The Force Awakens General Star Wars Episode VII News/Speculation/SPOILER Thread - - - Part 52

[DarthSkywalker]

I am definitely pumped for that. The most underrated feature imo.

 

[Solidus]

Yeah I'm excited to see that. I always figured Mark (with his mastery of voices) would probably be speaking every other part.

 

[sueb1863]

Interesting the Disney's doing the Blu-Ray/ DVD combo pack with this, I thought they stopped doing that.

 

[spiderman2]

Interesting the Disney's doing the Blu-Ray/ DVD combo pack with this, I thought they stopped doing that.

Really? I would have been shocked if they didn't do a combo pack. Ever sinces the combo packs started I have never heard of a movie on bluray not have a combo pack.

 

[Marvolo]

Interesting the Disney's doing the Blu-Ray/ DVD combo pack with this, I thought they stopped doing that.

Not really interesting. All of my disney blu-rays have a dvd in them. Disney understands that not everyone has a bluray player in every room and in their cars. Kids rooms and minivans tend to have dvd players still. Not bluray players.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

ILM - THE FORCE AWAKENS PORTFOLIO

http://www.ilm.com/visual_development/the-force-awakens-portfolio/

concept art

 

[Supa]

ILM - THE FORCE AWAKENS PORTFOLIO

http://www.ilm.com/visual_development/the-force-awakens-portfolio/

concept art

26 and 29 stick out to me. It seems like at one point there may have been more Jedi. The guy getting tortured is wearing robes like Obi Wan's and the two figures battling have orange and green sabers, and they don't seem to be Finn or Kylo Ren either.

 

[Solidus]

26 had leaked long ago. It is the two main heroes and Kylo Ren. Kylo went through lots of different interpretations as did the main characters. Originally in a lot of the art Finn is depicted as white. There are some other pieces of art that were leaked that still have not officially been let out of some other types of designs for Kylo himself. In the Art Book some of the things created were just the artists messing around and coming up with visual ideas. Some like 26 were just variations of what they ended up with on the Starkiller base.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Interesting the Disney's doing the Blu-Ray/ DVD combo pack with this, I thought they stopped doing that.

Really? I would have been shocked if they didn't do a combo pack. Ever sinces the combo packs started I have never heard of a movie on bluray not have a combo pack.

from what i've seen...

Disney use to do the 3D(for anything but disney animated 3D films for some reason) + Blu-Ray + DVD

but now stopped doing DVD with 3D+Blu-Ray

I think the plain Blu-Ray still usually comes with + DVD though?

 

[titansupes]

BTS Sneak Peak:

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[MagnarTheGreat]

LA Times - First look at 'Star Wars' virtual reality experience brings Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker together

I'mKylo Ren. I'm standing on the desert planet of Tatooine, looking up at three moons. Dad, arriving via the Millennium Falcon, is apparently on his way.

There's a glimmer of light off in the distance. It's the Falcon, coming toward the planet's surface, trailed by a glowing blue hue.

A gust of wind picks up. I shut my eyes, but it's a pointless gesture. I'm wearing a virtual reality headset, and this is a new "Star Wars" VR experience created by Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB, a laboratory for immersive entertainment.

The Falcon is getting closer. It's majestic -- a large gray mass full of jagged edges, coils and exhaust fumes

It's descending essentially where I'm standing. Do I duck? Do I back up? I do both.

"We put Kathleen Kennedy through this, and we landed on the Millennium Falcon on her head," says Rob Bredow, chief technology officer of Lucasfilm. Kennedy is the president of the company.

"Then [we] had it take off and tear off. She took off the headset and said, 'That's what I'm talking about.' Now this is something you can do and experience in VR. Even when we have a full-scale Millennium Falcon, like we do on set, we still can't land it. You can't be standing there as it's landing and want to shield your eyes."

No, but you want to shield them in "Trials on Tatooine," a brief game-meets-cinema experience in which wearers of the virtual reality headset will ultimately engage in a lightsaber battle with Stormtroopers. The title, made with Epic's Unreal Engine, is an experiment rather than a game planned for release, but it illustrates how the still-burgeoning VR movement is nestling somewhere between games and movies as a new storytelling medium.

"Trials on Tatooine" begins with the trademark "Star Wars" crawl, informing viewers -- players -- that a young Kylo Ren is beginning his training with Luke Skywalker to become a Jedi. Its first few minutes are somewhat passive, as the Falcon arrives and Han Solo, never seen, speaks to his son. It becomes more interactive the second R2-D2 delivers Ren a blue lightsaber.

"Sorry, kid," says Solo, making it clear that this isn't a lift home.

But the second the lightsaber came into possession I stopped worrying about the loneliness of a young, still ostensibly good Ren. In real life -- the world outside of the HTC Vive headset, that is -- the lightsaber is just a controller, but inside the headset it's a potent, buzzing instrument, one capable of scorching the ground should I lower it.

....

"Trials on Tatooine," revealed during San Francisco's Game Developer's Conference, is designed to be more of an entry-level VR experience. Though it fills in some of the backstory of Ren, the antagonist of the recent "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Bredow said it didn't begin as such.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...star-wars-virtual-reality-20160315-story.html

StarWars.com - STEP INSIDE STAR WARS: TALKING TRIALS ON TATOOINE WITH ILMXLAB’S ROB BREDOW

http://www.starwars.com/news/step-i...g-trials-on-tatooine-with-ilmxlabs-rob-bredow

 

[titansupes]

God, I can't wait to get my hands on some VR Star Wars in the future. Interesting about mentioning blue lightsaber for Kylo (or Ben, as I guess he'd be known at that time).

 

[Loki882]

http://www.newsweek.com/star-wars-force-awakens-secrets-learned-sxsw-436787

Somehow I'm not surprised that Daisy got the role due to auditioning using THAT scene. Because she was fantastic there.

 

[spiderman2]

http://www.newsweek.com/star-wars-force-awakens-secrets-learned-sxsw-436787

Somehow I'm not surprised that Daisy got the role due to auditioning using THAT scene. Because she was fantastic there.

Interesting that was also hands down my favorite scene in the movie. You can really fell for her lone less there and when she says the thing about vader I got chills.

 

[Frankeh]

Very interesting that Kylo Ren would initially look silver-ish like Phasma.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

StarWars.com - Star Wars: One Galaxy - From Darth Vader to Kylo Ren
March 15, 2016

Learn the story of Anakin Skywalker’s fall and redemption and the rise of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars saga.

StarWars.com - Star Wars: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Anakin Skywalker
October 30, 2012

Slave. Hero. Villain. Savior. Revisit the stunning journey of Anakin Skywalker -- the central figure of the Star Wars saga -- in this special video presentation.

 

[Solidus]

So just saw The Force Awakens for the first time on Blu-ray. (Friend of mine got it early). The film still holds up wonderfully. So many things come to mind with the film, the characters, the relationships, the magic of Star Wars is just so brilliantly realized. It tells a new story within the plot beats and structure of A New Hope. But J.J. gives each element a twist and really creates a new story within. The story is all about Rey and Kylo Ren, and their journey’s beginning. The movie just has so many magic moments mixed with old and new.

As for the special features, I would give them a 7/10. Mainly being because there is only 2 hours of Special Features. But what little we do get is superb. The hour and ten minute documentary Secrets of the Force Awakens gives us a brief overview of what they did to make The Force Awakens. Really cool to see how many children of people that worked on the original Star Wars are now continuing their parents work with the new trilogy.

Interesting insights with the documentary as well and just shows how much went into the characters and the heart and soul of the film. By the end of the documentary some of the “tease” of Episode VIII makes you want it that much more. The documentary really makes you want the new Making of The Force Awakens that has been delayed until October of this year.

The other various small features are really good too; there is not a bad one. The creatures one shocked me on how much practical effects Unkar Plutt actually is. You see some of the behind the scenes stuff of the Unkar Plutt scene with Rey at Maz’s castle too. Sadly we don’t see the full deleted scene.

But sadly there is no commentary or more features. But what is there is wonderful.

The video and audio for the Blu-Ray are mazing, Just a perfect transfer of the film. Seeing it on Blu-Ray with the surround sound turned up is an experience for sure.
So is the Blu-ray worth it? Of course. The film alone is worth every penny and then some. But the features that are there are great but make you clamor for more. I’m sure we will see further features in double dips in the near future.

Movie-9.5/10
Special Features: 7.0/10
Video: 10/10
Audio: 10/10

Hah should have put this in the Blu-Ray thread.

 

[TheVileOne]

My official Blu-ray review of The Force Awakens.

I feel like Disney and Lucasfilm held back on extras for a double-dip release later on.

 

[Travesty]

I didn't even buy it on Blu Ray, I just got it on Amazon, so I've been watching it for a few days now.

Still love it, I think it's a great addition to the series. I still don't know where I would rank it with the OT. I think I'll need to watch for a few more years to figure out, cause they're all extremely close.

 

[Marvolo]

My official Blu-ray review of The Force Awakens.

I feel like Disney and Lucasfilm held back on extras for a double-dip release later on.

The fact they have a 3D release and a separate UHD release coming in the future all but guarantees that they held stuff back. Hopefully we get a commentary and more deleted scenes on the future releases. Some of the deleted scenes on this release really arent stuff that should be taking up disc space. The Plutt scene in Maz's castle would have been far more interesting than the scenes of Rey watching Finn lie in a coma and the X wings entering hyperspace.

The deleted scene of Han talking to the stormtroopers however was great.

Han: "Smoke...who is this Smoke guy?"

Trooper: "Supreme Leader SNOKE."

Han: "What makes him "supreme"?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Considering the deleted scenes they didn't include, I don't want to rule out an extended cut now.

 

[Drizzle]

The first thing I watched on the Blu-ray even before watching the movie again was Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey. Great doc, it easily could have been an hour longer. It featured some great insight to the making of the film.

 

[TheVileOne]

The fact they have a 3D release and a separate UHD release coming in the future all but guarantees that they held stuff back. Hopefully we get a commentary and more deleted scenes on the future releases. Some of the deleted scenes on this release really arent stuff that should be taking up disc space. The Plutt scene in Maz's castle would have been far more interesting than the scenes of Rey watching Finn lie in a coma and the X wings entering hyperspace.

The deleted scene of Han talking to the stormtroopers however was great.

Han: "Smoke...who is this Smoke guy?"

Trooper: "Supreme Leader SNOKE."

Han: "What makes him "supreme"?

It was funny but at the same time I'm glad it wasn't in the movie. It just would've been too cheesy and way too much humor. I think the movie had just enough humor and comedy. Throwing a little comedic bit like this in the middle of the First Order siege would've really killed the flow of that sequence.

So I'm glad they included that scene for the digital extras and not in the actual film.

In fact, none of the deleted scenes in the film are really missed. The film was edited so well you didn't need to cut much and what was cut doesn't take away from the story. Unlike another big blockbuster that's just released because the filmmakers like to cut an hour and a half of footage from the entire movie and expect it to turn out cohesive.

 

[TheVileOne]

Here's one idea for a future home video extra:

I want a full video of the first table read! I mean it doesn't have to be the whole thing, but like put a cut together with all of that footage! Who wouldn't want to see that?1

 

[Drizzle]

In fact, none of the deleted scenes in the film are really missed. The film was edited so well you didn't need to cut much and what was cut doesn't take away from the story. Unlike another big blockbuster that's just released because the filmmakers like to cut an hour and a half of footage from the entire movie and expect it to turn out cohesive.

The best one was Kylo Ren searching the Falcon, even though I can see why it was taken out. The Leia scene at the base also wasn't bad. Even though it would have introduced her an hour earlier, I prefer her introduction in the final cut.