Re: How I realized I was over Star Wars completely
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:18 am
I really can't take to the focus pulling shaky cam thing. Y'know that camera work we got in AOTC during the battle above Coruscant? There was some of that as the Falcon flies into the exhaust of the crashed Star Destroyer. I don't like it because it stops me getting involved with the action. My brain has to deal with weird spatial stuff and 'bam!' I'm out of the moment. Other than that it looked like a sci-fi flick. Not sure I see anything to excite me but there was a distinct lack of any alien life besides Chewbacca who I never cared for anyway.
The fin at the front of the new style Star Destroyer is interesting. More like a battering ram. Maybe the Empire finally did some crash tests and figured that SD's had a weak point right there.
The black Stormtrooper had a Boba Fett vibe. Not sure if that's a good thing. Daisy Ridley looks great on camera though. I can see Daisy Ridley merchandise being very popular with gentlemen.
Interesting that John Boyega pulls the exact same actions/expression in both trailers. One would hope this isn't the extent of his acting prowess - Shocked look, profuse sweating.
It's just one short trailer. An enormous amount of which is given over to shots of Imperial forces. No-one could possibly make a critique of the movie based on that. Further trailers and tv spots are bound to reveal more and the press will be awash with photos as we head towards xmas. There are going to be aspects that people will pick up on. How could they not? I don't see any point in bashing on people's opinions. you like something or you don't. As I say, I don't like that particular shaky cam technique that crept into the films during action sequences. And the dialogue George wrote for the prequels was awful in many places. If I have one criticism of the prequels it's that they felt too technical and lacked real organic emotion. If JJ can bring that organic feeling to this movie, he'll have won me over. If it feels like actors simply hitting their marks and delivering words, then he's lost me and the film is pants.
The fin at the front of the new style Star Destroyer is interesting. More like a battering ram. Maybe the Empire finally did some crash tests and figured that SD's had a weak point right there.
The black Stormtrooper had a Boba Fett vibe. Not sure if that's a good thing. Daisy Ridley looks great on camera though. I can see Daisy Ridley merchandise being very popular with gentlemen.
Interesting that John Boyega pulls the exact same actions/expression in both trailers. One would hope this isn't the extent of his acting prowess - Shocked look, profuse sweating.
It's just one short trailer. An enormous amount of which is given over to shots of Imperial forces. No-one could possibly make a critique of the movie based on that. Further trailers and tv spots are bound to reveal more and the press will be awash with photos as we head towards xmas. There are going to be aspects that people will pick up on. How could they not? I don't see any point in bashing on people's opinions. you like something or you don't. As I say, I don't like that particular shaky cam technique that crept into the films during action sequences. And the dialogue George wrote for the prequels was awful in many places. If I have one criticism of the prequels it's that they felt too technical and lacked real organic emotion. If JJ can bring that organic feeling to this movie, he'll have won me over. If it feels like actors simply hitting their marks and delivering words, then he's lost me and the film is pants.
Jesus Christ, that can't be right. Check the fucking calendar again. 