People have been hyped up about this movie ever since it was announced. And how is a movie going to be huge is it's not advertised. The prequels were huge box office hits, yet that hasn't stopped people from claiming them as disappoints somehow.
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Nerd Rage Awakens
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People have been hyped up about this movie ever since it was announced. And how is a movie going to be huge is it's not advertised. The prequels were huge box office hits, yet that hasn't stopped people from claiming them as disappoints somehow.
I'm thrilled that Disney has Star Wars. Disney has a ton of money and influence to put behind SW, even more so than Lucas. Other than wanting a new trailer, I haven't been disappointed by anything Disney has done. They've done a great job with Marvel since they go it, and I have a feeling SW will be the same.
As for the movies themselves, I don't judge based on the studio making them, I base my feeling on the writers, directors, producers, and other people who take a more active role in production. All studios make great movie, and all studios make crap movies, so that doesn't really make a difference for me.
As for the movies themselves, I don't judge based on the studio making them, I base my feeling on the writers, directors, producers, and other people who take a more active role in production. All studios make great movie, and all studios make crap movies, so that doesn't really make a difference for me.
The same way that it could disappoint if it is poorly done. Word of mouth and internet provide a much more powerful influence than any advertising can do.
First of all, the early advertising for this film (and the hype that followed) was too much for me. It was over-done as the first trailer was dissected frame by frame.
As for the PT, shouldn't that be an encouragement that they were still box office successes, even if they were critically considered disappointments (they were to me, any way)? It was the first SW film in 30 years, and it was still a major event.
This x 1000.
Remember, the guy who turned Star Wars into a franchise with cute teddy bears and wacky slapstick aliens designed to appeal to kids didn't have the last name of Disney. It was Lucas.
Know what Disney did oversee the release of when it owned Miramax? Clerks and Pulp Fiction. Two of the most un-Disneylike, non-cuddly films in recent movie history. Whether they personally produce a movie themselves or just greenlight and then distribute and release it they have a stronger track record than a lot of other studios.
Know what Disney did oversee the release of when it owned Miramax? Clerks and Pulp Fiction. Two of the most un-Disneylike, non-cuddly films in recent movie history. Whether they personally produce a movie themselves or just greenlight and then distribute and release it they have a stronger track record than a lot of other studios.
This is pretty cool:
http://io9.com/a-new-beastie-boys-influenced-star-wars-alien-reminds-1733885991
http://io9.com/a-new-beastie-boys-influenced-star-wars-alien-reminds-1733885991
That should actually start pretty soon. The toy release and tie-in books has already happened. The trailer should be out any day now and I think it was announced or leaked that the TV spots start around Thanksgiving. I think they may be trying to avoid wearing people out on it and give audiences just enough to want more. Unlike other films where they spoil the movie in the trailer.
It is a fine balance to strike, to be sure, and I don't envy the marketing department at all. On the one had, you want to leak enough so that people are interested in going and seeing the film. You want merchandising to be done enough so that people have fun with it, but not too much is spoiled, as well as any tie-in material.
On the other hand, you don't want to give away everything, as you said. It can feel frustrating that there isn't enough material to give the proper sense of what the film is going to be about.
Hopefully, the next trailer will give a hint as to more of the story, and the character's role in it. I want to be excited for Poe Dameron but all we know is that he is a pilot so that's not really enough.
Yeah while Disney clearly wants to make money off their investment, I haven't seen anything to suggest they're just cranking out product without any regard to quality (as we've seen with certain studios and their superhero movies lately), or are just trying to coast on the SW name alone.
Granted the Marvel movies have started to feel a bit safe and formulaic lately, but I put the blame for that much more on the Marvel producers than whatever Disney might be doing.
I'm assuming he and Finn meet up and that's how Finn gets to Jakku. The teaser shows a TIE attacking Stormtroopers and the toys show that they have two seats now. I figure he's either with Finn and Rey the whole movie or he has his own subplot through the movie, we just haven't seen enough footage and I think all of it is from the first act.
Didn't they also own Miramax when they helped make Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which includes such things as amputations, an onscreen suicide, a flogging, lots of shooting and stabbing, 19th century surgery, and ect.?
This is my hope as well, Poe is the character we know the least about. I'm sure they can give some glimces into the movie without giving too much away.
If this has been mentioned before, I apologize. 
My only prediction for Star Wars Ep VII.
Someone saying to Captain Phasma: "Aren't you a little tall for a stormtrooper?"
My only prediction for Star Wars Ep VII.
Someone saying to Captain Phasma: "Aren't you a little tall for a stormtrooper?"
I don't know, but they might have owned the company at the time that movie was produced and released. They also own the ABC Networks on American television and there are more than a few non-family friendly series that have aired in prime time since the Disney acquisition. Disney doesn't always mean "dumbed down, cute fluff for kids and families" in spite of what some likely think.
