By the way did any of you actualy see the originals in the theater?
Beside Episode I (and soon to be Episode II), the only original Star Wars movies I’ve seen at the theaters were the Special Edition versions of the first three. But it was extra special since the ones I have seen were as the famous Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
I saw “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” in the theaters back in the early 80’s. My parents thought I was too young for “A New Hope” (6 yrs old). I think they thought it was more of a horror flick for some reason back in '77. I took my son 3 years ago to see “The Phantom Menace” too when he was 4 yrs old. Haven’t seen this one yet, and he’s dying to! We’re big fans, going to it soon…
The last post was me…
Good to know there is someone else here my age :wink:
Ditto, still hold it against Mom and Dad for not taking me to the movie in 1977. It’s lame and childish, but a hangup anyway!!!
I saw Star Wars a new hope in the theater when i was 5, was born in 72’, the only thing i remember is Ben being hit with Vaders lightsaber and vanishing.
Wow, at this board there is quite a noticeable age range.
Oh and Obi-Wan was never struck down by Vader. Watch the scene closely. Obi-Wan surrenders his body and soul to become a part of the Force before Vader strikes him. Now I remember that when Darth Maul was sliced open by Obi-Wan in Episode I, we still saw his body falling down the generator shaft. Can anybody explain why his body doesn’t disappear? Was it because he was of the Dark and not the Light Side, he was still an apprentice, or he was killed before he could vanish? I still don’t have the right answer. I think it was because he was killed before he could become one with the Force.
“Only the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.” - Aldolf Galland
“The crate? The crate matters not. It is the man who pilots the create that truely counts.”
[ This Message was edited by: TG Moses VI on 2002-05-21 16:57 ]
According to George Lucas, questions such as the above will be answered in episodes II and III.
Well, I took my 3yr old to see episode II. He fell asleep durring the Big chase seen. LOL I guess he wasn’t quite ready for it.
I have one thing to say, Yoda rocks!
By the way I was 5 years old in 77 aswell :smile:
Nice try though. Hey, if your son turns into a fan, he’ll be happy knowing he went. If he remembers some of it or not!
Yoda did kick ass, as did Dooku. The tradition of strong Sith Lords continues. I don’t think there is anything better in movies than lightsaber battles. Oh, Mace was a bad-ass as well.
I was still waiting for Samuel L Jackson (aka Mace) to tell the Dark Lords, “Don’t make me get medieval on your ass.” As you can tell, I’m also a big fan of his work on Pulp Fiction. Guess that part was edited out. Oh yeah, Yoda Rocks. Still waiting for a whip-like lightsaber (imagine how deadly this would be) maybe in Ep. 3.
Field Marshal,
Hope my question is answered along with a few others. Well at least I know why Vader stopped Boba Fett from shooting Chewie in Ep. 5 because he was carrying C-3P0. Lets hope this similar case resolves.
TG Moses VI - That’s still being debated at the official Star Wars site’s forums. I don’t go to it often due to the endless sea of posts. Alot of reading through trash to get to something of substance…
um not all jedi vanish when they die (qui gon, darth maul, and the many that are slaughtered in Ep 2) There is a large debate as to how/why yoda and obi-wan vanish so hopefully we will find out in e3. But more importantly, we get to find out who Sifo-Dias is, sorry for those that haven’t seen it yet but go see it now! I’m betting my money on qui gon…i know its a long shot but hey, they thought he was obi (both have similar looks), he “died 10 years earlier”, as did qui gon, and qui gon was all about gettin anakin trained, despite what the council said…mua ha ha that would be a good twist
On 2002-05-22 22:54, TG Moses VI wrote:
I was still waiting for Samuel L Jackson (aka Mace) to tell the Dark Lords, “Don’t make me get medieval on your ass.” As you can tell, I’m also a big fan of his work on Pulp Fiction.
Yeah TG, Samuel L Jackson rules! Have you seen The Negotiator?
Geez! That was me…
Oh yeah, and ‘don’t make me get medieval on your ass’, that was Ving Rhames who said it in Pulp Fiction! (I also love the movie.)
“No Bastard ever won a war by dying for his country; he won it by making the other poor dumb Bastard die for his country.”
[ This Message was edited by: Chris on 2002-05-25 02:20 ]
I finally saw it yesterday. It hurt. I loved the first 3/saw them in theaters (yes, i’m that old) - especially ROTJ. The Phantom Menace was a little bit painful, but i found that i was slapping myself upside my head to avoid the deeper pain of the movie. The “Romeo and Juliette” meets “Gladiator” motifs killed an otherwise amazing series for me. The “Lord of the Rings” (army making scenes), clone-war, Jedi-ruling-ass scenes, and some of the chase scenes were the few bright spots in a dreck-filled movie with bad, bland acting, worse dialogue, and an unnecessary love-story with a lot of whining by Anakin. oh yeah, and the movie’s other saving grace were it’s special effects, the cinematography (looked like a little “Blade Runner”, no?) and the Yoda-on-amphetamines (although i did like Portman’s outfits from time to time :smile: ).
Now the first 3 had it all. Star destroyers, storm-troopers marching all over the place, cowboys-on-pieces of junk (millenium falcons, as it were), and Alec Guinness. Oh yeah, and LEAH! Now there’s a WOMAN!!!
Also i agree that TESB is the greatest so far. Hoth, cloud city, star destroyers, a very demanding Vadar, strong acting all around with the possible exception of Mark Hamel who really grew into his character.
flame away.
Geezz… Chris. You got to start learn to type your user name before posting! Hahaha :smile:
Jackson is a versatile actor and I thought his acting talents would be used much more on a larger scale. He seems too cool and understanding, but I guess the “being a Jedi” part explains it. Oh well, (SPOILER!!!) at least Jackson does get Medieval of Jango’s arse, though the fight scene was a little too simplistic. Just wish he had a larger role in taking down that scumlord, Count Dakoo.
Negotiator is a really intelligent, well thought out movie with plenty of twist and turns. Of course you can say that about almost any movie Jackson stars in. BTW, Kevin Spacey does a good job at acting too.
I would seem to disagree. Out of all the Star Wars movies I seen (and I also a huge fan), AOTC ranks as only behind ROTJ and the series best, Empire Strikes Back. Granted there was a huge Romeo and Juliet love story that I felt could’ve been done much better (what do you expect from a single, middle aged man). I’m not sure what Gladiator motif you’re talking about, but ATOC beats Gladiator hands down in both politically and in fight scenes. The acting and dialogue could’ve been done better, but other then Anakin and Ben, all the other main character played their roles fittingly. OF course, who can compare to the likes of Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones?
Also, like whining Luke, you’re going to need whining by Anakin. It’s just a part of the story that has to be done. And both Anakin and Luke do end up becoming Dark Jedi (Luke in Ep. 7-9), so it isn’t any simple coincidence. Blade Runner? I would know since this is one of my favorite movies of all time ( again, thank you Harrison Ford :smile: ). It’s true that they both center around high technology with huge gaps between the rich and poor, but Courscant is much futuristic and immaculate than the grim and gritty future version of Los Angeles. The Bar Scene however, was very much Blade Runnish, though the scene is good enough to stand on its own.
