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My Faith Keeps Growing That Episode VII Will Be Awesome

Before reading the rest of this post, go watch the trailers at the following pages if you've not seen them yet: This International Star Wars: The Force Awakens  Trailer Has Tons Of New Footage Even more brand-new Star Wars footage We now have just over a month to go before The Force Awakens hits the theaters. The excitement keeps building, but there is a lingering feeling that we've seen all this before and were let down in the end. I remember the build up for Episode 1 and how in the end we were left with a film that did not come close to being what all the hype promised. So why do I think it will be different this time? Looking at the trailers there is a lot of obvious differences. To start off with the bad guys this time look like they will ave to be taken seriously. The new Stormtroopers look to be badass add aggressive. We are not getting stuck another batch of worthless solider like the battle droids, who were at no point anything close to a threat. I ca

Star Wars Collectibles I Most Likely Won't Collect

With just a over a month before the new Star Wars movie hits the theaters, with what may be a record crushing opening weekend with a predicted 600 million world wide ( http://www.imdb.com/news/ni59122843 ) we are seeing a big push for merchandising at all levels. As a collector I am enjoying seeing all that is coming out and as budget allows I am picking up new pieces for my collection. So one area of merchandising I don't see myself going after however is the Star Wars themed CoverGirl collection. http://www.covergirl.com/cosmetics/starwars-collection While I find it to be an interesting marketing concept, I just don't see myself picking any of it up. I'm not a fan of throwing a logo on just any old thing to make it collectible, and this seems just barely a step above that. I am sure it will sell well though, I'm just not going to go after any of them.