Re: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Well now I'm even less excited about the film. With it stabilized, which it definitely won't be in the final product, it looks like proper Star Wars. :cry
EDIT: I haven't even said what I did and didn't like.
Liked:
So many practical effects
little touches like the new satellite dish, the "PULL TO INFLATE", and Ridley's old stormtrooper helmet goggles
The fact that there is a new stormtrooper design (though I dislike it)
Everything about Ridley's character from what little we saw
I gotta admit that seeing the Falcon again was pretty rad, just like seeing it in Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Disliked:
The gorram shaky cam. I like it in JJ's other works, even in Star Trek because that was a reboot and not a continuation, but since this is a continuation of a previously established (also probably my favorite) universe, it feels weird. Hence the comment on the stabilized Falcon footage.
Everything else about the cinematography, from the weird trailer jump cuts to the tracking shot of our new Sith.
The fact that the speed of the tracking shot necessitated two extra blades to make it look menacing, when a slower shot could have been just as menacing with one red blade. Also, the cruciform hilt just looks wrong, even if it could be used in an effective manner through classic German longsword tactics
The white blasters.
The lack of greeble stuff on both the Alliance pilots and stormtrooper armor.
Double popsickle speeder being so hilariously oversized compared to the diminutive Ridley and all previous speeders in the series
Neutral:
R0-T8
The new stormtrooper helmets
The X-wing s-foils
That menacing voiceover
Not that my opinion matters or anything.
