Originally Posted By HokieSkipper But you said the first thing is always the classic, and now it's whatever people know more? Haha
Originally Posted By vbdad55 EE- can't hcange the rules in the middle of the game, I'm with Hokie on this one. Also more well known is a subjective comment- as I know in my area the Hobbit is required reading in high school. My daughter just read it last year and loved it but when she took one look at the size of the Lotr- she passed on reading that. fwiw- I think thy're both classics
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I said that this was an odd case. But people do know the "first" movie better, in these cases.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Example- Star Wars- people think of ANH, even though ESB is better.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I don't think I agree with that. I'd say if there's one moment people think of from Star Wars is "Luke, I am your father!"
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^^^....I guess? My dealt image is always running around the Death Star and the dogfight. God, I love ANH....
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I also believe "Luke I am your father" was the defining moment of the 6 films-- suddenly it was no longer the guys in the white hats vs the guys in the black hats like any good-evil movie before it...the game was changed from that moment on the collective gasp in the movie theatre still in my mind today
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I totally remember thinking when ROTJ would come out they would somehow explain that Vader was not his father- I didn't want to believe it.. that 3 years was brutal
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper RotJ... What a waste of potential. I mean I still love it, but man it would have been so much better if the final battle was on Kashyykk(the Wookie homeworld) instead of the stupid Ewoks...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That three years was so brutal, I still cannot forgive ESB. ANH for the win (followed by Episode 3)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>What a waste of potential. I mean I still love it, but man it would have been so much better if the final battle was on Kashyykk(the Wookie homeworld) instead of the stupid Ewoks...<<< WTH is with Ewok hate?! I have never had a problem with them So, they are cute-ish...kinda...not. They still kicked Empire AT-AT arse.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yep. Empire was sooooo annoying because of the cliff hanger and we had to wait so many years. RotJ was full of the annoying Ewoks, and no real leasons in that one (though Leia makes it redeemable), I liked the 3 prequals better than RotJ, but Eps 3, in seeing Obi Wan and Ani fighting, the cull of the younglings bringing tears, and the birth of the twins with Darth Vader made it pretty awesome.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I agree that Ep3 was GREAT, but I just don't get the hate for RotJ...Jabba....Death Star II....Endor....PALPITINE...
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper << I liked the 3 prequals better than RotJ,>> More blasphemy! <<but Eps 3, in seeing Obi Wan and Ani fighting,>> Basically the only great parts of the prequels were the lightsaber battles. <<the cull of the younglings bringing tears,>> Bleh. I'd rather see Vader killing real Jedis. Anakin was built up as this great Jedi in the prequels and he did NOTHING great the entire time. <<and the birth of the twins with Darth Vader made it pretty awesome.>> Oh yea, the birth of the twins. "She's lost the will to live" *hurls* The birth of Vader. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" *hurls*
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think a big part of the problem is whether you saw the 3 originals on video, or if like VBDAD and I, you lined up for hours to see ESB and have that horrid cliff hanger, not knowing if and when you would see the end, then watching RoJ after waiting three years and it being anti climatic and stupid.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<WTH is with Ewok hate?! I have never had a problem with them>> They're freaking ridiculous. And were a marketing ploy to sell merchandise to the kiddies. <<So, they are cute-ish...kinda...not. They still kicked Empire AT-AT arse. >> Which is ridiculous. The Empire is supposed to be the most powerful army ever. Killed by teddy bears. Bravo, George. We should have seen Jar Jar coming a mile away. Other than that RotJ was great. Having it one the Wookie homeworld would have made the original Star Wars trilogy the best trilogy ever.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I think a big part of the problem is whether you saw the 3 originals on video, or if like VBDAD and I, you lined up for hours to see ESB and have that horrid cliff hanger, not knowing if and when you would see the end, then watching RoJ after waiting three years and it being anti climatic and stupid.>> I'd rather wait 3 years than waiting 6 and seeing the cinematic abortion that was Episode I in the theaters. "anticlimatic and stupid" are the two words I'd use to describe all the prequels, except for maybe Episode III. For that I'd just go with stupid.
