star wars 9 grim resignation thread

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-big-cameo-of-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-1839232886

Also spotted in this epic shot are Nebulons, Brah’atoks, U-Wings, Lucrehulks, MC75s, Nebulon Bs, Sphyrna-Classes (aka the Hammerhead Cruiser from Knights of the Old Republic), what looks like a Baleen-class heavy freighter (the ship Han Solo and Chewie have in The Force Awakens), a Defender Class Corvette, maybe even a YT-2400 light freighter, Lancer-class pursuit craft, a MG-100 StarFortress SF-17, a Vakbeor-class cargo frigate, a Free Virgillia-class Bunkerbuster, and many, many more. All of which are real things on Wookieepedia if you want to check.

So hop to.

oh jeezus tickets for a fuckin December movie

it's a maaaadhouse

Are lucrehulks what the thinly disguised jewish stereotype aliens fly?

Different stereotype I thought but

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Lucrehulk-class_battleship

Anyway, AMC theaters already have their digital lines going so you might want to consider that...

Alamo also on sale now. Basically, get on it.

I'm pretty sure everyone will be able to find a cinema showing this once it opens, at a time that's convenient to them

Amazing!

(Why yes I have first showing tickets for the Thursday night.)

First (non-3D) showing at my theater was already sold out except for the very front row, had to get tickets for the next show.

got my ticket at the only real IMAX in town. only $7 thanks to Regal's unlimited plan.

sadly one of my besties who always makes the flicks with me can't make it :(

That was kinda vague.

1981 Emperor’s throne room thumbnail sketches by Ralph McQuarrie for #ReturnoftheJedi. #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker pic.twitter.com/I6insw60vJ

— Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) October 22, 2019

I do like the hypergrandiose arrangement of the main theme, but Williams is fully bowing out with this one so why not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnrOr2STaE

Gotta be a monumental first here: A Star Wars poster on which actors of color are the majority ✨💜✨💜✨ pic.twitter.com/79Xay7jEnU

— Rosie Knight of The Comet 💥 (@RosieMarx) October 22, 2019

LOL

pic.twitter.com/0FgfbG0fub

— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) October 22, 2019

This is the first trailer where I am not excited and let me tell u it feels weird

The multiple voiceover thing seems a little messy and it’s kind of cut like a clip show. Love those Star Wars, though

Something really nice about that poster I noticed -- Carrie Fisher is the very first name listed.

Well deserved!

I wasn't keeping track of this, but I got a promotional email earlier today, when tickets went on sale at the El Capitan Theatre; hours later, I idly clicked the link, and chose a random acceptable day/time as a test; there was one pair of good seats left, so... ok. I'm ready to "enjoy a laser & light show before each screening, photo ops with First Order Stormtroopers™ and costume exhibits" on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 21.

ticketed

Seeing these tentpoles on opening night in an old double-decker theater, with a packed house, is rarely not worth it

Can I make a brief observation? (I'm sure there are a zillion other Star Wars threads, but this is the one on top.)

I'm far from a trve kvlt SW fan (though I have friends like that -- one guy had a podcast for a few years, collects the toy figures, etc.). Like most ppl my age, I grew up loving the movies; bought a secondhand "visual encyclopedia" or two in the prequel era; etc. I have no deep investment in defending the "honor" of the property, and I lack the depth of knowledge to get into nerd-level discourse. But a person I follow on Twitter occasionally retweets these dudes declaring that they've found a new "plot hole" in the Star Wars storyline or mythology... and then a bunch of their followers pile on with smug affirmations (like, "Love to wear my Jedi robe and use my real last name when I'm supposed to be hiding out from space Nazis," or whatever).

And I can never resist butting in with a explanation/rebuttal, because (a) it feels lame to be picking apart a narrative that (to my understanding) wasn't even really fleshed out beyond the first movie when that was made, let alone planned to take shape the way it is, after being cobbled together over the decades; but also (b) I realize that there actually *are* good responses to these "gotcha!" posts, which even I (in my casual fandom) am able to easily identify and point out. If anything, it's impressive how reasonably coherent the SW universe actually is, when you realize how these little nitpicks actually can be resolved if you step back and apply a little thought to the problem ("No-Prize" style), rather than rushing to publicly declare what a supreme boss you are for having outwitted the combined forces of George Lucas, Walt Disney, and Ron Howard. You know what I mean? That shit bugs me!

All mythmakers run into the same problem set fwiw. Pointing out plot holes in your epic of choice often just illustrates how blind you are to the ur-narrative, or something. All heroes are pie filling; all worlds are pastry - the way you tell an American story is there’s no lid.

This looks tired and overstuffed. And they're riding silly horse creatures (again). Nice color grading, though.

Y U no like horsies

Apropos of Ned's comment above re: the music, if you're into SW music you can do worse than following this guy on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/fmlehman

That big iceberg in space looks good but Abrams still seems particularly reluctant to introduce new types of location into Star Wars (I don't think Death Star On Sea counts here and the stormy element makes it quite reminiscent of Kamino from Ep 2) so we're back to lots of scenes on Jakkooine and Forest Planet/Moon (lol is it Endor tho or what).

can't wait to find out who finally wins the Star War

mods can we threadban morbs and shakey

Another new trailer. I like the direction they're going in.

https://youtu.be/PMW4Ad8fIF4?t=209

can't wait to find out who finally wins the Star War

The dudes who collect building utility data, obv.

That big iceberg in space looks good but Abrams still seems particularly reluctant to introduce new types of location into Star Wars

not his fault they've already done all the types of planets

I was thinking the same thing... not sure how many new environments they can really incorporate (or if that should even be a goal). Anyway, the jungle moon really is Endor, right?

can't wait to find out who finally wins the Star War

they should do a planet with two biomes. the characters could go from one to another and be struck dumb w bewilderment

bubble planet
garbage planet
lava planet
crystal planet

planet made up of tiny sentient death stars
sentient planet
gambling planet

fur planet

They did the gambling planet in the last movie, it was da worst sequence

garbage planet

it's called Ord Mantell and it rules

They did the gambling planet in the last movie, it was da worst sequence

They did the gambling planet in the last movie, it was some quality Star Warsing

hair planet
cubicle planet
DMV planet

Nazi planet
gangster planet
Roman planet

lol

planet bearing an uncanny resemblance to mid-20th-century earth

Medieval Times planet

Car planet

baobob