SW - Episode 7: Mary Sue wakes up but there's no coffee. RAGE.

[HaemishM]

I wonder if there has always been a tendency for nerds to dislike things verbosely or if the Internet has ruined everyone's ability to enjoy anything ever.

No, George Lucas did that. 

[Fordel]

I wonder if there has always been a tendency for nerds to dislike things verbosely or if the Internet has ruined everyone's ability to enjoy anything ever.

Because I thought that trailer was amazing, even if the droid was a bit silly.

"I can't believe they had Frank Oz make a trans-gendered wrinkly old Mr. Piggy muppet, that's not what Star Wars (as we true fans call the first movie) is about!"

It's always been like this, the internet just records it all now for public consumption. Like, Simpsons Comic Book Guy came from SOMEWHERE and it wasn't the internet.

[Mattemeo]

I like what I like and ain't nobody going to tell me I can't. "STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE" is the poison that people inexplicably keep drinking.

[Ironwood]

I look forward to watching this and then telling everyone how much I didn't like it.

I look forward to not watching this to provoke nerdrage in my friends who think it's required viewing because it still bears the franchise logo.

As it is I regret seeing the prequels and saw each one because at the time I had hopes for it to be better than it was.  We're already at fool-me-three-times here.

Yup.  If it's good, I'll watch it.  Trek was ok, I enjoyed it.  Trek 2 was fucking awful.

So I really need to hear the reviews first.   As for this ?  88 seconds ?  I'm not a fucking teenager.  Prove shit or just fuck off, eh ?

[calapine]

I like what I like and ain't nobody going to tell me I can't. "STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE" is the poison that people inexplicably keep drinking.

Actually, it the other way round now already.

I feel like you can't dislike anything anymore, for fear of being branded as / lumped together with dirty hipsters who just shit on everything for being contrarian . 


Didn't like the trailer, it didn't have a Star Wars vibe. (Not that I could verbalize what that is.)

[Samprimary]

Beyond officially recusing myself due to clear and existing bias, I think the trailer shows that the movie is going to probably be pretty good, and I like the idea that one of the main characters (boyega) is likely to be an ex-stormtrooper.

And, again, there's pretty much nothing to lose. There is nowhere for the franchise to go but up.

[Samwise]

And, again, there's pretty much nothing to lose. There is nowhere for the franchise to go but up.

That's exactly what I said before the last two Star Wars movies.

[Teleku]

Trailer was great, I see no reason to bitch.  Well, other than the fact it wasn't really a trailer so much as a teaser.  Its really hard to judge anything by it.  Everything looks like its going in the right direction, and quality of effects thankfully looks way the hell better than the prequels.

I rolled my eyes at the light Bastard Sword, but oh well, I'm just going to accept that's the way things are going to be from now on.  It will inevitably lead to a scene in the third movie with an Asian Jedi wielding a light Katana though.

[Lucas]

I, umm....sorta liked it: the sight of the Millennium Falcon and the X-wing formation was a VERY welcomed sight. I still hope Abrams will take a more "simplistic" approach to photography, with a mix of a "retro" '70 look (also to keep some sort of fidelity with the original trilogy, beside the 30 year gap in the storyline) and something a bit more (inevitably) "modern" looking.

[Abagadro]

Everything is better is Lego form

[Sir T]

The internet has reacted





And I'd watch the Lego version tbh...

[schild]

[Ghambit]

I really hope JJ gives Boyega decent screentime.  He's a pretty good talent (recall him from Attack the Block).  Not holding my breath on that one though.  From readings I guess he goes AWOL at some point?  Others speculate he goes Jedi after meeting Ridley's character... and then they both run off to find Skywalker; after making out 'n stuff.

[Cyrrex]

I don't mind the crossguard terribly, although I could see the complication with having one like that - it looks like it would be more dangerous to the user than anything else.  But as some people have mentioned on the internet, notice that the emitters are actually sticking out from the hilt.  A blade sliding down would hit the emitter, not the crossguard blade itself.  I can only conclude that it may have another purpose entirely, or only that it is meant to be visually intimidating.

Although, a large part of me thinks it is a brilliant and elaborate troll.  Just look how frothy then internet has become over it.

[Ironwood]

Well played.

[apocrypha]

Hang on a minute, this is J. J. Abrams, yes? The film is going to be an absolute smorgasbord of plot holes, nonsensical things and actions and complete disregard for logic, sense or physics.

Some extra sticky-out bits on a lightsaber are nothing, nothing, compared to what's to come. Just handwave them away and move on internet.

[Mattemeo]

The light crossguard is so easily explainable and so Sith that I really can't work out how people are disgruntled, let alone throwing shitfits about it.

That said, I am enjoying the sabre memes.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Also enjoying the saber memes but I have to say I don't think the crossguard bits are emitters at all.  I believe they are venting off the excess energy produced by the saber so you will likely not see the bad guy using them to block, otherwise the whole thing might explode.

[Malakili]

They make their own little lightsaber engage sound. I'm sure exhaust ports make sense or something, but are we really giving them that much credit?

[Quinton]

The rolling-ball-droid-thing had me seriously wondering if the whole thing was a joke and not an actual trailer.  I'm still wondering, really.

[Tannhauser]

Personally I was disappointed in the lack of lens flare.

[Nevermore]

This was barely a teaser so it seemed fine for what it is.  I'm not super excited by the somewhat goofy laser crossguard on the laser sword, but I'm not terribly bothered by it either.  I'm just really hoping that Ridley turns out to be the Jedi.  That would be a really refreshing change.

So Phil Noto was so excited by the teaser he made some fan art.  Came out pretty nice.


Also, I came across the George Lucas Special Edition teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v93Jh6JNBng 

[Samprimary]

This was barely a teaser so it seemed fine for what it is.  I'm not super excited by the somewhat goofy laser crossguard on the laser sword, but I'm not terribly bothered by it either.  I'm just really hoping that Ridley turns out to be the Jedi.  That would be a really refreshing change.

So Phil Noto was so excited by the teaser he made some fan art.  Came out pretty nice.


Also, I came across the George Lucas Special Edition teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v93Jh6JNBng 

Brilliant

ANND TRAAADE NEGOTIAAAAATIONS

[Draegan]

Dunno why this won't embed.

http://i.imgur.com/MVhkmQa.gifv

[apocrypha]

Dunno why this won't embed.

http://i.imgur.com/MVhkmQa.gifv

Because it's a GIFV rather than just a GIF. That page says they work on Facebook, I'll have to test that 

[HaemishM]

I'm enjoying the Internet's reactions to the teaser so much more than the actual teaser. I love the Internet. The Lucas Special Edition was all sorts of 

[Threash]

The rolling-ball-droid-thing had me seriously wondering if the whole thing was a joke and not an actual trailer.  I'm still wondering, really.

You know those actually exist.

[Sir T]

So Phil Noto was so excited by the teaser he made some fan art.  Came out pretty nice.

Why is the Lighttherecanbeonlyone going through the black guys head?

[Merusk]

Fuck the haters, and your need to hate. I giggled a little when the Falcon came onscreen.

No idea if it's trailer magic or not, but Abrams is much more suited to this than Trek so I'll be fine with it. The originals were also full of bullshit contrivances and plot holes. Get over yourselves, old men.

[lamaros]

If only there was a kickstarter for this, a lot of you are ready to get fleeced.

[Malakili]

Fuck the haters, and your need to hate.

Pretty much everything is terrible.  It just makes good sense to assume everything is going to suck until proven otherwise.

[Lakov_Sanite]

If only there was a kickstarter for this, a lot of you are ready to get fleeced.

Out of what, $12? I can, with certainty say this movie will be worth $12.  Shit, movies don't even have to be great for that amount of money, just entertaining.  Now as for anyone buying merch pre movie? that's a special kind of idiot that well weep with all their kick ass2 dolls silently.

[Evildrider]

Fuck the haters, and your need to hate. I giggled a little when the Falcon came onscreen.

I was good for the whole trailer but the seeing the Falcon sequence made me squee. 

[jgsugden]

That was too little to tell anything... it could be a masterpiece, or total garbage.  Too early to tell... though, obviously, it is more likely to disappoint than to hit one out of the park.

[Ironwood]

The lens flare was there, so you know what you're getting.