Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

I'm not getting too excited. Got burned so badly by 1,2,and 3. But I'll definitely see it.

 

I'm doing my best to not be too excited. But I have to say, the trailer looks better by far than anything for the prequels. I was always skeptical about the prequels-- they never looked good, even in trailers and rumors beforehand.

 

New Trailer Up!

 

Welp, I got a bit teary. Well, the first time I squealed and jumped about in excitement, but then I teared up the second time.


Also, I still have goosebumps.

 

I'm in.

 

I am trying to avoid seeing any of the trailers or hear anything about this movie before December 22nd (don't want to have to wait in line or see it in a crowded theater either).

It isn't easy. And I'm upset that the movie isn't even out and people are questioning if the black stormtrooper is just a politically correct part that Disney decided on to be more diverse. I just worry that I will be thinking of it when watching the movie instead of enjoying the story now.

 

I'm not a big Star Wars fan, but I thought in the prequel series the stormtroopers were revealed to be based off Jango Fett's genetic material. So that's a bit confusing.

 

I see. Well I hope they explain that in the upcoming movie since the clones were given so much screen time in the previous series and I'm sure I wasn't the only non-hardcore Star Wars viewer to assume that the stormtroopers were still Jango clones.

 

Am I the only one surprised that SW movies are still popular?

Star Wars XXII: The Retaliation of the Rollators!

 

I don't remember there being much web presence/hype for Attack of the Clones, but it should be noted that I was living on an island in the middle of the ocean at the time (and our movie theatre was the last one on the circuit, so we ended up renting it before it even got to our big screen.) I don't remember as much with Revenge, except that @ZombieSquirrel and I got to see it the night before because a friend of ours (well, a friend of hers who I knew) worked for Frito-Lay at the time and they had a company pre-screening and he invited us.


Now, Phantom Menace. Ohhh, Phantom Menace. There may not have been a big web presence, but the hype was strong. Our local newspaper did at least one front page article; and two, possibly more, "Lifestyle" spreads. My good friend stood in line for...I don't know how many hours...to buy tickets for our group. I fondly remember that he locked his keys in his car, and I got to leave school to take him the spare.

That was another thing that added to the hype for us—most of us were high school seniors, and we were the "good kids" with strict curfews who didn't miss school. Not only were we allowed to go to the midnight showing (a huge deal in itself), but we were allowed to sleep in and miss our first class the next day. I know that sounds kinda lame, but it was a very big deal to us at the time.

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In related news, we bought our tickets today. My friend & I are discussing costumes and if we want to wear them.

 

I forgot about that.

 

The International Trailer just dropped!

 

TV Spot with New Footage!

 

NEW TV spot with additional footage!