I was working the afternoon shift today, so I was frantically refreshing the iPhone when I should have been looking busy. When the trailer finally appeared, after viewing on the tiny screen in a quiet part of the warehouse with unbridled enthusiasm; I was left feeling a little disappointed... but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Now that my working day is over and I've played the trailer more than a number of times through the TV at home, I'm pleased to report that balance has been restored.
I realised the niggling thing was that the voice-over sounded like the chap from the dodgy Denim aftershave ad from the 70s through those tinny phone speakers. Kind of made a mockery of the whole caboodle, for me. I like to laugh at Star Wars in the appropriate places... but not snigger. Now, through a decent set of woofers and tweeters I realise he sounds nothing like (alright, maybe just a little bit), and I can actually hear John Williams' new score... makes all the difference. And I could only see the one lens-flare.
Really looking forward to the next expanded trailer. And the restyled Stormtroopers really look the business. I'm in a buoyant mood for the new film. Roll on December 2015.