Star Wars

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I just got back from seeing the new Star Wars. I had a private show for me my son and his friend If you like Star Wars this is by far the best. The special effects are dazziling and thats an understatement. The action is relentless. It ends where the first Star Wars begins. Dont miss this movie. But then I didnt have to tell you all that now did I? It makes me want to dig out my old vhs copy of Star wars and watch the whole series over.

[SwordsMaster]

I just got back from seeing the new Star Wars. I had a private show for me my son and his friend If you like Star Wars this is by far the best. The special effects are dazziling and thats an understatement. The action is relentless. It ends where the first Star Wars begins. Dont miss this movie. But then I didnt have to tell you all that now did I? It makes me want to dig out my old vhs copy of Star wars and watch the whole series over.

As soon as all 6 episodes are on DVD me and a few friends are going to lock ourselves up in a house with enough beer and pizza supplies to last a month and watch the whole saga in 1 session. Yeah, baby!

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I'm going in a couple of hours. I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I haven't been this excited in a long time. I really don't see how this one can fail-it has five lightsaber fights! Five!

And Gawain, I watched the original trilogy last night in preparation.

[Al Khalifah]

I'm hoping for a combination of 2 and 5.

The Star Wars saga for me:
E4: Great start 9/10
E5: The peak 10/10
E6: Quite good 7/10
E1: Poor 5/10
E2: Pretty good 8/10

[King Edward]

I loved RotJ it was just shame the ewoks ruined it. that last fight between Vader and Luke is great, the emotion, the music score, it just inspires something in me. i actually worte an English essay on Ep 6 focusing on that end sequence. i got a B!!!

Also if you read the following books you can see that the hate Luke used to battle vader has a dark influence on him in the future.....

[Lazul]

nothing beats Empire Strikes Back... the snow battle and the "IM YOUR FATHER!" thing is just so good its almost orgasmic haha.

Im gonna see Episode II in about 8 hours, im hoping its more of ESB in that movie, more darkness and more serius acting.

And... i keep dreaming of seeing Darth Vader driving his lightsaber through Jar Jar. If that happens this movie will score 10 points!

[lancelot]

I saw it at 12.30 this morning...

It ROCKS!!!! This is the film you wanted Episode 1 (or Episode-Snore as I call it) to be.

Some cheesy dialog here and there but nothing too bad.

All in all, George has finally made some amends. Loads of action, loads of lightsabers!

A solid 8/10 (given that on a star wars scale, ESB was a 10 and Ep1 was a 3)

[Drisos]

GAH!

star wars ***!

[Steppe Merc]

Gonna go right after school. And I'll kill any of the bastards in my school that went at midnight if they tell me anythign about it...

[Gregoshi]

I'm dyin'. I had plans to see the 12:01am show this morning, but my plans just fell apart Wednesday evening. I don't think I'll get to see it until Sunday now. Starting with the first Star Wars in 1977, I've always seen them on the first day. I sense the Dark Side is at work here ...

[AggonyKing]

I'm going to see it tomorrow

[frogbeastegg]

I'm waiting for the DVD, as usual. Same for Kingdom of Heaven. :taps fingers on desk: Gah! At least it doesn't take a year for the films to make it to purchaseable release any more. :drums fingers some more: Only 4 months or so to go ...

[Gregoshi]

froggy, some movies were meant to be seen on the big screen - the Star Wars movies are in that category.

[AggonyKing]

froggy, some movies were meant to be seen on the big screen - the Star Wars movies are in that category.

yes, but with home theater systems and big screen Tv's there's no need to pay 10 bucks anymore at the theater anymore

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

It's great-everything I hope it would be. I won't say anymore for fear of spoilers.

I'm actually feeling quite sad now though-it's the end of an era. No more films.

[frogbeastegg]

froggy, some movies were meant to be seen on the big screen - the Star Wars movies are in that category.

I'd like to, but I've got good hearing, something which does not go with cinemas in my experience. It's so loud it is literally painful for me. :shivers: It's like a 2 1/2 hour torture session, for which I pay an extortionate ticket price and spend a lot of time travelling for. That's before you even add in the brats who kick your seat, and the Tall Person(TM) who always sits in front of me and blocks my view.

I get to watch films on a small TV instead! Weeee! Yay! They look great, with the edges cut off. Encountering loads of spoilers before getting to see each film is really good for the atmosphere too! And the waiting has really helped boost my patience to Jedi levels

[Gawain of Orkeny]

I'd like to, but I've got good hearing, something which does not go with cinemas in my experience. It's so loud it is literally painful for me. :shivers: It's like a 2 1/2 hour torture session, for which I pay an extortionate ticket price and spend a lot of time travelling for. That's before you even add in the brats who kick your seat, and the Tall Person(TM) who always sits in front of me and blocks my view.

Did you ever think of asking them to turn down the volume? How about you just wait a month or so until the crowds die down or go to an early or late show? This movie must be seen on the big screen to be appricated properly. Its a pity though that theatres have become what they are today. In the old days you would be thrown out for many of the things that occur there today . Remember when the ushers actually stayed in the theater and kept order?

[Togakure]

Ear plugs might be a good option. You can get kinds used by hunters and target shooters that don't dull the audio spectrum as much as stuffing cotton in your ears.

Gawaine's suggestion about waiting until the crowds die down is a good one--that is what I usually do to avoid the rude kids and tall folks (for their sake--I'm a very assertive ogredaemon when it comes to enjoying a film for which I've paid good money to see).

Big screens and surround sound do make for quite an impressive experience which I feel is far and away more impacting than a television (even a big tele). I saw the second Matrix film at an IMAX theater. WOW!!!! I was totally blown away by it. The tickets cost $15 and were worth every penny. In many scenes I felt as if I was in the middle of the action, not just sitting and watching it. It was indeed very loud, but I am a former rock musician who had 1500 watts of Yamaha 4115s and floor monitors blasting in my face 6 nights a week for over 5 years, so I am a bit used to it, even after all this time.

To each their own, but there may be ways to enjoy the big screen difference and sidestep the annoyances that tend to come with it. Not all films are so much better on a big screen--but the ones with intense visual effects and panoramic landscapes definitely are, imo.

[Byzantine Prince]

Why do you guys like Star Wars?
I really don't get it.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

To each their own, but there may be ways to enjoy the big screen difference and sidestep the annoyances that tend to come with it. Not all films are so much better on a big screen--but the ones with intense visual effects and panoramic landscapes definitely are, imo.

Exactamundo. If there was ever a film that was made to be seem on the big screen this is it. Nothing comes close as far as intense visual effects and panoramic landscapes are concerned. Bye the way have any of you ever gone to a movie in the old cinerama format. That was the most amazing technology ever in movies. It had 3 screens that wrapped around you and put you in the middle of the action. Around the world in 80 days and Grand Prix were two movies made in this format.

Heres a LINK

[SwordsMaster]

It's great-everything I hope it would be. I won't say anymore for fear of spoilers.

I'm actually feeling quite sad now though-it's the end of an era. No more films.

But, you can go watch it again. And then there will be DVD with director's cut and another 1h+ film material, etc...

[Craterus]

I think he means that there will be no more films to look forward to. The story has been written and finished, you can't wonder what will happen next anymore, because it's over.

Haven't seen it yet, I tihnk I'm going tomorrow or Saturday night.

[Lazul]

after this... I have no faith in Lucas. Episode III was a dissapointment.
Sure, lots of action, explosions and weak oneliners... kinda fun to watch.

BUT, it is no where near the first 3 movies!

[Gregoshi]

I find your lack of faith disturbing Commander Lazul.


squeezes Lazul's neck from across the internet with thumb and finger ...

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Did anyone else expect Anakin to exclaim 'What have you done to my voice?!' after they put the mask on?

[SwordsMaster]

I think he means that there will be no more films to look forward to. The story has been written and finished, you can't wonder what will happen next anymore, because it's over.

Haven't seen it yet, I tihnk I'm going tomorrow or Saturday night.

But WE can do a new one!!

Episode VII and VIII. In 10 years time when George Lucas gets bored of producing Colin Farrells and Tom Cruises and Halle Berrys and romantic comedies and having the same characters appearing in the posters over and over again he´ll put his team to work and write another sequel or prequel or pre-prequel or a theatre play or something, and Bang! BKS is excited again about walking around with a rubber Jar-Jar Binks Head tied to his belt and a lightsaber.

Because in 10 years I´ll create a real lightsaber and THEN conquer the world MWAHAHAHA!!

P.S. Sorry about the outburst of megalomaniacy. I had too much orange juice...

[ichi]

I think he means that there will be no more films to look forward to. The story has been written and finished, you can't wonder what will happen next anymore, because it's over.

Thousands of franchises and spin-offs

Star Wars vs Star Trek
Chewbacca vs Freddy vs Jason
Star Wars: Voyager
Meet The Skywalkers
WWF: Jedi Cage Match
Star Wars on Ice
Survivor: Naboo
Empirial Puppet Theater

and of course

Jedi Total War

ichi

[Byzantine Prince]

Chewbacca vs Freddy vs Jason

[Aurelian]

I went to the 8:30 (am) show this morning. I'm sorry to say that Episode III didn't quite work for me. I think part of the problem might have been that some of the early reviews I saw went on and on about how Episode III was the best movie in the second trilogy. Unfortunately, all the same Lucas-problems were still there. The dialogue was frickin' AWFUL! Real dialogue:

Anakin: “You’re so beautiful.”
Padme: “That’s only because I’m so in love.”
Anakin: “No, it’s because I’m so in love with you.”

Jeebus! Also, Anakin and Padme's acting isn't much better than the last go around. It's strange that in other movies both of those actors seem to be able to give reasonably decent performances, but their chemistry, Lucas' dialogue, or just something, makes them seem completely unbelievable here.

Senator Palpatine actually gives a pretty good performance... and Obi Wan isn't bad either. Unfortunately, at a certain point in the movie Palpatine transforms into the much more hammy "Emperor"... who has serious voice modulation problems and does a lot of cackling. Still, Ian McDiarmid's performance is the acting highlight of the movie.

The action is reasonably good, but to be truthful, there wasn't a REALLY compelling fight scene in the movie. Despite being somewhat crappy, Episode I had the Darth Maul lightsaber battle, and Episode II had the fight with Count Dooku. Both were pretty damn cool. Episode III has a lot more lightsabery action than any of the other Star Wars films, but perhaps there was a little bit of overkill (or fatigue on my part) because none of the fights really stood out.

WARNING - SPOILER IN FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH
Actually, one of the weirdest lines in the movie occurs during the final Anakin/Obi Wan showdown. After quite a bit of fighting over a wide variety of surfaces, beams, and footing conditions, Obi Wan ends up on an embankment overlooking Anakin and declares something to the effect of: "It's over Anakin. I have the high ground." Anakin attempts to leap to the attack anyway, and Obi Wan proceeds to make him his bitch (in a figurative sense). Game over. Personally, I thought this was an extremely lame way to end their fight. Are we supposed to believe that having the "high ground" in a lightsaber battle makes you somehow invulnerable? After all, we've seen quite a few leaping/hopping attacks between lightsaberists. Obi Wan's fingernail spring finishing move over Darth Maul's head in Episode I comes to mind. It would have been much more satisfying to show Obi Wan being overpowered by his hyper-competent padawan (who has a lot of midichlorians, after all ), and then saving his ass with a typically Obi-Wanian 'clever plan'. It would have been more in character, and would have provided a more satisfying conclusion to the fight. Oh, well.

On the subject of music, the John Williams score seemed fine. It used a lot of the themes that were developed over the course of the series. Unfortunately, there wasn't a new standout theme. There was no new "Imperial March" or "Duel of the Fates".

Well, I won't go on any more. As you can tell, I was underwhelmed by Episode III. I'm sure that if I see the movie again, I'll probably like it better than I did during the first viewing. That was my experience with Episodes I & II. Normally, after I get over the bad choices Lucas makes, I'm able to go back and watch the movies for the high points. My brain seems to be able to repress things like Jar-Jar after a while. Still, I would recommend that anyone who goes to see Episode III not go into it with hopes that are too high. It's probably better to expect something similar to Episode I & II because a lot of the things that were grievous about those movies are still present in Episode III.

[frogbeastegg]

Did you ever think of asking them to turn down the volume? How about you just wait a month or so until the crowds die down or go to an early or late show?

It's a 20 screen UCI, the only cinema I can get to, and it has no real competition in the city. They would laugh me out of the building, and the person behind the counter would stare at me like a stunned cow for a while before even managing to do that. They are not what I would call a people company.

Ear plugs might be a good option. You can get kinds used by hunters and target shooters that don't dull the audio spectrum as much as stuffing cotton in your ears.

Hmm, possible, but I'm not sure I could pluck up the nerve to try it. If they don't work sufficiently, ouch. The last film I saw was Episode I, back when it was new. It was so loud I couldn't tell what any of the characters were saying; the speech had gone to the point of coming across like rumbling. Except squeaky Jarjar. I'm not sure even hunting earplugs could cut that down sufficiently.

Anakin: “You’re so beautiful.”
Padme: “That’s only because I’m so in love.”
Anakin: “No, it’s because I’m so in love with you.”

That is bad.