Really liked it, had a very fresh feel with awesome CG but at the same time the CG didn't feel over done and it fits well with everything else. That's a problem I had with episodes I-III.
Well, that shot a few pages ago that showed costumes is awesome and it really feels like Star Wars. But I'm pretty sure that prequels also had more costumes and decorations than people would like to admit. Also, you really don't see any CG in the trailer? I'd say it's full of it. I know, trailers are trailers, and CG isn't…
What was more awesome, the lens flares & CG backgrounds or the choreography done by these people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw If you had the people in that video on a green screen instead of outside, you would pretty much get the same thing.
Absolutely. I think a lot of people have a hard time understanding just how much of what they saw onscreen was miniatures and generally excellent compositing. There's so much hyperbole about the prequels being all CG and green screen stuff that most people don't even know that miniatures were made for most of the large…
Really choked up at that scene of the Falcon with the dramatic version of Leia's theme. Just 2 more months Kind of miffed at how similar hyperspeed looks visually to warp. JJ really has a boner for that tunnel effect, but I hope we'll get to see it from the cockpit view at least once That shot at 1:27 with the X-wings…
It's hard to really gauge much from a teaser like that. However, my personal expectation for the movie is along the lines of my impression of other JJ Abrams films, notably the Star Trek films. It will be a good movie, but probably forgettable. Too much action, too much CG with too little time for much else. I'm personally…