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#738390
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Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * <strong>SPOILER THREAD</strong> *
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timdiggerm said:

Ryan McAvoy said:

ImperialFighter said:

The other day I actually paused the teaser at the very last moment of the shot showing the back of the legs of the new Stormtroopers as they are about to disembark down the ramp - turns out that it indeed seems that it's just the colour of the lighting inside the transport they're waiting in that is reflecting the hue on their armour...as the precise moment I paused the end of the shot shows the legs of the Stormtroopers turning to gleaming white after all at that point, as the ramp door opens wider.  It's just that the shot ends abruptly at this point, too quickly for our eyes to catch this last frame.  So I'm satisfied that the blueish/teal look of those particular shots is just due to the colour of the lighting reflecting off their armour after all, rather than due to deliberate colour-meddling.

 This frame...

...incase anybody was wondering. Nice spot, thanks.

This is a very, very good point.

 I wonder if they did that awful blue lighting on purpose, just to play with fans like us. ;)

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#738322
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Christmas Traditions and Santa's Friends REQUESTING HELP FROM UK CITIZENS, SEE PAGE 4
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My family doesn't decorate until a week or so before Christmas, and we don't begin celebrating it until Christmas Eve. We observe the Catholic season of Advent in the three to four weeks preceding Christmas, and continue celebrating Christmas into the New Year, since the liturgical season of Christmas continues until the Feast of the Epiphany. Thus, Christmas music and goodies will have to wait about three more weeks. I find it makes the actual day feel more special, but it really depends what traditions you're brought up with.

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#738305
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What is your favorite versions of the following movies: Apocalypse Now, Alien, Aliens, Blade Runner and Terminator 2?
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Apocalypse Now: I haven't seen it and don't plan to, so I have no preference.

Alien: I haven't seen it and don't plan to, so I have no preference.

Aliens: I haven't seen it and don't plan to, so I have no preference.

Blade Runner: I haven't seen it and don't plan to, so I have no preference.

Terminator 2: I haven't seen it and don't plan to, so I have no preference.

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#738246
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Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD**
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As I posted in the other thread, I have mixed feelings. Some things I like, others I didn't, much I don't either like or dislike. The closer I looked, however, the more I liked what I saw. It seems there has been much attention to detail, including making things look used. I don't have much of a problem with the silly-looking droid, as long as it doesn't end up being the next Jar Jar. Camera shakes and whatnot are more a product of modern movie-making rather than J.J.'s personal style. I didn't like the voiceover much either, but naturally, that isn't any indication of the final product.

I'm neither excited nor disappointed by the teaser. I expect the movies to have their own style distinct from the PT and OT, but keep true to the OT in some aspects, while not ignoring the PT at the same time. I expect to enjoy the movie, but I think it's safe to say that it will not be a classic. The OT was classic, and it just cannot be done again within the same saga. The expectations and level of cynicism are too high nowadays, and it would be extremely difficult to capture the same balance found in the OT without being accused of copying the OT outright.