Star Wars fans have felt the disappointing side of the Force many times in recent years, so did the teaser for the latest instalment strike back with the return of a New Hope?
Yes.
Proper, and subtly updated, storm troopers (instead of those prequel pixel-monkeys):
A Swiss/Sith Army lightsabre with extra attachments (can-opener and corkscrew?) Be careful how you hold this one:
And best of all, if you aren't going to show any familiar faces in what is after all just a teaser, then give us something just as familiar and beloved - the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs. The Millennium Falcon is lovingly trailed by a swooping, tilting camera in a bravura shot which homages old-school Dykstraflex. Oh, and some TIE Fighters:
Welcome back, Star Wars!
Lots to say about surprisingly little! I admire the way the trailer gently puts forward the message that two of the three human faces seen are not white dudes, and that's a good thing. The new Astromech Marble Droid seems to be dividing fans ("They see me rollin', they hatin'", as some wag put it on Den of Geek) and dammit I want a Giant USB Stick hover bike! And that Falcon looks lovely - an big! The X-Wings actually got an "ooo!" out of me. The saber's a cool touch, but I'm not sure about the wisdom of the Dark Side - I think I might have waited until I was fully in the clearing and away from trees before I turned it on. You need a clear arc for swinging those things, and it's probably a fire hazard, too.
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Hello Mr Simian! Yes, the X-wings oddly took me straight back to listening to The Story of Star Wars rather than any of the films - I think it was the instantly recognisable engine sound which does it. And I see that the Falcon is still missing it's radio dish from the Battle of Endor - or possibly it's been replaced with something sleeker...
DeleteUSB speeder? Arf! I must hunt down George's edit...
Seemingly the radar dish got replaced by the rectangular doohicky. Bloody Lando.
ReplyDeleteHeeeere's Georgie! http://io9.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-trailer-gets-the-george-lu-1664822628
Now look for the Lego version!
Yeah, Han and Chewie would never have let that happen to their Sky dish - but they were busy playing with Teddy Bears at the time, as i recall. And that trailer i both hilarious and scarily plausible - although I saw some spaces left in frames where some CGI could still be added...
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