Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD** — Page 99

I'm 25 years old and I don't recognize anyone in that picture, exacept for Hamill, Ford and Fisher and Cyrus (and that only because she was on Two and a Half Men last year).

Also, I never noticed the lens flares in either Abrams' Star Trek film before they were pointed out (even in STID, when I saw it first in the cinema in 3D, I already knew about the whole lens flare debate about ST09 and I still was too engaged in what was happening on the screen, to notice any lens flares, let alone be distracted by them) and I think the lens flare is a very good way to make VFX look real to our brains - it was used in Blade Runner and Close Encounters and E.T. and even Star Wars to great effect and it works really well even with green-screen digital effects.

I was just kidding/being sarcastic. ;)

Humby said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

TMBTM said:

I don't know 7 people on this picture, is that normal, or am I just getting old?

Oh, it's completely normal. After all, modern teenybopper crap is completely forgettable (unless they shove it in your face and try to force-feed it to you). 

 The only person (besides our beloved Stars) I'm sure about is Miley Cyrus.  And having been a late 90's Disney kid, I think I recognize that blonde girl on the left.

EDIT:  Wait a minute, those blonde kids on the right... is one of them the kid from Big Daddy?

 Glad I posted that pic I found. Turns out trolling can be fun! (Evil laugh, throwing back of neck and rubbing of hands in glee)

I also only recognise the OT ancient ones and Miley but it was difficult to be sure if it was her because usually her tongue is sticking out (I'm starting to think she has some kind of medical problem that means her tongue is used to regulate body temperature like a dog).

But despite the joke I think the choices of costumes for the OT 3 are actually not too far off the mark. Luke would be better in black but Leia in a Mon Mothma senate uniform seems about right.

Simple!

I like Cliff Curtis' Fire Lord, I like Thrawn, I like Tarkin, I like Saruman.

You know why?

THEY'RE SIMPLE!

I choose to believe that he's the main antagonist of the original Star Wars. I like him the most because he's not trying too hard.

Vader's a bit over-it with his imposing nature and dark voice, but I think his, along with the Emperor's, writing makes up for it.

Still, I would have preferred someone like Chris Greenam for Vader, and Clive Revill for Palpatine (I'm big into British talent).

People talk about JJ and lens flares what about the lens flares in episode III.

Never noticed til recently while flipping through the channels and saw Spike TV airing Revenge of the Sith.  The lightsaber scene at the end has an obscene amount of lens flares.

It happens every time Kenobi and Hayden Vader cross blades.

Krakatoa said:

Something about the Inquisitor picture just makes me angry...

Well the new "Inquisitor" character looks lame and is lame story-wise. I will avoid anger by not watching the series.

Bingowings said:

This is what the good guys should look like.

The idea that disfigured, deformed or daringly non-conformist body types are outward signs of evil is a grain that needs to be worked against.

I would have the villains look like pretty Stepford family members.

 Good luck!