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Yeah, kicks Jurassic World's ass.
Glad they've reduced George Lucas to just a bit more than a figurehead - it has a chance to be good based on that alone.
I just hope they don't sacrifice a great script for purpose of mass appeal and dollars.
See, the jurassic world trailer made me way more excited than the star wars one. In either case, no person can make me more excited to see a movie then john williams
Am I the only one who felt massively underwhelmed with this? I realize it's just a teaser, but for someone who grew up worshiping at the altar of Star Wars, they lost a TON of cachet with Episodes I-III. This doesn't give me any sense of who the heroes are, who the villains are, or why I should care. Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, Star Wars was the standard for space opera, but with the advent of both Firefly and Guardians of the Galaxy in the past decade, Star Wars has to show me something serious to reach the bar set by those two.All I really get out of this is "Stormtroopers, droids, land speeders, okay, it's a Star Wars movie, oh look, a lightsaber with a hilt, I guess that's cool but Darth Maul's double-bladed was cooler, and there's the Millennium Falcon, thank you, good night." Yes, it's Star Wars, yes, it's Abrams, but no, I don't feel all that excited because of this teaser. Much more excited for Guardians 2.
So...you want Disney....to do the exact opposite of the money making formula of the other 6 movies.
They just got done shooting the film, so this trailer isn't going to give much. Abrams, I think, is overrated and won't be able to give it a magic touch. My guess is that it is better than episodes 1-3, but falls a star short of the original trilogy. It's going to be tough to repeat original success. In order to do that, you'd have to risk almost reinventing things a bit with the franchise but I bet the studio exec pukes are too conservative to do that. Instead, they'll play it safe and gross the 1 billion worldwide.
Two words: Lawrence Kasdan.
Also, really Firefly and Guardians have no set the bar? I mean, they're cute and all but nothing on the scale and scope of Star Wars...nor will ever have the influence (to me, Guardians is just another, albeit solid and cute, Marvel superhero film). Don't let the prequels tear down what Star Wars is. This is the Star Wars we've wanted since 1983.
Firefly was televised perfection. I could wax about Guardians all day, but the real problem is that I've seen better Star Wars video game promos. This had no substance and no hook. Why should I have faith in this? Because it has stormtroopers? There is nothing here to convince me this is the Star Wars we've waited 30+ years for.And Abrams isn't beyond reproach. Lost completely lost the plot for 2 seasons before somewhat redeeming itself. His latest show, Revolution, had horrible pacing and couldn't hold interest. His film track record is spotty, some good and some not so much.I want this to be good, but I'm keeping my expectations low. And if it flops, Peter Quill will still be the coolest guy in space and Thanos will still be the baddest bad in the universe.
It felt more like Star Wars than anything I ever saw from the prequels. The X-Wings looked perfect. It has the grittiness factors of the original. The stormtroopers are back.You were looking for too much. It's a teaser's teaser, it doesn't want to lay out the plot for you. For this, they still have over a year to build and keep the hype. Why give anything away so soon? All they needed was to introduce some of the scenes, characters, and feel. Also, really Firefly and Guardians have now set the bar? You really want to stand by that? I mean, they're cute and all but nothing on the scale and scope of Star Wars...nor will ever have the influence (to me, Guardians is just another, albeit solid and cute, Marvel superhero film). Don't let the prequels tear down what Star Wars is...ignore them. This is the Star Wars we've wanted since 1983.
The first two Lord of the Rings movies were great for that. I'm still bitter about the unforgivable sin of leaving The Razing of the Shire out of Return of the King, so the third movie gets a big thumbs down.
It was funny that RotK won all the awards. The first two LotR movies actually deserved best picture, but the third won it.
I thin most voting members of the committee would tell you they didn't give the awards for the 3rd, so much as a reward for the trilogy as a whole. Jackson advanced film-making a lot with what he did throughout those movies
Oh, I fully realize that. As we left the theater I told my girlfriend "that festering turd is going to sweep the Oscars."As far as the teaser I just wanted a little more. After the second trilogy, anything with Star Wars on the title needs to do more to convince me it will be worth the time. Though admittedly, I will go see it in theaters no matter how good or bad it is. Whether they redeem the franchise or make things worse, I'll still go see it. Because after all, it's Star Wars.