Star Wars Episode III Teaser Trailer Today 510
gotroot801 writes "TheForce.net reports that the Episode III teaser trailer will be available today for viewing on several TV shows in the US (MTV's TRL, Access Hollywood) and Australia (Today Show). In addition, starwars.com Hyperspace members and AOL customers will be able to download the trailer today."
In other news (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In other news (Score:2, Informative)
Re:In other news (Score:4, Informative)
Teaser? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Teaser? (Score:2)
Telling me Genndy Tartakovsky [imdb.com] was directing [imdb.com] would be a Real teaser.
Re:Teaser? (Score:3, Insightful)
You were just younger then so it was OK.
lost it! (Score:5, Funny)
AOL customers will be able to download the trailer today
Dang it, where's one of those CD's when you need it?
Re:lost it! (Score:3, Informative)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:lost it! (Score:3, Funny)
Well what do you expect when she runs all over the executive board's table? That was her in those commercials, right?
Re:lost it! (Score:4, Funny)
That happened in my family and let me tell you, the kid is a total dick.
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Re:lost it! (Score:4, Funny)
He also refused to put a manager on the line, because supposedly he was in a meeting. After we got disconnected, because I think I started shouting at him and he hung up, I called back and got a more reasonable person on the line, who kept me on the phone for only 5 minutes, after which he told me that there was nothing to do because the first guy already marked the account as cancelled. I hate AOL.
Re:lost it! (Score:5, Informative)
This won't always work, but you'll increase your changes of actually getting to a real supervisor faster.
I Disagree (Score:3, Interesting)
I don't care what company you're dealing with, t
Re:lost it! (Score:3, Insightful)
I doubt they were listening to all her web traffic, unless they were able to crack the ssl session between her browser and amazon.
Re:lost it! (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:lost it! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:lost it! (Score:3, Insightful)
while (true) {
say "No thank you"
}
Don't hold a conversation. They're not, they're reading from a script. Do the same.
Too nervous to watch it (Score:3, Insightful)
lava surfing? (Score:2, Insightful)
I couldnt even finish epII.. 1/2 way and i gave up and turned it off.
Re:lava surfing? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Too nervous to watch it (Score:3, Funny)
Legolas is Young and Impressionable (Score:3, Funny)
We've all had a "Tony Hawk Moment" from time to time. Cut the guy a break.
And while I truly enjoyed the LOTR movies, that part had me yelling at the screen in the theater. I yelled again when Legolas had his "Luke Skywalker" moment in RotK. Damn Middle Earth Imperial Walkers!!!
Re:Too nervous to watch it (Score:4, Insightful)
The best part... (Score:5, Funny)
Now where did I put that Princess Amadala blow-up doll...
Re:The best part... (Score:5, Funny)
Comic Book Guy: Oh, Jar-Jar. Everyone hates you but me. *Kiss*
this movie will be awesome! (Score:4, Funny)
/sarcasm
Re:this movie will be awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:this movie will be awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:this movie will be awesome! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:this movie will be awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm.. (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe replace his light saber with a walkie talkie?
Re:Hmm.. (Score:3, Funny)
No, this is how Anakin really becomes Darth Vader (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmm.. (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Hmm.. (Score:4, Funny)
He didn't change accents... that was the fine British engineered voice box he used as part of the Vader helmet.
Re:Hmm.. (Score:4, Funny)
Actually, since it's British engineering, the voice box was the entire helmet.
Re:Hmm.. (Score:3, Interesting)
I wonder why it is that they spent so much time
I'll tell you why. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Hmm.. (Score:3, Informative)
Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:4, Interesting)
Wait a minimum of 1 week after the movie's release before seeing it. This act in itself would send a message that people were not happy with the prequels if lots of people did it.
Some people will undoubtedly see it right away. If they say that the movie was actually good, then feel free to go and see it after your week of abstinence. If they say the movie was as shitty as the last 2 then wait 1 more week. Repeat as you see fit.
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:5, Informative)
I believe that the deal that movie theatres get goes something like this:
The studio gets almost all the revenue for the first week of release. After that it tails off, and theatres start to get more of the revenue.
So - support your local flea pit and watch movies late
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:4, Insightful)
Since the success/popularity of a movie is measured by its opening weekend, waiting a week would, in fact, have a negative effect on the studio's perception of the film's performance. Yes, in the end, it's all about the final gross receipts, but the opening weekend carries an inordinate amount of weight.
Also, with respect to the crappy deals that the movie theaters have to accept in order to show the film (like they have another choice?), if you want to support your local cinema, spend some cash at the concession stand. That's where they make the bulk of their actual revenue. Although, and this was true for the prequels, the movie studio takes a percentage of the snack bar, too.
Still, support your local cinema - buy that large tub of popcorn. Colon be damned.
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:5, Informative)
Surprisingly enough it probably would have at least some effect. Tese days the Hollywood blockbuster films rely on huge opening weekends and huge first weeks to create buzz, attention and momentum for a film. Just consider how much time the media spends discussing which film opened bigger this weekend. If such a boycott actually took place on a large scale it could conceivably suck a lot of the thunder out of Episode 3s opening week and probably create significant negative buzz about the film "not living up to hype" with regard to its failure to open as big as expected. Sure the geeks will go later, but the people that don't care as much will come away with a negative view of the film.
Of course all of this presupposes that the proposed boycott actualy occurs on a mass scale. Which it simply won't. This guy and his friends giving Lucasa the money a week late is, as you say, going to make no difference at all.
I, myself, am simply planning on not seeing the film at all. Perhaps if it's on TV, or a second hand DVD selling for $1 I'll consider it. It doesn't take a huge act of will power - the first two sucked. Badly. Why on earth would I care about this one, which sounds like it has the potential to be even worse?
Jedidiah.
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:5, Insightful)
a) Deprive George & Fox of box-office money
b) Send shock waves through the industry
c) Put pressure on George to change the way he makes the films in the future (you heard the rumors of the final triolgy)
I'd say stay away for 2 weeks.
You forgot something from your list... (Score:3, Funny)
Really, do you think that George Lucas is concerned about the $50 million you might cost him in your scenario? According to Forbes, the guy is worth $3 billion, and that estimation was calculated before the original trilogy was released on DVD. Even if Episode III was panned by the critics and early audiences he'd still make his money and then some from the deal he has in place with 20th Ce
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:5, Insightful)
To what end? I suggest you go see the movie as soon as possible and do what movie makers are justifyable terrified of... Tell everyone exactly what you think of it (without spoilers of course) as soon as you exit the theatre.
It's to late to protest the movies have already been made. The best things to do is tell the truth. If the movie sucks, don't delay the profit, cut it off.
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:2)
You will cut it off more if you don't go and see it right away. Let other people tell YOU that it sucked. Then you won't be contributing any $$$ to the bullshit.
He already knows this (Score:2)
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:3, Funny)
I'll see your week and raise you "don't see it at all."
I'm never spending another nickel on anything Star Wars-related. I spent most of my youth buying Lucas's stuff, and he gave me a giant middle finger in return.
To quote The Who, I won't be fooled again.
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:3, Informative)
I did see Generations in the theatre, then waited for First Contact to hit HBO, and done. Haven't see any of the ST movies since then. Unless I hear some rave reviews from all sides, I'm done with new Star Trek--movies and TV.
I agree with the rest of your post, but come on! This is a really easy one to solve!
1.) Star trek the motion picture.
2.) The Wrath of Khan
3.) The search for spock
4
Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts (Score:2)
>visibly better for a couple of years now?
If anything, the over-reliance on CGI has made effects worse. Compare 2001:A Space Oddysey's model shots with any modern computer drawn space film and 2001 looks far more real.
CmdrTaco's Personal Vendetta? (Score:4, Funny)
Admit it, you created /. just to wage guerrilla warfare on the Internet, didn't you? Comments like that are just a form of boasting; you've created Frankenstein's monster and set it loose.
Frankendot smash server, arrrgggh!
Who cares? (Score:2, Funny)
I can only imagine how incredibly bad Episode III will be.
--Ender
It's up! (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/member/episode
(Hyperspace Required)
Also available for AOL Members (Score:2)
Click on "Episode III Trailer" in the upper left and then enter your AOL username and password.
Re:It's up! (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:It's up! (Score:2)
you are therefore ignored. as am I. as is every intelligent person.
its the same elitism that makes GL refuse to listen to anyone who actually has a rational thought about his movies. he's making them his way no matter what.
we also just voted in a president that is the same way. yay democracy.
Hey, it's up! (Score:5, Informative)
I hope the entire movie won't have that yellow "H" in the bottom right hand corner, though. Kinda distracting.
And you laughed at my AOL address... (Score:5, Informative)
Of course, AOL folks get the "The making of" mini documentaries, where we all get to rage at the loving detail of George Lucas retrofitting explanations to his choices. It's fun! Could almost make a drinking game out of them.
Re:And you laughed at my AOL address... (Score:3, Informative)
The Incredibles? (Score:5, Interesting)
I heard somewhere [Local Radio Station Perhaps?] that the new trailer is supposed to be played at the beginning of The Incredibles movie. Anyone know if there is truth associated to this?
Re:The Incredibles? (Score:5, Informative)
Usenet (Score:3, Informative)
alt.binaries.starwars
getting it now... May the force be with you.
Pay for the honor of watching an advertisement (Score:5, Funny)
Star Wars Fans = masochist (Score:5, Interesting)
If you think/know it's going to suck so bad, why even go see it? Would you go see Gigli 2 or Bride of Chucky, then buy the DVD and collectors edition DVD just to complain about them as well?
My point is that no one is forcing you to watch the movies. If you don't like them or the direction they're heading in, then don't support them. Unfortunately, this is the only way Lucas will get the message because he has already publicly stated that he doesn't give a fuck about the fans' opinions [yahoo.com]; and why should he since he is practically the RJ Rynolds of the Sci Fi world with millions (if not billions) of addicts feening for just a taste.
I hope for more story and less special effects (Score:5, Interesting)
Don't get me wrong. I like the (original) Star Wars. I think the Episode 4 was/is a great movie and I can't count how many times I have seen it. Episode V was very good as well. But I think maybe it is because there was less money involved back then (either for special effects or with merchandising). They had to work on the characters and acting more because they didn't have such a huge budget for special effects (i.e. they didn't rely on special effects as much to 'make' the story).
I think the more they rely on 'green screens' and CGI, the poorer the quality of the movie, specifically the story. And I think when Lucas relies increasingly on the movie to be a big commercial for his merchandising efforts (e.g. Jar Jar Binks) it ruins the movie.
I don't plan on seeing this in the theatre. I plan on renting it. I am gun shy after the last two releases. I don't believe they were worth the exorbintant cost of today's movie tickets (never mind the hassle of going through the morgage application to pay for my popcorn and drink).
Re:I hope for more story and less special effects (Score:5, Insightful)
You, my friend, are a person of wisdom. This is the number one problem with star wars: To borrow a phrase from Jurassic Park, they were so concerned with whether they *could*, they didn't stop to think if they *should*.
All of this CGI and whatnot has killed the sci-fi industry. Everyone gets a look at these movies, and goes "woah" as they see the special effects, but no one actually thinks about the quality of the movie its self. So, what we have is a situation in which every single solitary moment of a star wars film is visually beautiful, and utterly devoid of life.
You have cardboard cutouts for your human actors, and CGI characters everywhere. Every background is a living microcosm, but after a while, it just looks cluttered, it looks like people wander into the background just to make more motion. You end up with people talking "in the vague direction" of the CGI character, and other missed visual cues. It's horrible. It doesn't make a movie better.
You end out with the Jedi Master of the known universe flipping his shit and flying around a room in a show of physical prowess and cgi flash, but in Empire, yoda denies the need for raw, brutish strength, in favor of mind-over-matter. Yoda, in my mind, should be a character who is powerful by virtue of his presence, not his actions. But, no. CGI could bring him to life. Whether it should have or not, no one stopped to consider.
Add to the top of that the utter marketability of the movies, and it becomes sickening. The pod race scene in TPM? Exists in order to make video games. Jar Jar? Exists because the other actors have no hope of accomplishing situation comedy, as well as to put on lunch boxes.
Star wars has been killed, and Lucas pulled the trigger.
If you want an example of Sci-Fi done right, look at farscape. Brilliant actors. Excellent script writing. Voice-acted puppets where they are needed. Given a bigger budget, rigel and pilot could have been CGI, but why? They are more convincing as puppets. CGI is used for Moya and other space effects, where it's most effective.
(marked you as "friend")
~Will
Spoiler (Score:4, Funny)
OK, Now Shuddup in Advance (Score:3, Insightful)
For more clarification on how you should feel about this issue, please note this commentary by this popular game developer. [pvponline.com]
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Extremely fast mirror (Score:3, Informative)
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Too Late (Score:3, Funny)
fast link to full version (Score:3, Informative)
How to play trailer in Linux (Score:3, Interesting)
I know that one option is to use the crossover plugin to play quicktime files in Linux. Does anyone know of another option to successfully play this quicktime trailer in Linux?
I've tried totem, xine, and mplayer on Mandrake 10.0. I haven't tried compiling my own copy of mplayer, but I have the codecs [mplayerhq.hu], and the output from mplayer makes me think that mplayer is using the quicktime codec. But I still just get a blue screen and no sound when I try to play it.
Thanks...
So if you have AOL (Score:3, Funny)
Bad Lucas Marketing, BAD! (Score:4, Insightful)
But Lucas, don't be dicks about sending takedown notices. Your trailer WILL get distributed via other methods, and you should be FUCKING GRATEFUL FOR IT. We're using our own bandwidth (or our schools hehehehe ssshhh) and saving you precious PR dollars with a word of mouth campaign you could never match in a million years with all your greedily earned millions.
I say its about time Lucas shows some fucking appreciation for their fans.
Bitorrent located here... (Score:5, Funny)
{at this point an angry mob begins to form around StressGuy}
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Got it! (Score:5, Informative)
Torrent! [numbski.net]
Re:Got it! (Score:3, Funny)
Spread the seed my breathren!
Q. What piece of bad advice from Darth Sidious to the rest of the Sith ensured their eventual downfall?
Re:Got it! (Score:4, Informative)
Dear Webmaster,
It has come to our attention that your website,
http://www.numbski.net/downloads/sw3tra
unauthorized copies of content (Episode III Teaser Trailer) from the
Official Star Wars website (www.starwars.com
) and in particular, content from the
subscriber-only area of the site - Hyperspace
(www.starwars.com/hyperspace ),
as well as content from Star Wars Insider magazine, a Lucasfilm
publication.
We believe this content is protected by copyright and other laws and its
use elsewhere on your website is a violation of the starwars.com Terms
of Service..
We trust this is an oversight or miscommunication and that any such
content will be removed from your site immediately and no future
re-posting will occur. This will allow us to avoid a more formal
communication in the future.
Thank you for your enthusiasm for Star Wars and thank you in advance for
your cooperation on this matter.
I didn't get this from the 'subscriber only' area. I downloaded from the link in the article at the AOL website.
Weirdness. Sorry guys, I have to kill the torrent.
Tracker (Score:3, Informative)
Tracker [numbski.net]
I'm using azureus. I think I'm having firewall probs, not sure yet though.
Re:See lucas ruin your childhood yet again (Score:5, Insightful)
Second, if George Lucas fucking about with his own ideas and creations affects your childhood in some way then you are a truly sad individual.
Re:Direct Link to 4 mirrors (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:Direct Link to 4 mirrors (Score:2)
I have the trailer (Score:2)
Re:here it is (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Mirror right here! (Score:5, Informative)
It can be seen there now.
Re:It's for you! (Score:3, Informative)
-Adam
Re:It's for you! (Score:5, Informative)
> Dear Webmaster,
> It has come to our attention that your website,
> http://www.tomservo.net/etc/vid/starwars3teaser.m
> unauthorized copies of content (Episode III Teaser Trailer) from the
> Official Star Wars website (www.starwars.com) and in particular,
> content from the subscriber-only area of the site - Hyperspace
> (www.starwars.com/hyperspace), as well as content from Star Wars
> Insider magazine, a Lucasfilm publication.
>
> We believe this content is protected by copyright and other laws and
> its use elsewhere on your website is a violation of the starwars.com
> Terms of Service..
>
> We trust this is an oversight or miscommunication and that any such
> content will be removed from your site immediately and no future
> re-posting will occur. This will allow us to avoid a more formal
> communication in the future.
>
> Thank you for your enthusiasm for Star Wars and thank you in advance
> for your cooperation on this matter.
>
> - Lucasfilm, Content Management
> http://www.starwars.com || http://www.indianajones.com
Re:It's for you! (Score:4, Funny)
don't bother, 404 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Real Torrent (Score:4, Informative)