What this movie needs is more lens flare.
Posted on 07/21/2014 7:17:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In an on-set video promoting Omaze's Star Wars: Force for Change campaign to raise money for UNICEF innovation labs and programs, "Star Wars: Episode VII" director J.J. Abrams reveals the brand new X-Wing starfighter ship that will appear in the upcoming film.
In the clip, Abrams stands in front of the war-torn ship while talking about their fundraising efforts. "We cannot tell you how grateful we are for your support," he says. "People from over 119 countries have already participated and that's incredible and we're so grateful. But we're still going, we have one week left. So for this final week, we're offering you and a friend the chance to visit the set of 'Star Wars: Episode VII' and be in the movie."
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The X-Wing reveal comes amid an alleged plot leak that spoilers some story lines for the upcoming "Star Wars" flick (alleged spoilers ahead!).
According to Badass Digest, the new movie will begin with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega's characters discovering Luke Skywalker's severed hand 30 years after "Return of the Jedi" ends. The duo then team up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to track down the vanquished Jedi master.
Sound like a good storyline to you?
lensflare, lensflare, lensflare
What this movie needs is more lens flare.
I grew up with these buzzing around like flies.
>>>>>According to Badass Digest, the new movie will begin with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega's characters discovering Luke Skywalker's severed hand 30 years after "Return of the Jedi" ends. The duo then team up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to track down the vanquished Jedi master.
Sound like a good storyline to you?<<<<<<<
Not really, no.
>>>>>According to Badass Digest, the new movie will begin with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega's characters discovering Luke Skywalker's severed hand 30 years after "Return of the Jedi" ends. The duo then team up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to track down the vanquished Jedi master.
Sound like a good storyline to you?<<<<<<<
Not really, no.
More plot info
<<<<<<<<<“Anyway, Han and Chewie recognize the light saber as Luke’s, and they say they haven’t seen their friend in thirty years, since the events of Return of the Jedi.
“So begins a quest to find the missing Jedi Master. Meanwhile, on an ice planet, nefarious forces are building a super weapon, one capable of destroying not planets but entire solar systems.” >>>>>>>>>>>>
Trying to one up the death star, eh.
If it does turn out to be the plotline, however, Abrams will have his first real bomb, and probably the biggest flop since Highlander 2. (everyone remembers Highlander 2, don't they?)
Faux Trek was his ultimate bomb. I don’t care if it made a billion, it was the biggest defecation in human history on the preeminent science fiction franchise... by a Star Wars fanboi.
Well the “destroy solar systems” idea sounds to me like it was stolen from one of the books, “The Star Crusher” I think the weapon was called, caused stars to go supernova.
Obviously these new films will disregard the continuity of the myriad of post ROJ novels which show you the next 20+ years of every main character’s life, they pretty much have to, I don’t have a problem with that. But would it would be nice if the plot didn’t suck.
It would be VERY hard to do as bad as the prequels but Abrams is capable of it.
An ewok put it on ice.
Wow... Were they for protection against pterodactyls?
-—>Just funnin’ ya :-)
If it is filled with lens flares I will be walking and getting my money back.
>> I just can’t see Disney/Lucas Films throwing away hundreds of thousands of pages of story line to push out that stinker.<<
Are the books considered canon? I know the cartoon series Clone Wars was.
Quite honestly, he couldn't do it any more harm than Lucas did with the prequels.
Given the Star Trek franchise record prior to him, I prefer his two reboot movies to pretty much all the Star Trek movies except Wrath of Khan, Undiscovered Country, and First Contact.
Well, I had forgotten it... Thanks for dredging up old nightmares and pulling the scab off my wounded psyche.
Remember laser discs? Bought one in the BX way back in 1992 or 1993. The only disc they had in inventory at the time that I had any desire to watch was Highlander 2. Everything else really sucked worse than that (yes, selection was that bad). I'm so grateful that fate played its hand on that deal. The player didn't work, so I took the whole thing back for a refund, disc included, which added up to over $400 in 1993 dollars.
Sounds like you were watching unmanned target drone ops. Either the QF-100 or QF-104
QF-100 at Tyndall
QF-106 at Eglin
Well, I’m somewhat encouraged by them bringing on board the writer of Empire Strikes Back, Lawrence Kasdan.
Although, he hasn’t had a hit movie in years (I think Mumford was his last, which was pretty good), maybe being back Star Wars (and no George Lucas) will inspire him?
I think JJ Abrams will get the visuals great, it’s the script that will really make or break this...
I missed it... As of April 25th, 2014, the ONLY items considered 'canon' are the six films, the Clone Wars cartoon series and film. Also most of the material in books published after April 25th starting with A New Dawn and the Star Wars Rebels live action series are considered canon.
Gone is the expanded universe, the video games, the novelization of the films, and the rest. So yep, they already tossed everything.
I hope Jar Jar Abrams does not destroy the SW franchise anymore than it already has.
The past two Star Treks were an embarrassment, they both made little sense.
Hopefully Disney has a few writers on board that can make a decent plot.
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