Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub happiness is knowing SW Trivia to "discuss" with grandson ...only because I lived&played it in the 70s with my son!Hey i got to pretend I was princess Leia. Once upon a time and happily ever after I am
Originally Posted By oc_dean For all it's flaws .... I will have to see the outerspace sequences in 3D. As cringe-worthy the acting is .. Jar Jar Stinks and all .... it could be fun seeing a "Star Wars" film in 3D for the very first time.
Originally Posted By Scutr Mark me down as a defender of the prequels, too. They may not be all that they could have been (the novelizations are much better) but I don't find them nearly as offensive as some people seem to. And, visually speaking (if one can speak "visually"), Phantom Menace is great eye-candy. >>As cringe-worthy the acting is<< Yes, but ALL of the lead actors in all 6 films stink up the theatre, only the supporting players are actually very good. (a fact I was painfully reminded of re-watching the films on BluRay last year)
Originally Posted By mawnck <a href="http://www.gocomics.com/mythtickle/2012/01/30" target="_blank">http://www.gocomics.com/mythti...12/01/30</a>
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub "Like" that! I was thinking the same comic idea could work with the Splash MNT dilemna at WDW...it was cool once upon a time... I already posted this last week but it was in the wrong place, I guess.Anyway anybody going to the midnight showings? STAR WARS returns with Darth Maul 3-D glasses, Hasbro giveaways <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/27/3395544/star-wars-returns-with-darth-maul.html" target="_blank">http://www.kansascity.com/2012...aul.html</a>
Originally Posted By MissCandice First of all I think RT needs to up his meds and B. I'd rather eat an onion than to see this cinematic piece of poo on the big screen again. In fact, I think I should be refunded the money I spent on it the 1st time.
Originally Posted By iJobs As someone who saw the very first showing of Star Wars at a theater in 1978-79'ish... (I was very young then) I've been a huge fan since. Episode 1 is my favorite, with one exception. The acting ability of Jake Lloyd (young Anakin) was awful. EVERYTHING else was wonderful.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<As someone who saw the very first showing of Star Wars at a theater in 1978-79'ish...>> SW screened in 1977 at the Coronet on Geary Blvd. That used to be one of my favorite theaters in San Francisco, before it was torn down for the Goldman Institute on Aging's new senior care facility. Is that when you saw it?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I saw the first 'Star Wars' in summer of 1977. I was 14. I knew nothing about the movie, except that it was a new SciFi movie. I glanced at the movie poster for about 20 seconds before I walked into the theater. We went back many times over the next few months, and it was the blockbuster that has been written about. And yeah. The acting in the first three was never a selling point. Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing were old pros, but Mark Hammill, Carrie Fisher and even Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams look stilted and uncomfortable. That said -- I found the three 'prequels' to be just terrible. Sure, the special effects were dazzling, but who cares? The scripts are dreadful and tedious -- the backstory that was put together is slipshod and downright silly, and when actors like Ewen McGregor, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson come across as boring -- one has to point the finger somewhere.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox The only compelling elements for me from the prequels were the pod race and Yoda's lightsaber duel with Count Dooku. The rest of it was drivel.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I remember when K was a little guy I took a blank VHS tape and recorded the pod race scene back to back as many times as would fit. We'd just pop that bad boy in whenever he wanted to "watch Star Wars" and he was one happy toddler.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<First of all I think RT needs to up his meds>> The settings in Episode I were gorgeous... Imperial City (Coruscant), Theed (Naboo) and Otoh Gunga (Underwater Gungan City) were all beautiful. Besides... the more meds you take the better Episode I looks! LOL
Originally Posted By Labuda Woo hoo! This morning, Matt and I were talking about our plans this weekend, and he said we will be seeing Episode 1 in 3D on Friday. I LOVE MY MAN! hehe
Originally Posted By brotherdave I actually liked Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequels, especially in Episodes II & III. However, I would agree about the rest of the acting. Yoda battling Count Dooku and Lord Sideous are still the best parts of the prequels.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It's been a while .. and don't know how to find it again ... But I stumbled across a youtube video that is in multiple parts. This voice over .. (sounding like the depressed robot in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) went through a step-by-step examination of what went wrong with George Lucas and bringing Episodes 1, 2, and 3 to the big screen. If anyone knows it ... and how I can find it again ... that would be terrific! <-- Going to have a hard time justifying 17 dollars for 3D soon ... to sit through a poorly made Star Wars film. Hopefully the outerspace sequences will make it all worthwhile!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Saw this film yesterday. I guess I've seen it too many times over the years... I just didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I was underwhelmed by the 3-D.
