

Even when they want to eat?

Just put it in a blender then dump it through that grill at the front.

 

[LastNac]

Although it still makes me sad that KotOR isn't cannon anymore.

Wouldn't be so sure that it isn't. They are still producing new content.

 

[Giger Pilot]

because JJ Abrams is a megalomaniac and has to do his own thing with established franchises

see: star trek

Isn't the logo for The Force Awakens just a callback to TESB logo?

 

[keltickennedy]

Never forget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfp23RL7Nk

lol

 

[Bobby Roberts]

People just freak out over seeing a new version of something they're familiar with.

No doubt.

And I totally agree- if you just think it looks weird or off, that's fine. That makes sense, honestly, that's just straight up "I don't like the aesthetics" and there's no real argument against that. If you think the shit looks ugly - it looks ugly to you.

But I'm more speaking against people who are trying to come up with like, in-universe reasons for why such a thing couldn't possibly make sense - which seems like a strange endeavor to pursue considering STAR WARS.

 

[Ozium]

Hey you just posted a leaked shot from the star wars level in Kingdom Hearts 3? This is the saber keyblade isn't it??

lol now I want to see a full saber keyblade shop

 

[Hale-XF11]

Maybe a reboot may have been better than sequels.

Maybe. Too late now of course. I'm just hoping the writing and dialogue makes me think that this is Star Wars and not some other universe.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Even when they want to eat?

there is a flap in the rear and well

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Coming soon, a new Special Edition

Lmao

 

[Beefy]

Maybe the side lasers are for lighting his cigarettes.

Or maybe designed like the old swords, the side bits on his saber are like a hilt used in swords through out history. It is used so his opponents can't get to his hand. There is nothing wrong with the design.

 

[Salsa]

man boyega is gonna kill it

allow it

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

The CGI of the planet in the Millenium Falcon scene was wonky as hell.

Uhmm, I don't think the actual planet in that scene is CG... (Apart from the beginning of the shot, maybe.)

 

[Freakinchair]

That new lightsaber looks really really dumb

 

[curb]

Wouldn't be so sure that it isn't. They are still producing new content.

They may borrow from existing expanded universe stuff but only Clone Wars, Rebels and the six films are officially cannon now.

 

[Moaradin]

Never forget.

That has to be from the Clone Wars cartoon. Has to be.

 

[BFIB]

I'm not getting the new lightsaber hate.

The dude clearly is not a Sith, as the Sith were wiped out when Anakin brought balance to the Force. Doesn't mean that there still can't be those who are strong with the Force, but don't follow the rules of the Sith, yet use the Dark Side of the Force.

As others have said, this saber clearly is different. You can see it pulsing, and crackling.

 

[MyAbsolution]

Huge SW nerd here. I have no issue with the Lightsaber, could care less.

The trailer tbh did nothing for me. I didnt get goosebumps or chills of excitement, it didn't really elicit any SW emotions. I did not like the cinematography and it just felt like a JJ film.

Im optimistic but I thought this trailer was meh. Hell even episode 1 TEASER trailer was light years beyond this and felt like SW. This felt like a teaser for another JJ Star Trek movie.

 

[Ithil]

That Cross-saber must be the most impractical weapon ever.

Crossguards, apparently impractical.

 

[bananafactory]

That has to be from the Clone Wars cartoon. Has to be.

Nope. It really, really, is not.

 

[DMczaf]

man boyega is gonna kill it

allow it

Will Star Wars fans be able to...relate with him ?

 

[golem]

A crossguard actually has some real practical benefits when sword fighting so I dont mind it.

 

[brandonh83]

I love how sloppy that lightsaber beam is. It's not that typical perfect blade of light.

 

[Fliesen]

Will Star Wars fans be able to...relate with him ?

believe it, bruv!

 

[bengraven]

You know, the Sith looks pretty tall and lanky and the way it walks...I'm wondering if that's Gwendolyn Christie. Something about the way it moves is screaming Brienne to me.

 

[Salsa]

Will Star Wars fans be able to...relate with him ?

I hope he has that same attack the block thick accent

oh man

 

[Bobby Roberts]

This is more like a teaser rather than a trailer.

That's because it is a teaser.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I'm not getting the new lightsaber hate.

The dude clearly is not a Sith, as the Sith were wiped out when Anakin brought balance to the Force. Doesn't mean that there still can't be those who are strong with the Force, but don't follow the rules of the Sith, yet use the Dark Side of the Force.

As others have said, this saber clearly is different. You can see it pulsing, and crackling.

Almost like he made it himself without a master around to show him how to do it.

 

[Kinyou]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfp23RL7Nk

lol

lol, that poor mustache guy. His look says everything

 

[anaron]

It looks good

 

[Mr Swine]

Great teaser! Sadly I was hoping to hear Vaders breathing in the end

 

[ANuclearError]

Crossguards, apparently impractical.

To be fair, that crossguard doesn't look capable of slicing your hand off. Would give you a hell of a bruise though.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

That new lightsaber looks really really dumb

WTF? If anything, it shows how dumb the original lightsaber design was.

 

[Discotheque]

man boyega is gonna kill it

allow it

best monster movie since jurassic park. i doubt jurassic world will top it either tbh.

 

[Horse Detective]

I don't care about lightsaber, or any of the weird objects.

All of the effects felt clunky and realistic, just like I always wanted. The sounds were amazing too. This seems like it will at the very least be a more visually appealing film than the prequels.

 

[Ithil]

The CGI of the planet in the Millenium Falcon scene was wonky as hell.

That isn't CG, it's a location desert in Abu Dhabi. They filmed all the Tattooine stuff there.

 

[Talon]

Oh man. The moment those X-wings and the Falcon swooped in, I was 100% bought-in.

 

[Vire]

Hmm.. Aside from the incredible stupid "rule of cool" lightsaber, I just don't think the teaser was all that exciting. Everything about it felt very last minute, like a hodgepodge of random giffable scenes sewn together. Nothing escalated or made sense in sequence.

Bizarre teaser.

 

[subrock]

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

Hahahha holy shit I had no idea how much that happened. That sword hilt is the smartest thing to ever happen in that universe.

 

[Salsa]

Great teaser! Sadly I was hoping to hear Vaders breathing in the end

wut

 

[orthodoxy1095]

They may borrow from existing expanded universe stuff but only Clone Wars, Rebels and the six films are officially cannon now.

That really does make me kind of sad to be honest.

 

[JesseZao]

Loved the introduction to the characters. So much teaser with that opening. The guy really sold the fear of the unknown and imminent danger. I'm in.

 

[fritolay]

Can't wait for battlefront, just hope I don't have to search for random little boxes to get that cross sword

 

[El Topo]

Andy Serkis would make for an amazing Sith Lord. Hopefully that is the role he plays.

Adam Driver and Andy Serkis as villains would be amazing.

 

[Ithil]

To be fair, that crossguard doesn't look capable of slicing your hand off. Would give you a hell of a bruise though.

If you're going to slice your own half off with your own lightsaber, you probably shouldn't be a Jedi.

 

[shadowkat]

Looks promising. Not enough to really get a sense of it. Just a bunch of random flashes.

 

[Cuyejo]

Was that jump scare really necessary?... lol.
That Millennium Falcon shot paired with the SW theme was goosebumps inducing, watching that on the cinema would've blown my mind.