Echo Station: Trailer B

I'm generally an impatient person. Buying a book usually encompasses my reading the ending first. I figure that if the last couple of pages are good, then the rest of the book should be fine.

This unique habit has led to my pathalogical obession with finding every spoiler, tidbit, rumor, what-have-you about Episode I. And yes, this means that I downloaded Trailer B at 7:30 am EST on Thursday. A full 30-something hours before getting my butt to a theater to see it.

If you're reading this, then you know I'm one of those people who paid $8.00 for "Meet Joe Black" just to see the original trailer (henceforth known as 'Trailer A'). That preview blew my mind, rendered me speechless and brought me to tears. The fact that I was still crying three hours later because "Meet Joe Black" was so bad is irrelevant.

Now, if you thought Trailer A was the bomb, then Trailer B is the hydrogen equivelent. This thing ROCKED! And this is without having even seen it in a theater. All day I've played the QuickTime clip on my office computer, hosting viewings for my co-workers who managed to tear themselves away from March Madness for two minutes of glory.

	The opening shots of Naboo and the capital city of Theed are amazing. Much more spectacular than what was seen in Trailer A. If only Washington, DC was that scenic (sigh)...
The sumptous costuming and sets are beyond anything seen in the Holy Trilogy. After seeing scenes of Coruscant, you'll think Bespin is a podunk town in the middle of nowhere.
	Political overtones abound in Trailer B. It lets you know that this isn't just a film about a cute kid who grows up to be everybody's favorite Dark Lord. There's more going on here than you can imagine. Especially since a teenage girl is running the show for her homeworld. Yow!
ACTION, ACTION, ACTION! Did I mention this trailer is full of ACTION? Space battles, ground battles, lightsaber fights galore.

Strap on your safety harnesses, kiddies -- this movie is going to be of everything I've dreamed of. Trailer B is only the beginning. If a preview, played on my computer, could do this to me, then I'm going to need smelling salts to bring me out of a catatonic stupor after seeing Episode I on May 19.

Do what you must to see this. Leave your computer on and downloading all night if you have to. Call and harrass every theater in your area to find out when they're showing Trailer B. Your life will be enriched by it. Mine is...