Sukhov Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-trailer-trolls-attack-eric-butts-191952340.html On Friday, the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted to 70,000 enthusiastic fans at Star Wars Celebration and millions more online. One of those fans was Eric Butts, a Kentucky-based vlogger and filmmaker who taped his emotional reaction to the trailer in real time, only to have the video be distributed and mocked by trolls. But the fan community had his back — and the reaction video that received thousands of hate views has now received countless love notes and retweets from Star Wars enthusiasts, including Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Any time I feel like I am developing a smug hipsterism about how profound my disinterest in the STAR WARS Universe is- like, in all seriousness, you would have to pay me to go to an advance preview of this latest one, and I'm talking $60 minimum with a clause that says I can walk after the first half- I remember the fact that if someone told me they had a pristine bootleg DVD of LETTY LYNTON or LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT or (Perchance to Dream?) THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED that I would let out a scream like NED FLANDERS and wet myself with excitement. We all got hobbies. We all got interests. We all got things that matter more than they should because they get us through the day. Long as it ain't hurting anyone, you enjoy the Hell out of whatever it is that floats you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydecker Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I dunno. This person is pretty extreme . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, lydecker said: I dunno. This person is pretty extreme . . . Maybe... but at the same time, i'm imagining my reaction if you told me I could watch a pristine copy of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT at a two-am screening in a downtown LA Movie palace on a big screen with organ accompaniment and I'm thinking it would be something that would make a group of 11 year old K-POP fans be all "Dude, chill" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Sincere emotional responses are frowned upon by our society, or most societies, really. It may be a lizard-brain reflex to perceived "weakness". While I wouldn't (couldn't?) react to entertainment news this way, many do, just as many also get emotionally worked up about Tiger Woods winning a golf game, or March Madness, or paint their bodies for the big sports game, or wax ecstatic over the return of Game of Thrones, or the release of a new album from their favorite pop tart. It fills an emotional need apparently inherent in most people. Or they can be dead inside and never get emotionally invested or excited about anything. It works for me, but I'm also bored and boring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 This guy acts like he's having a profound religious experience. I suspect that people who think they just saw the Virgin Mary don't get quite as excited as this. Maybe I shouldn't look down upon him too much, though. Fans at sporting contests can be a lot more animated. I recall I had a sore throat for two weeks after all the screaming I did when I watched Ali beat Foreman on closed circuit. But at least, in my case, I knew Ali was a God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 That what happens when a man lives in his parents basement too long without a date. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I'd love to see this guy get interviewed by Bill Maher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydecker Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: Maybe... but at the same time, i'm imagining my reaction if you told me I could watch a pristine copy of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT at a two-am screening in a downtown LA Movie palace on a big screen with organ accompaniment and I'm thinking it would be something that would make a group of 11 year old K-POP fans be all "Dude, chill" Yet, somehow I can't see you doing a video and posting it on social media telling everyone how much you are sweating and crying over LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. Just sayin . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 OH, NO. There's another Star Wars movie coming out? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 hours ago, lydecker said: Yet, somehow I can't see you doing a video and posting it on social media telling everyone how much you are sweating and crying over LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. Just sayin . . . I could understand London After Mindnight because it's a famous lost film but the oddest part of his reaction is that these Star Wars movies have been churning out every year for the past five years. Though to each their own, I suppose. There's nothing wrong with being happy. I can't recall the last time I got that excited over anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 hours ago, hamradio said: That what happens when a man lives in his parents basement too long without a date. He's actually married apparently (though admittedly she doesn't seem to share the same enthusiasm with his interests). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAndNora34 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Is his reaction a bit extreme? Yes. But obviously Star Wars means a lot to him. I always think it is great when someone has a hobby or an interest that truly brings them joy. It helps you get through the tedious necessary tasks you have to get through in life. That being said, I cry whenever I watch the Disney fireworks shows (both in CA and FL). Disney means a lot to me for reasons I won't go into right now; but it's something that means a lot to me. I will admit that I have watched the new teaser trailer about 6 times, and have actually shed tears every time Carrie Fisher makes a screen appearance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMadness Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 He is ready for some TCM wine, or perhaps a cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Gershwin fan said: I'd love to see this guy get interviewed by Bill Maher. (And he played a pretentious cynical hipster jerk in that one, too...) 13 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: but at the same time, i'm imagining my reaction if you told me I could watch a pristine copy of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT at a two-am screening in a downtown LA Movie palace on a big screen with organ accompaniment and I'm thinking it would be something that would make a group of 11 year old K-POP fans be all "Dude, chill" Me, OTOH, I was in line for the first Star Wars, and certain lightsaber-tossing Empire-fanworshipping jerk directors have severely slashed my interest in what should be the culmination of a fan lifetime for Episode IX. Even when said fanboy-jerk directors aren't directing it, the taint will never go away. The new Disney Parks area, maybe, but I feel as if my democratic defense of "Force Awakens" has forever been betrayed. 😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeCinemaNerd Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Took a lot of guts to post that online, especially in an age when trolling is a semi-professional sport. Keep doing you, Eric. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LsDoorMat Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Gershwin fan said: I could understand London After Mindnight because it's a famous lost film but the oddest part of his reaction is that these Star Wars movies have been churning out every year for the past five years. Though to each their own, I suppose. There's nothing wrong with being happy. I can't recall the last time I got that excited over anything. I don't like to see anybody bulled over their enthusiasm for something, but what Disney has been churning out for the last few years is NOT Star Wars. Star Wars actually WAS the three prequels that Lucas put out at the turn of the century. Granted, it was bad to mediocre Star Wars, but it was connected to the original three from 1977-1983 by characters and philosophy. Disneyfied Star Wars includes some rando female character - Rhea - who just picks up a light sabre and suddenly knows to use it like a black belt when we spent the better part of six years watching Luke Skywalker struggle and fail with both the physical and mental characteristics needed to be a Jedi, the killing off of the original three characters like Star Wars is "The Black Adder", and ,oh, "The Force is Feminine"? Who wrote this stuff anyways? Kirsten "The Future Is Female" Gillibrand? I wouldn't want to see someone bullied for being enthusiastic over artichokes, but that doesn't mean I want to eat one. Oh, and Lorna, I'd pay eighty bucks to watch the supposedly lost "Convention City". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 11 hours ago, calvinnme said: I don't like to see anybody bulled over their enthusiasm for something, but what Disney has been churning out for the last few years is NOT Star Wars. Star Wars actually WAS the three prequels that Lucas put out at the turn of the century. Granted, it was bad to mediocre Star Wars, but it was connected to the original three from 1977-1983 by characters and philosophy. Disneyfied Star Wars includes some rando female character - Rhea - who just picks up a light sabre and suddenly knows to use it like a black belt when we spent the better part of six years watching Luke Skywalker struggle and fail with both the physical and mental characteristics needed to be a Jedi, the killing off of the original three characters like Star Wars is "The Black Adder", and ,oh, "The Force is Feminine"? Who wrote this stuff anyways? Kirsten "The Future Is Female" Gillibrand? I wouldn't want to see someone bullied for being enthusiastic over artichokes, but that doesn't mean I want to eat one. Oh, and Lorna, I'd pay eighty bucks to watch the supposedly lost "Convention City". Yeah, this guy's reaction was a bit over the top and I don't care that much about seeing this film but I don't think he deserves so much hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EricJ Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 14 hours ago, calvinnme said: the killing off of the original three characters like Star Wars is "The Black Adder", While this could have been more clearly worded, I believe this above sentiment accurately sums up the first OT character's death in the New Trilogy. ("Ohh, it's not your fault, Baldrick....(tosses him into pit)") Quote and ,oh, "The Force is Feminine"? Who wrote this stuff anyways? Kirsten "The Future Is Female" Gillibrand? No, but fans are starting to set their sights-of-blame on Disney/Lucasfilm producer Kathleen Kennedy, the one who thought we'd all rally around an insufferably spoiled Mary-Sue in "Rogue One", that loved showing off that her daddy helped ruin the Death Star for everyone. (And this from a fan who still likes Rey, even after everything TLJ tried to do to her...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sewhite2000 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 2:29 AM, calvinnme said: Disneyfied Star Wars includes some rando female character - Rhea - who just picks up a light sabre and suddenly knows to use it like a black belt when we spent the better part of six years watching Luke Skywalker struggle and fail with both the physical and mental characteristics needed to be a Jedi, the killing off of the original three characters like Star Wars is "The Black Adder", and ,oh, "The Force is Feminine"? We live in a culture clash era where Hollywood wants to put out strong, competent, role-model-worthy females and are being met with a heavy backlash from internet-dwelling young white males who seem to have a lot of hate and resentment toward this trend. A term they've collectively invented is "Mary Sue", describing a female character who doesn't seem to have to work very hard (or at all) to be more gifted in heroic skills than their male counterparts. Rey from the new Star Wars movies became a flashpoint for this anger, and I believe was the reason the message boards on imdb got shut down a few years ago, because trying to censor out all the hate speech that cropped up on there after The Force Awakens came out was deemed to be too much effort. I haven't watched the trailer, but unless this trailer specifically shows Leia getting killed, I'm unsure what you mean by "the original three characters", as she was very much alive at the end of the last movie. The actress is dead, of course. I haven't heard about "The Force is feminine" either, unless that's something stated in this new trailer. My interest in the franchise was waned to the point that I'm not really seeking out this new trailer. I'm sure at some point I will see it in the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 7:43 AM, Gershwin fan said: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-trailer-trolls-attack-eric-butts-191952340.html On Friday, the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted to 70,000 enthusiastic fans at Star Wars Celebration and millions more online. One of those fans was Eric Butts, a Kentucky-based vlogger and filmmaker who taped his emotional reaction to the trailer in real time, only to have the video be distributed and mocked by trolls. But the fan community had his back — and the reaction video that received thousands of hate views has now received countless love notes and retweets from Star Wars enthusiasts, including Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. Rise of the Skywalker? Unless she gets laid there's not going to be anymore Skywalkers. (unless a clone is made) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGGerald Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 We live in a world where people are more concerned about the reaction to an event than the event itself. This trailer only served as a vehicle for fans to act up and gain attention. This is very prevalent in sports where they will show more replays of fans cheering than the actual play they are cheering about. Frankly, I think its a bit ridiculous. But, I do promote people being themselves and letting their emotions out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I guess I ain't that much of a zero after all lookin' at that schtootz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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