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Post by Greg55_99 on Jun 22, 2022 13:59:17 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 14:56:16 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff. Greg I think they're gonna make a comedy... It'll be called: "Use the farce, Luke."  |
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 22, 2022 18:35:33 GMT
I just finished Obi Wan. Started off not liking it but it grew on me.
Worth watching.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 20:28:34 GMT
I just finished Obi Wan. Started off not liking it but it grew on me. Worth watching. I hear Obi two is even better. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 23, 2022 1:29:37 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff. Greg I'm a huge Star Wars fan...but I would argue that the downturn happened at Return of the Jedi. I couldn't get into any of the animated series, but you're right, the newer it is, the progressively inferior it is (with the possible exception of Rogue One). The Mandalorian was a nice surprise, but I think part of the reason it was decent was because the expectations had been set low and it was a nice surprise. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2022 16:43:05 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff. Greg I'm a huge Star Wars fan...but I would argue that the downturn happened at Return of the Jedi. I couldn't get into any of the animated series, but you're right, the newer it is, the progressively inferior it is (with the possible exception of Rogue One). The Mandalorian was a nice surprise, but I think part of the reason it was decent was because the expectations had been set low and it was a nice surprise. I ran into a fan the other way, (because of a huge increase in temperature, I wasn't so used to have them around before that) and it hurt. |
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Post by Paleocon on Jun 23, 2022 19:39:58 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff. Greg The Sequels absolutely suck, a woke disaster that defecates on the cast of the original and even on the entire original concept of the movies. The Mandalorian was a pleasant surprise until the intolerant leftist bastards decided to cancel Gina Carano as Cara Dune. First couple of Obiwan episode have been OK. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 23, 2022 20:55:11 GMT
I absolutely loved the original three Star Wars films from the 1970's and 80's. Those were well done (for the time) sci-fi movies. Couldn't get enough of them. When the next series came along, I was older and had a lot more sci-fi under my belt. I saw them, but not more than once. Now there seems to be no end to the franchise. They've taken something really special and beat it to death. I have ZERO interest in any of the newer stuff. Greg The Sequels absolutely suck, a woke disaster that defecates on the cast of the original and even on the entire original concept of the movies. The Mandalorian was a pleasant surprise until the intolerant leftist bastards decided to cancel Gina Carano as Cara Dune. First couple of Obiwan episode have been OK. What about the prequels? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2022 21:12:50 GMT
The Sequels absolutely suck, a woke disaster that defecates on the cast of the original and even on the entire original concept of the movies. The Mandalorian was a pleasant surprise until the intolerant leftist bastards decided to cancel Gina Carano as Cara Dune. First couple of Obiwan episode have been OK. What about the prequels? They're kinda pointless since you already know what's going to happen. In order to make the prequel interesting, the writers are forced to contradict established history which in turns sparks criticism from the fans... Prequels are mediocre at best and rarely if ever appreciated by the fans. |
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Post by bama beau on Jun 24, 2022 7:09:27 GMT
I'm a huge Star Wars fan...but I would argue that the downturn happened at Return of the Jedi. I couldn't get into any of the animated series, but you're right, the newer it is, the progressively inferior it is (with the possible exception of Rogue One). The Mandalorian was a nice surprise, but I think part of the reason it was decent was because the expectations had been set low and it was a nice surprise. I ran into a fan the other way, (because of a huge increase in temperature, I wasn't so used to have them around before that) and it hurt. I run into fans of yours all the time. P.S. Never liked Star Wars after they ripped off Dune. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2022 7:15:04 GMT
I ran into a fan the other way, (because of a huge increase in temperature, I wasn't so used to have them around before that) and it hurt. I run into fans of yours all the time. P.S. Never liked Star Wars after they ripped off Dune.Are you the one that broke it? You're gonna pay for it, mister. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 24, 2022 16:48:26 GMT
I ran into a fan the other way, (because of a huge increase in temperature, I wasn't so used to have them around before that) and it hurt. I run into fans of yours all the time. P.S. Never liked Star Wars after they ripped off Dune.Dune was only one influence on Star Wars, and not a particularly major influence at that. |
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Post by jasmine on Jun 24, 2022 16:52:29 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great.
I never watched any of the sequels.
Star Trek is better, y’know.
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 24, 2022 18:08:59 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great. I never watched any of the sequels. Star Trek is better, y’know. Pretty sure the worst Star Trek is worse than the worst Star Wars, and that the best Star Trek isn't quite as a good as the best Star Wars. Other than that, they're so different they're pretty hard to compare. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2022 19:29:31 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great. I never watched any of the sequels. Star Trek is better, y’know. Pretty sure the worst Star Trek is worse than the worst Star Wars, and that the best Star Trek isn't quite as a good as the best Star Wars. Other than that, they're so different they're pretty hard to compare. They are two very different things. Even bad Star Trek can still be considered Sci. Fi. while Star Wars is more along the lines of fairy tales. Personally, I can't stand it. |
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Post by Greg55_99 on Jun 24, 2022 20:43:45 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great. I never watched any of the sequels. Star Trek is better, y’know. Bare in mind that it was the success of Star Wars in 1977 that pushed Paramount Pictures to reboot the Star Trek movie franchise in 1979. And the rest... is history... Greg |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 24, 2022 23:15:09 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great. I never watched any of the sequels. Star Trek is better, y’know. Bare in mind that it was the success of Star Wars in 1977 that pushed Paramount Pictures to reboot the Star Trek movie franchise in 1979. And the rest... is history... Greg Yeah, well, that was the opportunity to grab more money (that's not a criticism— Star Trek: The Motion Picture wasn't that great, but without it we never would have gotten Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).. Really, the two franchises are quite different: one is science fiction and the other is really a fantasy in a space opera setting. The first two Star Wars movies attempted to tell a psychological story and restore adventure to movies (after Hollywood had settled into the grittiness of movies like The French Connection and Rocky). After the first two, the pop Joseph Campbell/Carl Jung, et. al., were discarded for the sake of hack writing. It's...fun, I guess, but that's about it. |
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 25, 2022 1:28:07 GMT
Best Star Wars movie?
Gotta be Empire Strikes Back.
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Post by Mercy for All on Jun 25, 2022 1:29:53 GMT
Best Star Wars movie? Gotta be Empire Strikes Back. Absolutely, no question. Best story, best acting, best soundtrack. |
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Post by jasmine on Jun 25, 2022 4:28:06 GMT
I watched the first Star Wars and Return of the Jedi on dvd, and part of the Empire Strikes Back. I enjoyed the first one the most. The music was great. I never watched any of the sequels. Star Trek is better, y’know. Pretty sure the worst Star Trek is worse than the worst Star Wars, and that the best Star Trek isn't quite as a good as the best Star Wars. Other than that, they're so different they're pretty hard to compare. My favorite sci-fi is Star Trek’s original TV series. Then I like the rebooted Star Trek movies (the ones with a new cast). And then I like “The Orville,” which is in the spirit of Star Trek. |
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