Well, yeah, I got that, but it used to be an insult, right? (I know it was originally said with affection.)
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
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beathen - May 17, 2005 7:33:04 am PDT #2857 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Ailleann - May 17, 2005 7:47:37 am PDT #2858 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
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?"
Volans - May 17, 2005 8:03:43 am PDT #2859 of 10002
move out and draw fire
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)
DawnK - May 17, 2005 8:30:22 am PDT #2860 of 10002
giraffe mode
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.
Kathy A - May 17, 2005 8:43:57 am PDT #2861 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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?
Jessica - May 17, 2005 8:48:17 am PDT #2862 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.
tommyrot - May 17, 2005 8:48:30 am PDT #2863 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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?
Ummm... I don't think so. Unless there's something I'm forgetting that's essential.
eta xposty.... but I'm still trying to think of something essential.
Oh, and why General Grievous coughs was explained in The Clone Wars Vol II (the animated thingie).
Kathy A - May 17, 2005 8:51:35 am PDT #2864 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Nothing important happens in either Ep 1 or 2.
This is such a sad statement on Lucas's ability to plot effectively...
tommyrot - May 17, 2005 8:53:42 am PDT #2865 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Has this been posted here? Lucas said that years ago he wrote a treatment of all the stuff that happens in the prequel trilogy. It ended up that 20% of this treatment ended up in each of Ep 1 & 2, and the remaining 60% ended up in Ep III. So he's pretty much admiting that the first two are mostly filler. Although he uses the word "riffs" instead.
askye - May 17, 2005 8:54:35 am PDT #2866 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I was 4 when Star Wars came out so I don't remember seeing it. I actually don't remember goign to a theater and seeing Empire or REturn (but my memory is weird about stuff like that). What I do remember is playing with my brother's action figures all the time.
And we had/have this great rocker/recliner with a swivel base that was perfect for playing Darth Vader or pretendign to be in the Falcon.
I won at ticket to Attack of the CLones and sat there really wanting to leave becuase the movie just kept getting worse but somehow everytime I thought about leaving I'd get my hope renewed, until Jar Jar's name was mentioned, the spell was broken, and I left.
I may, at some point, rent the dvd and fast forward to the end, but probably not.