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[MIMIC]

My floor is going to Chicago for the weekend on a charter bus, and my roommate suggested that we watch the "Star Wars" movies along the way.

I don't fucking think so.

 

[borghe]

hmm. apparently I have stumbled my way into the "Look at me I'm cool I hate star wars do you want to go out with me now?" thread...

carry on.

 

[MIMIC]

*takes lightsaber and cuts off borghe's balls*

 

[ElyrionX]

"Who Da Man? Yo Da Man!" :lol :lol :lol

:lol

HOLY SHIT. That is fucking funny!

 

[Manics]

:lol

HOLY SHIT. That is fucking funny!

Can't believe people dont' remember those ads. I cringed when I originally heard them and I then realized how far the Star Wars movies had fallen.

 

[Prince of Space]

I'm a fan of the OT -- they're great, escapist entertainment. The key word there being ENTERTAINMENT. It really is creepy how people devote their LIVES to these movies. I remember reading about people owning $50,000 worth of SW toys, and watching one of the movies EVERY DAY.

Now with all this talk of the saga finally being over, fans talking about how a major chapter of their lives is over... God, that's like admitting it's taken you the last 30 years to reach age 14.

 

[Warm Machine]

Empire is about as good as movies get. Perfectly written, paced, acted, edited, and photographed. There is nothing average about that film. If it were the case Aliens and Raiders of the Lost Ark would be average as well.

 

[mrkgoo]

For me Star Wars was always part of my childhood, and nostalgia demands that it remains so. It'd be the equivalent of transformers and ninja turtles for some, and pokemon and yu-gi-oh today.

I'm a huge fan and probably alucas-apologist at teh best of times...had lots of toys when growing up, and even dabbled in getting lots of Star Wars merchandise. I can't say it's completely over now, but it has lessened. I've had no inclination to get action figures for...wuite some time now.

 

[Spiritreaver]

Personally I think the Lohan obssesion is far worse.

Okay maybe not, but give it another 10 years.

"CONNECT THE DOTS! LA LA LA!".

EDIT:

FFS let people have their fun in peace.

Totally agree.

 

[Comfort_Eagle]

Empire is about as good as movies get. Perfectly written, paced, acted, edited, and photographed. There is nothing average about that film. If it were the case Aliens and Raiders of the Lost Ark would be average as well.

Anything with Mark Hamil and that chick that played the princess is not well acted.

 

[Crusader]

I dig the shit out of the Star Wars flicks, but people have rose-colored glasses jammed up their vaginas when it comes to the original trilogy, ESPECIALLY The Empire Strikes Back.

"Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder."

ZOMG! IT IS TEH MOST WITTY PERFECT WRITING AND ROMANCE EVER!!! IT IZ 4 TRU LOVERZ UV TEH MOOVYS!

:lol

 

[galeninjapan]

The line was great because it was the Star Wars universe. Mark Hamil and Carrie Fisher did an excellent job in the original trilogy.

 

[Crusader]

Well, I wasn't in the Star Wars Universe. Henceforth, I was cringing as if I had been bitten in the nuts.

Now that I think about it, that's what I find particularly puzzling/retarded about Star Wars fandom. If that had been a line from the prequels, there'd be bitching for YEARS about how George Lucas is history's greatest monster and whatnot. But if it's in Empire, it becomes simply magical and wonderful...because...y'know nothing can ever be wrong if it was made before 1984.

 

[galeninjapan]

Well, I wasn't in the Star Wars Universe. Henceforth, I was cringing as if I had been bitten in the nuts.

Now that I think about it, that's what I find particularly puzzling/retarded about Star Wars fandom. If that had been a line from the prequels, there'd be bitching for YEARS about how George Lucas is history's greatest monster and whatnot. But if it's in Empire, it becomes simply magical and wonderful...because...y'know nothing can ever be wrong if it was made before 1984.

Im probably the type of person you are talking about when you talk about people likeing the original trilogy but hating the prequals. Here is why. The originals were good movies. Star Wars got nomitated for best picture at the oscars but lost to Annie Hall. The prequals are not good movies. The lines are horrible and delivered by wooden acting.

Im not really sure what you were trying to say though.

 

[Crusader]

Personally speaking, a line that's presented the exact same way in two different movies has the exact same effect in both of them. A corny line is a corny line, no matter what movie it happens to be in. Attack of the Clones certainly had plenty of cheesy moments, but it's highly derivitive of Empire, which had many of the same types of scenes and made me similarly wanna gouge my eyes out during said moments (ie- anything to do with romance).

Also, while I try not to be judgemental of other people's rationales (as many of my own opinions are pretty fucked up), I'm not big on liking movies just because somebody else liked them. So Episode IV doesn't have any flaws because some stupid asshole on the Academy liked it and Episodes I and II do because the same and/or different retarded fucks didn't? Bullshit! That just doesn't hold water. Critics and the Academy have liked some pretty shit things. Why the fuck should I care what they think?

 

[Mejilan]

I'm going to catch the May 18th midnight showing. And I live in Brooklyn, so I likely won't get home that night until close to 4am. You can be damn sure that I won't be getting in to work on time the following day. But, I'm a good boy, so I'll work extra during the week to cover for the time I'll be missing.

 

[MIMIC]

:lol My room mate must be pissed off at me because I don't like Star Wars.

He, myself, and a friend of mine were talking about "Star Wars" and I mentioned how I cared nothing for the movie(s). Then, we started talking about "Meet the Fockers/Meet the Parents," and my room mate wouldn't shut-up about how much he doesn't care for that movie (OK? :lol).

So my friend and I were just talking about parts of the movie that cracked us up, and my room mate is still going on about how he doesn't like that movie.

Does he think he was hurting me or something? :lol

 

[acoustix]

There was a thread similar to this last night before OT was open. Im down with the hate mostly cause Im fucking sick of hearing about Ep. III, but like alot of people Ill be seeing it if only to justify me spending 14 bucks on the first two and cause alot of my freinds will be going.

I know everybody has their "thing", but when people sleep overnight to see a fucking movie I want to end their life if only to save oxygen.

 

[MIMIC]

My room mate to me just seconds ago:

"I have the first 'Star Wars' on my computer. Do you wanna watch it?"

Is he fucking RETARDED?! @_@