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On May 25th, 1977...

First! by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 09:44:41 AM
Yeah!
What does this have to do with PotC: AWE? by ThreeOranges	May 25th, 2007 09:44:46 AM
Seriously...
Now by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 09:45:11 AM
god love you star wars. Happy Birthday!
Cool by Cletus Van Damme	May 25th, 2007 09:47:00 AM
Cool
LOTR kicked Star Wars' ass in every possible way by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 09:47:22 AM
discuss.
Hmm... couldn't do without a jab at Lucas, eh? by Stalin vs Predator	May 25th, 2007 09:48:31 AM
Well, at least there was no mention of Jar-Jar. Still, I wish someone for once thanked Lucas without making some veiled reference that inevitably leads to the words "childhood" and "rape" being placed together (And not in a context of an Andrew Vachss novel)
Forget Star Wars... by rev_skarekroe	May 25th, 2007 09:49:32 AM
...isn't it about time for a Benji revival?
Why does a Stormtrooper have a light-saber? by Abin Sur	May 25th, 2007 09:49:38 AM
I'm SO confused.
lol @ andrew vachss by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 09:49:49 AM
I hear he's in the new pirates of the carribbean movie. "ARRrrrr we doing enough to protect children?"
Before the Dark Times...Before Luca$...Before Jar-Jar. by uss cygnus	May 25th, 2007 09:50:19 AM
Thanks for destroying this, George. We really appreciate it. How much is enough? How many yachts can you waterski behind? Are you happy now?
I love Star Wars as much as the next man by Franklin T Marmoset	May 25th, 2007 09:50:40 AM
But Annie Hall is a better film. A worthy Oscar winner. Seriously, this remembrance is a nice idea, I suppose. Star Wars. It was good for a while, then shit for quite a bit longer. Just like The Ramones. And being like The Ramones can't be bad, can it?
I'm much more excited about the upcoming anniversary by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 09:51:04 AM
of TURKISH STAR WARS!!!!
Marmoset, the Ramones stayed great until the end! by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 09:52:33 AM
I love that synthy late-period stuff... Needles & Pins, Garden of Serenity, Pet Semetary... please reconsider your statement above!!!
Also... by Franklin T Marmoset	May 25th, 2007 09:54:12 AM
Does anyone know who originated the phrase 'George Lucas raped my childhood'. It's a pretty impressive acheivement, maybe even up there with Joseph Heller introducing the phrase 'Catch 22' into general use. I would love to know the name of the first guy who said it. It should be etched in stone somewhere.
Why do Luke and Leia Flirt With Each other in IV? by uss cygnus	May 25th, 2007 09:54:14 AM
And what about Midichlorians, Ewoks, Jar-Jar, Anakin BUILDING C3PO, and Luke and Leia wanting to jump each others bones in ANH? What about the entire "prequel" trilogy being an offense to God and Man? I'm SO confused, too.
Thanks for the writeup Merrick! by bigbaldpapa	May 25th, 2007 09:54:53 AM
I'm a star wars geek to the core. This is a big day for us! Lots of new SW projects going on. Star Wars is forever!
Happy Anniversary Star Wars by Fernwick_	May 25th, 2007 09:55:15 AM
And to the dork who says LOTR owned it, please dude, no film has revolutionized movies like Star Wars did. NO FILM. And LOTR was great, was NO Star Wars. I am the biggest Browncoat there is, and SERENITY doesnt TOUCH Star Wars. Lucas this one time got it right, and man did he get it right. Personally he never should have taken it out of the hands of Kasdan for the new trilogy, and he should have left it in the hands of Irvin Kershner. Kershner understood Star Wars, and had the balls and the vision to take it to new levels. Oh man if only Kershner and Kasdan were involved in the NEW trilogy... that would have been something.
about a time well never see the likes of again. by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 09:56:57 AM
it was called the Lord of the Rings. Those films too changed the way films have and will be made.
Stormtrooper with Lightsaber by Fernwick_	May 25th, 2007 09:57:04 AM
Is from original concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. (spelling may be off). He designed most of the original character and vehicle designs.
...And What the Hell Was Up With "Godfather III"?!? by uss cygnus	May 25th, 2007 09:57:33 AM
It is NOT what I WANTED!!
The Ramones by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 09:57:54 AM
Whee always good they are still one of the best bands ever.
Stop wrecking my analogy, Daddylonghead by Franklin T Marmoset	May 25th, 2007 09:58:38 AM
Granted, they had the odd moment here and there later on. I always liked I Believe In Miracles myself. Those infrequent good songs are the equivalent of the odd decent spots in the prequels, like the Darth Maul fight and all the lightsaber business. Hooray, I have successfully wrestled my Ramones analogy back on track!
I was 11 years old in '77... by Blanket-Man	May 25th, 2007 09:59:02 AM
So you'd think I'd have been among the target audience. Yet I never bothered to see SW in a theater (til the '97 re-release); sounds like I missed out. I just didn't go to movies much back then; I think "Smokey and the Bandit" was the only flick I saw on the big screen in '77. Where's the whimsical remembrance/talkback honoring that classic's 30-year anniversary??? Sombitch!!!
Marmoset, look it up with the AICN search engine by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 09:59:47 AM
HA HA HA, AICN SEARCH ENGINE IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE LOTR RULES! Whip-tash!
STA TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 10:00:14 AM
is that the ghetto version of Star Trek
I heard critics and audiences were confused by it. by DerLanghaarige	May 25th, 2007 10:01:55 AM

Nothing is as bad as the AICN search engine by Franklin T Marmoset	May 25th, 2007 10:03:15 AM
Might well ask your monitor for what your looking for.
Yeah, Children of Men was truly amazing. by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:03:15 AM
I AM DETERMINED TO DERAIL THIS NOSTALGIA TALKBACK Where are the Whedon freaks when you need them? BUFFY WAS LAME, FIREFLY BOMBED...
30 Lessons Learned From STAR WARS by SpyGuy	May 25th, 2007 10:03:16 AM
1. Never upset a Wookiee. 2. When threatened, stay on target. 3. Womp rats, though disgusting, aren't much bigger than 2 meters. 4. If an old man says your father was betrayed and murdered, don't believe him. 5. If it isn't a moon, it's probably a space station. 6. If it is a space station, turn the ship around. 7. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are just as useful as a blaster at your side -- maybe more so. 8. Truth be told, traveling through hyperspace and dusting crops have little in common. 9. Storm troopers are generally tall -- or at least taller than Luke Skywalker. 10. Not only do droids seem to be made to suffer, but they believe that it's their lot in life. 11. Light sabers, which could never be described as clumsy or random, are elegant weapons for a more-civilized age. 12. The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded -- such as small-town traffic cops. 13. If something doesn't look like much, don't dismiss it as a piece of junk. It still might have it where it counts. 14. Obi-Wan Kenobi is not the only hope. 15. To some people, a lack of faith can be disturbing. 16. Be cautious in strange bars. They might be wretched hives of scum and villainy. 17. Garbage mashers are for garbage -- not people. 18. If you have a bad feeling about something, you're probably right. 19. Who's the more foolish: the fool or the fool who follows him? Answer: the fool who follows him. 20. When flirting, calling a woman "your worshipfulness" isn't as romantic as it might seem. 21. If all you love is money, then that's what you'll receive -- along with a major guilt trip. 22. A reward is no good if you aren't around to use it. 23. Never underestimate or overestimate anything or anybody. 24. You can waste time with your friends, but it's best to do so after your chores are done. 25. If you're discovered, lock the door and hope they don't have blasters. 26. Wookiees don't get medals. 27. Don't remove a droid's restraining bolt, no matter what it promises you. 28. The best place to pick up some power converters is at the Tosche station. 29. There's no such thing as luck -- unless a princess wishes you some with a kiss. 30. Han shot first.
Daddylonghead by Fernwick_	May 25th, 2007 10:04:45 AM
Need some attention? Arent you overdoing it a bit much?
...I remember... by Rando Calrisian	May 25th, 2007 10:04:53 AM
playing Star Wars with the kids on the block when I was 7 years old. What great childhood memmories. Can we just forget about the bashing for a while and honor the film that changed the film landscape as we know it? Happy Birthday, Star Wars, and thank you to everyone involved in bringing it to a theater near me.
I love the awkward pace and editing of that trailer. by El Mamerro	May 25th, 2007 10:05:49 AM
It seems so... off, but it isn't. It's crazy how things have changed.
Fernwick_, I have not yet begun to overdo it! by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:05:49 AM
Wait until this next cup of coffee kicks in and I start posting 4 times in a row!!!!!!
Shoulda held to the original material appearance by aboriginal	May 25th, 2007 10:06:15 AM
How cool that would been if GL had stayed with the overall look of his first films and applied that to the second set? Is that where all the complainers are about on this? Retro film woulda been slick - and the acting was just as good anyway - along w/ the GL dialogue. We all loved it and, gee, what if it never happened? Where's the Watcher when you need him?
messi You forgot one other thing about ROTJ by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 10:06:33 AM
Slave Leia Gold Bikini anyone!
Nicolas Refn's "Pusher Trilogy" > Pirates trilogy by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:07:26 AM
but LOTR > Pusher trilogy
Also 30 years of closet homo-sexuality. by DigitalDong	May 25th, 2007 10:08:20 AM
In other words the millions of "straight men" who worship Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and anyting Harrison Ford related.
What I want to know is... by TheGreenStyle	May 25th, 2007 10:08:46 AM
Where the hell is that big ultimate DVD set of all six movies with every version of every movie and the final definative, no holds barred balls-out extras that have been rumored for 3 or 4 years? haven't heard it yet. Remember, this set is the reason Moriarty told everyone NOT to get the original version DVD's last fall. fortunately, I don't listen to him.
Chan Wook Park's "Vengeance Trilogy" > Pusher trilogy by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:08:47 AM
granted
SpyGuy wins by rev_skarekroe	May 25th, 2007 10:09:19 AM

The Coronet!!!! by aboriginal	May 25th, 2007 10:09:33 AM
I saw all six - strike that - all six minus one there as they closed it right before Ep.III. Biggest, badass theater in the City. Damn. I sat in the lodge all suffed three rows from the back last seat on the right and I didn't care that my uncle got us here 3 minutes before it started. No one knew what they were in for.
Star Wars wasnt Lucas's only crowning achievement... by RockLobster800	May 25th, 2007 10:09:40 AM
American Graffitti anyone?And I might as well say it-Revenge Of The Sith was great!! Everything I want it to be sans the infamous "NOOOOO"..... But say what you will, Star Wars changed the face of cinema and deserves to be remebered to the ends of time...Annie Hall was a better film, but in a thousand years which will be remebered? hmm? HMMM? all right then.....
Stoppard's "Coast of Utopia" trilogy > Vengeance trilog by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:09:44 AM
y
Show of hands who else bought the Unaltered on DVD? by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 10:10:28 AM
I DID!
ANNIE HALL ist pretty awesome by peterhengl	May 25th, 2007 10:12:02 AM
but it would be much better with light sabers.
Reason #3 to buy the biggest LCD possible by aboriginal	May 25th, 2007 10:12:42 AM
HD/Blueray for Xmas?
Happy Birthday!! by OB1KNBI	May 25th, 2007 10:13:38 AM
I was 11 years old when I saw Star Wars for the first time, and to this day I still remember the ridiculous lines. The first time I saw it, I was in complete and utter awe of it all. It may not be the best movie I've ever seen in my life, but there has never been a movie since that had the impact that Star Wars had on me at 11 years old. I ended up seeing the movie over 50 times in the theater. Of course movies were different back then. This was before video tape, etc. The only way to see it was IN the theater. Movies played a lot longer as well. I still remember the One Sheet that advertised Star Wars being 1 years old. It played for over a year straight in the theater. You just don't see that anymore. I feel sorry for those of you that love Star Wars, but weren't born yet to experience what we experienced at that time. It was very special, and I will carry that feeling with me until the day I die. Thank you George Lucas, and Happy Birthday Star Wars!!!!
I liked Star Wars until I learned that Lucas is fat by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:15:27 AM
that ruined it for me. Could never enjoy the movies after that.
Merrick - EXCELLENT Article, Dude... by Read and Shut Up	May 25th, 2007 10:17:03 AM
...I'll take the original Star Wars over everything else in the series. I know fan boys get boners over The Empire Strikes Back, but the stop-motion Taun Tauns ruined that for me (though the Millenium Falcon dashing through the asteroid field is STILL incredible). Nope, it's the original. It's Han at the bar mocking Luke. It's Obi-Wan giving Luke the light saber. It's Vader with lines like "I find your lack of faith...disturbing." It's the shoot-em-up in space with the Falcon against the TIE fighters. And it's the attack against the death star which is poised to destroy the rebel base. It don't get ANY better than Star Wars.
Still my favorite movie of all-time by colivo	May 25th, 2007 10:18:26 AM
I have loved this movie since I saw it in '77 at 5 years old, and then when it finally came to HBO in 1983,(that's right, 6 years it took to come to cable!) I watched it everyday it was on. The story is great, the characters are awesome, and the goosebump moments in this movie come along once in a generation. Whatever Lucas has done to SW in the last 10 years, he can't take away my memories from the original, It will always be called 'Star Wars' in my book. So whatever I think of Lucas these days, I will bow down and thank him for that great run from 77-83 that has gone unmatched in my book.
and whoever said Pirates was better.... by RockLobster800	May 25th, 2007 10:18:26 AM
has a hole in their head. I mean POTC? Better than Star Wars? Does not register on my CPU
shit, that was dangerously on-topic by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:18:45 AM
BREAKING NEWS : NIC CAGE CAST AS MR. MXYZPTLK IN "SUPERMAN RISING," SUMMER 2009 !!!
Looked like a Grindhouse trailer by liljuniorbrown	May 25th, 2007 10:19:12 AM
thats all I could think when I watched that trailer,that voice saying "and Nicholas Cage as FuManchu" . Saw POC AWE last night and I have to admit I now put that trilogy right next to the original Star Wars far above the LOTR,but thats just me. I can safely say At Worlds End was the best of the group and the best film I have seen in a very long time.It had a few flaws but from the opening scene you knew the tone was going to be darker and that this film was going to deliver without holding back. I went in not being a huge fan just casual at best and now I'm a sold out Pirates trilogy geek.
Sith is my second favourite... by theyreflockingthisway	May 25th, 2007 10:19:23 AM
The original is actually my third (with Empire at the top). Still this film is a classic that changed cinema forever (and, argueably for the better). Wish I was celebrating 30 years of Star Wars rather than just 10 - I first saw them when they were re-released in 1997 (yes, I had a deprived childhood).
That would make you 39 years of age... by WestPrime	May 25th, 2007 10:20:26 AM
...grow up.
Nicely done Spy Guy by OB1KNBI	May 25th, 2007 10:20:40 AM
Very, very nicely done. You should put that on a t-shirt. You'd make a ton of money selling that.
The Voicover guy in the second vid by brock landers baby	May 25th, 2007 10:22:52 AM
Sounds just like Ron Burgungy.
Fuck Annie Hall by darrenspool	May 25th, 2007 10:23:07 AM
God, that faggoty movie! Who the fuck gives a fuck about Woody Allen and his jewish ass?
Ah, memories of being a fat little kid.... by tonagan	May 25th, 2007 10:23:38 AM
I wanted to get a "Darth Vader Lives" T-Shirt so bad, but the local Rich's didn't have it in my size, as I was a li'l lardass, so I had to get a Donald Duck one instead. Now I'm much thinner, but with horribly low self-esteem.
It honestly did define my childhood by Kristian66	May 25th, 2007 10:24:49 AM
And I was a bit of a horrible little cunt. Then again, Darth was my favourite character, and I used to lie to people and say that I knew him. and they fucking believed me. Cringe cringe.
Nostalgia by sleepy holloway	May 25th, 2007 10:29:15 AM
You gotta dig that General Cinema promo with the snazzy snare drum w/brushes. I was 14 when I saw this May 1977. A little theatre called "The Castle" in New Castle, Indiana. The theatre owner came on the PA at the end and said we were welcome to stay and see it again (which I did). Puberty was hitting hard but it wouldn't be until "Jedi" that Carrie caused wood:)
No, Kristian66, they didn't believe you. by rev_skarekroe	May 25th, 2007 10:29:57 AM
You're like the kid on my little league team who tried to convince me they made a movie of Han Solo's Revenge, but only released it in Europe. He was a little liar and I knew it.
rev_skarekroe, you're missing out. by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:32:00 AM
It's only on Region 2 DVD, but you could probably download it somewhere. Solo's Revenge is actually quite good!
It's also my birthday May 25th (today) by Jugs	May 25th, 2007 10:33:15 AM
yeah me and Star Wars\|
In fact, AICN ran a piece about Solo's Revenge by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:33:26 AM
look it up, using the AICN search engine.
Well done, Merrick. by lost.rules	May 25th, 2007 10:34:23 AM
It's a great movie that my great grandchildren will love watching someday. This is the kind of film that makes us feel young again. Thank you, George Lucas.
May 25, 1977 by VideoVorlon	May 25th, 2007 10:35:23 AM
I remember reading the same Starlog stories about The Star Wars (as I think it was first called)in the late winter and spring of '77, and enjoying the McQuarrie paintings. I also remember reading at least the first issue of the Marvel comic adaptation. Neither of these really blew me away ... I was expecting your traditional cheesey craptacular SF film. And then on the morning the film opened, I was reading the NY Daily News, and came across their review of the film. They gave it three-and-a-half stars out of four, and it was then I realized something was up. I finally got on line at the Astor Plaze on 44th Street in Times Square on Saturday, and the lines were around the block. When I finally got into my seat, there was a guy selling those glossy catalogs they used to sell for major film events. Before the curtain came up, I started looking through it and was struck by how much the sets and production design reminded me of a really good Lee-Kirby Marvel comic. The lights went down, and the rest is history.
For the Love of Benji? What were you? by Gus Van Rant	May 25th, 2007 10:35:25 AM
Gay?
Yeah, what the hell is that stormtrooper doing with... by lost.rules	May 25th, 2007 10:41:25 AM
that light saber???? He's a clone for God's sakes. Yet, another insight into the fact that George didn't have it planned all along. He probably wanted the Stormtroopers to have light sabers, but he couldn't afford it.
Happy 30th Star Wars by holidill	May 25th, 2007 10:41:58 AM
I was 3 verging on 4 years old when this came out, so I do not remember if I saw it at the movies or not. I do remember seeing a poster of a Sandperson at the Senator theater, and also somehow someone in my family, probably my Uncle Frank was able to purchase a film reel of Star Wars and we played it in the basement of my Grandmothers house. Ahh memories. I do remember seeing the 20th anniversary ed (1997) at the Senator theater and then two years later standing in a huge line to buy advance tix to The Phantom Menace. I will admit this, Phantom Menace is growing on me, and I really liked Return of the Jedi, if you think about it, what most people hate is that the Ewoks easily vanquished the Empire, but let's focus for a minute. The Ewoks are miniature Bears, and as we all know thanks to Stephen Colbert that Bears are the worst things imaginable it makes sense. Also do you think they just picked up the Stormtrooper helmets to make a drum out of? They hate the stormtroopers, I mean they were cooking Luke, Han, and Chewie to eat, so they eat anything. THink about that next time you bring hate on the Ewoks.
Lived in LA in '77..... by Ninja Nerd	May 25th, 2007 10:42:10 AM
...convinced some friends that we HAD to go see this new movie at Graumann's on the 28th. We were surprised to see a line in front of the theatre. Then, we found out this was the line to get SW tickets. I got to the little booth on the sidewalk and quietly asked for 6 tickets for my group. The little usherette outside the booth then loudly announces to the hundreds of people still in line behind us "HE BOUGHT SIX TICKETS!" I thought we might get lynched right there. We got our tickets and went in, thinking "what's the deal with this movie?" Once in, we quickly discovered the only place with 6 seats together was the front row. The lights went down, the now famous music and scrolling titles start up and I'm thinking "maybe this won't suck". When Leia's cruiser tracked across the screen, all the bass runbling from the sound system had me excited. THEN, the pursuing Star Destroyer enters the frame and I lost my mind. Or at least any awareness of friends, theatre, the world in general. When the movie was over, the entire audience stood and applauded and cheered. I saw Pink Floyd at Anaheim Stadium that year.....this was better. I couldn't quit talking about the movie for months. Basically turned into Eric Forman for a while. Spent some time doping out the design for a real light saber (I'd built a working laser in high school physics in 1972, so I figured I had a shot) and unashamedly shopped for all the toys. In 1997, my 13 y/o son...a card-carrying member of the Star Wars Fan Club...and I got to see a special screening of the 20th Anniversary release. To this day, I don't know which event meant the most to me, 1977 or sharing it with my son in 1997. I hope I get the chance to share a similar experience with my grandchildren.
Thank you, Star Wars... by Billyeveryteen	May 25th, 2007 10:42:37 AM
Thank you for my life.
STA TREK: THE GHETTO VERSION by lost.rules	May 25th, 2007 10:45:05 AM
"Man, I'm captain Kirk. Motherfucker." "Captain Kirk? Nigger, you look like captain Shithead to me." "Fuck you, Spook."
Ninja Nerd, you just legitimized your name... by Gus Van Rant	May 25th, 2007 10:46:36 AM
Nerd.
Anyone getting the "McDonalds Careers" ad on the right? by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:46:53 AM
Or do the internets just know that much about my personal career prospects?
I hope Billyeveryteen is joking by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:48:05 AM
but he probably isn't
Fuck Annie Hall by by Billy TwoRivers	May 25th, 2007 10:48:45 AM
Fuck Annie Hall by darrenspool May 25th, 2007 10:23:07 AM God, that faggoty movie! Who the fuck gives a fuck about Woody Allen and his jewish ass? Annie Hall is badass, and is revolutionary in its own way. I give a fuck about Woody Allen. Does it have princesses and lightsabers and hairy aliens? No. Also, anti-semitism is always appreciated. I'm not jewish, but I do admittedly take offense at shit like the above quote. I'm not giong to touch making a comparison of the two re: the academy awards, but I was more blown away when I saw Annie Hall for the first time. Probably because it was the early nineties and my young brain had already seen plenty of the movies and tv shows and everything that SW had given birth to as a cultural phenomenon. i wish i has seen it in 77, but i didn't. Commence the attacks against me and my love of a "faggoty" movie.
messi, you're anti-semitic by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:48:53 AM
admit it.
Billyeveryteen by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 10:49:30 AM
Did your parents fuck after they saw the film or something?
Daddylonghead - Answer for you by Gus Van Rant	May 25th, 2007 10:50:12 AM
Those McDonalds ads might be over achieving on your career prospects to be honest.
I could never get into Star Wars by rolo_tony	May 25th, 2007 10:50:30 AM
it's all just models and gay robots
Pinbot was a damn fine pinball game by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:50:41 AM
anyone else remember that motherfucker? "NOW I SEE YOU." Good stuff.
Man, talk about the right age by Stuntcock Mike	May 25th, 2007 10:50:53 AM
to see this movie. 11 yrs old for the 1st. A New Hope and Smokey and the Bandit consumed my life for a few years there. Kinda wrecked Jedi for myself by seeing it for the first time at the drive-in drunk off my ass.
“Light Serbies” by RaveX	May 25th, 2007 10:51:39 AM
hahahaha... lmao... being a Croatian, this is funny as hell... :p btw, nice little article Merrick, makes me wanna go and see Teh Original Trilogy again.
So what are you saying rolo_tony? by Gus Van Rant	May 25th, 2007 10:51:58 AM
You would prefer just robots and gay models?
Thanks Gus, but at least I'm not illiterate by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 10:52:12 AM
"over achieving on your career prospects" FTL
happy 30th anniversary, star wars... by jig98	May 25th, 2007 10:52:39 AM
and welcome to the unofficial start of SUMMER 2007!!! YEAH!! WHOO!! BBQ ON THE ROOF! PIRATES 3, YEAH!!! so long, and see ya later, mister! FACE-OFF!
I would prefer gay models over this shit by rolo_tony	May 25th, 2007 10:53:27 AM
the robots can watch
Actually rev_skarekroe by Kristian66	May 25th, 2007 10:54:19 AM
I am European, and I can tell you Han Solo's Revenge is one of the best films to come out in the last 30 years. And what the fuck is little league?
Hey Daddylonghead, here's an idea for you: by Gus Van Rant	May 25th, 2007 10:54:45 AM
Go gather up Ninja Nerd, rolo_tony and GFY.
Um, you could argue they got it right in 1980 too by DirkD13"	May 25th, 2007 10:56:23 AM
Even more right than in 1977 imho. I was -2 in '77, I remember it well.
What is this Han Solo's Revenge???? by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 10:57:33 AM
I must know?
Empire ... by Grendy	May 25th, 2007 10:58:06 AM
I saw Empire 3 times opening day. I was I think the only 10 year old girl there. I didn't see Star Wars in the theatre originally, but I can't tell you how many times I have watched the films. Hell, when Jedi came out, my mom let the three of us (me and my two brothers) and herself skip school and job to go see the first showing! We went with like a dozen of my brothers' senior friends from his high school and had to be on the lookout for Truant Officers. How wierd is that to think of, now? You know what? We didn't give a damn about the Ewoks. We didn't CARE. It was a glorious and tragic ending to something that still affects us to this day. We argue, complain, love and cherish where we were when we saw these movies. Thanks, George. Thanks everyone who made them, acted in them, made the costumes, made the Star Destroyers fly, drew the storyboards, and loved them so much that we would too. Our lives were changed in many ways by this film, and those that followed. Thank You.
Positive comments for once... by Palhaco	May 25th, 2007 10:59:13 AM
Thank you, Merrick, for a well-written piece, and thank you, SpyGuy, for a wonderful summation of lessons learned...
Don't let the tweeners screw this talkback by Mister Man	May 25th, 2007 10:59:16 AM
I was fifteen in 77 - saw "Star Wars" 21 times. Remember folks - it played for over a YEAR. I was more into classic films at the time, and only skimmed Starlog. My first vision of the film was the newspaper ad. ("What is THIS??")
I'm glad I didn't hold off for the "Ultimate" DVD set by SpyGuy	May 25th, 2007 10:59:19 AM
Mrs. SpyGuy and I curling up on the couch tonight with a big bowl of popcorn and enjoying two-plus hours of non-Special Edition STAR WARS goodness. I heartily recommend you watch a sci-fi geek movie that defined a generation (Sorry, LOTR) with someone you love tonight...Awwww, yeaaaaah. (Cues Barry White background music)
HAPPY GODDAMN BIRTHDAY STAR WARS by MCVamp	May 25th, 2007 11:00:08 AM
Mistakes were made, promises were broken, and Gungans were introduced...but all in all, still the greatest cultural clusterfuck of all time. OUTSTANDING. I love the HELL out of Star Wars, and I refuse to apolologize for being entertained by the prequels as well. So they were too goofy and childish for you? Suck it! Most of you complaining read comic books, watch comic book movies, and get excited by midgets walking up a mountain & effeminate pirates and STILL BUY TOYS. And you know what? God bless you all, so do I. But stop fooling yourselves. Yes, all 6 movies have their flaws...yes, even EMPIRE. But it's goddamn STAR WARS. Dislike it if you must, avoid it if you have to...but if you need to talk so much shit about it, maybe there are holes in your life that hugs from Chewie just aren't going to fill.
ps... Star Wars Day by Grendy	May 25th, 2007 11:00:21 AM
Chuck in Atlanta is watching all 6 movies, in numerological order today. Anyone wanna join me?
Know how I know you're gay? You say "A New Hope" by Walterego	May 25th, 2007 11:02:36 AM
when you're talking about Star Wars. Stop calling Star Wars, especially today of all days, ANH or IV or Episode 4 or other screwed up alternate names. It's friggin Star Wars. Full Stop. Or SW if you have to abbreviate. Everybody knows which film you're talking about when you say Star Wars. The phrase "A new hope" is just the first sentence in the introduction that scrawls at the begining, like a chapter heading. Try telling normal people that your favourite movie is "A new hope" and their eyes will glaze over as they wonder what cheesy sounding melodrama you are talking about. Also they will assume you like Coldplay.
great article by Shigeru	May 25th, 2007 11:04:25 AM

And remember that INCREDIBLE re-issue poster by Mister Man	May 25th, 2007 11:04:53 AM
That retro-30s/40s-torn-poster-on-a -wall - what reissue was that? And, oh Lord, that HORRIBLE dance number on the People's Choice Awards, with STORM TROOPERS. They thought it was so good, they did it TWICE!! (The show was running short - I think Dick Van Dyke was host.)
30 years ago... by Mr. Nice Gaius	May 25th, 2007 11:06:22 AM
...George Lucas gave birth to the creative albatross/stone that he's been carrying around his neck ever since. George...it's not too let to let it go. Just let it go, buddy.
Hey Gus Van Rant by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 11:06:29 AM
I'm busy ROFLWYSMD
Good nostalgia-digging, Merrick by YackBacker	May 25th, 2007 11:10:00 AM
30 years ago today, I was 3 days from being born. My mother saw STAR WARS in Manhattan on opening night with me in the oven. Something magnificent must have happened to me in the womb because since that day, and for all my life, STAR WARS has always been there in some way, shape or form. Prequels, merchandizing, etc. all be damned. Today, let's celebrate the first movie, the special moments we all felt upon first seeing the film and be thankful for such a unique and enduring gift. Happy Birthday, STAR WARS.
Mister Man by m2298	May 25th, 2007 11:12:55 AM
Summer 1978 reissue. http://www.movieposter.com/pos ter/MPW-16996/Star_Wars.html
Stupid Sexy Moriarty! by lost.rules	May 25th, 2007 11:13:39 AM
He hated Star Wars. And The Godfather. And Citizen Kane. And Gone With the Wind. And Casablanca. And Seven Samurai. And 2001: A Space Oddysey. And Raging Bull. And Schindler's List. And E.T. And The Maltese Falcon. And Raider's of the Lost Ark. And The Seventh Seal. And The Exorcist. And Lawrence of Arabia. And Ben-Hur. And It's a Wonderful Life. And Alien. And Apocalypse Now. And Wings of Desire. And Pulp Fiction. And The Silence of the Lambs. And Dr.Strangelove:Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying, and Love the Bomb. And Mean Streets. And Taxi Driver. And Halloween. And Rosemary's Baby. And The Empire Strikes Back. And Jaws. And.... And Annnie Hall!
30 years... by ScottE	May 25th, 2007 11:15:02 AM
Wow, I can't believe it's the 30 year anniversary of For The Love of Benji! That dog had the FORCE going on.
That trailer is so horrible it's beyond words by durhay	May 25th, 2007 11:17:32 AM
I'm amazed at the power of editing.
Oh well by ricarleite	May 25th, 2007 11:17:34 AM
Happy Birthday SW. But not you, GL! You can't eat the cake!
Quick Question about "Solo's Revenge" by Gwai L0	May 25th, 2007 11:18:34 AM
I have this movie on a bootleg region-free DVD I bought from a convenience store in Dothan, Alabama, but I don't want to watch the whole thing. Can anyone tell me roughly at what point in Solo's Revenge the wookie puts on his special War Mask? Is it like halfway through? At the thirty minute mark? Thanks in advance...
The Empire Strikes Back is by gufte82	May 25th, 2007 11:20:54 AM
The Empire Strikes Back is my favourite of all films out there!!!!!!! Thank you for creating that great universe. I hate the prequels...but the OOT is really unique !!!!
You forget John Williams by Evil Hobbit	May 25th, 2007 11:20:54 AM
the biggest ace to be played in the Star Wars franchise.
Nice to see some love for "Solo's Revenge" by Sigmar 25	May 25th, 2007 11:22:55 AM
It was very good in it's own way, although it hasn't held up as well over the years And to Gwai Lo, yeah right you got it at a convenence store... I had to order my copy on Japanese laserdisk, good luck finding one these days, you're full of sh*t!!
WHAT IS Solo's Revenge!!!! by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 11:24:25 AM
someone tell me?
actually WeinerPenis by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 11:24:59 AM
Bruce LaBruce's "No Skin Off my Ass" is in fact the most thrilling film ever made.
Walterego by Stuntcock Mike	May 25th, 2007 11:25:51 AM
Coldplay? Nooooooooooooooo. Yeah, the "New Hope" shit is lame. Sorry.
"THE RAMONES are one of the best bands ever" by TORTURE PWN	May 25th, 2007 11:26:30 AM
Truth like that can't go unseconded.Oh yeah,STAR WARS was cool too.Key word:"was".Lucas tarnished the name with the prequels and other useless revisionist tampering.Nothing but a hollow shell of a marketing tool now.Too bad.We'll never see any franchise as cool as the original trilogy.
Happy Birthday Star Wars by FookU	May 25th, 2007 11:28:26 AM
Ignore the cowardly nameless faceless pussies who come in here to hijack and compare to LOTR etc. This is about the first movie and the impact that movie had at the time. Some of you people must really be starved for attention. You probably blog and think people actually read that shit too.
erichaislar, use the AICN search engine by Daddylonghead	May 25th, 2007 11:29:19 AM
Mori & Obi-Swan did a big write-up about it when there was a rumored DVD re-release (that of course never happened, thanks Lucas)
Without Star Wars... by Billyeveryteen	May 25th, 2007 11:29:24 AM
I'd hate to think of what a piece of shit, I'd become. Check Spyguy for rules of conduct.
Thank you Merrick. by SkidMarkedUndies	May 25th, 2007 11:29:57 AM
Truly brilliant.
1977's lil miss forbidden planet!!!!!!!! by DECKERS	May 25th, 2007 11:30:20 AM
:-)
I am loving this "Han Solo's Revenge" thread... by tonagan	May 25th, 2007 11:33:03 AM
I haven't laughed so much in a while.
"Today will be a day long remembered..." by newc0253	May 25th, 2007 11:35:36 AM
indeed. 30 years, goddamn. 30 years.
Happy Birthday by theflashjla	May 25th, 2007 11:42:20 AM
Thanks for letting my imagination run wild in a way no film has ever come close to. And thankyou for bringing a father and son together, it taught me my dad is as much of a Geek as me, and no matter what, to never lose an imagination that makes a film like this so special
My mom always told me... by Gilkuliehe	May 25th, 2007 11:47:36 AM
She was expecting baby me when she saw STAR WARS. She told this everytime she tried to explain why I was such a movie buff kid. (I'm still there) Yet this article destroys that since I was born in february '77. There's no way she could've seen this while expecting me. What the fuck, mom? Why would you made up that shit... I want to cry. Ok, maybe she saw that weird ass trailer and that's the only thing she remembers, just like Merrick... A lonely pregnant impressionable 20 year old girl she was... I miss her.
yeah yeah, but what about harry potter? by advocatos diaboli	May 25th, 2007 11:49:04 AM
ha.
Gilkuliehe, it's O.K. by lost.rules	May 25th, 2007 11:54:06 AM
Moms lie. It's what they do best. My mom told me that I could be a fireman, when I was 5. Now, at my age, I realize...I don't want to be gay. You choose your own destiny!
interesting by Bouncy X	May 25th, 2007 11:54:47 AM
that picture was released before the first movie right? but it seems to be showing lando, leia and chewbacca....so maybe ol george really had the trilogy set up from the beginning..lol
Realtively Few Of Us Actually Saw It On 5/25/77... by Buzz Maverik	May 25th, 2007 11:55:20 AM
Lucas was a co-inventor of the kind of movies you had to rush out and see on opening day. Secondly, to protect the film from getting dumped and lost in drive-ins, George went for a limited, staggered release. Big markets only. Where I lived, there was a lot of question whether it would ever play in a local theater. The manager said none of the screens were big enough. Huh? The screens got big enough when the cash started to flow in. I was 13. I maybe saw the movie in July and August when the 'rents reluctantly drove me and buddy to a slightly hipper 'burb.
Cool looking artwork... by tokyosexwhale	May 25th, 2007 11:55:40 AM
http://tinyurl.com/2ktslu
CHILDREN OF FUCKING WOOKIES!!! by PwnedByStallone	May 25th, 2007 11:57:48 AM
Pull my finger.
Geeks Will Never Realize How Close SW Is To "Regular".. by Buzz Maverik	May 25th, 2007 12:02:17 PM
...movie. Lucas never had the whole thing mapped out, not even when he was making ROTS. There wasn't any such thing as a franchise in 1977. Sequels were still the exception, not the rule. He wrote a lot of earlier drafts, referenced nonsensical background stories (no one knew what the hell the Clone wars were, etc). He didn't know Luke and Leia were brother and sister until he needed something to lure Luke toward the dark side. He didn't know Vader was Luke's father until late in ESB process (I've heard that he was also considering Obi Wan for Luke's father). So Stormtroopers carried lightsabres and all of the nonsense from EPISODE 1 never entered Lucas' head until he needed nonsense for EPISODE 1.
Annie Hall's a great movie by Dystopika	May 25th, 2007 12:03:38 PM
Doesn't play too well to the kid set, though... Anyone score tickets to the ANNIE HALL CELEBRATION? "For God's sake, Alvy, even Freud speaks of a latency period!!!"
Happy Birthday! by DarthCorns	May 25th, 2007 12:06:33 PM
It is true, the best one of the franchise
Movie Misconceptions of Youth... by tonagan	May 25th, 2007 12:09:33 PM
1. I thought Darth Vader totally disintegrated Obi-Wan Kenobi in their light saber duel, because I thought light sabers could do that. I blame that on the fact that you couldn't tell that Darth Vader was the least bit surprised, and because I was a stupid kid. 2. I saw Annie Hall about ten times before I realized the significance of the Groucho Marx quote at the beginning of the film. I blame that on my stupidity and lack of relationship experience.
m2298 Thanks by Mister Man	May 25th, 2007 12:10:00 PM
The one I was talking about listed 1977 as date - code A70-6914. I had a copy of it in 77, I thought. I also had the original theatrical poster stored under my dorm bed in 1980 - roommate's cat shredded it. Cat, um, disappeared.
Happy Birthday Star Wars by Bono Luthor	May 25th, 2007 12:12:39 PM
Thanks for the hours and hours of escape and all those yet to come. "Time won't take the boy out of this man."
Star Wars owns your asses by bamboogrove	May 25th, 2007 12:14:17 PM
you shit-talkers, Star Wars ALWAYS HAS and ALWAYS WILL own your asses, you LOTR faggots!
Fucking brilliant! by connor187	May 25th, 2007 12:14:36 PM
Nothing more needs to be said. Happy Birthday.
Solo's Revenge Prequel to be made... by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 12:15:08 PM
starring, none other than, SHIA LABEOUF!!!
Also... by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 12:17:13 PM
great article. I love Star Wars. Proud fangirl forever, although I was only a twinkle in my father's eye when this had it's original theatrical release.
STAR WARS : An obituary. by Motoko Kusanagi	May 25th, 2007 12:17:54 PM
Sad to see how the well crafted outstanding original trilogy got such tiresome godawful prequels. Happy birthday STAR WARS!
Sci-Fi by skimn	May 25th, 2007 12:18:52 PM
was the tow-headed bastard child of cinema in the Seventies. The amazing 2001 still had people scratching their heads, and aside from Silent Running, Andromeda Strain, Lucas' own THX, and a few others, quality sci-fi were few and far in between. Without Star Wars there still would have been Close Encounters, but nothing touched the inner geek in all of us as Star Wars did that 30 years ago.With no Star Wars there would be no ILM, which changed the world of special effects ever since.
Star Wars is our drug of choice by HugePrawn	May 25th, 2007 12:20:31 PM
30 years, jeez. My first memory of Star Wars was riding my bike to a yard sale down the street and buying C3PO and R2D2 for 50 cents each. My first two action figures of many to come. I was 6 and the world was new and fresh and innocent and Star Wars would be ingrained with those days of heaven for the rest of my life. I think this is true for all of us who are around 30 to 40 years old - Star Wars takes us back to a time when the most important and pressing matter in our lives was, where can I find a Blue Suited Snaggletooth action figure and did a kid really choke on Boba Fett's rocket that use to fire from his backpack? Our brains have all been hardwired to react with joy whenever we hear that John Williams theme music, our endorphin release at the very first note and we feel like 6 again. Nothing will ever effect us the same again. We are now too old and jaded. We chase that dragon, always looking for the next high that we hope the next summer blockbuster will bring. But nothing is as good as your first time. 1977 was the year we all became addicts. cheers
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT???? by performingmonkey	May 25th, 2007 12:21:56 PM
Who would have thought that Anakin's turn to the dark side, the clone wars, Jedi's in their prime, Anakin's skills as a pilot, Obi-Wan and Anakin's great friendship - all things mentioned in the original trilogy - would turn out to SUCK HARDER THAN A VIRGIN ON PROM NIGHT?? In retrospect, The Phantom Menace is the better movie of the three prequels. Not that it was anywhere near a perfect movie, but the sheer wonder of the universe was still there IMO. But the two movies that followed were atrocities comparable to the surgery done on Michael Jackson's face. Revenge Of The Sith is OFFICIALLY the most disappointed I've EVER been when watching a film. The biggest mistake Lucas made was not going back to basics for ROTS. The Obi/Ani duel was pathetically overblown in the CG stakes. The Qui-Gon/Obi/Maul fight is totally AMAZING in comparison. What happened? Yoda/Palpatine was laughable. In fact, anything involving Palpatine from the Mace Windu confrontation was stupid to the nth degree. Ian McDiarmid forgot to act. 'No...no...no...YOU will die!!'
messi, yer a snot-nosed punk by Bronx Cheer	May 25th, 2007 12:23:29 PM
Go to you room!
That's not exactly true, Buzz. by rev_skarekroe	May 25th, 2007 12:24:37 PM
Check out the new "Making of Star Wars" book. It's all interviews and texts straight from the '70s, and early on he toyed with the idea of early versions of Luke and Leia being twins. There was also lots of early expositionary material about greedy bankers and trade federations and the like. And if you read between the lines a little bit, you can tell he had some ideas about the identity of Luke's father, but he didn't go into many details (he had the name Anakin, but probably hadn't made any firm decisions at that point, and wouldn't have wanted to spoil anything for possible sequels).
Happy Birthday Star Wars by Veni Vidi Vici	May 25th, 2007 12:28:00 PM
love the original Star Wars, and always will. I was speechless when i first saw it, then a few minutes after it ended i wouldn't stop talking about it. and still talk about it to this day.
A very happy childhood memory by TotoroSan	May 25th, 2007 12:29:58 PM
I was in elementary school. I vaguely knew about this movie called Star Wars that everybody seemed to love, but I had not seen. Anyway, I'm in class and I get called to come down to the main office. When I get there, my Dad is there wearing his typical business shirt and tie. C'mon he says. I'm picking you up from school early today. I've got a surprise for you. Well, this was just totally unusual for my pretty strict parents to do. He takes me to the Commack MultiPlex on Long Island and we are there to see a matinee of Star Wars. Lots of popcorn, soda, etc. And the single greatest movie experience of my life. What a memory. And one that I plan to repeat with my son when the right movie comes along
Time Magazine by dpc01	May 25th, 2007 12:31:39 PM
I remember the Starlog article, then about a week before the movie opened Time Magazine put it on their cover and declared it "The Year's Best Movie". That was the official declaration - movies had been changed forever. And for the next couple of months, Star Wars was all anyone could talk about.
Like i said star wars is just a pile of shit!!!! by ludmir88	May 25th, 2007 12:32:04 PM
and Will Turner deserved a better ending. Too sad. 10 years?!!! Sad again!!!
SW taught me more about redemption than Sunday School by dead youngling	May 25th, 2007 12:33:01 PM
that sounds harsh, but it hit my child brain right in the kisser. even as an adult, the power of redemption, as i'm now raising my own child, is huge...
AICN Search sucks by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 12:34:12 PM
I can't find any thing on Solo's Revenge. Someone want to help me out?
Messi by skimn	May 25th, 2007 12:34:40 PM
...yea, get off my lawn!!!
Annie Hall by karterhol	May 25th, 2007 12:37:48 PM
I never write anything on these stupid boards, but maybe my morning coffee hasn't hit me yet. Yes, STAR WARS certainly changed my life and inspired me to become a working writing/producer...but I'll be damned if I will let some jackass suggest that STAR WARS is a better film than ANNIE HALL. Sure, you may love the movie, but you have to be living under a rock for the past three decades to think that a poorly acted, simplistic (albeit fun) space opera romp is better than a movie that perfectly captures the ecstasy, pain, humor and agony of love in all its forms. Stop jerking off on your geek past and grow up. You're over 30 years old, douche bag.
summer 77 - star wars summer by TAF	May 25th, 2007 12:40:08 PM
did anyone else see the trailer that appeared just before King Kong the previous Christmas. I think it was a different trailer but it sold me on Star Wars. that summer, just graduated college and my friends and i took people to a showing anytime we discovered someone who had not seen the movie. it played for 13 months straight at the same theater in cincinnati. going to see star wars for a 4th or 5th time was very common.
Star Wars geeks by rolo_tony	May 25th, 2007 12:40:58 PM
get a girl and give your lightsaber a break
Impressive list SpyGuy, here's 5 more: by TimBenzedrine	May 25th, 2007 12:47:09 PM
1.Droids hate it when you get technical with them. 2.You can disguise the number of your group by traveling single file. 3.Some bars will not serve droids, best to keep them outside, even if they are being actively pursued by Imperial Stormtroopers. 4.Tractor Beams are clearly marked and poorly guarded. 5.Always let the Wookie win. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on May 25, 1977-- I was at a comic convention in Michigan and I MET RAY HARRYHAUSEN!!!
I have a confession to make... by Mr_Incredible	May 25th, 2007 12:48:43 PM
I've never seen the original trilogy on the big screen. Prequels, yes. Star Wars & The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, nope. You can now all feel sorry for me. I swear, though, I will see them on the big screen one day.
Star Wars Made Movies and Killed Movies by DOGSOUP	May 25th, 2007 12:49:09 PM
..all in my lifetime. Star Wars giveth and Star Wars taketh away.You can't look back to how awesome the OT was without the stench and taint of the prequals. You can't do it. I tried but failed. Happy Birthday Star Wars I wish you grew up into the life enriching series you were suppsed to instead of the cinematic equivilent of a two billion dollar whore. Sure it looks pretty but at the end of the day it still sucks your cock for money.
Han Solo's Revenge... by stabbim	May 25th, 2007 12:58:42 PM
...would have been better if they had atually been able to snag Ford for the role. Tom Selleck just didn't quite cut it. I've heard they're talking to Nathan Fillion about Han Solo At Star's End, though. That could be cool.
rolo_tony... by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 12:59:05 PM
I don't have a lightsaber, but I do have a great pair of tauntauns. Some of us Star Wars geeks just happen to be ladies.
All the haters can shut the fuck up. Now. by Zarles	May 25th, 2007 01:05:07 PM
If it weren't for Star Wars, geekdom wouldn't exist. Plain and simple. In fact, if I hadn't taken your mom to the drive-in thirty years ago tonight, you probably wouldn't have even been born at all. Happy Birthday, Star Wars!
Tom Selleck????? by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 01:07:16 PM
What the fuck is this Solo's Revenge!!! I can't find anything on it anywhere!
Why Cap'n Jack!! by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 01:08:18 PM
You're making me blush.
Ahh those were the days. by disfigurehead	May 25th, 2007 01:11:23 PM
I was 9 when ANH came out. Who would have thought 30 years later the whole thing was ruined by prequels.
I remember this day by flossygomez	May 25th, 2007 01:11:32 PM
Some promo people actually came to our High School and gave out some free passes to a movie they assumed was going to flop. All of my friends had seen the trailer and were psyched from the pre-screen articles in fan mags like Starlog et al. The problem was...there weren't enough passes to go around. Foolishly optimistic, we xeroxed a few more passes off to give to some sadly lacking friends. We showed up at the theater in downtown Seattle. Of course, the promo clones taking our passes noticed the faked ones and let us in anyway. I guess the promise of "getting the buzz" out was more important to the reps than disappointing a target audience. Of course, that summer I wore a fucking groove outside that theater waiting for multiple reshowings of the movie. I remember that the music playing before the movie was shown was Tomitas "the Planets". Very appropriate.
They sure don't make trailers like that anymore... by brokentusk	May 25th, 2007 01:20:33 PM
Looking at old trailers can sometimes be a painful process (for me, at least). Just seems so lifeless and boring: "It's big... seriously... it's like... huge... you won't believe how huge this movie is going to be... seriously... check it out, if you want... STAR WARS!"
lost.rules. by erichaislar	May 25th, 2007 01:20:49 PM
You have your time line screwed EMPIRE is before JEDI. Have you even seen these movies?
Zarles by Bono Luthor	May 25th, 2007 01:26:52 PM
Nailed it dude. Without Star Wars this website wouldn't exist. It was the big bang from which came all the other cool shit we have obsessed about for the last 30 years.
thank you lucas, and thank you star wars by LegoKenobi	May 25th, 2007 01:28:49 PM
i was 10 when SW came out, and i remember very clearly one of my friends telling me about it the day after he saw it: he was describing the opening scene, and he said that the destroyer chasing the rebel ship was "...HUGE. bigger than our whole block. it was longer than our street!" i said, "nuh-uh -- no way!" soon, i saw it for myself, and i believed. i've never stopped loving star wars since. so, thank you, george, thank you, star wars, and thank you, merrick, for that awesome trip in the wayback machine. PS -- i haven't been able to get that "general cinemas" music out of my head for 30 years now. so catchy!
Good stuff Merrick! by Darth Thoth	May 25th, 2007 01:35:22 PM
Great little article. Yes. Today I can put aside my deep hurt of what Star Wars has become and remember and honor the great that it was and to this day in some (but still very precious, important, and grand) ways still is. Yes, I am in very large part who I am today because of Star Wars. And it will always have a firm place in my heart. Happy birthday.
Hell yeah! by slave to the one	May 25th, 2007 01:39:33 PM
I wasnt even conceived at the time of the release, (that would be sometime the following spring) but I was born by the time empire and jedi were on the big screen. Too young to remember the hype that surrounded it, but old enough to vaguely remember seeing Return of the Jedi! These movies have and still have a huge imact on my life. I can look past the misdirections Lucas took starting in 1997, because to me, only the original releases matter!
Gus...both parts of the name apply by Ninja Nerd	May 25th, 2007 01:40:35 PM
The part of the '77 story I left out was the fact that I was STATIONED sort of close to LA courtesy of Uncle Sam. Myself and the 5 guys with me were guys you really didn't want to piss off....ever. We thought a fun time was walking into a bar full of Marines and yelling something like "all of you jarheads are pussies" and wading in for booting of head. I was only slightly nuts at the time. When we got the SIX TICKETS and the crowd got ugly, we turned around as one and just did the dead eye stare. Got real quiet. LOL. And yes, my son is also a ninja...we taught together until I retired a couple of years ago. Broken stuff just doesn't heal as fast anymore, you know? MESSI...the correct word is CUNTS, the singular being CUNT, a slang term for PUSSY. Of course you should know that since you apparently are one. And no, you can't fuck me...you didn't buy me dinner first.
We need a Tarantino-directed Star Wars movie... by WONKABAR	May 25th, 2007 01:40:37 PM
that would be the shit right there!
trivia time by ric_hard with a vengeance	May 25th, 2007 01:41:42 PM
kurt russell, nick nolte and al pacino were candidates for the han solo role. would you believe pacino yelling at luke with a laser gun? "get the fuck out!! i'm in the dark here!". russell, on the other hand, would have been kick-ass (thank god he did escape from new york). but who's complaining, star wars is great - plain and simple.
STAR WARS 4-EVER by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	May 25th, 2007 01:47:43 PM
NUFF SAID!
The Korean 'Han Solo's Revenge' booleg... by CatVutt	May 25th, 2007 01:51:23 PM
Had that 30-minute 'Gallandro Files' thing that the BBC did back in the late 80's, but the audio is crap and it sounds like everyone's underwater.
'Screen Test' - BBC 1977 by Mutley26	May 25th, 2007 01:56:25 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S creen_Test ...Was the very show that I remember seeing any footage of 'Star Wars' in the U.K. I remember thinking how much the interiors of the 'Death Star' reminded me of our local shopping mall The Pentagon Centre, situated in Chatham, Kent. Like most Brits, I did'nt get to see the film until early 78' as films took what seemed a lifetime to cross 'the pond' back then, and when they did, they often stayed on the same screen for months at a time. One misconception I recall having, was that in the scene where Vader is in his TIE and fiddling with his apparatus, I thought he was screwing the lid back on some type of intergalactic Thermos flask after taking a sly drink. Bless me eh?
Han Solo's Revenge sequel by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 01:57:30 PM
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy wasn't bad, but I still didn't agree with them replacing Tom Selleck with Burt Reynolds. It just wasn't a smooth transition at all. On the commentary for this one, Burt said that Han is one of the most challenging roles he's ever played. I thought that was a touching tribute to a wonderful character.
The Heresy of Differing Opinions by Supernatural_Canary	May 25th, 2007 01:58:08 PM
Well said, Karterhol. I’ve been reading this talkback squirming in my seat as the absurdly uncritical, geeked-out geyser-gush of adulation for STAR WARS gummed up my screen. I won’t say that I love SW as much as the next guy, because, gauging from the messages here, clearly I don’t. I saw the Star Wars movies when I was young, and I liked them. I’ve seen them recently and I still like them. They’re very good movies. But ultimately these are very good moves made infinitely better by the provenance of their source material (HIDDEN FORTRESS by Akira Kurosawa and THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Joseph Campbell). Lucas was able to assimilate the storytelling techniques of a Japanese director and the insights of a comparative mythologist into what is basically a pulpy, woodenly acted, pedantically written sci-fi film. And that’s cool. It’s admirable, even. I don’t know if I could do it. But for Christ’s sake folks, we’re essentially talking about Hollywood blockbuster fluff before we had a label for it. (The argument can even go we have Hollywood blockbuster fluff now because of STAR WARS. But whatever.) There’s certainly no denying the enormous influence that SW has had on the industry and the role it played shaping a new generation of filmmakers. Personally, I’m not 100% sure that the influence it generated was entirely positive, but that’s a completely subjective opinion that I expect no one else to share with me, and which I’ll admit might be a false accusation. ANNIE HALL, on the other hand, is a timeless masterpiece that parses the human psyche and reveals things about the fragility of love and the nature of emotional self-deception, all while being funny as hell. And it’s not even Woody Allen’s best movie! (That would be CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.) Can anyone here honestly say that Lucas has ever done anything better than STAR WARS? Maybe a person could argue that AMERICAN GRAFFITI is better. I’ll leave that to Lucasphiles. It’s certainly not my intent to throw caltraps on the road in front of the Lucas parade. I don’t think he deserves it. But I also don’t think die-hard STAR WARS fans can be given carte blanche freedom to shit on other movies (or people) because someone suggests that SW isn’t the greatest thing since the cure for polio. So what if someone believes the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy is better? That someone believes it doesn’t make it true or untrue. But Jesus, people react to such an opinion like it’s a personal affront. The funny (or depressingly sad) thing about rabid SW fans is that they are very much like fundamentalists and dogmatists. Any whiff of dissent is pounced on and the dissenter is ridiculed or branded a heretic. But the thing about people who accuse others of heresy is that no one who is comfortable with their own belief (in a movie, in a guru, in a religion) attacks another person for believing something different than them. Only people who don’t have confidence in their own belief savage someone else because they have a differing opinion. Whew! End rant.
Actually, it's... by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 02:01:18 PM
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From an old school SW fan - Lucas/prequel bashers suck! by strosmer	May 25th, 2007 02:06:39 PM
I'm so sick of these fanboys (and Alexandra DuPont) who think they know it all and feel the need to pick on every little flaw in a movie just so they can have some feeling of self-worth or intelligence, especially when it comes to George Lucas, the prequels and the special editions. Here's the thing with Star Wars and George - it's a modern literary feat, and he's an artist (not a messiah, not a money-grubbing whore). I grew up with Star Wars. I was in the theater for every release of every film in the series, I collected the toys, spent hours role-playing, and dressed up as characters at Halloween a couple years. I felt the magic of the series then, and I still feel it now, in no small part due to the prequels and special editions. If anyone should bash the prequels and special editions, it should be people like myself who were there and grew up with it. But I don't hate the prequels, or the special editions. Why? Because they are great works. If anything, the prequels are there to give even greater resonance to the original trilogy, and the special editions are there to more accurately present George's original vision. Not to mention they kick ass over anything else that's tried to match SW over the years. Pick on what you want, whether it be Jar Jar, or badly written love lines, or even Greedo getting off a shot, nothing, not Matrix, not Pirates, not even LOTR (as well done as that was) even comes close to surpassing the thrills that any SW film can provide. Since getting my home theater completed I've watched one great film after another - blockbusters to art house. The ones I come back to time and time again, that give me goosebumps over and over again, are Episodes 1 - 3 (it goes without saying that 4 - 5 are better, I want to focus on the prequels here). When I want a charge after the daily grind, I have only to watch the podrace, the chase through Coruscant, the attack of the clones, the great space battle and rescue of Palpatine, or any given lightsaber battle. They do lack a spirit that the originals had, but they take place in a more civilized time. Face it, peace is boring! When it comes to the special editions, sure there's things I can complain about, but nothing that robs me of my sense of nostalgia or ruins the films for me. You want to complain about dialogue? It's deliberate! These movies are modeled after '30's serials after all. To nitpick Star Wars is merely to compensate for one's own shortcomings, mainly the inability to get off one's own ass and create a great work. It's fine to have a sense of nostalgia, and offer criticism, but to let the prequels and revisions get you down is actually to detract from the spirit of the originals. Thanks to the continuation of the series through the prequels and special editions, I've been able to live the magic over and over again, and I still feel the same about them today as I did when I sat on a pile of coats with my jaw dropped open as a blockade runner was fiercely pursued by a Star Destroyer. This man has poured his heart into his work, his art, so that we might be a little enlightened, or at the very least, entertained. In that vein, he has every business altering it to render the images and messages he ultimately wants to convey. And if he makes a shitload of money as a result, good for him. It's not his fault he's rich, it's ours - the fans who are so enamored with his work. There is nothing shameless in it. So stop being jealous of his accomplishments, pull the stick out of your ass, sit back, and enjoy the ride he has created for you. Wonderful work, George, and thanks for the memories. I doubt anyone could have done it better.
Um, why would you scoff at Annie Hall? by s00p3rm4n	May 25th, 2007 02:11:50 PM
Are you on crack? Do you not see that Annie Hall is one of the finest comedies of all time?
LEAVE THE OLD SCHOOL TO THE OLD FOOL!!! by ChickenGeorgeVII	May 25th, 2007 02:12:00 PM
HOW AM I GONNA CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOSING MY OPTIC VIRGINITY???? I AM GONNA DUST OFF AND CLEAN YE OLD PIONEER LASERDISC PLAYER AND PULL MY SUPER-SPECIAL FIRST EDITION SILVER THX BOX SET OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY ON LASERDISC (bought for the low low price of 250 clams in 1994!)...IT COMES IN THAT SPECIAL CARDBOARD BOX THAT FALLS APART ON THE STORE SHELVES AND CAUSED A MIGHTY FUROR WHEN IT CAME OUT FOR BEING SO CHEAP QUALITY...BUT DAMMIT, IT WAS THE FIRST THX VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY...UNCUT AND UNTAINTED FROM THE HAND OF THE "SPECIAL EDITION LUCAS"!!!! (Yes..you can also get these versions on the latest DVDs...but only in 2.0 surround....this edition is THX!!!!! The ONLY way that you can see the original cuts of the films in 5.1 THX surround.) I MAY EVEN BREAK OUT THE ORIGINAL 1989 PIONEER/20TH CENTURY FOX SOLD FOR SEVENTY BUCKS A TITLE IN GLORIOUS 2.0 SURROUND!!! THE FIRST TIME STAR WARS EVER MADE IT TO WIDESCREEN EDITION...EVER!!!! MAN...THOSE DISCS MADE ME A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FREELOADERS...THEY MADE MY WINKY AS HARD AS THE DAY I SAW LASERS SHOOTIN ACROSS THE SCREEN AT THE CONTINENTAL THEATER IN DENVER ON THEIR THREE STORY SCREEN!!! IN THE VERY FRONT CORNER SEAT!!!! BOTH AWESOME AND TERRIFYING!!!! ANOTHER TWENTY TRIPS TO MY HOMETOWN THEATER THE REST OF THE SUMMER....only mildly distracted by close encounters of the third kind at thanksgiving...SO I RELIVE IT ALL...THE STICKY FLOORS...THE GREEN BOX OF JAWBREAKERS...AND THE AQUAMAN UNDEROOS!!!...THE ACTION FIGURES AND THE PLASTIC MILLENNIUM FALCON PLASTIC PLAYSET...AND PLENTY OF SOUR MASH TO WASH IT ALL DOWN WITH!!!!!!...And thus, even a pink urinal cake to get that old theater bathroom smell! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!
Look, whatever you thought of the prequels... by brokentusk	May 25th, 2007 02:20:26 PM
They could have been done SO much better. I don't want to get into an argument here that's been going on since 1999, but anyone who thinks that the prequel films are "great works" is fooling themselves. If those films didn't have the words STAR WARS in their titles, no one would be arguing about their quality – we’d all agree they were pretty crappy. I say this because the films were terribly written, terribly acted (for the most part) and, except for a select few moments (such as the opera scene in SITH), felt completely unrelated to the original trilogy. You know something is wrong with a film when the whole way through you're bombarded with special effects, which take you out of the story because of their over-use, then, all of a sudden, at the end of the last film in the trilogy, you're suddenly faced with a (real) set from the original trilogy and only then do you actually feel an emotional connection to the film you are watching. Bottom line: the prequel trilogy was a good idea executed terribly. Oh, happy birthday STAR WARS!
30 years by SithMenace	May 25th, 2007 02:23:10 PM
Unbelievable. Star Wars represents the most important aspect of my childhood. For a kid with a less than stellar home life, it was everything.
Naysayers be damned! by Orionsangels	May 25th, 2007 02:23:14 PM
You comments fall on def ears today. I'm celebrating the 30th anniversary of SW in style! by getting drunk! I have fond memories of SW growing. nothing can take that away. I'll Love STAR WARS forever!
The Power of Star Wars... by Anti-fanboy	May 25th, 2007 02:23:48 PM
is fucking amazing. The fandom and anti-fandom. Awe-inspiring. I adore the movie like no other. First movie I saw in a theater. Made a typically shitty, post-divorce childhood endurable -- bet a lot of you could say the same. There was nothing else like it, nothing else that got it so right back then in the late 70's, when we only had 3 channels on tv, and not even a VCR (not anyone I knew, anyway). We had comic books, Starlog, Famous Monsters, Fantastic Films (too young for real books, but the cover of Splinter of the Mind's Eye was a mysterious, evocative enticement). Saturday mornings we had Land of the Lost and, what, Jason of Star Command? Star Wars was this untouchable, perfect thing that nothing else compared to. Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers tried to and mostly failed. The Star Trek re-runs were fun. Close Encounters and Superman were awesome. But they didn't have lightsabers, man! And when I'd see that 20th Century Fox logo, hear the fanfare before a movie, I always, ALWAYS, hoped for those words, that crash of music, and: STAR WARS (!!!) ...and then, sometime in '79, I remember hearing on the radio that Darth Vader would be back in a new Star Wars movie... my head didn't explode, but that's only because that's physically impossible.
the person who didn't add an edit feature to AICN by Orionsangels	May 25th, 2007 02:25:34 PM
Be damned as well! I started getting drunk early so fuck u. Yeah I mean - Your comments fall on def ears today. I'm celebrating the 30th anniversary of SW in style! by getting drunk! I have fond memories of SW growing up. nothing can take that away. I'll Love STAR WARS forever!
Pete Venkman for president. by Axl Z	May 25th, 2007 02:25:52 PM
see title.
is that ole Billy Shatner by Douche Baggins	May 25th, 2007 02:31:05 PM
that sounds like william shatner doing the voice over for the movie trailer.
I faked a heatstroke to get to the front of the line by Sir Loin	May 25th, 2007 02:32:02 PM
This was Phoenix, fer cryin' out loud, and there was only ONE theater showing STAR WARS back in May of '77. Two days after it was released at the Cine Capri downtown, we stood in a line that wrapped around the theater in summer heat with zero shade. My 9-year-old brain was too impatient to wait another 2 hours to see it, so I pretended to pass out from the heat. We then went to the front of the line (where there WAS shade) and this little usher kid comes out and tells us to get back in line. My dad's a coach and he barked with his coaching voice in response: "This kid's having a HEAT ATTACK! You want a big scene with AMBULANCES and FIRE TRUCKS?!" hahaha. The kid went back in and shortly afterward they opened the lobby back up and we just blended right into the line. Anyway, that's my STAR WARS story, just about everybody has one from back then :)
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY - STAR WARS! by Orionsangels	May 25th, 2007 02:33:19 PM
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS! So here we are exactly 30 years later. We're older, dumber, more cynical, spoiled, annoying geeky brats.
A day long remembered.... by IndustryKiller!	May 25th, 2007 02:33:38 PM
There isn't a single one of us here who wasn't shaped by the OT. I know I was in absolutely profound ways even know I'm not old enough to have seen them in their original theatrical release. And yes the prequels are three of the worst films ever made but the OT stands as the best trilogy of all time. Period.
no Williams = suckage by Douche Baggins	May 25th, 2007 02:33:49 PM
plus, that trailer is really hurting for the John Williams score.
Tonight on G4TV - Olvia Munn = Leah Slave Costume by Orionsangels	May 25th, 2007 02:35:37 PM
7PM eastern. For those who don't know who she is - http://www.oliviamunn.org/ Oh and X-play is having a special Star Wars episode as well right after, haha.
I have no life today by Orionsangels	May 25th, 2007 02:36:37 PM
Thanks Star Wars!
Yeeeeah.A Tarantino STAR WARS is ALL we need. by TORTURE PWN	May 25th, 2007 02:37:35 PM
Jabba sodomizes Han.A big speech about the "real" meaning of the lyrics by the Cantina Band.A story of how Obi Wan smuggled Anakins lightsaber "up his ass".And 10,000 shots of Leia's feet in lieu of the slave costume.Yeah.Great.
You don't get it. Do you? by ludmir88	May 25th, 2007 02:46:34 PM
Star Wars sucks. End of the story!!!!!!!!!!! (bad acting, stupid dialog, maybe Harry is the only one who can connect with all those characters because i can't, and you know you can't either!!! But i can connect in some way even with the fucking hobbits, wizards, red-pills and pirates characters but not with this pile of fx orgy and brainless publicity in any their SILLY episodes. And why Helen Mirren is on National Treasure 2? mmmm... oh yes the paycheck
Cuaron by saintsfreak	May 25th, 2007 02:46:50 PM
Hey I know!! Let's have him direct an installment of every film franchase ever and, no matter what the series - even new Mary Kate & Ashley videos - we can have Christian Bale and Shia Labeouf star. Who's with me???
Jedi derived from Jidaigeki? Idiots by WONKABAR	May 25th, 2007 02:47:49 PM
Ok, I just need get this off my chest, after seeing this "fun-fact" on G4 and also having heard/read this myth repeated many times over the years (including Wikipediea) Jedi is NOT derived from Jidaigeki. Fan-boys and would-be scholars lend WAY too much weight to Japanese (Kurosawa etc.) and Mythological (Campell etc.) sources of influence on SW and not enough to stuff that he clearly ripped-off. Anyone who's read ERB's Mars-series would see that Jedi is obviously derived from Jed/Jedakk, that Padwan is derived from Padwar, and Sith is derived from, well...Sith. Oh and let's not forget "Spice-mines of Kessal" gee...hmmm. I love SW, but man, I get so tired of all the bullshit. I'm sure that that History Channel show will be an absolute disgrace.
Holiday Special: Special Edition. by Axl Z	May 25th, 2007 02:48:08 PM
"Fighting the frizzies at 11pm"
NEWSFLASH: Revenge of the sith was not that great by Phategod2	May 25th, 2007 02:50:47 PM
Even more Bad acting Lucas's lame ass General Greivous compared to Gennedy's, Dying of a broken heart, Going from a democratic Republic to a empire in 3 seconds. No fight between Mace windu and Anakin. Emo Anakin. and and lets not forget the line that will live in infamy "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." ROTS had one a good lightsaber fight and closier, other then that it sucked as much as the rest. and with Tartovsky's Clone wars which came before ROTS all the character in ROTS seemed nuetered in and personalities seems stale in comparison. Lucas is a P. poor director and should have let someone else handle the prequels from the gate.
SAINTSFREAK by Trooperof3	May 25th, 2007 02:51:00 PM
I HEART SAINTSFREAK.. That Is All
Han Solo's Revenge by Stuntcock Mike	May 25th, 2007 02:52:06 PM
Wasn't that Gilbert Godfrey's first film?
My memories of 1977 by Surround Sound	May 25th, 2007 02:54:49 PM
I vaguely remember the theme playing...then a lightsaber...then later a one eyed snake coming at me for a few seconds before...before...oh GOD. Utero memories are a real bitch, ya know?
Star Wars is dead by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	May 25th, 2007 02:56:23 PM
Even the originals are ruined for me now. I' happy for those that can still enjoy them though.
Star wars had an enormous effect on the editors by emeraldboy	May 25th, 2007 02:56:27 PM
of film magazines. for a long time if you said to anyone, what tops the poll in the greatest list of movie ever made. You would say things like Casablanca, Kane, marx brothers comedies, singing in the rain, gone with the wind, john Wayne movies . or whatever. Jaws came along, then Star wars, then close enounters etc, the indiana jones movies and then LOTR of the rings. Then the trend started that the editors, would conduct polls of the greatest movies of all time but the movies in these lists were made after 1974. So you get a list of the godfather, star wars, raiders, close encounters, lord of the rings etc at the expense of movies like gone with the wind, kane, marx bros, and I could go on.
Lucas Took a Dump on John Williams' by Samuel Fulmer	May 25th, 2007 02:56:38 PM
prequel scores. Since Williams completed them in January and Lucas was still editing up until the first weeks of May, he basically butchered the soundtracks of the prequels. Like Messi wrote above, what really makes the original movies great was the way everything was edited together. It seemed like some care and thought went into the originals, as oppossed to the prequels where several different music cues are spliced together over a scenes that looked like they were edited by a some kid who got his first non-linear editing system. The end sequences in ROTJ flow together so well because Williams' music holds them together. And it's the music preseted as he wrote it of the scenes. That's part of the reason the end battle scenes in Phantom Menace fall apart. Editor Ben Burt spliced three seperate cues together that were written for other parts of the film and the thing just turns into a mess.
Without Star Wars... by Surround Sound	May 25th, 2007 03:03:18 PM
We'd all be geeking out at Star Trek and Xena conventions...shudder Thanks George. Here's to 30 more years of the DARK SIDE!!!
give me the star wars.... by Axl Z	May 25th, 2007 03:03:50 PM
Venkman rules!
Most seem to forget: STAR WARS made people HAPPY in '77 by Nosferatu Jones	May 25th, 2007 03:04:19 PM
Everyone stood up and applauded on the end of the film; they all had a big, dopey grin on their faces as they filed out; and everyone had to rush right out and get that glorious soundtrack on vinyl or 8-track. I just listened to the soundtrack to the original STAR WARS on my way home from work and it damn well made me weep tears of joy. I don't care how much of a letdown the Prequels are... no one, not Lucas or the Raped Childhood Screechers, can ruin my childhood memories. The original still holds up and makes me glad have been 5 years old in 1977.
Thanks Merrick by RighteousBrother	May 25th, 2007 03:07:37 PM
Unless you were actually around when Star Wars came out you can't even begin to imagine the impact it had. All the other films of the time were things like 'laser blast' 'the people the time forgot' or 'the wilderness family' Star Wars came along and changed everything. Here's to you George, cheers!
ROTS by Samuel Fulmer	May 25th, 2007 03:10:38 PM
Was actually the prequel score that was the least mutilated. The only music cues that are poorly strung together are the ones during Obi-Wan's fight with and the one you mentioned above. The last 15 minutes was thankfully unmutilated by Mr. Ben Burt (I guess since they weren't heavy action scenes). The worst offenders of the music score mutilation are the Battle of Naboo scene in Phantom Menace, and the Arena Scene in Attack of the Clones.
Obi-Wan's Fight With General Grievous by Samuel Fulmer	May 25th, 2007 03:11:53 PM
was what I meant to write above.
messi from strosmer by strosmer	May 25th, 2007 03:13:29 PM
i don't defend the prequels blindly. i think a lot of people criticize them blindly. you can say that the OT is pretty bad too if you really want to get into it. nothing great about the writing and acting there either. that's not what these films are about. i think the prequels have as much heart and hard work put into them as the OT. people don't like them because of the expectation they brought to them. i'm only trying to defend Lucas as an artist. people tend to give him a bad rap, and i think in their nitpicking they fail to see what's great about his films. doesn't have to be highbrow to be high art.
TORTURE PWN.... by WONKABAR	May 25th, 2007 03:15:12 PM

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