Most interesting bits to me: more of the 'Luke's new Jedi school/students get trashed' flashback and why Vader's mask relic is trashed too (and who did it).
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:01 (seven years ago) link
that's kylo's mask if i'm seeing it right
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:08 (seven years ago) link
Kylo's going to get angry and smash his mask, or maybe someone else does it
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:09 (seven years ago) link
gah that poster is cool as hell
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:10 (seven years ago) link
Re: mask -- you know, I think you're right. Had to squint a bit.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:10 (seven years ago) link
Makes me think in combination with everything else that a key theme appears to be NOT repeating the past...which given the history of the franchise, well, that would be something.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
He's gonna smash his mask on top of Darth Vader's mask and what they show in the trailer is the resultant double mask debris
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
and re teaser: I AM EXCITE
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:13 (seven years ago) link
He chews up a couple of masks and spreads the resultant paste between two intact masks.
― how's life, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
That first shot of Rey in the trailer is a nice callback to the Episode VII trailer and that jumpy shot of Finn that kicked it off.
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, was thinking that. Nice touch!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
https://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2017/04/star-wars-the-last-jedi-trailer-is-basically-an-explosion-of-awesome/ <- is it just me or did AL actually write better at io9?
One of the things that has me extra excited about this flick is that it's directed by Rian Johnson, whose previous films Looper and Brick were superlative.
The Brothers Bloom, jerks
― The Jams Manager (1992, Brickster) (El Tomboto), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
Are they going to blow up the Death Star in this one?
― Moodles, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
also I thought for a second they brought back the B-Wing, but no
― The Jams Manager (1992, Brickster) (El Tomboto), Friday, April 14, 2017 12:42 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark
hooray for the son of the nebulon B medical frigate
― 龜, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
I'd like to see Ackbar running in this one. Wouldn't he look weird running!
― nashwan, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:47 (seven years ago) link
Anyway, frame by frame breakdown
http://io9.gizmodo.com/everything-the-last-jedi-trailer-reveals-about-the-futu-1794335007
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:23 (seven years ago) link
keep shovelin that shit guys
― Οὖτις, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:34 (seven years ago) link
the good thing about the whole "balance" bit is there is never going to be a point of absolute equilibrium so they can and will fight to "restore the balance" indefinitely
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:38 (seven years ago) link
nah that's why the Jedi have to end, the only way to win is not to play
― The Jams Manager (1992, Brickster) (El Tomboto), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:58 (seven years ago) link
Not sure where to put this, but I teared up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE99le5FBrY
― DJI, Friday, 14 April 2017 20:34 (seven years ago) link
There's a doc about her and her mom that's awesome btw.
― Uhura Mazda (lukas), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:05 (seven years ago) link
kind of nothingy tbh
kind of fearing that 30 minutes into this movie, after hearing Luke drone on about The Fall of the Jedi Prophecy for a while, intercut with ESB-style training montage and AT-ATs, this will be the dawning realization.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 15 April 2017 01:19 (seven years ago) link
I'm more afraid it's an arc of Luke remembering failure and being afraid of progression that's balanced by Rey's training and quick proficiency, leading to his eventual realization they need to rise to the challenge
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:07 (seven years ago) link
hoped we would see more of rey carrying luke around in a backpack
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:14 (seven years ago) link
that was a very good picture
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:15 (seven years ago) link
Whew, glad Shakey managed to drop by to float his periodic air biscuit. Has Dr. Borebius weighed in? (I am at SW Celebration right now btw)
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Saturday, 15 April 2017 09:28 (seven years ago) link
Just realized all those red dust cropdusters speeders are barreling towards whatever the nextgen Imperial Walkers are in the distance.
Also, I hope Carrie had an ironclad contract stip requiring her co-stars to do their media promo tours with Gary in tow, snoozing on the panel couches of whatever chat shows they're on
http://i.imgur.com/JLtuEB5.jpg
http://imgur.com/JLtuEB5
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Saturday, 15 April 2017 09:41 (seven years ago) link
I attended the Mark Hamill tribute to Carrie last night and he told some hilarious stories, and got really emotional. I don't know if they'll put the video up but it's worth watching. He told the audience that this was an important part of his grief process because every time he thinks he's gotten to acceptance he bounces back to anger.
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:09 (seven years ago) link
There was literally nothing in this trailer to justify comment folks
― virginity simple (darraghmac), Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:33 (seven years ago) link
looks like someone decided to crop dust this thread
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Saturday, 15 April 2017 13:32 (seven years ago) link
"nothing to comment on", comments ilx commenter 'darraghmac'
― years of immersion in the seduction community (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 15 April 2017 13:46 (seven years ago) link
the comments are coming from inside the thread iirc
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Saturday, 15 April 2017 13:49 (seven years ago) link
air biscuits for all!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 15 April 2017 14:11 (seven years ago) link
Is celebration fun? It seems like it would be a lot if waiting in line
― “Yeah. Huh, thanks.” (los blue jeans), Saturday, 15 April 2017 16:06 (seven years ago) link
This is my fourth one, so it's fun for me, but your experience will vary depending on whether you want to attend the big panels (with the concomitant long, uncomfortable waits), just see the exhibitor floor, meet with collectors, people watch or whatever. Just remembered the best anecdote Hamill told about Fisher: They were doing the speeder bike scenes for ROTJ and the AD asked them not to get down in between takes to save time. Fisher kept pulling philosophy paperbacks out of her costume -- Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and so on -- and reading and highlighting them. Yanking her chain, he said, "Why do you bring those to the set when you've got the Enquirer and the Star back in your trailer?" She glared at him and said, "Because I want people to think I'm smart!"
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Saturday, 15 April 2017 23:56 (seven years ago) link
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18010503_1421590321221281_612190387789377137_n.jpg?oh=c46d52bf765bcf787fbb62b9473613c4&oe=59816B34
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Monday, 17 April 2017 05:06 (seven years ago) link
My wife is in that crowd somewhere behind them.
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Monday, 17 April 2017 21:36 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTqSkEbY_N8
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 06:59 (seven years ago) link
Content warning: Red Letter Media doing nerd parody.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 08:08 (seven years ago) link
don't really understand what's going on there but i assume podcasts are bad
― Nhex, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 08:40 (seven years ago) link
I think it's more YT shows trying to crassly monetize nerd fandom are bad
― International House of Hot Takes (kingfish), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:41 (seven years ago) link
unless you're Chris Hardwick and laughing all the way to the fuckin bank
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:10 (seven years ago) link
thing is they've been flogging this 'nerd crew' thing for several episodes. the sponsorship joke is part of it but there's also a strong anti-intellectualism, anti anybody that gets on a microphone and tries to talk thoughtfully about things. at least that's the only interpretation i can find for the glasses and the running "Me, personally..." thing. really sick of the direction these guys have decided to take over the years, but i think i've gone on about that on here recently.
― long dark poptart of the rodeo (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 22:12 (seven years ago) link
Not attacking the sentiment but intellectualism is not well placed there Dr c
― virginity simple (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 22:34 (seven years ago) link
It's funny because at Celebration I went to a panel hosted by Dave Collins called "Rogue One: A Musical Analysis" (Collins often does music related panel) and it was really interesting. It was hardly graduate-level music theory, but he did pick out a lot of themes and explained some of the music-theoretical ideas of how they work, then went into a history of the Dies Irae, how composers have used it from Beethoven forward, and how it pops up in SW scores generally and Rogue One particularly. Really fun stuff.
And yet there's never been a panel at any of the Celebrations I've been to that does something similar from a film-theoretical standpoint, which might be equally as interesting.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 22:51 (seven years ago) link
OTOH there was a Making of Rogue One panel with a hilarious gag reel not being released to the public, which included:
-- Render errors on their CGI Tarkin that made him a Cronenbergian nightmare-- A version of the beach battle in which every shot from Baze's minigun or whatever resulted in a trooper's head exploding in a geyser of blood-- A version of Jyn & Cassian's death on the beach done in the style of Dan Dreiberg's dream from "Watchmen," with the two turning into charred skeletons which then blow away into dust-- The two officers in the Mon Calamari makeup -- since all their dialogue was going to be ADRed later -- filling in with lines like, "Sir, your IKEA delivery has arrived!" and "I think one of us farted!"
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 23:25 (seven years ago) link
have you seen the nerd crews they are parodying? there are some that are just as bad as rlm portrays them.
https://youtu.be/vMtajiLLGWM?t=2m3s
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 23:28 (seven years ago) link
omg Phil
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 15:06 (seven years ago) link
RLM are just mining the same "performance art" cynical consumerism that passes for deepness these days.
i lol'd at the rainbow tie die shirt
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 17:09 (seven years ago) link
These people might wear glasses but they are idiots
― Len's flares (stevie), Thursday, 20 April 2017 14:24 (seven years ago) link