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‘The story of a boy, a girl and a universe’
Next time you start to complain about how slow and plodding some movie trailers can be, think of this 1977 preview for Star Wars. Movie blog Cinematical dug up this retro gem, which features one of the most verbose and uninspiring voiceovers I’ve ever heard. Combine that with some shrill TIE Fighter noise and a noticeable lack of the Star Wars theme music, and you’ve obviously got a recipe for shattering box-office records. —Posted by David Griner |
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Well, at least the movie was 1000000X better then the trailer. Now-a-days the trailer is good and the movie sucks.
Posted by: J-Broccoli | Apr 27, 2007 2:18:00 PM
Are you sure this was an official trailer? The 'Star Wars' text doesn't look like it's supposed to.
Posted by: Steve | Apr 27, 2007 2:32:12 PM
I found a few references to the preview saying it was from 1976, which might explain the lack of polish and music. I've also read that Lucas' first cut of the movie was just short of horrible, so that might be reflected in the trailer as well.
Posted by: DavidGriner | Apr 27, 2007 2:49:43 PM
Sounds like Lucas wrote the voiceover.
Posted by: Whome? | Apr 27, 2007 3:31:54 PM
Referencing the uninspiring voice-over... isn't that Shatner? Did they hire him to lend some of his spacey golden touch to the movie?
Posted by: Richard Huffman | Apr 28, 2007 1:56:04 PM
thak you very nice topic, thankss ;)
Posted by: emlak | Apr 28, 2007 3:26:37 PM
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And No! - that's not Shatner! And that is blasphemy!
Posted by: Jetpacks | Apr 30, 2007 8:24:20 AM
