Dobber Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Unless I'm a victim of some joke...No. Black stormtrooper sith with red lightsaber, it has lucasfilm/bad robot at the beginning it has audence aproval etc..it's official release?If this is the one you are referring to then yes it is a fan trailer. Not too bad either but not a real one. It has no actual footage in it. The image of older Luke is an edit of an image of Mark Hamill at the Hobbit premier. Edited December 4, 2014 by Dobber Quote
troyness Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 I'm in China, YouTube is blocked I can't see your link...prob fake my bad. Quote
Gubaba Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 I'm in China, YouTube is blocked I can't see your link...prob fake my bad. It's as you described it, Stormtrooper with lightsaber and everything. And yes, it's fake. Quote
JB0 Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 I saw one that showed the Lucasfilm and Disney logos at the beginning, then showed some red-haired guy singing about how he's never gonna let you go or something like that. Is that the real trailer?Just a teaser unveil. That's Darth Astley, the new dark lord of the sith. Quote
Gubaba Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Just a teaser unveil. That's Darth Astley, the new dark lord of the sith. Thanks for clarifying, JB0. What would I do without you? Quote
JB0 Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 My initial reaction (to the trailer) was: why the fu*k am I seeing a Stormtrooper (other than Luke or Han in disguise) without a helmet (regardless of race)? Mind you, my experience is rather limited, to the first 3 films, with only some skimming of the prequels. All those other spinoffs, series, cartoons and other sh*te just don't exist for me. Honestly, I think it was a clever move to keep the stormtroopers as faceless, largely silent antagonists originally. They were only painted as real people ONCE, and that was when Obi-Wan was sneaking by to deactivate the tractor beam while the two guards talked about space-cars. It was necessary for the scene that they be shown to not just be all soldier all the time. They had to have a human weakness for the one scene, so it's the only time they've been humanized. Which makes it stick out even more. The sequels actively avoided allowing a stormtrooper to appear human. But even in the first movie, you NEVER see one without a mask, despite the masks being a CANONICALLY bad idea("I can't see a thing in this helmet!"). It helps prevent the audience thinking of them as PEOPLE. It's more fun to mow down an army of faceless suits of armor(literally!) than a swath of real people, and makes them more useful as cannon fodder. The clone troopers were an attempt to take that to the next level and actively assure audiences that they COULDN'T be "real people" because they were clones PROGRAMMED to be warriors and nothing else. They were organic battledroids. And I think the new movie is at a point in the story where they can afford to humanize the stormtroopers. Stormtroopers aren't the fist of the emperor anymore, or likely to be involved with the primary antagonist. He's just some dude trying to make a living and getting caught up in some crazy shizzle, and it's safe to let the audience see that that because this movie won't gun down seven thousand of them. Quote
troyness Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 If this is the one you are referring to then yes it is a fan trailer. Not too bad either but not a real one. It has no actual footage in it. The image of older Luke is an edit of an image of Mark Hamill at the Hobbit premier. It's as you described it, Stormtrooper with lightsaber and everything. And yes, it's fake. thaks guys for clearing that up, I'm a idiot...would have been cool to have a cloned Vader! Quote
peter Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Who asked for Michael Bay version? Kill me now. Can you imagine if that hack got his hands on Macross? Quote
reddsun1 Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Honestly, I think it was a clever move to keep the stormtroopers as faceless, largely silent antagonists originally. They were only painted as real people ONCE, and that was when Obi-Wan was sneaking by to deactivate the tractor beam while the two guards talked about space-cars. It was necessary for the scene that they be shown to not just be all soldier all the time. They had to have a human weakness for the one scene, so it's the only time they've been humanized. Which makes it stick out even more. The sequels actively avoided allowing a stormtrooper to appear human. But even in the first movie, you NEVER see one without a mask, despite the masks being a CANONICALLY bad idea("I can't see a thing in this helmet!"). It helps prevent the audience thinking of them as PEOPLE. It's more fun to mow down an army of faceless suits of armor(literally!) than a swath of real people, and makes them more useful as cannon fodder. The clone troopers were an attempt to take that to the next level and actively assure audiences that they COULDN'T be "real people" because they were clones PROGRAMMED to be warriors and nothing else. They were organic battledroids. And I think the new movie is at a point in the story where they can afford to humanize the stormtroopers. Stormtroopers aren't the fist of the emperor anymore, or likely to be involved with the primary antagonist. He's just some dude trying to make a living and getting caught up in some crazy shizzle, and it's safe to let the audience see that that because this movie won't gun down seven thousand of them. Indeed, I prefer the original, simpler interpretation of the Stormtrooper--and the Empire in general--as a (mostly) faceless, evil and oppressive entity that our heroes must resist... but I can appreciate their willingness to show the more "human" side to the Empire as well. Quote
Dobber Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Who asked for Michael Bay version? Oh dear Lord!Though, they did get the explosions wrong. Bay's preferred explosions always have the firework sparklers shooting out of them. Chris Edited December 5, 2014 by Dobber Quote
myk Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Kill me now.Can you imagine if that hack got his hands on Macross? Oh it's not over yet. We've got a whole year of this stuff to look forward to... Quote
azrael Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Oh it's not over yet. We've got a whole year of this stuff to look forward to... You betcha. Let's see....we need the Chris Nolan-version. The Whedon-version. Quote
Gubaba Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 I'm hoping for a Fellini version, myself. Quote
jvmacross Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 George Lucas specialized version is still the best.... Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Ha Ha Ha! That Wes Anderson version was actually kind of cool. But jvmacross is correct, the Lucas version was the best. And it was actually funny. The others...eh..well... -b. Quote
peter Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) A Spike Lee version? Yes: Edited December 9, 2014 by peter Quote
mecha2241 Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Some character names have been revealed: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/11/star-wars-the-force-awakens-character-names/ Quote
Kelsain Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Like some. Not a fan of Boyega's name. Too overused lately... Edited December 11, 2014 by Kelsain Quote
Gubaba Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 EW's speculation about each image almost sounds like something from the Onion. (The X-Wing's pilot's name is Poe! That's like Edgar Allen Poe! Maybe he'll be on the fence between good and evil!" No, EW, he'll likely be a REALLY minor character with maybe a line or two.) Quote
azrael Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 No, EW, he'll likely be a REALLY minor character with maybe a line or two.) Like the ball droid? Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 No problem for me with names, since have Finn but where`s Jake ? Quote
aerocombatpilot Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Like some. Not a fan of Boyega's name. Too overused lately... Not a fan of ANY of the names! Poe...Really? Are the Teletubbies in Star Wars now! But, I do have to admit, those Star Wars cards reminds me of the ones I used to collect from the loaves of bread we used to get back in the day!! I'm starting to get a good feeling about this. Edited December 12, 2014 by aerocombatpilot Quote
Gubaba Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 I don't see what's wrong with any of these names... Quote
Dobber Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 I don't see what's wrong with any of these names... Nor do I. Chris Quote
Mommar Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 I don't see what's wrong with any of these names... Internet whining to whine, I believe. Quote
mecha2241 Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 Internet whining to whine, I believe. That pretty much sums up about all the complaints in this thread... Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 How easily people forget the prequels. Back then we were dealing with Qui-gon, Padme, Jango, and Dooku. And then we have Boba, Lando, Wedge, Jek, Biggs, Crix, Virar, ...Some of those might be EU, but still. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 How easily people forget the prequels. Back then we were dealing with Qui-gon, Padme, Jango, and Dooku. And then we have Boba, Lando, Wedge, Jek, Biggs, Crix, Virar, ...Some of those might be EU, but still. A fat guy named Porkins. Enough said. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 I can stand names that are a bit off. Dameron Poe is totally a Star Wars name. But Finn? Makes me feel like I'm gonna go on a summer adventure in the woods as an 11 year old while visiting extended family or something. Not like the guy is an Imperial Stormtrooper in unusual circumstances. Quote
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