Who Likes Star Wars?

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Nan S:
I do enjoy the movies - always have - and will probably see #3 on the first or second weekend.

I was very distubed, however, by a national magazine interview George Lucas did at the time The Empire Strikes Back was released. In that interview, Lucas revealed that he was a New Age practioner - he really did believe all that stuff about an “all-powerful force” which could be accessed by anyone who had the spark.

What better way is there to draw our kids away from Jesus than to package New Age beliefs glamourously? As a 20-year-old in 1979, The Force was VERY appealing to me and my friends.

Consequently, when the original trilogy was re-released in 1997 and I was a parent, I had serious discussions with my kids about understanding the difference between spiritual truth and New Age fantasy before I let them see it.
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There is something to be said for this.

When Episode I was released, some guy who had waited in line for days was quoted in our paper as saying, “I don’t need religion. I’ve got Star Wars!”

I can’t help wondering if he’d like to spend eternity watching Star Wars over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over . . .
 
Kay Cee:
There is something to be said for this.

When Episode I was released, some guy who had waited in line for days was quoted in our paper as saying, “I don’t need religion. I’ve got Star Wars!”

I can’t help wondering if he’d like to spend eternity watching Star Wars over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over . . .
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After the 3 or 4th rerun it would become a fairly hellish experience… by rerun 100 or sooner, their brains would be mush…
 
Kay Cee:
I can’t help wondering if he’d like to spend eternity watching Star Wars over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over . . .
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He’ll be able to tell whether he is in heaven or hell based upon which movie he has to watch for all eternity.

Heaven: Star Wars (A New Hope) or Empire Strikes Back

Hell: Episode I

or maybe Episode I is reserved for purgatory and in Hell they are screening a clips reel of all the worst bits from Return of the Jedi and the first two prequels :eek:

I love the original trilogy, and I’ve been disappointed by the prequels, but I still continue to hope that Episode 3 will be awesome. I’m so rooting for Darth Vader though, and I don’t think that was Lucas’ intention. :rolleyes:
 
I like the movies, but never felt addicted till I saw the Mr. Potato Darth Vader…Darth Tader. I had to get it. It is the best Star Wars product out there.
 
What’s the deal? I went to the movies and saw a Star Wars preview and a Batman preview. Is it the 80’s again!!!

Sorry, but I’m SO over it!
 
carol marie:
I believe I am the last remaining person on the planet who has not seen a single Star Wars Movie.
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When Episode IV came out in 1978 I was 17, and I went to see it 5 times. After that I never saw all of Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi until they were re-released to the theaters. I’ve only Episodes I & II on DVD. I would like to see Episode III in the theater but who knows. My wife has never seen any of the movies and doesn’t care to, so carol marie your not alone.
 
I love the original trilogy - I have the unedited VHS and the editied DVDs. The new ones just haven’t cut it so far, although I do like them. If only they could do a decent remake of Battlestar Gallactica, the world would be a better place.
 
My “loved” only extends to the original trilogy- the new set is too goofy, and Lea was just WAY too cool with the hair!!!
 
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Siena:
My “loved” only extends to the original trilogy- the new set is too goofy, and Lea was just WAY too cool with the hair!!!
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I thought Leia was too cool in spite of the hair! 😉
 
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dirtydog:
If only they could do a decent remake of Battlestar Gallactica, the world would be a better place.
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They already have: Friday Nights @ 10pm EST on SCi-Fi. 😃
 
STAR WARS much like JAWS is pre-knowable, you already know what ,where, when & how.
yeah I like it:thumbsup: , but I’ll see it at the dollar theatre in @ 6 months
 
I was a fan of the first movie when it came out in 1977, but the subsequent movies seemed to go downhill pretty fast.
 
I saw Revenge of the Sith the day it came out. I thought it was awesome. I think Star Wars rocks. I wasn’t even alive when the first two came out but I Return of the Jedi in the theaters and I grew up watching the origional trilogy. I feel like I’m the only person in the world that actually likes Episodes 1-3 though.
 
My parents weren’t even together when the first set came out. (That means I wasn’t born. They actually waited till AFTER the marraige ceremony to have a kid) But IMHO, Star Wars is the second best series out there. Behind, of course, Star Trek. 😃

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DJ
 
Revenge of the Sith rounds out the whole saga, and for Star Wars fans (and even non-fans), completing the whole series makes Episode VI (Return of the Jedi) more sensible now, titlewise. Back then, ROTJ as a title was debatable: Luke Skywalker was not yet Jedi by Episode VI, and up to the series’ end Luke never formally became Jedi. Anakin’s redemption gives ROTJ more sense then, and now we see why it’s titled that way (actually, just for trivia and to refresh memories, George Lucas originally wanted to make the title of Episode VI as Revenge of the Jedi, but backed out since Jedi should never seek revenge willfully). Yes, Star Wars does have a very Catholic message (though if I am correct GL is not Catholic), which we can see from Anakin’s rise to fall to redemption. Why I like Star Wars (and really, Episode VI)? Because it is a story of redemption. It’s very touching to see Vader turn around, and in the last scene of Episode VI we see a redeemed Anakin together with Yoda and Obi-Wan (many spoilers here for those who haven’t seen the whole series; sorry).
 
I was never a fanatic of the Star Wars series so I chose "Star wars is ok,i suppose! "

I saw the first three in the theater, but have not even seen the last three, even on cable. Guess I just lost interest and I have never been into hype. Even on the LOTR films, I waited a couple of weeks to let the frenzie die down.

PF
 
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