Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

[bada]

I'm convinced the users on this board have zero imagination.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I'm convinced the users on this board have zero imagination.

[southp]

I don't know about a Jedi Roomba, but I know that Romba was one of the Ewoks. He was the one that cried over the other dead Ewok in that very touching moment during the battle of Endor.

Ok, I totally turned a joke post into a serious nerd fest. Sorry, my bad.

I once won a game of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit without missing a question and I didn't even know that. Bravo.

I only know this useless information because they made a toy of Romba. I have pretty much all of the vintage Kenner figures... just missing a few of the ultra-rare ones.

Are they boxed or unboxed?

No they're all loose, out of the package. They're my original toys I played with when I was a kid. I went out and replaced some later on, but we ain't talking no 40 Year Old Virgin shit or anything!

[Monkey_Driven]

I don't know about a Jedi Roomba, but I know that Romba was one of the Ewoks. He was the one that cried over the other dead Ewok in that very touching moment during the battle of Endor.

Ok, I totally turned a joke post into a serious nerd fest. Sorry, my bad.

I once won a game of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit without missing a question and I didn't even know that. Bravo.

I only know this useless information because they made a toy of Romba. I have pretty much all of the vintage Kenner figures... just missing a few of the ultra-rare ones.

Are they boxed or unboxed?

No they're all loose, out of the package. They're my original toys I played with when I was a kid. I went out and replaced some later on, but we ain't talking no 40 Year Old Virgin shit or anything!

Good.

[McParadigm]

A. Wasn't the rumor about Vader for that movie that takes place during the original trilogy? Rogue? It wouldn't exactly be shoehorning the guy in, if that's the case.

B. If Vader is in a movie, who gives a shit who plays him? He's in a Halloween costume and has his voice dubbed. Why would you pay for a real actor?

C. Hayden Christensen was good in Life as a House, and *everybody* sucked in the prequels. Hell, Sam Jackson came across as wooden (!) and Liam Neeson like a smug professor with a hangover....and neither of them had to read George Lucas's love letters out loud.

[Biff Pocoroba]

But do you know the name of the dead one?

Was that Tebo? I remember a Chief Chirpa. Wasn't there a Logray too? Of course Wicket was the one that found Leia.

[stip]

A. Wasn't the rumor about Vader for that movie that takes place during the original trilogy? Rogue? It wouldn't exactly be shoehorning the guy in, if that's the case.

B. If Vader is in a movie, who gives a shit who plays him? He's in a Halloween costume and has his voice dubbed. Why would you pay for a real actor?

C. Hayden Christensen was good in Life as a House, and *everybody* sucked in the prequels. Hell, Sam Jackson came across as wooden (!) and Liam Neeson like a smug professor with a hangover....and neither of them had to read George Lucas's love letters out loud.

good points all around

[Coach]

Yikes, fellas. I scan this thread and feel like I got spoiled. Might be time for me to bail permanently. See ya in late December.

[B]

There have been times when I avoided spoilers. There have been times when I read/watched all available spoilers.

I'm consistently happier when I choose the latter.

[zeb]

The thing that bothers me most about it is not even cutting off the user's hands. Think about how many times we've seen saber duels get up close and personal, like when Obi-Wan is fighting Darth Maul at the end of Episode I - the sabers get pushed right up against the fighters' chests. If you had Ren's saber in the situation, there's a good chance you would impale yourself.

Don't worry, I'm sure that Kylo has seen that movie and knows not to do that.

[Rangi Guy]

This is pretty cool

http://bgr.com/2015/09/23/star-wars-the ... 360-video/

Jump inside ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with this incredible 360-degree video

[LetMeSleep]

Has this been posted? Sorry if it has but what a building site.

[Strat]

ITS A ....

Spoiler: show

TRAP!

http://news.yahoo.com/admiral-ackbar-un ... 16104.html

During an interview with AAP Sydney (via Star Wars 7 News), original ‘Star Wars’ actor Tim Rose confirmed that he will appear in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. But it seems he isn’t exactly thrilled about keeping everything hush-hush.

“I’m very frustrated by [the secrecy on the film],” he said. “Out of the need to be secret, we’re not actually able to get everything we need to do our jobs as well as we could, and as someone who has been doing it for 35 years, I find it very frustrating.”

Of course, ‘Star Wars 7’ has been shrouded in secrecy since it was first announced… and numerous actors working on the film have hinted towards high levels of security, especially when it comes to their scripts.

“The secrecy has been ludicrous,” said C-3P0 actor Anthony Daniels. “For heaven’s sake, it’s a movie,” he added. “When I got the script, it was typed in black on paper of the deepest red so you couldn’t photocopy it. I got a hangover just reading it.”

That said, this is one of the most highly-anticipated films of the last decade… so perhaps the level of secrecy and security surrounding the production in understandable.

Either way, it isn’t a trap – Admiral Ackbar will be returning to the big screen.

And the man inside the costume is thrilled to be back… even if it’s not exactly ideal working conditions.

“It takes a unique sort of masochist to ever want to do it in the first place,” said Rose. “But the joy of doing it is the joy of animatronics, and that’s taking the foam latex, an inanimate object, and making people think it’s alive.”

Admiral Ackbar was last seen on the big screen in ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ but has also made an appearance in the animated series, ‘The Clone Wars’.

“I’d like to think I gave Ackbar something special which you can tell,” he said. “I think you can. I can tell when I see my friends who do specialised and full body suit work no matter what character they go into; I can tell you exactly who it is because I know their movements so well.”

How does Admiral Ackbar fit into ‘The Force Awakens’? Unfortunately, he couldn’t possibly spill the beans… but he does hint that there are plenty of other classic ‘Star Wars’ characters to be found in ‘Star Wars 7’.

“What I can say about the new movie is that if you were a fan of the original three, you’re going to absolutely love this one to bits,“ Rose said. “You can expect a smorgasbord of people you love.”

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ heads to cinemas on 17 December 2015.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I hope Bossk is in this

[Norah]

Brace yourself, fool. http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/88 ... n=starwars

[darth_vedder]

Brace yourself, fool. http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/88 ... n=starwars

Haha, nice!

Off topic, but if I were a director / producer for TV/Movies, I think one of my favorite things to do would be to through in references / tributes / nods to things that influenced me. Something like this is what I'm thinking. Little subtle hints at things I grew up liking and currently like.

[dimejinky99]

Let's not forget Abrams used Beastie boys' Sabotage in Star Trek. And it even had the F word included

[B]

My kid (O) and his friend (K) discuss The Force Awakens.

K: How do you think all of the stormtroopers came back?
O: Well, y'know, they only killed like 10% of the Sith. They only killed those two guys, but there are like millions of other Sith.
K: And they were just smart enough to hide and keep hiding?
O: Yeah. And did they kill all of the stormtroopers? No. Did they kill all of the imperial officers? No. Did they destroy all the ships?
K: Yeah.
O: Do you think? Yeah, I guess they did.

So, expect a shipless Empire with stormtroopers, imperial offices, and millions of Sith.

[dimejinky99]

This is getting close.

[southp]

This is getting close.

Not close enough.