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Laziana - Jedi Instructor  |
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Can't believe there is no thread to Ep.7 Anyways, I try to keep my enthusiasm fairly in the middle, will neither go with the hype nor bash it. First random thought: "That lightsaber has a faulty hilt, repair it..."  _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! This post was edited by Laziana on Dec 23 2015 09:08pm. |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor 
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I wouldnt go so far on the negativity.
For what it is, it is still an enjoyable movie to me. What I disliked is the blatant copy of Episode 4 basically. Also having to destroy that Death Star 3 had nothing to do with the initial mission (finding Luke). Also while I do not mind Han's eventual demise, I found the plot device itself rather disappointing and just left me with a sour taste in the mouth as in "they do not want to pay Harrison Ford for another two movies, so Han has to go." I found Finn's inate ability with the lightsaber puzzling. Also I found Rey's "awakening" without any form of Jedi training whatsoever highly unbelieveable. But I know to little about all the background to judge it in detail, yet. It felt a bit like they did not want to take any chacnes and just give people what they are familiar with. At least I found that all the little details (Imperial base, Yavin design, etc. pp) were spot on and it felt like Star Wars. I never jumped on the hype train and also I did not read any reviews beforehand, so I guess I viewed it from a different angle then some. I still enjoyed the movie, despite its flaws. _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! |
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Dash Starlight - Jedi Instructor 
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I saw it a couple days back and actually didn´t like it. I think that The Force Awakens relies far too much on previous Star Wars material to the point where I believe that this isn´t an original plot - it's just a poorly executed summary of Episodes 4-6. Add to that the fact that I disliked both villains and Finn and thus I can't escape giving this movie a highly negative review. 1/10, very dissapointing. I apologize for the negativity, but this is simply how I feel.
On the positive side, I thought Daisy Ridley did a very good job on portraying Rey. I loved her character and was quite engaged by her. I also loved the performance by Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca. The new pilot was cool as well. _______________ The name is Bond. James Bond. This comment was edited by Dash Starlight on Dec 25 2015 11:29pm. |
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PlooKoon - Student 
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I am more upset about the expanded universe gone!!! No more Kyle Katarn...we are screwed _______________ Moo |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor 
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Quote: I liked it.
Somehow I expected a more detailed and profound review from Masta, but this actually sums it up pretty nicely  _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! This comment was edited by Laziana on Dec 24 2015 11:07pm. |
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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I liked it. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor
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in my honest opinion... not terrible, not astoundingly amazing. It was OK, I guess. Still happy to have seen another Star Wars movie on the big screen.
And I am curious how they will continue to unfold their story. _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! |
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Smilykrazy - Retired 
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Hey guys! I saw episode 7 and figured I would check to see if anyone here was talking about the film! It reminded me of my days with you all! Miss you and hope all is well! Episode 7 made me all fuzzy inside!! _______________ RIP MOM 06/29/58-07/31/08 Married to Koyi Donita 4/30/11 |
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Dash Starlight - Jedi Instructor
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Yeah, I'm around, though not as much as normal. I'm in the middle of moving, you see. But I play at the JA and OoF servers now and then still. _______________ The name is Bond. James Bond. |
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Septus - Student 
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Had some serious nostalgia for this place when I saw the ep7 trailer and thought I'd check back!
Dash, Jaina, Johauna, Cloud, Xorb, MaherSenatu, Zantus, any of you still around?! I just picked up vermintide if you guys were interested in gaming, will check back soon! _______________ The movement map makes me feel like Neo 
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Hey all,
1st post in a couple of years... I'm BACKKKKKKKKKKK Too! Well kinda .
I can't wait to see Episode 7, and I just heard today that there is going to be a Spin-Off/Ep 7.5 I guess next year, called Rogue One- Features some new Darth Vader or something... December 16, 2016 is the release date! Trivia: it is the First live action spin-off since Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985), a television film released in 1985. So many good movies this year. How is everyone doing? Anxious?  _______________ Monday September 4th, 2006 R.I.P. Steve Irwin"The Crocodile Hunter" "Rejoice for those around you that transform into the force, morn them do not, miss them do not, death is a natural part of life"-Yoda "Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?"-Ben Kenobi "Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious"-Ben Kenobi Guided Specially, by Maher Dakari Sparring partner to Sho Koon, "Spared no expense"-John Hamond Jurasic Park, Padawan of RoseRed, "The oppression of the Sith shall never return, u have lost my lord"-Mace Windu, Owner of Pink Floyd Mintaka's 3700th comment! "Only Two there should be, One To Crave the Power and one to Embrace it" - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor
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Quote: No Jar Jar?
I cried. Me too. Tears of joy and utter salvation... _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! |
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Jaina D'Kana - Jedi Instructor 
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No Jar Jar?
I cried. _______________ INTP |
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SaZ - Student 
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I cried. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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Alex Dkana - Staff 
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We're home. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor
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Quote: I think the objection is that it just looks really lame, regardless of how practical it is.
Aye. _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! |
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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I think the objection is that it just looks really lame, regardless of how practical it is. I do look forward to seeing what they're going to do with it. Maybe the way it is used will take some of the lameness out of the saber, but we'll see. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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SaZ - Student
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well, you have to consider the fact that certain things do not seem practical, because we compare it to two things:
A. our own understanding of melee weapons. lightsaber is light, can be switched on and off in a matter of miliseconds. B. our own understanding of melee weapons without consideration of the force which is fancy and mysterious and stuff. by that i mean that even in jka there were some pretty fancy and seemingly unpractical moves that well just worked. thats the game. a better example would probably be ep2 where anakin goes dualwield. as a noob he is, he failed, but when there was hardly any reason to use dual melee weapons in real life, but there you go - effective in star wars. darth maul's staff was not really convincing in the beginning also, but it was pretty damn effective. pretty sure they would not have thought to add that kind of saber hilt if they didnt have some sort of weird fancy saber moves to go along. another thing is that not everything we have seen in star wars is actually that practical. there is plenty of stuff that breaks, malfunctions etc. most equipment in original star wars were rugged and clunky. podracing - you have to pretty much forget about laws of physics if you want to enjoy that. the size of droids as an example - most of them are needlessly huge. c3p0 movement is also hardly practical - no wonder it was quite often a focus of random comic relief, practicality in star wars is often thrown out of the window for humour, fancyness, making the designs seem more alien etc. speaking of which, im glad the trailer featured plenty of weird tech. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana This comment was edited by SaZ on Jan 03 2015 02:42pm. |
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R2D2 - Staff 
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Quote: I thought the trailer looked good, especially the X-wing scene which others have also pointed out. I thought it's funny how many galaxy-changing events take place on Tatooine, by the way, a planet that's supposedly rather remote.
I didn't care much for that new lightsaber hilt, by the way. I suppose the makers decided to take the Lightsaber and change it a bit to have a new and special weapon in the new movies. But the design doesn't make much sense to me. I mean, what could possibly be the purpose of having a light crossguard? Added defense for your hands? And what's next? A light cutlass? 
Anyway, I'm interested in seeing how this movie will turn out. Gonna watch it for sure. I agree about so many events happening on Tatooine, it does feel strange at times. There are rumors the planet may not necessarily be Tatooine though, but we shall see! As for the crossguard, one other theory is that the lightsaber is so unstable that it requires exhaust vents on the sides of the saber. Not sure how the physics of that would work (it is sci fi so who knows) but I could see that as a plausible explanation. Also, did anyone who played SWTOR think that the dark side character looked like a Sith Inquisitor? _______________ "Do or do not, there is no try" Jedi Master Yoda Dual Saberist This comment was edited by R2D2 on Dec 14 2014 04:20pm. |
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Dash Starlight - Jedi Instructor 
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I thought the trailer looked good, especially the X-wing scene which others have also pointed out. I thought it's funny how many galaxy-changing events take place on Tatooine, by the way, a planet that's supposedly rather remote.
I didn't care much for that new lightsaber hilt, by the way. I suppose the makers decided to take the Lightsaber and change it a bit to have a new and special weapon in the new movies. But the design doesn't make much sense to me. I mean, what could possibly be the purpose of having a light crossguard? Added defense for your hands? And what's next? A light cutlass?
Anyway, I'm interested in seeing how this movie will turn out. Gonna watch it for sure. _______________ The name is Bond. James Bond. This comment was edited by Dash Starlight on Dec 12 2014 05:01pm. |
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Laziana - Jedi Instructor
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Clone Wars is canon... bleh
Don't like alot of things they did to certain characters during Clone Wars. But to each his/her own, I guess. _______________ Proud owner of Buster Senatu's 200th & 300th, Muro's 370th, Maher's 2100th, Henkes' 1639th, Johauna's 400th, 666th and 900th, Sho Koon's 2000th and Kain Sol's 600th comment Download Laziana's lightsaber here! Glory to Arstozka! |
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R2D2 - Staff 
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Quote: The hilt is nothing new in Star Wars.
Also, the scene looks like a flashback - with the black round bordering... It may be some reference to ancient times, like The Old Republic - since it's one of the few things beside the movies which is officially considered canon. The lightsaber hilt may not be completely new with respect to Legends material, but I don't recall a crossguard like that (saw some sort of angled guard which made more sense). If there was, it certainly wasn't common. If the main bad guy is a collector, the saber could be a relic of an older timer, but it was phased out prior to the current movies. As for claims that The Old Republic is canon... only the the movies, Clone Wars, Rebels, and any new books/comics/games are considered canon. From the Old Republic era, Darth Bane is the only character that I know of that is considered canon. The Bane novels are not canon however, just what was seen of Bane in Clone Wars. Look up any of the Old Republic material and you'll note it has the Legends banner (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Republic-Revan-Legends/dp/0345511352). SWTOR is an ongoing game but it is not canon too. All of the history and stories are not canon. Could it become canon down the road or partially canon? Possibly, but I personally don't think it will happen. The game won't be branded as Legends, but it is not canon. _______________ "Do or do not, there is no try" Jedi Master Yoda Dual Saberist |
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Masta - Jedi Council
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The lightsaber was massively lame, but the scene with the x-wings was amazing. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Mirael D'Kana - Student 
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The hilt is nothing new in Star Wars.
Also, the scene looks like a flashback - with the black round bordering... It may be some reference to ancient times, like The Old Republic - since it's one of the few things beside the movies which is officially considered canon. Here's my thinking: -We know there's a character in the new movie, who's an antiques collector, or being called a "gravedigger". Some ancient-artifact-loving person? -There's a confirmed picture of the character from the trailer taken from the front. He's holding his lightsaber and he has sort of a revan-ish mask on. Another ancient item? Or is it maybe Revan himself, and the flashbacks are about him? -TOR game is going to focus on Revan, come the next expansion. Revan IS canon. I'm not necessarily saying he will play major part in the new movie, no. I even doubt it. But he may be influencing the "gravedigger" person through ancient items, possibly making him the new antagonist. We'll see next year
I myself went all WOW when I saw the X-wings flying just above the water - this scene is amazing. Whole trailer hints that something BIG is in the air. Characters are either scared, running away in a hurry or rushing into combat with some huge determination. Something's definetely up. _______________ -The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.(John Milton)- Mirael D'Kana, daughter and Padawan to Jaina D'Kana, proud mastress to Crash D'Kana and Saige D'Kana. Winner of Henkes' Pure Pwnage Award. Proud owner of Jaina's 999th post. Proud user of Odan Wei's JA Logo in my avatar. -SWG random quote: People use hammers to knock holes in the wall. I use a hammer to knock Bounty Hunters' teeth out.- This comment was edited by Mirael D'Kana on Nov 29 2014 10:48am. |
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SaZ - Student 
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jizzed _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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Proteus D'Kana - Student 
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That sure is one strange hilt.. |
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