Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[Moviefan2k4]

She looks terrified out of her mind.

[brps3]

Desert, a speeder, a crashed X-Wing, ok so far so good, wait is that..........wait is that a Star Destroyer buried in the sand?

Um how did that happen?

Vaders melted helmet, a chrome trooper (he looks B.A.) um is that a double decker Star Destroyer?

Aw that poor trooper being blown into the air. The Milenium Falcon

Um is that a Star Destroyers engine theyre flying into? Where's the rest of it?

Boy the TIE pilots havent gotten any smarter, why would he follow it into the ship?

"Chewie, we're home"

OK Im sold on this hurry up December

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

She looks terrified out of her mind.

That is why Ep III and V are the only SW films my 6 year old still haven't seen

I do plan on seeing all the OT if he seems ok with it around late Nov / early Dec before we head to the theater for Ep VII.

Hopefully they don't F this up and make Ep VII a hard PG-13.

Originally Posted by Noahishere

Will Star Wars still be a major thing 40 years from now when we are all old men and our kids are our age right now?

My dad introduced me to Star Wars when I was around 7, and Empire Strikes Back is the first movie I ever saw in the theater with my parents (I was 8) that wasn't a kid- type movie.
I introduced my kids to Star Wars, and they can't wait for the new movie.

So my guess is that it'll be around for a looooong time.

[Jett Rink]

Two questions.

Why is Carrie Fisher puckering her lips in every photo that I have seen in the last two weeks.

I know this is beyond early, but does anyone know when the soundtrack releases?

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

I will take this

[Show spoiler]

Over this

[Show spoiler]

We've discussed this before. The complaints keep coming back.

If you study martial arts, it's not just about attacking and defending. There's art to it, many moves are to confuse your opponent. Some martial arts even moves like they were dancing, some very gracefully (google for "kung fu', "capoeira" or "silat" etc). In the case of the fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan above, one is the teacher while the other his disciple. They both have the same techniques so sometimes they mirrors each other. That is part of the "moves" in their sword fight art. That is not a move to strike the opponent.

[Deathbymonkeys]

Originally Posted by brps3

Um is that a Star Destroyers engine theyre flying into? Where's the rest of it?

It's a super Star Destroyer engine. Buried upside down in the sand.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by Noahishere

Will Star Wars still be a major thing 40 years from now when we are all old men and our kids are our age right now?

Seeing as it's still a major thing almost 40 years after the first Star Wars film, there's no reason to at all think it won't be a big thing 40 years from now as well.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

[Show spoiler]I will take this


Over this

I love this shit, don't care.

[scolbert08]

Flying into the Star Destroyer is cool and all, but unless you're 100% sure there's an opening all the way through large enough for your ship, it's essentially suicide.

[AintNoSin]

Originally Posted by scolbert08

Flying into the Star Destroyer is cool and all, but unless you're 100% sure there's an opening all the way through large enough for your ship, it's essentially suicide.

The thought occurred to me. Of course, those ships have been there for decades so it's possible whoever's flying the Falcon knows what he or she is doing...

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

One of the most ridiculous criticism of the prequels fights.

Okay, how about the fact that much of the lightsaber choreography in the prequels is based around bouncing blades off each other and aiming nowhere near your opponent?

The (Totally) Phantom Menace - YouTube

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

Okay, how about the fact that much of the lightsaber choreography in the prequels is based around bouncing blades off each other and aiming nowhere near your opponent?

As opposed to the pathetic Obi-Vader fight in Star Wars or Luke defeating Vader basically swinging it like an angry Italian mobster with a baseball bat in Jedi?


Wish I could see ridiculous videos like that shredding the duels of the original trilogy (Empire was the best of them, but still not perfect). But we have double standards to uphold!

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

As opposed to the pathetic Obi-Vader fight in Star Wars or Luke defeating Vader basically swinging it like an angry Italian mobster with a baseball bat in Jedi?

Funny, I don't recall anybody consistently missing their opponent entirely by at least two feet in either of those sequences.

Was that a serious post or just blind rage?

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

As opposed to the pathetic Obi-Vader fight in Star Wars or Luke defeating Vader basically swinging it like an angry Italian mobster with a baseball bat in Jedi?


Wish I could see ridiculous videos like that shredding the duels of the original trilogy (Empire was the best of them, but still not perfect). But we have double standards to uphold!

Vader basically just threatened to kill his sister, I think Luke going batshit crazy is a bit more realistic than people flying around a lava pit jumping from one point to anther while sword fighting.

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

Okay, how about the fact that much of the lightsaber choreography in the prequels is based around bouncing blades off each other and aiming nowhere near your opponent?

The (Totally) Phantom Menace - YouTube

I can't believe you post that here, that video is just stupid and embarrassing. Any fights in movies when you slow down and over-analyze will have similar issues. That is why a stunt double in a movie doesn't have to be perfectly look-alike. Anybody purposely watch our movies in slow motion, rewind and repeat? Really?

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Vader basically just threatened to kill his sister, I think Luke going batshit crazy is a bit more realistic than people flying around a lava pit jumping from one point to anther while sword fighting.

No, he spoke of converting her to the Dark Side. Vader still wanted to overthrow Palpatine at that point, and Leia would've been the best option after Luke. Part of it was also a deception tactic, as you see Vader nodding when Luke cuts his bionic hand off in fury. Anakin's true self didn't resurface until the Emperor revealed he'd rather kill Luke outright, than allow him to remain a threat.

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by aiman04

I can't believe you post that here, that video is just stupid and embarrassing. Any fights in movies when you slow down and over-analyze will have similar issues. That is why a stunt double in a movie doesn't have to be perfectly look-alike. Anybody purposely watch our movies in slow motion, rewind and repeat? Really?

The point is that examining the sequence shows that it's choreographed with no intention of depicting the characters actually trying to hit each other. All it's concerned with is looking flashy.

[Kirk Out]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

The point is that examining the sequence shows that it's choreographed with no intention of depicting the characters actually trying to hit each other. All it's concerned with is looking flashy.

wait you mean they're not trying to really hit each other in a movie?

wait flashy in a movie?

mind blown right now!

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by Kirk Out

wait you mean they're not trying to really hit each other in a movie?

By two feet?!

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

By two feet?!

Do you really notice that while watching the movie, before knowing about that video?