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So Much Star Wars News!
Disney held their annual super-expo the other day, and among other awesome things, they revealed a ton of new Star Wars news! Being a big Star Wars fan, that seemed like a pretty swell thing to me.
First up, they released this awesome new poster for The Force Awakens, by artist Drew Struzan, who drew famous posters for the other movies!
So wait, the stormtrooper guy from the trailer now has a lightsaber? So much for my Stormtrooper Jedi fan-fic!
Looks pretty cool!
As for the other news? Disney has decided to build new Star Wars-themed additions to their theme parks! Both Disney World is Florida and Disneyland in California will be getting giant additions, multiple acres worth. People are calling them the biggest ever additions at Disney parks!
It’s good to see that the Falcon will actually fly
These new additions will involve a new alien world, full of lush greenery, Star Wars-style buildings, and probably a 50s era diner populated by aliens and droids. Amiright?
There’s also going to be a ride based on the Millennium Falcon, and if this picture is to be believed, maybe a full-sized replica? That would be amazing!
Oh wait, this is probably just concept art
My family are huge Disney fans. I’ve been to Disney World three times in my life, and I have fine memories of each time. We’re definitely going to have to make plans to visit this new Star Wars park when it’s done. Maybe my parents will have grandchildren by then!
Glorious, glorious concept art
Kids love Admiral Akbar.
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I Think The Internet is Broken
I don’t…I don’t know what’s going on, everybody. I’m surfing the web trying to find some content to share, but all I’m coming up with is more Star Wars: The Force Awakens parody videos! Here’s one done with scenes from Spaceballs!
All anyone has been able to do for the past few days is make Star Wars parodies! It’s maddening! And if I had any skill whatsoever with those movie-maker programs, I’d probably make one too! This is what the Internet has become: an endless parade of Star Wars: The Force Awakens parody videos. Why didn’t anybody warn us?
At least Stephen Colbert is here to put the lightsaber argument to rest!
Another Star Wars Parody Trailer for this Slow Monday
Mondays are sometimes slow. It happens. I’m not a news machine. So without anything all that great so post for you folks, how about another parody of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer? This time, Youtuber Bobby Burns did Guardians of the Galaxy in the style of the new teaser trailer.
And it’s terrible! Not Burns’ edit, mind you, but the trailer itself. Burns did a fantastic job, but man, if that was the actual Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, I would be so disappointed. It has exactly zero of the charm of the real Guardians of the Galaxy trailers. Remember those? Those were a work of art!
As is this, from a technical definition, in that trailer re-edits are probably some kind of art.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Parodies Are Exactly What We’d Want
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer was pretty awesome this week, and, of course, the Internet is full of parodies right now. Whether it’s mocking the new lightsaber, general fan art or everything else, everybody can’t stop talking about the new trailer! That’s a good thing. Fans are energized! And some fans have gone above and beyond, creating some neat parody trailers.
Like this trailer, done all in LEGO by Snooperking.
Good times. That’s a man who’s dedicating to his parodying. There are plenty of other LEGO versions on Youtube as well, if you want to check them out.
Then we have this gloriously hilarious trailer, showing us the George Lucas Special Edition version of the trailer!
Somehow, that joke never gets old. Kudos to timtimfed for getting it done!
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The First Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Has Landed!
It’s here, and it’s pretty cool! And for only about a minute-long, with just a few scattered clips of characters, droids and locales, this really does feel like a marriage of Star Wars and J.J. Abrams!
I liked the trailer, I really did! Everything has that Star Wars ‘feel’, you know what I mean? The ships, the little droid, the sounds; this trailer felt like Star Wars. And at the same time, this is clearly a J.J. Abrams movie! There’s fast-paced action and fast-moving spaceships. It kind of feels like Abrams’ Stark Trek movies. Is that weird?
I’m a little disappointed that Abrams didn’t give us a glimpse of any of the classic characters, but I still liked what I saw. Something about seeing that Stormtrooper with his helmet off is really cool to me. I’ve always been a little sympathetic to the faceless, nameless nobodies who worked for the Empire. What are their stories? Perhaps we’ll find out!
Also, lightsaber sword hilt is the new double-bladed lightsaber.
We have more than a year to wait for this movie, but here’s hoping we get even more trailers before too long!
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