Star Wars is 35 Years Old Today

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I was 4 years old and I remember my dad taking me to see this at a theater that was torn down 20 years ago and replaced with a church.

I remember my dad mumbling on the way out that it was the stupidest thing he had ever seen.

His movie tastes from that era were along the lines of Charles Bronson/Clint Eastwood type of stuff.
 
ghostmind said:
And the fact that there was no internet, and popular media wasn't as prevalent, meant that unless someone you knew actually saw it before you and spoiled it to you (I'm reminded of that Simpson clip), you would have no idea the bomb that was about to be dropped.
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Which was so amazing when it happened. I had absolutely no idea. I will never forget that moment. EVER.
 
Anakin should have went to the Jedi Counsel. Not the Jedi Council. Whole situation could have been avoided.
 
These movies defined a large portion of my childhood. My friend had one of the earliest VCR's, and I watched the first two movies at their house all the time.

Was old enough to see Return of the Jedi in the theater when it came out, and was so hyped.
 
I will be curious to see what happens with the franchise when George passes and his kids inevitably sell the rights off.
 
One of his daughters is already heavily involved in the franchise and will probably be the one to take over once George passes.
 
Kung Fu Jedi said:
He's uncredited for directing Jedi, but it is well known that he pretty much took over the duties when Richard Marquand wasn't up to the task. Solo knows this, but doesn't seem to want to go into detail as to why it is "5 of 6."
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so 4 out of 6 lol

really im just messing around.
 
Magnus said:
And for the benefit of us young-ins...did anyone here go see this opening weekend, or when it was originally in theatres at all in '77? Stories!
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Three times in the theater. I was 10.

I specifically remember talking to my brother about how cool the bad guy was right afterwards, although I could not remember his name. Still, Vader was what made the biggest impression on me.

I don't remember the details of the next two viewings, but it was in theaters for about a year.

I also saw the original TV broadcast. This is pre-VHS, so getting to see it again on teh small screen was a pretty huge deal. I think that wa 1980.
 
megashock5 said:
Not opening weekend, but during it's first run in theaters in '77 - I was 6, which was a great age.

I still remember it to this day. Actually, I remember the first theater viewings for all 3 of the OT. I remember which theater, who I saw them with, I remember the drive to the theater and standing in line to get in.

Despite my love for the franchise pretty much drying up over the last couple years (I seriously think George hates us original fans), nothing will ever taint those memories, and I feel lucky to have had these stories and characters be such a big part of my growing up.
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I wasn't supposed to see it on opening weekend, but I did!I was only 1 years old at the time and my parent's babysitter canceled on us. I saw the other 2 opening weekend as well which I remember slightly.
 
Solo's right, the original trilogy and in particular the first movie are overrated. However, they were really unique at the time they came out even with their flaws are quite entertaining.

It's just that the dialgue and the acting are pretty terrible, and the effects while incredible on release have not aged well.

By the time the movies were re-watchable on VHS or showed on TV from time to time, I had come around to the fact that they had problems. But there's still a lot of magic there.
 
Magnus said:
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Just beautiful.

I remember watching it when it first come out and was completely. And I mean completely blown away. I must have watched it 100 time since.

I will never ever forgive George for Episodes 1, 2 and 3. Rage...
 
Anth0ny said:
35 years

and still no home release that isn't a shitty vhs or laserdisc
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I don't think you'll ever see one. Not officially that is. But that's George and his revisionist bullshit for you...
 
Dreams-Visions said:
how does this compare to Adywan's versions? I've only seen his revision of Episode IV, and it was excellent.
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From what I've always understood, Adywan's versions are "fan edits" where he adds stuff to the movies (like Yavin being added to the background of the first Death Star Fight) whereas Harmy's are just straight up restorations. I assume they are both completely fine versions, you just need to figure out if you want additions to the original cuts or not. Also, anything Adywan added isn't crazy or stupid like Lucas' additions to the "Special Editions" so don't worry about that.
 
Solo said:
I will be curious to see what happens with the franchise when George passes and his kids inevitably sell the rights off.
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Not happening. His daughter who he is grooming to take over Lucasfilm after he retires/dies is Christopher Tolkien level devoted to her dad and his vision of the franchise. She got very VERY upset on Twitter when the changes to the blu-ray got attacked and is pretty adamant about her dad's vision being the only thing that matters. She takes this stuff pretty damn personally.
 
Dreams-Visions said:
One of the pillars of my childhood. <3 Star Wars. Easily my favorite movie growing up. The Death Star run still gives goosebumps when I have the surround sound turned up.

Dear Lucas Arts,

Please make sequels to your X-Wing and TIE Fighter PC games.



Fun story about this moment: One day my little brother (who was 15 at the time) walked into a room where I was doing some work. That moment was on the screen. He looked at the TV and asked me in the most serious voice you can imagine,

"AJ, do we have 2 suns?"

I looked at him with the most blank look I could muster...then looked back at my computer screen, trying to comprehend the nature of the question I was just asked. Did a 15 year-old really just ask me if we have 2 fucking SUNS? Has he ever learned in any of his 10 years in Science classes that we have more than one star? Has he ever heard such a thing alluded to? If not, why the fuck isn't he answering this question himself????

I finally got the enough disgust off of my face to ask him if he'd ever seen to Suns (while still highly irritated) and I think he figured out the answer was no. That was 5 or 6 years ago. Do this day, I can't believe he asked me that, and I'll probably never forget it.
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Mention that at his wedding when you give a speech.
 
Owensboro said:
From what I've always understood, Adywan's versions are "fan edits" where he adds stuff to the movies (like Yavin being added to the background of the first Death Star Fight) whereas Harmy's are just straight up restorations. I assume they are both completely fine versions, you just need to figure out if you want additions to the original cuts or not. Also, anything Adywan added isn't crazy or stupid like Lucas' additions to the "Special Editions" so don't worry about that.
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I highly recommend "Harmy's De-specialized edition" of SW- did an admirable job of trying to get it back to the original release. That's the only version I watch these days. I still need to download his Empire and Jedi.
 
Solo said:
35 years of being overrated.
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tru dat, tru dat

Once upon a time in a building not all that far away it used to be a childhood favorite of mine, but that changed really quickly as I grew up. The prequels being complete trash really helped in lifting the rose-tinted nostalgia glasses I had for Star Wars as well(the movie and the franchise in general). I don't know if I'm the only one that notices but Mark Hamill delivered one of the worst acting performances of all-time in the first movie, the improvement he makes in ESB is massive. Darth Vader also sounds weird, to say the least, there's a weird inflection in his voice. He sounds much more boss and serious in the two sequels.

Anyway, I still appreciate for the impact in had on cinema and on myself when I was a little kid. I doubt I'd have the interest I do in astronomy, space and science fiction today if it wasn't for Star Wars.
 
Ignatz Mouse said:
Solo's right, the original trilogy and in particular the first movie are overrated. However, they were really unique at the time they came out even with their flaws are quite entertaining.

It's just that the dialgue and the acting are pretty terrible, and the effects while incredible on release have not aged well.

By the time the movies were re-watchable on VHS or showed on TV from time to time, I had come around to the fact that they had problems. But there's still a lot of magic there.
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All art should be held up to nondescript 'objectivity', especially stuff like Star Wars. Thumbs up.
 
the fact that Star Wars is 35 years old today makes me feel old...

then i see that some people here actually saw it in theater on opening day which kinda softens the blow i guess :)
 
Coincidentally, I just got ahold of the first three movies today. I pan on re-wathing them all for the first time since I was a child. It'll basically be like watching it for the first time, as I honestly don't remember what happened in any of them. I don't even think I watched all of them, either, and the ones I did see as a kid were probably just bits and snippets. Looking forward to catching up on all that "culture".
 
I wish they would make a Jedi Knight movie. Kyle Katarn's mixture of Jedi and scoundrel needs to be immortalized in film.
 
Saw it in theaters in '77 many, many times.

The first time, I remember being totally blown away by the Falcon's escape from the Death Star and the ensuing battle with the TIE sentry ships, so much so that I thought, "Wow! What an ending! ...what, there's more? Yay!"
 
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