For people who've been avoiding spoilers -- you freaks --

That's becoming more of a compliment for me than an insult.

Most reviews say that SW:E3-RotS is much better than PM or AotC. Many reviews say it's better than Return of the Jedi.

I realize this. The problem is after Eps 1&2 I'm much more willing to take convinience and low-cost over fanaticism. I still have a few friends who feel otherwise, but it's no longer worth literally losing sleep over to me.

Now, if there's midnight showings of Serenity in September, sign me up.

Now, if there's midnight showings of Serenity in September, sign me up.

Abso-frickin-lutely.

In my new Entertainment Weekly there's an article about Lucas and the styles of Eps 1 & 2. (He apparently made them in the same style as the original 3 but goes into more detail.) It's an interesting article and gives clues as to what questions are answered by RotS.

That's becoming more of a compliment for me than an insult.

Um--okay. Since it wasn't actually intended as an insult.

Well, yeah, I got that, but it used to be an insult, right? (I know it was originally said with affection.)

I work at a movie theater, and we've been getting these "Flick" magazine-ad things to hand out with Star Wars tickets. A few interesting tidbits, a crossword puzzle, etc. The first page is an ad touting this website.

Thoughts? From me, it provokes a mix of "aww, how sweet" and "sweet burning Jeebus, can I please kill the man?"

Huh. I used to wonder if the Force would ever become a religion (or at least a cult) - we're due for a new one, after all. That site makes it seem possible.

(although I'm kind of that way about LOTR, but the book not the movies)

I'm old enough to remember seeing Star Wars when it came out(sorry George, it'll always be Star Wars to me, I can't do "A New Hope" or Episode 4). I remember being blown away by it in the first few minutes. It was something I had never seen before and it was stunning. It set the expectation for Empire and Return of the Jedi and I loved, loved, loved them all. (Dudes, I ditched my Sr. Seminar class to stand in line for 2 hours alone to see Jedi and got blasted by my advisor for doing it and he almost didn't pass my thesis but I didn't care 'cause... Jedi!!) So my disappointment was vast when we saw PM and AotC. Now I can't even get any enthusiasm up for seeing Sith no matter what any of the reviews say, and I'm very sad about that. Almost as sad as the fact that my almost 9 y.o. thinks the original three movies are lame and that PM and AotC are terrific. Although I have enormous cred w/ the youngin' 'cause of my deep well of Star Wars knowledge.

I'm also old enough to remember seeing the original trilogy on the big screen (I was 11 in 1977). I actually remember seeing the TV trailer before they realized that they didn't need the additional publicity and pulled the ads. The original SW was the first movie I saw multiple times in the theater (three times that summer, including once from the front row--Luke's nostril looks very strange from that perspective), because it just sucked me in so wonderfully. I didn't get that kind of a thrill down my spine from a theatrical movie again until FotR.

Speaking of not getting a charge from SW anymore, do I need to see AotC before seeing Ep. 3, or should I make a quick run to the Blockbuster sometime this week?

do I need to see AotC before seeing Ep. 3

No. Nothing important happens in either Ep 1 or 2.

It might be worth renting Clone Wars, though more because it's good than because it contains any super-important backstory.