-Because it brought your pet dog to life (Chewie).
-It turned your toy sword into an Electric space ninja weapon.
-It turned your bicycle into bad-ass space ship.
-You got to rescue the hot chick (Leia).
-..From the neighborhood bully (Vader)
-Your trouble-making best friend (Han Solo) has got your back.
-Your grandpa that died (Ben), it's not so bad.. he's still watching over you.
-You win the gold medal at the end.
-Weird kids at school are now colorful aliens.
-Because it brought your pet dog to life (Chewie).
-It turned your toy sword into an Electric space ninja weapon.
-It turned your bicycle into bad-ass space ship.
-You got to rescue the hot chick (Leia).
-..From the neighborhood bully (Vader)
-Your trouble-making best friend (Han Solo) has got your back.
-Your grandpa that died (Ben), it's not so bad.. he's still watching over you.
-You win the gold medal at the end.
-Weird kids at school are now colorful aliens.
though I've never seen the last ones that were released. I've only seen the first (middle) three.
Not sure I understand grown adults dressing up like star wars characters, waving their light sabers around and/or waiting in line to see a movie packed with fellow man-children. As if this stuff is reality and these characters have some bearing on their lives. Just seems odd to me.
Whatever blows your hair back I guess.
Is it that different from putting on a jersey and watching a football game?
though I've never seen the last ones that were released. I've only seen the first (middle) three.
Not sure I understand grown adults dressing up like star wars characters, waving their light sabers around and/or waiting in line to see a movie packed with fellow man-children. As if this stuff is reality and these characters have some bearing on their lives. Just seems odd to me.
Whatever blows your hair back I guess.
Is it that different from putting on a jersey and watching a football game?
And saying "We won!" after it's over. (Well, not this year.)
I still don’t understand adults wearing jerseys while watching football. I also don’t dress up as a Star Wars character so maybe it’s just me.
The overwhelming majority of people who watch Star Wars don't dress up like the characters when they watch the movies. That is something insecure people latch onto when they want to prove something they don't like is only liked by weirdos.
The only people who fret over why other people like movies, songs or books they don't like are insecure people who need affirmation.
FWIW, my friends who have seen this one (and the last one) said they're very "Disney" - so I don't think the "childish" comment is terribly off-base. It definitely seems like these recent iterations are more geared towards a younger audience.
Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is.
Haven't seen the newest one since it was released yesterday, but I actually found the last 2 movies in the Star Wars family to be much darker than the originals from back in the day. Less kid-friendly and more violent. Rogue One was much more bleak than I was ready for as I watched it with my son...thankfully they made the bleakness subtle (almost everyone introduced in the movie died at the end, but off screen). Not sure if someone has a different definition when they reference something as "Disney", but I definitely don't thing that about the movies.
Maybe the excessive marketing of all of the toys, games, characters, clothing, etc. That being a signature of "Disney" I can agree with.
and a 2 hour escape is something I welcome with movies. It’s probably what my now wife and I originally had most in common. 15 years later I’m looking forward to showing my daughter Star Wars.
When the Force Awakens came out I was in line for a 9pm showing. While in line the theater emptied and out walked a guy who had to be around 40 (not dresssd up) with his 8 or 9 year old daughter dressed up as Leia. I though it was fucking awesome.
Thought it was awesome. I'm no longer 12 and for me the movies do nothing for me, don't get the hype at all. Watched the reboot on cable and thought it was a nice rehash of the original but I really don't get the love.
It is an impressive money machine though. I thought Disney basically blew a billion dollars when they bought the rights and I think they made that back on the first film.
The music in the new trailer is good though.
I also don't get the excitement over all the super hero movies though either.
To each their own. It's what makes the world go around. Harmless fun.
when Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters. I obviously don't remember the experience vividly, but I do remember:
a) the theater being absolutely packed to a degree I haven't experienced much since.
b) the emotional impact of the "I am your father!" scene. Obviously being 7, I hadn't had many opportunities to see many other movies with an equivalent impact (maybe Old Yeller?). I remember it now as the first time a movie hit me and all of my peers that hard.
I wonder if there are equivalent movie/TV moments these days -- those scenes that get everyone talking. And I mean actual talking, not Tweets or forum posts. I remember the childbirth scene from the mini-series V being a moment like that. Doesn't seem like that happens much these days.
why I don't feel compelled to see the latest release, but one of the main protagonists being female somehow just doesn't factor.
For me, much of the magic of the first 3 films was generated entirely by Han Solo. Without him (or with an older version of him), the magic is largely lost.
released between 1995 and 2014 and you should be all set.
1-3 add no value whatsoever. I know this because I only endured the first and a few minutes of the third, and I can still enjoy the original trilogy just fine.
I liked the first three. They were fun when you were Â
Then the next batch came out. I was mid-30s and my buddy had a little son (mine was still too young for a movie) and we took his son and another guy brought his. I was bored stiff, even though I was looking forward to going.
I've tried watching the newer ones several times when I've randomly seen them on TV. Just doesn't get me at all.
I actually do like seeing the first 3 upon discovering them on ... kinda nostalgic and interesting to watch how far CG has come since the late 1970s. Man, that shit was cool back then.
about the movies if they weren't a part of my childhood and I just watched them now for the first time. I likely wouldn't be very impressed -- the dialogue is clunky, the special effects would certainly be dated, the aliens from the Cantina scene would be cheesy as fuck, etc.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
FWIW, my friends who have seen this one (and the last one) said they're very "Disney" - so I don't think the "childish" comment is terribly off-base. It definitely seems like these recent iterations are more geared towards a younger audience.
Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is.
Haven't seen the newest one since it was released yesterday, but I actually found the last 2 movies in the Star Wars family to be much darker than the originals from back in the day. Less kid-friendly and more violent. Rogue One was much more bleak than I was ready for as I watched it with my son...thankfully they made the bleakness subtle (almost everyone introduced in the movie died at the end, but off screen). Not sure if someone has a different definition when they reference something as "Disney", but I definitely don't thing that about the movies.
Maybe the excessive marketing of all of the toys, games, characters, clothing, etc. That being a signature of "Disney" I can agree with.
Early in Rogue One, a panicking informant is extrajudicially executed by one of the eventual "heroes" of the story.
So Disney-ified. So childish.
I was originally a film major when I went to college Â
And one of the first movies they made everyone watch was Star Wars. It had the complete “Hero cycle”. I don’t think Im far off saying Star Wars might be the most revolutionary and transcending series in the history of motion picture. It’s now captured three generations. It’s sort of a big deal whether you think it’s childish or not.
RE: I was a kid when the first 3 movies came out. Â
about the movies if they weren't a part of my childhood and I just watched them now for the first time. I likely wouldn't be very impressed -- the dialogue is clunky, the special effects would certainly be dated, the aliens from the Cantina scene would be cheesy as fuck, etc.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
Jaws does not hold up. I just watched it a few weeks ago. Some of the robot shark shots are pretty laughable now. And the script is silly and dull at times.
1st came out. They were 3 years apart, iirc. They were great movies. Fantasy. Probably a lot of Star Trek people filtered over. Has all the important ingredients, bad guys, underdog good guys, little love story included, improbable characters coming together to overcome great odds. Darth Vader was the ultimate bad guy and a total mystery.
Did not necessarily like movies 5 and 6 (story 2 and 3), but still better than the crap that was coming out. Think about it, people are paying to see comic book character movies....
Like the Bond series - Stars Wars movies are generally top shelf, well put together with a great story line and a group of well developed characters.
about the movies if they weren't a part of my childhood and I just watched them now for the first time. I likely wouldn't be very impressed -- the dialogue is clunky, the special effects would certainly be dated, the aliens from the Cantina scene would be cheesy as fuck, etc.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
Jaws does not hold up. I just watched it a few weeks ago. Some of the robot shark shots are pretty laughable now. And the script is silly and dull at times.
I guess it depends on your tastes. The shark is actually only on screen for maybe 120 total seconds -- the movie earns most of its suspense when you don't see the shark. And the dialogue is surprisingly noir.
I’d encourage people not to take it so seriously. Was it a snarky comment to say it seems childish? Sure. Of course I understand people liking a movie series. But it seems like more Star Wars movies have been coming out of late & it’s an honest question about something that gets a ton of buzz.
Disney shelled out billions of dollars for a wildly popular franchise/universe that the masses have wanted more of. Do you really not understand why there have been so many movies and so much buzz? Really?
You are also surprised that a bunch of people are bent out of shape after a purposely antagonistic (er, childish) OP? Really?
You knew exactly what you were doing. Or your are extremely obtuse. Likely both.
You didn't at all, and neither did most people's responses...I think the OP's intent was to shit on something many of us are fans of, get a rise out of people, and bring some attention to himself.
and it is the first movie I have a recollection of. It was also the first movie a friend had on VHS and we watched it over and over. It was just so much fun to watch. While I love the rest of the trilogy (though didn't really care for the prequel trilogy) ANH remains my favorite and I enjoy watching it repeatedly as wonderful entertainment.
RE: RE: I hope my posts didn't come off as defensive.... Â
You didn't at all, and neither did most people's responses...I think the OP's intent was to shit on something many of us are fans of, get a rise out of people, and bring some attention to himself.
Not at all barens. I wouldn’t have made the childish comment again. I got some good perspective from the responses and I never realized the importance it had during the 70s/80s.
It is also fair for me to ask the question. Hell, there are adults I work with that have Star Wars action figures on their desks. It was a curious question which I should have worded better.
Seemed like I even got people annoyed by mentioning that friends of mine said these last 2-3 movies were very "Disney" - that's just what they told me, I didn't say it. I haven't seen the movies.
Sometimes it's okay to just like something without any real reason. I feel like we've forgotten how to just unplug and have fun sometimes.
Sometimes it feels more painful to root for the Giants because it's almost like I know too much.
If you have to ask that question, you are too dumb to understand any answer provided.
-It turned your toy sword into an Electric space ninja weapon.
-It turned your bicycle into bad-ass space ship.
-You got to rescue the hot chick (Leia).
-..From the neighborhood bully (Vader)
-Your trouble-making best friend (Han Solo) has got your back.
-Your grandpa that died (Ben), it's not so bad.. he's still watching over you.
-You win the gold medal at the end.
-Weird kids at school are now colorful aliens.
It's the total package for kid.
-It turned your toy sword into an Electric space ninja weapon.
-It turned your bicycle into bad-ass space ship.
-You got to rescue the hot chick (Leia).
-..From the neighborhood bully (Vader)
-Your trouble-making best friend (Han Solo) has got your back.
-Your grandpa that died (Ben), it's not so bad.. he's still watching over you.
-You win the gold medal at the end.
-Weird kids at school are now colorful aliens.
It's the total package for kid.
Love this.
It was a simpler time.
Not sure I understand grown adults dressing up like star wars characters, waving their light sabers around and/or waiting in line to see a movie packed with fellow man-children. As if this stuff is reality and these characters have some bearing on their lives. Just seems odd to me.
Whatever blows your hair back I guess.
Is it that different from putting on a jersey and watching a football game?
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though I've never seen the last ones that were released. I've only seen the first (middle) three.
Not sure I understand grown adults dressing up like star wars characters, waving their light sabers around and/or waiting in line to see a movie packed with fellow man-children. As if this stuff is reality and these characters have some bearing on their lives. Just seems odd to me.
Whatever blows your hair back I guess.
Is it that different from putting on a jersey and watching a football game?
And saying "We won!" after it's over. (Well, not this year.)
The overwhelming majority of people who watch Star Wars don't dress up like the characters when they watch the movies. That is something insecure people latch onto when they want to prove something they don't like is only liked by weirdos.
The only people who fret over why other people like movies, songs or books they don't like are insecure people who need affirmation.
Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is.
Haven't seen the newest one since it was released yesterday, but I actually found the last 2 movies in the Star Wars family to be much darker than the originals from back in the day. Less kid-friendly and more violent. Rogue One was much more bleak than I was ready for as I watched it with my son...thankfully they made the bleakness subtle (almost everyone introduced in the movie died at the end, but off screen). Not sure if someone has a different definition when they reference something as "Disney", but I definitely don't thing that about the movies.
Maybe the excessive marketing of all of the toys, games, characters, clothing, etc. That being a signature of "Disney" I can agree with.
When the Force Awakens came out I was in line for a 9pm showing. While in line the theater emptied and out walked a guy who had to be around 40 (not dresssd up) with his 8 or 9 year old daughter dressed up as Leia. I though it was fucking awesome.
It is an impressive money machine though. I thought Disney basically blew a billion dollars when they bought the rights and I think they made that back on the first film.
The music in the new trailer is good though.
I also don't get the excitement over all the super hero movies though either.
To each their own. It's what makes the world go around. Harmless fun.
a) the theater being absolutely packed to a degree I haven't experienced much since.
b) the emotional impact of the "I am your father!" scene. Obviously being 7, I hadn't had many opportunities to see many other movies with an equivalent impact (maybe Old Yeller?). I remember it now as the first time a movie hit me and all of my peers that hard.
I wonder if there are equivalent movie/TV moments these days -- those scenes that get everyone talking. And I mean actual talking, not Tweets or forum posts. I remember the childbirth scene from the mini-series V being a moment like that. Doesn't seem like that happens much these days.
I can't get into the newest episodes due to the absurd, politically correct casting. I guess everything has to be girl power these days.
For me, much of the magic of the first 3 films was generated entirely by Han Solo. Without him (or with an older version of him), the magic is largely lost.
Right, but do I watch 1,2,3 first? Or 4,5,6 first?
But 1,2,3 is really 4,5,6...right?
Already super confused.
1-3 add no value whatsoever. I know this because I only endured the first and a few minutes of the third, and I can still enjoy the original trilogy just fine.
Then the next batch came out. I was mid-30s and my buddy had a little son (mine was still too young for a movie) and we took his son and another guy brought his. I was bored stiff, even though I was looking forward to going.
I've tried watching the newer ones several times when I've randomly seen them on TV. Just doesn't get me at all.
I actually do like seeing the first 3 upon discovering them on ... kinda nostalgic and interesting to watch how far CG has come since the late 1970s. Man, that shit was cool back then.
Exactly, I was 11. Went to Opening Night of Last Jedi yesterday. Nuff said.
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Doesn't have to be in 1 sitting. If you watch a movie every weekend, just insert X star wars movie and watch them over a couple months...
Right, but do I watch 1,2,3 first? Or 4,5,6 first?
But 1,2,3 is really 4,5,6...right?
Already super confused.
Just watched in the order they were released.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
Equal parts, nostalgia, entertainment, and being part of the fun.
Why do grown ups dress up for Halloween? Why do grown ups have favorite players? Why do grown ups care what athletes do off the field?
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FWIW, my friends who have seen this one (and the last one) said they're very "Disney" - so I don't think the "childish" comment is terribly off-base. It definitely seems like these recent iterations are more geared towards a younger audience.
Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is.
Haven't seen the newest one since it was released yesterday, but I actually found the last 2 movies in the Star Wars family to be much darker than the originals from back in the day. Less kid-friendly and more violent. Rogue One was much more bleak than I was ready for as I watched it with my son...thankfully they made the bleakness subtle (almost everyone introduced in the movie died at the end, but off screen). Not sure if someone has a different definition when they reference something as "Disney", but I definitely don't thing that about the movies.
Maybe the excessive marketing of all of the toys, games, characters, clothing, etc. That being a signature of "Disney" I can agree with.
Early in Rogue One, a panicking informant is extrajudicially executed by one of the eventual "heroes" of the story.
So Disney-ified. So childish.
I can't get into the newest episodes due to the absurd, politically correct casting. I guess everything has to be girl power these days.
That says so much more about you than it does the new movies.
Spoiler alert: and it's not good.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
Jaws does not hold up. I just watched it a few weeks ago. Some of the robot shark shots are pretty laughable now. And the script is silly and dull at times.
Did not necessarily like movies 5 and 6 (story 2 and 3), but still better than the crap that was coming out. Think about it, people are paying to see comic book character movies....
Like the Bond series - Stars Wars movies are generally top shelf, well put together with a great story line and a group of well developed characters.
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about the movies if they weren't a part of my childhood and I just watched them now for the first time. I likely wouldn't be very impressed -- the dialogue is clunky, the special effects would certainly be dated, the aliens from the Cantina scene would be cheesy as fuck, etc.
I doubt it would hold up despite the dated special effects as well as, say, Jaws does.
Jaws does not hold up. I just watched it a few weeks ago. Some of the robot shark shots are pretty laughable now. And the script is silly and dull at times.
I guess it depends on your tastes. The shark is actually only on screen for maybe 120 total seconds -- the movie earns most of its suspense when you don't see the shark. And the dialogue is surprisingly noir.
You are also surprised that a bunch of people are bent out of shape after a purposely antagonistic (er, childish) OP? Really?
You knew exactly what you were doing. Or your are extremely obtuse. Likely both.
This must be what I look like when people criticize Odell Beckham.
I realize that doesn't fix every day, but blew my mind with it's simple genius. Time for bed anyhow.
You didn't at all, and neither did most people's responses...I think the OP's intent was to shit on something many of us are fans of, get a rise out of people, and bring some attention to himself.
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I just tried to answer honestly.
You didn't at all, and neither did most people's responses...I think the OP's intent was to shit on something many of us are fans of, get a rise out of people, and bring some attention to himself.
Not at all barens. I wouldn’t have made the childish comment again. I got some good perspective from the responses and I never realized the importance it had during the 70s/80s.
It is also fair for me to ask the question. Hell, there are adults I work with that have Star Wars action figures on their desks. It was a curious question which I should have worded better.
My apologies to all who took offense.
Nope - yours didn't at all.
Seemed like I even got people annoyed by mentioning that friends of mine said these last 2-3 movies were very "Disney" - that's just what they told me, I didn't say it. I haven't seen the movies.