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[Amentallica]

Is it confirmed that they are doing a set trilogy, or are they just going to continue making numbered Star Wars movies, regardless of the set?

 

[adj_noun]

So what does that mean? They find lots of people with the force? The religion is reinstated?

The alarm went off.

 

[Enduin]

Bad title, worse title card.

 

[lobdale]

Nothing will ever be as bad as Attack of the Clones. Do I ever remember the threads and IRC chatrooms in disbelief after that one.

 

[AkuMifune]

Gross.

Is the force going to become even stronger than it was before or something? Everyone gets to use it -- no more blasters or whatever?

It's that new Midichlorian water everyone is drinking.

 

[strafer]

i like it

 

[-griffy-]

It doesn't. This is really bothering me. Return of the Jedi means The Force is kicking ass left and right already. You can't say "The Force Awakens" after that. No way.

Why not? What jedi exactly returned in Return of the Jedi? Just Luke. And if he took a long sabbatical in the intervening 30 years then I'd guess the force could have been on vacation too.

If anything, we should be complaining about the misleading title to Return of the Jedi!

 

[TheJollyCorner]

awaken me with some of dat blue milk!!!

 

[Ushojax]

It doesn't. This is really bothering me. Return of the Jedi means The Force is kicking ass left and right already. You can't say "The Force Awakens" after that. No way.

I thought Luke was supposed to have been missing for the last 30 years? Makes more sense in that context.

 

[Dead]

Attack of the Clones tier

read: it's shit

 

[The Elite]

I hated The Phantom Menace as at first but now I think it's one of the best titles in the series.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

They released the name of Return of the Jedi super early too, to screw with bootleggers back in the days. The original shooting name and marketing name was 'revenge of the jedis" or something.

Bootleggers started making tshirts, fake toys, etc and then before release, they revealed the real name, leaving the bootleggers stuck with misnamed stuff!

I would not be surprised if it was the strategy again

This is not how that story goes.

I'm wondering, since there's no Episode VII in that logo anywhere, if we're going back to just calling the Star Wars movies by their titles, instead of forcing the Episode numbers in there.

Also: Eh. That sounds like a Star Wars title, alright.

 

[Solo]

Title sucks

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Nothing special about that title, but then again, at least it as initially embarrassing as something like Attack of the Clones.

 

[Nokterian]

The Schwartz Awakens!

 

[Not Spaceghost]

I think the title would have resonated with me a bit better if it was "The Awakening of the Force"

Most star wars titles are kind of a mouthful, but if you put them all in a list "The Force Awakens" kind of stands out.

A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
The Revenge of the Sith
The Force Awakens

It just doesn't have the theatricality of the other titles, and feels more like a video game title.

Edit: You know I changed my mind, I actually kind of like it.

 

[Astorgh]

I really hope we get to see a teaser soon.

 

[Darklord]

Sounds like an extended universe book title. :|

 

[Nairume]

Simple and not silly like Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Nothing special about that title, but then again, at least it as initially embarrassing as something like Attack of the Clones.

Where's that video of Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman on the red carpet of a Moulin Rouge premiere, finding out what Episode II's title is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwL8wlBMflA

 

[infinityBCRT]

It doesn't. This is really bothering me. Return of the Jedi means The Force is kicking ass left and right already. You can't say "The Force Awakens" after that. No way.

Eh. We know nothing about the story. When we left off there was only 1 force user in the Galaxy (Luke). Maybe the Force Awakens really means the "Dark Side of the Force Awakens"

 

[BTM]

I can't think of anything better, so I'm good with this

 

[demon]

The question is, will Harrison Ford?

 

[Coreda]

Revenge of the Sith was the least imaginative of the prior films imo. After Revenge of the Jedi was renamed to Return it always sounds to me like a rehashed title.

 

[brandonh83]

It doesn't. This is really bothering me. Return of the Jedi means The Force is kicking ass left and right already. You can't say "The Force Awakens" after that. No way.

Return of the Jedi means that a Jedi vanquished the current Sith. The Force Awakens could mean that something huge happens with the Force. It doesn't mean that it's been "asleep" or something. It sounds like some kind of cataclysmic event surrounding the Force, or perhaps something happens that causes the Force to expand or... something. It's wild seeing people acting like they know what it means to the point where they're under this delusion that it doesn't make any sense. Christ wait for some context.

 

[BobTheFork]

Finally, they are going to start talking about the force.

Jumping to conclusions, I hope the force doesn't play too large a role in these movies.

 

[vareon]

Can't wait for Star Wars VIII - The Force Intensifies

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

ew

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Where's that video of Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman on the red carpet of a Moulin Rouge premiere, finding out what Episode II's title is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwL8wlBMflA

Ha, I remembered Ewan's laugh at hearing it, but completely forgot that Nicole Kidman was there.

 

[adj_noun]

Can't wait for Star Wars VIII - The Force Intensifies

The Force: Faster, More Intense

 

[LiK]

Can't wait for Star Wars VIII - The Force Intensifies

LOL, stealing this

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Midiclorians have light sleep

 

[The Lamonster]

The Force was sleepy, but not anymore.

 

[Ithil]

Couldn't have been worse than "Attack of the Clones".

 

[Maintenance]

Eh, generic. But it could be worse, so that's a plus.

 

[Shard]

We will never have a worse Star Wars title then Attack of the Clones.

 

[Reynx]

The Force: Faster, More Intense

The Force and The Furious VIII

 

[Blader]

These jokes are already tired.

 

[Coreda]

Star Wars VIII: The Force Has Breakfast

 

[RoKKeR]

Also why is it 'Star The Force Awakens Wars' on the title card? Looks so odd haha, how did the other title cards look?

 

[strafer]

I just hate when people gets upset over a freakin subtitle...

it
s not the sub you're going to the watch...it's the movie.

it could be Star Wars: Force Titties and I wouldnt care.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Not bad, not good, just meh.

Sounds more like a spin-off book.

 

[shield]

Don't love the title, but I don't hate it either.


Have they done away with 'Episode VII' part of the title?

 

[jonezer4]

Revenge of the Sith was the least imaginative of the prior films imo. After Revenge of the Jedi was renamed to Return it always sounds to me like a rehashed title.

It's like poetry, so that they rhyme. Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one.

Hopefully it worked.

 

[Bold One]

Its ok, I guess

 

[Gawge]

Star Wars VIII - The Force Eats Breakfast

 

[brandonh83]

Finally, they are going to start talking about the force.

I recall hearing maybe from Lucas that his take would have the next trilogy go into the Force, Jedi, and Sith history or something. So it makes sense. "Awakens" can mean so many different things.

 

[PapaJustify]

it could be Star Wars: Force Titties and I wouldnt care.

You got me interested. What is this movie about?

 

[adj_noun]

You got me interested. What is this movie about?

Force titties.

 

[Schattenjäger]

Title sucks

The Force Awakens > Skyfall