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ZigZig said:

Is it John Williams who made the arrangements for the music of this trailer?
I know that the score of TLD is composed by him, but what about this trailer ?

I feel that it sounds like a cross between GoT and Battlestar Galactica, with arrangements quite unrelated to what John Williams does habitually. Here, I hear lot of rhythmic violins on a ryhtmic in 3 times quite classical, imposing percussions (drums, bass drums, timpani and cymbals on almost every bounce), quite simple theme played with the brass without any dissonance or change of tone in an heretical way, as he usually does …

I don’t dislike it, but I find that it is very unusual in the work of John Williams.

I’m going to guess the incredibly overbearing and obnoxious percussion is just the trailer arrangement. Almost every trailer now is like that. The music needs to be loud otherwise teenagers won’t pay any attention -_-

MalàStrana said:

It looks very good. The score is superb. I believe in TLJ. It seems to be some sort of a TFA patch : most of TFA key scenes have their mirror fixing version.

If you believe, clap your hands!

oojason said:

Around 10-15 mins could well be just the end credits 😉

True! I always forget that. That makes me feel a little better.

I hope there’ll be a few space battles - though not for the sake of just having them because it is a Star Wars movie - but because it is important to the story, and will have an emotional resonance for whatever it’ll be they are fighting for - to actually be drawn into it.

That’s what Star Wars is all about, Charlie Brown 😉

oojason said:

The Last Jedi will have a run time of 2 hours and 35 mins.

Eesh! Let’s hope it warrants that run time. My biggest fear is that this movie is going to be stuffed with unnecessary space battles.

I liked Star Wars VII a lot, but it really tested my tolerance for battle scenes.

Does anyone have a higher bitrate version of this release?

I don’t mind the 720p resolution, but this encode really suffers from macro-blocking during dark scenes and scenes with a lot of motion.

darth_ender said:
Ah, yes! From a business standpoint, I want to drop 4 billion on a franchise so I can make movies that are very remotely related and will alienate multiple elements from a fanbase and ensure my investment does not pay off. Sounds like a great idea!

From a fan standpoint, I want to watch a series of movies that supposedly take place in the same universe as another series of movies, but without any references, nods, characters, or elements from the previously established series. That’s the sort of thing that helps me connect it to the films I already love! Sounds like a great idea!

Of course I understand that from a business perspective it makes total sense to keep drawing from the same well. This is a safe bet and an Obi Wan movie will make a billion dollars easily.

To your second point: I’m a Star Wars fan, but I want the exact idea that you’re mocking and I can’t possibly be the only one. I want a Star Wars movie without references or nods or recurring characters. Give me a fresh take on Star Wars, or at least a fresh take on a familiar character. Perhaps that’s what this movie will be, but something makes me doubt that.

Disney has an entire galaxy to flesh out and play with, but somehow we always end up back on Tatooine with the same cast of characters. And if I want to connect to the old Star Wars films that I already love, I’ll re-watch the old Star Wars films that I already love.

JEDIT: I loved Star Wars VII by the way. I’m not quite as cynical and joyless as Impscum or Alderaan 😉

Still waiting for that “standalone” Star Wars film to be announced.

You know, the one that doesn’t completely rely on my foreknowledge of the other Star Wars films in order to be coherent.

NeverarGreat said:

That probably makes more sense, since I doubt that he could so casually drop the fate of a major character.

FTFY

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought Rian Johnson wrote the initial treatment for Episode IX, not Trevorrow.

Oh no. Rehash alert! 😉

RU.08 said:

Thanks go to the very generous anonymous donor. The funding goal has been met!

Great news! I’m really looking forward to this.

Droids aren’t people.

It’s a recurring gag. Played for a laugh. No symbolism.

Early in the movie the hyperdrive fails: "It’s not my fault!"
Later in the movie the hyperdrive fails: “It’s not my fault!”

I think it’s funny at least.

Dek Rollins said:

Is anybody going for these prints of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II? The first one has only about four hours left as of this time, though.

Interesting. Both these prints are open matte. I didn’t realize The Godfather was shot and cropped liked that.

Holy cow, does that looks fantastic! I would love to see a film scan of Aladdin.

We may as well restore Disney’s live-action catalogue too, while we’re at it 😉

With the impending release of the live action Beauty and the Beast, I though perhaps this project deserved some attention.
Please donate if you can, that this classic might be preserved in glorious 35mm.

And yes, this plea is slightly self-serving as I already have some skin in the game 😉

imperialscum said:

Well fair chance with all the facts considered. There is no other way.

You sure like misusing that word.

imperialscum said:

This “The Last Jedi” thing seems like a rehash of Yoda situation in ESB.

Loving the self-parody 😉

KumoNin said:

I’m sorry, I’m just all sorts of bothered by this. I’m probably wrong and it’s just a title and it’s all going to be good, but this already seems more on the nose than TFA and I loved that film. Sorry bout all this

Star Wars titles past have usually been on-the-nose, as you say:

The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith

A New Hope and The Phantom Menace are more ambiguous I guess.

I like it. Short and sweet.

Also it has (perhaps) more story implications than The Force Awakens which was a little too ambiguous.
I mean The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi basically tell you what’s going to happen.

Tobar said:

I wouldn’t want to hear the Imperial March before its first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back. Having it hinted at here is the right way to do it.

I suppose you’re right.
I just wish that Giacchino had come up with more original (and compelling) thematic material.

Tobar said:

Love this. Wonder what else might be hidden in there…

It’s not really hidden. The similarities of the harmonic progression are kind of obvious.

This is exactly why I didn’t like the R1 soundtrack. At this point you might as well just use the Imperial March.

Sougouk said:

One thing for sure, Hollywood is unfortunately not going to give up on CGI Actors. Let’s hope Hollywood doesn’t CGI Actors just to make some stupid commercials.

Yeah. Let’s hope that never happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx9eDoS76LM

jedimasterobiwan said:

no i stand by my idea because she looks exactly like her with make up now a days they could make it work i rather episode ix finish her story the way it was intended then have episode ix feel ruined. i want leia to confront her son having her die would just suck. sorry but it would it’s bad enough han’s dead but killing her character off would be as soul crushing as carrie fisher passing away.

I think that makes very little sense. If they recast Princess Leia, they should do it with someone of appropriate age and acting ability. Taking on the role of Princess Leia requires more than kind of looking like Carrie Fisher.

Anyway, this is all moot because they’re definitely going to kill off Leia. Which I agree is unfortunate as I would have liked to see what the writers had in store for her.