Well I think that was worth the wait, short, yes, but sweet. After all this is only the first teaser for a film still a whole year away, still, a nice glimpse of what is to come. Looks good to me.
For me it didn't hit a duff note other than with that weird R2 unit/beach volleyball fatherless child child thing, don't know what that was all about. Other than that it hit all the right notes for me, am liking the look of the new Stormtroopers and it is good to see only the new young leads highlighted in this first trailer letting you know who the movie really is about and moving it on to the next generation, there is plenty of time to focus on the original cast (who we still don't really know how major a part they'll play anyway) in future trailers, it seems like a statement of intent. The broadsword Sith lightsaber is an odd one, there does seem to be some weird aversion to having just a standard lightsaber for the villain, if it was good enough for Darth Vader I say, I guess we have Darth Maul to blame for that trend, still, as impractical as it looks, it is an interesting new twist on the classic weapon, and I dare say when we see the thing in action we'll see just how useful those little sub blades are in some cracking set piece battle. Perhaps it is meant to be some ancient relic of a weapon, it does look a lot like the lightsaber designs you'd see in EU fare such as the old Knights of the Old Republic comics, would also explain the more raw and less refined looking light blade, it looks like it is positively bristling with power, like you could roast your marshmallows over it. Love the ferocious look of the thing, very apt for a Sith/Dark Force user.
The new X-wings look cool in action and when the Falcon showed up to the fanfare, yeah Star Wars is back.
Big grin!!
Closed Alpha Test & Deth..
