UPDATE! The Last Jedi Heavy Walkers, Resistance Bombers and Snoke Revealed in New LEGO Sets!

Three LEGO sets from The Last Jedi have been leaked on Instagram. The sets give us a good look at the new First Order Heavy Walkers, the Resistance Bomber that we’ve seen in the space battle in The Last Jedi teaser, and a Star Destroyer set that gives us a very surprising look at Snoke. Read on for the details.

 

 

 

POTENTIAL SPOILERS!!!

 

 

May 27, 2017

 

The first set is a First Order Star Destroyer, which gives us a first look at Snoke and his curious appearance in The Last Jedi, wearing a yellow robe. The set has the following minifigures: Snoke; First Order Stormtrooper Sergeant; First Order Stormtrooper; First Order Shuttle Pilot (obviously the set will have a tiny shuttle in it?); First Order Officer and an evil looking black BB unit named BB-9E (or something similar).

 

Next is the First Order Heavy Assault Walker, which looks similar to the AT-ATs from The Empire Strikes Back and very different from The Force Awakens Walkers which we discussed earlier today. This set has the following figures: Rey (could she be part of the battle on Crait where we’ve seen the walkers in the distance?); Captain Poe Dameron (that was a quick promotion); Resistance Trooper; First Order Stormtrooper; First Order Walker Driver.

 

The last set is with The Resistance Bomber that we’ve seen in the movie’s teaser trailer. The set features the following minifigures: Vice Admiral Holdo (she is wearing a grey costume this time, unlike her glamorous outfit from the VF shoot), Poe Dameron (this time no captain), his gunner Paige (mentioned in the VF coverage as a sister to Rose), a Resistance Bomber Pilot and a Resistance Bombardier.

 

 

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You can also have a closer look at the photos in The Cantina here.

 

So what do you think? Of course we can’t make big conclusions based on LEGO minifigures and sets, but please share your thoughts in the comments below.

 

 

 

UPDATE!

 

May 29, 2017

 

Another tumblr member share even more photos with the three The Last Jedi LEGO sets. They give a more detailed look on the sets’ features:

 

 

Last Jedi – Biggest Sets – (I’ll Post The Rest) Part 1

 

 

 

One image is particularly interesting. It shows Snoke in front of something that looks like a Kyber Crystal or perhaps a hologram of something? What do you see?

 

And since there seems to be a confusion among the fans we wanted to clarify something. Snoke’s height is approximately 7 feet. This is an official information confirmed by Neal Scanlan himself back in December 2015 (here). LEGO’s minifigures not always reflect the actual size of the characters. The best example is Darth Vader and Chewbacca, who are also around 7 feet tall and their minifigures are not different from the regular ones.

 

 

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181 thoughts on “UPDATE! The Last Jedi Heavy Walkers, Resistance Bombers and Snoke Revealed in New LEGO Sets!

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:02 am
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    The First Order Stormtrooper and Stormtrooper Sergeant are identical. What’s that about? Fake?

    • May 27, 2017 at 3:04 am
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      Look to their right shoulder. They’re wearing a shoulder pad.

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:15 am
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        You’re right. Good eye.

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:10 am
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    Looks cool.

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:11 am
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    Is Paige Rose’s friend or sister? MSW quote her as sister.

    • May 27, 2017 at 3:21 am
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      They’re sisters, according to VF.

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:31 am
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        Yeah, that’s what I thought.

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:14 am
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    Ahhhh so those weren’t capital ships in the trailer… looks like those are the bombers!

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:15 am
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    ‘Captain’ Dameron would actually be a DEmotion in the Resistance Navy, not a promotion (Poe holds the rank of ‘Commander’ in TFA). Hopefully this is either an error on Lego’s part or Poe’s ‘Captain’ title isn’t passed off as a ‘promotion’ in the movie.

    • May 27, 2017 at 3:19 am
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      How is that a demotion? In most ranking systems Commander is lower than Captain.

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:24 am
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        In the US, yeah. But not in the GFFA. Commander outranks Captain in the Resistence Navy (TFA Visual Guide) and in the Empire (Thrawn).

        • May 27, 2017 at 3:27 am
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          Busted down for disobeying a direct order from Vice Admiral Holdo?

          • May 27, 2017 at 3:33 am
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            You’re on the on something there, Kenny. I like that a lot! Certainly fits with the rumors!

        • May 27, 2017 at 7:56 am
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          I see the “new” ranking in star wars was created by people who have no idea how ranking systems work and think the word ‘commander’ actually means they command something, not a place within the rank structure. Ignorance at it’s best IMO.

          Same goes for ships, the Resistance Bomber lego set is obviously the ship we saw in the trailer, a sub capital warship, but they call it a bomber. A bomber would be more like a starfighter not a ship of the line.

          Another example from RO, the U-wing … they are so ignorant that they stamped the words ‘starfighter’ on it so it sounded cool, rather then ‘shuttle’ or ‘gunship’ like it should of had, it is not a fighter.

          I used to be super hard core star wars fan, for 30 years, now I feel like the people in charge have no clue what made star wars star wars and only want to push their agenda/version of star wars. George Lucas isn’t the best writer but at least he wouldn’t have made Ep4 and Ep5 all over again with 7 and 8.

          • May 27, 2017 at 8:15 am
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            agreed

          • May 28, 2017 at 6:40 am
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            You’re whining about RANKING STRUCTURE? I’m gonna go to sleep now, I can’t take much more of this.

          • May 28, 2017 at 11:32 pm
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            Because it’s the little things that make the whole work.

            If they can’t get simple things like rank structures correct then how can they get big things correct, it just shows a level of incompetence and ignorance. it gives the impression that they just don’t care and have not thought things out.

            You might not care, that’s your opinion, nothing wrong with that, but many people do, and for those people it ruins things.

          • May 29, 2017 at 2:29 am
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            Believe me, you’re the only one who cares. It doesn’t matter. I’ll repeat. It DOES NOT matter. Period.

          • May 29, 2017 at 12:00 pm
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            That’s an interesting opinion, and shows a lot about who you are and how you think.

            In the scheme of things you right, who cares and it doesn’t matter, but that’s not the point and it does matter to those it matters for and their opinions are not any less valid then yours.

            You dont care then so be it, why can it not at least be accurate for those who care.

  • May 27, 2017 at 3:46 am
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    It looks like Snoke is not a giant after all, or else Lego got it wrong.

    • May 27, 2017 at 4:17 am
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      I’m hewing that this is correct. LEGO has made figures larger than their standard minifig size for licensed characters.

    • May 27, 2017 at 4:40 am
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      It has been said that Snoke is around 7 feet tall.

  • May 27, 2017 at 4:04 am
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    The possible spoilers:

    Snoke is not a giant. I imagined he’d be significantly larger than the average human (like the Engineers in Prometheus and Alien Covenant).

    An evil BB droid.

    Rose’s sister Paige is a gunner.

    Is Rey involved in the scene with the walkers? (In the teaser, when she’s running, is she running up to the battle?)

    The leaked description of the new walker looks to have been accurate. I’m unimpressed with it, frankly. The stouter version from TFA looked more interesting to me. And the AT-ACT in RO was a nice variant.

    The TFA “stout walkers” could have been better, if Johnson decided to show them to us close-up. I imagined that the heads of those walkers poke out from their bodies, and retract into their bodies for protection — like the way turtles behave. Imagine a faster moving turtle with long legs. That’s what I imagined those would have moved like.

    Instead, it looks like we’re just getting Imperial AT-ATs with more armor in their head and front legs. (And a canon turret on top of its body.) Boring.

    • May 27, 2017 at 5:22 am
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      I always had the impression that Snoke was taller than the average human (maybe not Engineer size but the height of chewbacca). It could still be true. I would never look for accuracy in Lego figures when it comes to scale; Vader is the same height as the average lego figure.

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:35 am
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      I just assumed he is 9-ft tall, same size as the puppet they created for TLJ. If he was truly giant, i reckon they would have stuck with CGI, but him being near human size, i am sure Rian wanted a practical Snoke to shoot in camera.

  • May 27, 2017 at 5:06 am
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    There will be 4 more sets from TLJ. Those need to have Luke, Chewie, Finn, Benicio’s character, Kylo, Rose, R2-D2, C3PO, Phasma, and much more

  • May 27, 2017 at 5:19 am
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    The black BB-8 feels out of place in the first order. I know there were essentially black R2 units in the Empire.
    But I feel like the first order (being isolated for years) would advance technology differently from that of the New Republic.
    Additionally, it just does feel like a Imperial/First Order design.

    I suppose it could be BB-8 undercover (like choopper) though for him to be undercover there would have to be First Order BB-8s

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:04 am
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      I reckon the First order will take any advantage, and would have adopted the BB units if they have an advantage over standard mech-droids. They are trying to re-claim power, they aren’t Empire status.

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:36 am
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      I get what you mean… the BB model strikes me as “friendly”. Just painting it black doesn’t take away from this impression that was established in TFA with BB-8.

      I’m thinking if the FO wanted to use a BB type droid, maybe its ball body would be slightly larger and with a head that is similar to the Imperial Probe Droid…. something menacing, and definitely creepy.

      • May 27, 2017 at 6:41 am
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        I was recently reading what appears to be now (based on these sets) correct leaks about the character designs. It appears the FO bb-8 have a more hexagonal head as oppose to the rounded of BB8.

        But I agree. It would make sense for the FO to take on advanced proticol droids, but the small height +round body does feel to cute.

        (but lets be honest, “evil BB-8” merchandise is going to sell like hot cakes )

  • May 27, 2017 at 6:01 am
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    Gah, that star destroyer design sucks just as much as it did the last movie. It’s terrible from literally every angle. BOO!

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:03 am
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      That Star Destroyer is badass <.<

    • May 27, 2017 at 10:37 am
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      The stat destroyer is fine. A barbaric version of the original ones, like these walkers seem.

    • May 27, 2017 at 8:06 pm
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      I wouldn’t go so far as to say “they suck,” but I do think that the original Star Destroyers looked much better. And I think the original walkers looked better too – but I’m only going by this Lego set picture and not an actual shot from the film. I’ve sometimes wondered if I’m biased from 40 years of watching the original designs. Possibly. I did prefer the new X-wings we saw in the TFA over the originals – but I think that’s the only new design I prefer. In almost every other case I prefer the original designs. Well, I guess I did like the new radar dish on the Falcon more than the old one, if that counts….

      • May 29, 2017 at 7:23 pm
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        I honestly just did not feel any of the TFA ship design work. For the new destroyer, I’ve picked up the toy and spun the thing around, and it just does not present a single appealing silhouette or profile at any angle. It’s awful from the front, top, back, side, 3/4 and bottom.
        .
        The new X/W looked kinda neat at first, then I looked at the way the intakes split. Then I looked at just how tiny the wing surface is when the foils split (and, yes, I know the classic X/Ws don’t have enough surface to fly, but you BUY it anyways). Then I tried to figure out where a giant-ass ground-buzzing cannon fits into the ship. Then I looked at how BB8 has to pass COMPLETELY through the ship, meaning there’s nothing else in there. It’s fantasy of course, but piling up so many little problems, and I found I couldn’t stop noticing them. I’ve said before, the thing is kind of a metaphor for my relationship to TFA in general – it’s shiny and neat looking, and you want to love it as much as it wants you to love it, and it’s showing you stuff that feels familiar and comfortable, but something niggles at you about it, then when you slowly see what the problem is, then you just. can’t. unsee it.
        .
        The Falcon. Gah, again, it seems so petty, but the choice they made there bugs me (not like star destroyer or XW bugs, but it’s still doesn’t sit right). In terms of design, the Falcon is built ENTIRELY on circles. Literally EVERYTHING about its design is circles, again, from every angle, balancing each other out. Now, I get the desire to make the ST Falcon visually distinct, and I do appreciate that they made the effort to address the ship as it was left in RotJ, but breaking that circular design aesthetic to slap a clumsy rectangle on the thing just screams at me that not enough thought went into WHY things look the way they do in Star Wars.

  • May 27, 2017 at 6:23 am
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    I know its pointless bitching but its also cathartic. The more time that passes the more I get annoyed at a Walker Assault action sequence in VIII, especially with the shots from the trailer. The 3rd Death Star bothered me but if it wasn’t for the damn trench run it wouldn’t have bothered me that much. But, no, they had to make their own trench run. And now its the sequel and they have to do Walkers? Really? Even if its vastly different circumstances, its still what looks thus far like a Walker Assault. Walkers, for me anyway, were as iconic to Empire as the trench run was to A New Hope. Its disappointing. If a tow cable takes down a Walker in VIII I swear I’m going to kill somebody.

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:32 am
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      I hate to agree, but you are stating what I’ve been feeling. So you know you’re not alone.

      Why walkers? AGAIN? And we already got decent versions of walkers in Rogue One. What’s worse is that these walkers in TLJ don’t look like anything unique — at least the ones we got far-off glimpses of in TFA could have been something different (as I theorized below).

      I get it that in VII why they went with familiar ship designs. But I figured after Star Wars was successfully brought back, then they could start introducing new vehicles into the sequels starting with VIII. But so far we’re not seeing this, unless they are holding back on a big surprise. (Maybe?)

      • May 27, 2017 at 8:45 am
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        Why not walkers? Do we need completely new vehicles with every movie? Does that make sense in a military context? Tanks were used in WWI, WWII, Vietnam and the Iraq Wars. The design evolved and the technology improved, but the basic idea is the same as 100 years ago. Why would they not also be using evolved versions of old vehicles in the conflicts of the Star Wars galaxy as well?

        • May 27, 2017 at 8:40 pm
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          That comment makes to much sense but it will resonate with Kathleen is raping my childhood crowd.

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:50 pm
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        Cause walkers are cool

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:58 pm
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        One thing that I don’t get is who people complain (sometimes very justly) about things looking the same. It has only been 35 years or so since the last movie in the timeline. Why WOULD they look much different? I know it is reality, but compare our vehicles and fighters from the past say, 40 years. Some vehicles are still used, and while others have been VASTLY upgraded as far as onboard technology, they look similar.

        Let’s compare the main ground vehicles that we have today, the battletank. How much different does a modern tank look than say a Tiger or Panzer III from WW2? Sure they look different, but they are still tanks. If a design is solid, continue to build/update/upgrade it but don’t change the fundamentals. Even if we had a glimpse into the future to see what a tank would look like in 100 years, we’d probably still recognize it as a tank.

        That’s just my 2 cents. Take it for what you will.

        • May 27, 2017 at 11:16 pm
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          Things looking the same as far as design doesn’t bother me at all. Its recreating/re-imagining iconic moments from the original trilogy that bothers me. The trench run in Force Awakes, an action sequence that revolves around Walkers, if that truly is the case, would bother me as well. Having Walkers in the sequence, who cares? To make another action sequence that directly revolves around Imperial Walkers would be disappointing.

      • May 27, 2017 at 8:16 pm
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        Walkers are simply the standard ground combat vehicle in the SW universe. Any SW movie that features ground combat necessarily has to include walkers then, in the same way all WWII movies have tanks. It is pretty natural to me.

        • May 27, 2017 at 8:34 pm
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          When you say “walkers are … the standard ground combat vehicle in the SW universe,” are you including the “chicken walker” (AT-ST) in that classification? Because during the Battle of Endor we only saw AT-STs. I’m assuming the AT-ATs were too big and bulky to make it through that dense forest (so much for “all terrain”).

          And in the prequels (at least in Revenge of the Sith) the Republic did have those AWESOME 10-wheeled “Juggernaut” tanks inspired by Ralph McQuarie’s (or was it Joe Johnson’s?) original design. I LOVE the walkers (both AT-AT and AT-ST), but I wish we could have seen those things in the Original Trilogy. Having those bad boys mixed in with the walkers during the Battle of Hoth would have been EPIC. Alas, the visual effects demands probably would have been too great at that time (they had a hard enough time just doing the walkers), but one can dream….

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:37 am
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      While I dont mind the idea of the first order using walkers (it makes sense in canon).
      The scene to me looks like too similar to ESB. The idea of a third deathstar was underwellming to also. Though I would have preferred an actual 3RD deathstar over the star killer base. The whole idea Starkiller base “eating” suns was too scify for me (+ how the hell can you store the entire mass of a sun in a planet). Atleast another deathstar would make sense in-universe.

      But this walker scene looks to much like hoth. The walker attacking a rebel base + they even chose a white sanded desert (resembling snow).

      • May 27, 2017 at 6:46 am
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        I was giving them the benefit of the doubt: Perhaps the walker sequence is actually the Resistance attacking a FO base, and the walkers are defending it. It would have been refreshing to see the good guys say nope we’re not hiding this time — we strike first, fast and hard!

        Alas… the rumors and leaks are indicating it’s the Battle of Hoth all over again. History repeats.

        • May 27, 2017 at 6:54 am
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          I think they have offical revealed that “white sand planet” is a resistance base. So I would guess the FO is attacking (identical to hoth).

          I suppose what could make the battle different than Hoth is Kylo and Rey dueling within the battle.
          That is something I actually dont think we have every seen (evenin clone wars +rebels). A lightsaber duel in the middle of a battle. Most of the time duels are private.

          • May 27, 2017 at 7:01 am
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            I agree that will be the one thing to look forward to — it’ll be like the video game Battlefront as a movie finally! lol

            I am fan-writing here, but really I am surprised that Johnson is setting up such a familiar narrative beat, when the fans and critics are already ready to pounce on ESB comparisons.

            Besides the Resistance striking first and mercilessly (this would tie back to how the Rebels were depicted as not necessarily all good in their tactics in Rogue One), I would suggest ending the First Order in Episode VIII… Have the Resistance wipe them out completely. That would be unexpected to have happen already. But the consequences could be that it would unleash something worse, tied to Snoke, which will deeply involve “balancing the Force” in Episode IX to resolve.

            Basically, my concern is that there will not be enough “flipping expectations” in the next two movies.

          • May 27, 2017 at 7:28 am
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            I think at least Rey will be there, because her lightsaber wielding mini-fig is with it.

          • May 27, 2017 at 8:18 am
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            General Grievous vs Obi Wan was during the battle of Utapua

          • May 27, 2017 at 8:40 am
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            But they never REALLY dueled when the battle ranged around them. Grevious told the droids to stand back and the fought, then greivous ran.

            It would be great to see Rey and Kylo duel in the heat of battle. Such as them having to jump out of the way of debris or block blaster bolts between hits at each other.

          • May 27, 2017 at 8:47 am
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            No they were fighting when the clones arrived and engaged the droids. “Army or not, you must realize, you are doomed”

          • May 27, 2017 at 8:21 pm
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            For literally seconds, then Obi-wan force pushed him.

            I mean Kylo and Rey truly dueling in the heat of battle. Soldiers and FO troopers dying around them.

          • May 27, 2017 at 9:28 am
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            It’s not a base. It’s a mine. The Rebels used it during the Civil War and now the Resistance is using it to mine resources. So it’s not identical to Hoth.

        • May 30, 2017 at 5:40 pm
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          The good guys attacked in ATOC. But yeah this does seem a bit forced. Lucas had a way of doing callbacks a bit more subtly. He also had a way coming up with new stuff. BUT this whole Casino idea is pretty new to star wars so there’s that.

      • May 27, 2017 at 5:29 pm
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        It reminded me of the whole super weapon of the week formula from the old EU novels.

    • May 27, 2017 at 8:01 am
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      Disney (and lucasfilm) think that creating ep4 in Ep7 was a winning formula and they are repeating it with ep8 making it copy of ep5, it’s not about the new story it’s about the formula that will make them money and they think they have it.

      the outlash from Ep8 if it’s a copy of ep5 is going to be extreme.

    • May 27, 2017 at 9:54 am
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      The third DS doesn’t bother you, but 30 seconds of trench run do? Guys, what’s wrong with you?

      Anyway, the walkers scene seems to have a very different take and look from TESB. It’s basically a ground assault, with those podracers like things scratching the desert surface. I think we couldn’t say it’s rehashed. The visuals are very different.

      • May 27, 2017 at 12:02 pm
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        Yes 30 seconds of a trench run bothers me immensely. That Death Star trench run is an iconic moment from my all time favorite film. To copy that, even for 30 seconds, was deeply disappointing. I still really like Force Awakens and there are many call backs to A New Hope but to do even a very condensed version of the trench run was too much for me.

        As for the Walkers, I don’t mind Walkers appearing briefly as with Rogue One as part of a larger battle where they aren’t the focus. Here, it appears they are very much the focus of an action sequence which is disappointing. Maybe I get lucky and isn’t as big as I think it is. It would be disappointing to me if yet again they take something very iconic to the original trilogy and recreate a version of it. Where is the imagination in that?

        • May 27, 2017 at 12:46 pm
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          They already did it for AOTC, which also had an asteroid field scene. So, if TLJ will have a ground battle with walkers and even a space sequence with asteroids, the circle will be more than complete.

          And don’t forget you’re talking about a toy packaging. We don’t know if the sequence will be focused on walkers, but so far we can’t say it’s similar. In TESB there wasn’t any salt desert with red sand beneath the surface.

          • May 27, 2017 at 11:12 pm
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            A sequence that took place in an Asteroid field that included a very unique aspect with the seismic charges. It involved two lone star ships. Similar setting, very different circumstances while creating its own iconic moment with the seismic charges. Very different.

            You are right, as I mentioned as well, we don’t know if the entire sequence will be focused on the walkers. I really hope it isn’t. The Hoth Battle is iconic to Empire. The Walkers are iconic to that action sequence. And it would be a shame if they try to recreate it even if its a 30 second recreation like the trench run instead of using a similar setting to create something new and iconic like Lucas did with AOTC.

  • May 27, 2017 at 7:41 am
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    why did they make the Resistance troopers looks so boring? I am talking about the design not the lego figure

  • May 27, 2017 at 9:26 am
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    If the new look wasn’t enough to draw comparisons between Poe Dameron
    and Han Solo, it seems Poe now holds the same rank as Han did in TESB.

    I didn’t think the walker would look this close to the AT-AT, but that seems to be the reality of the Sequel trilogy, so I’ve accepted it. What’s more concerning about this set is just how similar, in terms of the situation, it looks to past AT-AT sets. I didn’t think Rey would even be involved in this particular scene, but if this set is any indication, it looks like we might see her perform a similar role to Luke on Hoth.

    I’m still trying to maintain my optimism about this movie. I mean, they wouldn’t really do a remake of TESB after the fan response last time, would they? Even if the sets look like they’re pointing to something, they’re really just a snapshots.

    The Resistance bomber doesn’t look too similar to anything we saw the Rebels use in the OT, at least.

  • May 27, 2017 at 9:56 am
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    Complainers need to look more closely at the walker.

    It is different, it’s just the profile that’s similiar. Keep in mind, this is Lego set and not a perfect representation of what the actual vehicle will look like and how it will perform in the film during the heat of battle.

    My guess is the “gorilla” arms at the front of the machine have an actual design intention that will set it apart from the walkers in the OT.

    Calm thy doubting hearts and panicking nerd reflexes. Hate the movie after it comes out.

    • May 27, 2017 at 5:21 pm
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      Personally I quite like the evolution of the design. More so than the I-troopers.
      I do have every expectation that this film will borrow a lot of themes from Empire. We already know that there’s going to be a big land battle with walkers and the lead protagonist is going to be trained in the ways of the force.
      I suspect that Leia may also finish the film fate unknown which is why LFL can confidently talk about not recasting but that’s purely a feeling with no real evidence to back it up.
      I will go enjoy it no matter what, take it for what it is and hope that it redeems the last film, which I also enjoyed to an extent.

      • May 27, 2017 at 8:32 pm
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        I can’t help but see some similarities between Cloud City and the casino type place they’re supposedly going to. I mean, Cloud City had a Casino or gaming place or whatever. Granted, i know NOTHING other than those facts and i won’t hate the movie preemptively, but i’m just pointing out that little tid-bit. Yes, i know we don’t see the gaming aspect of Cloud City in Empire, but it exists in Canon.

        Again, doesn’t affect my overall thinking of the movie and this is not me trying to ‘bash’ or ‘complain’ about this being a possible ESB ripoff. Just something i noticed. I like the evolution of the walker. I mean…that’s what happens in real life… We improve on designs. Yes, sometimes we scrap things and start over, but yeah…we mostly improve on things and you can normally see similarities to the old models.

    • May 27, 2017 at 7:38 pm
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      It looks like they added a device that would cut cables that might be wrapped around their legs…

  • May 27, 2017 at 10:42 am
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    Wow, just wow. I was really disappointed in TFA lack of unique looking elements like the OG and the PT had. But I though to my self, Hey! its the beginning of a trilogy! they are trying to start if off fresh! the next ones will be new now that they established the new characters even though they are a generic, lame ripoffs of the original trilogy characters. And I though, well the next ones will be more creative, there is no way they are going to make a copy of ESB, thats just silly. I would imagine if someone would pitch that as a joke “Hey since TFA copied ANH why cant we copy ESB” But nope! It looks like they are going to make another copy! make walkers that look like upgraded AT-AT’s, and not just that but it looks like its going to take place on a planet with white sand to make it look like that battle of hoth! and not just that, from the looks of it, it looks like Rey is going to be involved in this scene. She is probably going to take out the walker in a better way than Luke. And another thing, Rian Johnson seriously annoyed me when he replied to someone who tweeted out about being concerned about wanting old aliens and he replied ” Big galaxy. When we saw Jabba’s palace for the first time there were no aliens from Mos Eisley.” I mean shit man! For someone who is directing a starwars movie he sure doesn’t know jack shit about the universe the movie he is directing is in. Like there was a freaking obvious Jawa staring at down at Luke while he was in the rancor pit and there was also one behind Jabba fanning him. There were also Rodians and Snivians in the palace as well as a Bith and a Aqualish. Yes there were more new aliens but the old ones were there too. Rian and JJ simply dont know how the starwars universe works. They think they can just remake a movie because of how successful it was. They also think that we fans are idiots that are just going to eat anything up that says starwars on it. So they make blatant ripoffs to appeal to the modern generations and hipsters. Like I was watching the prequels and the OT and then I went to episode 7 and it felt so strange. It was like it didn’t even belong there, it almost felt like a fan made homage to ANH. This movie is going to be just like TFA, a modernized version of ANH or in this case ESB. Man this sucks.

    • May 27, 2017 at 12:53 pm
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      Dear fan, please, choose one of this complaints before being admitted to the SW fandom:

      1) Disney raped my childhood;
      2) Feminists ruined SW;
      3) At least The phantom menace was original.

      • May 27, 2017 at 5:14 pm
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        Is this a poll? I can’t see where to vote. May I suggest a fourth one … 4) The prequels ruined my life but I still want an Obi Wan standalone film with Ewan McGregor.

        • May 27, 2017 at 6:29 pm
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          And also a fifth one: 5) SW is Eps 1-6 and the old EU, all the rest is SJW crap!

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:24 am
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        Wheres Disney doesn’t understand starwars?

        • May 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
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          Lucasfilm still helms Star Wars, moron. With the exception of Lucas, who himself struggled to stay consistent with the themes he established, it’s the same organization.

          • May 28, 2017 at 8:59 am
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            NO sir, you are the moron. Lucasfilm is not at the helm of stawars movies only books, shows, comics, video games ect. Kathleen Kennedy is at the helm of movies.

          • May 29, 2017 at 11:47 am
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            Yeah, and what company is Kathleen Kennedy the president of?

        • May 28, 2017 at 11:09 am
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          I understood what you meant. I’m not sure why people feel the need to resort to name calling.

    • May 27, 2017 at 1:15 pm
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      you got a point, rian johnson said that TLJ wont be a remake, but new things are coming into light and im beggining to think that he is lying

      • May 27, 2017 at 6:32 pm
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        And you understood Rian Johnson’s very evil plot from a toy packaging?

    • May 27, 2017 at 3:03 pm
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      Great, since you already know that it’s a remake based on one vehicle, I guess you won’t be coming to see this one since it sucks so much? Awesome. One less entitled complainer in the theater.

      • May 27, 2017 at 5:39 pm
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        This kind of people always will concentrate 100% on looking for the similarities, completely ignoring the whole movie, it is clear that they will fulfill their self-prophesy that the movie is going to be a rehash of Episode V, and that is precisely the problem that happened with some people when they saw episode 7, they have practically ignored all the main plot and context of this, by remaining with the similarities.

        Even the old EU re used the same concepts of super weapons, jedi and sith wars, jedi being wiped out, sith being wiped out, wars between galactic empire or recarnations of the empire or predecesors such as sith empire and the republic or recarnation of the republic or predecesors like the new republic, the old republic … etc.

        Star Wars since the beginings that they were re using concepts from other movies inside or outisde the universe of star wars

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:13 am
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        “entitled complainer” wouldn’t you be considered a “entitled complainer” since you are being a baby about me stating my opinion on the internet? geez you fanboys can’t come up with better arguments.

        • May 28, 2017 at 5:59 am
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          You’re not stating an opinion, you’re being a ranting, petulant lunatic. There’s a way to write a critique that doesn’t make you come off like a 12 year old, entitled fanboy, but you have not cracked that code.

          • May 28, 2017 at 8:39 am
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            I am stating my disappointment with what looks to be the direction this movie is taking. Also yes, it is a rant, I am ranting using my opinion but I dont see how it makes a difference.

          • May 29, 2017 at 11:32 am
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            What’s funny is that if the movie was completely different and didn’t look or evoke a single similar thing to the original trilogy. People like you would rant and be disappointed that the sequel movies don’t look similar enough to the original trilogy.

        • May 28, 2017 at 8:35 am
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          I’m not the one pre-judging a movie I haven’t even seen yet and making demands for how it needs to meet my expectations. That would be what an entitled complainer does like you.

      • May 28, 2017 at 8:42 am
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        write me a speech

    • May 27, 2017 at 11:58 pm
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      Right? I mean…come on! They TOTALLY copied space from TESB! And I saw an X-wing in the trailer too…TOTAL RIP OFF from the OT! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:12 am
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        You can’t get more ripoff of ESB than walkers in a white planet. Go back and finish your bigmac.

    • May 28, 2017 at 6:01 am
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      I don’t imagine a walker is enough to consider this situation similar to the OT. Right now it’s more like the rhythm of poetry that Lucas often sought; In the second episode of the Prequel Trilogy, for instance, there were new walkers dropped into a battle. So there is a precedent set for the second act in a trilogy to include walkers. At face value, we really don’t know what to expect.

      • May 28, 2017 at 8:58 am
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        The reason is because walkers in a white planet is so iconic to ESB. I mean they could’ve went with any other atmosphere or planet or vehicle but no it had to be a white snow looking planet with walkers.

  • May 27, 2017 at 10:46 am
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    and seriously, I am going to be pissed if you guys delete my comment like you did last time.

    • May 27, 2017 at 11:56 am
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      I don’t think anyone deleted a comment from you.

      • May 27, 2017 at 3:05 pm
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        Could you consider it?

        • May 28, 2017 at 6:32 am
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          *crosses fingers*

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:25 am
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        In vanity fair post I wrote a paragraph and it got deleted.

    • May 27, 2017 at 4:04 pm
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      Uh oh. Some dude on the Internet is going to be pissed.

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:26 am
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        “I am going to be pissed” stay in school kid.

        • May 28, 2017 at 4:56 pm
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          Yeah, I know. I’m making fun of you. And I’m doing so because you sound silly. You’re not the quickest rabbit in the woods, are you? In addition, you should always begin your sentences with a capital letter.

    • May 28, 2017 at 5:57 am
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      You should be more concerned that you care.

  • May 27, 2017 at 11:35 am
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    I love the new capt. Solo figure with the new crapy Walker.

  • May 27, 2017 at 12:47 pm
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    Finally some good sets, this year’s offer was weak until now

    • May 27, 2017 at 5:33 pm
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      Snoke= Goldmember Confirmed!!

      • May 28, 2017 at 3:34 am
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        Now if he picks and eats his skin, that’ll be bonzer!

    • May 27, 2017 at 8:10 pm
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      At least he isn’t just doing the predictable black robe Emperor thing. A fancy villain is different.

      • May 28, 2017 at 6:32 am
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        I can’t wait to see his big-ass pimp ring.

    • May 28, 2017 at 3:34 am
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      Snoke & a pancake?

  • May 27, 2017 at 5:43 pm
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    Like the Resistance or New Republic bomber looks like a B-29 from space.
    Black BB8 = BBH8

    What a surprise people looking similarities to call this movie a Remake of episode V…

    • May 28, 2017 at 6:12 am
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      More like me! 😉

      You know where BB-8 is?

      Follow me on Twitter @bb_sixtysix

  • May 27, 2017 at 5:53 pm
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    I like the look of the new Walker. I just hope they are used in the final act to at least be different to ESB and off-set the negative feedback on it being a copy of ESB.

    • May 27, 2017 at 6:01 pm
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      well is already different since First Order is attacking a minning operation of the good guys not the base.. Still people will complain ( and are already complaining) that is copying ESB because the walkers

      • May 27, 2017 at 11:55 pm
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        Well to be fair to those complaining it could of been some new giant attack vehicle using repulsor technology, perfect for a near flat surface. Maybe a different approach than Walkers might have lessened the argument against it being a copy of ESB.

        • May 30, 2017 at 1:11 am
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          technology and military strategies doesnt change too often, the us navy still use some aircraft or ships from 30 years ago

          • May 30, 2017 at 6:54 pm
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            Totally – but we’re dealing with a film franchise that showed a progress between the prequels and originals through the use of the Clone Wars. Yes that progress may have slowed down, but then to filmgoers there has been no explanation to how Starkiller was built in the years between the originals and the ST.

      • May 28, 2017 at 4:08 am
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        people are complaining because they have a right to complain about it. Walkers that look exactly like the iconic AT-AT? on a white planet? Please understand why people are complaining.

        • May 29, 2017 at 12:54 am
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          well I didnt see anyone complaining in the other movies or novels were we had desert planets, skywalkers destroying space stations out skilling veteran pilots, skywalkers loosing the hands against a skilled opponent, walkers attacking a base, super weapons or jedi and sith war all over again

          • May 29, 2017 at 2:04 am
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            the prequels had similarities here and there and nods to the OT but TFA went overboard and copied every step of ANH. The prequels are not carbon copies of the orginal trilogy, they try to be unique. Also nobody destroyed a space station they destroyed a ship. Oh, and also, Luke didn’t out skill veteran pilots, those veteran pilots died caring Luke to the exhaust port and Luke would have not been able to destroy the death star if it wasn’t for Han and Chewie. Luke couldn’t have done it without the Y-Wing and X-wing pilots, Han and Chewie, and Ben Kenobi. So it wasn’t that he out skilled veterans pilots dude. Pay attention to the plot next time.

          • May 29, 2017 at 4:07 am
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            TFA didnt copy every step of AHN since the starkiller base wasn’t the main object in the plot of the entire movie, was just a device, just like the death star II in Return of the Jedi. Remember the main plot was to find Luke Skywalker.

            You have to understand that TFA was a pastiche of 3 movies (Just like AHN was a pastiche of G. Lucas’s favourite movies like flash gordon, hidden fortress, dambusters etc), where the first act was AHN ( that’s why they used the same device to start the adventure), the second act was ESB ( Han going to seek the help of a friend… this time they were not betrayed), the third act was the battle of starkiller base, and they copied RotJ, where you see the parallel fight beween the resistance and the first order, and the lightsaber duel between Rey and Finn versus Kylo Ren. So the same comment that you said can be applied to you, Pay attention to the plot next time

            The thing with Phantom Menace is that Anakin , who did not have enough skills to fly a starfighter ( very different that podracing) was capable thanks to the force and the help of R2D2, and luck ( i guess) to destroy the federation space station or command ship, thing that the naboo veteran pilots could not do.

            With Luke, my comment continues with the same logic, he took … I do not know …
            like a force 101 lesson or a force coaching with Ben Kenobi and then was able to
            enhance his senses at such a level that he could evade darth vader enough (before the arrival of Han) that even Vader realized that the rebel pilot was strong in the force (I took the time that darth vader took to him to kill the other rebel pilots). And he could use the force to be able to shoot that impossible shot without the aid of the targeting computer, to destroy the death star

            No one takes away the fact that the other pilots also contributed, but it does not remove the fact that a farmboy out-fly them. I know that luke knew how to pilot, but one thing is to know to fly civilian starships and another very different is to know how fly starfighters

            Well returning to the topic, because was not my intention to discuss any inconsistencies of the plot, but to show how bad the argument of “the similarities make a rehash” it is.

          • May 29, 2017 at 9:50 am
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            So having the main hero do 1 heroic thing in the entire movie is too much for you huh?

          • May 29, 2017 at 5:53 pm
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            not really, i was just pointing the similarities that phantom and a new hope had, nothing more nothing else. I honestly didnt have any problems with rey, luke or anakin ( well the last one a little bit)

          • May 29, 2017 at 11:09 am
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            The biggest problem with TFA IMO is that although Starkiller isn’t the main objective it becomes it in the final act and the discovery of Luke is tagged onto the end of the film.

            Again IMO the destruction of Starkiller could of been handled better without the use of a trench run and Porkins, sorry I mean JJ’s pal shoehorned into the film.

            You’ll get familiar beats and I’m fine with that as its what makes it Star Wars IMO, but the trick is to make those beats slightly different to the ones before.

            I’m looking forward to TLJ, though my wife a Star Wars fan is not, so each to their own, and still enjoy TFA despite a few flaws. Just as I like the PT despite the flaws.

          • May 29, 2017 at 6:02 pm
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            well in the tfa third act like i said they mimicked the return of the jedi 3rd act

          • May 29, 2017 at 6:46 pm
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            Yeah, but they didn’t do any of the narrative groundwork to EARN that. They didn’t do ANY of the narrative groundwork to earn the parallels in that film.

          • May 29, 2017 at 6:52 pm
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            Yes, I’d agree that’s absolutely accurate. Most damning of all I find, is that you can basically remove Starkiller altogether, turning it into some generic First Order base, and virtually nothing changes in the story. It’s a narrative misstep, which seems to have survived mostly because somebody decided we needed an X-Wing battle at the end of the movie.

          • May 29, 2017 at 7:04 pm
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            Story wise I think they needed to destroy the new Republic, though we saw little of it. However, a Death Star on steroids with a trench re-run wasn’t it, and I’ve said before a giant space yard with Star Destroyers in different stages on construction would of been a better setting. Take the concept of drones, and you’ve unmanned ships with an atmosphere destroying device destroying the new Republic instead. You would think someone at Lucasfilm being paid could think something even better than that!

          • May 29, 2017 at 5:44 pm
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            The main plot maybe could have been to find Luke, but to destroy a planet just so, as secondary objective? That is stupid
            You are not right
            Yes in Phantom Menace Anakin destroyed the TF ship, but only because during his manouvre he got into the hangar when they were launching other vulture droid, pure luck and if any of the Naboo pilots tried it they wouldn’t succeed.
            Vader could sense the force in Luke if he met him close even without Obiwan’s training, that had no influence on it whether Vader could detect him or not.
            As for fighting he was just more manouvreable and if Han didn’t come Luke would die on 100%, Yes he managed the shot thanks to the force I agree with that.

            As for TFA it is a copy and a bad one, for example because in ANH there were 30 rebels battling 10 TIEs +Vader+turrets, but in TFA First Order launched ALL of their fighters against the Rebels, they could have been outnumbered easily 10 to 1 and so the possibility that they could pull this off was even lower than the attack on the Death Star

          • May 30, 2017 at 12:58 am
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            Destroy a planet was the way that lucasfilm planned to weak the new republic ( very bad way if you ask me), if i remember well Abrhams said that starkiller base was added in the last minute.

            Like I said Starkiller was to TFA like the deathstar II was to ROTJ ( the third act was not focused too much on the destruction of the starkiller base, but was focused in the lightsaber duel, the starkiller base was the background of the fight)

            Part of the oficial novel and junior novel of a new hope says otherwise, Luke started to fly in a pattern in such a way that he did not know what he was doing, he was clearly using the force, in that moment is when Darth Vader noticed his attunement with the force

            “Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.

            Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”

            Luke was able to evade Darth Vader long enough for Han Solo’s unexpected help to come.

            With luck or not, a 9-year-old boy, with no skills to pilot starfighters, was able to destroy a commando center, thanks to a maneuver that left him inside the Federation ship

            Again i repeat the same sentance, the third act of TFA mimicked ROTJ where a small group infiltrated in the enmy operations and deactivated the shields, then the resistance or rebels arrived inmediately after that and destroyed the super weapon. Meanwhile that battle was happening, we have a lightsaber duel

          • May 29, 2017 at 2:44 pm
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            The Phantom Menace is every bit as similar to ANH as TFA is. You can go through that movie and make parallels between nearly every plot point.

          • May 29, 2017 at 6:44 pm
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            Even if you accept that (and I don’t – there certainly are some strong parallels, but TPM does not in fact follow SW’s plot structure as rigidly as TFA does) in TPM those parallels are being used to show how similar circumstances could have led Luke down a different path. Or more accurately, they’re being used to show how someone who had great potential could have gone so wrong. In TFA they’re being used…well, because “SW fans like that stuff, right?”. One is a narrative device, one is a ‘show the fans things they already like and don’t rock the goddamn franchise boat’ device. That’s why, even as a pretty frustrating mess, I have more respect for what Lucas was attempting with that movie.

          • May 30, 2017 at 6:47 am
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            A boy growing up on Tatooine is living an undesirable life.
            Boy is a great pilot, and dreams of one day leaving the planet to become a hero.
            Boy meets a Jedi Knight who promises to teach him the ways of the force and become a Jedi.
            Boy initially resists, but finally agrees.
            Boy leaves Tatooine with Jedi while under attack.
            Boy goes with Jedi to assist a young female royal restore peace in a conflict that has devastated her planet.
            Jedi dies is a lightsaber duel with a Sith, leaving him to be trained by someone else.
            Boys pilots a starfighter he’s never flown before wth the droid, RD-D2, and destroys an enemy space station, saving the day and winning the battle.
            The heroes celebrate the victory atop steps in the final shot of the film.

            Seems like more than just a few parallels. Seems like the same basic story, with differences in the aesthetics and set pieces. I have no idea how a film about a Resistance tracking down a missing Luke Skywalker is more identical to A New Hope than The Phantom Menace was. A New Hope was a movie about delivering the Death Star Plans to the Rebellion and then destroying it, not tracking down a Jedi on an island somewhere.

          • May 30, 2017 at 1:02 am
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            Yeah because ANH and TFA had podracing and an underwater city

          • May 30, 2017 at 6:42 am
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            A boy growing up on Tatooine is living an undesirable life.
            Boy is a great pilot, and dreams of one day leaving the planet to become a hero.
            Boy meets a Jedi Knight who promises to teach him the ways of the force and become a Jedi.
            Boy initially resists, but finally agrees.
            Boy leaves Tatooine with Jedi while under attack.
            Boy goes with Jedi to assist a young female royal restore peace in a conflict that has devastated her planet.
            Jedi dies is a lightsaber duel with a Sith, leaving him to be trained by someone else.
            Boys pilots a starfighter he’s never flown before wth the droid, RD-D2, and destroys an enemy space station, saving the day and winning the battle.
            The heroes celebrate the victory atop steps in the final shot of the film.

            But, you’re right. the underwater city and podracing makes none of those similarities matter.

          • May 30, 2017 at 7:08 am
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            The similarities you pointed out are inferior the the amount of similarities TFA has with a new hope

          • May 30, 2017 at 10:12 pm
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            That’s a weak-ass response. Does TFA have some similarities to ANH? Sure. But if you’re looking at the actual blueprint of the story, TPM has way more in common with ANH than TFA. If possible, look past spherical planet killers for a moment and examine the actual story.

          • May 31, 2017 at 1:07 am
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            Nothing inferior at all about those. They are central plot points. You haven’t been able to explain how TFA is more similar to ANH than TPM is in terms of plot.

        • May 29, 2017 at 2:46 pm
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          Who is denying your right to complain? Why is it so revolting for a military to use an evolved version of a old vehicle? That’s exactly what militaries do.

  • May 27, 2017 at 6:23 pm
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    I dont think johnson is going to carbon copy ESB like jar jar abrahms did wit TFA but So far:
    Luke training with yoda – Rey training with Luke
    Battle against Walkers – Battle against Walkers
    Speeders – Mining Speeders
    Superstar destroyer – Ultrastar destroyer
    Bespin under attack – another mining planet under attack
    Lando – Del toro character?
    Yoda tests Luke(force illusion) – Luke tests Rey(force vision)

  • May 27, 2017 at 6:57 pm
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    It looks like Makingstarwars.com is on point so far with Snoke’s fanciness and the Walkers design. Wonder when we are going to see the Porgs ( if that is true at least).

    • May 28, 2017 at 2:20 pm
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      MakingStarWars used these images for their blog posts. Those MSW reports can now be called LEGO packaging descriptions.

      • May 30, 2017 at 3:00 am
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        They predicted Snoke’s design months ago as the new walkers resembling gorillas

  • May 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm
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    Is that Laura Dern’s character in the Resistance Bomber set?

  • May 28, 2017 at 3:04 am
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    I’m very disappointed with this. Everything here again looks same or very similar to how it looked in OT.
    ”New” walkers are boring in my opinion. They look almost the same. I really wanted new original designs.

    • May 28, 2017 at 4:06 am
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      same. Also its in a planet with white sand which is basically supposed to be snow. I don’t get why they want it to be so similar to the OT. It cheapens and makes the EU feel smaller.

  • May 28, 2017 at 6:10 am
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    Anyone know where BB-8 is?

    Follow me on Twitter @bb_sixtysix

  • May 28, 2017 at 9:20 am
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    Gosh fanboys get so butt hurt when someone states their concerns about this movie possibly coping ESB. We as fans have the right to be concerned about something like that. Also, nobody is pre judging the movie. Its just concern about how this movie is going to pan out. I just want to see something different I am tired of seeing things we already seen. I really hope TLJ has a unique story and maybe trick us into believing that its going to be an ESB remake but it turns out to be completely different and unique. I just really don’t like that the walkers basically look like upgraded AT-AT’s. I mean cmon, there must be hundreds of unique designs to choose from the concept artist department and they go with one that looks extremely similar to an AT-AT? Like in episode 2 the AT-TE’s looked very unique are different and they were walkers. Lucas really liked to make things different. Also why walkers? they could have went with any other vehicles and they choose walkers? Why not tanks? like the turbo tank from ROTS and R1? Or speeders? or star fighters to do an air strike on the base? but I will still give this movie a try, it still looks promising non the less! That is the only thing, I just wish they would be a little more creative in terms of design.

    • May 28, 2017 at 12:29 pm
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      The walker is a special SW mark. I guess they want to maintain them as the cream of the cream of ground assault vehicles.

    • May 29, 2017 at 2:41 pm
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      No one is denying your “right” to prejudge a movie based on vehicle designs. And yes, that’s exactly what people are doing. You’re assuming that a movie is going to be a remake because it contains evolved versions of vehicles you saw in a previous episode. That’s pre-judging. What you fail to even consider is that war technology in the Star Wars galaxy evolves much like war technology in the real world. A vehicle is introduced that performs a certain function. In the case of the walker, an all-terrain armored assault vehicle. It proves to be an effective weapon, and new versions of it are released over time that improve the technology and performance of the vehicle. Militaries do not throw out all the various types of vehicles every 20 years and invent totally new ones. They evolve what they already have that works well:

      WW1:
      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c87c750e01d77ef9994d9025c790086764ce16a451fb621267edd611cd0d59e2.jpg

      WWII: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4aa8cc46c704bf4130848035753e619807d23d288980234fa7050fbf185caed3.jpg

      Vietnam War:
      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f5d5a5bc0b2d424e6931bcc5d21d4cbbe3ca105945028cd59eb6513fbedf253b.jpg

      Iraq War:
      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5b150769f123e2ccfaef16352ecde6651d5c61251574345959b6eb16708817d0.jpg

      • May 30, 2017 at 1:55 am
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        So when did I say that the technology has to evolve? All I said is that the can go with more unique designs and models to make them look a little more different. Kind of like and AT-AT or an AT-TE. They are both walkers but look very different. Also the rules of technology pf this world doesn’t apply to the rules of starwars. Starwars has hyperspace travel and we don’t. Using the real world as an example to not complain is a poor one. Yes there are some things like Venetor Class Cruisers and Imperial Star Destroyers that are basically kind of the same but have different color schemes and some of the stuff on it like the hanger area and the bridge are different but they are similar. But that is not the point I am trying to make. I am trying to say that they should go with different kinds of vehicles or designs, not that they need to look super evolved and different. Didn’t you read my comment when I said “I just really don’t like that the walkers basically look like upgraded AT-AT’s” so If I indeed am complaining about stuff not looking evolved and upgraded then I shouldn’t have a problem with these new AT-AT’s right? since they are basically modern AT-At’s. I am saying that I want new kinds of vehicles. I can let this one pass but I hope that the Resistance and the First Order have newly designed vehicles with unique different looks.

      • May 30, 2017 at 1:57 am
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        Also I never assumed that this movie is going to be a remake bro. Did you not read ” I really hope TLJ has a unique story and maybe trick us into believing that its going to be an ESB remake but it turns out to be completely different and unique.”

    • May 29, 2017 at 6:40 pm
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      I agree with you 100%. If you ask me, the battle of Hoth is an absolutely perfect sequence that should never be replicated. Even if this is the only paying of homage to Empire, I still wont like it. You’re right, a different vehicle would be great. In TFA I would’ve preferred the first order bomb Hosnian Prime with star destroyers rather than use a death star clone.

  • May 28, 2017 at 11:09 am
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    I know it’s difficult to judge a character based on their Lego figure but if rumours are true Snoke is supposed to be pretty tall. This suggests he isn’t. It’s not like Lego don’t break the mould with larger characters, look at hulk.

    • May 28, 2017 at 6:13 pm
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      The Chewbacca minifigure isn’t much bigger though, he still could be tall.

      • May 29, 2017 at 12:15 pm
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        I agree. Vader is taller than most characters in the films, yet his minfig is the same height as most

        • May 29, 2017 at 9:32 pm
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          Same with Ultron. he’s supposed to be 8 feet tall.

  • May 28, 2017 at 2:18 pm
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    So MakingStarWars sourced their blogs from lego leaks
    lol.

    I’m so glad SWNN discovered the Han Solo Red Cup concept art instead of MSW or we would have to endure concert art descriptions well into 2018!

    • May 28, 2017 at 5:58 pm
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      Careful not to expose the secrets of the MS’s editor-in-chief, Jason Ward (edtor-in-chief). (He’s the editor-in-chief btw.)

      😉

    • May 29, 2017 at 4:12 pm
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      How do you know they sourced it from LEGO?

    • May 29, 2017 at 9:31 pm
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      “So MakingStarWars sourced their blogs from lego leaks. Those reports can now be retroactively described as LEGO packaging descriptions.”

      How do you know that?

  • May 28, 2017 at 5:55 pm
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    That’s a pretty neat reboot of the walker actually. Tow cables wrap around, only for the knees to bend inward, forcing the cables to slide to the ground — I can dig it. Call it “The Empire *Really* Strikes Back” this time.

  • May 29, 2017 at 1:11 pm
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    Is Snoke wearing ‘goldmembers’ costume? (If anyone remembers that movie…) Anyway, I guess being as he has a regular-sized lego figure we can assume he isn’t as giant as his hologram in episode 7.

  • May 29, 2017 at 1:54 pm
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    It looks like a Kylo Ren hologram to me.

    Anyway, I’m surprised how little discussion there has been about the most interesting reveal about these sets. Everybody is talking about the robe, but the important thing is that this confirms Snoke’s size.

    • May 29, 2017 at 4:04 pm
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      I agree. It looks like a holo version of Kylo Ren’s (or maybe Vader’s??) helmet.

    • May 29, 2017 at 9:30 pm
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      Kind of. Ultron was 8 feet tall and he got a normal-sized minifigure. Snoke is rumored to be 7 feet tall, so I guess the minifigure just confirms that Snoke isn’t a giant or a Yoda-sized creature. That’s about it.

  • May 29, 2017 at 3:21 pm
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    i guess now its obvious why they are called resistance bombers

  • May 30, 2017 at 3:50 am
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    They took down the updated pics. Can anyone find them?

    • May 30, 2017 at 3:50 am
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      BrickLink.com

  • May 30, 2017 at 4:17 am
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    Snoke looks stupid in Yellow.

    • May 30, 2017 at 4:34 am
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      It’ll be gold in the movie. Just wait and see for yourself.

      • May 30, 2017 at 5:21 am
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        Goldmember!!

  • May 30, 2017 at 7:08 am
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    Not sold on the walker… but I can’t wait to see the ILM version.

  • May 30, 2017 at 8:36 am
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    See, i think the first order walkers we saw on starkiller base looked more unique and upgraded than these which look fine but seem like heavy armored at-at’s. I know there are lots of vehicle types but I always get a little dismayed when I feel like certain designs are disposable. We see them for one comic or movie or game and it’s gone. Will we ever see the tie striker or u-wing or first order walker or AT-ACT’s ever again? Its always more fun for me if designs are either very new and original, or bringing back something that connects to older films. This is sort of that uncanny valley for me of ‘too different for nostalgia, too similar for wow factor’. But that could just be me, the movie still looks awesome, and no Lego set will dampen my hype

  • May 30, 2017 at 9:07 pm
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    BB 9e?…

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