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

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by JeffTheMovieGuy

Indeed Maul was a cool looking badguy with his double blade saber, too bad he was....cut short.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH! He killed Qui-Gon so I was happy to see his demise. He probably could have avoided it though if he hadn't stopped to gloat. So many villains fall for that age old trap.

[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by dyne

So can we assume the Troopers are no longer clones based off the opening scene?

If you also assume that Luke and Han are really stormtroopers.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by ChipmunksDad

Yep. Model use is apparent. Special effects then wrap around the models. A modern way of doing what was done back in the day. Gives a very realistic feel. Stormtroopers...people in suits not cgi...nice. Very nice. Clone troopers looked like cartoons in the prequel trilogy.

You know I never realized they were all CG until I read it on the net. I was amazed. The illusion worked for me.

[hthomas20]

Originally Posted by mwynn

very cool!

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by DisneyBlu

WOW! When the Millenium Falcon popped up, I haven't felt that excited in I don't know how long. It feels like being a kid. I can't wait!

Had a huge -huge- grin with the Falcon .. And the X-Wing shot over the ake was really awesome.

Looking forward to more media (hopefully not showing "too" much though) over the upcoming months.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by spiderfan1985

And the movie has easily 5 times the budget of the originals.

The original was made for $10 million of Fox's money while Lucas put over $1 million of his own cash into starting up ILM, adjust those 1977 doolars for inflation and that's still only about $44 million today. Times that by five and you've got $220 million which sounds about right, yep.

For all the talk of the teaser looking "gritty" I've got to call bullshit because it looks clean and shiny and gorgeous, like most modern big-budget movies end up doing.

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Indeed. It looks like Star Wars remade with the clean, crisp look of modern technology. BUT.....there was gonna be no escaping that aspect seeing as we're in the year 2014, so digital X-Wings and Falcons flying loop-de-loop were gonna be part of the deal. But as long as the movie itself captures the zesty personality of the originals (as opposed to the portentous politicising of the prequels) then I'm good.

As long as the modern technology serves the story, then there should be no issue with using the latest tools available to film makers. CGI for the sake of CGI is usually a bad idea. Let's hope they pull this off.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by dyne

So can we assume the Troopers are no longer clones based off the opening scene?

They're not all clones in the OT...

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

For all the talk of the teaser looking "gritty" I've got to call bullshit because it looks clean and shiny and gorgeous, like most modern big-budget movies end up doing.

Well, in this case, I use the word "gritty" to communicate that the movie looks REAL - not like some damn cartoon.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The original was made for $10 million of Fox's money while Lucas put over $1 million of his own cash into starting up ILM, adjust those 1977 doolars for inflation and that's still only about $44 million today. Times that by five and you've got $220 million which sounds about right, yep.

For all the talk of the teaser looking "gritty" I've got to call bullshit because it looks clean and shiny and gorgeous, like most modern big-budget movies end up doing.

I didn't really calculate it, I thought it was $8 million, but the original was kind of a low budget affair even for the day it was made because Fox didn't have that much faith in it. My how the tables have turned. I myself don't mind the clean look. The originals look pretty too on some occasions. Especially on blu. They aren't exactly "gritty" or "grimy". They on the whole have a clean enough look. I'm just so prepped for this. I love the Star Wars films, Prequels included, and JJ is a passionate fan. So I'm reasonably sure he would never set out to screw this up.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

They're not all clones in the OT...

I would thank your post because you're quite correct, but I've run out for the day. So have this instead:

[mwynn]

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Crossguard_lightsaber

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightwhip

Why should there not be variations on the original design?

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by spiderfan1985

You know I never realized they were all CG until I read it on the net. I was amazed. The illusion worked for me.

I never knew it either honestly. I read about it on net after I had seen the movie and was surprised. I thought ILM did a very convincing job with the troopers.

Also, after reading a lot of comments in this thread, I've come to the realization that some people are just never going to be pleased with anything.

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

Sorry, but you guys were obviously in desperate need of glasses if you thought the Clone Troopers looked real.

[Darkstream]

YES! Star Wars is back! It looks great to me!

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

I never knew it either honestly. I read about it on net after I had seen the movie and was surprised. I thought ILM did a very convincing job with the troopers.

Also, after reading a lot of comments in this thread, I've come to the realization that some people are just never going to be pleased with anything.

Yeah on that last one. I mean I did not know till only a few years ago. They looked very convincing to me in motion. It makes sense because George was always looking to break new ground with what could be done with effects. He never felt truly happy with his OT because of the budget and technological restraints of the time. The prequels, to me anyways, would then seem to be the kind of films (visually anyway) that he would have made in 77, 80, and 83 if he could have.

[tigertron]

Now that's a cool looking lightsaber.

[blonde_devil]

lots of obvious cgi shots for a guy saying he was going back to the older style of the original films. Cool looking shots but are we in for style over substance again like with Trek?

And I am sure JJ didn't set out to screw up Trek either, but he did. From just the trailer I am already seeing a lot of the same things he did there being done here - redesign of things(phasers/lightsabers) that make no sense, tons of cgi to make ships do things they never did before but for no reason other than it looks cool(X-wings over water). Time will tell.

[spiderfan1985]

Originally Posted by Aragorn the Elfstone

Sorry, but you guys were obviously in desperate need of glasses if you thought the Clone Troopers looked real.

I'm so glad you added that wink at the end because otherwise… :baseball bat: My vision is quite fine thank you very much.

[blonde_devil]

Originally Posted by mwynn

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Crossguard_lightsaber

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightwhip

Why should there not be variations on the original design?

Do they make sense? That's the only question that matters - the sparks on the new one don't.