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The main reason, I think, that explains my complete indifference towards anything Star Wars is that I didn't see it as a kid. I was born in '81 (aah what a good year) so missed the first two, and would have been two or three when the third one was released at the cinema. I never bothered to get it out on video, and I had never experienced the Star Wars 'phenomenon' until they released the re-mastered videos, which I borrowed off a mate.
In the sixteen or so years between my birth and Star Wars viewing I had seen a great deal of Sci Fi films which surpassed Star Wars in terms of story, acting and effects, and so I didn't find any of the trilogy that special at all.
I believe that the main reason so many twenty/thirty year olds think of Star Wars so fondly was that they saw it when they were young, and it was amazing. In it's day it DID surpass anything else in terms of visual effects, and kids would naturally be in awe. They wouldn't really care about the generally lame acting and script. I read that George Lucas thought that Alec Guiness was won over by the script. Alec Guiness claimed that he did it for the money alone and the scipt was awful!
So in short, it's nostalgia that keeps Star Wars alive. It was an important picture when it was released but it doesn't really hold up well today - which explains the need for it to be remastered.
Much like Episode 1, the Star Wars of past were an effects showcase. There was nothing to compare to Star Wars in its day in terms of technical achievment, but unfortunatly for Episode 1, other firms/film-makers CAN make comparible effects. This dullens the impact of said effects and makes you concentrate more on the 'storyline' and 'acting'.
I think for his next installments in this dire series George should try to make the actors act, develop a scintillating script and then back this all up with impressive CGI. With any luck the impressive CGI will have the untimley demise of a less than impressive Jar Jar Binks.
Now excuse me while I retire to an asbestos room in preparation for the flames.
Thank you and Goodnight!
In the sixteen or so years between my birth and Star Wars viewing I had seen a great deal of Sci Fi films which surpassed Star Wars in terms of story, acting and effects, and so I didn't find any of the trilogy that special at all.
I believe that the main reason so many twenty/thirty year olds think of Star Wars so fondly was that they saw it when they were young, and it was amazing. In it's day it DID surpass anything else in terms of visual effects, and kids would naturally be in awe. They wouldn't really care about the generally lame acting and script. I read that George Lucas thought that Alec Guiness was won over by the script. Alec Guiness claimed that he did it for the money alone and the scipt was awful!
So in short, it's nostalgia that keeps Star Wars alive. It was an important picture when it was released but it doesn't really hold up well today - which explains the need for it to be remastered.
Much like Episode 1, the Star Wars of past were an effects showcase. There was nothing to compare to Star Wars in its day in terms of technical achievment, but unfortunatly for Episode 1, other firms/film-makers CAN make comparible effects. This dullens the impact of said effects and makes you concentrate more on the 'storyline' and 'acting'.
I think for his next installments in this dire series George should try to make the actors act, develop a scintillating script and then back this all up with impressive CGI. With any luck the impressive CGI will have the untimley demise of a less than impressive Jar Jar Binks.
Now excuse me while I retire to an asbestos room in preparation for the flames.
Thank you and Goodnight!
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> I want a Death Star so I can hold America to ransom
You know, with a death star you can hold THE WORLD to ransom!
> I want a Death Star so I can hold America to ransom
You know, with a death star you can hold THE WORLD to ransom!
I want a Death Star so I can hold America to ransom
I see your point completely Sadat. It's not that I dislike Star Wars and I've seen them all several times, it's just that I don't the etheral feeling in the pit of my stomach like some fans do. Some have compared it the Creation story, called it a commentary on the human condition, and some slightly dodgy (and no doubt bearded) American scholars have remarked on Luke Skywalker's similarites with Jesus Christ (the man, not the musical). I just don't find it that great.
I want an X-Wing too.
I will admit I would love a lightsaber. They look pretty damned good fun
Don't forget the lightsabres, Grix! I doubt if there's a kid alive who didn't want one after seeing the films
The plots nice, the special effects are smile raising, but the most important thing is character. That's why Star Wars is so special. They take the "hero rescue princess" bit, and put a load of characters in that you can warm to.
That's how I see it, anyway. Love the films, not the franchaise.
That's how I see it, anyway. Love the films, not the franchaise.
You said it yourself, you didn't see them as a kid, I first saw Return Of The Jedi when I was about 6 or 7, and I'd seen bits of Empire Strikes Back on TV loads
I grew up with them, and I was really excited when I heard they were coming out at the cinemas back in 1997 (yes, it was that long ago)
Stuff like the games (the good ones at least) have helped keep them alive, not to mention all the books/merchandise etc
I grew up with them, and I was really excited when I heard they were coming out at the cinemas back in 1997 (yes, it was that long ago)
Stuff like the games (the good ones at least) have helped keep them alive, not to mention all the books/merchandise etc
The main reason, I think, that explains my complete indifference towards anything Star Wars is that I didn't see it as a kid. I was born in '81 (aah what a good year) so missed the first two, and would have been two or three when the third one was released at the cinema. I never bothered to get it out on video, and I had never experienced the Star Wars 'phenomenon' until they released the re-mastered videos, which I borrowed off a mate.
In the sixteen or so years between my birth and Star Wars viewing I had seen a great deal of Sci Fi films which surpassed Star Wars in terms of story, acting and effects, and so I didn't find any of the trilogy that special at all.
I believe that the main reason so many twenty/thirty year olds think of Star Wars so fondly was that they saw it when they were young, and it was amazing. In it's day it DID surpass anything else in terms of visual effects, and kids would naturally be in awe. They wouldn't really care about the generally lame acting and script. I read that George Lucas thought that Alec Guiness was won over by the script. Alec Guiness claimed that he did it for the money alone and the scipt was awful!
So in short, it's nostalgia that keeps Star Wars alive. It was an important picture when it was released but it doesn't really hold up well today - which explains the need for it to be remastered.
Much like Episode 1, the Star Wars of past were an effects showcase. There was nothing to compare to Star Wars in its day in terms of technical achievment, but unfortunatly for Episode 1, other firms/film-makers CAN make comparible effects. This dullens the impact of said effects and makes you concentrate more on the 'storyline' and 'acting'.
I think for his next installments in this dire series George should try to make the actors act, develop a scintillating script and then back this all up with impressive CGI. With any luck the impressive CGI will have the untimley demise of a less than impressive Jar Jar Binks.
Now excuse me while I retire to an asbestos room in preparation for the flames.
Thank you and Goodnight!
In the sixteen or so years between my birth and Star Wars viewing I had seen a great deal of Sci Fi films which surpassed Star Wars in terms of story, acting and effects, and so I didn't find any of the trilogy that special at all.
I believe that the main reason so many twenty/thirty year olds think of Star Wars so fondly was that they saw it when they were young, and it was amazing. In it's day it DID surpass anything else in terms of visual effects, and kids would naturally be in awe. They wouldn't really care about the generally lame acting and script. I read that George Lucas thought that Alec Guiness was won over by the script. Alec Guiness claimed that he did it for the money alone and the scipt was awful!
So in short, it's nostalgia that keeps Star Wars alive. It was an important picture when it was released but it doesn't really hold up well today - which explains the need for it to be remastered.
Much like Episode 1, the Star Wars of past were an effects showcase. There was nothing to compare to Star Wars in its day in terms of technical achievment, but unfortunatly for Episode 1, other firms/film-makers CAN make comparible effects. This dullens the impact of said effects and makes you concentrate more on the 'storyline' and 'acting'.
I think for his next installments in this dire series George should try to make the actors act, develop a scintillating script and then back this all up with impressive CGI. With any luck the impressive CGI will have the untimley demise of a less than impressive Jar Jar Binks.
Now excuse me while I retire to an asbestos room in preparation for the flames.
Thank you and Goodnight!