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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| ChilgokBlackHole wrote: |
| ...this is a serious question?j |
I think someone just wants to brag about showing Star Wars to a girl.... really, is it that difficult a question to ponder?  |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
| Dude, Empire is CLEARLY the most highly rated Star Wars movie of them all. |
Well, Dude. Before anyone used the word "Dude", those of us old enough to remember know that 4 and 6 were more popular than 5. Whether or not the legacy in the quarter century since has been more favorable to 5, whether media critics and younger generations go for 5 more may be true, dunno. But when the films were released, certainly 5 was considered a letdown from 4, and many expressedly enjoyed 6 more than 5. Of course it was the eighties, when E.T. ad Indiana Jones were popular. Was the original Rocky a better film than Rocky II? Rocky II certainly was considered more exciting, but it doesn't age as well. Maybe 5 ages better than 4. I haven't watched any of 4,5,6 since the eighties, though saw each at the theater multiple times back then, before cable tv and home video was invented. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
| bucheon bum wrote: |
| Dude, Empire is CLEARLY the most highly rated Star Wars movie of them all. |
Well, Dude. Before anyone used the word "Dude", those of us old enough to remember know that 4 and 6 were more popular than 5. Whether or not the legacy in the quarter century since has been more favorable to 5, whether media critics and younger generations go for 5 more may be true, dunno. But when the films were released, certainly 5 was considered a letdown from 4, and many expressedly enjoyed 6 more than 5. |
Letdown from the first? Hmm, maybe if you were a kid, sure. Adult though? I am skeptical. I am pretty certain that the reviews from the time would not reflect your claim either.
That being said, 6 and 5 did nearly identically at the box office.
And given the fact that Fast Times in Ridgemont High came out in 1982, I'd say people were saying dude before anyone even knew anything about 6 (other than the fact it would be coming out at some point).  |
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bucheon bum
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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side-question.... who was most offended by jarjar binks?
hardcore SW fans?
Rasta-men?
<insert any other cultural or racial minority here>
Lucas shoulda just pushed it to the edge, and have him walkin' around with a boom-box and joint in his mouth....  |
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Chet Wautlands
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I love Starwars. That robot, Datas, is so funny. "It does not compute!" |
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BlandName
Joined: 09 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Siding with popular opinion here, I'd recommend the original trilogy. And heavens forbid you find the animated Clone Wars movie . . . I've not watched it, but judging by the show it spawned, I don't regret it. Combining kids' entertainment with politics in a film is a tricky game. |
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8 years down
Joined: 16 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Just watch them in order so she understands the story? Damn some people are too dramatic. I doubt she'll be picking up on failures like Jarjar and the craptastic acting/screenplay in the newer 3 films. |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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I love star wars, but my advice to you would be:
Just don't do it man.
She'll be bored to tears. Hate to say it, but Koreans are just not that big into SciFi. |
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Chet Wautlands wrote: |
| I love Starwars. That robot, Datas, is so funny. "It does not compute!" |
Don't diss the Trek... 
and actually, looks like you're crossing three scifi franchises.... only Robot from Lost in Space would say the compute line...
or maybe it's a geek-check....  |
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Chet Wautlands
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve_Rogers2008 wrote: |
or maybe it's a geek-check.... |
ha ha
I the "it does not compute" was just a generic line. Lost in Space, eh? I've only seen the one with Joey from Friends. |
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seonsengnimble
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Location: taking a ride on the magic English bus
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| 456 followed by the redlettermedia reviews of 1 and 2. They're much more enjoyable than 1 and 2. |
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RMNC
Joined: 21 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| seonsengnimble wrote: |
| 456 followed by the redlettermedia reviews of 1 and 2. They're much more enjoyable than 1 and 2. |
Yeah this is just true for anything regarding Star Wars in general. The reviews are easily better than all three of the new movies combined. She won't get it if you don't show them to her first, let alone understand the complex slang and jokes that Mr. Plinkett uses, but it's still the only way to go. |
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kimdeal54
Joined: 28 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| IlIlNine wrote: |
I love star wars, but my advice to you would be:
Just don't do it man.
She'll be bored to tears. Hate to say it, but Koreans are just not that big into SciFi. |
Yes... this.
I've tried, and failed, twice. She just can't get into it, and it was torture for me too because she clearly hated every second. |
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GreenlightmeansGO
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
| bucheon bum wrote: |
| Dude, Empire is CLEARLY the most highly rated Star Wars movie of them all. |
Well, Dude. Before anyone used the word "Dude", those of us old enough to remember know that 4 and 6 were more popular than 5. Whether or not the legacy in the quarter century since has been more favorable to 5, whether media critics and younger generations go for 5 more may be true, dunno. But when the films were released, certainly 5 was considered a letdown from 4, and many expressedly enjoyed 6 more than 5. Of course it was the eighties, when E.T. ad Indiana Jones were popular. Was the original Rocky a better film than Rocky II? Rocky II certainly was considered more exciting, but it doesn't age as well. Maybe 5 ages better than 4. I haven't watched any of 4,5,6 since the eighties, though saw each at the theater multiple times back then, before cable tv and home video was invented. |
Didn't Oscar Wilde and co. create the term 'dude'? That was a [retty long time ago, perhaps even predating Star Wars. |
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