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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer
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other lightsabers cut through that shit
dark_inferno
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Just a few milliseconds befor that first shot the "bike" looks completly different.
I know for a lot of people, it defined what Star Wars was to them between the original trilogy and the release of the prequels. That's a lot of connection to lose.
Just wait til she finds out that the black man is the male lead...
Lightsabers shouldn't be treated or viewed like normal weapons. Most people would kill themselves in a lightsaber duel just because of how easy it is to cut your own limbs off.
Hot Coldman
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Wonder how long it'll take before Ridley's ship becomes a novelty USB drive.
Lactose_Intolerant
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there is resistant material in the universe. Thus why I said resistant:
Cortosis, although a rare and expensive metal, was a popular defense against lightsabers. Purified cortosis ore had the ability to momentarily "short out" a lightsaber blade, rendering it inoperable for a brief period of time before the wielder could reactivate it. Lightsabers with Mestare crystals were known to be immune to this effect. Cortosis alloy was sturdier than purified cortosis ore, but was only capable of deflecting a lightsaber blade and not deactivating it. One reason why cortosis was so expensive was the need to refine it. Pure, unrefined Cortosis ore wasfor unknown reasonsdangerously ionized and anyone who touched it would be killed instantly. There were multiple methods of forging cortosis armor and weapons, each with varying effects.[source?]
Phrik, was a rare metallic compound that could withstand a lightsaber blade, although unlike cortosis, Phrik did not possess the ability to cause the blade to short out. Phrik was most notably used in the construction of the electrostaffs wielded by General Grievous's MagnaGuards. Other notable uses of Phrik included elements of Palpatine's lightsaber and Dark trooper armor.
Darkswords were an ancient type of sword made from a special material that could parry lightsabers. Unlike cortosis, this material did not possess the ability to temporarily deactivate a lightsaber blade it made contact with
Kitschkraft
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Only thing that initially caught me off guard as looking "out of place" was the Storm Troopers with the flickering lights. But ya know what, hell with it. They look menacing and this new trilogy would benefit a lot if they were menacing as opposed to jokes like the OT.
I actually don't mind the new lightsaber at all....I'm interested in finding out who the actor is because for as short as that clip was he sure put some personality in his walk.
X-Wings and Falcon looked fantastic.
I downloaded it from here, first thing posted : http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/
I actually don't mind the new lightsaber at all....I'm interested in finding out who the actor is because for as short as that clip was he sure put some personality in his walk.
X-Wings and Falcon looked fantastic.
I downloaded it from here, first thing posted : http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/
ok here's my second reason: looks less cool!
that's the gist of it and it's valid
Tesseract
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seems obvious he is, him and the refrigerator girl
digoutyoursoul
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Trolls gonna troll ?
No one using them in this series is comparable to giving a GAFfer one. They're trained, they're not accidentally slicing off limbs all the time.
JohnTinker
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Has the narrator been settled?
Sounds a lot like Benedict Cumberbatch
Sounds a lot like Benedict Cumberbatch
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
The title has grown on me.
Digital-Hero
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Are you having a seizure?
Andy Serkis
MilkyJoe
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The very same reason we still use F16s, B52s, Boeing 747s...etc...
SeventhSon
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Haha, fucking gold, now she's quoting Chris Rock from Jay and Silent Bob.
We got everything upto "Black people did it too" now, just wait until "I have a lot of black friends"
Hot Coldman
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Yeah, but most people don't give a fuck about that. Lightsabres should cut through EVERYTHING, end of.
That or it's meant to look more like "fiery energy" like the original Ralph McQuarrie concept:
The x-wings also seem to be based on the McQuarrie art.
I have no objections to that.
You know, I always liked the Aquillian Rangers look.
Souldriver
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Best part of the trailer was definitely the music leading up to the classic SW tune. Otherwise it was kinda eh.
Cortosis? I'm guessing the hilt can be used offensively too, and it's not a pure defensive hilt.
AgentOtaku
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DAT ART!!!!1!!!!!1
Good catch.
Maybe some protective plating builds up. Or the CGI model just wasn't updated yet. Or the the two scenes aren't actually chronological.
SliceSabre
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That rolling robot upsets me.
PM teaser goes well until people start talking, and the Jar Jar scenes start popping up.
It also shows a bit too much, unlike Awakens teaser.
Spacejaws
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But dat teaser...I know I was hyped back in the day.
Most of the hype was all around Darth Vader origins and to be honest as much of a disappointment as it was, it's still my favourite out of the prequels.
The new one though...at the moment it doesn't feel very coherent story. Just looking cool for the sake of cool. I'm not excited for it pretty much due to the new Star Trek treatments more MTV than Roddenberry.
I hate the Lightsaber. There was absolutely nothing wrong with how lightsabers looked in all the past movies.
There's something industrial about it. Raw, mechanical, but not the saber effect from the other films. It reminds me Narada's planet beam in Star Trek. J.J. Abrams is really stuck on some of the visual nuances from his past films. I was expecting worst like Lightsabers lens flare and maybe a final dual in a Budweiser factory.
The thing that seems to be hard to do is make a film that is distinctively different from just about every other science fiction film out there ... like Star Trek, Ender's Game, Prometheus, Gravity. It's this look. Yeah, a look. Post modern, clean yet gritty, and elegant all at the same time? Always makes me think back to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The X-Wings, Falcon, Tie Fighters, and Stormtroopers are definitely Star Wars. It's like watching living versions of the Ralph McQuarrie concept art.
There's something industrial about it. Raw, mechanical, but not the saber effect from the other films. It reminds me Narada's planet beam in Star Trek. J.J. Abrams is really stuck on some of the visual nuances from his past films. I was expecting worst like Lightsabers lens flare and maybe a final dual in a Budweiser factory.
The thing that seems to be hard to do is make a film that is distinctively different from just about every other science fiction film out there ... like Star Trek, Ender's Game, Prometheus, Gravity. It's this look. Yeah, a look. Post modern, clean yet gritty, and elegant all at the same time? Always makes me think back to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The X-Wings, Falcon, Tie Fighters, and Stormtroopers are definitely Star Wars. It's like watching living versions of the Ralph McQuarrie concept art.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Still wish the title didn't sound like a fanfic
bananafactory
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Good catch.
Maybe some protective plating builds up. Or the CGI model just wasn't updated yet. Or the the two scenes aren't actually chronological.
The bike looks the same to me. What's different?
Edit: nvm I see it now
The point is the hilt might fit into the wielder's combat stance.
He might be able to rotate the position of the hilt in combat, spinning it if you will.
you know, Christensen isn't the worst actor in the world. Not even cumberbatch or James MacAvoy could have done any better with the dull, heartless and campy lines Lucas gave them to work with.
MyAbsolution
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The movie may have been a stinker, but that trailer gives me more feels than the new one.
Dreams-Visions
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love it.
lol no it doesn't. the kid, the shot with jar jar being jar jar were some of thing biggest things that remove feels.
If anything related to Episode 1 gives you "feels", I'll just assume you're younger than 25.
cannot be unseen
Lactose_Intolerant
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It looks more like plasma now. I noticed it too. It isn't a perfect beam now.
Hot Coldman
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Attack of the Clones still sound more fan-ficcy.
IISANDERII
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You are right, looked her up and I haven't seen any of her work. Resembles somebody else who I can't place at the moment.
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